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Author New Members P2P Guide Introduction
Congratulations on getting a RuneScape membership! Pay to Play (P2P) offers a huge new universe for members to explore, including tons of cities, dungeons, monsters, skills, quests, money-making, and more!
This guide will discuss some new travel possibilities, recommend some quests that are helpful to new members, address starting each of the new member skills available (Agility, Construction, Farming, Fletching, Herblore, Hunter, Slayer, Summoning and Thieving), and discuss other member features encountered while becoming acquainted with the wider domain of RuneScape P2P.
If you are new to the world of RuneScape in general, you may also want to look at Tip.It’s Beginners’ Guide, which contains basic information that applies to both Free To Play (F2P) and P2P.
When reviewing the many helpful Tip.It guides, be reminded: as a member, the “shaded” members items in tables are available to you!
Return to Top Getting Around and New Areas to Explore
The RuneScape P2P surface land is many times larger than Free to Play (F2P): see Tip.It’s interactive World Map. New members may want to keep a map handy for quick reference while becoming familiar with new areas.
Enchanted jewellery transports are a significant member advantage. The Getting Around Guide lists the various methods of transportation available in Runescape, most of which are exclusive to members, though some transportation methods such as Gnome gliders, Spirit trees, Fairy rings, Balloons and many others have quest requirements.
An early issue confronting new members is “How do I get to the member areas?” On Karamja, just walk west to the Brimhaven gate. Then you can head north and pay 30 gp to take the ship to Ardougne, home of the Market Square thieving area.
From Falador, just walk west of Doric’s house to pass through the member gate into Taverly.
From the Crafting Guild southwest of Falador, walk north through the member gate next to the Makeover Mage to head towards Taverly (past the famous “Members’” Dungeon).
Alternatively, from Varrock fountain walk North-East, through the member gate near the lumber mill.
The Fishing Contest quest will allow you to bypass climbing over White Wolf Mountain (with its’ many hostile level 30+ wolves) when travelling between Taverly and Catherby.
The Priest in Peril quest unlocks the Morytania region (east of Varrock).
The Death Plateau quest unlocks the Troll Stronghold area north of Burthorpe.
The Lost City quest unlocks the fairy city of Zanaris, home of the Cosmic runecrafting altar.
Starting the Giant Dwarf quest unlocks Keldagrim, underground home of the dwarves.
Starting the In Aid of the Myreque quest unlocks Burgh de Rott, a city in Morytania.
The Regicide quest unlocks the elven land of Tirannwn, but it’s a higher-level quest: the fourth in a series which starts with the Plague City quest.
The members-only skills are Agility, Construction, Farming, Fletching, Herblore, Hunter, Slayer, Summoning and Thieving.
To start training Agility, go to the Tree Gnome Stronghold Agility course. Agility is helpful for short cuts which get you around faster, and in numerous quests. With increased Agility, you also have more energy so you can run longer (good for getting places, and an advantage in the Wilderness!) Run energy is discussed in the Getting Around Guide. You can improve your run energy by getting some boots of lightness from the Temple of Ikov north of the Ardougne farming patches (the quest is not required) – simply take a lit candle and a slashing weapon (such as a dagger or sword) into the temple, then go west and down the stairs. Slash the web in front of the only red dot in the room, and grab several pairs of the boots to keep backups.
To start training the long-awaited Construction skill, go to an Estate Agent office in Varrock, Falador, Seers’ Village, or East Ardougne (locations shown in guide). Purchase a house for 1K, and follow the Construction Guide Beginner’s Walkthrough for step by step instructions to achieve level 5. Use Tip.It’s handy, unique and sortable Construction Table to learn what you can build at each level, including the materials and other requirements for each item.
To start Farming, you need some potato seeds. Go to Draynor Village market square and buy some seeds from Olivia’s stall (or steal them if your Thieving is 10 or higher). Then go northwest to the farm located north of Port Sarim’s bar, just southeast of Falador. Inside you can buy most of the Farming equipment you will need (a Seed dibber, a Rake, and a Watering can) for very little money (less than 100 gp). Fill your Watering can at the Sink or Rain barrel. Proceed north outside and hop the stile to the farming patch, then follow the instructions in Tip.It’s Farming guide to plant your first crop.
Fletching isn’t hard to begin – just get a regular Knife and some Logs and use the Knife on the Logs. To make Bowstrings, pick Flax (small plants with blue flowers) located in a field south of the Courthouse in Seers’ Village. Use the Flax on the Spinning Wheel upstairs in the house just north of the church. Spinning Wheel locations are marked on Tip.It’s 1.4MB interactive World Map. For a personal touch, visit the Ranged tutor in Lumbridge (just north of the castle, south of the general store) – she can also advise members about fletching.
Herblore is unlocked by completing the Druidic Ritual quest. Herblore is a key part of both the Hero’s quest and the Legends quest, so start using those Guams and Marrentills (frequently dropped by Al Kharid warriors) right away!
Start Hunter by visiting a Hunting shop, either in Yanille (just east of the pub) or in Nardah. Purchase a noose wand, then track kebbits at the very north end of the snow hunting grounds northeast of Rellekka. Alternatively, buy 1-3 bird snares and head south of Feldip Hills to the Jungle hunting area beach, where you can catch Crimson Swifts. Hunting experts in both of these regions can explain more about the skill.
The Slayer skill is begun by visiting a Slayer Master to get an assignment. The easiest one is Turael in Burthorpe (north of Taverly), in the first house on the east side of town. See the Slayer skill guide for further info. Consult Tip.It’s Bestiary to get detailed information on any monster.
To start Thieving, pickpocket Men (level 2) and Women (level 2) until your Thieving reaches 5 or 10. Then you’ll want to travel to Ardougne market square, the RS thieving mecca. See the Thieving skill guide.
To start the Summoning skill complete the Wolf Whistle quest. Everything you need to know about the skill is explained in the quest, and any other information can be found in the Summoning guide.
All F2P skills have portions that are members-only. To learn about these added member techniques, check any of Tip.It’s Skill Guides and look for sections marked “members only”, items marked with an asterisk *, or for table rows highlighted in grey. For example, member Crafting includes the art of glassblowing, to create various useful glass items and earn crafting xp. New members may want to sail from Port Sarim to Entrana (don’t bring any weapons or stat-boosting gear) to learn about this from Fritz the Glassblower. Other members-only Crafting abilities include making dragonhide and snakeskin armour, spinning flax into bowstrings, making battlestaves, and more.
Things for members to watch out for include poisoning, disease, desert effect, and of course the Wilderness.
While touring Karamja and some dungeons, be aware that as a member you can get poisoned by certain monsters such as some spiders and Karamjan Tribesmen. Regular poison starts by doing 40 LP damage each time it hits you (shown as a green “splat”), and takes a while to wear off – lower level members won’t survive it without Antipoison potions. See the Herblore Guide Poisoning section.
Those who venture into the Zogre Tomb (home of the Zogre Flesh Eaters Quest) may get diseased. Also when you’re fighting Fever Spiders during or after the Rum Deal Quest without slayer gloves, which you can get from any slayer master, there is a chance that you will get diseased. If you are diseased you will be hit by a numbered orange “splat”. The number will be subtracted from a random skill. Relicym’s Balm will cure disease, but does not restore your stats. Refer to the Herblore Guide for more information on making Relicym’s Balm.
You can also die of the “desert effect” in the Kharidian desert south of Al Kharid (through Shantay Pass, where you will be warned). Take precautions when going there: wear desert robes, carry waterskins, and use a Knife to cut Kharidian cactus to replenish your water supplies.
