eBay- commerce site

Course
Ali hamza
 Product Research
The following five methods of product research are here :
1. RSM random research
2. Go through the Amazon Best Seller tab
3. Spying on sellers
4. Spying on Competitors
5. Spying through the advertising emails by e-bay
eBay Filters

• Apply these filters on eBay right after searching a key word :

1. Select ; “Buy it now”
2. Set Condition to , “ new”
3. Set location to , “USA only”
4. Check , “ Sold items”
5. Note:
As the sold items option will be checked, right above that
option, “ Completed items” will be checked automatically too.
Remove that check
Funnel 1 : eBay Checks
• The item being sold on eBay , must meet the following parameters :
1. It must have at least 5 sales in last 30 days
2. It should not have variations
3. Item’s falling in the following should be avoided:
1. Medicines
2. Supplements
3. Breakable products
4. Much expensive Products
5. Renowned brands
6. Adult Products
7. Counterfeit items
8. Tabaco items
9. Clothing
10 . Shoes
11. Items prohibited
12 . Electronics ( e.g. Fridges, Mobiles , laptops )
Funnel 2 : Amazon Supplier’s Checks
• The Amazon supplier must meet the following criteria :
1. It should be a Prime seller
2. It must have 30 items in stocks using AMZ Scout Extension
3. Its keepa-graph should be stable and continues for price and stock
availability for last 3 months ( keepa, extension will be used )
4. The fastest delivery by the seller should be within next three days
after placing the order .
Funnel 3 : Costing
• Following costs must be considered while selection of the item :
1. 10% commission of eBay ( maximum ,different categories have diff commission )
2. 10% Buying tax on Amazon ( avg 10% ) , different states have diff tax
3. 10% buying tax on Amazon ( avg 10% ) , different states have diff tax
4. The minimum listing price can be calculated as follows in context above :
1. Minimum listing price – Buying price on Amazon- 25% of Buying Price.
5. The gross margin can be calculated by the following formula :
1. Gross margin- Listing price- Minimum listing price
6. Ad rate will be deducted from gross margin
7. Net profit should be minimum 1$.
Random Search Method
1. Pick any random product of your own choice and search it on eBay
2. Pass the selected item through eBay’s checks funnel
3. Find product’s source on Amazon
4. Pass the suppliers through Amazon supplier’s checks funnel
5. Pass the product through costing funnel
6. Finalize the product
Wondering Through Amazon Best Seller
Tab
• Go to the Amazon Best Sellers Tab
• Choose any of the available categories
• Pick any of he random product in that category and search it on eBay
• Pass the selected item through eBay’s checks funnel
• Find the product’s source on Amazon
• Pass the supplier through Amazon supplier’s checks funnel
• Pass the product through costing funnel
• Finalize the product
Spying on Seller
1. Choose any of the best product, you found to drop ship
2. Click on the username of the seller in seller’s information tab and
get into the store of that seller
3. Here is the teaser for you, all the items that are being sold here, are
drop shipping products
4. Choose any of the product of your own choice
5. Pass this product through , “ Three Funnels”
6. Finalize the product
Spying on Competitor
1. Here is technical point , the item you are drop shipping , is not only
being drop shipped by you
2. Search that product on eBay and find your competitors
3. Get into the stores of these competitors
4. Choose products of your own choice
5. Pass these Products through , “Three Funnels”
6. Finalize the product
Spying Through the Advertising emails by
eBay
1. eBay always sending you the promotional and informational emails
at your email , relevant to your searches on eBay
2. The items that eBay is suggesting you, are mostly drop shipping
items
3. Get into the stores of their sellers
4. And dig out drop shipping products .