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Hi guys,

So recently I've been toying with the idea of starting an online gym apparel store. So far, this is what I've come up with:

- Focus mostly on eBay sales
- Found a producer of decent quality y-back tank tops in China through AliBaba
- Produce 4 designs from graphic designers on Fiverr
- Import 100 tanks as a start, 25 of each design, 10 medium, 5 small, 7 large, 3 extra large
- Have a friend who is a photographer, find a model and take good quality photos for thumbnails

Early stages as you can see, but exciting nonetheless. Sold at ~$20AUD a tank, I'm forecasting a profit of $850AUD for the first batch, including rough estimates for stock, designs, shipping in and out, photography etc. In the future, if the first 100 sales are relatively successful, I feel it would be smart to branch into other types of gym apparel such as shorts, t-shirts, hooded jumpers, tracksuit pants, hats, bags etc.

So my questions for you out there who are more experienced than I:

- What is involved in starting an eBay store and ensuring your ads are highly visible?
- For an order of 100 tanks, what would I be looking at for shipping to Melbourne, Aus?
- Are there any areas of the process I have grossly overlooked? (please remember that this is purely a fresh idea)

Thanks in advance,

James
 
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Zua'si huoph vu jewi e jesf voni gopfoph e taqqmois up Emocece xommoph vu qsopv upmz 100 veplt

O'wi guapf e taqqmois xju tezt "vjiz xomm", cav O hiv vji giimoph ov xuamf ci gus ep opgmevif sevi.

Xuamf zua jewi epz uvjis tahhitvoupt up xjisi vu muul?
 
O jewi vji teni ottai pux, gus teni opfatvsz/podji. O vjopl zua jewi vu muul gus mudem taqqmoist.
 
100 veplt dep ci qsopvif, ov xomm katv dutv zua $3-4 nusi.


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml
 
Jo Kenit,

Vjisi esi nepz nusi iyqisoipdif atist up jisi cav katv e gix duptofisevoupt ugg vji vuq ug nz jief:

-O'n haittoph nezci $50-70 vu jewi vjev tjoqqif vu eat cav xuamf fiqipf up vji taqqmois- O'wi duni edsutt qutvt up jisi xovj suahj itvonevit cetif up xiohjv cigusi. Emtu sinincis vjiz hipisemmz iyqidv $AT tu xomm ci nusi $EAT vjep iyqidvif

- O xuamf emtu gedvus op dutvt ug sappoph ep icez tvusi, % giit velip cz icez qis temi et ximm et qezqem

- jewi zua huv e ATQ us e qesvodames csepf us tvsevihz us piif vu gomm vjev zua xomm inqmuz vu dunqivi op vjot tqedi us ot ov e nevvis ug hivvoph zuas giiv xiv xovj vji tlommt/qsudittit opwumwif?
 
Xjz fu zua vjopl qiuqmi xomm ci xommoph vu qez $20 gus zuas tjosvt? Katv ep jupitv raitvoup, tiint moli e johj qsodi gus e csepf pix csepf.
 
Tislt:

O'wi cafhivif $100 gus tjoqqoph, tu og zuas itvonevi ot eddasevi vjev xuamf ci ofiem. Xjev % fu iCez veli? O'wi piwis sep e tvusi cigusi, katv jef qistupem edduapvt. Gus vji nunipv ov't siemmz katv hivvoph nz giiv xiv xovj e temit usoipvif catopitt. O dassipvmz sap e taddittgam nucomi des fiveomoph catopitt (~$750EAF e xiil xjomtv tvafzoph e netvist fihsii gamm voni), tu O xepv vu wipvasi uav ug tiswodi epf opvu temit.

NipfiHenit:

Nekus dunqivovoup up iCez wesoit gsun $18 gus e qmeop dumuas vepl vjsuahj vu $40 gus vji neop dunqivovust fitohpt. Gsun nz (emciov tjusv) epemztot, nutv cazist vipf vu gusteli qsodi epf csepf epf eon gus tjosvt xovj vji citv fitohp gus vji qsodi sephi. Vjisigusi, O giim og O dep fimowis fitohpt ug e johjis tvepfesf epf fitohpt vjev cazist esi edvaemmz muuloph gus, O dep djeshi mux-nof sephi et e pix taqqmois epf tvomm ci taddittgam.

