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1. Hottest Christmas toy of '06
2. Sideshow Auctions
3. Quick tips:
   -Tips from professional consignment sellers
   -We will pay you just to let others know
4. Past issues available & How to subscribe
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1. Sony PS3: Get your hands on the hottest Christmas toy
of '06
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I'm as certain as I can be that the soon to be released
Sony PS3 gaming system will be a VERY hot item to sell
on eBay between now and Christmas. I'm predicting it
will be THE hot item of this holiday season. You heard
it here first...

In the U.S. I expect overnight lines at nearly all Best
Buy, Target, Walmart etc. As evidence consider that the
PS3 systems sold out in hours in Japan when they were
released a few days ago.

The Japanese version of the PS3 is selling for $1200+ on
eBay already. The prices keep going up.

Want to get your hands on one?

It's likely you'll have to stand in line VERY early at a
large retailer to have a shot. They go on sale in the
U.S. Friday November 17th. It will be hard to justify
keeping it if you do get your hands on one though.

With millions of die-hard PS2 fans in the U.S. alone
it's likely that the hundreds of thousands of units
rumored to be shipping here will sell out quickly and
will then in turn sell VERY WELL on eBay.

Why the shortage?

In mid-Sept Sony cut its PS3 shipment forecast to 2
million worldwide units down from 4 million units due to
a shortage in a key machine component. Recent reports
indicate that Sony may not even achieve its lowered
shipment forecast in time for launch.

No one is sure how many units are going to be shipped,
but when I do the math it sounds like not very many per
store. Some are saying as few as 3 per store, but that's
obviously a worst case scenario.

My prediction:

ALL PS3 UNITS WILL SELL OUT ON THE DAY THEY ARE
RELEASED. The only question is will you have to spend
the night camping out to get them or not. I have no
intention of camping, but I'd be interested in swinging
by Best Buy around 9AM or so if they still have some!

As early as mid-day Friday the 17th I expect to see
PS3's on eBay selling for 3 to 5 times retail price.

My advice for getting your hands on one:

Being there when the doors open will likely be too late.
Be early.

If you live on the west coast read the news posted at
online news sources early morning Friday Nov 17th to see
if the hype is real...then hustle to a Best Buy, Target,
or Walmart if they aren't sold out already on the East
coast.

Monitor news reports by going to yahoo.com or google.com
and search for "buy a ps3" and click on "news" between
now and Friday. There is still a chance someone might
sell pre-sale units online.

If you do get your hands on one (try to get two!) and
you want to make a "clean" sale with as much profit as
possible on eBay I suggest you note the following
precautions and tips:

-Make sure you take an original picture and make sure
that your picture of the unit contains proof of
possession. Do this by hanging a sign in the frame that
contain your eBay ID as proof for potential bidders. A
simple handwritten sign is best.

- If you are new to eBay allow someone with at least 50
or so feedbacks to sell it for you so you can maximize
bidding activity. Experienced sellers earn far more per
sale and attract far more bids because of their
credibility.

-In the past hot items like this quickly cool off. You
aren't likely to regret putting the unit up for sale
immediately on a 3 day auction. Don't wait a week to
sell it and don't make it a 10 day auction. On an item
this hot there is no need to run an extended auction.

Disclaimer:

I could be wrong. The PS3 hype could just be hype, but
it sure feels like demand is WAY stronger than supply on
this one.

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2. Sideshow Auctions
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Hey, this is Ron Cloer, Jim's support guy. 2 weeks ago
I received a copy of an e-book from a long-time
newsletter subscriber, Fred Pineiro. I expected to read
generic dribble about Ebay that I'd heard before.

But this e-book was different it was interesting, creative
and funny. But like any idea I wondered if it would
work in the real world?? Hmmm, I put my super computer
brain to work and came up with a plan.

I'd attempt to turn trash into cash. Recently my
daughter knocked one of my Batman statues off my desk
and broke it. One of his ears was missing, half of his
skull was gone and his cape was damaged too. This
statue was trash. I thought about throwing it away.

But instead, I tried some of the concepts found in Side
Show Auctions and decided to sell this statue as a
zombie statue (Cue the creepy organ music).

I received over 100 hits which are important in
advertising my sites (per Jim's book, Silent Sales
Machine) and it sold for over $20.00. I know that's not
astounding but I was seriously going to throw it away.
I didn't even use his whole approach, just one element.
If I committed to the ideas in Side Show Auctions, I
don't know how much traffic and money I would have
netted. But I can assure you that I'm going to try his
approach again!

Don't let your auctions blend in with the crowd, take
them to a whole new level with Side Show Auctions.

www.jimcockrum.com/sideshow.html

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3. Quick Tips
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***QUICK**TIPS***
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One way to find hot niche markets on eBay is to track
what the professional consignment sellers are anxious to
sell for others! These store front eBay "drop off"
stores are everywhere in North America. In an interview
I found on the desmoinesregister.com website one
consignment seller revealed some of the best items he's
sold for others recently on eBay:

"Q. What do you like to see come in to sell?

A. Anything by Marc Chagall, like original lithographs;
anything Hull Little Red Riding Hood; antique pottery
such as Roseville; carnival glass. What I really like is
doing people's collections: Longaberger baskets,
Precious Moments, Hummel, vintage toys like Star Wars,
sets of dishes - such as wedding china, and glassware.
Barbies are another one. Someone brought in a huge
quantity of vintage Barbies. Every one sold for $500 to
$800 each.

I had someone sell a lot of Hot Wheels (miniature toy
cars) for $289. Now, I sell them one at a time and they
bring in $80 or $90 each..."

full article: November 9th DesMoinesRegister.com

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