/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>16320687

Where are you from?

>>16320687
I sell vintage and contemporary collectibles on ebay. Have been steadily building my inventory for about 4 years. I have a little over 1000 items listed at ~ $70,000 in inventory. I don't make enough to do it full time but its nice to have the extra money coming in. My worst month in the last year has been ~$500 in sales and the best month was ~$3300. You can't get rich quick so don't look at it that way.

>>16320687
>I only have a high school diploma
>high iq
pick one

where are you from faggot? if you ain't from usa you can't make good profits selling shit on amazon

>>16320731
>>16320687
honest question, how do you get your items for cheaper than you sell them? that seems like the hardest part

>>16320764
>t. low iq

>>16320903
It was tough at first but after about a year I've found a few different reliable sourcing methods both online and in person. Think outside the box

>>16320687
Another option is selling on Safex. If you get in early you can create and curate your own title market and gain a yield from all sales made in your own area.

>>16320764
>I went to college, I'm very smart
>I'm special

>>16320731
How is it as a ratio of dollars to time invested?

>>16320687
I make approx. £40k p/a from an ebay side hustle.

There isn't any meaningful advice I can give without talking about niches since your niche is your business. I make this money by dominating my niche.

I don't want to shit on your endeavours but if you don't have a niche and you are asking /biz/ for advice you aren't going to make much money.

>>16322700
Changed IPs but that was me you were replying to. It's actually pretty good I spend probably 2-3 hours a week on it between sourcing listing and shipping. Sometimes more sometimes less depending on what else I have going on. It's a long term game though and I set monthly goals for how much I'm listing. The sales come in waves - sometimes I'll go a week without selling anything and then sell 4-5 items the next day.

>>16323113
I'm really trying to figure out how you get your stuff cheaper to sell? I know you don't want to give it away so some biz guy doesn't move in and do it but can you give an example...maybe with a different product or something

>>16323125
Having friends or family members that work at certain stores and you can buy you things using their employee discount.

>>16322193
Safex is a scam, better not touch that shitcoin

>>16320731
Wow nice.. I'm at 450 listings and about 25-30k inventory, except I am doing it full time. I live with my mom atm but in moving out so ill see... I average around 1.5-3k in profit but I hate how its very random..

Like I said in OP, I have no degree or "skills" though I'm smart..

>>16320764
USA.
not falling for the student loan debt.. Its all in a bubble, you see graduates always notching about not being able to find a job.

And I prefer to be my own boss instead of some kike boss yelling at me

>>16320903
I mostly deal with pre owned goods, so literally anywhere.
Ex - buy a ps4 on offer up and then sell it for more..
I bought a Lenovo ThinkPad from a guy for 50$ had 16gb ram and SSD, I took out 8gb ram and ssd for personal use, and then sold the laptop for 200ish

>>16322834
I don't have a specific niche, because I'm a jack of all trades, I've sold many random things I came across.
But I'm trying to learn about antiques and fine jewelry etc .

May I ask how many items you have listed/ how many / how often you list a day etc?
Any 3rd party software which lets you post faster?

I just started selling on ebay about a month ago. What advise do you have for a really small time seller. I'm wondering if I should get a scale and shipping label printer. I live close to the post office but the line can get really long.

>>16320687
these threads remind me of newbies asking questions about crypto leading up to 2018

boi are u late to the party

>>16324838
That's rad bro. If you think ebay and Amazon are a party you're a fucking retard.