The Wilderness is just as lethal in P2P as it is in F2P. If you’re new to Runescape, be aware that dying in the Wilderness or elsewhere deprives you of all but the three most valuable (store price) items you are carrying or wearing. If you have entered the Abyss in the Wilderness, you get a “skull” floating above your head, and dying will deprive you of ALL of your items. This also occurs during bouts of Bounty Hunter, which is just as dangerous as in the free version. High level and P2P Wilderness areas also do not allow players to teleport out (not even Ring of Life or other enchanted jewellery teleports), so keep these dangers in mind. East Ardougne (west of the palace) has a “teleport lever” that transports you to the highest-level, exclusively members-only Wilderness area. Our 1.2MB Wilderness Map shows this area’s features, which include an Agility course and the Mage Arena miniquest. In addition, there are a few members only revenants along with the usual free version types roaming the wilderness. Be wary!
A wide range of exotic weaponry is available to members, with new ones being added all the time.
Although Dragon weapons have in many cases been outclassed by newer weapons, the more powerful weapons require large amounts of cash or very high skill levels to obtain (80+). Dragon weapons offer excellent benefits and are within financial reach of most rune-armoured players, although they do require 60 Attack to wield. They offer a nice bonus for training Strength. They can be purchased from other players; most are also available from a shop after finishing a quest. You may not be able to wield some of them without the related quest. See the Dragon weapons section of the Combat guide.
The Combat guide also has detailed information on the more expensive and rare weapons available to members.
There are six members-only Guilds. Like the F2P guilds, each has certain entrance requirements. The name of each guild in the table below is linked to the related guild guide containing detailed information.
Member Guilds Guild Skill Required Location Features Fishing 68 North of Ardougne Bank, shop, all fishing Hero’s Hero’s quest North of Taverly Amulet of Glory recharge fountain, dragon weapon shop, mining, caged Blue dragon Legend’s Legend’s quest Northeast of Ardougne Bank, shops, Shadow warrior dungeon Magic 66 Yanille Rune shop, training dungeon, teleports to other wizard towers, bank nearby Range 40 Southwest of Seers’ Village Several shops, archery game, practice towers Warriors’ 130 combined Attack and Strength West of Burthorpe Games room Bank, several shops and training areas Return to Top Minor money-making tips
There are many ways to make money as a member, but they may involve having high levels or already having some assets to invest. If you become a member at a lower level, you may be anxious to make some cash. In addition to the ways you already know (such as mining ore, merchandising, etc.), there are some low-level ways to make cash in P2P.
One is Pure essence mining (requires 30 Mining and competition of Rune Mysteries) – members also have three additional essence mine teleport locations (see the Runecrafting guide). Another method is picking Flax (no skill required), and/or spinning Flax into Bowstrings (10 Crafting required; described in Fletching skill mentioned above). Fletching itself is a third low-level cash source – players will buy feathers, arrow shafts, headless arrows and arrows. Collecting secondary ingredients for Herblore is another money-maker. Players will buy bulk amounts of unicorn horns, limpwurt roots, red spiders’ eggs, and snape grass. Again, check forums to determine current prices. Simply accumulating any necessary item in bulk can be a good way to make money: even something as ordinary as a vial can be saleable when you have 100 or 1000 of them for sale. The same principle also applies for the Summoning skill – secondary items for creating pouches such as honeycombs, bagged plants, and marigolds are in high demand and players wishing to train summoning quickly will pay high amounts for them. As with herblore, each summoning pouch made requires a secondary item, so vast quantities of these are exchanged every day. Check our Marketplace forums to learn more about current prices.
A fifth method for obtaining quick runes (or possibly cash) is “essence running”. This activity supports higher level runecrafters who want to train but don’t want to keep running to the bank for more essence – a hungry player can fill this gap. Show up at the altar with a full pack of the appropriate essence (regular for 6 basic runes, pure essence for member-crafted runes) and receive payment (runes and/or cash and/or matching noted essence) in return. Then run to the bank, change noted essence into essence (depositing your cash and/or runes), and repeat as many times as desired. The best way to find a running world is to check the major activity of the world on the server select screen. If you don’t yet have level 30 Mining (to get pure essence), you can try taking regular essence to the F2P air running world.
One of the best methods to make a high amount of profit for new P2P members are killing monsters that drop herbs commonly. Many members choose to buy herbs to train the Herblore skill, so herbs are always in high demand. One of the best low-level herb droppers are Chaos Druids. They are extremely easy to kill and very profitable. Another monster that often drops herbs are Flesh Crawlers.
If you are not yet comfortable enough in Runescape to try any of the above ideas, a far smaller (and smaller-paying!) job is available. Talk to the Wise Old Man, who lives just north of the bank in Draynor Village. Although he has a shady past, he has two things to offer: (1) he will look at your bank and tell you which F2P quest items you can safely throw out, and (2) he will hire you to run errands, in return for very small amounts of coins or experience. The tasks involve basic things like mining copper ore or baking bread. A former F2Per won’t want to bother, but someone who is entirely new to Runescape might want to try it.
A fun new experience will be the first time you kill an enemy and it drops a Clue scroll. This is a random occurrence from certain enemies, but following your Treasure Trail may lead you to unexpected riches! See the Treasure Trails guide for all the information you’ll need.
Most of Runescape’s Activities are members only; look through Tip.It’s Activity Guides to learn more about each one.
As a member, Al-Kharid’s duel arena is expanded even more. You can enter yourself in Duel Tournaments, against up to 63 other players, for a chance to win up to 64 million coins. As in regular duels, no items are lost excluding your stake.
Some fighting Activities, like Castle Wars, Pest Control, Stealing Creation and Soul Wars also allow you to enjoy the benefits of combat without risk. If you die, you are completely healed and retain all of your items.
But other fighting Activities, such as Barrows and Mage Arena, are genuinely hazardous and are played for keeps.
Non-combat Activities also abound. After getting a Kitten in the Gertrudes’ Cat quest, you can find information on raising it to a Cat or Overgrown Cat in the Pet Care guide. Playing Gnome Ball, exploring Gnome Cuisine, or pursuing the Bar Crawl are likewise diverting.
Runescape Member’s have access to many times the amount of quests that free players can complete. From killing enemies as high levelled as Corporeal Beast(Level 785) or Nezikchened, to exploring the Elven Lands to the far west, dodging poison tripwires and leaf traps, or even something as simple as finding a lost cat, Member’s have access to a far wider range of both easy and hard quests. View our Quest Database to learn more.
Many Runescape players enjoy doing activities with friends or teammates. These can vary from simply training or doing quests together, doing Activities such as Barbarian Assault, Trouble Brewing or Castle Wars together or as a team, or fighting boss monsters. The latter often requires high skill levels (80 or 90+, often) but usually offers great rewards and thrills. Our Monster Hunting guides mention many of these. We recommend you experience other aspects of the game before attempting these in order to familiarize yourself with it, as boss monsters are very hazardous to fight, and you will lose all but three of your items should you die.
Tip.It’s Official worlds are 7 (F2P) and 99 (P2P) – using these worlds will increase the chances of seeing another Tip.It forum user in-game (feel free to shout, “HYT!” meaning, “Hey You Tip.Iter!” to folks you recognize).
On the most populous member world (2), The Grand Exchange world hot-spot, where you would find all the merchanters and “junk-tradersâ€, if world two is full. You can always trade on the Grand Exchange itself on a different world.
The worlds listed below are subject to change. Jagex’s world select screen lists these and more activities next to some worlds, making it easier to find a group of players doing the same thing. Most of these worlds are optional – that is, you can do your activity on any world you like, you are not limited to the worlds listed.
However, Jagex has tied some activities to specific servers: Bounty Hunter, Duel Tournaments, Party Room, Player vs Player, and LootShare. You must use a specified server for these activities.
