eBay Australia gets around 7.3 million visitors a month. Which means that about one third of all Australians are eBay crazy. Huge success on eBay Australia ...

1. eBay Australia gets around 7.3 million visitors a month. The population of Australia is
approximately 23 million which means that about one third of all Australians are eBay crazy!
The figures are extraordinary, for example more than 50% of all adults in Australia are registered
with eBay.
What gave the Oz site a boost a few years ago was the reluctance of traditional retailers to embrace
selling online and so sites like Amazon and eBay stepped in to meet Australians desire to buy and
sell on the internet.
eBay Australia has had more than it’s share of bizarre listings, three of the best
that I have come across are…
A grain of Nutri-Grain which sold for $1,035 because it looked like ET!
The last Holden Monaro car ever made going for an eye watering $187,600.
My all time favorite is when some joker put New Zealand up for sale! The bidding reached $3,000
before eBay decide to take down the listing on the basis that the person selling New Zealand
probably didn’t own it in the first place.
Australians have a wonderful, irreverent, sense of humor but among the stories of the weird and
wonderful are examples of some of the worlds greatest success stories when it comes to using eBay
as a source of regular income. None more dramatic than that of Matt and Amanda Clarkson.
In 2006 They were close to being flat broke, he was a self employed carpenter and she sold pies
from an old van. They have gone onto selling more than 8 million dollars worth of products on
eBay. They both left school at 16 without any significant qualifications and now earn close to a
million dollars a year. Armed only with an old computer and a burning desire to succeed they went
from penury to eBay millionaires in just two year.
They worked ridiculously long hours and sold everything from their home that was no longer
required. When they ran out of stuff to sell and noticing that camping equipment was amongst the
best sellers they took a huge risk and ordered a container load of that included cool boxes and
camping fridges. They almost doubled their money and the turnover of their home based business
began to rise sharply.
They reinvested their profits in more stock and courses to improve their knowledge of internet
marketing. Their focus and hard work has resulted in them enjoying the lifestyle that, a short time
ago, they could only dream of.
In terms of material processions their efforts on eBay Australia has led the Clarksons to owning a
beach front mansion on Australia’s Gold Coast, a fifty foot yacht, top of the range watches, cars and

2. clothes. Indeed Amanda Clarkson admits to once buying 14 pairs of designer shoes on a shopping
trip to New York!
Perhaps more importantly is the fact that the Clarksons, who come from modest beginnings, are
delighted to be in a position to ensure that their parents will enjoy a retirement that will be happy
and free of stress.
Click here or on the image below for the video that just might change your life
Although this story features a couple who used the popularity of the worlds largest online auction
house in Australia and Australians love of eBay to make their fortune it does mean that anyone,
virtually anywhere in the world, has the opportunity to make a significant improvement to their
finances by selling online.
eBay has branches in more than thirty countries so home based entrepreneurship is not confined to
eBay Australia. However if you are determined to be the next eBay millionaire it might not be a
good idea to begin your online career by attempting to sell another country!
Lawrence Stainbank