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[Anonymous No.676517]

Latest Today (10min ago)

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>Buyer messages me asking if product works for his device
>I say yes if you know how to use it
>Buyer asks ten more questions
>Wtf.jpg
>I tell buyer the post office is closed but if he buys in less than 25min his package will leave today since my carrier is close by
>Buyer buys
>I hand to carrier just in time
>Buyer messages 4min later asking for it to be shipped to different address
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>Tell buyer it's already gone
>"Why"
>Trying to explain

>Pic related

What the actual fuck is with some people? Ship too slow = Bad Ship too fast =Bad

[99.8% Feedback No.676518]

>>676517

Proof

[Anonymous No.676520]

12 year olds and scum.

[99.8% Feedback No.676525]

>>676520


True, well I know I'm safe for he's at fault, If this was Amazon I'd be fucked. Fucking guys suck up to buyers even when they're at fault.

[Anonymous No.676528]

>>676518
Sup nigeriachan. I may have missed it in your previous threads, but what is your startup idea?

[99.8% Feedback No.676534]

>>676528

Oh hey man,

My start up which I'm now 35% close to completing is making personalized iPhone cases (mobile in general but first we go after the iPhone sheeps). It's a different type of case you'd not expect existed. I'm just waiting for my dies to come in, found a really cheap die maker that charges $70-90.

My new Cannon printer is decent but I think the paper might not be as good.

Not going to say more until I'm on Shark Tank ;)

[Anonymous No.676535]

>>676534
Fuck those guys. You've seemingly built a decent sales funnel that should finance the deal already, so why give them 80% of your idea?

[99.8% Feedback No.676544]

>>676535

Oh we're talking about eBay's new "valet" so called rip off system from Amazon's FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) program. Also known as when Amazon sells your items from their warehouse.

I can't even use eBay's Valet since I sell under $40, don't even think I would. I see a lot of problems for eBay, just like their Global Shipping Program that supposedly makes your shipping internationally cheaper was leaked that they actually just take out your products and put it in weightless packages to make it cheaper for them, while charging buyer's 2x the price what I would have to pay to ship direct international to buyers was s[read all over the forums, I stopped using it.

Also ever since I saw buyers would complain for items would be missing upon arrival. Why? Because eBay would forget to either put the same purchase back together or somehow lose my product along the way...

[Anonymous No.676570]

>>676518

Funny thing is that guy is fucked because you delivered (or will) to the exact address he paid with.

>>676525

That's why I don't sell on Amazon. Learned my lesson selling some college books years ago.

[99.8% Feedback No.676687]

>>676570

>Learn my lesson selling some college books years ago.

How did that go?

[Anonymous No.676971]

>>676687

Lost more money than I made.

[Anonymous No.676984]

I'm looking into doing some sort of phone repair business over ebay/amazon. Basically all I want to do is glass repair since that seems to be where most of the profit lies. So once I actually start it up and start to make money, do I have to form an LLC? I'm having a hard time understanding what benefit it gives me to start a single member LLC. For some reason I can't find any information about tax rates/brackets for a company as opposed to individual earnings.

[Anonymous No.677042]

>2015
>Ebay

[Anonymous No.677045]

>>676984
I don't think there's any tax advantages to LLC vs sole proprietorship, since either way the profits go into your earnings. Where it gets more interesting is corporations.

[99.8% Feedback No.677077]

>>676984

Not much for tax exempt, LLC would be appropriate if you were running a physical repair shop like a kiosk at the mall.

>>677042
True true, only thing you guys have beneficial to sellers. The rest is shit. 90 day return? smd

[Anonymous No.677376]

Does low bidding work well?
That is, leaving a low bid on several items on people who who set their starting price too low, in the hope that you will be successful at least once, and reselling. Has anybody here tried it?

[99.8% Feedback No.677420]

>>677376


lol that comment belongs on "What poor people say" thread. That method never works, if it's low bid win that means it's usually worthless/rip off. Also sellers can cancel if they don't agree.

You'll just end up with junk telling yourself lies that it will sell eventually.

[Anonymous No.677437]

>>677420
gotcha, that's what I thought. I still might do it a little with a few things that I know have resale value though, nothing to lose

[Anonymous No.677463]

>>677437


Didn't mean to shoot down your dream bro, lol it's just a method that usually ends up failing. Unless of course you're the type of guy that can grab a seller's mistake.

Example:

>Search iPhone 6
>Set to "lowest price first"
>Constantly refresh page
>Find a cheaper seller by chance
>Buy immediately
>Sell back on ebay

Of course with that method you'd only get lucky by chance, for eBay uses fake accounts to find deals like that so they can sell it themselves.

[99.8% Feedback No.677465]

>>677437


Didn't mean to shoot down your dream bro, lol it's just a method that usually ends up failing. Unless of course you're the type of guy that can grab a seller's mistake.

Example:

>Search iPhone 6
>Set to "lowest price first"
>Constantly refresh page
>Find a cheaper seller by chance
>Buy immediately
>Sell back on ebay

Of course with that method you'd only get lucky by chance, for eBay uses fake accounts to find deals like that so they can sell it themselves.

[Anonymous No.677474]

>>676971
You originally made money, then lost it?

[Anonymous No.677475]

>>677465
nah don't be, I appreciate it. It's not like I would expect to make that much money of such a petty method, just a little easy money on the side.

I'll keep an eye out though, I asked because one of my friends found a used £150 shoe for £5 and ended up making like £90 off it, some Ebay sellers are morons

[Anonymous No.677490]

>>677376

>i wonder why no one is bidding on this item
>why dont i buy it then relist it so the nonexistent buyers can now buy it from me at a higher price

What could possibly go wrong?

[Anonymous No.677505]

decided to try to get out of the corporate world
opened up amazon store and revived my ebay acct

constantly check wholesale sites and local stores for deals
browse the clearance section of Walmart target Meijer etc.

one full week in:
>about $150 invested in about 50-60 items
>about ten sales to date
>gross so far around $120
>profit around $80

goal is to get sales up and continue to find deals and if/when I can get my profit up to $5k/month I will quit my full time job - which I have about $200k- $150k retirement and $50-$60k to reinvest to grow my stores and supplies
most of my items right now are smaller sized easy to ship with a goal of min 50% profit per item. some have been 100%+ some broke even due to miscalculated shipping costs. Right now my profits are $5-$20 an item, hope to sell all and reinvest to buy items with $20-$100 profit.

wish me luck I'm tired of working for the man

[Anonymous No.677507]

>>676517
>shipping too slow
>shipping too fast
dumbass. obviously you need to learn to ship just on time

[99.8% Feedback No.677520]

>>677507

So you'd rather your package sit there for a day when it can leave right away and arrive a day or two later...

[99.8% Feedback No.677539]

>>677505

Best of luck my friend, just know once you're up there. You can just hire some kids to do the hardwork while you reap the profits.

[Anonymous No.677541]

>>677520
no. I'd rather you ship it just on time. Just on time = the time I want you to ship it in my head. I am the customer. I am always right.

[99.8% Feedback No.677547]

>>677541


"I am always right"...kill yourself.

I state in my listing the item will be shipped same day, if you haven't messaged me any thing nor left any notes. Your shit will leave as I stated in my listing.

Stay on Amazon, get off my eBay.

[Anonymous No.677556]

>>676517
holy fucking shit dude I feel your pain. The level of retard found on eBay is some next level shit.

I think PayPal would side with you on this but that isn't going to prevent negative feedback.

[Anonymous No.677559]

>>677547

Thank the lord that Ebay sides with the seller if the buyer is an idiot and has the wrong address. Amazon on the other hand...

[Anonymous No.677564]

>>676544

Wow, that looks like the shittiest fucking attempt at emulating Amazon's FBA. The service itself is probably dog shit too. also >mfw these fees

[99.8% Feedback No.677585]

>>677556

True, and yea if you contact eBay and bother them they'll eventually remove negatives. Long process though.

>>677559
Exactly, Amazit would've been like: "Due to the lack of knowlegde from the buyer not clicking the correct address during checkout, we feel it would be courteous to send the buyer another item whilst you await the return of the wrongful shipping". Then you wouldn't even be able to argue it since they don't have a legit seller's support team.

>>677564
Holy shit, lol it's 80% only if it's over $200.. that's just sad.

[Anonymous No.677590]

>>677547
Actually you should kill yourself for being a dumbass in general. Also, way to fall for trolling. Dumbass.

[99.8% Feedback No.677595]

>>677590

>Let me result to trolling when I know I'm an ignorant fuck when it comes to eCommerce

Good goy that extra chromosome really did alot of damage

>CAPTCHA
You

[Anonymous No.677607]

>>677595
you're so fucking stupid, lol

[Anonymous No.677612]

>>677595
>ignorant
Why do niggers love overusing this word so much?

[Anonymous No.677652]

>>677612
>nigger
Why do ignorants love overusing this word so much?

[Anonymous No.677654]

>>677652
Why do niggers get upset over being called what they are?