Combat and Activity Special Worlds World Member Activity 6, 67, 71 Barbarian Assault Requires 57, 124, 136, 137 Bounty Hunter Requires 18, 32, 65 Bounty Hunter +1 15, 24, 52, 82, 166 Castle Wars 50, 68, 129, 141 Clan Wars 132 Duel Arena (Fun and Staking) Requires 83, 114 Duel Tournaments Requires 54 Duel Tournaments (High Level) 20, 25, 92, 98, 107, 110, 119, 149 Fist of Guthix 45 Games Room (Burthorpe) Requires 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 22, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 51, 54, 64, 75, 76, 84, 85, 88, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 106, 108, 112, 113, 114, 117, 118, 120, 131, 134, 142, 145, 151, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 169, 170, 171 Lootshare Requires 76, 89, 97, 121, 159 Mobilising Armies 53, 69, 115, 144 Pest Control Requires 17, 21, 26, 86 Player vs. Player (PvP) 138 Rat Pits 77 Shades of Mort’ton 158, 164 Stealing Creation 116 Trawler Fishing 104 Trouble Brewing 79, 148 TzHaar Fight Pits
Non-combat Special Worlds World Member Activity 2, 27, 130 Trading (Buying and Selling), Falador Park 58 Blast Furnace Requires 102, 103, 131, 152 Falador party room 100 Group Questing 31 House parties 42 Role-Playing 66 and 99 Law Essence Running (Runecrafting) 36 Nature Essence Running (Runecrafting) 70 ZMI/Ourania Runecrafting 60 Great Orb Project 51, 78 Vinesweeper Requires 96, 160, 161 Quickchat Only 113, 114 “Skill Total” worlds, accessible only by those with a total level of at least 1,000 Return to Top When to Become a Member
This decision is a personal one, and is sometimes hotly debated on Runescape fansite forums. The universal answer is whenever you can. A few people suggest waiting until you have very high skill levels. Others suggest finishing most of the F2P quests first to build up a respectable skill level. However, many people are confident that you can enjoy being a member at ANY level. It’s believed easier to level up as a member, and the many novice-level member quests help considerably. Substantial P2P bank space is also a factor. Being a member provides access to many cool items and skills to make your lower levels more colourful and fun. “Whenever you can talk your family into paying for it” is the most frequent solution!
As you increase in skills, or work through the Easy and Medium level member Quests, you will eventually become familiar with all of the new areas of RS you can enjoy as a member.
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Tip.it RuneScape Help :: Fletching Guide :: The Original RuneScape help site!
Fletching is a great skill in RuneScape. It’s fun, and a quick way to make money. If you just want to make money, arrows are the best bet, but remember, not all arrows can be used on F2P. Fletching is for members only, but all arrows up to and including adamant can be used on F2P. This guide will take you through the different types of fletching items you can make in the game, and will show you how and where to do it.
What is fletching? Well, fletching is a skill which allows you to make items used in ranging. The higher your fletching skill is, the more cool stuff you can make. You can make items such as bows, arrows, special bolts and darts.
The most important tool in fletching is a knife. These can be found many places in RuneScape. One place is just south of Lumbridge castle; there’s one on the ground. There’s also one in the Lumbridge Castle basement, in the Karamja general store, and in Seers’ Village, southwest of the bank in the house with a sink. They are also sold in many stores (see knife in our Items database for a list of shops.)
Making bows is fairly easy. All you have to do is cut some wood and use a knife on it. For the best locations to cut wood, check our Woodcutting guide. After using your knife on the log of wood you will have to choose to either make a short- or longbow. Then you will have an unstrung short/longbow in your inventory instead of that log. To get a string for your bow, you’ll have to do some crafting. Go to either the Gnome Stronghold or Seers Village and pick some flax, then go to a spinning wheel (can be found in both Stronghold and Seers) and spin your flax by using it with the wheel. You will now have a bow string, which you just use on your unstrung bow, and VOILA! you have a bow all ready for use. If you have many bow strings and unstrung bows, you can select “Make all” option after using string on bow, and it will automatically string all of your bows in your inventory.
Please note that the experience points (exp) are for a fully finished bow. If you want the exp for making an unstrung bow, divide the exp by 2 (example: You get 100 total exp for making a Maple Short, that’s the same as 50 for making an unstrung bow, and 50 for stringing.)
Bow Table Pic Name Fletching lvl Exp. Shortbow 5 10 Longbow 10 20 Oak Shortbow 20 33 Oak Longbow 25 50 Willow Shortbow 35 66.5 Willow Longbow 40 83 Maple Shortbow 50 100 Maple Longbow 55 116.5 Yew Shortbow 65 135 Yew Longbow 70 150 Magic Shortbow 80 166.5 Magic Longbow 85 183 Return to Top Making Arrows
Arrows are not as fun to make as bows, but you can get a lot of cash for them. However, you’ll need a good amount if you really want cash. What you do is go to a forest (Lumbridge-Draynor is the best), and cut a whole bunch of trees. Anyway, just cut some normal trees, use your knife on the logs, and make some arrow shafts.
When you have the shafts you’ll have to add some feathers to them. With the release of hunter, this has become easier. Remember all those colourful feathers that the birds you trapped dropped? They can be used to feather your arrows as well. You will also need some arrow heads. You get arrow heads from smithing (see smithing guide for more information on levels needed etc.). You need 1 shaft, 1 feather and 1 arrow head for an arrow. Might sound like a lot, but the best thing is: You get experience points from all of it! Note that grenwall spikes (from Hunting) can also be used with feathers to make headless arrows (giving the same experience).
Please note that the exp for the arrows include cutting of the logs and feathering.
Arrow Table Pic Name Fletching lvl Exp for set of 15 Exp per arrow 15 Arrow shafts 1 5 0.33 15 Headless Arrows 1 15 1 15 Bronze Arrows 1 39.5 2.63 15 Iron Arrows 15 57.5 3.83 15 Steel Arrows 30 95 6.3 15 Mithril Arrows 45 132 8.8 15 Broad Leaf Arrows* 52 225 15 15 Adamant Arrows 60 169.5 11.3 15 Rune Arrows 75 207.4 13.8 15 Dragon Arrows 90 244.5 16.3
* You must have completed the Smoking Kills quest and purchased the ability from a slayer master before fletching broad arrows. See our Slayer Guide to learn more.
Return to Top Making Crossbows
A fairly complicated method of training is to make crossbows. The first step is to use a knife on logs, this will make the crossbow stock. Then, you must attach the proper metal limb to it, you will need a hammer to do this. The limbs can be made using the smithing skill. The final step is to add a crossbow string. Crossbow strings can be made by level 10 crafters on a spinning wheel. See the Crafting skill guide for more information.
The experience listed in the table below includes fletching the stock from the wood, adding the appropriate type of metal limbs, and adding a crossbow string. The stock and stringing each earn exactly one-fourth of the total xp shown; adding the limbs earns the other half of the total xp. Analyzing the use of wood and strings alone, fletching ordinary bows offers superior xp – but using a finished smithed product to gain additional fletching xp is an unusual skilling twist.
Crossbow Table Pic Name Wood Type Fletching lvl Cutting stock Adding limbs Stringing Total Exp. Bronze Crossbow Regular Wood 9 6 12 6 24 Blurite Crossbow* Oak 24 16 32 16 64 Iron Crossbow Willow 39 22 44 22 88 Steel Crossbow Teak 46 27 54 27 108 Mithril Crossbow Maple 54 32 64 32 128 Adamantite Crossbow Mahogany 61 41 82 41 164 Runite Crossbow Yew 69 50 100 50 200
*In order to make a Blurite crossbow you must have completed The Knight’s Sword quest.
Another option when training fletching is to make bolts. First you smith the unfinished bolts (10 bolts per bar), then you attach feathers to them. Once that’s done, you’re ready to add the tips to them. The gem tips are made by using a chisel on a cut gem, pearl tips are obtained by using a chisel on an oyster pearl, and you can get barbed tips as a reward from the Ranged Guild Activity.
