Passive income: NO

Earning passive income from an eBay selling side hustle is challenging and rare. Most sellers need to actively manage listings, inventory, and customer service. Automation tools can help with listing and inventory management, but they require initial setup and ongoing adjustments. Outsourcing tasks like shipping and customer service can reduce active involvement, but it adds costs and complexity. Only a few sellers, often those with significant experience and resources, achieve a level of passivity. Many people mistakenly believe eBay can become fully passive without understanding the ongoing effort required. Myths include the idea that once a system is set up, it runs itself, which is misleading. Realistically, it becomes passive for those who scale significantly and invest in automation and outsourcing, but not for casual sellers.