[Anonymous No.677657]

>>677654
its ok, anon you got bestest in your own game, no need for tears :^)

can´t wait for your ebin rebuttal thought

[99.8% Feedback No.677666]

>>677612
>>677607
>>677654

>"The library closes in 2hours, please remember to save whatever you're doing as the computers will reset after you sign out"

[Anonymous No.677667]

>>677666
lol idiot hahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahhahahahahahhaahha

[Anonymous No.677673]

>>677657
A rebuttal to what, a self declared "victory" of a butthurt nigger?

[Anonymous No.677676]

What's with all this shitposting, /pol/chan.

Can you please leave?

>you

[99.8% Feedback No.677679]

>>677673
>>677667

[99.8% Feedback No.677683]

>>677676

ah shit you beat me...

I did post on /pol/ for the first time in months two days ago about my ebay business, these NEETS might want to invest seeing how I'm only 19.

Not knowing there's alot of shit trailing Bay's ass

[Anonymous No.677744]

>>677607

It's a tripfag, nothing else needs to be said. Just ignore it like the rest of us.

[Anonymous No.677745]

>>677683
Lol, yeah. I'm the guy who keeps showing up in your threads/started the one before the last. I had the "epiphany". That was a fucking joke, the product was too expensive to procure.

Anyhow, I read TMF and started going on the forum, and I'm learning a shitload, lots of actual, experienced guys there (unlike this shitpile of a norwegian yaoi imageboard).

Anyhow, it's finally warming up in the North East at least!

Just wanted to let you know that I think what you do is sick, hope you let us in on whatever your startup is when you do it (though I wouldn't blame you if you didn't even leave us a clue), and rooting for you.

[Anonymous No.677746]

1980-present nat geo collection for £60
How much could I sell it on for?

[Anonymous No.677752]

>>677744
>not knowing the difference between namefag and tripfag
Faggots like you made iHaz start posting anon again, fuck you.

>>677746
IDK but that seems like a good deal.

[Anonymous No.677756]

>>677752
>implying there is any difference between iHaz posting anon or not
Tripfags are cancer

[Anonymous No.677760]

>>677745

Thanks bro, keep in touch even though this board is slowly being filled with kids not knowing anything and want everything handed to them. Look forward to sipping mountain dew on one of our mega yachts one day as we read the facebook comments of raged normies saying the rich should pay more in taxes when we already do. Haha.

[99.8% Feedback No.677765]

>>677760


Ah my name. let's fix that.

[Anonymous No.677932]

>>677490

Sometimes people don't know how to advertise what they have. Other times they just under price it.

A few weeks ago I picked up a rare gun part for $50. It's worth around $300 and I already sold it to a guy for $260. And I've picked things up because they were listed as "gun bolt" when in reality it may be a Winchester 67 bolt (sells for $100+ usually) or a "gun magazine" that when the proper phrases are used, you'll get double or triple what you paid.

This is about 20% of my resell business, just combing through listings and finding incorrectly priced or phrased deals and flipping them. Very little overhead involved.

>>677539

Did this last year for Black Friday. Sent two kids to two Wal-Marts with a pre-paid card and a list of what to buy (kids I trust well mind you, live down the street from me). They bought what they could, gave me the receipt, gave me the card back, and then I gave them cash.

Allowed me to cover three wal-marts instead of one.

>made a killing on those Duck Dynasty games.

[Anonymous No.678526]

What's the easiest way to find items that I can buy on Amazon and resell on eBay?

[99.8% Feedback No.678547]

>>678526

It's like....you can't even read the thread anymore.

Why am I even up this late answering such a stupid question, I will never know...

[Anonymous No.678549]

>>678547
w-what?
there's nothing in the thread about that
I'm on about the whole using Amazon as a dropshipper thing because I can never or rarely find things that consistently sell for more on eBay and would have a reasonable profit margin

[99.8% Feedback No.679488]

>Latest on eBay

Buyer buys lighter and completely disregards the description.

[99.8% Feedback No.679494]

>Latest on eBay

Buyer buys lighter and completely disregards the description.

[Anonymous No.679509]

>>679494
I want to take all of these people's money. That is my only motivation in life now.

[Anonymous No.679523]

>>679509


lol, well hey it's something.

[Anonymous No.679765]

What label printer is good?

I don't want to spend a ton on labels.

[99.8% Feedback No.679836]

>>679765


Zebra 405 would be appropriate

[99.8% Feedback No.679849]

>>679836

Did I say 405? I meant 450. A zebra 450 would be appropriate. It's not really that old and is under $150. Labels should cost around $3 each if you buy in bulk.

[Anonymous No.679856]

>>676517
http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2v4jxr/ebay_buyer_claims_they_received_a_box_full_of/

>ebay seller with a long positive history sells a limited edition playstation 4 for $1300 usd
>ebay buyer claims to receive a box full of charcoal and beer
>ebay customer service sides with the buyer and decides the seller must give a refund or face debt collections (ebay will refund the buyer either way)

This story shocked me. I knew ebay favored buyers but I didn't know it was THIS bad.

[Anonymous No.679858]

>>676517
also original poster, you should always wait at least an hour after a purchase before you even purchase the shipping label.

not saying you were in the wrong, but this stuff happens all the time. the buyer could pay for a buy it now item and 10 minutes later you print the shipping label, then 10 minutes later the buyer is requesting to cancel an order which you cannot cancel because the package is already in the mail. just wait at least an hour.

[99.8% Feedback No.679866]

>>679858

I'll take that into consideration but HOLY SHIT
>>679856

This is why I don't sell anything of high value on eBay anymore. If eBay/Paypal can't see through this bullshit, I don't know...

How did it turn out?

[Anonymous No.679871]

>>679866
http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2wl3tf/final_update_ebay_buyer_claims_they_received_a/

>Well, we lost guys. I got the box of junk back, weighed it, took pictures of it, and sent all of this to eBay with an explanation as to how this is clearly a scam...

[Anonymous No.679879]

>>677745
>Anyhow, I read TMF and started going on the forum, and I'm learning a shitload, lots of actual, experienced guys there

What is TMF? I googled it but nothing came up...

[99.8% Feedback No.679942]

>>679879


I just assume it's a fourm so I don't say anything, but I too would like to know.

>>679871

Couldn't find the aftermath, lol shitty Reddit. Anyways damn bro that sucks...I mean c'mon the bear would've broken...

Well hey you have his address, anytime you're in his state, hit him up.

[Anonymous No.680037]

Cognitive dissonance is fascinating.

>how do I make easy money online with little investment capital and little physical work?

THEN: A guy shows up, not with a plan, not with an idea, not telling anons to suck dick for $1.00; no, he shows up fucking DOING it, and he's prepared to help and answer all of your questions.

>fuck off nigger namefag!


Keep rocking Nigerian prince. You're doing this board a bigger service than it probably deserves.

[Anonymous No.680051]

Going out to sell a shitty laptop I found for $75, and buying a "broken" iphone 4s for $50.

Whenever I go out to buy and sell shit I get fucking shaky and nervous and I can't focus, any help?

[Anonymous No.680112]

>>680051
Bring a fifth of Jim Beam with you. Drink half on the way, and half once you get there, before meeting the customer.

[Anonymous No.680127]

ive been inactive on ebay for several years but have positive feedback and a score around 110

the past month ive listed about 15 products, sold several, shipped with tracking numbers etc., yesterday I get an email from ebay saying my account was most likely compromised and is suspended for 7 days and they cancelled all my listings and told me change my password. I do so and I sent an email explaining that it has not been compromised and it is in fact ME using it. No response.
Today I log in and they ask my secret question right away
>my mothers maiden name
obviously I know it and after one attempt they come back with "too many wrong attempts and your account is locked for 24hrs"

This is really frustrating because I am trying to build an income and I have a garage full of stock that I can no longer sell.

any body else had a similar situation?
and any advise?

[Anonymous No.680153]

If I dropship using amazon's gift service, will the customer also get the receipt for how much I actually paid for the item?

[Anonymous No.680175]

>>680037
>be me
>be pissed at job
>see one of these threads
>go out, recreate similar set up.

Month later feels good now i got the teething problems sorted.

Keep rocking'

[99.8% Feedback No.680231]

>>680037

haha, just woke up. Thanks bro

>>680175
Ayy lmao

>>680153
Yes, they get the "Thank you" note with whatever you said. Then the original seller's receipt showing the item + the price. I found out last year when I did Reddit Gifts and spent over $500 on strangers because of the holiday mood.


>>680127
When I started using my sister's boyfriends account for electronics, same thing happened. Till this date I haven't changed his info, lol good thing he only lives a town away so eBay isn't triggered when I ship from a different location.

I had to call in and act stupid basically...lol you should try it.

[Anonymous No.680411]

>>680231
>Then the original seller's receipt showing the item + the price.

Do you think that would make the buyer upset or nah?

[Anonymous No.680419]

Any /g/ savvy people on /biz/ care to help me out on selling my baby on ebay? I'm wondering what I could get for my little gaming PC that I sadly have to make into cash.

