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Success Stories
Get motivated! With 70 million eBay users and over 1 billion Internet users there is no reason why you can't make a great living online. Check the the following eBay Millionares and model yourself and your business for success!
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David Wirtenberg, 28
Outrageous Auctions
eBay User ID: outrageousauctions
Location: New York City
Projected 2006 Sales: $8 million to $10 million
Description: Engagement rings, wedding bands and other jewelry
Secret to Success: "Most of my diamond auctions start at 99 cents. Sometimes I lose
money; sometimes I make money. Whatever makes the customer happy, I do."
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Eran Dekel, 28
DeCalo Fashion
eBay User ID: decalofashion
Location: Mineola, New York
Projected 2006 Sales: More than $2 million
Description: Luxury designer menswear at 40 to 80 percent below retail prices
Secret to Success: "The problem-solving and analytical capabilities I learned in college
[as an engineering major] really prepared me for this type of business.
You have to perform both quantitative and qualitative reasoning in
determining what products to sell, and [you need to know] how to think
outside the box when it comes to completing transactions."
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Amy Mayer & Ellen Navarro, both 25
Express Drop
eBay User ID: expressdropchicago
Location: Chicago
Projected 2006 Sales: More than $1.4 million
Description: An eBay drop-off store that sells on consignment for individuals and high-end retailers
Secret to Success:"We
don't just wait for clients to come to us. We see every single [entity]
as a potential client, from the grandma on the street to
Nordstrom."--Ellen Navarro
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Chris & Lisa Rush, 30 & 26
HiFiSoundconnection
eBay User ID: hifisoundconnection
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Projected 2006 Sales: $8 million
Description: Audio and stereo equipment for use at home and in motor vehicles
Secret to Success: "My demographic is 15- to 25-year-olds, and they are really impatient.
We have to cater to people who click on things and make instant
purchases. That generation doesn't want to wait. The biggest motivator
for us is providing them with good service."--Chris Rush
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Dan Glasure, 31
Dan's Train Depot
eBay User ID: dans.train.depot
Location: Ocala, Florida
Projected 2006 Sales: $2.5 million
Description: Model trains and train accessories
Secret to Success: "Our secret has been three-fold: Always trying to get better, always
willing to learn new things, and giving the best customer service
possible. Also it helps to find a niche, something that you have a
knowledge and passion for. For me, it was toy trains! And finding good
help is very important to growing your business. Even if you think you
can, you cannot do everything yourself."
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Mordy Eisenberg, 30
GSM Cellular
eBay User ID: gsm-store
Location: Airmont, New York
Projected 2006 Sales: $2.5 million to $3 million
Description: Computer equipment and accessories for cell phones, iPods and digital cameras
Secret to Success: "eBay is a giant market, and a lot of the rules for buying and selling
in the stock market apply, [like] not flooding the market and not
showing your hand."
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Tiffany Tanaka, 24
Wesellthings4u.com
eBay User ID: wesellthings4u
Location: Honolulu
Projected 2006 Sales: $2.7 million
Description: An eBay drop-off store that sells a wide variety of items on consignment
Secret to Success: "Many of our customers are older people who want us to sell things for
them. But a lot of people are younger than me, and we're just saving
time for them. I don't feel many people want to sell on eBay on their
own."
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James Anderson, 28
Anderson's Wholesale
eBay User ID: andersonswholesale
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Projected 2006 Sales: $2 million
Description:
Accessories for iPods and other electronic equipment, as well as
''metaphysical'' items such as swords, chalices, runes and wands
Secret to Success: "The key to success on eBay is finding items that sell. A seller can
have 10,000 items listed on eBay, but if they don't sell, then he/she
is losing money (listing fees). To be successful on eBay, a seller has
to find items that sell and sell often."
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