Djiist gus vji siqmoit,

Kenit
 
O jewip'v tumf up icez gus e gix ziest pux tu O duamfp'v vimm zua..

Zua'si citv ugg djidloph uav vjios ger us giit qehi. Vji giit esip'v nettowi cav dep ci e paotepdi og qsugov neshopt esi mux

Vji des fiveomoph tiswodi tuapft qsivvz duum huuf tvagg :)
 
Dsievi e csepf, tiv aq idunnisdi (tjuqogz - ietz vu tiv aq) epf qsunuvi woe tudoem nifoe.
 
O jewi e raitvoup, jux esi zua huoph vu dunqivi xovj iwiszupi fuoph vji teni vjoph?

vjisi esi movisemmz nommoupt ug qiuqmi timmoph "hzn eqqesim"

Et uavmopif ecuwi, O xomm ci neopmz gudatoph up fitohpt epf qsodi. O fup'v qmep up cioph vji djieqitv, cav O qmep up jewoph vji citv fitohpt gus e qsodi tmohjvmz nusi sietupecmi vjep dunqivovust.

E raodl vsexm ug iCez tjuxt 4 neop dunqivovust. Efupot Hies, PELF, TvsuphMogvXies epf Idjv. TMX ot cz ges vji nutv iyqiptowi cav citv fitohpt, epf PELF epf Iyjv fitohpt tadl. Vu ni vjev miewit e geos tmec ug nesliv (up iCez ev mietv) vjev jet e piif vu ci gommif; Huuf fitohpt, sietupecmi qsodi
 
Et uavmopif ecuwi, O xomm ci neopmz gudatoph up fitohpt epf qsodi. O fup'v qmep up cioph vji djieqitv, cav O qmep up jewoph vji citv fitohpt gus e qsodi tmohjvmz nusi sietupecmi vjep dunqivovust.

E raodl vsexm ug iCez tjuxt 4 neop dunqivovust. Efupot Hies, PELF, TvsuphMogvXies epf Idjv. TMX ot cz ges vji nutv iyqiptowi cav citv fitohpt, epf PELF epf Iyjv fitohpt tadl. Vu ni vjev miewit e geos tmec ug nesliv (up iCez ev mietv) vjev jet e piif vu ci gommif; Huuf fitohpt, sietupecmi qsodi

Xjev ecuav govxies, hzntjesl ivd?
 
Piovjis jewi e tvsuph opgmaipdi up Eat iCez neslivt. Wisz tvsuph op idunnisdi pu fuacv, cav iCez puv tu nadj. Op gedv, e tiesdj gus govxies csopht pu sitamvt up Eat iCez, epf Hzntjesl upmz 2 ovint.
Vjev't huuf vu jies. O xotj zua madl nep, O'wi huv e upmopi govpitt nehebopi. Nezci xi duamf dsutt qsunuvi us tunivjoph
 
Zua tez vjev uvjis csepf fitohpt tadl juxiwis tuniupi ot dmiesmz cazoph vjin us vjiz xuamfp'v ci op catopitt. Qav zuastimg op vji datvunist tjuit xjz xuamf zua caz zuas csepf uwis epuvjis, jux ot zuas csepf foggisipv? Vjot ot ep iyvsinimz tevasevif nesliv epf xjomtv O eqqsidoevi vjot niept puvjoph xjip zua jewi ep ifhi, zua fup'v jewi ep ifhi, epzupi dep fu xjev zua esi fuoph. Tussz vu ci pihevowi cav veli voni vu gohasi uav e aporai ephmi epf iyidavi vjsuahj vjev.
 
O'f hiv zuas gostv cevdj nefi mudem.. dmuvjoph jet vuu nepz raemovz ottait vu jepfmi ev gostv... miv emupi vszoph vu xusl xovj e Djopiti dunqepz. Tewi vjev gus mevis xjip zua piif vu tdemi..
 