Speccs:

i7 4770k
2x gigabyte gtx 770 windforce OC 4gb
g1 sniper 5 motherboard
16 gig RAM
256 GB SSD
genuine Windows 7 included

[Anonymous No.680426]

>tfw I've been stealing lego from my work for the past year and been reselling it on ebay

[Anonymous No.680427]

>>680419
I'll give you $69
You pay shipping
I'll send money after I get the product

[99.8% Feedback No.680445]

>>680419


Nice specs, I for one wouldn't suggest selling such a costly item on eBay seeing the demographic of buyers can be sometimes....well...shady.

My honest quota and what I would pay is around $1100. Looks like a 2013 rig and as you know, these parts drop in price ever year...

If you plan on selling on Craigslist, that's the price it could go for, even though you'd be shot down to at least $900. Btw you never mentioned your shell/case, if your case is shit I wouldn't even consider buying...

eBay fees will still drop the value as to shipping and so on...let's just hope you don't end up like: http://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2v4jxr/ebay_buyer_claims_they_received_a_box_full_of/

[99.8% Feedback No.680456]

>>680426

lol I saw this comment somewhere here before, where do you work?

>>680411
Well somewhat I suppose, I mean take for instance in a situation like this;

Holiday time
Office is doing secret santa with $20 minimum
>You
>Buy shit from Amazon
>Use their "Gift" system
>Your giftee sees it's clearly worth $5
I'd be pretty upset, seems you don't care about me.

I for one make sure on my shipping labels I don't show the price of the parcel, most people think everyone pays commercially when businesses get like 40% off.

[Anonymous No.680469]

>>680456
Hey man, I'm about to order 2-3 different samples from Aliexpress tonight (Pleb, I know I just want to learn how to sell shit on ebay at this point). If I manage to sell this cheap Chinese shit in a timely manner without losing money I'd be willing to buy a label printer, but not before that. So, hopefully the post office can print out labels themselves.

Also, I want to list on eBay and Amazon, so I can compare the two and get used to both. In your experience, does one get sales faster than the other? I found a couple products that only have Chinese selling them (a decent amount, too) at this point and I am looking to jump into the market at a price point a little above them, hopefully getting sales since I'll say Shipped from USA (or maybe made in America, lel).

Can you let me know if I'm spewing any nonsensical bullshit m8?

[Anonymous No.680483]

>>680469
Do you have a printer? If so go to Walmart and buy some 4x6 labels to get you started. That's what I'm doing while I save up for a label printer. You can get a free trial of the Stamps.com software with some free postage and import your orders or use the shipping label program on Ebay.

[Anonymous No.680494]

>>680456
How much do you usually make per month? Where do you grab your stock from? I'm planning to look at thrift stores near me to find some items I can sell, would that be a good idea?

[Anonymous No.680653]

>>680112
based liquid courage

[Anonymous No.680657]

>>680456
Work at a small express Toys R Us. No cameras and I usually close the store by myself so its the perfect crime

[99.8% Feedback No.680888]

>>680657

lol sneaky little devil

>>680469
Welcome to the eCommerce club, I can't really help much for Amazon since I'm suspended (banned) for naughty things I had to do to get capital to get where I am.

I would suggest going ahead and hitting both markets hard, Amazon will get sales if the item is well known or well used (I.G. phone accessories) while eBay will mostly get sales at random...like honestly I don't even know how it works. Sell cosplay shit all over while my competitors on Amascam aren't selling shit.

Also you should consider selling on Reddit, especially during the holiday when they do their gifting program (it's in the hundreds of thousands of people buying geeky/anime shit all at once) lol I got in late so I couldn't get anything during Christmas.

Just be weary that Amazon does favor the buyer more than eBay, and Amazon won't help a seller for shit...unless of course you're a fortune 5.

>>680494
I make around 2k, since college break few months back, I setup a new plan and found really good inventory and things I could claim "Made by hand" and sell on Etsy as well (since etsy only allows handmades and so on). But of course I'm ordering it from China ;) Just have to do some research on the wholesales sites to find simple items to sell on Etsy (which does get me around $200-400 a month). Your thrift store is nice since you get people selling to you on the daily, I have nothing on clothes so I don't know what to say, toys and so on is easy for eBay, electronics as well. You should always check the electronic and see if it works. If not, lol just list it "as-is" to cover your ass.


>Tfw you come home from class to all of this, feels gud man.

[99.8% Feedback No.680903]

>>680888


>Tfw you sold something while typing that

I think I made about $300 while at class, sales might be over 3k this month. Finally leaving the 2k mark :O

[99.8% Feedback No.680908]

>>680888


Holy and I got trips, can this night get any better?!?!

Oh and just to come off what I said, I make 2k net. Not with the help of the amount of Chinese/junk food I eat on the daily...

[Anonymous No.681000]

>>680908
I've been wanting to get into this for a while, I got my own stuff I want to sell, anime related, video games (LE stuff for both) and some electronics but I want to move on to making it a job if possible, I don't care about making it rich just enough to get by, I live a frugal easy going life as far as I'm concerned.

Anyway, if I can sell all that stuff and save the money, I'd say around 200-300 and pour it into something else where do I start? I live in California if that helps...

[Anonymous No.681120]

>tfw you want to use part of your tax refunds to purchase shitty chinese goods to sell to schmucks on the 7 eBay seas
>bank won't let you transfer any money into checking for some reason despite it being only 2am
Well, I guess my adventure begins tomorrow.

[Anonymous No.681179]

>>679849
$180 is the cheapest I'm finding it.

What about the Dymo 450 Turbo?

[Anonymous No.681181]

>>679871

[99.8% Feedback No.681219]

>>681179
>Dymo 450 Turbo

Dymos are ass bro, look fancy because they're fragile. Also that doesn't look like a 4x6 label printer.

Idk man, lol I own x2 500s and x2 450s, keep searching eBay and you'll find the 450 for under $150 eventually.

>>681120
lol, all in a matter of hours my friend. Though the Chinese hours are the complete opposite of ours, meaning it would take longer for them to ship it after you pay today.

>>681000

For starts

1. Use any household printer
2. If your items are relatively the same sizes, buy a bulk order of shipping mailers from eBay
3. List your item
4. Use eBay's shipping/label system
5. Print
6. Tape on mailer
7. Drop off at post office

While you grow you'll figure out ways to save money

[Anonymous No.681242]

>>681219

Do you have any plans to scale your business up? For example, are you looking to employ other people or automate as much of your business system as possible?

I run a business selling goods on Trade Me (New Zealand's equivalent of Ebay) and make about NZD $1,100 a week btw

[99.8% Feedback No.681249]

>>681242


Yup, been looking at the local warehouses, I mean honestly if someone handed me 50k, lol I could go ahead and sell $1 $2 items and be able to turn a profit. I only buy in small amounts/specific items due to lack of space where I am.

Funny thing about eCommerce is you can just hire one person to do all the dirty work since it's basically like working at an Aeropostale/retailer.

What do you mainly sell, similar to mine?

[Anonymous No.681256]

>>681249

I used to import new goods but the margins died away so now I sell second hand.

If you're going to use 3PL (3rd party logistics, i.e. a fulfillment/warehousing company), just be aware that (in my country at least) they charge per item sent out, which is a big profit killer

I'm thinking it may be more profitable to hire some warehouse space myself and employ some part time workers or students

[99.8% Feedback No.681258]

>>681256

Oh god no, I'm not paying a company to run my shit. I mean Pitney Bowes is a good shipping handler, but using them would only be beneficial if I was shipping like 1k+ items a day. Owning my own warehouse for $1500 a month would just be easier...put a small bed on the corner and live there if I want.

You run out an FBA system? Or do you manually do the labor as well.

[Anonymous No.681261]

>>681258
>You run out an FBA system? Or do you manually do the labor as well.

If "FBA" means "fulfilment by amazon" then the answer is no... we don't have amazon in NZ and a number of product categories on other countries Amazon sites can't be shipped to NZ

The ecommerce market in NZ is at least 5 to 7 years behind the rest of the developed world (as is the rest of NZ's culture and economy)

I've been doing this for a few years now, and if I can give you any advice I will say "Automate ASAP". Go over ALL your system processes and automate everything you can, it will help greatly with your bottom line.

[99.8% Feedback No.681262]

>>681261


Sounds nice, I'll look into it. Thanks bro.

[Anonymous No.681266]

germans here?

how does the import work? will the zoll confiscicate them or nothing to worry if i do something special?

[Anonymous No.681302]

Did you guys register a company before buying or put ebay as your company?

[Anonymous No.681359]

>>681302
I don't see a point to that. Usually you create a company when you'd be taking on a liability that would otherwise break you without a company to take the fall. An individual ebay sale isn't that kind of liability.

Or, if you're trying to into tax fraud. That's another reason.

Otherwise you would be wasting time filing a headache of a tax return every year.

[Anonymous No.681369]

>>681266
Depends on the value

[Anonymous No.681378]

>>681302
If you get big on ebay/amazon/etc. in a certain niche and your name becomes known you could always branch out with your own website and then register a company.

[Anonymous No.681387]

So I'm in the phone flipping business, got a couple buyers for the iphone 4s at like 50-70 dollars which I hope to fix up and sell for 130-160.

Any general tips you can give me? What about haggling the price?

I usually send a lowball offer that I know I'm not gonna get then increase to my maximum, is that a good idea?