Gem-tipped bolts can be enchanted spell to give certain effects when ranging enemies. Check out the magic guide’s Bolt Enchantment section. You may decide to add weapon poison to plain metal bolts or to barbed-tipped bolts.
Note: You can get bronze bolts from the archery shops in Varrock, Catherby, and respawn places in the wilderness. All higher bolts must be made at an anvil using the smithing skill or gotten from monster drops. Because silver is a crafting metal, you don’t smith it. Craft it at a furnace with the bolt mould in your inventory.
If you have spent a lot of time raising your hunter skill, you probably have lots of kebbit spikes and long kebbit spikes. Use a chisel on them to make bolts for the hunter crossbow. No feathers needed! If you do not have the required fletching level for kebbit bolts, just talk to Leon in Yanille. Not only does he sell the hunter crossbow that fires the bolts, but he also will make the bolts for a small fee and the spikes. Onyx bolt tips can be purchased in TzHaar for a small amount of Tok’kul.
Bolt Table Pic Name Fletching lvl Exp. Bolt Type 10 Bronze Bolts 9 5 Bronze 10 Opal Tipped Bolts 11 16 Bronze 10 Blurite bolts 24 10 Blurite 10 Jade Tipped Bolts 26 24 Blurite 6 Kebbit Bolts 32 34.8 Kebbit Spike 10 Iron Bolts 39 15 Iron 10 Pearl Tipped Bolts 41 32 Iron 6 Long Kebbit Bolts 42 47.7 Long Kebbit Spike 10 Silver bolts 43 25 Silver 10 Steel Bolts 46 35 Steel 10 Red Topaz Tipped Bolts 48 39 Steel 10 Barb Tipped Bolts 51 95 Bronze 10 Mithril Bolts 54 50 Mithril 10 Broad Tipped Bolts* 55 30 Broad Bolts 10 Sapphire Tipped Bolts 56 47 Mithril 10 Emerald Tipped Bolts 58 55 Mithril 10 Adamant Bolts 61 70 Adamant 10 Ruby Tipped Bolts 63 63 Adamantite 10 Diamond Tipped Bolts 65 70 Adamantite 10 Runite Bolts 69 100 Runite 10 Dragonstone Tipped Bolts 71 82 Runite 10 Onyx Tipped Bolts 73 94 Runite
* You must have completed the Smoking Kills quest and purchased the ability from a slayer master before fletching broad bolts. See our Slayer Guide to learn more.
Darts are not often used in ranging, and the only real reason for that is they are hard to make. Well… Not that hard… All you need is to smith some dart tips and add some feathers to them, and you have the darts. So all you need to do is go to an anvil, smith the dart tips (more info in the smithing guide, and use some feathers on them. Dragon dart tips are obtained from the Impetuous Impulses Activity.
Please note that you’ll have to do the Tourist Trap Quest to make darts.
Darts Pic Name Fletching lvl. Exp. Bronze Dart 1 18 Iron Dart 22 38 Steel Dart 37 75 Mithril Dart 52 112 Adamant Dart 67 150 Rune Dart 81 188 Dragon Dart 95 250 Return to Top Ogre Ranging
To use an Ogre bow you must have started the Big Chompy Bird Hunting quest. If you lose your bow you can talk to Rantz again to get a new one. These bows are more powerful than normal bows, and are used for killing chompys (To learn more please read our Chompy hunting guide for more information). They fire Ogre arrows, which can be fletched:
- Cut some Achey trees, around the Feldip Hills area or southwest of Gu’Tanoth.
- Use a knife on the logs as usual, and select arrow shafts to receive between 2 – 6 arrow shafts.
- Add feathers to the arrow shafts. It takes 4 feathers per arrow shaft.
- Get some wolf bones (wolves can also be found around the Feldip area) and use a chisel on the bones to get between 2 – 6 Wolfbone arrow tips.
- Add these to the flighted ogre arrows to get Ogre arrows.
Ogre fletching table Pic Name Fletching lvl Exp. Ogre shaft 5 1.6 per shaft Flighted ogre arrows 5 0.9 per arrow Adding wolfbone tips 5 1 per arrow Completed Ogre arrow 5 3.8 per arrow Ogre composite bow* 30 90 (for cutting and stringing) 6 Bronze Brutal 7 1.4 per Brutal 6 Iron Brutal 18 2.6 per brutal 6 Steel Brutal 33 5.1 per brutal 6 Black Brutals** 38 6.4 per brutal 6 Mithril Brutal 49 7.5 per brutal 6 Adamant Brutal 62 10.1 per brutal 6 Rune Brutal 77 12.5 per brutal
*Composite Ogre Bow
This requires a fletching level of 30 and you cannot make these bows until you make one during the Zogre Flesh Eaters quest.
To make a composite Ogre Bow, cut down an achey tree and use your knife with the logs (with wolf bones in your inventory) to fletch an unstrung bow. Then use a bowstring with the unstrung bow to make a composite Ogre Bow. This bow is the only bow which can fire brutal arrows. To make Brutal arrows, smith some nails from the required metal and add the nails to the arrows instead of wolfbone tips. You will need a hammer in your inventory to do this, and you will use 1 nail per brutal arrow.
** To get black nails, kill Zogres in the cave from the Zogre Flesh Eaters quest and use the key they drop with one of the various coffins around. Black nails are a rare drop from the coffins.
So… You want some fletching levels, eh? Well, to get levels in fletching isn’t that hard. If you do it the right way that is 
Most players collect bow materials first, and then train fletching at a one-click bank such as Castle Wars or the Culinaromancer’s Chest in Lumbridge Castle basement. Instead of dropping your bows, work some magic on them. Literally… Just bring some nature runes and a fire staff, and alch your bows. It’s a lot quicker than dropping, and you get both magic exp and money from it.
Alchemy Table Completed Bows Unstrung Bows Name Low Alch High Alch Low Alch High Alch Shortbow 20 gp 30 gp 9 gp 15 gp Longbow 32 gp 48 gp 24 gp 36 gp Oak Shortbow 40 gp 60 gp 20 gp 30 gp Oak Longbow 64 gp 96 gp 32 gp 48 gp Willow Shortbow 80 gp 120 gp 40 gp 60 gp Willow Longbow 128 gp 192 gp 64 gp 96 gp Maple Shortbow 160 gp 240 gp 80 gp 120 gp Maple Longbow 256 gp 384 gp 128 gp 192 gp Yew Shortbow 320 gp 480 gp 160 gp 240 gp Yew Longbow 512 gp 768 gp 256 gp 384 gp Magic Shortbow 640 gp 960 gp 320 gp 480 gp Magic Longbow 1024 gp 1536 gp 512 gp 768 gp Return to Top Level Boosters
There is one potion which can boost your Fletching level.
Fletching Level Boosters Pic Name of item Level Increase Information Fletching potion +3 A potion made from a Wergali herb and a Wimpy feather. See the Herblore guide for more information.
The Stealing Creation Activity offers two helpful knives that can be purchased for 20 Stealing Creation points apiece.
Stealing Creation Fletching Knives Pic Name Experience Increase Information Volatile clay fletching knife 2.2x Obtained at random from the Volatile tool. Disintegrates after the charge of the tool falls to 0%, or after the tool has been reassigned ten times. Sacred clay fletching knife 2x Obtained by choosing the transform option on the Proto-tool. Disintegrates after the charge of the tool falls to 0%.
In addition, one Summoning familiar, the Beaver, is available to aid you with Fletching. Beavers can be used in place of a knife when making bows and arrows, saving you one inventory space. They do not provide any actual skill bonus towards your Fletching level.
Summoning Level Pic Familiar Abilities Scroll 33 Beaver Does not fight
Forages logs and planks
Acts as knife in Fletching
Boosts Woodcutting +2 Multichop: Cuts up to three logs from a nearby tree Return to Top Request Assistance
If you find yourself a few levels short of making a bow or an arrow, the request assistance option will allow you to do so. Simply right click the player who has the fletching skills that you need and request their assistance. If they accept, a pair of hands will appear in your bottom right corner, and you can fletch whatever items they can. You keep the items, but they get the experience. Note however you may not use this to make a Bow sword because this is a quest-related item.
