What should I sell online?

[new wave]

If you're visting from my other thread "Would you pay 450 for a tv" I'm making this post because I just cant seem to get a break.

I come up with all kinds of ideas, but for some reason or another, I find a reason why it wont work.

I want to do something online, like selling on ebay, but I don't know what to sell. I like electronics, but that seems like in this economy, maybe thats not the right path?..

Advice please..

thanks

[xianghaitian]

hey, i donknow where you are located, i am from China, I can provide you many cheap stuffs for you to sell in your market, my skype is rasen1231, maybe we can talk about it and make money together

[Uli]

Hey, I think the more important question that you should be asking yourself is: why are you in business? what do you want to achieve? what are you passionate about?

When i first started out, I was trying to sell anything and everything just trying to make more money. I soon figured out that you end up chasing an empty idea. If you're trying to sell stuff or create a business on something you don't really care about because you're only after the money, you're always going to fail.

The reason being is because you face so many problems in business that if you don't have a strong reason for doing it you'll just give up as soon as something doesn't work.

Likewise, business is about adding value and building a relationship with your customers. If you don't care about the business, the products or the customers, someone who does will always beat you.

I recommend figuring out what you're passionate about, what is important to you, what problems you face in your life and then use those to create a business around it.

There's a bunch of stuff you can promote for money, but you'll never get it because you're doing it for the wrong reasons. Whatever industry or product that you decide to do, you can MAKE it work. It's not about what is "hot" right now, or the economy or whatever, it's about how compelling you are and how good you are at building trust and adding value to your customers/prospects.

(If you want a better explanation of it all, you can check out my website -I've got a free report).

[new wave]

^ It's hard to sell a product no one wants, no matter how passionate i am about it.

[bchapin]

^ It's hard to sell a product no one wants, no matter how passionate i am about it.

Are you only passionate about things nobody else is? I highly suspect, if you are passionate about an idea, there is some others out there that are too..It's all about marketing

[ksam]

People still buy electronics online. There is still demand for it. The question is whether you can out-sell your competitors with whatever you can offer while still making decent profit. Spend some time exploring your options and you might be able to find a way to make some good bucks!

[Elsoft]

Let me say, get yourselves into the shoes of a likely customer.In your daily activities online or offline - there must be certain things which you might feel could be done better or in an all together different approach.Work on that -concretise the steps you need to take discussing with people - your family, friends, collegues - online or offline.You may get suggestions for improvement to make your idea work better.Then go ahead with your idea, start the business.Dont worry about initial response.But surely if you serve a sense of need of people,you business will improve.Starting is a business and making it successful is fun because its challenging yourselves to do beyond.

[satcomservice]

Firstly, You can advertise your product online so that others are know about your products and services. This will help you in selling your product...

[new wave]

After meeting with a score counselor I come to the conclusion that product based businesses are pointless unless I can: 1. Have the cheapest product around, which won't be possible, or 2, add value to the product that somehow justifies a higher price .

There is no middle ground .

[DigitalPalette]

To be honest for a first shot go with the idea of doing something premium and exclusive. You don't have the capital or connectiosn to compete against the low cost mass quantity Amazons/Walmarts of the world. Find something people want, are willing to pay more for if it is "special" and market it like hell. Wrap it up in an amazing and focus selling website and you could strike gold.

Think "gourmet", "customized", "unique" and "limited". Remember, if going this route, high price can subconsciously indicate value. Even if your ok with selling "Golden Frisbees" for only $20, mark them at $60 and put them on sale at $49. It's all how the item is perceived not what it actually is worth when it comes to luxury.

[new wave]

New Wave, have you thought of selling used books online? I would recommend for you to read Internet Bookselling Made Easy by Joe Waynick he gives a very detailed explanation on how to do do it profitably.

I know someone who does that, but it doesn't really spark my interest.

[BarbaraKParker]

Best things to sell online are things that people can use as gifts during this holiday season.

[new wave]

That's pretty vague.. And again it boils down to a price vs value issue.

[jianpan]

I'm a big fan of open source.

http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/forum/f133

[jrockfl]

You can sell anything on ebay, doesn't even have to be new. My sister just bought me 2 used pizza pans on ebay so I can make Chicago Deep Dish pizza.

"1. Have the cheapest product around"
That's not true, you don't have to the cheapest product around.

I agree "Best things to sell online are things that people can use as gifts during this holiday season." is way too vague, anything can be sold, even used pizza pans.

Most importantly, stop saying you can't and just start doing it.