[Anonymous No.681399]

>>681387
God damnit this thread is making me rage, I hated dealing with the retards on fucking ebay and Even took up iphone/ipod touch repairs for a bit, Fucking brutal things to work on.

[Anonymous No.681425]

>>681399
Where they really hard to repair? I'm mostly looking for ones with broken screens since those seem the easiest to repair

[Anonymous No.681429]

>>681425
yes anon screens are the worst. They can be easy but they normally have a shit ton of adhesive under them in the most fucked up places and your SUPPOSE to be gentle taking the screen off but most the time thats not even possible and you end up ripping out the speaker too. Things will go A hell of alot easier for you if u use a Actual heat gun and dont try to do ghetto shit with a hair dryer like alot others do. Fucking youtube made doing the shit look so easy But i guess it is viable If you become successful at it.

[Anonymous No.681434]

>>681429
I'm looking at heat guns and they're like 30-70 bucks around me.

Should I look around thrift stores for used ones? Also how hard/dangerous would you say it is to use one?

Also what iphones/ipods do you mostly work with? I'm dealing with the 4s mostly since they seem to be selling alot and I don't have the capital to do any of the higer tier iphones. Are ipods just as profitable as iphones?

[Anonymous No.681438]

>>681434
Thats a ridiculous price they are like 15$ on ebay but if you find a better deal take it ofcourse.
Not hard or dangerous to use one its essentially a hairdryer that will actually put out enough heat to melt the adhesive enough to the point it will make your job 50x easier and less stressful
And yeah i did ipod touch 4s Mainly pretty generous profit considering you're sucsessful.

Im sure you are capible of doing it but just know what kinda cluster fuck youre getting into as everything on the internet makes it look easy cause they were already taken apart and re-assembled prior to the video.

[99.8% Feedback No.681444]

>>681302


Sole proprietary, had to for me to open a business account with my bank. Much easier to deal with things...also so no one will look into you asking how you're making money.

[Anonymous No.681448]

>>681438
I haven't done any repairs yet, but when I do get a broken one sometime this week I'd mainly be using this site: https://www.ifixit.com/ and youtube as my main sources.

I have a small screwdriver set but the rest of the stuff like a pry tool, heat gun, etc I'd buy later.

Have you ever dealt with people that have iphones that just don't turn on? There are a couple of them on kijiji (Canadian craigslist) but I've seen what causes them to break down and its stuff like a faulty logic board which I really don't want to mess around with.

[Anonymous No.681467]

>>681448
Phones anatomy looks alot more promising than Ipods really so thats good in ur favor.
I mean shit just look at this ugly fucking shit right here. (ipod touch4s)
In comparison the phone might be a cakewalk for you

[Anonymous No.681525]

>>681467
Does that phone only have a broken screen? Or did it not turn on as well?

[Anonymous No.681533]

>>681525
Broken screen, headphone jack got ripped out in the process of repair been sitting around for ages.

[Anonymous No.681537]

>>681533
Ahh alright, so the owner wiped everything beforehand right? I'm thinking of buying a couple of iphones that won't turn on but I'm worried that if I do end up fixing it the phone will be icloud-locked, do you ever have to worry about that?

[Anonymous No.681551]

>>681537
actually this particular one didnt wipe it but normally do come wiped and never had a problem with the cloud even if i did i would probbaly try to SSH into it and just destroy it.

[Anonymous No.681555]

Really now, I had the impression that iClouds were impossible to remove. Any tutorials on how to remove them?

[Anonymous No.681713]

>>676517
would anyone be interested in purchasing ebay apps such as data mining that wont get banned by the ebay TOS?

[Anonymous No.681720]

>>681713
No but i would be interested in working with the EBay API

[Anonymous No.681729]

>>681720
sucker

[Anonymous No.681745]

>>681729
Wow man insulting people while trying to sell your spyware isnt very good business ethics.

[Anonymous No.681757]

>>681745
well, you already stated you weren't interested in the software. Also,, me calling you a sucker isn't really an insult, its just an observation on your state of being. Many apps got shut down because of bandwidth problems with service providers and my software won't ever have that problem. Also, its not spywhere, its just the automation of manual tasks.

[Anonymous No.681760]

>>681757
sleep(1)

[Anonymous No.681764]

>>681760
sleep, also for suckers. Cron jobs and bot nets, nigga.

[Anonymous No.681767]

>>681764
no lol, Sleep the programming function is for getting around the previous problems you stated in your other post. I had to do the same when writing a program that automatically buys and sells forex for me.

[Anonymous No.681770]

>>681767
I know exactly what you mean. sleep, ob flush, controlling output buffer etc..

[Anonymous No.681775]

>>681770
but that has nothing to do wwith what im talking about

Are you one of those chinese people that buys things with fake email and mailing addresses and never pays, or bids 90% below the going price?

[Anonymous No.681799]

Just put in my order and payed for my Chinese garbage! I should have my stuff in a month, lmao.

[99.8% Feedback No.681808]

>>681799


lol hey let's hope it doesn't go missing...
Seems you chose China Post, DHL/Fed International/UPS International is recommended for newcomers. Then again it would cost you $50-100 more.

[Anonymous No.681826]

>>681808
Yeah, I wanted to use epack which usps helps run but it wasn't offered for a good price.

[Anonymous No.681859]

I been wondering, let's say ebay approach you tomorrow and ask you to help them make 3 add or change the ebay to better suit your service needs, what will they be?

[Anonymous No.682120]

>>681859


>1.
Get rid of your shitty fucking useless defect system, it's a failure that won't fix itself in the future.

>2.
Add a system for which if a buyer claims the item received was not as described, he intend would have to upload a video, V.I.D.E.O showing the item not working. So the seller can also show a video showing the item working before shipping.

>3.
lol for the love of god stop letting people sell fake SD cards...that's just cruel and unusual punishment to the halfwits.

[99.8% Feedback No.682122]

>>681859


>1.
Get rid of your shitty fucking useless defect system, it's a failure that won't fix itself in the future.

>2.
Add a system for which if a buyer claims the item received was not as described, he intend would have to upload a video, V.I.D.E.O showing the item not working. So the seller can also show a video showing the item working before shipping.

>3.
lol for the love of god stop letting people sell fake SD cards...that's just cruel and unusual punishment to the halfwits.

[Anonymous No.682521]

I found some wholesale and manufacturers both national and international, but they all want a company name. Do I just register a business or can all bullshit something with eBay?

[Anonymous No.682786]

>>681359
so as an individual seller you dont claim or file taxes on ecommerce profits?
I plan on hopefully turning this into my full time job and eventually an LLC (in US obv) so i would have to claim and file then, which im fine with.


also, bought a movie on itunes the other day and noticed a sales tax ??? has this always been this way on a digital purchase? ive bought apps and musoc before with no tax, and purchased several digital dl's from amazon with no tax wtf?

[Anonymous No.682795]

>>682521
Ive come across a similai issue when trying to buy in bulk. Luckily one company offered a few sizes of sample packs so i bought one with about 20 products, in two weeks ive sold two, so yeah m kinda glad i had to go this route, but still interested in others experience with this

[Anonymous No.682815]

It amazes me the amount of work some of you guys go through for even the smallest of profits. You'll never run a successful eBay store by answering more questions than selling products.

I have 180 unread messages, most of them from the past 3 weeks. Unless a person starts a case or requests a return I don't have any contact with my buyers.
Yes, my feedback has dipped down to 98 from 99.5 but sales are as good as ever and it's a 1/3rd of the work.
Eventually I'll hire someone to take care of the customer service side of things but for now I'm making as much as my teachers working 5-10 hours a week.

[99.8% Feedback No.682845]

>>682815


See that's the difference between you and most of us on here. We know if we spent the time we do on here, searching for products to sell. We could come across things that could make us tons. Instead we'd like to help out newcomers.

lol I just copy/paste responses nowadays, still better than ignoring them. Though I do ignore the idiotic ones and block the idiots about to buy something and don't know how to use it.

>>682521
lol who are you talking to? Never came across that. Then again I have a history.

[Anonymous No.682855]

>>676517
hey im new to /biz/ and i just had some basic questions on how i should gt started selling stuff on ebay
i dont have stuff right now but i have around 1000$ and i was thinking of starting to sell things on ebay via flipping them or buying overstock and reselling
whats a good way to do this?
where can i find cheap merchandise worthy of reselling?
also there is a place by my house that auctions off storage containers should i go there and see what i get out of a container?

[99.8% Feedback No.682866]

>>682855


Containers are luck, you don't have any margins to be placing any bets right now. Also I hate that TruTv show...it's all fake/misleading, telling people to go waste money on something they don't know about.

Just visit any Chinese wholesale site and compare prices from eBay to that site to see if you can turn a profit.

Then use this >>681219


Simple as that my friend, simple.

[Anonymous No.682867]

>>682866
yeah i knew the show was fake im just abnormally lucky i dont usually gamble though history of addiction in my family

[99.8% Feedback No.682901]

>>682867


lol well hey at least you've got that through. Just keep at it and you'll find a good item to stick with.

