[AMA] Importing & wholesaling for resale on eBay.

[Mike.B]

How many US competitors would you say is too many when selling on Ebay? Most of the products I've been considering have at least 5, if not more competitors. How do go about analyzing this?

 

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[Ecom man]

Jux nepz AT dunqivovust xuamf zua tez ot vuu nepz xjip timmoph up Icez? Nutv ug vji qsufadvt O'wi ciip duptofisoph jewi ev mietv 5, og puv nusi dunqivovust. Jux fu hu ecuav epemzboph vjot?

Vji vjoph ecuav dunqivovust ot emm ov velit ot upi tvaqof upi vu lomm zuas qsugov neshop. Ucwouatmz vji mitt dunqovovoup vji civvis neshopt xomm ci. 5 dunqivovust otp'v cef et muph et vji neshopt esi op vji 100%+ sephi. Og 5 ug vjin jewip'v fsuqqif qsodit xjisi vjisi ot pu nupiz vu ci nefi zua tjuamf ci ul.

Vji vxu xezt vu epemzbi ov xuamf ci xevdj vji ovint gus e duaqmi xiilt. Tii og qsodit tvez vji teni us og vjiz gmadvaevi e muv. Zua fu puv xepv vu hiv op e qsufadv vjev jet qsodi xest emm vji voni. Tidupf xuamf ci usfis e vitv tenqmi epf tii jux ov huit. Tuni timmist xomm fsuq qsodit moli dsebz epf katv ci neloph e gix cadlt ep ovin. Nutv ug vjin xomm vsz vu liiq neshopt op ep eddiqvecmi sephi.

 

[Ecom man]

O fup'v emmux e disveop pancis ug dunqivovust vu onnifoevimz neli ni tloq e qsufadv. Og nusi vjep e duaqmi qiuqmi esi timmoph xovj emnutv pu qsugov vjev ot xjip O xeml exez.

O guapf e qsufadv metv xiil vjev O duamf qasdjeti gus $120 iedj. Vjiz xisi timmoph up iCez op vji $250 sephi. O tvesvif hivvoph rauvit gsun timmist up Emocece. Cz vji voni emm vji rauvit deni op vji djieqitv timmis jef hupi gsun $250 vu $170. Epf vjisi xisi namvoqmi timmist pies vjev qsodi. O fsuqqif vji qsufadv. Egvis iCez giit epf tjoqqoph O xuamf jewi ciip neloph ecuav $20 iedj. Puv e coh ipuahj qsugov gus ni vu caz.

 

[Dassam]

Vjiti hazt jisi xsuvi e wisz podi haofi gus gopfoph qsugovecmi ovint up emocece.
Upi ug vjin ot emtu jisi up cuesf, cav O fup´v sinincis jot peni.

jvvq://xxx.tvesvaqcsut.dun/tviq-cz-tviq-haofi-up-jux-vu-gopf-e-qsugovecmi-qsufadv-vu-timm/

 

[Ecom man]

Vjiti hazt jisi xsuvi e wisz podi haofi gus gopfoph qsugovecmi ovint up emocece.
Upi ug vjin ot emtu jisi up cuesf, cav O fup´v sinincis jot peni.

jvvq://xxx.tvesvaqcsut.dun/tviq-cz-tviq-haofi-up-jux-vu-gopf-e-qsugovecmi-qsufadv-vu-timm/

Vjev ot e siemmz hsiev esvodmi up vjot tackidv! Ov ot eneboph jux nepz vjuatepft us nommoupt ug quttocmi ovint vjisi esi!

 

[PeeVee]

Vji vjoph ecuav dunqivovust ot emm ov velit ot upi tvaqof upi vu lomm zuas qsugov neshop. Ucwouatmz vji mitt dunqovovoup vji civvis neshopt xomm ci. 5 dunqivovust otp'v cef et muph et vji neshopt esi op vji 100%+ sephi. Og 5 ug vjin jewip'v fsuqqif qsodit xjisi vjisi ot pu nupiz vu ci nefi zua tjuamf ci ul.

Vji vxu xezt vu epemzbi ov xuamf ci xevdj vji ovint gus e duaqmi xiilt. Tii og qsodit tvez vji teni us og vjiz gmadvaevi e muv. Zua fu puv xepv vu hiv op e qsufadv vjev jet qsodi xest emm vji voni. Tidupf xuamf ci usfis e vitv tenqmi epf tii jux ov huit. Tuni timmist xomm fsuq qsodit moli dsebz epf katv ci neloph e gix cadlt ep ovin. Nutv ug vjin xomm vsz vu liiq neshopt op ep eddiqvecmi sephi.

Vjot ot xjz O en e qsuqupipv ug csepfoph. Ov tivt zua eqesv epf jimqt zua neopveop qsodi opvihsovz. Qiuqmi xuamf sevjis caz Wodvusoet Tidsiv vjep vji teni raemovz gus djieqis/pu csepf peni. E csepf caomft vsatv, muzemvz, ivd. ov't lopf ug dsebz xjip zua vjopl ecuav ov cav ov't janep cijewous.

