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Dog Pictures Pull In Cash On EBay
I’m sure it might really astound you, but among the easiest things to sell on eBay is bits of paper. But only when you know the right sort of paper to put up for sale there.
Old pictures, picked up very cheaply or even for nothing, are one such paper item that can earn you real money in the greatest online auction. For virtually guaranteed sales, here’s the one subject you really should know: dogs.
Yes, I’m telling you it’s true. Dogs can put food on your table and money in your pocket!
Scouting out and selling dog pictures to dog fans can be a nice little business. And surprisingly, few people are doing this yet — so you won’t face a great deal of competition if you dive in right now. So, there’s room for more folks to get in and make money.
As moneymaking ideas go, this one is especially neat in that you may be able to obtain your stock–pictures or prints of dogs–for very cheap or nothing at all.Then you simply “flip” the pictures on eBay, fetching a nice profit thanks to people who are eager to get hold of what you have to offer.
Some folks make enough from this to pursue it full time. You can specialize in dogs, but a few other subjects will do almost as well. Tall-masted sailing ships, and trains, are a couple that come to mind.
It’s not as hard as you might think to find old dog breed photos and drawings. Where are they? Answer: Old photographs and old drawings, pulled from old books and old magazines.
Now, understand this: Quite often you can sell a single picture, carefully removed from an old book, for more than what the book itself cost. It’s as easy as aiming at people who are searching for the subject of a given image.
Incontestably, dogs are one of the best-selling picture subjects. Some buyers will go for any kind of dog picture. It is common, though, that a person will want to collect pictures of a particular breed — one they are particularly fond of, perhaps because they own one as a pet. For instance, a fan of Labrador retrievers may have paintings and prints of Labs throughout his home.
With persistence, you can uncover many old books about dogs, many chock full of beautiful color plates illustrating different breeds.Many of them will have 15, 20, 30 or more of these plates.
When you find such a book, you can carefully remove the pages containing the images, and mat them them individually. Believe it or not, you may then find you can sell them for as much as fifty or a hundred dollars–each!–on auction sites, eBay being prime among them.
A tip: To get top dollar in this business, find and re-sell pictures of the hunting breeds of dog. They are the most popular among collectors.But photos or prints of any kind of dog can usually be sold on eBay — and for a good profit.
Besides dogs, and trains and ships as mentioned, also keep an eye out for books with prints of antique cars, pastoral scenes, world cities and horses. A number of other subjects have been proven to sell well, too.
To be a success in this, you must take some time to learn where to find old books with the images that will sell. You must also learn how to remove the images so as to avoid damage. Also, you should spend time learning to present them attractively. The authoritative source on all of this is How To Make Money By Tearing Up Old Books And Selling Them On eBay.
So what is the bottom line? If you want a proven way to make money online, one with surprisingly little competition, your best friend could very well be a dog. (And here’s an objective look at the business of selling paper online.)
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