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What do you sell to warm up your accounts?
 

Hello Aspkin members!

So I am soon buying eBay Stealth and getting my own accounts. Though I want I really am trying to figure out is what I can sell to warm them up. So that's why I am asking: What do you sell to warm up your eBay and paypal accounts?

Yes, I know threads like this have been made before. I just feel like many of them are outdated and people are posting different things.

From my understanding so far after reading all these threads and posts I think it's like this:

ALL Electronics are bad to start with. It's just one of those categories that has high risk.

Just selling cheap items that you dropship from like aliexpress is also bad.

Selling home made things is a good way to warm up? Or is it? I can't remember the website were you could buy home made stuff like that.

Helping me clear all these things up is greatly appriciated! :bounce:

Re: What do you sell to warm up your accounts?
 

Nobody would say what they sell. Competition is already higher than the sky on almost all platforms!

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I would also be interested on OP questions

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I am not looking for someones "niche" that they found which are making them a bunch of money. I just want to know what to sell to warm up my accounts. Like I am even fine with losing some money just to warm up my accounts. :amen:

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Used household items, don't sell brand new iphones...

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Re: What do you sell to warm up your accounts?
 

I sell the normal stuff that I always sell, just in smaller quantities than usual.

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I know I shouldn't sell iphones :yar: So used household items you mean like cleaning gloves? Could you give me a few examples? :hail:

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I mean after they are warmed up I want to sell mostly different electronics. So that wouldn't work for me :tears:

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Used underwear... come on dude...

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Try selling junk that you don't use around the use. Books, blurays, any clothing that isn't designer. Stay away from iPhones, designer brands, high-end electronics, etc. Basically low-cost items=low risk.

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Obviously don't start up with $2k Samsung TV's but you can start with cheaper electronics. I started an account with auctions for $20 smartwatches a while back without issues. I used to use dollar store junk with the first couple of accounts I started (when I was being "extra careful") but I don't anymore. It's easier for me to sell 1 of an item I usually sell, wait for feedback, then sell 2 and wait for feedback, etc...

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Thank you for those examples! :brushteeth:

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Ok thank you!

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I typically warm up my new lower limit accounts with items I get from the Dollar Stores, surplus, or just some random crap I have lying around the house.

I think in terms of how "risky" a given item is before I post it. I also never list anything more than $20 USD for the first two or three items, but it's your FIRST item that's the MOST important. A mundane item such as a book, kitchenware, stationary, etc is good for that. Avoid anything collectible, electronic, or with a brand name on it.

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I'm sure you have things around the house that you will sell at a garage sale, so sell those on eBay instead.

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Thank you!

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Thank you!

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If what you sell normally is not branded, you can start by selling those items.

If it is branded (regardless if genuine or not), you need to start with cheap unbranded items.

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Thank you!

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Does that change anything if that item does not sold?
For example I list a book, and 30 days past no one buys it i can start selling higher risk items? Or does those items needs to be sold and also needs to get feedback from those sold items?

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I start with comic books.
If youre starting up a few accounts you can go buy a full box of bagged and boarded books for $120 or so (at your local comic bookstore or any convention).
Same applies to baseball cards.
Then sell them for a buck each and offer free shipping.
You lose a few dollars but can easily establish yourself as a seller quite safely.

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The item needs to sell. You should be adding tracking details. You need to be getting feedback from sales too.

This is what shows eBay you are dispatching items quickly + your customers are happy.

Listing items for sale, and them not selling, doesn't show eBay anything.

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Dildos, Vibrators, Butt Plugs.....you will make good money.

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Yes. Comic books I always start off with. After 8-10 positive feedback received, I always got increase in number to 150 items I can sell in a month. Alas, I had one eBay account go down permanently recently after they increased it to 150. I started selling high risk items and was suspended. Appealed. Declined. No big deal.

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I especially like this baseball card idea because they are really easy & cheap to ship; they can go in a regular #10 envelope, 1st class mail. You can sell a ton of them and rack up feedback/history easiliy which is what you really need to get traction going on a new account.

On my 10/500 accounts, I like to sell cheap (less than $5) items, then gradually increase it to $10, $25, $50 after a few weeks. This usually causes eBay to give those limit increases and make the account stronger so I can start selling more.

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As funny as some people would think this is, in all seriousness if done correctly, "Adult Toys" are big business and can sell extremely well, esp. for some niche items the competition does not carry. Margins on some of these items are really nice (think 80%+ net) but if not properly researched, the competition will eat you alive. The adult section needs to be carefull researched, and in fact takes some extra work to do it right.

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That's gross!

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Thank you for your insight! Though I am not from the US so I can't buy and sell like that. Is it possible that I dropship comic books or baseball cards? And I am guessing if I can dropship I should not dropship from amazon? Cuz the box will say it's from amazon? Any solution to this? Thanks again! :thumb:

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I am not from the US so I can't just put it in a regular envelope and ship it. Do you know where I could dropship from instead or any other solution? Thank you

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I'm being super serious.....sex toys can sell well.

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This thread is making me uncomfortable.


Do you test your new arrivals, MM? :d

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lmao :bounce:

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Ohhh you wanna be a tester, no worries bro.....

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use your brain mate

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I sold my girlfriends used panties to start off with, Sold 20 pairs my first 3 days. Haha

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Local pick-up only? :eek:

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hahahah :amen: ;)

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Go to the flea market,buy some cheap old items and post it.

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What are the flea markets like in your country? Got a pic?

EDIT: Nevermind I looked it up. They're a lot cooler than ours.

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I'm selling cards yu gi oh,as soon as I do not have the 21 day suspension on paypall, I start selling my playstation products