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Originally Posted by selena
I'm a powerseller on ebay, and his biggest issue will be sourcing a product at a low enough price that he can resell it, pay ebay fees, pay paypal fees, and still make a profit.
That's not mentioning a lot of the changes that have come down the road from ebay this year, and most of them geared toward "improving the buying experience."
Feel free to hit me up with any questions, Sarah.  |
Yeah, I am doing my best to minimize his expectations. At the moment, he has two paper based products he is interested in starting out with. One of them is pretty specialized and pretty much a collectors item area where he happens to have expert knowledge. He has looked at what is on offer in that area of Ebay and thinks the people selling (and buying) don't have the knowledge he does (and for once he probably is right..it is connected to a hobby of his that has been a borderline obsession of his for most of his life).
I want him to try this and see if he can make it at the very least a bit of a paying hobby but on the other hand I don't want him swimming too deeply without knowledge at first. I am hoping I can help him a bit with what I know about the general marketing of stuff on the 'net and things like Paypal, etc.
Maybe I should learn together with him..I just hate going to the post office.