Return to Top Cape of Achievement
Once you have mastered the skill and reached level 99 you may want to buy yourself a Fletching Cape from Hickton in the Catherby Fletching Shop. Refer to the Achievement Capes guide for more details.
Original Guide By: Ks Jeppe
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Can You Really Make Money Selling on Ebay?
Can You Really Make Money Selling on Ebay? by: Jason James
Most of us have heard about the phenomenon known as Ebay which promotes those online auctions that attract bidders from the world over for just about anything imaginable. This auction selling has reached a fever pitch and the Ebay business machine just keeps growing and growing. Selling on Ebay has went from an Internet novelty to becoming one of the fastest growing companies in the world with tens of millions of people visiting and using the site each year.
But can people like you and I really make any real money selling on Ebay? I mean, we only have so much stuff! At some point we are going to run out of things to place for auction selling and then we will have to buy new things to sell on Ebay. Selling our things on Ebay may be a great way to make a few bucks on things we don’t need any longer, but it can hardly be considered a real job that we could do day in and day out for money to pay bills with… right?
Ebay Trading Assistants
While there may be almost a billion people wired into the Internet, some are definitely more computer savvy than others. For these people and for countless others who plain just do not have the time to post their valuables on Ebay, this is precisely where Trading Assistants come in. Basically, Trading Assistants make money on Ebay by selling on Ebay things that do not belong to them.
By charging an agreed upon fee for all of the work involved in getting items posted in the online auctions held by Ebay, Trading Assistants help other people make money off of their old things while making some money for themselves in the process. It’s a win-win scenario! By becoming a Trading Assistant in the worldwide Ebay business machine, you are registered in a directory with over 50,000 others just like you that people can look up and contact when needing someone to help them sell their wares through electronic auction selling.
Trading Assistant Requirements
Never forget that selling on Ebay is a privilege and not a right. Likewise, not just anyone can become a Trading Assistant and make money on Ebay by selling other people’s things. There are some conditions that you have to meet in order to qualify for the Trading Assistant status.
First, you must have sold at least 4 items in the past thirty days. Second, your feedback rating must be 50 or higher with 97% of it being positive. Finally, your account must be in good standing before you can make money on Ebay by selling other people’s things.
Selling on Ebay has indeed become a worldwide phenomenon. While you can definitely make money on Ebay by selling your own possessions, becoming a Trading Assistant is a way to make online auctions your stock in trade. Why not make money from the privacy of your own home doing something you enjoy? Ebay offers assistance to help newcomers get started and to date there is no fee but the company does reserve the right to change that policy-so don’t delay! Start selling on Ebay and then sign up for the Trading Assistant program so you can make money on Ebay all year round by selling other people’s things!
Make Money on eBay Auctions
There have been many books written and systems developed for profiting on eBay auctions. We’ve weeded through and selected four of the best. While we think that $10,000/month profits is on the high end, some people do make this kind of cash and more on eBay. In any case, eBay represents a great entrepreneurial opportunity.
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For Anyone who likes to spend time online and enjoys online auctions. Even those who haven’t tried eBay may find the thrill of selling for profit online irresistible.
Considerations Like other online job opportunities, making money in online auctions requires persistence and determination. Beyond that you’ll need to know the proven strategies and techniques that have made people a lot of money on eBay in order to make the most money possible. The e-Books reviewed below are the best we have found from the many written on eBay success.
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All I can say is…….. WHOA DOGGY!!
I’ve read several books and courses on How To Make Money Selling On eBay, and some have been quite good, but nothing — absolutely NOTHING!! — I have seen can compare to this.
This totally magnificent eBay Selling course was created by the famous Internet Marketing Center in conjunction with one Brandon Dupsky, a self-made eBay millionaire who started from the ground up and last year sold $8 million on eBay alone (not counting any offline business he’s built up as a direct result of his eBay success!).
I’ve been waiting for something like this for what seems like forever. The sad part is, I won’t be able to apply the heavy stuff right now because I have too many pots on the stove, but my head is spinning just thinking how it can help me with my sporadic eBay selling.
Life is always three years ahead of me. The most I’ve ever been able to manage is “eBay dabbling,” but that’s just me. I chronically paint myself into corners.
Let’s talk about you.
If you’re serious about creating a second income by selling on eBay, and you have the time to put into it, I honestly believe this can be your ticket to *REAL* success. (Let’s face it — eBay is unquestionably the *easiest* way for the average non-techie, non-webmaster type to make money on the internet, but if you don’t know what you’re doing, it can nickle-and-dime you right out the door.)
Like all IMC’s products, this one carries a full, no-questions-asked, money-back guarantee.
(It also carries a “We’ll refund your money and send you a check for $200″ guarantee, but please understand — that is ONLY if you APPLY THE METHODS in the specified time period and fail to meet certain goals, and you have to be able to DOCUMENT that you did that… so don’t do like some people do and buy it thinking you’ll set it on the shelf and make a tidy $200 profit; it doesn’t work that way.)
I confess, when Corey Rudl (IMC’s founder) died and they said the company would go on, I didn’t expect to see the same quality over time.
My oh my! I was *SO* wrong!!
This course…
The ‘Insider Secrets’ of an eBay Millionaire: How ANYONE can Start With Nothing and Explode Your Income With a Wildly Profitable eBay Business! …
is EVERY BIT as good as the Internet Marketing Course that made Corey famous — the obvious difference being the fact that making money on eBay doesn’t even require a website and it requires NO technical knowledge whatsoever!! eBay does *ALL* the technical stuff for you. (My eBay experience is fairly limited, but the one thing I can tell you is that they make it *incredibly* easy.)
Okay, let’s get down to brass tacks. Here’s a rundown of what comes in the package:
The main book is 237 pages that covers the following topics completely, THOROUGHLY, ***IN GREAT DETAIL*** (If you have Corey’s Internet Marketing Course, you know this is where it shines: at *NO* point does it leave you scratching your head and saying, “Hmmmmm, great idea; where do I start?”, which is where every other course I have seen drops the ball.)
- Introduction, including why you can’t afford NOT to sell on eBay, introducing “our $8 Million ‘Secret Weapon,’” how BEST to use the course, and more (pgs 1-8)
- The Top FOUR Ways to Make Money with eBay (pgs 9-17)
- Start Profiting on eBay Today (pgs 18-26)
- The Secret Art of Discovering What REALLY Sells on eBay… And How to Create Your Own “Hot Items” (pgs 27-50)
- Know the Value of Your Product and Get TOP Dollar Every Time! (pgs 51-58)
- How to Set Up Your Auctions for Maximum Sales (pgs 59-72)
- How to Stand Out from Your Competition and Convince Bidders to Visit Your Auction — Your Title and Product Shot (pgs 73-95)
- How to Create Product Descriptions that Hook More Bidders and Create a Bidding Frenzy! (pgs 96-121)
- Establish Your Seller Credibility with a *Glowing* Feedback Rating (pgs 122-136)
- Use Your “About Me” Page to Its Full Advantage (pgs 137-153)
- Create a Community of Loyal Bidders — and Sell to Them for Life! (pgs 154-174)
- Payment and Shipping Strategies That Will Increase Your Profits (pgs 175-189)
- How to Drive Swarms of Traffic to Your eBay Listing (pgs 190-204)
- Increase Your eBay Income Exponentially by Testing New Strategies and Tracking Your Results (pgs 205-215)
- Automate Your eBay Tasks and Manage 10 Times More Auctions — With LESS Work! (pgs 216-224)
- How to Use Other Auction Sites to Explode Your Online Income (pgs 225-234)
- Conclusion (pgs 235-237)
In case you’re wondering, I’ve included page numbers to make a point:
Most “How To eBay” books and courses cover these topics in one way or another; some focus more heavily on certain points, but they at least mention all (or most) of the above… sometimes devoting a paragraph or even a couple of pages to the topic. This course includes *COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING* on EVERY SINGLE TOPIC.
