Whilst browsing eBay I came across an advert for The 90 Day Powerseller Challenge. I didn’t have any thoughts of becoming a Powerseller at that time, but the eBook seemed to have a lot of information that would help me. So I bought it, and it was, and remains to be, the best purchase I’ve ever made.

The eBook was easy to follow and full of relevant information. It explained the eBay rules on becoming a Powerseller and how that could be achieved. But more importantly it gave me some guidance on when and how to list my items for sale. Once I put that into practise I noticed my sales improving.

When I made the purchase I was told that it came with resale rights. “Resale Rights?” “You mean the Author will allow me to sell this eBook over and over again?”, “and keep the money for myself?” Yes, Yes and Yes again.

As I read more and more of the eBook it got me thinking about selling it, along with other eBooks, as once you’ve got them they don’t need to be replaced. Unlike the hardbacks and paperbacks that I was selling.

I was selling books and gift items to schools, play groups, nursery’s, nursing homes and offices. It was all going ok, but I had to tie up all my money in stock, and run up a huge bill on my credit card. No stock = No sales = No Income.

 Then my car started breaking down and put a major strain on my finances. Not only in the repair bills, but also in the loss of earnings. Then one cold winters day it coughed, spluttered and died. I was towed by the AA to my local garage where I was told that the car would cost nearly twice its value to repair. I just couldn’t afford to do it. Sure I could’ve bought another old car but with the expenses and experiences of one old jalopy I wasn’t about to do it again.

This left me with a lot of stock that I couldn’t sell as I could no longer complete my rounds. So I turned to eBay and started selling my stock off. Which was slow to start with, but it did start selling once I’d made some adjustments to the prices to allow for the postage costs.