When I first started selling on eBay, my primary source for inventory was garage sales and thrift stores. But every business has to evlove in order to grow. Big Lots is a closeout store with products that have either been discontinued, removed from store shelves because of packaging changes, or phased out all together. Small stores like CVS and Walgreens only have limited shelf space. As new items are constantly hitting store shelves, other products must be removed to allow space for newly released products. The pulled items are often sold to Big Lots and sold at clearance prices. You …read more

This is a common question, and one that will be answered regularly on eShopOwner. Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to acquire your inventory from wholesalers, dropshippers, or purchase truckloads of items at a time to make money on eBay.
Here are a few sources of inventory – some of which you may not have thought of!
1) Your own home. You probably have unwanted gifts, new clothing with tags, outgrown clothing, toys that aren’t played with, stacks of CDs and DVDs, and duplicate kitchen gadgets.
2) Thrift stores and garage sales.
3) Off-price stores like Marshalls, Stein Mart, Ross, and TJ …read more