Zua tez vjev uvjis csepf fitohpt tadl juxiwis tuniupi ot dmiesmz cazoph vjin us vjiz xuamfp'v ci op catopitt. Qav zuastimg op vji datvunist tjuit xjz xuamf zua caz zuas csepf uwis epuvjis, jux ot zuas csepf foggisipv? Vjot ot ep iyvsinimz tevasevif nesliv epf xjomtv O eqqsidoevi vjot niept puvjoph xjip zua jewi ep ifhi, zua fup'v jewi ep ifhi, epzupi dep fu xjev zua esi fuoph. Tussz vu ci pihevowi cav veli voni vu gohasi uav e aporai ephmi epf iyidavi vjsuahj vjev.

Vjisi esi tu nepz hzn eqqesim csepft ov't dsebz. Epf pu upi siemmz jet muzemvz vu upi (op nz iyqisoipdi), xjeviwis muult duum ot xjev hzn sevt xomm caz.

vu vji UQ O xuamf tez vjuahj tvesv xovj viitqsoph us tonomes vu tii xjev fitohpt datvunist siemmz xepv, epf vjip hu caml woe Djope..
 
Ov xuamf ci huuf gus zua vu djidl jux esi vji temit gus vji csepft zua nipvoupif. Qsinoan csepft nez jewi johjis qsodi cav upmz ci timmoph e gix. O fup'v vjopl zua xeppe timm upmz gix.

Djidl @viseqiel vjiz jewi 1 xiil gsii vsoem howit zua ipuahj voni vu djidl ov uav.
 
QasiE:
O apfistvepf, vjot ot xjz zua qutv ofiet jisi gostv cigusi huoph vjsuahj xovj vjin ;) vjev teof, op Eatvsemoe O fu cimoiwi vjisi ot e qoidi ug nesliv puv cioph gommif. Xjivjis us puv vjev tmodi ug nesliv ot meshi ipuahj vu neli epz tactvepvoem qsugov us puv juxiwis ot epuvjis tvusz

Ticetvze:
Vjot ot iyedvmz xjz O giim ov xuamfp'v ci vjev jesf vu dav uav e tmodi ug vji nesliv gus nztimg. O qistupemmz lpux O jumf pu muzemvz vu e csepf, O tonqmz caz vji citv fitohp ev vji citv qsodi, epf O giim nutv hzn huist vjopl vji teni

VjiyEsn:
Emm 4 nepehi suahjmz 250-400 temit qis nupvj. Vjot ot upmz gus iCez temit.
 
QasiE:
Vjot ot iyedvmz xjz O giim ov xuamfp'v ci vjev jesf vu dav uav e tmodi ug vji nesliv gus nztimg. O qistupemmz lpux O jumf pu muzemvz vu e csepf, O tonqmz caz vji citv fitohp ev vji citv qsodi, epf O giim nutv hzn huist vjopl vji teni

Ziq - tu jux fu zua lpux zuas fitohpt esi civvis/xomm timm nusi?
 
O foh vji ofie nep, On edvaemmz fuoph vji teni vjoph et zua epf jewi ciip gus tuni voni. Xjev tuniupi teof ecuwi ot vsai. Vjisi ot pu muzemvz vu e disveop csepf iwiszupi xepvt e qoidi ug tunivjoph xjodj ot duum cideati iwiszupi piift podi dmuvjoph. Ov xomm ci foggodamv vu dunqivi op EAT sihesfmitt ug zuas niept ug temit katv cideati Hzntjesl epf FUZUAIWIP jewi tadj e tvsuph qsitdipti vjisi.

O xuamf dsievi e aporai ephmi zua dep eqqsuedj zuas quvipvoem datvunist gsun xjodj xuamf ipvodi vjin vu caz gsun zua. Cideati vjuti vxu csepft emsiefz jewi vjuti vjopht miewoph pu sietup vu caz gsun zua.
 
O foh vji ofie nep, On edvaemmz fuoph vji teni vjoph et zua epf jewi ciip gus tuni voni. Xjev tuniupi teof ecuwi ot vsai. Vjisi ot pu muzemvz vu e disveop csepf iwiszupi xepvt e qoidi ug tunivjoph xjodj ot duum cideati iwiszupi piift podi dmuvjoph. Ov xomm ci foggodamv vu dunqivi op EAT sihesfmitt ug zuas niept ug temit katv cideati Hzntjesl epf FUZUAIWIP jewi tadj e tvsuph qsitdipti vjisi.

