Selling is the most oldest and remunerative business in the planet.
Most successful people have always been involved in selling.
Now with the advent of world wide web, the earth has been transformed virtually into a global marketplace.
eBay is the most successful and extremely popular internet marketplace I have ever heard of.
It completely controls the market share among the internet shopping malls.
eBay was started as a site where people used to auction their used goods.
But now, it has transformed itself into a giant e-shopping mall wherein you can buy almost everything you dream of.
Though there are many ways of making money on eBay, the best way is to own an eBay store.
Though owning an eBay store is relatively easier, the management of the store is not that easy as it looks.
You will have to manage your clients, stocks, payment mechanisms, etc.
If you feel that managing a store is a cumbersome process, then the answer to this issue would be to open up an affiliate store.
In an affiliate store you can display products of others and when somebody purchases products through your store, you earn a commission for every sale.
Here the commissions earned might be lesser than the profits you make out of your own eBay store.
But, here you need not actually maintain any inventory, and can avoid hassles such as shipping, maintenance, etc.
A beginner who wants to make a decent income without much investment can choose the option of opening up an affiliate store.
Any enterprising entrepreneur looking to make good income without taking much risk like huge investment, maintaining stocks, shipping, client relations, etc can try his stars by starting an affiliate store.
Even if the business fails, you will not lose much.
At the end of the day, I believe it as a win-win proposition.