One more thing before we move on:
A complaint I’ve heard often is that Corey’s Internet Marketing Course has lots of empty space on the pages.
NOT SO!
This book is written in a normal font (it appears to be Times Roman 12), and the pages are FULL. (Actually, truth be told, there isn’t any empty space in his Internet Marketing Course either — not since the 1998 edition — but the whine has lived on, and you know how I hate to nitpick.)
Moving right along…
Of course they’ve included a 22-page “Quick-Start Guide”:
- How To Get Up and Running — and Making a Profit! — on eBay In the Next 24 Hours!
Also in the package are all of the following goodies:
- How to Grow Your eBay Business from a One-Man Basement Operation into a Multi-Million-Dollar Goldmine! (Audio CD plus a 27-page “Audio CD Companion Guide”)
- The Insider Secrets of a “Regular Guy” Who Made $8 Million on eBay Last Year! (Audio CD plus a 44-page “Audio CD Companion Guide”)
- The Insider’s Guide to Sourcing HUGE Volumes of In-Demand Products — for CHEAP! (Audio CD plus a 25-page “Audio CD Companion Guide”)
- How to Create a Bidding Frenzy and Literally Explode Your eBay Sales! (Audio CD plus a 38-page “Audio CD Companion Guide”)
- How to QUADRUPLE Your Profit Margins on eBay — Instantly! (a Special Report on CD-ROM)
- Get an Edge on Your Competitors by Creating Your Personalized Storefront on eBay — Filled with YOUR Products Only! (CD-ROM)
- Earn a *Massive* Income Selling Other People’s Stuff on eBay (CD-ROM)
- The Insider Secrets to Finding Hidden Treasures on eBay — and How to Use This Knowledge to Make BIGGER Profits! (CD-ROM) (Personally I wish they’d just print the CD-ROMs, but this entire package is such total “OH RAPTURE!” quality, what can I say? They’ll get no complaints from me.)
And last but certainly not least, a 9×12 envelope marked “TOP SECRET” and holding 17 “PowerSeller Secrets” printed on both sides of 17 sheets of card stock, including:
- How to enter… (Ooops! Fortunately, I’m awake enough to realize it’s time to shut up.)
If you’ve followed my rantings for any time at all, you know I am a *GREAT* fan of The Late, Great Corey Rudl. (Lest you think I follow BLINDLY, you should know that I do NOT promote all of his products; only the ones I feel are magnificent beyond compare.)
I gather Corey was a bit of a daredevil, and he trained his staff well. If anything ever happened to him, he wanted to be sure the company survived — and survive it did. In fact, as far as I can tell, it’s SOARING.
This course is EVERY BIT AS GOOD as Corey would have done himself. NO STONE is left unturned, and NO DETAIL is left unexplained.
If you’ve ever lusted after the idea of making REAL MONEY on eBay, NOW IS THE TIME.
I simply can’t say enough good things about this course, and I look forward to applying it to my own “eBay dabbling” and hope eventually to find the time to turn it into a thriving business under the guidance of this magnificent piece of work.
If I weren’t so tired from the nights I’ve read it into the wee hours, I’d climb up on the roof and shriek,
OH RAPTURE!!
Luv,
MaaMaw
P.S. If you have any questions at all, please send me an email.
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How to Make Money Selling on eBay
How to Make Money Selling on eBayYour complete guide to auction sales
eBay Fee CalculatorWant to know how much eBay will charge you for your auctionn? Use your instant fee calculator to find out.
Step by Step to Finding Your Niche Market on eBay Finding the perfect niche for profit.
Selling Related Products to Your Hot Selling Product on eBay When you have found that hot selling product, expand to selling related products,
Storing Your eBay Products for Selling Proceed with caution and think about where you will store your inventory.
Selling What You Love on eBay Why you should consider selling products you love, so it is less like “work” and more like fun.
Do you need an About Me page on eBay? Why more sellers should think about creating one for themselves.
Benefits of an eBay Store Why starting an eBay Store can work for you.
Should you register a domain name for promoting your auctions? Why a $7 investment for a domain name is a smart idea
Always Check for Product Spelling Variations Increase your bids and earnings by checking for common spelling errors and variations.
Including Your Auction Terms in your Description
Details, Details, Details for your eBay Description When it comes to selling on eBay, more is not less.
Writing Smart eBay Auction Titles
Basic HTML for your eBay Auctions Dress up your auctions with some simple HTML code.
Adding Colored Fonts to your Auction DescriptionsAn easy way to make your descriptions stand out.
Using Different Fonts in your Auction DescriptionsWant to use a different font than the eBay standard?
What is Buy It Now?What is BIN and how should you use it?
Should You Lowball or Highball Your Buy It Now Price?Finding the perfect BIN price for your auction.
When Should You Not Use Buy It Now on Your Auctions?When are you better off without it?
Buy It Now for HolidaysWhether it is Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Hallowe’en or the Fourth of July.
Blocking Certain Bidders from Bidding on Your AuctionsYou can tell eBay who you don’t want bidding.
eBay’s Second Chance OfferOffer your item to underbidders, all with eBay’s blessing.
What is a Private Auction?What exactly is a Private Auction on eBay?
When Should I Use a Private Auction?It isn’t just for potentially embarassing items.
Signing Up For PayPalMore eBay auctions are paid for using PayPal than any other way.
Upgrading to a PayPal Business AccountAccept credit cards with no limits
Adding PayPal to your eBay Auctions & CheckoutIntergrate PayPal directly into your auctions.
What are eChecks?An easier & faster way to accept money from a checking account.
Accepting ChecksHow to accept checks so you don’t get burned by bouncing ones.
How to View Your eBay Feedback How to see what feedback rating you have at any time.
How to Get Negative Feedback Removed on eBay You get a negative you don’t deserve. Here is how to get it removed.
Responding to Negative Feedback With Class You made a mistake. Here is how to respond to your negative the right way.
How to File a Non-Paying Bidder ReportYour first step when a deadbeat won’t contact you.
Requesting Contact Information for a Non-Paying BidderAlternative ways you can contact your bidder.
Reporting Stolen Auction Photos to eBayHow to alert eBay to an image thief.
Protecting Your Photos with a No Right Click ScriptA simple script to use in your auction descriptions to help prevent photo theft.
Report Copied Auction Descriptions to eBayHow to report a copyright infringer – yes, even your descriptions are copyrighted.
Selling on eBay Home | Auction Descriptions | Auction Options | Payment Options | Feedback | Non-Paying Bidders | Description & Photo Theft
Keys to eBay Selling
Why is starting an eBay business so appealing? Because it’s easy, fun and can be done from the comfort of your own home. But what if you want to do more than just sell a few items and actually make money on eBay?
How do you turn your selling on eBay foray into a successful eBay business? That’s what Adelia Linecker wanted to know when she interviewed me. The following interview transcript presents what I think are the keys to successful eBay selling. (Adelia Linecker’s article, “Kicking Up Online Profits”, appeared in Investor’s Business Daily, 9/28/2006).
Question: What can researching eBay before listing a product or launching a store reveal?
Answer: Researching eBay before listing a product or launching a store will answer three questions that are vital if you actually want to make money on eBay:
- Is there a market for this?
- How much is this item worth?
- How much competition is there?
You need to know the answer to at least the second two of these questions before you bother to list something on eBay.
Question: How important is it to the success of your eBay business that your products are easy and not too expensive to ship? What else should you know about shipping before starting an eBay business?
