How to DropShip on Amazon and eBay

Have you ever wondered how to make an extra buck? Drop shipping on Amazon and eBay allows you to make extra income without getting a part-time job, or even leaving your bed that matter.

Drop shipping is great for college students because it doesn’t require a lot of work that will interfere with their studies. The idea behind drop shipping is to sell the item at a higher price than you buy it. You will need an Amazon.com, eBay.com, and a PayPal account. Then you can start making money online.

To be successful you have to set up an Amazon account. This will be used to search for the items you want to sell. You will also use your Amazon account to ship the item you sold to the buyer. In order for drop shipping to work you will need to set up an Ebay account to advertise the item. You will also have to create a PayPal account. This is how you will get paid through eBay. A debit card or credit card is how you will buy the item on Amazon.com. Now you know the terminology it’s time to walk you through how to drop ship online.

First you are going to want to head over to Amazon.com to find the item that you want to sell. Once you found the item you would like to sell its time to go over to eBay.com. There will be an option to sell an item on eBay located on the top left side of the computer screen. You now have a draft of what you’re going to sell. You are going to put the item that you are selling from Amazon and put it on eBay. Then you have to add a picture of the item you are selling from from Amazon. You will upload the picture of the item on your draft. Now its time to pick a price for you item you are selling. Adding a profit will be beneficial to making money. Every time you sell that item you hope to make a profit. There is a risk that you have to be willing to take. The item that you sell at an agreed upon price hasn’t been purchased yet and you can lose your profit if the item goes up in price after you have locked in your selling price. After you set a price range you have to offer the buyer free shipping. Free shipping draws in customers and they are more likely to buy from you. The last thing you have to do before publishing is to set a time limit on how long you want to have your listing on eBay. After that is all done its time to sit back and wait for customers to buy your items.

Now that you have found someone to buy one of your items its time to ship it. This is where PayPal comes into play. You will receive an invoice in your PayPal. PayPal will not allow you to touch that money until the customer receives the package. Now its time to buy the product that you just sold so you need to head over to Amazon. Add the item to your cart, check out the item. This is where you will use your debit or credit card to pay for the item. Next there’s going will be an option to ship the item as a gift. Click that option. Next Amazon is going to ask you where to ship the package. PayPal will supply you with the customer’s shipping information. All you have to do is Copy and Paste the information. Then hit buy now, then sit back and wait for your money. Once the package arrives at its designated location PayPal will release the money to you. From there transfer the PayPal money back into your bank account. Now its time to drop ship the next item!

By selling 10 items a day that’s $100 each day. It’s nice to make $100 dollars a day with little to no work. Drop shipping is a great way to make extra income on the side. But there is a risk that you can lose money as there is in any business venture!