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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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