>Tfw you just landed a deal with a Chinese supplier after buying over $3k in his inventory he finally trusts you :D

[Anonymous No.682907]

>>682901
why wouldnt you trust a costumer?

[99.8% Feedback No.682908]

>>682901

I think this just opened doors for me...

Our agreement is:

He sends products
I sell
I give him his portion after every 50 sales via Western

>Tfw soon I'll be his complete U.S. supplier, then he'll tell everyone about me...

[99.8% Feedback No.682911]

>>682907


No no you don't understand, lol read this:
>>682908


I usually just bought from his store, but now he's going to send me without me paying...you know, like a REAL company does. So now I'll be paying after the sales :D

[Anonymous No.682912]

>>682911
gratz
to bad i dont trust chinks

[99.8% Feedback No.682916]

>>682912

Hey now, lol just like blacks, not all alike my friend. Anyways I'm only selling what I have, if anything happened I'd just cancel my listings.

[Anonymous No.682959]

okay i have some questions about shipping.

should i ship worldwide or ship within my country (USA)

are there certain unforeseen fee?

how much would something as small as a keychain be to ship?

[Anonymous No.682977]

Just a few questions.

>what initially got you into selling online?

>how do you find the particular products you are selling?

>how do you market your products differently from other sellers?

>how long do you think you will be selling stuff online? do you have any long term goals?

[99.8% Feedback No.683030]

>>682959


Fees if you're using eBay's global shipping program, but the fee would only apply to the buyer not you. Buyer's might rage because as I mentioned earlier. >>676544


Shipping on eBay now really is a must have to have a tracking number included. So your 3Oz keychain would cost $1.93 USPS + your mailer cost (if you bought a 4x6 lot of mailers it would cost .08 each mailer).

>>682977

>what initially got you into selling online?
Not wanting to sit 7 years in school learning, 1 year looking for a job, only to retire 40 years later all worn down because I psychically worked everyday. I'd rather take a shortcut and enjoy life when I'm young.

>how do you find the particular products you are selling?
China

>how do you market your products differently from other sellers?
Copy Pasta + Talking to the buyer as if I know everything about what I'm selling

>how long do you think you will be selling stuff online? do you have any long term goals?

5-10 years max, have someone else run it while I reap the profits. Become the international vendor for China. All while starting up other small companies.

[Anonymous No.683114]

what size should i go for the shipping orders?

Would selling international be a big benefit?

You say to use ebay shipping/ labeling system can you explain what that means

[99.8% Feedback No.683130]

>>683114

>Size
usually below $500, if your supplier cheats you out, at least you won't lose a lot. once you're adjusted with the supplier, then more.

>Selling internationally
In a way, both equally good and bad.

>Shipping
eBay provides a shipping system for you to use where they give you a shipping label and charge you right there and then. Discounted from your local post office so it's pretty good. You use your printer to print the label and put it on the package and hand it to a postman/postoffice.

Or if you want it easier just use Stamps.com and buy a label printer. Much...much easier/cheaper.

[Anonymous No.683140]

>>681387
I say don't fix phones, I tried this a while back, dumped some good change into it only to come out with razor thin margins for the amount of time I'd put into a phone

[Anonymous No.683141]

>>683130
any suggestions as to which label printer would be worth it?

[Anonymous No.683356]

what are some good items to buy from china and flip on ebay? not asking to be spoonfed, just asking what i can get started with. have been selling off my old mtg card collection and some other random stuff and i have 300+ feedback 99%.

also what sites are best for this? i know of the basic ones like aliexpress, dealextreme, banggood

[99.8% Feedback No.683497]

>>683141


Zebra 450, long lasting/good. Or you can get the newer models. Up to you.

>>683356

>Stuff
Electronics/Gadgets/Geekery
>Sites
Ali is good, never heard of the others. There are other good ones, just keep searching.

[99.8% Feedback No.683515]

Latest on eBay

Buyer wants me to "upgrade parcel to Priority" when it's already shipped...

>Buyer buys after cut off time for daily pickups
>Buyer asks why the package isn't moving...
>Try and explain...still doesn't understand
>Buyer wants me to upgrade his shipping for free
>Really.jpg
>Buyer doesn't understand basic shipping
>Buyer doesn't understand courtesy even if I was able to do such a thing

[Anonymous No.683533]

>>680051
Probably because you are a beta, autistic neet. That is scared a big black guy with rape you. Though you would probably end up enjoying it.

[Anonymous No.683537]

>>683515
I would just tell them "Your shipping has just been upgraded! You should now receive the item at an earlier date than scheduled", even though I haven't done shit

Works every time, since I set my "handling time" to 2-3 business days, and I usually ship the same business day anyway

[99.8% Feedback No.683541]

>>683537

Lmao, was thinking of that, I mean if he's this retarded he would prob believe it.

>>680051
lol I didn't even see this, wtf?
Reminds me of Runescape when I used to step into wildy.

[Anonymous No.683752]

>mfw watching all the videos and all that shit required to repair an iphone 4s.

Someone kill me

[99.8% Feedback No.683787]

>>683752


lol I used to fix iPhones back in high school. It was easier back then to fix the 4s/4s. Started off just switching the backs to different colors or the crystal clear backs (only two screws), charged $20 (lol). But when it got to the i5 I quit because I thought it would be complicated seeing that they switched everything around.

Turned out Apple made it easier to fix the phones (you could just pop out old screens)...so I started up again, but now buying from Craigslist for cheap and repairing and selling on eBay (5/5s/5c). Then the iCloud went crazy and everyone kept either scamming me or trying to sell for shitty prices...and also waste my fucking time by telling me to meet somewhere where (pathetic kids trolling) where they weren't or were but didn't want to meet because they saw I was a 6ft muscular black guy...

Anyways I ended up stopping late last year and just focused on Chinese.

I can still replace a 4s 5min tops, but now I wouldn't even do it for the $30+ I was making...

[99.8% Feedback No.683790]

>>683752
>>683787

Oh and
Here's a tip to all you iPhone guys I saw posting on the thread:

You can buy bad ESN phones and swap them on eBay for brand new iPhones.

>1. Buy Bad ESN (not bad iCloud)
>2. Search eBay for sellers who swap for under $70
>3. Send in your phone
>4. They send back new phone, same model, same carrier, same color
>5. Sell brand new phone ;)

I used to do that too until again...I realized selling Chinese and staying home all day not having to deal with shitty Craigslisters was a better income for me. I still made bank, but I had to move around alot and go places...Connecticut weather sucks.


Still have my partner's number, guy gave me a great deal for swaps.

[99.8% Feedback No.683797]

>>683790


Oh and if you need proof, I still have the trusty old toolkit I used for everything from fixing iOS to Androids.

It's still a good market, and actually a really...really easy one.

Just need over 100 feedbacks and your sister buying your service then faking saying you're trustworthy, then you're in! lol

Cause I know damn well I wouldn't send shit in to anyone under 100 feedbacks.
You could easily scam someone and only have to refund them the $50 they sent for the screen replacement...god damn I'm giving too much info, y'all better not try this. lol

[Anonymous No.683944]

>>683787
>>683790
>>683797
So based man, I'm planning on buying the majority of my tools from iFixit. And the replacement parts from amazon, is that a good idea or no?

[99.8% Feedback No.683949]

>>683944

Horrible idea, iFix just buys their shit from China then claims "high quality" bs. Just buy from eBay until you can start buying from China yourself.

[Anonymous No.683956]

>>683949
What about the tools like the spudger, pentalobe screwdriver, etc?

[99.8% Feedback No.683987]

>>683956


You don't need all that shit, lool just need a Philips/Pentalobe screw driver which comes with the $15 screen replacements you can find on eBay. Now this is for the old devices. For the 5 and up is just a pentalobe/philips and a suction cup. The suction cup isn't necessary after a while. I mean you're already going to throw away the old screen so why "carefully" take it out?

Then again if you forgot to connect the digitizer/battery or whatever when done, you'll need a spudger/suction cup if you plan on taking the screen back out without breaking it.

[Anonymous No.683990]

>>683987
Are the screws magnetized? I heard it's a bitch to get them out if they aren't. Also planning on getting some tweezers since everything is small as fuck

[99.8% Feedback No.683998]

>>683990

Okay there you have a point, just go ahead and buy the iFix once to get the tools. Then you can just buy the screens on eBay for 40% cheaper...

Then again it seems you know what tools you want so you can get a better quality one that's certain to be magnetized for less on eBay.

Up to you

[Anonymous No.684000]

>>683998
Alright cool, the screens do seem to be way cheaper on ebay than amazon and ifixit.

I got a 50 dollar iphone 4s with the front and back screen cracked and the home button missing. I hope it doesn't take me too long, the videos look hella intimidating

[99.8% Feedback No.684009]

>>684000

Haha first time should last at least 45min.

Also, pro tip...that phone might be iCloud locked since the orig owner never signed out of it. Unless of course if they were courteous enough to sign out from their iTunes acc at home (don't expect it, LOL). Found my share of iPhones completely destroyed, fixed and turned out they were bad. Still have like 3-5 laying around that I either was scammed on or found.

iCloud can be removed but is an ass I never want to experience, for all it would take is a reset for it to go back to normal lock...meaning you couldn't sell the phone lol.

