People are angry that they have to pay high fees when selling on eBay and that they have less control over the selling process. When they have had enough,that’s when they decide to open an E-commerce online store as the best alternative to eBay.
 
But are these people right?
 
Do you think opening an online store is the better alternative to simply registering on eBay, where you can start selling right away? I don’t think so, and let me explain why.
 
An e-commerce online store is a website you can control, add your own products and you don’t have to pay any final value fees or insertion fees like you do on eBay.
 
If you are selling on eBay and you want to list the item, you have to pay for inserting it into the eBay marketplace. The insertion fee is calculated on many different factors, but personally, I cut it down to only a few cents for inserting an item. I think it is a fair price, because your product will appear in the eBay marketplace and it will be visible to numerous potential buyers.
 
If your item is sold, you have to pay final value fees for eBay,which is a little bit higher and is based on your final price. If your buyer pays through PayPal, you must also pay PayPal fees, which are $3.20 if the person sends you $100.
 
Therefore, if you want to sell on eBay, you have to pay three types of fees: insertion, final value and PayPal. That’s it; you don’t have to pay for anything else.
 
However, remember that eBay is the No. 1 auction platform in the World and it has its own registered customers. This year alone, eBay had 160 million active users. (Active users are real people who sell and buy.) I am also a seller on eBay and sell many different items, but I also buy a lot through eBay as well. Think about how huge this market really is with so many people searching through things to buy.
 
Now let’s get back to the main thing – E-commerce store. Imagine you decided to open an online store and you added many different products.
 
How you are going to get customers?
 
They don’t know you. So how are you going to attract the same amount of potential customers as eBay?
 
The answer is simple; you need to spend money for advertising, SEO (search engine optimization), press releases and many other campaigns if you want to start selling. However, you can’topen an e-commerce store just like that. You have to pay a monthly fee to have one or hire a programmer to create it. And if you decided to create a custom online store, don’t forget about creating a professional design, because you don’t want to appear sloppy and unattractive.
 
Now think about how much a professional SEO expert will cost you, along with a good programmer, press release writer and banners on other sites. You need to spend at least $5,000 every month and this is not a very big sum if you want to get some sales.
 
Do you still want more control over your products? Yes, ok let’s move on.
 
Most online stores use merchant accounts and PayPal. Because I use eBay to sell my products, PayPal is the best and easiest option for me. However, if you have an online store, you have to open a merchant account and that could really cost you money, definitely more than PayPal.
 
You can’t just list one or two products in an e-commerce store because it will not look professional. People use online stores so that they can choose between several different products. So you have to store many different products, and a big warehouse is a best solution for this.
 
But with eBay, it is much different. You can list just one item, and make money. This is how simple it is really is.
 
EBay fees are not that bad; you are just paying a little bit to introduce your products to 160 million people.
 
I don’t want to say that an e-commerce online store is bad and you don’t want to go this way. No, it is a very good business, but it can cost a lot. One day I calculated everything and came to a costly conclusion. If you want to set up and start a business selling products through an online store, you need at least $100,000 for the things I just mentioned.
 
However, if you want to start a business on eBay, you can start with only a few hundred dollars. Starting the business with a few hundred dollars will lead you to increasing income every month and best of all, you might even be able to quit your day job.
 
I think the main problem is that people don’t source products from China. Instead, they like to use drop shipping or local wholesalers, and this is the main reason they fail on eBay, but blame the high fees and big competition. You must understand that you need to use the main source, buy and import directly from China if you want to make money. I have no problem paying eBay fees because I buy products cheap and there is a huge room for profit.
 
The conclusion is that eBay is the cheapest and fastest way to make money selling products online. This is why I use eBay and don’t have an e-commerce store. And honestly, I am not thinking about opening any time in the near future.

Suspension on eBay is for life and chances are very slim to get your eBay account back. Well I am here to help you and not to talk about the things you already know so let’s get started.
 
I will give you a step-by-step guide on how to create a new eBay account and how to manage it in the future.
 