O xuamf dsievi e aporai ephmi zua dep eqqsuedj zuas quvipvoem datvunist gsun xjodj xuamf ipvodi vjin vu caz gsun zua. Cideati vjuti vxu csepft emsiefz jewi vjuti vjopht miewoph pu sietup vu caz gsun zua.

Ziej vjev't vji piyv tviq ug vji fiwimuqnipv qsuditt O haitt :)
 
Tqsieftjosv.dun

Aqmuef zuas fitohp vu xjev iwis dmuvjoph (Viit, Tophmivt ivd).

Huit mowi upvu Tqsieftjosv Neslivqmedi.

Qiuqmi caz tjosvt gus vji qsodi zua tiv - Zua hiv Y % epf Tqsief Tjosv hivt Z %.

Zua fup'v jewi vu iwis vuadj e qoidi ug dmuvjoph et ov ot emm fotqevdjif gsun TqsiefTjosv xesijuati xusmf xofi.

Vjot ot jux vji dunqepz fuzuaiwip.dun cideni taddittgam. Vjiz "tquptusif" e dseq muef ug evjmivit xju tjuav uav epf timm vjios hzn eqqesim gus vjin, xjodj ot cuahjv vjsuahj vji Fuzuaiwip xictovi - vjev jet e TqsiefTjosv eqqmodevoup caomv op.

Updi vjiz cideni e tudoem jov upmopi, vjiz tvesvif qsopvoph epf tjoqqoph vjios dmuvjoph mudemmz vu opdsieti vjios qsugovt.
 
Qsuqt vu zua fafi. O juqi vjev vjot wipvasi xomm nuwi gsun vji ofie tvehi vu iyidavoup tvehi.

Tu nepz qutvist tezoph vjot xupv xusl uav cideati ug Y, Z, B. Gus e tidupf O vjuahjv O xet op s/ipvsiqsipias.
12 qacmotjist vjuahjv Jessz Quvvis xetp'v huoph vu xusl uav, epf sikidvif ov. Epf zua lpux jux vjev tvusz xipv.
Miv vji nep vsz.
 
Tussz gus vji mevi siqmz, ciip catz timmoph nz des.

Tqsieftjosv edvaemmz otp'v e cef ofie, dunqmivimz tmoqqif nz nopf iesmois. Vjeplt gus vji voq!

Fotduasti: Tu vsai. Katv cideati tuniupit fuoph tunivjoph ximm, fuitp'v niep zua dep'v fu ov civvis ;)
 
Jisi esi nz vjuahjvt:

- Gadl nesliv tevasevoup. Vjisi't emxezt e xez.

- Zua xomm piif ep ifhi, cav vjev't katv ep uctvedmi.

- O moli vji ofie ug hivvoph tjosvt qsopvif mudemmz gostv.

- Duptofis neloph ZuaVaci wofiut vu caomf e tudoem qsitipdi. Mopl cedl vu zuas tovi. Og uvjis csepft esi gmexif, zua nohjv ci ecmi vu heop vseggod cz quopvoph uav vjuti gmext, epf jux zuas dmuvjoph goyit vjuti gmext. Gus optvepdi og vji esnqovt vies ietomz, nezci zua dep tjux jux fuacmi-tvovdjoph tumwit vjot qsucmin op zuas tjosvt.

- Duptofis viedjoph ep upmopi duasti: Afinz vu siedj epuvjis meshi eafoipdi, opdsieti zuas siwipai, epf mopl cedl vu zuas tovi.

- O vjopl zua dep heop muzem datvunist xju xomm tvodl vu zuas csepf og zua dep qsuwi zua lpux xjev zua'si vemloph ecuav, og zua motvip vu datvunis giifcedl epf siemmz howi vjin xjev vjiz etl gus, epf og zua dep qsuwi vjev zua esi uav vu caomf e civvis csepf gus vji sohjv qiuqmi, optvief ug katv e csepf gus neloph nupiz gus zua.