Again Bad ESN is an easy swap for less than $70. Don't swap Sprint phones, they're not worth it. Sprint is complete ass.

[Anonymous No.684014]

>>684009
D/w man, I had them give me the IMEI and I made sure they signed out of icloud.

I'm playing around with it right now since it's my first smartphone with all them new apps like snapchat and all that, it's pretty fun but I'm gonna repair it next week since the parts'll probably come on monday

[99.8% Feedback No.684016]

>>684014


Ayy lmao, alright this is my thing. If you need any help just hmu on skype. If this thread dies, well I'm always in eBay related threads.

[Anonymous No.684021]

>>684016
sure, I got skype

[Anonymous No.684046]

>>683541
Dude you're a badass! I used to play runescape too up until they took out wild.

I spent days of my life flipping items on that game. Who knew real life would be so similar.

[99.8% Feedback No.684170]

>>684046

Eh, as they say...don't judge a book by it's cover. Weird guy I kept seeing on the bus going to class had his volume up by mistake when he was playing coc, I laughed and asked what level he was, now we're in the same clan. Turns out he lives across the st from me.

Crazy huh

[99.8% Feedback No.684180]

>>684046

lol, just like Graal taught me never to trust anyone so openly to drop my items first so they can drop theirs after during a trade.

Games really do teach alot, like also when I learned not to trust these hoes.

>Clan leader one day gets a gf
>Gf always with us
>Gf is low tier with shit skills
>Huge drops
>Huge exp for her
>Leader always lets her choose what she wants from his stash
>Even sometimes ours
>Gf smells fishy
>MightBeATrap.jpp
>Leader won't take it into consideration
>Make her Skype for evidence
>Is legit...but still something is up
>Few days pass
>Cleans him out and disappears

I didn't even know what a gold digger was but had understood the entire concept those few days. From that day on I never looked at women the same...

[Anonymous No.684207]

>>684180
this hoes aint loyal

[Anonymous No.684233]

>>684180

[99.8% Feedback No.684362]

Latest on eBay
.
.
.
.

>Buyer buys item
>Buyer gets item 3 days later
>Buyer leaves pic related...

Called in and told eBay to remove that bs, they complied.

>Tfw Amazon would've made me write a ten page essay explaining why the buyer was retarded.

[Anonymous No.684441]

Why is >>684362 generally such an asshole? I mean I know he's "successful" with his little eBay business and what not but he shares no secrets of his success, he talks down to everyone, and has an arrogance about him. He wants no one to get ahead but himself. That's a bad philosophy for business, my man.

[Anonymous No.684446]

Ok gonna hijack this thread instead of making a new one

>long time ebay user
>about to open babby's first shop
>know how to do all of that, yadda yadda

however

>go online to read some reviews/feedback
>tons of horror stories about ebay always siding with buyer
>supposed rampant scams
>180 day window for buyer to file a complaint
>according to what I've reading, if a buyer wants to fuck you over he has all the powah

tell me /biz/, is this all true? If its that bad, I might just go with Etsy (I'm selling clothes after all) but I like the fact that ebay's userbase is so much bigger

any tips/advice would be appreciated. thanks

[Anonymous No.684457]

>>684441
because he's a nigger.

he even refuses to reveal where he buys his chinese junk, which i'm sure is dhgate. the only reason he comes here is to attempt to brag, but in the process he just makes himself look like a retard.

[Anonymous No.684466]

>>684446
Stop trying to be like that eBay nigger and get a real job.

[Anonymous No.684469]

>>684457
That's exactly my point. Successful people usually share their secrets if they want to help other people. This faggot is just a sociopath who cares only about his stupid autistic ass.

[Anonymous No.684480]

>>684469
>>684457
Mmmmmmmmmmm your tears are soooo gooooood

Please tell me how you wasted your money on bitcoins and are now enraged.

[99.8% Feedback No.684491]

>>684480

Oops, forgot name.

>>684446

Selling clothes on etsy? Is it handmade? Idk if you can...

Dont mind these rednecks that finally figured out their next door neighbors trailer wifi password.

[Anonymous No.684548]

>>684180
whats your skype?

[Anonymous No.684554]

>>684480
I would never waste money on a cryptocurrency, you nigger. You remind me of those Gooks in Time Square that sell fake shit.

[Anonymous No.684557]

>>684441
He shared quite a bit in the previous ebay threads. Also why would he tell us the exact product he uses? Thats just unnecessary competition.

[99.8% Feedback No.684567]

>>684557

lol they're just forcing your hand to spoon feed them now. Leave them be.

>>684548
Lol, I think it should be the opposite.

[Anonymous No.684568]

>>684557
Because it's fucking eBay. Do you really believe that this guy is the end-all be-all of the website? Do you honestly believe that there isn't anyone better than this guy? Come on. Get your lips off of his dick because I know /biz/ seems to love him so much.

>>684567
Why don't you be beneficial and at least write a book. Look at one of the best real estate brokers in practically the world: Fredrik Eklund. Works out of NYC. He wrote a book. He works with his competition. You're threatened by competition and you know it.

[99.8% Feedback No.684572]

>>684568
Seems you've forgotten your "nigger" somewhere in that sentence.

Anyways
Of course there's more, I never said I was the best. I'm just answering questions in ways I know and have been through. Why would I waste time writing a book about something as simple as ebay...

[Anonymous No.684603]

>>684568
Well his just a middle man and his tips are very good. I'm sure his not a millionaire but he makes some extra money on the side and that's what I'm looking for at the moment.

>>684567
heyimaleks

[Anonymous No.684607]

>>684572
Because it's your niche? Goddamn, it seems like you're pretty intellectually challenged. You don't want to teach OTHER people how to make a living off of eBay? Of course not because you're a greedy Jew.

[Anonymous No.684611]

>>684607
Would you share all your insider information with everyone? Also everybody is greedy not just jews you hippie.

[Anonymous No.684612]

>>684611
If I was skilled at something and knew that someone else was eager to learn what I knew, of course I'd teach them. But I'm guessing /biz/ is just full of sociopathic Jordan Belfort wannabes.

[99.8% Feedback No.684620]

>>684612

Well it seems you still don't understand eBay is not a skill but a place to use your skills to market a product. As you can see above your bs posts, I was clearly sharing my skills with the guy wanting to fix iphones. But oh no you ignored it all because lemme guess...you never thought I knew how to do that and think I'm lying even if I time stamped for idiots like yourself. Go get your daily ebt handouts and fuck off.

>>684611
I'm done arguing here, might just take a break from channing all together and focus on my biz proj.

My throwaway Skype I usually get on: laptopcriags12340

[Anonymous No.684622]

>>684620
Continue to sell useless Chinese junk on eBay because you can't hack it at a real job, you reject.

[99.8% Feedback No.684627]

>>684622
Keep on shit posting ;)

[Anonymous No.684628]

>>684627
Nah, I'm onto a better board. Enjoy spending your Autism bux on your eBay biz, nigger.

[99.8% Feedback No.684630]

>>684628
Do stay, I'd love to share my extra chromosome with you.

[Anonymous No.684633]

>>684612
>>684628
poorfag one day you will learn. Tell /pol/ I said hi

[99.8% Feedback No.684635]

>>684633
Lmao, have a feeling he's from there as well. Probably didn't get a reply on his "how do I get rich" and doesn't understand anything I said in this thread. I feel sorry, sorry that we're still paying for his "disability benifits".

[Anonymous No.684639]

>>684635
Coming from the guy that got caught selling fake counterfeit shit on Amazon.

[Anonymous No.684641]

>>684633
And what do you do for a living? Besides swallow eBay boy's loads?

[99.8% Feedback No.684643]

Lmaoooo so he has been stalking me from previous threads. I knew you were a casual shit poster. Stay, we need your bs bumps to keep this thread going.

[99.8% Feedback No.684648]

Seems the only time /pol gets upset is when their bbc Criagslist f.b. doesn't choose them for the night. Is that you my friend? Did you get skipped tonight? Don't be upset, there's a bbc for every one of u cucks.

>tfw this is a SFW board

[Anonymous No.684650]

>>684643

[Anonymous No.684652]

>>684641
I'm a programmer. Make ok money. I could always use more though.

[Anonymous No.684653]

>>684648
Lol never even been to /pol/ actually. You must have misspelled /b/.

[99.8% Feedback No.684655]

>>684628

>I'm onto a better board

>>684650
Well there you go, /biz is where it's at.

[Anonymous No.684656]

>>684653
/b/ isn't any better. Are you a liberal arts major or something? Or do you just not grasp the context of business?

[99.8% Feedback No.684658]

>>684653

That explains alot, back to your cesspool

[99.8% Feedback No.684663]

>>684656

He responds with >>684650 Facebook download file names. Goes to show where he spends his day at. Prob one of the ones who argue minimum wage for a 30yo isn't enough and wants more for flipping burgers.

I can't even right now...

Onto a different topic, what languages do you script?