1. First, you must understand that eBay suspended you. This means that you can’t use your real name to create a new eBay account. You have to find a person that can help you with that. It can be your mother, father, sister, girlfriend or boyfriend – anyone that you can trust.
 

2. After someone decides to help you, ask him or her to go to the bank and get a Visa or MasterCard that can be used online. Most of the models are simple debit cards, credit cards or virtual cards. I suggest asking what the cheapest card is that can be used to purchase products online and go with that.
 

3. Now this is the most technical step you need to understand. EBay knows your IP address (an IP address is the address assigned by your internet service provider at your home). So every time you will try to register with eBay, eBay will know that you are coming from the same place.
 

First, you have to decide if you want to use the same computer that you used with your old suspended eBay account. If you are going to use another computer, you don’t need to do anything now. However, if you decide to use the same computer, create a new user account right now. Creating a new user account on Windows or Mac OS is very simple and if you don’t know how to do that, simply search for it on Google and you will find the answer quickly.
 
After you create your new Windows user account, remember to use it every time you sign in to eBay or PayPal. This new user account is just for eBay, PayPal and your email if you are not using Gmail. If you have a Gmail account, you can use it using any Windows user account because it blocks images from emails that you will receive from eBay.
 
Next, you have to change your IP address or use another internet connection outside of your home. If you are not techie person, I suggest calling your internet service provider and ask if they can provide you with a static or dynamic IP address first.
 
How To Change Dynamic IP Address
 
First, go to Google, type in ‘my IP address,’ click on the first link in the search results and write down the IP address. Now disconnect your router and then plug it back in. After that, repeat the above steps for Google and check to see if your IP address has changed. If it has changed, you are good to go.
 
How to change the static IP address
 
I know one trick and I will share it with you now. Call your ISP and say that you are having a problem and can’t access, for example, eBay. Say that your IP address is banned and you want to change it. Say that it is important. If they agree to change it, wait until they do so and move on to the next step.
 
If somehow you are not able to do anything in regards to your IP address in your home, you can go to your friend who doesn’t have an eBay account or somewhere where you can find an internet connection and use it there. However, remember to choose a place where you can come back anytime you want.
 
4. After you have a new IP address or have found a place to go that has a different one, create a brand new email account. Next, create new eBay and PayPal accounts using the information from the person you are getting to help you acquire the new credit card.
 
5. After you get the credit card inserted in to PayPal, verify your account. After that, you will receive a 4-digit number from the bank. Put this number in to your PayPal account and you will be verified.
 
6. Wait for 30 days and list one item to sell. List anything you want in auction format just to test if your account is OK and to ensure it will active and will not be suspended just after listing the first item. List it as a 7-day auction and if everything is OK, end it early after only a few days.
 
7. Now you have a new account and are ready to start selling. All you have to do is think about how you are going to operate since if you are using the internet away from your home, it will be very hard to go out each time to answer any questions that may arise and list new items. Because of that, the best thing you can do is change your home’s IP address.

 
Remember Some Critical Things
 
If you choose to use information from a person you are living with, you have to change the address too because eBay can link your account to your previous by that one little detail. This is very important.
 
The golden rule is to use 100% new information (i.e. the name, address, email, user ID and everything else connected to the new account) in order for it to stay safe and not to be linked to your previous suspended account. If eBay links you with your old account, you will be suspended again.
 
If you have any more questions or need help, please contact me and I will help you personally.
 

Analyzing eBay with Terapeak is a great way to get you and your eBay competitors’ turnover. However, most of the time, you will see that your competition is making more money than you are. All those times I felt I deserved the same and I had to learn how to get all those buyers away from them.
 
I had a lot of different experience because I outranked some very tough competitors and I was even offended by some as well.
 
A few years ago, I entered a niche and I was the only seller making a decent amount of money. After six months, another seller started selling the same items I was. Nine months later, another seller came in.
 
They copied everything from me: my description, the email that I sent to my buyers, my gallery pictures and so on. They also changed everything just enough so I couldn’t protest and take legal action against them for copying.
 
The money they were making was not as much as me, so some of them created multiple eBay buyer accounts, bought items from me and left a lot of negative feedback, claiming that I am a bad person and my products are low quality. It was illegal activity and they wanted to remove me by using black tricks. However, I contacted eBay, explained everything and they removed all of the negative feedback fast.
 
