/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>52434950
Shit my eBay store is tanking from earlier this year, do you promote your listings?

christmas season. Means more that people dont spend on new shit but go for stolen shady shit

>>52434976
No I don't promote. I buy a lot of clearance from big box stores. So does everyone else. My strategy is to just sit on it until it sells. The stuff that is selling I bought like a year ago. Everyone else sold out. I am the only one left, so I get high prices to sell at. I don't participate in races to bottom.

>>52435016
Do you have auctions or Buy It Now?

>>52435016
So is starting auctions at $1 a death trap? Start them higher?

>>52435301
Buy it now
>>52435328
Auctions are a thing of the past. Do buy it now. Auctions will get less than half of what you can get from buy it now.

what are you flipping exactly? Anything you can get on clearance or?

>>52434950
What’s the realized profit though can’t imagine you make money off small shit with these shipping prices

>>52435638
>Anything you can get on clearance
Pretty much. I have guidelines I made for myself now though, after learning the hard way. Off the top of my head:
>At least double my money after all fees
>Won't break in shipping (no glass)
>Won't have malfunctions that cause returns (no electronics)
>Smallish, for cheap and easy shipping and storing inventory

>>52435660
I do pretty good. I won't pick up inventory unless I can at least double my money. The big day I had today I bought a bunch of one item on clearance for $70. I sold it for $350. Someone bought 4 of them today.

>>52435698
>small, no electronics
so what the hell is it you're actually flipping my basterd

>>52437196
Fren, no flipper wants direct competition, even if they give some helpful tips.

>>52435698
Based Halloween leftover candy seller

>>52438269
Didn't some stupid pokemon oreos come out a year ago and people were flipping them?

>>52435581
Will do buy it now thanks

>>52434950
Based. I used to part out classic cars on there and would get like 10k out of a 3k car I bought over the course of a year.

>>52435581
One more thing, do you charge full shipping that eBay estimates?

>>52434950
How much of this is profit?
What percentage of profit do you look to make on each item after shipping?

Can you give me an idea of what you look for on clearance?
I haven't had much luck sourcing from big box stores feel stuck reselling garage sale and thrift store items. Looking for better reliable source of items.

>>52434950
Shipping makes profit margins on a lot of stuff razor-thin. Even if some stuff is rare and theoretically valuable, it can often just sit on eBay for months and months and months unsold.

t. has rare books/comics/other items for sale online that won't move, even after dropping the prices multiple times

>>52441489
>>52442237
>>52442311
Frens gather round as I share some knowledge from my humble experiences
>>52441489
I make them pay shipping. However, I go into settings and make sure I pass on the savings to them so they get the best price. If it is an item I have bulk quantity of, and I think they will buy multiple, I do free shipping and bake in the shipping to the price. This is my little kikish trick to make them pay multiple for shipping even though it says free. Same thing Amazon does.
>>52442237
I make sure I at least double my money after all fees and shipping. Garage sales and thrift stores will give better margins, but I like buying things in bulk. That way I can list like 10+ items at a time per listing. Sorry, I can't give ideas. That will be your own journey fren. It will be glorious.
>>52442311
Buyers pay shipping. I only buy stuff that has a high sell through rate. Search the item, go to sold listings, and make sure it is selling many times a month. If it doesn't, I don't buy it.

>>52434950
Based I'm thinking of starting this as well, any tips or youtubes to follow?

>>52442405
>>52442384
Looks like you're giving out gold already, tips/rules on shipping? Places to order boxes etc?

>>52442459
OP abandoned us.

>>52442405
The only YouTuber worth listening to is "technsports". He is only on DailyRefinement's channel when they do podcasts together. DailyRefinement is a retard charlatan though. Only listen to technsports.
>>52442459
I try to flip items that are all similar sized so I can use them same boxes and packaging material for everything. Make it as easy as possible for yourself so packging is fast and easy. Amazon or eBay for buying boxes.
>>52442750
Wrong. I am here for you.

>>52442805
based OP, for once you are not gay

>>52442805
Thanks OP you're a champ