Sell What You Love

Written by Texas Tracy on April 9, 2008

You know, I just love designer handbags. And shoes. And wallets. And…just about anything designer. When I was sixteen I purchased my first Gucci purse. This was way before every woman on the street had at least one designer handbag in their closet. The poor bag had to be thrown away finally-it was not even worthy of a garage sale. This was WAAAY before ebay and you just could not find second hand designer items like you can today. I still love Gucci.

My passion for handbags has not diminshed over the years. What has diminished is my wanting to pay that much for a bag-your perspective tends to change once you mature and get a mortgage. When I first started ebay I had no idea that there were people willing to pay for someone’s second hand purse. When I sold my first one on ebay I realized that I had sold something that I absolutely loved handling. So, my focus on designer handbags and accessories began.

I relate this story because oftentimes it is what your are most passionate about that becomes the focus of what you choose to sell. Now, this does not mean that you cannot change paths and sell something else (as I will be doing in the near future!). What focusing on one particular category will allow you to do is really hone your skills when it comes to making purchases for resale. Once again I bring up profit margin, because without a good margin ebay will not be fun for long.

You need to brainstorm what you are passionate about in an effort to come up with the focus of your sales. Hobbies are a good place to start. I know so many women these days who scrapbook (my version of scrapbooking consists of a new Rubbermaid container every now and then to pitch my photos into. I also let the date print out on all of my photos. Scrapbookers can stone me now). If you are passionate about something-no matter how quirky-there is a good chance someone else out there shares your excitement.

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