Owning your own business is an exciting idea. You may be reluctant about all the overhead charges there will be for office space, inventory and supplies. You can start out on a smaller scale with a home based business. You will not have to pay for retail space and will even get a break on your taxes if you have a separate room in the home that is for work.If you are planning on selling a product or various products you need a platform for selling. eBay has become a large arena for home based businesses as well as many large companies to sell their products. This also eliminates the need for a website and possibly paying for services to get it launched and keep it running.A home based business on eBay will not require any cost to start up. You sign up for free and can start listing right away. You will pay listing fees and insertion fees for the items you sell but the fee is minimal. You have to decide what you are selling and where you will get it. Some people start off by selling what they already have in their home by cleaning out the garage and the attic. With the money they make they buy inventory or stock in something else that they being selling on eBay. This way there is no out of pocket expenses for your home based business.Drop ship companies are the easiest for eBay businesses. There is no need for stock as the wholesale site will allow you to list their items and once sold you simply pay the discounted price, keep the profit for yourself and they will ship it directly to your customer. You never have to deal with the product, the shipping labels, or the post office. It is a great way to begin a home based business.