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  1. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    There are different ways to get to the top of Amazon than on eBay. With eBay being best match is vital so your listing gets views. Being a Top rated seller is also important so you can get that best match. On Amazon if you have the same product as someone else you don't create a listing. You...
  2. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Talk to a tax professional about the best way to structure your business.
  3. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Sales do slow down in January. It is a part of retail. The reason why it is called Black Friday (day after Thanksgiving) is because that is when retailers start making money for the year. (Go into the black) As an online seller I make profit all year long but November and December are absolutely...
  4. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    I agree with what carburated said. Figure in the extra $8 when deciding whether to buy the item or not. Advertise the free shipping and include it as your cost of doing business. I always do free shipping and it costs me $5.35 or $10.65 for each item i ship. Include the shipping costs in as part...
  5. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Sorry about the delay in responding. I've been traveling with family and preparing for the new year. It was about 38% profit on that 90k. I too try for $20+ per item profit but right now most of my items are in between $10 and $20 profit per sale. It was higher over Christmas but has normalized...
  6. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Well I ended the month of Dec with $90,000 in sales which is $10,000 short of what I was hoping. Considering last December I did 25k I guess 90k isn't too bad. Goal next December is 250k. We will see what happens.
  7. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Correct, it is best not to have all your sales on just one channel. (eBay, Amazon, etc.)
  8. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    The purpose of your own website really comes down to control. You can't control if eBay or Amazon raise fees and squeeze your margins. You honestly can't control if eBay/ Amazon changes their rules for selling and kick all smaller sellers off! If you have your own website that you are getting...
  9. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    That is why you don't put on an open forum what items you are selling. 16 sellers will drive the prices through the floor on an already cheap item.
  10. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    I love that response! I pay for return shipping if the item is defective. (Yes, people lie about it being defective but what can you do) If they simply change their mind then they pay for the return shipping. I have also given refunds if the item is cheap, normally $15 or below. Personally, if...
  11. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    WOW! Why does Christmas always bring out the crazies? I have spent the last 2 days emailing a lady back and forth. She purchased an item from me a month ago and now says it is defective/ not working properly. I told her that i stand behind all my products 100% and will of course accept a return...
  12. Ecom man

    I'm going to make an easy $1M in 2015.......

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    Well you and I are almost identical in age then (i just turned 26 in October). One thing that is difficult even now is separating your emotions from the business. People will email and message you completely irate over things outside of your control or things that are 100% their fault. It is...
  13. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Awesome! Glad to hear that I am helping some people. 3 items and $5,000 in sales is nothing to sneeze at! Way to go in getting started and in finding some products to start!
  14. Ecom man

    I'm going to make an easy $1M in 2015.......

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    First off Congrats on the successful business you already have! 22 and out busting your butt making a life for yourself is absolutely amazing! Way to go! I think the reason you got all the hate/unbelief in the first of the thread and even some now is the fact that you are looking to go from $0...
  15. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    The higher sales the better obviously. The issue is that if someone has 1,000's sold on their buy it now there will probably be tons of competitors. I am happy with items selling 5-10 a day. Even 1 item a day is fine with me if the profits #s are good enough. I want to carry more items with...
  16. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    So if you cant find them any cheaper than $13 why not buy them from the eBay sellers at $11 in bulk wait til they come in and then resell at a higher price?
  17. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    I use Good til cancelled on all my listings. When I run out the listing ends until I get more in stock. I normally have a good enough handle on sales/ inventory that I don't run out before getting the next order. I only tried it without a store so with a store it might be a different story but I...
  18. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Ahhhhhhh see not enough sleep on my part apparently causes me to lose all math skills lol. My apologies for my error. The profit margin is certainly decent enough that I would pursue it but only in smaller quantities.
  19. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    Sorry for the delay in responding. It has been pretty busy here trying to get one last shipment of inventory here, getting it all listed and preparing for the final week of sales. Sales prices are starting to climb through the roof on some of my products! Items I was selling for $59.99 two weeks...
  20. Ecom man

    [AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

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    You can actually use that out of stock/good til cancelled without having a store. It doesn't work as advertised in my experience though. I used it on a few items that ran out. They were #1 on best match when I ran out. When my products came back in I added the quantity and went back live. I was...

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