You can buy clothes on eBay. Of course, you already knew that. What you may not know is that eBay sells shirts, jackets, ties, pins, buttons, and hats that all have eBay logos and sayings about eBay on them. This eBay wear, found at www.TheEbayShop.com, provides you and your family instant walking advertising of your consignment business.

   Just go grocery shopping with one of eBay shirts on some time and you might get 5 to 15 people stop you and talk about eBay! That's wonderful and is a great way to mingle with others but what you're after especially are the ones who stop you and ask, "Do you work for eBay?" or "Why do you wear an eBay shirt, did you buy that on eBay?" (These are two typical questions that we're often asked when wearing eBay logo clothing.)

Practice Your Answer!

   Our standard answer to those kinds of questions is, "We have found that we can make other people LOTS of money when they let us sell their extra things on eBay." If you say this naturally and positively, you are going to find people who will follow-up with something along these lines: "I've been trying to get rid of some things, such as some of my mother's antiques and jewelry, do you think they would sell on eBay? Would you be able to sell them for me?"

   You then go into high gear, telling them how wonderful eBay is, how you and your spouse have been selling for a while, and tout your success stories about how happy others are when you sell for them. Be sure to drop the line, "You know, eBay is known as the World's Largest Garage Sale."

   If you get business cards printed inexpensively telling about your consignment business, now would be a good time to hand one to the interested prospect!

   I write a lot about computers and eBay. In addition, one of my primary strengths is teaching how to implement simple Direct Marketing techniques that maximize your eBay sales. Wearing an eBay shirt isn't a Direct Marketing strategy, yet it's an effective strategy at getting potential consignment clients and you'll look good in your eBay shirt also!