The conclusion is that they spent a lot of time planning and creating those eBay accounts, but they still couldn’t beat me.
 

The good news is that I am still the authority in this niche and they can’t do anything to outrank me
 
Killing eBay Competitors Nicely
 
So let me explain the situation where I was able to outrank one eBay top rated seller without me being top rated and I had less feedback than he did.
 
Like always, I was using Terapeak to research eBay, trying to find a good product to resell. I found one really good seller making a lot of money just from a few products from only one niche. Actually, I found more than five sellers selling the same products, but only one of them was making three times more money than the others did combined. After some testing, I found that I would still make a profit, even if I didn’t beat this top seller. So I found a supplier, ordered a sample, after that I placed a big order and started to make money.
 
My position in this niche was the same as the other eBay sellers, making far less than this top rated one. I felt that I had to be in his position and that I want his buyers; I want to make as much as he is making now.
 
At first, I did a test and copied everything from him, with a few minor changes, to see if it will change the situation. But the situation was the same and maybe even a little bit worse than before. I was testing with a lower price and this helped only a little.
 
This top rated seller still was the authority, had good feedback score and nice top rated seller logo, and by doing what I was doing to outrank him was impossible.
 
Even though I was copying everything he was doing, there was still one huge difference: he had a lot of feedback and a top rated status.
 
The moment I realized this changed everything. I found the mindset to start testing right away. The mindset goes like this: you don’t have to think about how to outrank your competition; you don’t have to think about competition at all. Instead, you have to focus on your marketing, services and buyer satisfaction. That’s all that matters.
 
After really understanding what I found, I stopped trying to copy what he is doing, and started to make everything far better than him.
 
Design
 
I implemented a design similar to what I am offering free right now (Free eBay Template), but a little bit worse because it was a long time ago and this free template is the improved version. As you noticed, most of the sellers use ugly eBay listing designs that are hard to understand and follow. My goal was to create a design that would be easy to follow, that would build trust with the buyer, provide all of the information to the buyer, has a YouTube video explaining everything about the product the potential eBay buyer is looking to buy. I also inserted 10 professional pictures taken by me that showed my product with my eBay ID name. I also created eye-catching gallery pictures and I found that the best gallery pictures look best when you use a frame, it can be yellow, red, blue, etc. depending on the product.
 
Free Bonus
 
This is the best way to increase the value of the product. Sometimes it can cost a dollar to buy this bonus from China, but the eBay buyer will see it as a real bargain. For example, if the buyer is looking to buy an HDD media player and if you will offer a free HDMI cable, it will be an absolute bargain because the buyer doesn’t have to spend money on this item. Instead, he will see it as getting a bonus from you for spending the same amount as he would if he were to buy from a competitor. Offering these kinds of small bonuses is the easiest way to get more sales.
 

Free Gift
 
I always insert a free gift. It can be a chocolate bar or something like that. This method will always triple your amount of returning customers and it will be easier to solve problems if they happen, even if it is your fault.
 
Shipping
 
I suggest using air to ship, unless the buyer lives within the same country, then you can use ground. Always purchase the tracking number and always provide the information right away after you ship the product. I also noticed a huge difference if I ship it right away after the buyer placed the order.
 
Analyzing Your Competition
 
If you have only one or two eBay competitors, I suggest you buy the same product from them and check to see what services they use to ship, how they pack the product, how good they are as eBay top rated sellers and how you can be better.
 
Lower Price
 
At first, start building your authority by selling at a lower price, maybe 5-15% lower. It will be very hard to compete if you are selling at the same price as the seller who has a lot of feedback.
 
Answering The Questions
 
This is a very important part of all eBay businesses. If you get a question, your chances to sell your product to this person are huge. I like to sign in to eBay and my email to check my inbox twice a day and answer buyer questions honestly and quickly. Give them everything they want, the more information you provide, the bigger the chance you will have a returning customer in the future and always be honest, do not lie. Say it as it is, even if it is something bad. People are not stupid and they notice if you are lying so it is much easier to communicate by being an honest person and building up your good reputation.
 
