Online auctions sites are another great way to start an internet business, especially if you happen to enjoy going to flea markets and garage sales, or you don't mind shopping the online catalogs for items you can buy at wholesale and resell at retail on an online auctions sites.

I know several people who make a nice monthly income doing nothing but reselling at internet online auctions items they've bought at garage sales. Another person I know picks up used books from friends and relatives, or buys them at local thrift shops, and resells them at online auctions sites.

If you specialize in a particular category (e.g., golf equipment, or used motorcycle parts), it won't take you long to learn what sells well at online auctions, and the approximate value of an item you'd see at a garage sale or flea market.

Another way to do business using online auctions sites is to set up a working relationship with an online wholesaler for items you can buy in bulk to resell at online auctions, or items you can actually have drop-shipped by the distributor. Selling drop-shipped items means no inventory maintenance for you, and no product shipping and handling hassles.

If you have a product or products of your own to sell, using an internet online auction site can be a great adjunct to having your own web site. Some people use auction sites as "loss leaders" to bring traffic to their primary web site.

Another aspect of internet auction selling that you might not think of is becoming an "online sales rep" for others who want to sell things, in much the same way affiliate marketing works. The large online auction sites actually have set up the mechanism for you to become the proxy seller for someone who has an interest in selling an item, but either doesn't have the time, or would rather just let you collect a sales commission for auctioning off their item.

Here's a wonderful *free* resource if you want to learn more about selling on internet online auctions sites as a way to start internet business.

You should also grab this *free* ebay auction starter kit while it is available.