Moving from an eBay Seller and Taking My Customers With Me!

[gronesy]

I have been selling mint and near-mint childrens books on eBay for almost 2 years and have been reasonably successful with them (1589 positive feedback, 100% rating) and need to brainstorm ways to offer my current customers products so I can continue selling to them after this collection of vintage books is exhausted.

Could anybody point me in the right direction? I'm considering sending a surveymonkey survey out to ask the people on my list what they would like to see but that's only so accurate. Is there a tool that helps you predict what other products buyers of one type of product are most likely to want?

I've considered just re-tooling the site to utilize the viral ebook products to drive traffic to other sites but I think that would leave a lot of current customers saying "huh?" and jumping ship.

Oh, and did I mention that every title I retire means a little less traffic to the site so time is of the essence in making a decision.

I've worked very hard to get where I am (5500+ transactions) with eBay and really want to take advantage of that rather than changing gears completely which is always seen as a bad idea?

One of the things I've been interested in are CJ and NetShops if I could find the right products. I guess what I'm saying is I don't care if I keep selling on eBay as much as being able to capitalize on my success in other ways.

I'm a firm believer that when you're stuck you need a new set of eyes and ears to help you.

Thanks so much in advance for any ideas you may have.

Jeff

PS-My signature is to my store so you can take a look at how I do things if it helps.

Sorry this post is so long but I thought background would be useful.

[Lynn Terry]

[gronesy]

[Lynn Terry]

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[KansasDragon]

[deannatroupe]

I don't know what to say about finding sources for more books. However, I do know of another auction site that you might want to check out to sell on. It's called ioffer. Go to http://www.ioffer.com/users/deannatroupe

[karynsolo]

I do not hold auction sites that allow the sale of prescription medications by individuals to be very reputable. Selling prescription medications such as cialis and ****** over an auction site is gutsy for one and for two it is illegal to do, and such a site that allows such activity I have to seriously question.

http://www.ioffer.com/i/Men-Pills-Ciali ... s-69794676

[karynsolo]

I do not hold auction sites that allow the sale of prescription medications by individuals to be very reputable. Selling prescription medications such as cialis and ****** over an auction site is gutsy for one and for two it is illegal to do, and such a site that allows such activity I have to seriously question.

http://www.ioffer.com/i/Men-Pills-Ciali ... s-69794676

also the same seller is fencing so called armani shirts for 15.00 plus 25.00 shipping. My son buys true armani and let me tell you it is very easy to blow 150 bucks on a shirt.

[nar321]