156: Maximize Your Free Listings On eBay And Earn More - Kenneth Morrison

Kenneth is a full-time eBay seller with 15 years experience. He is the owner/operator of Jakedgames. Interesting Notes Kenneth inherited his entrepreneurial spirit from his mother. His mother loves to sell crafts and he used to go with her. As a kid, he made bracelets and had a friend sell them. He is 15 years old when he started to sell stuff online. He has first sold on Yahoo Auctions. He sold some Pokemon games that he got for Christmas. Then he stopped for a while and became a collector. When he got married and was going to have his own kid, he started to sell on eBay. He sold his personal stuff and card games like Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, Marvel Universe cards from the 90s. Today, he sells sports cards, video games, movies, toys, CDs, comics, cameras and all kinds of nerd collectible stuff. To source his eBay items, he checks on the various Facebook pages and Craigslist. He would look for people in their area who are selling their stuff. He would also visit Wallmart when it has a clearance sale. But, most of his items are from thrift stores and stuff he had acquired over the years. Magic the Gathering started 25 years ago. Kenneth has 70,000 magic cards in his storage unit that needs to be sorted. Those are collections from people he played magic with for 20 years. He knows most of the prices of the cards. He knows what is valuable. He knows if a card is worth more than a dollar. Kenneth does everything in his eBay business. His wife has a full-time job and helps him in sorting the cards. His two teenage kids also help in sorting. He has a temperature-conditioned storage unit where he stores his eBay items. He has a couple of bookshelves for some of his stuff. The great thing about cards is that it can fit in a couple of boxes in a closet. With the cards and comics, he uses a scanner to take pictures. For the bigger items, he uses a camera. The weirdest thing he sold on eBay is a pen from McDonald. He got the pen as a token of having worked at McDonald. Someone bought it from him for $10. When Kenneth had his full-time job, he only does eBay to get extra money. He would work five days and goes to thrift stores on a Saturday. He would list stuff at night or over the weekend. He never sees himself doing eBay full-time. Today, he has 5,000 items for sale in his store; 6,000 items that he needs to scan and list; and 70,000 items that need to be sorted. He subscribes to a Premium Store for his main eBay store. It costs him $59.95 per month with 1500 free listings a month. Once his kids go back to school, Kenneth will start to look for a part-time overnight job to have more income. Advice, Tips, and Tricks Kenneth has a designated eBay store where he sells things under $5. He takes full advantage of its free listings by doing auctions for his comic books. He sells anything that he can make money from. He has multiple eBay accounts. Each account has different products from each other. Doing so helps him save money from the listing fees. He uses Good "Til Cancelled thing. It allows him to list his items and forget them until they sell. The good thing about Good "Til Cancelled is that it keeps your items relisted. And for as long as you have the free listing, your items are stored and relisted until it sells. He uses Plain White Envelope (PWE) for shipping items bought from his main eBay store. With his other stores, he uses PayPal-eBay labels and wraps. He goes to the Post Office every day and drops his shipments. Q and A Question: For someone who is new to eBay, how many hours would one invest on eBay every day? How did you find your way to where you have streamlined everything. Answer: With the years of doing eBay, Kenneth is able to streamline his processes. He started by following a routine. He would go to the thrift stores in the morning. In the afternoon, he would pack and list stuff until his wife and kids get home. Today, doing eBay full-time gives him space and flexibility. He could either spend 8 hours a day working or not to work at all. Sometimes, it depends on his moods. Quotes "You have to keep up with your business." "Keep listing stuff!" "There is nothing wrong with more money." "Cha-ching is a great conversation starter." Contact Information eBay Store: Jaked Games eBay Store: Jaked Video Games eBay Store: Graded Cards Facebook: Jaked Games Website: Jaked Games Sponsors Solutions4Ecommerce 3DSELLERS eCom Chicago Norila Digital Marketing

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156: Maximize Your Free Listings On eBay And Earn More - Kenneth Morrison is an episode from So You Wanna Sell On eBay by Ali Young & Ron LaBeau.

This episode is 30:32 long.

This episode was published on Sep 4, 2018.

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