Finding things to sell on eBay may be as simple as a shopping trip to your local Walmart store. Even though a Walmart store could be easily accessible to you, not everyone is able to shop there or purchase specific items from their local stores.
People are keen to buy Walmart items, but you need to be savvy if you want to make selling on eBay worth it for you financially. Find out what products you can sell and which international eBay site you should list them on.
Here are a few ideas on what you can re-sell, on sites other than eBay USA, to earn a profit:
1. Food
American junk food is in very high demand internationally. For example, people in UK love Lucky Charms, and you can sell it for around 3 times more than what you would pay at
Walmart.
They’re not really buying it for the taste of the cereal, it’s the Lucky Charms leprechaun that the British and Irish actually want.
Oreos, M&Ms, Flaming Hot Cheetos, Tabasco sauces, barbecue sauces, Hidden Valley Ranch powdered dressing mix, Kool-Aid powdered drink mix, Altoids mints, and a variety of chewing gum are also popular food items that are in high demand outside America.
2. Action Figures
Keep an eye out for the latest movie action hero, like Batman and Indiana Jones. Star Wars action figures are timeless classics which you will have no difficulty selling, especially on eBay UK and eBay Europe.
3. Toys
Toys such as Barbie products, Fisher Price (particularly electronic learning toys), LeapFrog/Leapster, Lego and Harry Potter are very popular items that are easy to re-sell.
November and December are the most profitable months for toy sellers on eBay, but you have to be quick and grab the hottest toy as soon as it is released, even if it means going shopping at 2 am.
During the rest of the year, you’ll find that toys are in demand all year round in eBay UK, eBay Canada, and eBay Australia.
4. Sports Fan Apparel
Walmart stores will stock sports fan apparel for their local teams, but fans living in a different area may not have access to this merchandise.
Selling sports fan apparel such as football jerseys, jackets, hoodies, caps, t-shirts, and flags of teams that make it to the playoffs could net you a sizable profit.
5. Disney Products
Lizzie McGuire, Hannah Montana and the High School Musical have been popular in previous years.
Close to Christmas time, Hannah Montana branded bedding sets fetched more than 3 times the price you paid at Walmart since those items were in such high demand. Ask some teens you know, who and what the current rage is.
6. Electronic Goods
You could buy electronic items when they go on sale, and then advertise them for re-sale around mid-November, in time for Christmas.
The most popular electronic item would probably be Wii, but keep an eye out for a good deal on the latest products.
Use eBay Pulse to find out what the popular video games are, last year it was Guitar Hero.
7. Digital Cameras for Kids
You can buy the popular Fisher Price “Kid Tough” camera, which comes in either pink or blue, and also has an underwater version, for around $48 at Walmart.
They will sell for around $85 on eBay UK, netting you approximately $30 per item once you deduct your
fees and costs.
Make sure you do some research before setting your price and check that it will be competitive with existing listings.
8. Discontinued Products
If you can get your hands on cosmetics and skin care products that have been discontinued, these items can be sold at a huge mark-up to consumers who want to keep using them.
Back in 2008, a tube of Aveeno cream that normally cost $10 sold for $40 once it was discontinued.
Final Thoughts
Of course, the biggest thing to remember here is that you must go with items that are rare and hard to find in other places.
Obviously, buying things from Walmart and selling them on eBay USA wont work since people in the US can easily stop by their local Walmart. So, the trick is to sell things in countries where people can not find the items you are selling.