In fairness, when Matt and Amanda started on ebay and wrote their Fairy Tales, ebay was a different scene.

It was possible (I would not say easy) to set up as a seller and make a decent living if you worked hard.

Jumping in at the deep end with drop shipping is definitely not the way to go.

Start small....sell items from around the house until you get a feel for ebay.  Do not spend money on stock until you are sure ebay selling is for you.   It is not as easy as it looks and the new rules that have been introduced in the last 12 months or so are making things even harder than they need to be for sellers.