How to Make Money by Selling Halloween Products on eBay

Make money selling on eBay by selling your attention to Halloween products. Find an immediate audience that needs your supplies before October 31.

Things You Will Need

Halloween Products

eBay Account

Time to ship Items

Need to Make money

Step 1 Start by reviewing your eBay account. Do you have good feedback to start selling products for a short time period? Giving customers the security of knowing they can trust you in mailing out products and get quality merchandise is important.
Step 2

Once you know your eBay account is ready, you need to start looking for quality products in local stores for your eBay account. Since the fees on eBay take profits (as well as shipping) you should start looking for products at the dollar store and the 99 cent store.

Step 3

The types of products you are looking need to have certain qualities including:

A novelty impulsive reaction to purchase

Decent quality

Light weight

Unbreakable

Simple to ship (not an odd size)

Step 4 It is suggested to make two trips to your local stores. The first to take a quick snapshot of the Halloween product for your possible eBay product. Once you have the photos, take them back to your computer and see how much money you will make per piece. Those pieces that have a ratio of $5 or more should by bought and resold first. The second trip to your local store will be to actually purchase the items.
Step 5 When you get home, take quality pictures of your items. Make sure you visually highlight why the products are good and why you should be the choosen seller.
Step 6 Once the photos are perfect, your words need to be next. Take time to compose an ad that brings readers to the attention of the products. Include details and information to entice buyers to push the buy it now button.
Step 7

The final step is putting a fair price on your item. As Halloween is a short season for buying, it is recommended to do Buy It Now auctions. That way you can ship immediately and have satisfied customers.

Step 8 After your ads are up, the next step is simple: sit back and wait. If you are lucky and you made good choices, your Halloween items will sell fast on eBay. If not, you can simply relist and try again. With your initial research done (by going to the store twice) you will completely eliminate your risk of having products after Halloween.

One common question on selling Halloween items that is asked is how late is too late to post. You won't be selling any Halloween items after the 23rd of October on eBay, but the busiest time to sell is two week prior. For the last four years I have sold on eBay Halloween items and done extremely well. You can too by just flipping a few items from the dollar store.