How to exploit a starving artist on Ebay
29th September 2006
Don't you love that title?
Don't start thinking I'm an art hater…I'm married to an artist!
I make you this promise...
The "starving artist" you will be exploiting with this idea will think you are a genius.
Today I want to show you how to find a local starving artist, partner with them and make a guaranteed killing on eBay.
Stay calm all you art class flunkies...you don't have to paint, draw or even wear a smock to use this idea!
Have you ever browsed the original art that is for sale on eBay? Not all of it sells well, BUT some of it is EASY to get your hands on and sells VERY WELL!
Let me show you what I mean in this three minute video:
http://silentsalesmachine.com/video/ebayartist/ebayartist.html
or this link: http://tinyurl.com/kdqon
If you can't get the video, here's the summary:
Most art does not sell well on eBay, but some categories sell AMAZINGLY well. For example, on eBay a VERY HIGH percentage of "abstract art by self-representing artists" sells. I'm talking 90% close rate! The price range I experimented in was the $300 to $600 range.
Again - view the video to check out how I researched this.
With that knowledge you can now attend art festivals (tax write off?) and hand out your business cards to those "starving artists" selling abstract art! Abstract art priced in the $300+ range simply SELLS on eBay! I'll bet 90% of all "starving artists" don't know the first thing about selling on eBay (we'll keep it a secret how simple it is).
Make up an agreement with the "starving artist" to keep 20% of all sales plus expenses and you are ROLLING in sales almost overnight! Some of the art will almost certainly go for MUCH higher prices and the expenses are VERY low.
QUESTION: How do I know these artists are "starving" like I keep saying?
ANSWER: Have you ever met a "self-representing" artist who WASN'T starving (unless they were already selling on eBay)?
Take that tip to the bank...
P.S. You can thank my lovely wife for this brilliant observation...she plans to start selling her art on eBay soon and observed this phenomenon while browsing eBay!
Jim Cockrum
http://www.JimCockrum.com
Occupation: Writer, success coach
Jim Cockrum has been selling on eBay and the Internet since 1997. He