Its been a couple months since I splurged on the Ebay lots, and I will admit it takes a while to become profitable. I still have several figures who have not sold yet, although all of the lots that I bought on Ebay have netted me at least some profit. It is a little hard to gauge--the money from Amazon goes straight to the company bank account while the money spent to fund Ebay investments comes from Paypal. For this method of investment to work, I would recommend a strong Excel spreadsheet that shows money spent, including shipping and all costs. The other thing I would recommend is bulk. I made the mistake of only buying a few lots. The problem is that sometimes you can only go positive by a few dollars or event cents, and having a few lots makes the effort not really worth it.