[Anonymous No.684665]

>>684656
>conversation between a programmer and a guy that sells Chinese shit on eBay
>thinks they know anything about business.
That's hilarious. Back to your circlejerk, kids.

[Anonymous No.684667]

>>684663
Java and PHP mostly but I do whatever pays. Any crazy ebay stories?

[Anonymous No.684669]

>>684663
What's your eBay name so I can report every single thing that you sell?

[Anonymous No.684671]

>>684665
Yep, and what do you do?

[99.8% Feedback No.684672]

>>684667

Nice, I've been trying to go at Java for a while. Still at the basics, where did you start? Books? Self taught?

And there's always a crazy ebay story to tell, on my phone right now so it would take x3 just to write it out.

[Anonymous No.684676]

>>684672
Self taught. If you like/liked runescape then start with private servers its a fun way to learn.

Yeah I read pretty much every comment you posted in all the ebay threads. You got me into ebay and with your advice im at 100% feedback so thanks I guess.

[99.8% Feedback No.684681]

>>684676
Nice, yea I've been trying self teaching but all I got through is html -_- not even true html, only dreamweaver... Lol


Oh and onto that, can you make apps? Lol and could you do it for $350 or more? Have a guy in India right now making one for my future business. >>684246

Might just cancel if you can do better

[Anonymous No.684686]

>>684681
I can make apps. Not sure I would need more details and $350 is a good price. Lets talk about it on skype later I will have you added. Right not its time to go on my date wish me luck /biz/

[Anonymous No.684687]

Ok... first post. I've been lurking this thread all and I have a few questions of my own..
>How do you pay taxes if you want to make ebay/amazon a full time job?
>Also any tips for getting wholesale items?
Thanks (:

[99.8% Feedback No.684694]

>>684686

Haha best of luck bro

>>684687
I started last year so I'm as new as you, Banker told me I'd have to setup some sort of eCommerce form and that I should use an "s corp". Look forward to talking to him more about it...

>Wholesale
I'm guessing you're looking to startup, as mentioned there a very good sites out there. Also as mentioned from the shit poster that I know is still lurking, if you're going to sell counterfeit goods, you're going to have a bad time. Such as I did when I needed capital and was dead broke. Turned out I learned I never even had to do what I did. There's plenty of items out there you can buy under a buck and make at least $6 off of (net). Just have to look.

Also as I mentioned eariler, Etsy only allows you to sell handmade goods. So find a chinese supplier who sells hand mades:

>Buy in bulk
>Sell on etsy
>Profit?

That's what I'm doing on etsy with my company items. Again it might sound fishy that I'm not telling you what I sell but as everyone not from /b/ knows, that would just add more competition.

[99.8% Feedback No.684695]

>>684694

>company items
Meant cosplay

[Anonymous No.684706]

>>684694
I completely understand that your not interested in sharing information with anyone, so theres no compition, I guess I'll gain knowledge with some experience. But I do want to thankyou for taking the time to help us noobs out. I was wondering if I'm allowed to contact you via skype to maybe discuss some ebay information and tactics? Thanks again!

[99.8% Feedback No.684707]

>>684706
No problem and sure feel free, might toss you an item i know will get you on the right track.

This might be the last ebay thread I make for a while, seeing that I need to really focus on my businesses so feel free.

[99.8% Feedback No.684711]

>>684620

> just realized I misspelled it.

Laptopcraigs12340

[Anonymous No.684724]

>>684711
Thanks for adjusting it, I have just added you.

[Anonymous No.684769]

>>677042
is there any reasonable way to get items to fulfillment by amazon without paying a leg and a half

[99.8% Feedback No.684778]

>>684769

Give it to the promising homeless guy who says he'll take it there for you for free

Of course there's not, unless you're a fortune 5 you'll have to send it in like everyone else.

[Anonymous No.684846]

[Anonymous No.684852]

>>676518

that's what you get for dealing with a monkey that uses "u" and "cuz" in an email communication.

[Anonymous No.685100]

is there any way to snatch a name from someone who has no feedback and made their account years ago? short of hacking it of course.

[99.8% Feedback No.685212]

>>685100


Haha I tried that before, nah they won't let you. Might change later in what...20 years when they finally come to their senses that the user might be dead.

[Anonymous No.685323]

>>676517

I love getting buyers that enter invalid addresses and then bitch about their item not arriving.

[Anonymous No.685335]

>>685212

Just curious since you have experience with Chinese products. Are there any legit HIV test kit suppliers? It seems like you could make good money since I know the health industry loves inflating prices since the demand is elastic. However, there's no way to know if the products truly work unless you wanna run some tests with people that have HIV. Any insight?

[Anonymous No.685359]

Ordered my parts today, hopefully everything arrives by monday so I can fix this

[Anonymous No.685362]

>>685359
And the back, girl I bought it from was an impatient cunt

[99.8% Feedback No.685383]

>>685335

Never heard or thought of going into something like that, coming from China and not being sold to a fortune 5. I don't see how they would keep a constant legit production without cutting some slack to save themselves some more cents. Since it's a health product, just know you won't be able to sell it on Amazon without papers. eBay idk

[99.8% Feedback No.685385]

>>685359
>>685362

Nice man, if you need help just hmu on skype. Still have some 4s laying around so I can show u step by step.

[Anonymous No.685399]

>>685385

Hey man, I was thinking about getting into selling iphone cases as well. Not only would I use online markets but I would also go to local fleamarkets and use offerup.

My questions for you are:
Which Iphone case models do you typically sell the most? I was thinking of only buying cases for the 6 and 6+ but I know some people (including myself) who own the 5s, too.

Is there some sort of trait that determines which cases sell better? For instance, is it usually thinner or bulkier models? Translucent or solid colors?

Also, how much does color factor into the equation? I was thinking about getting only Black, White, Gray, Gold and Pink (since women usually go for this color).

Any other tips, aside from what you've listed above would be great.

[Anonymous No.685406]

>>685385
What's your skype?

[99.8% Feedback No.685603]

>>685399


Hey bro, yea sorry to say but I'm doing something totally different. You see I'm just making custom phone cases (photos), just like the other hundreds of companies out there that do it. The only difference between them and I are I'm using a different type of tech to make my photos.

Again I won't be telling you or anyone what it is because that would be stupid. But so far I've failed about 60 times trying to successfully make it.

But to answer your question, I don't think going into this market without prior knowledge would be useful. I mean, there's tons...tons of people like you man. But for my idea there was (was) only 1 and now there's none. So if I can make this happen...yea I feel it might actually work this time.

Then again I'm just talking my opinion sooooooooooo
>Pic related

[99.8% Feedback No.685604]

>>685406

Laptopcraigs12340

[99.8% Feedback No.685610]

lol wtf is this shit?

That /b/ faggot really loves showing his autism...

[Anonymous No.685694]

>>682977
>what initially got you into selling online?
I had amassed a big video game collection over 3 years, moved out and made a friend that sells on eBay, he taught me how to start selling on there.

>how do you find the particular products you are selling? Swapmeets, thrift stores, yard sales, Craigslist, Facebook

>how do you market your products differently from other sellers?
Just being a penny or so cheaper than the cheapest available, shipping included. Turn an burn everything.

>how long do you think you will be selling stuff online? do you have any long term goals?
As long as I stay consistent and keep listing/growing and amassing inventory. I want to start selling on Amazon this year as I have tons of books and some of my items in my eBay store might move faster on there.


I've hardly visited /biz/ but seeing a thread about eBay is pretty cool. I'll definitely be contributing what I can.

[Anonymous No.685700]

>>685694
Forgot to mention I branched off of video games a bit. Some media like DVD, CDs, VHS, books, toys/figures. Calculators and voice recorders, shirts, trading cards, plush and all sorts of other etc.

[Anonymous No.685724]

I used to enjoy flipping stuff on ebay but after all the fees and the recent deluge of poor stupid people trying to rip people off. My foot is already halfway through the door.

[Anonymous No.685742]

Any Ebay advice for someone who wants to get into flipping phones and game systems? I just sold some stuff and now I'm thinking of going on craigslist to look for game systems, apple products and n64/snes games

[Anonymous No.685755]

>>685742
Be prepared for others doing the same, a good look into your wanted section in your local Craigslist will show you what everyone else is already looking for. You should really spread yourself out from just those items though. If you're unsure about anything just eBay it really quick, compare to the cheapest available and any sold listings.Video games reselling is a big thing going on and everyone and their mother is either collecting for themselves or buying to resell, it's all about finding the deals and buying in lots usually.

Big thing to remember is just because you yourself wouldn't buy it, doesn't mean someone else won't. I'm repricing some older listings right now but I'll keep a tab open if you have other questions.

[99.8% Feedback No.685848]

>>685724
Good. No one likes you on ebay anyways.

>>685742
Everyone does the same thing, stop being unoriginal.

[99.8% Feedback No.685894]

>>685848


You really have nothing better to do now do you...
>>684629
>>684629
>>684629
>>684629

[99.8% Feedback No.685897]

[Anonymous No.685913]

So I'm thinking of selling some cosplay shit on esty.

>>Any advice on how to handle shipping costs?

>>Do they ever check to see if your actually making the product, not just buying and re selling?

