Is Selling On eBay Hard Work?

Back when I was in high school, I had a summer job corn detasseling. (In case you didn’t know, detasseling is going out into the fields and taking the tassel out of a corn stock to create seed corn.) I would wake up at the crack of dawn, eat something for breakfast, and then head out to the pick-up stop, where a bus would take me, a buddy of mine, and a few other workers out to the corn field. Now if you’ve never been in a corn field early in the morning, let me tell you, it’s not the best place to be. The corn is wet from the morning dew, and of course, there are plenty of insects hopping from corn stalk to corn stalk. Grasshoppers were the most common. Getting into the field was always the hardest, because I’d go from being somewhat warm and dry to being cold and wet and covered with bugs.

After working a full 10 hour day in the fields, I would then head home and collapse into bed exhausted. The next day, I’d do it all over again.

What does all this have to do with selling on eBay? Well many people who get started out on eBay expect everything to be easy right off the bat. I believe that eBay is the quickest and easiest way to make money online, and that’s why I teach it to my students. Yet although it’s the easiest way to get started, that doesn’t mean that you won’t be challenged. That’s why I told my story about corn detasseling. The first time I did it, I didn’t have a clue what to do. I was slow, and it was hard. Even when I knew what to do, it wasn’t easy to get going every morning.

Yet as I continued to work in the fields, the hard work began to be a little bit easier. In fact, I started to enjoy it. Yes the fields were still wet and full of bugs in the morning, but that was all part of it. I knew that I was doing a better job, and making more money as a result. I kept going even though it was hard to start. I stepped outside my comfort zone and found that it got easier.

I want you to remember what it was like when you were working really hard for something. Remember what it was like when you pushed as hard as you could. Maybe you were competing in a sports event. Maybe you were doing something that took all your effort. Do you remember? Now, take that intensity, that feeling, and apply it to starting an eBay business. That’s what will bring you success, in spite of any challenges that may come your way. Having that commitment to work hard will have you opening up an eBay business in record time.

You won’t have to go corn detassling like I did, fighting cold and wet fields. You won’t have to fight the heat of the day on a hot summer afternoon. All you’ll have to do is take the few steps that are necessary. Maybe the hardest thing you’ll have to to is to package something up and take it to the post office.

The conclusion? eBay isn’t hard work. Don’t make excuses. Have the right attitude and don’t let anything hold you back. If you work hard, you’ll see almost instant success with eBay.

Jesse Holmes is an eBay PowerSeller who has been making money on eBay for over 3 years. Before you start to sell on eBay, don’t miss his excellent free eBay Business Start Up Kit, showing you step by step how to learn to sell on eBay.