14. Net auctions have a mercifully short learning curve.

Notice that I didn't say, "No learning curve", but it doesn't take long to begin playing like a champion. It isn't brain surgery, law school or quantum physics. It just takes some observation, attention and time to become a superior auction seller.

The greatest hitters in baseball only hit about three out of every ten, meaning they fail 70% of the time! You can do better than that right from the beginning.

15. This is a perfect business for those folks who are shut-ins, handicapped, senior citizens or anyone who might have trouble getting a J-O-B.

Everything, everything! about an internet auction business can be conducted without ever leaving a room, if you so desire. If you have a computer, that is all the equipment that you need.

16. Rejection? There are people who would rather be boiled in oil than try to sell anything - because they are afraid of rejection.

That will never happen on an internet auction. The worst result is disappointment that your item didn't sell, but it is impersonal and no one will see you, so the element of fear is totally absent.

17. If you so choose, you can make lots of new friends.

It is very satisfying to talk with people who share common interests with you. Have you ever been fascinated with a subject, so thrilled that you desperately wanted to share it with someone - and those around you stare in blank incomprehension - or boredom? You can find fellow fanatics on the auction sites.

18. When you learn your field, you will automatically, without even trying, become an expert. This is knowledge which may pay off in other ways.

For example, a friend who sells jewelry on eBay, recently had the opportunity to buy a large amount of it from the estate of an elderly woman. She sold the entire amount to a local jeweler before she could even get in on the auction site. She made $7,000+ in profit and was asked to help out the store in various ways - for a fee, of course.

19. The future of net auctions is absolutely guaranteed! They are just going to grow and grow and grow.

For one thing, the ease of Internet Shopping makes it more and more popular as each day goes by. What is more convenient than having your heart's desire ordered in your home and delivered to your front door?

For another, security is getting better and better on the internet and so more and more people are becoming comfortable with net shopping. Right now the sites do billions of dollars worth of business and revenues are expected to triple in the next year.

Often shoppers turned their attention toward Internet auctions because they can find goods that are much cheaper than they would be in a store or ordering directly from the manufacturer or producer.

An example: I recently sold a real estate course to a gentleman be who bought it for $624. At the manufacturer's web site, this same course listed for $1,500.

My buyer described his delight, saying that he desperately wanted this course and didn't feel like he could afford the full purchase price. He deliberately looked on it eBay, in the hopes that someone it would have this course for sale at a reduced price. He thought that $600 was an incredible bargain.

Buying merchandise off an internet auction is such a terrific time-saver. You can place your bid on the Hummel-figure-to-die-for, and go about your business. In fact, your computer will even bid for you!

So, many buyers are thrilled by the fact that they don't have to get in their cars and go anywhere to buy things that they want. The enormous popularity of QVC and the Home Shopping Channel are proof that this is a highly desirable benefit to many of today's shoppers.

Sitting in traffic, dealing with crowds and finding a parking place in a crowded mall are very unappealing options to many people. There are many shoppers who value the privilege of sitting at the computer in their pajamas ordering those goodies that they want.

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