Selling collectibles online is not only potentially very profitable, it can also be great fun, especially if you specialise in one or more niches that are of particular interest to you. You will be much more enthusiastic if you are working with items that you enjoy, and it is likely that you will already have a good knowledge of the products, which will enable you to write more compelling auction descriptions and position yourself as an expert.

Specializing also provides the opportunity to build a list of loyal customers who will buy from you again and again. This will make it easier for you to eventually expand outside of eBay and sell from your own website if you wish to do so, thus saving on listing and final value fees. (more…)