Many people run around from garage sale to garage sale trying to find collectibles to sell on E-Bay. Other people use dealers and E-bay itself to find collectibles to sell on E-bay. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get people to call you to buy their collectibles?

In her recent newsletter I Want Collectibles News Terry Gibbs outlined 27 methods you could use to have people call you with collectible items to sell. Some of her methods are fairly obvious like running ads in newspapers. Here are 11 Surefire Methods to Have People Begging you To Sell Their Items on EBay

1 – Modify your answering machine message to say I pay cash for widget collectibles
You may also want to add a signature line to your E-mail that says you pay cash for widgets.

2 – Invite some people over to see your widgets.
Maybe members of your widget collectible group or some local civic or church group.

3 – Display your widgets at a library or anyplace else with a display case.
Of course you want to make sure your widgets are displayed in a safe and secure environment

4 – Have Business cards printed saying we pay cash for widgets.
Years ago I received a business card that was a replica of a $50 folded in half. The business was offering a $50 discount on Home Improvements. I kept that card for years until I moved and it got misplaced.

5 – Buy space on a little league or pop warner field saying I pay cash for widgets
You may also want to purchase an ad in a civic group, Church, newsletter

6 – Send a letter to Real Estate agents saying you pay cash for unwanted widgets

7 – Tell other widget dealers you will pay cash for the widgets they don’t won’t

8 – Tell other collectors you will buy their unwanted or duplicate widgets

9 – Put a sign on your car saying you pay cash for widgets

10 – Place 3x5 cards on Grocery store bulletin boards offering to pay cash for widgets

11- Tell your Barber or hairstylist you will pay them for referring widget sellers to you.
Why stop with barber’s anyone that deals with the public like dog groomers. Bartenders, Gardner’s and Physical therapists just to name a few may be a great source of referrals.

Be Creative and find 2 or 3 methods of your own before long you will have more then enough widgets to sell on ebay.