Anybody Using Ebay?

To arbitrage affiliate products?

[MrSpeed]

Is anybody using Ebay to arbitrage affiliate products?
How about regular ebay selling with drop shipment setup?

What were your experiences?
Any thoughts on Ebay in general?

[nativenewyorker]

What do you mean by

arbitrage affiliate products

eBay TOS prohibits URL drops in auctions, so how would you do affiliate marketing on eBay?

Given the amount of fraud on eBay, I think drop shipping is a bad idea. Everything that I sell on eBay gets sent out with a tracking #.

Ted

[MrSpeed]

Let's say your affiliate sells widgets for $20. On ebay you can sell them for $20+. You then turn around and place the order from the affiliate and he ships it to the customer. You get the % of sale.

Yeah I know it's cumbersome but depending on the capabilities of ebay stores and your affiliate it could be a matter of transfering xml files. And people do overbid all the time on ebay.

Ted- Do you stock and sell new items?

[nativenewyorker]

The stuff I sell on eBay is just stuff that I no longer want. i.e. computer equipment after I upgrade it or miscellaneous stuff taking up room in my house

Ted