Answer: Critically important. Take a foolish example. Suppose you want to sell rocks on eBay. It cost $86 to ship each rock to a Canadian address and more to send one anywhere else. However, no one seems to want to pay more than $5.00 for a rock. You can see what would happen to your business if you were dumb enough to sell any rocks under these conditions.
You need to know all the details about shipping before you sell anything on eBay.
Question: What must you include in the description of your products to improve chances they will sell?
Answer: When you’re selling on eBay, the description of your products is your “Unique Selling Proposition”. It’s one of your big chances to get the viewer to want your product. (The other is the picture of the item.) So if you don’t invest time in developing a mouth-watering description of your product, you’re throwing away half your chance to sell it.
So you need to include details (such as colour, size, weight etc.) as well as features that set your product apart from other such products and make it desirable. For instance, you don’t just sell “teddy bears” on eBay. You sell “handcrafted, one-of-a-kind teddy bears”. The trick is to think like a purchaser. What would you want to know about the item? What would make you buy it?
Question: Some people are eager to make “a ton of money” with an eBay business. How realistic is this? What should your focus really be at first so that you can eventually make a decent return?
Answer: Making a “ton of money” is not a realistic expectation – but if you have the right products, do things right and are prepared to work at the business, making a good living is.
Because of the way that eBay works, your focus at first should be establishing yourself as a proven, trusted seller and building up the positive feedback you need to do this. If you want to run a successful eBay business, you have to take the time to do this.
Question: eBay sellers can sometimes come across as unreliable, or at the very least obscure. What can you do to make buyers feel you are a serious business?
Answer: Run your eBay business as a proper business from the get go. That means going through the steps of setting up a real business, charging appropriate taxes, following standard business practices and investing in things such as professional looking packaging.
Question: Any books, Web sites or other reliable sources you can recommend for those who want to start an eBay business?
Answer: eBay itself is a wonderful resource for anyone wanting to become an eBay seller or increase their eBay sales success. Besides the resources on their site, they’re also offering eBay courses/seminars in various cities around the country.
We (About) also have a site all about eBay (http://ebay.about.com/). And, of course, those interested in starting or running an eBay business will find plenty of material to help them get started and develop a successful business on my site, About Small Business: Canada. (You knew I was going to say that.)
Adelia Cellini Linecker is a Los Angeles-based business writer. Her biweekly column appears in Investor’s Business Daily. She also contributes to Variety and is author of “What Color Is Your Piggy Bank? Entrepreneurial Ideas for Self-Starting Kids.”
Make Money Buying and Selling College Textbooks
If you have an interest and knowledge of books, live in proximity of a college and have some free time, selling college text books is the perfect way to make money. For those who want to earn a little extra cash, this business can be run from home, only requires a couple of hours work at most, and gives you free time to do other things.
There are many advantages to selling college text books compared to other second hand books. If you are considering starting a business selling secondhand college textbooks, consider these benefits. Firstly, College text books are not subject to the same economic trends and cyclical buying patterns of regular books. People will buy college text books no matter what the economic climate is; if it is a required reading for their course, it will be purchased. College students will also be more likely to purchase secondhand books, as they usually will try to save money when not in full time employment. College text books are not often given as gifts so people have little reservations with buying the exact same book that has previously been used. In fact many college students prefer used books as the previous owner often leaves useful notes and markings within the book which can sometimes be helpful. Because of the sheer cost of new college text books many college students prefer to buy them over new books. This also benefits you as there is more money in textbooks than in something like paperbacks, since single books can often fetch up to $100, the profit margins are greater when selling second hand college text books.
Starting a business selling second hand text books is also an attractive venture as it can be run from home and it can be run with little investment. If you are in close proximity to a college, you can often do buying and selling through the campus, either by meeting interested parties as requested, or setting up a stall with permission.
Make Money Selling Things on Craigslist
One of my favorite ways to make extra money is to sell the excess from around my home. With fast growing kids, changing styles, and new life phases, it seems I always have an abundance of items that are no longer being used. The first place I look to sell these items is on Craigslist. In my opinion, unless you have something very valuable (that is shippable) Craigslist is the way to go.
There are no fees with Craigslist, meaning all the money you make is yours. You get to set your price. There is no gambling as to whether you will make any money. You set the price you want and hope it sells. If you list an item for auction on EBay there are a couple of bad scenarios that can happen. The price does not get bid high enough for you to make any money after the fees, or it doesn’t sell at all and you are still out the fees (meaning you just lost money). No worries when selling on Craigslist – if it doesn’t sell you are only out your time.
I have found that some things work better than others. Grouping like items together will help them sell better and more quickly. Do you have an entire wardrobe of boys 4t clothing? Rather than selling it one piece or outfit at a time, group all winter clothing together and all summer clothing together and sell it that way.
Take good pictures of the items you are selling. I believe that Craigslist will allow four photos, but I can never get more than one to load. I just say in the ad that I have more photos and to email me for them if interested. I have never had a problem selling anything by doing this, as long as I have one photo up. People can judge the condition fairly well and decide if it is worth pursuing. I know that I really dislike searching for something and not being able to see a picture of it.
Be very careful when selling on Craigslist. Sometimes strange people respond to my ads. There are a couple of ways I protect myself when selling items from my home. First, if I get even the slightest strange feeling from an initial email I just ignore the email. They do not have any of my contact information unless I reply to their email. Better to be safe than sorry in my book. Second, I will only schedule pickups when my husband is home and I make sure the person that is coming knows that my husband will be home. Third, I have the item waiting by the door, or if it is nice weather I will make an excuse to be outdoors with the item waiting on the buyer. Fourth, I keep the phone with me at all times when I am making a sale. Fifth, I only deal locally.
Unfortunately scams are running rampant on Craigslist. If someone contacts you from far away, even just another state, but especially if they are from another country just ignore them. If someone tries to pay you more than what you are asking for be very wary. I would ignore these offers too. If someone wants to have you ship the item, don’t do it. These are all typically scams. They offer to pay you more for your “time”, mail you a cashiers cheque (fake!) and have you ship the item. Only after you ship the item does the cashiers cheque bounce and you have created a major mess for yourself. Deal locally, in cash only and you will be fine.
If you need extra money, Craigslist is a great place to sell your unwanted items. If you haven’t tried it before, it is super easy and fast. Good luck!
Make Extra Money Selling Legos?
Make Extra Money Selling Legos?
May 17, 2010
Making extra money is something that all of us have probably felt the need to do at one point or another in our lives. There are many different ways to bring in some extra cash, the trick is to find work you can do or something you can sell that fits into your current life situation.
For example if you already have a full time job, you could get a part-time job in the evenings. Of course you have to consider things like how far away you’d have to travel, how much money you’d be making, any related child card expenses, etc
It’s not always easy to find the “perfect” side job that earns you a nice amount of money compared to the work you have to put in and is something that you enjoy. Fortunately for our family, my wife found a part-time job that worked really well for us after she left her full time position a few years ago. However, it’s looking more and more like she might be losing that job due to budget cuts.
This has us thinking lately of ways we can make extra money and reminded me of a video I made a while ago for everyone on the Money Smart Life newsletter. The video talks about a former co-worker of mine who makes enough money in his side job to pay his mortgage each month by selling Legos. I remember hearing him talk excitedly about the idea when he first started his venture and each year he started making more and more money.
I have to warn you, it’s one of my first videos so it’s a little long and I use a monotone voice so it’s not very exciting, but I think the information is good so it might be worth a few minutes of your time to check it out the link below if you’re looking to make some extra side money.
Make Extra Money with Legos
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How to Make Money Selling on Ebay
People often ask me how to make money selling on eBay with eBay Auctions!!
I guess it is because I have been buying and eBay selling through eBay auctions since March of 2001 and I am completely hooked. I am not the only one, as the search terms “selling things on ebay”, “ebay selling” and “ebay auction” are hugely popular! I have found ebay selling it to be an excellent way to earn extra money. Perhaps you have things at home that you would like to sell: One option you have is to have a yard sale – but another better option you have is to sell the items on eBay! You’ll not only spend less time with an auction, but it is a lot of fun and you’ll make more money!
