arbydee2
Regular Member
- Mar 20, 2010
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Hey everyone.
Well I'm looking into getting some $$$ off of ebay again. I would like to hear some professional advice before diving in.
Just to let you know where I'm at right now.
Here are my advantages:
1. I live outside the USA. I have access to all types of replicas.. Watches, blu-rays, dvds, bags, wallets.. You name it, I can buy it at wholesale prices. When I say wholesale prices, I literally mean dirt cheap.. unlike most of the so called chinese drop ship companies you can find floating around the net.
2. I'm keen on quality. I know what can pass as genuine to 95% of USA buyers.
3. I have a warehouse in the United States who can take care of all the local distribution and mailing. I'll just all the items in 4-5 shipments and I have people to do the inventory and what not.
My disadvantages:
1. There's always the risk of my packages getting held back by customs. Although I haven't experienced any in the past, there's that chance that 1 in 1,000 shipments will be held back.
2. I have a rather new ebay account. This might be subject to 21 day holds and what not.
3. I have a rather limited budget. Most of my money is tied up with my software company expenses and what not.
As you can see, there's a lot of money to be made here. Buyers don't have to wait forever for their products to arrive since it's already stateside.
So I'm thinking.. Should I tough it out and do limited sales until I get the 21 day waiting period lifted? Or should I get a pro ebayer as a partner who can sell all the stuff on ebay and split the returns?
At this point, I'm only willing to share this with a partner if they're willing to shell out $5k - $10k as start up capital as well for additional item inventory.
What will you do if you were in my shoes?
Thanks a lot
Arby
Well I'm looking into getting some $$$ off of ebay again. I would like to hear some professional advice before diving in.
Just to let you know where I'm at right now.
Here are my advantages:
1. I live outside the USA. I have access to all types of replicas.. Watches, blu-rays, dvds, bags, wallets.. You name it, I can buy it at wholesale prices. When I say wholesale prices, I literally mean dirt cheap.. unlike most of the so called chinese drop ship companies you can find floating around the net.
2. I'm keen on quality. I know what can pass as genuine to 95% of USA buyers.
3. I have a warehouse in the United States who can take care of all the local distribution and mailing. I'll just all the items in 4-5 shipments and I have people to do the inventory and what not.
My disadvantages:
1. There's always the risk of my packages getting held back by customs. Although I haven't experienced any in the past, there's that chance that 1 in 1,000 shipments will be held back.
2. I have a rather new ebay account. This might be subject to 21 day holds and what not.
3. I have a rather limited budget. Most of my money is tied up with my software company expenses and what not.
As you can see, there's a lot of money to be made here. Buyers don't have to wait forever for their products to arrive since it's already stateside.
So I'm thinking.. Should I tough it out and do limited sales until I get the 21 day waiting period lifted? Or should I get a pro ebayer as a partner who can sell all the stuff on ebay and split the returns?
At this point, I'm only willing to share this with a partner if they're willing to shell out $5k - $10k as start up capital as well for additional item inventory.
What will you do if you were in my shoes?
Thanks a lot
Arby