[99.8% Feedback No.685925]

>>685913

Nah they never check, then again I've never been featured. Just don't go crazy selling a whole Zelda costume...lol.

[99.8% Feedback No.685962]

>>685913
Oh and the shipping costs should be shoved up your ass because im a flaming homosexual nigger who sucks at everything but mostly being a namefag

[99.8% Feedback No.685987]

>>685913
The troll above made me remember I never answered your shipping question. You should always make it free shipping. For buyers love seeing that when they checkout, as it makes them not think twice about buying your stuff,

Think we've already discussed shipping in this thread 2-3 times but I do think Etsy offers a shipping label service. I use a separate program I pay monthly for to handle everything.

3Oz should be $1.93

Btw if you haven't noticed by now, my IP changes every hour or so. Just use common sense to know me from the trolls who are upset they'll never be anything in life.

[99.8% Feedback No.686059]

>>685987
Doesn't despite the fact that you are a nigger.

[99.8% Feedback No.686061]

>>686059
Or should I say "I am" ;)

[99.8% Feedback No.686062]

>>686059
>>686061


You do understand your ID is still the same right...

[99.8% Feedback No.686065]

>>686062
thats the joke nigger

[99.8% Feedback No.686068]

>>686065

[99.8% Feedback No.686074]

>>686068
So how much feedback do u/i have and what rekt u /i to get 99.8% feedback

will the great "successful" internet businessman finally reveal some information???

[Anonymous No.686138]

Do you guys have any resources I could read to learn to how to sell Chinese shit on Ebay? Like finding a supplier, tracking revenue, and whatnot? Thanks.

[99.8% Feedback No.686258]

Latest eBay:

>Wakeup
>Check eBay

Buyers open return case without even prompting to tell me what's wrong.

Turns out;

>One doesn't know how to use the item
>The other bought the wrong one

Don't offer returns so: WebM related

[Anonymous No.686803]

Not really eBay related but I figured I'd post here.

>Go to warehouse which has auctions 1 day a week.
>Company auctions off 100's of random lots.
>See 300-400 LBS of random loose video game/software CD's/DVD's in giant box on forklift pallet, easily a few hundred dollars worth of PlayStation 1/2 games, and other random stuff.
>Bids are entirely luck based, highest bidder wins lot.
>Bid $20, lose.
>Check winning bid for that lot.
>$21.

FUCK

[99.8% Feedback No.686812]

>>686803


Damn, not one for gambling but lol you could've done better. Reminds me of last minute bidders on eBay.

[Anonymous No.686816]

>>686803
Damn that's pretty clever.

[Anonymous No.686822]

>>677437
By the time you factor in listing fees, selling fees, any losses made on postage, the occasional item lost in transit you'll generally be liable for, and the sheer amount of time sunk into this, you'd be better off stacking shelves for minimum wage.

[Anonymous No.686828]

>>677746
Depends a hell of a lot on condition.

[Anonymous No.686829]

>>685603

>there was only 1 and now there's none

Does this worry you?

[99.8% Feedback No.686836]

>>686829


Oh not at all, I even keep in touch with him. The only reason he didn't make it was because he couldn't keep up with the newer devices. He stopped at the 4s...lol. I even proposed to buying his old equipment but I don't think he wants to sell.

Also, his site was so hidden, lol I had to find it through a blog with a comment redirecting me to it. Seems he doesn't pay Google any mind on ads. He cut all ties and now only does his main business stuff which is making posters for big companies and such.

[Anonymous No.687563]

>>685987
Most items on etsy don't have free shipping, there also isnt a sort option for it. I don't think free shipping is a 100% requirement like it has become on ebay.

[Anonymous No.687634]

>>687563
Thank you that was the answer i was looking for.

[99.8% Feedback No.687640]

>>687563

Oh, well I put free on everything, might just be me but it works for sales. Then again I sell mostly on eBay.

[Anonymous No.687648]

>>687640
Ya free shipping is probably a good selling point, but not required like on ebay

[Anonymous No.687658]

>>679879
>>679942
The Millionaire Fastlane (a book, don't be fooled by the title, tho) + it's forum, The Millionaire Fastlane Forum. It's a fucking goldmine.

[Anonymous No.687662]

So, Colombia is a country that is part of the global shipping program, but I can't seem to get eBay to actually let this one buyer from colombia go with that option.

I'm confused as to why ebay has so many countries listed as eligible for the GSP, but really only lets you use it for a handful of them.

[Anonymous No.687665]

>>686258
I have a buyer who just mailed me back the item and wouldn't even open a return with ebay because he straight didn't read the title or description of my listing.

I'm never surprised by the stupidity of buyers.

[Anonymous No.687676]

>>676984
With an llc the money the business makes is the businesses and gets taxed as such. Which with the right tax guy a lot cheaper than paying personal income tax from being a sole proprietorship.

[99.8% Feedback No.687714]

>>687658
Nice, I remember you saying it on another thread, never had time to look into it. I'll try it out someday.

>>687665


You know, if the buyer sends back something without your authorization, you really don't have to refund them...

Latest eBay
>Bolded red on description of item
>"I'm not going to help you set it up"
>Pic related buys and asks why there's no instructions and if I can help him

....

[99.8% Feedback No.687716]

>>687714

[Anonymous No.687718]

>>687714
I'm aware.

I'm going to anyway. I already have another buyer, so it's really no skin off my nose.

[99.8% Feedback No.687719]

>>687718


True, lol or you'll end up on the phone with eBay for 30+min.

[Anonymous No.687843]

>>676517
Where do ebay sellers get off on buying some chinese product for ~$30 and reselling it for 300% of cost.

[Anonymous No.687857]

>>687714
What IS the item?

[Anonymous No.687866]

>>687719
Okay, NOW I won't refund them.

The item just got here, and whereas I mailed it to them tightly wrapped and secured, they just threw it in the box, put the packing material in there without using it to wrap the item, and it arrived quite damaged, jammed between two of the box flaps.

Yeah, no, you just bought a $22 nothing, asshole.

[99.8% Feedback No.687950]

>>687857

Nice one, you'll have to try harder
>>687843
They just do, except your exaggerating a little.

[99.8% Feedback No.687953]

>>687866


Let's just hope eBay doesn't suck up to it. That's just pathetic...

Think I already said this but similar situation with a BAD iCloud iPhone I sold, woman didn't read the title or description yelling BAD iCloud, later on asks what that means after it's on it's way. She returned and I got to keep both the $$$ and iPhone.

[Anonymous No.687959]

>>686803

Dumbass.

I always do $5.88 more than what i'm wanting to spend, just as a buffer.

[Anonymous No.688023]

>>676570
>Funny thing is that guy is fucked because you delivered (or will) to the exact address he paid with.

This isnt what happened to me. I had shipped the item to the person's address they had provided at time of payment, then after I had shipped it, they changed their address and complained that I sent it to the wrong one. When I called eBay customer support, they said "SIR, IT SHOWS THAT THE ADDRESS THEY WANTED IT SENT TO IS THE ADDRESS THEY HAVE LISTED HERE."

I tried to explain that the address was completely different when they bought it (I had the invoice printed out and everything) but they said they would have to find me at fault for any item that didnt arrive to the buyer.

Fuck eBay.

[Anonymous No.688219]

>>687953
All the communications are through ebay, and he sent me pictures of the item as he received it that clearly don't show any of this damage.

He shouldn't have done that if he wanted to just wreck the thing and send it back because he thinks it is my fault he didn't read the title, or any of the 3 points in the description it stated what he was buying.

[Anonymous No.688237]

>sold something last night at like 3am
>message the moment after it's sold
>bad english
>"thank you for selling pls send quickly and give positive feedback!"
>wake up next morning
>HOLD ON YOUR PAYMENT
>someone stole a credit card
>shipping address was to one of those numbered places out in california with a generic name.

It hadn't shipped out yet but eBay really needs to get their shit together. 3rd time this has happened in the past year.

[99.8% Feedback No.688254]

>>688237
Another reason why I don't sell anything over $50 on eBay (unless bulk order). Thieves won't wast a scam on a $20 product

>>688219
damn..just make sure to keep those pics for eBay if the buyer eventually goes crying to them.

[Anonymous No.688328]

>>688254
He sent them through ebays message system, so they aren't going anywhere.

I'm totally in the clear.

[99.8% Feedback No.688989]

>>676535


>Tfw you finally realized what you were talking about...

Yea haha I know they'll take alot but the free advertising should give me a boost. I mean it's a niche so it's best I get it out asap.

Here I thought we were still discussing last threads valet system from eBay.

[99.8% Feedback No.689282]

>>682908
>>682901

>Tfw you just sent your first Western payment

[99.8% Feedback No.689285]

>>689282


Let's see if he can trust me again, loving this you send first, you get paid after deal.

Funny how everything revolves around an MTCN, lol you can't even get any info without it.

[Anonymous No.690941]

>>688254
ive sold $50+ items on ebay for years with no problems

id say a good 40 items over $50 with no issues

10-15 around $200 still no problem

[Anonymous No.690943]

why is it so fucking hard to find a product to resell on these chinese sites