Anyway, not only do I make money with eBay auctions, but I save money as well. eBay is a great place to buy things for my family at great prices. I buy home school books, clothes for myself, clothes for my kids, things for the baby, household products…you name it and you can probably find it in an eBay auction! My husband shops for software and computer hardware and electronics on eBay before looking anywhere else.
The first thing you need to do to begin buying or selling on eBay is to register. Ebay selling is very easy and is free! My recommendation is to begin by making several purchases on eBay. It is much easier to get your feet wet by buying than it is for selling. People are more likely to buy from you if you have some feedback from other auctions. You get feedback by having a good transaction with another eBay seller. Not yet registered? Join here to Start Making Money on eBay! Once you have registered, you will want to look for some good resources.
Follow the links below for more information on earning money selling on eBay:
- Free Resources for Finding Products to Sell on eBay (Free ebooks, free videos, free articles)
- Get the ONLY Drop Ship and Wholesale Directory Publisher that is CERTIFIED BY EBAYI
- Sell on eBay Auctions for Fun and Profit
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Free Video Lessons on finding vendors and products to sell on eBay.
- Drop Shipping – Sell on eBay without carrying inventory
- Buying Wholesale and Selling on eBay
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Starting an eBay Store
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Frugal Mom now has a new forum just for Online Auctions! Visit our forum and scroll to the Work from Home Section. There are great tips and friendly ladies who can help you get started on the right track!
When you are ready to sell on eBay the first thing you must decide is what you are going to sell in your eBay auctions. The trick is to know what to sell on eBay to make money. I began with eBay auctions selling things I had around the house – things that I would normally sell at a garage sale. I listed one or two things at a time and then worked my way up to more items at one time. You don’t want to list too many items the first time because once the eBay auctions end you will be overwhelmed. You must keep track of who won which auction, shipping costs, payments for the auctions and shipment of the auctions. It is a lot to do so don’t take on too much at first.
Once you have decided what to sell on eBay you must write up a description of the item. can’t stress enough the importance of being honest. If the item you are selling has a defect of any kind – mention it. You must be very upfront with the buyer and accurately describe what you are selling.
Unless you are going to only sell products from vendors that can supply pictures, I highly recommend making the investment in a digital camera. Check out our tips on using a digital camera for your eBay auctions click here. Most eBay auctions show pictures. If I am choosing between the auction that has a picture versus one that does not have a picture I will always choose the picture auction to bid on. This is simply because I want to see what I am buying. EBay buyers have a much higher comfort level with buying something when they know what to expect than buying sight unseen.
To list your item for sale on eBay you just need to follow the sell link at the top of the page. It will guide you step-by-step through the process.
Drop Shipping and eBay Auctions
Drop Shipping – If you are serious about selling on eBay you really need to consider drop shipping. A real “Drop Shipper” is a legitimate Wholesale Supplier who will send products directly to your Internet customer for you, one product at a time, from their warehouse. They pack and ship the products for you. You pay the drop shipper the Wholesale Price for the products, and charge your customer your Retail Price. The difference between those prices is your profit. You never have to touch the product, or spend money to fill your garage up with products that you might not sell.
With Drop Shippers, you don’t pay up front to stock products. You don’t warehouse anything, or ship anything. You simply place product information (images and descriptions) on your auction, take orders, and email those orders to your Drop Shipper. THEY ship the product to your customer’s door. You never have to touch it. YOU set your Retail Price, and pay the Supplier the Wholesale Price, making a profit every time.
The hard part is finding legitimate drop shippers for your eBay auctions. When I first looked into this idea I put the search term “drop shipping” into Google and came up with lots of hits. After a lot of research, what I discovered was that the drop shippers I was finding were not actually drop shippers but were the middle men! I even purchased on eBay a drop shipper list. I found out though that the list was junk. I only paid $3.00 for it but it was my $3.00! You get what you pay for!
Those people pad their lists with worthless information on middlemen, resellers and closeout liquidators that charge you overblown prices, false account setup fees and order minimums. They take the easy way out, and sell you junk information, instead of doing the work it takes to really do the research. What you need is a good, reliable source.
What solution did I finally find?
I became a member of Worldwide Brands. If you are serious about making money online through drop shipping, this is THE way to go. It is highly recommended by Frugal Mom.
So what is Worldwide Brands?
Worldwide Brands is a membership site that will give you everything you need to get your business started. Here are just some of the top-of-the-line benefits of membership:
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INSTANT access to over 8 million wholesale products.
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Immediate access to research on the best products to sell online.
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Resources for setting up your business and getting a Sales Tax ID in your state.
And talk about a place to learn about the drop shipping business! Look at what the included Whole $ale Ebiz Education (a value of $399.00) gives you:
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19 videos to jump start your e-biz
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19 comprehensive workbooks that EXPAND on each video course
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Interactive Self-testing modules that show you what you’ve learned, and what you need to review to insure your success.
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Real-world Exercises that teach you in understandable terms what each Course means and how it applies to your business.
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Specifically targeted Resources for each course that tell you how to expand your knowledge even further, and find the TRUSTED places to go when you need information on other subjects.
For a limited time, these benefits are also included:
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Selling on Amazon Bonus – 1st 2 Months Free (a $79.98 value)
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Yahoo! Stores Bonus – 1st 6 Months Free (a $779.70 value)
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Free Copy of QuickBooks with Merchant Account Setup (a $199.95 value)
All of that, and MORE is included with your membership to Worldwide Brands. If you are serious about drop shipping I can’t think of a better route to take. I know you’re probably wondering about the cost. Right now, the one time price, which gives you lifetime membership, is $299.00. That may sound steep, especially if you are a frugal mom like me. But I can tell you, the value, quality, and education that you will receive from Worldwide Brands is unsurpassed by anything I have seen. I have been a member for several years now, and it just keeps getting better and better. It is worth every penny, and so much more. Truly.
Buying Wholesale and Selling on eBay
Wholesale and eBay – A real “Bulk Wholesaler” is a legitimate Wholesale Supplier who will sell you several cases of products at a time at a Wholesale Price, and ship them to you. You store those products in your home, and pack and ship them yourself to your customers who order them from your Auction. You charge your customers your Retail Price, and the difference between Wholesale and Retail is your profit.
The problem with this is a lot of companies have very high minimums. Most stay at home moms don’t have thousands to invest in one product! A solution to this is finding companies that will sell small quantities and still give you wholesale prices. Worldwide Brands also has sources for purchasing wholesale products with LOW minimum orders.
* Sell New, Factory-Warranted Products, at Wholesale Pricing, to you; the Home-based Internet Business Owner.
* Sell to you in Affordable Quantities, with minimum orders under $500.
If you like more information about Drop Shipping as a Home based business, visit Frugal Mom’s Drop Ship Pages!
Whether you are a experienced eBay seller or just getting started, an eBay store can be a good way to reach customers you may not have otherwisecaptured . If you have thought about starting your own business, and have had good results with auctions, opening an eBay store may be a good solution
An ebay store can give you more exposure and the chance to sell related items to a shopper that was interested in one of your auctions. Some owners develop repeat customers. Store owners are more likely to get repeat buyers than regular sellers, if they provide good customer service. However, for this to work, you will need enough inventory to justify the monthly fees. Most sellers would say you should have a minimum of 75-100 items in your store.
There are benefits and drawbacks to having an eBay Store. However, with store fees ranging from $15,95 a month to $499.95 a month, you need to know what you are getting into. It would be a good idea to read the eBay the help files at eBay, including the How do I open an eBay store FAQ as well as the eBay Stores forum to get a better understanding of the pros and cons of an eBay store
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