If you do not possess any collectibles or none are available from family and friends, your best chances at finding some, like I mentioned on the previous page, will be at garage or estate sales, storage units, or on Craigslist. However on Craigslist many people will be asking for more money and you will have to haggle the price down.

NOT ALL COLLECTIBLES ARE OLD

If you have ever watched those cable TV shows Pawn Stars, American Pickers or Storage Wars you will always see people making money from all types of collectibles. However not all collectibles have to be old and/or used. Though old collectibles will fetch the most money, brand new items are just as popular.

As I already mentioned, some of the timeless collectibles are practically anything from Disney, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Game of Thrones. Finding collectibles from these franchises are much easier than locating older collectibles. You can find the majority of these from wholesalers and liquidators, as well as store closeouts.

Another example of collectibles are knives and swords. Back in November 2015 I hooked up with a distributor based in Pakistan who sold on eBay but wanted access to the American eBay market. He owned a factory that was making custom and handmade Damascus Steel Knives. Unlike the poor quality of other knives made in that part of the world, these were top of the line.

After a few months of selling for him he decided to send me a box full of knives so we could save time and money on the shipping and have me ship the knives from within the U.S. instead from Pakistan. At first I wasn’t sure if knives would sell well or could even be considered a collectible. But after doing some research on eBay using the Advanced Search Sold feature, I was quite surprised at how popular custom handmade Damascus Steel knives were.

Then after seeing firsthand the high quality of these knives, I was able to purchase three of them for myself, at a discount of course. The pictures above are two of the knives I now have. I later found out that Damascus Steel knives are popular as collectibles because of the wavy pattern incorporated into the steel when it is hand-forged. They are cool looking, right?

NEXT UP = Finding collectibles that can be drop shipped


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Dan-L Premium
What is the G+ Link for this group? Please.
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boomergp08 Premium
Though you can type eBay into the Google+ Communities search bar to find all eBay communities, this particular community has the highest amount of members, which is why I decided to join it.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/107738262336258712462
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Kambas Premium
Hi Robert

Great training.
I usually promote eBay comic books listings on G+ and this drives more traffic.

Another great niche that worked for us was to sell movie posters (old and new).

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Kamil
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boomergp08 Premium
Thank you Kamil. There are some very great items that one can sell on eBay and I know that old movie posters are actually quite popular with some people.

I too have seen traffic increases after posting my auction links on G+ and I recommend sharing on social media to everyone who wants to bring more exposure to their eBay listings.
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MartyHubon Premium
Robert, this information is gold, a very generous share thank you.
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boomergp08 Premium
You are welcome Marty. I am always happy to share other ways for WA members to make money online from home.
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DebraScott Premium
Thank you Robert! Great teaching's....
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You are welcome Debra. Happy you like my tutorial.
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Dan-L Premium
Thanks, Robert, I have started my eBay store made 3 sales in a month and up to 50 listings or $2500. Just getting started and I also signed up with worldwidebrands not using them as of now but I will when I can get more listings. You have inspired me to look beyond WA.
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boomergp08 Premium
You are welcome Dan. That is awesome for just getting started and a great move to joining Worldwide Brands. They are the best resource directory of real wholesalers and drop shippers.

I've been a lifetime member for some time now and have more than made back my membership fee from the profits.

My favorite part is that I can use their service for not just selling on eBay, or Amazon, but also for when I start up my ecommerce direct sales website.
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Dan-L Premium
Thanks again Robert.
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My pleasure.
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