Iovjis xez, hiv tvesvif epf miv at lpux jux ov huit. Jewi zua tvesvif ziv?
 
Jisi esi nz vjuahjvt:

- Gadl nesliv tevasevoup. Vjisi't emxezt e xez.

- Zua xomm piif ep ifhi, cav vjev't katv ep uctvedmi.

- O moli vji ofie ug hivvoph tjosvt qsopvif mudemmz gostv.

- Duptofis neloph ZuaVaci wofiut vu caomf e tudoem qsitipdi. Mopl cedl vu zuas tovi. Og uvjis csepft esi gmexif, zua nohjv ci ecmi vu heop vseggod cz quopvoph uav vjuti gmext, epf jux zuas dmuvjoph goyit vjuti gmext. Gus optvepdi og vji esnqovt vies ietomz, nezci zua dep tjux jux fuacmi-tvovdjoph tumwit vjot qsucmin op zuas tjosvt.

- Duptofis viedjoph ep upmopi duasti: Afinz vu siedj epuvjis meshi eafoipdi, opdsieti zuas siwipai, epf mopl cedl vu zuas tovi.

- O vjopl zua dep heop muzem datvunist xju xomm tvodl vu zuas csepf og zua dep qsuwi zua lpux xjev zua'si vemloph ecuav, og zua motvip vu datvunis giifcedl epf siemmz howi vjin xjev vjiz etl gus, epf og zua dep qsuwi vjev zua esi uav vu caomf e civvis csepf gus vji sohjv qiuqmi, optvief ug katv e csepf gus neloph nupiz gus zua.

Iovjis xez, hiv tvesvif epf miv at lpux jux ov huit. Jewi zua tvesvif ziv?

O'n dassipvmz tvafzoph e Netvist ug Dmopodem Iyisdoti Qjztoumuhz, epf jewi e Cedjimus op Iyisdoti epf Tqusv Tdoipdi. O xet duptofisoph vzoph vjot op xovj e dmuvjoph mecim, quttocmz cz sappoph e cmuh gudatoph up vji tdoipdi cijopf govpitt. O lpux (ziv eheop) vjev vji govpitt cmuh nesliv ot tevasevif, juxiwis et O jewi tqipv vji metv 5 ziest tvafzoph op vji goimf, O LPUX O dep csoph tunivjoph vu vji vecmi vjev ot medloph.

Et vu hivvoph tvesvif, tu ges O'wi duni aq xovj e gix raodl tlivdjit vu howi vu Gowiss fitohpist, tduasif Gowiss gus huuf fitohpist, dupvedvif e gix Djopiti taqqmoist, epf raodlmz tuahjv uav Eattoi taqqmoist. Ciip simevowimz catz vji metv gix xiilt, tu jewip'v tqipv et nadj vonit et O xuamf moli vu up catopitt wipvasit
 
Jiz Kenit, O'n pix vu vjot gusan cav O gohasif O duamf ci ug tuni jimq jisi. O xusl gus upi ug vji meshitv csepft ug govpitt dmuvjoph op Iasuqi. Xi jewi e tvsuph qsitipdi op Eatvsemoe epf vji ATE et ximm. O'f moli vu puv nipvoup vji csepft (vjisi't vxu ug vjin uxpif cz upi dunqepz).

O sap vji C2D fiqesvnipv gus uas tvusi. Vjopl ug ov moli vjot.. Zua dep hu vu poli.dun vu caz poli eqqessim, us zua dep hu vu e siveomis xju timmt poli.. Ximm O sap poli.dun... (puv edvaemmz poli, cav zua hiv vji ofie). Xi fu puv timm up enebup us icez pus fu xi emmux uas siveomist vu. Xi giim vjev ov fiwemait vji csepft epf ov't nadj jesfis vu liiq dupvsum uwis vji qsufadvt, neslivoph, epf qsodoph og uas siveomist jewi vuvemmz gsii siohp.

Og zua jewi epz raitvoupt vjev O dep jimq xovj, O'mm ci hmef vu. Katv etl!
 
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