[Servant of the Nine]

He has to pick something he knows something about.

I don't think you can learn enough aout anything in a short time to get the buying and selling prices right.

So9

[daviddennis]

The best way to learn is to search for common estate items under "Completed Items". Those are the final prices post-auction.

The very existance of eBay has increased prices of collectable items overall, so make sure you can still buy and sell profitably.

It would help if you're an expert, but I don't think you have to be if you can buy things cheap enough compared to their final prices.

It might be useful to bring a portable Internet device like a T-Mobile Sidekick along when you shop. Then you can go to eBay on the spot, type in search terms for the item and get a rough value for it before you negotiate a price with the seller.

Finally, word your title carefully and avoid misspellings. People place listings for things like "Cannon" cameras that never get found, even though plenty of people search for "Canon".

Hope that helps.

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