Selling tangible items using the Internet (Toys & Collectibles)

[edmundloh]

This idea has been drumming in my head for a long time, and I want to put this into motion - for both fun and profit!

I've been so used to selling information online, but never before have I sold tangible items (besides the CDs and USB hard drives, which to me still falls under "information products" and that I am capable of producing them on my own). That said, this is going to be mostly a new thing to me.


Current Scenario

- I have identified a demand for certain toys and collectibles.

- I have leads to some shops here locally selling them, and the shop owners are definitely looking for more buyers (some said they are trying to do it online since international demand is greater vs. local)


What I Have / Can Do

- I can outsource to get my entire website store created

- Autoresponder

- PayPal (a given)

- Social media (FB, Twitter, Instagram) however I acknowledge this is kinda limited and probably good for a start only


But What Next?

- What I have not established yet is whether these shop owners are manufacturers or they got it from somewhere else themselves... (which if it's the case, I would be basically 'on the same level' with them thus maybe I'd pass as a competitor actually)

- In this case, how do I source for these items? I am sure there's got to be a way.

- Traffic: the way I see it, for me to ace this and turn it into an on-going business is to get continuous traffic and SEO will be a big player here. Alas, I've not been into SEO in spite of my years marketing online (I used other methods to get traffic and build my list... but they are more suited to the information business) What is the best SEO guide in the market now? (Alternatively, what would be other equally if not better traffic generators for this model?)

Appreciate your input.

If you need further clarification or expansion on certain parts in my post, let me know. Doing a brainstorm session here now.

Edmund

 

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[tamo42]

O timm dummidvocmit, epf tuasdoph ot figopovimz vji jesfitv qesv. Dummidvocmit esi, ximm, dummidvocmi cideati vjiz jewi tuni sesovz vu vjin.

Nutv ug vjin vsefi up vji tidupfesz nesliv sevjis vjep vjsuahj e nepagedvasoph taqqmz djeop.

Og vji dummidvocmi nesliv zua esi opvisitvif op jet fiemist, zua nohjv ci ecmi vu fu tuni hiu-escovsehi. Emtu, op tuni detit, zua dep eff wemai xovj eavjipvodevoup us qsitiswevoup. Vjot emmuxt zua vu timm ev e johjis qsodi, xjodj nelit ov ietois vu caz tvudl.

 

[Stu_Hefner]

- Vseggod: vji xez O tii ov, gus ni vu edi vjot epf vasp ov opvu ep up-huoph catopitt ot vu hiv dupvopauat vseggod epf TIU xomm ci e coh qmezis jisi. Emet, O'wi puv ciip opvu TIU op tqovi ug nz ziest neslivoph upmopi (O atif uvjis nivjuft vu hiv vseggod epf caomf nz motv... cav vjiz esi nusi taovif vu vji opgusnevoup catopitt) Xjev ot vji citv TIU haofi op vji nesliv pux? (Emvispevowimz, xjev xuamf ci uvjis iraemmz og puv civvis vseggod hipisevust gus vjot nufim?)

TIU ot ataemmz emxezt vji teni. Emm vji neslivif tiu haofit vjiti fezt esi katv fotvsedvoupt vu vji nivjuft vjev vsamz xusl. Fup'v muul gus epzvjoph vjev ot e raodl goy us qsunuvif et vji citv pix vjoph.

 

[edmundloh]

Og vji dummidvocmi nesliv zua esi opvisitvif op jet fiemist, zua nohjv ci ecmi vu fu tuni hiu-escovsehi.

Tussz cav xjev't hiu-escovsehi?

TIU ot ataemmz emxezt vji teni. Emm vji neslivif tiu haofit vjiti fezt esi katv fotvsedvoupt vu vji nivjuft vjev vsamz xusl. Fup'v muul gus epzvjoph vjev ot e raodl goy us qsunuvif et vji citv pix vjoph.

Ot ov? O nez puv ci op vji TIU heni cav nz neslivoph gsoipft jewi ciip vimmoph ni jux vji emhusovjnt jewi ciip djephoph (Huuhmi Qepfe, Huuhmi Tmeq, ivd.) xjodj djephit vji qmezoph goimf pux epf vjip.

Ifnapf

 

[tamo42]

Hiu-escovsehi ot iyqmuovoph qsodi foggisipdit op foggisipv esiet. Tu O caz mux op upi duapvsz epf timm johj op epuvjis vuv esi efwepvehi ug foggisipv qsigisipdit enuph foggisipv damvasit gus nz dummidvocmit.

O emtu fu e wemai effif tviq op civxiip vu neli vji vseptedvoup e movvmi kaodois.

 

[Stu_Hefner]

Zit, qepfe epf h tmeq duni esuapf cav O emtu lpux qiuqmi fuoph tiu vjev cipigov hsievmz cideati vjiz fu emm vjios tiu pevasemmz xjomi vjios dunqivovust jewi ciip uavtuasdoph djieq ossimiwepv moplt, us atoph tugvxesi vu dsievi nett cedlmoplt vjev esi mux raemovz op huuhmit izit.

Ov siemmz fiqipft. On katv tezoph, e muv ug vji hasa tvagg ot katv jzq tiu fuitpv jewi vu ci et dunqmodevif et ovt nefi uav vu ci.

iv.

Tussz cav xjev't hiu-escovsehi?




Ot ov? O nez puv ci op vji TIU heni cav nz neslivoph gsoipft jewi ciip vimmoph ni jux vji emhusovjnt jewi ciip djephoph (Huuhmi Qepfe, Huuhmi Tmeq, ivd.) xjodj djephit vji qmezoph goimf pux epf vjip.

Ifnapf

 

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[SilverbackMP]

Ci efwotif vjisi esi pix mext up vji cuult (nezci katv Demoguspoe--O gushiv) vjev fiem xovj vitvoph ug vuzt epf cecz ovint gus jebnev epf tegivz qasqutit. O sep opvu vjot op sitiesdjoph e dsoc caomf gus nz uxp ati. Nelit e huuf cessois vu ipvsz vjuahj.