Ebay: Money Maker or Money Taker?

I have tried selling items on Ebay a couple of different times but both experiences resulted in very little profit. Ebay may make it sound easy to sell products through their site but when you have to take into consideration all of the fees plus Paypal fees, it is very hard to make any decent money - enough to justify all of your hard work anyway.

The one thing that has consistently irritated me about Ebay is how much people charge for shipping simply because they are trying to make up for their fees they have to pay somewhere. But this isn’t fair to the buyer either.

When I was selling regularly on Ebay, regardless of how much I sold, how I strategized, and how I tried to keep my fees and costs as low as possible, there just wasn’t enough profit made to justify all of my time and effort.

If you are looking into an Ebay business for extra money, be aware that it is going to be difficult.