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  1. carburated

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Walter, Thank you very much for your reply. Following your advice, and the advice of your awesome book, I went back into my search for the manufacturers. The ratio of wholesalers/resellers to manufacturers is astonishing. Yet, part of doing business. I like it, as it is how MJ's book says...
  2. carburated

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

    GOLD! SOURCING 
    Question for the people doing this: What is your average order size in US dollars? Doing this small time, if I do a $900-$1,100 order, I see the profits hovering at about 15%. I would like to make bigger profit margins... Something akin to 30% (or more). I can increase my profits by shipping...
  3. carburated

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Once again, thanks for sharing all this! Question about your website: Do you have a shopping cart on the website, with PayPal (or 2CheckOut) payment gateways? Or does your website send customers to your eBay/Amazon stores? Thank you!
  4. carburated

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Can you make a profit while paying them 10% PayPal fee? If you can, then... screw it. Pay the 10% Go make money man. Otherwise, Western Union is a possibility.
  5. carburated

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Figure those $8 our in your profit/costs. Count with the fact that $8.00 will go to shipping to your clients.
  6. carburated

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Ecom man, question: What approximate percentage of those $90,000 is profit? Is it 50%ish percent? Just wondering. I am using $20 per unit as my metric to sell on eBay. If I profit under $20 per unit, I pass up. This is after buying, shipping to my location, eBay+PayPal fees, and shipping to...
  7. carburated

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Thanks both to SeanyHang and Ecom man. Very much appreciated. That's the mindset I have. As long as you are providing value, and a good deal, I think scammers will be in the minority. And I like the customer-relations reply SeanyHang. I read the Zappos book, and really like that mindset...
  8. carburated

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Hey Ecom Man, Do you always pay for return shipping? Or does it depend on the item? Thanks!
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