has anyone set up their own e-bay store or one for a 3rd party? i am considering doing this for work to get the online thing going quickly. i am interested in your thoughts, the cost, ups and down you know the usual stuff.
thanks guys
frankie
well, you know the seller has to pay the ebay tax :(
and then there is regular business tax, shipping/handling, dealing with asshats that want to have their money paypal'd back for whatever whimpy reason... etc
face to face OWNS retail... unless you're a huge re-seller for electronic crap...
my 2 cents
keep it face to face ...
They are GREAT!
I made a ton of money at my last job and most was w/ the store option... You only pay a small monthly fee and your listings can be on for 30 or nore days for as low as $.06
You can use news letters and TONS of sales tools all included in teir fee.
http://pages.ebay.com/storefronts/openbenefits.html
Its a GREAT place for your business.. its exactly what I did.
I cleared YEARS! of old stock $$$$$ Put on good new buys we got from our rep. and sell take off parts!!! older the better!
There are a TON of ways for you to generate a good income from that motorcycle place... Make them by a good camera, set up a nice area for photos... keep your items taged w/ the aution number (in order) so you can find them when they sell or someone has a question.
PM me questions frankie... I made well over well... ALOT doing it for about 2 years. I may go back and help them more as they are not doing well at all now... eBay sales can gererate a TON of income for them.. esp. used bikes... close outs and old CRAP!
:cheers:
Ahh... I miss that job.. what an awesome place to work. And if I got too bored or it was a nice day I could just take a and used bike for a 20 or so mile ride just to say I was checking it out for my listing :D
aye what scott said franko :bowdown:
thanks, i'll give u a call