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Old January 18, 2002, 11:38 AM
John David Bradshaw
 
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Default OOPS!

Oh, no. Here you are with a website but no product of your own to sell. And for whatever reason, you don't want to produce your own product. (You should check out Rick & Gordon's "10 Day projects"...)

Or you have been having a good time on Ebay selling all the stuff from your attic and garage. But you just sold your last piece. (When you eyed your wife's jewelry box, you got your hand slapped when you reached for it!)

So what to do? You just have to have something to sell to keep the cash flow going...

So you must look elsewhere.

You could make money with affiliate programs. I just read in Phil Wiley's ezine about a guy that lives on a south sea island that pulls in $23,000 a month through affiliate programs. Must be nice...

Or you can "chattel"...that is, buy and sell things. You buy low and sell high. Simple cash business. If you know your stuff, you can do quite well. Just ask Gordon, Mr. Chattel.

Or you can sell things for others in your neighborhood on Ebay...some folks don't have a computer, or just don't want to "Ebay". So you do it for them...sort of an online consignment store. If it sells, you get a commission.

All of these ways to make money are examples of OOPS. O-ffering O-ther P-eople's S-tuff.

Everybody does it. Even Walmart does it. You don't think Sam Walton started Walmart by making everything in the store himself. Of course not! He sold other people's stuff. Lots of other people's stuff.

Power Sellers on Ebay run hundreds of auctions each month. They buy large quantities of product at wholesale prices and offer them on Ebay. One of the biggest sellers on Ebay specializes in shipping supplies. Tape and bubble wrap...give me a break!

So why not try OOPS yourself? You might be pleasantly surprised. Your cash flow could skyrocket. (Might make your wife happy, too!)

JDB




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