Remember that most of your money is from returning customers. It is much easier to serve the same people than to find new ones. Therefore, your main goal is to give your buyers the best service you can.
 
My success story happened because I implemented everything I just discussed. My sales increased instantly and I started to make more money. Of course, it takes time to outrank someone, but I was able to do that in a short period of time and my competitor is now copying everything from me because now I have his customers. Imitation is the best form of flattery.
 
Never be afraid if someone is copying you. It is a sign that you are doing something right and you are better than this person is, but don’t stop. Your goal is not to stop. Do your best every day so no one can beat you in the future. Thinking that you are the best and you are unstoppable is a sign of failure in the future. I was able to beat my competitors because they don’t know how to improve and manage their businesses. They also don’t know the tips that I just explained.
 
EBay is a simple marketplace where anyone can start selling, but only few will know how to compete with other eBay sellers.
 
The main goal is to focus on your own eBay business, not how to destroy your competitors using dirty tricks. You will beat your competition by taking care of your own customers and their needs.
 
EBay is the #1 auction platform because the people who created it spend all of their time and money doing everything to make it the best in the world, and not to attack their competitors by using dirty tricks. Your goal is to become the authority and not to make others look bad so that you can become the best easier.
 
I hope you enjoyed reading this and it was nice sharing everything with you.
 
Talk to you soon.
 

I can guarantee that you will fail if you cannot choose the right business model to start with.
 
People often ask me how they can make money online. This is just like asking how you can make money in real life.
 
The internet is a big place and is full of advantages. However, the main problem you will face is choosing the right business field and someone who will help you to create that from scratch.
 
I have personally tried many different online businesses, but only a few of them worked for me. The biggest success I found was when I started to use eBay’s auction platform, and now I know how using this system can create your own business, how to expand it and make a lot of money.
 
EBay is one of the largest internet marketplaces in the world. It has consumers, sellers and the entire system is designed to work perfectly for both.
 
If you are a seller, you have to pay taxes for eBay that can be rather large, but if you launch your own e-commerce web site, you will have to invest a lot more into programming,having a merchant account, SEO, design and other crucial things. Therefore, if you are looking at it from a home-based business perspective, I suggest you go with eBay because you only need a good product in order to make money online with eBay.
 
Maybe you are afraid of starting a business on eBay just because you do not know how to do that and most importantly, you do not know anyone who has done it successfully. Well, I did it and the people I have taught did it too.
 
Catch The Niche Is Here To Help You
 
Catch The Niche was created to help you quit your daily job, work less, earn more, and feel the freedom of becoming independent in one way or another.
 
Many things have happened since this web site was launched and I am happy to say that I have some clients who are already making money after working with me hand-in-hand and extracting the experience I have gathered over the past 6 years as a successful eBay seller.
 
At first,do you need to decide if you want to make money by selling products?
 
If you do not want to do that, I have nothing to teach you and I do not know any other solution on how to make money online that I can offer you.
 
Do not be afraid because selling products is easy. You do not have to be a sales person like you would in retail. The process is simple: you write a good description, take pictures of the product and list it on eBay. If the product is good, you can make money. If it is not, you have to search for another product to resell.
 
Critical first steps
 
Now to be very specific, I will tell you what you need to do next.
 
First, you must read all of my articles, claim my free product by inserting your name and email in the top right side of my web site and then join the forum.
 
I spent a lot of time creating this project for people that are in the same situation as I was in the past. If this product cannot produce good results for people that worked with me, I never would have invested my time and money into this. This is real, results based training that you cannot find anywhere else.
 
I have never met anyone offering results for other people. I create content not because I like doing it, but because it will help you create your own eBay business and I have the proof to back up my claim.
 
How much can you earn by using Catch The Niche?
 
It is something that is very hard to answer.
 
Because I am helping you create a business and not finding you a daily job, it is very hard to say how much you can earn by becoming a Catch The Niche player.
 
