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Everyone realises that selling on eBay requires good products. What everyone does not realise, is that many everyday articles are actually excellent sellers.

In the second of this series o

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

f articles, I will go through a niche product category that most would never give a second thought, children's books.

Almost everyone has gone to a garage sale or second-hand store and che

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

cked the books. Usually you throw aside the children's books in case there is something valuable underneath! Most people will know about the first edition Harry potter books that sold for

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

igh amounts of money, but how many of those are just lying at sales?

The real goldmine is in more obscure titles. Here is a small sample of sold items on eBay in November;

* Lang (Andrew

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

) The Blue Fairy Book Hardcover first Ed 1889 $1,420.20

* Nesbit (Edith) Miss Mischief, Boards 1880 $568.08

* Hardy Boys HIDDEN GOLD RED COVER 1930 Hardcover with dust Jacket $2184 !

Now

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

obviously, these 3 examples are the top sellers at this time period and you’re probably thinking that you’ll never come across these books. Actually there are so many children's books that

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

you can pick up for 20c or less than $1 which will sell for between $25 -$300

1. If it is a hardcover book and has the paper dust-jacket, that is a good start.

2. Now check the edition.

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

oes it only have "printed in (any year)," does it have 2nd impression (or any impression) or this edition printed in (any year).

3. A very general rule would be the earlier the impression,

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

the better. There is however always exclusions to this rule, which is why you should spend an hour or two simply writing down the authors that consistently achieve good prices.

I have mad

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

a small list here which only took 5 minutes to compile, so you can see how easy it is to do!

* L. Frank Baum (author of The Wizard of Oz) -This author regularly gets prices Between $30-$2

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

00

* Enid Blyton (Author of Famous 5) -regular sales between $10-$50

* Dr Seuss (Author of Cat in the Hat ect...) - often up to $200 for first editions

The best way to research this on e

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

Bay is to do a search that shows completed auctions on children's books from the highest price.

There are also many popular children's figures that often appeal not only to book collectors

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

but pop culture and other collectors. A great example of this is Mickey Mouse and many of the Disney Characters. Star Wars books are also an interesting market as even the newer books se

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

em to have a wide collector base. When looking at older children's books, the ones with large clear well drawn illustrations and novelty books are a good bet. Things such as older pop-up

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

ooks also appeal to a wide range of collectors.

A growing number of people are also looking for pop culture icons such as Gerry Anderson. Some have sold annuals related to Gerry Anderson T

t?

As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

V series for over $50! Another thing to think about is, even when you don’t see anything promising, collections of the same author can go for substantially more than single books. People

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

ike to purchase a collection already put together rather than having to pay for shipping on each one.

Some recent good sellers have been;

- The Hardy Boys Series

- Lemony Snickets Series

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

- Judy Blume Books

- Roald Dahl books

- The Nancy drew series

And finally, there has been an interesting amount of older Little Golden Books selling for considerably high prices. Thi

.

As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

is an interesting trend considering how cheap these were when released. Some of the earlier ones are constantly reaching over $100!

This really is a fascinating niche market on eBay and i

elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

t does pay to do a little research first. Again, this is something you can pick up at garage sales and goodwill stores for next to nothing.

Thanks for reading and Good Luck!

Rachel Annarv

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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