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Plain answers for eBay sellers
How to work out real profit, what your stock really cost, how to keep the books, and how to check eBay's payouts. No jargon, with the sums worked through.
How to work out your real profit on eBay
Sales are not profit. The six things to take off every eBay sale, a worked order, and the mistakes that make a month look better than it was.
6 minute read
FIFO stock cost, explained for eBay resellers
What first in, first out means, why an average cost gives the wrong profit, and a worked example with two deliveries at different prices.
5 minute read
Bookkeeping for online arbitrage and wholesale sellers
What to write down for every purchase, how online arbitrage, wholesale and car boot buying differ, and a month end routine that takes under an hour.
6 minute read
How to reconcile eBay payouts
Why an eBay payout never matches your sales, how to compare what you earned with what you were paid, and the usual reasons for a gap.
5 minute read
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