Pretend that you are opening a local grocery store; you cannot predict how much profit you will make. I like to be very accurate and I do not talk about things that cannot be measured. However, I can guarantee that you will make more money than you have invested in my personal mentoring program, “Ramp Up.”If you want to learn more on how to make money online, simply visit my resources page. And you can find just about anything you may be wondering.
 
If you buy my video training product, please read the articles and become active in the forum. I cannot guarantee results for you because you are working on your own and everything is in your hands.
 
Now if you choose my personal mentoring program, everything will change. It is a little bit different and is about results that I will bring just for you. This way, I can help you, and I can guarantee that you will get your money back and earn even more.
 
Of course, I do not suggest jumping in to the “Ramp Up” program from the start. Learning everything I provide free is a very good and effective way to build your foundation, so that you can be prepared for the rest. I will lift you, but not hold you, you have to hold yourself after your eBay business starts. And of course, I will stay with you and I will help you anytime you want, but managing your eBay business will be up to you.
 
Why I am sharing everything I know?
 
This question is about trust and honestly, I get this question often.
 
I will explain it now because it is simple. If I have, for example, an eBay business that is selling products from one niche, I spend all my time trying to make this business earn more money. If I sell computers, I do not want to sell TVs because it is not the same niche. Building a business around one niche is key because you can use one supplier, get better prices and repeat customers, build your own customer list and sell to them repeatedly.
 
In this way, other niches are open and I do not want to use them at all. I would rather have one business making $10,000, than 10 businesses making $1,000 each. It is just easier.
 
This is why I decided to help you create your own eBay business around other niches. You cannot imagine how many niches are free and open to enter. Thousands of different niches are waiting for you to join and learn how to make money with them.
 
I am not afraid that you will compete with me if you find what I am selling because I dominated my niche a long time ago. And if you decide to play with me, note that you will be not the only one who has tried to do that.
 
I want to be honest here; yes, I get benefits from you as well because I will definitely learn more about eBay businesses and importing from China. Creating new businesses is one of the best ways to learn new things. Every time it is different and by creating and giving away your knowledge, you learn much more than simply managing a business.
 
I will also earn money from you when you purchase the training or products. This way I can invest more into Catch The Niche so that it becomes the leader in personal mentoring worldwide and will help more people in the future.
 
I am not lying or hiding anything and if you agree to create an eBay business, I am completely open to help you do just that.
 
Do not forget about the forum
 
The forum is where we all can share anything and everything we know, discuss business as well as other things. I help each member, no matter what the question is.
 
New articles and videos
 
My main goal is to produce the highest quality content for you and by entering this web site, you can be sure that you will find articles and videos you cannot find anywhere else teaching you how to make money.
 
Can you trust me?
 
Yes, you can.
 
Being afraid is the state that holds you back from the success you want. You have nothing to lose.
 
If you decide to invest your money into the Catch The Niche products, please note that they are backed with the 60 day, no questions asked, money back guarantee.
 
Additionally, you can be rest assured that no matter how much you pay, if you do not like what you get, you can get your money back without any problems.
 


 

After you have a supplier you want to order from, the critical move has to be taken by you – sending money to a person who you have never actually seen in real life.
 
The majority of people can lose all of their money in just seconds. Bang and your business is over.
 
Earning money is hard, but to lose or spend it is easy. What a well- known sentence.
 
Because you are dealing with wholesale suppliers from China, to do something as simple as sending money, even if you are using one of the best payment methods around such as PayPal, will be very hard to get your money back if something goes wrong.
 
Three major payment methods are offered by suppliers in China: T/T – bank-to-bank transfer, WU – Western Union and PayPal.
 
Most of all wholesale suppliers, especially those from China, accept only T/T and WU.
 
However, I want to share with you one trick that many people don’t know.
 
When you are researching a supplier for a product you want to resell, in the description you will see that the supplier only accepts T/T and WU. But after you contact the wholesale supplier and ask what payment methods he accepts, he may tell you T/T, WU and PayPal. This happens a lot.
 
This example shows that you have to speak with suppliers directly. This means you have to ask not only about the payment methods, but about product prices exc. As a rule of thumb, dealing with wholesale suppliers on Alibaba is not the same as buying something from eBay.
 
