text: i was just worndering that with my back ground that an oneline auction/ ebay busness would work for me??   no one can say whether you will do good on ebay until you try.  an important part of the equation for success on ebay is having products that buyers actually want. it may be the "hot" products or rare collectible products. ebay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace:   items in demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. to see the in demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html    hot items by category report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on ebay for the previous month. go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "hot items by category" from the menu on the left.   ebay pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on ebay". go to http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see ebay pulse in action.   merchandising calendar = ebay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. savvy ebayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html  to view the current merchandising calendar.  you may want to read the various articles in the success with internet auctions section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/internet/auction.htm