On eBay, if you choose to buy it now, this item is already yours and after that, you need to pay the eBay seller.
 
Alibaba is different. It is all about talking and dealing with a wholesale supplier. That’s because they don’t put special attention on the product ads they put on Alibaba. This means that even if it says that a supplier accepts only T/T and the price is $40, it can actually be that it costs $30 and that the supplier accepts T/T and PayPal.
 
Keep in mind that at all the times you need to contact the supplier directly. The relationship on Alibaba between you and a supplier is much different than on eBay with your buyer. Suppliers are looking at you from a company perspective and they think that you are the company as well, even if you are not.
 
Basically, Alibaba is a B2B, which means it is a business-to-business platform, and the price and payment methods depend on how you are able to convince the supplier.
 
The most used payment method is T/T. Telegraphic transfer, also well known as a bank-to-bank transfer, is used a lot. This method is very simple; you just go to the bank or sign on to your online bank services, choose to send money internationally, fill in the required fields and that’s all. In the box where you have to put why you are sending the money, you write the proforma invoice number. You get the proforma invoice from the supplier so that you know the details for what you are paying for and from what company you are buying.
 
WU, or Western Union, is a very easy and fast service. You send money and the supplier receives it in 10-15 minutes anywhere in the world. A lot of scammers love this method, but there are good and reliable suppliers who also take WU.
 
You can read more about scammers on Alibaba in another article of mine.
 
Well, sometimes I use WU, but only with suppliers that I know. For those that I am buying from regularly and for whatever reason I want to send them money quickly so they have money in their hands right away, as opposed to using PayPal.
 
And the most loved payment method by eBay users is PayPal. There are plenty of suppliers that accept this payment method, but is PayPal safe?
 
Before you use this method, I want to talk about some specifics, because sending money to a supplier in China is much different than sending money to the seller that you just bought an item from on eBay.
 
Is PayPal safe? Yes, PayPal is safe, but it is still comes with some risks. Well of course, all business is risky, but this method is not as super safe as everyone says it is. Yes, I lost some money in the past because of suppliers that were not so honest. Let me explain how.
 
The first scenario is when you send money to a wholesale supplier in China and you receive the item, but it is not what was described. If you bought an item from a supplier on Alibaba and not eBay, and pay using PayPal, this system won’t cover your money if the item is not as described. So if you are not able to resolve this problem with the supplier, you are left alone and you will never get your money back.
 
The next scenario is even worse. You pay the supplier and you haven’t received your product. Well you open the dispute, but the supplier makes one move that you can’t even imagine; he ships you a box full of papers via DHL, for example, and provides tracking numbers to PayPal. In this situation, PayPal sees that the item was delivered. And as I said, PayPal doesn’t cover your money if the item is not as described so you are also left alone and have no money and no product.
 
PayPal will cover your money in only one situation: if you haven’t received your item and the supplier won’t provide a tracking number or respond to the dispute in the given time frame.
 
If someone is looking to scam you in much the same way on eBay, you can leave negative feedback for this seller, but on Alibaba, you can’t because it is a different platform and has a different philosophy, like I said before.
 
Is PayPal safe to use?
 
PayPal was designed for eBay and it serves that purpose well, but using it with other sources can be quite dangerous if you are not aware of these scenarios.
 
But these scams won’t happen a lot because even scammers don’t know how PayPal works and don’t know the tricks I have just shared. Of course, they can come here and read this article, but if I inform you, they will never be clever enough because we already know these and a lot of other tricks.
 
Don’t panic; you already know a lot on how not to be a victim of scammers from my previous articles; you are now on the safe side.
 
Of course, you are always welcome to ask my opinion about a supplier you are thinking about ordering from.
 
You can also ask me, “Is PayPal safe to use in one or another situation?” and I will give you the best answers I can.
 
Still, I prefer PayPal because it is the easiest method, you don’t have to go anywhere, it is very fast and you can send money in seconds. And most of all, you are more protected than using T/T or WU anyway.
 
I hope you will have a good and safe trading experience.
 


 

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