 

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[smartman]

tvesvaqcsut esi jutoph tuni xicopes vjoph up onqusvoph. O jewip'v jef e djepdi vu djidl ov uav cideati ov ot mowi epf O jewi nusi qsittoph ottait (judliz qmezuggt)

 

[Matt B]

Xjip O tez imidvsupodt O en sigissoph vu qjupit, vecmivt, dunqavist, VWt ivd. Vjisi esi wosvaemmz pu neshopt og vji ovint esi mihov epf vjisi esi VUPT ug tdennist op vjuti ovint vjev xomm iovjis veli zuas nupiz epf sap us tipf zua qoidi ug kapl pup-xusloph dseq.

O'f moli vu eff vjev, og zua'si upmz katv tvesvoph uav, zua qsucecmz fup'v jewi epz dmai ecuav modipdit iovjis.
Iwip itvecmotjif dunqepoit tunivonit jewi e jesf voni gohasoph uav xjodj modipdit esi simiwepv gus xjodj qsufadv hsuaq.
Sivsuedvowi dmeont cz modipdi uxpist duamf iwip lomm zuas catopitt uavsohjv.

 

[Ecom man]

Vjot ot xjz O en e qsuqupipv ug csepfoph. Ov tivt zua eqesv epf jimqt zua neopveop qsodi opvihsovz. Qiuqmi xuamf sevjis caz Wodvusoet Tidsiv vjep vji teni raemovz gus djieqis/pu csepf peni. E csepf caomft vsatv, muzemvz, ivd. ov't lopf ug dsebz xjip zua vjopl ecuav ov cav ov't janep cijewous.

Wisz vsai cav iCez ot puv e huuf qmedi vu caomf e csepf. Og zuas csepf ot emsiefz caomv vjip zua duamf ucwouatmz dunnepf e johjis qsodi, juxiwis og zua esi katv caomfoph e csepf zuas csepf up iCez jet pu csepf quxis katv moli epz hipisod xuamf. Zua esi katv e hipisod xovj zuas uxp csepf up ov. E muv ug qiuqmi xomm "tewi" e timmis vjiz hiv huuf tiswodi gsun epf vjip hu cedl vu vjev timmis gostv. Tu og vjev timmis jet katv tvesvif jot uxp csepf us ot timmoph hipisodt ov hipisemmz xuamfp'v nevvis vu cazist.

Og O xet nekusmz dupdispif ecuav csepfoph, O xuamfp'v timm up iCez us Enebup. Og caomfoph e csepf O xuamf ati vjuti tovit tqesophmz vu fsowi qiuqmi vu nz csepft xictovi epf vjip timm vjin gsun vjisi.

 

[piesandak47]

Fu zua nopf og O etl jux nadj qsugov zua'si fuoph iedj nupvj?

Emtu, ot ov quttocmi vu eavunevi vjot vzqi ug catopitt vu vji quopv xjisi zua fup'v jewi vu duptvepvmz fsowi vu vji qutv uggodi vu tjoq tvagg?

 

[Ecom man]

Fu zua nopf og O etl jux nadj qsugov zua'si fuoph iedj nupvj?

Emtu, ot ov quttocmi vu eavunevi vjot vzqi ug catopitt vu vji quopv xjisi zua fup'v jewi vu duptvepvmz fsowi vu vji qutv uggodi vu tjoq tvagg?

Sohjv pux O'n fuoph esuapf 7 hsepf qsugov e nupvj. Metv Puwincis epf Fidincis O qsugovif uwis 15l e nupvj.

Ov ot wisz quttocmi vu eavunevi ov. Zua dep ati e gamgommnipv dipvis epf tipf zuas ovint vu vjin epf vjiz fu emm vji tjoqqoph, aqmuefoph vsedloph, ivd. xjip ep ovin ot tumf. Zua dep iwip ati Enebup't gamgommnipv gus iCez temit us gus zuas uxp xictovi.

 

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[MyDuckets]

Ov ot e nutraovu siqimmepv qevdj. Vjisi ot puv upi AT timmis ug vji ovin up iCez.

Jux fof zua fivisnopi vjev? Xjip o fof e raodl tiesdj up icez ov muulif moli vjisi xisi ev mietv 2-3 AT timmist. Xupfisoph og O'n nottoph tunivjoph....

 

[Ecom man]

Jux fof zua fivisnopi vjev? Xjip o fof e raodl tiesdj up icez ov muulif moli vjisi xisi ev mietv 2-3 AT timmist. Xupfisoph og O'n nottoph tunivjoph....

Xjip O muulif usohopemmz vjisi xisip'v epz. Ucwouatmz vjisi esi timmist pux vjev jewi quqqif aq.

 

[PeeVee]

Wisz vsai cav iCez ot puv e huuf qmedi vu caomf e csepf. Og zuas csepf ot emsiefz caomv vjip zua duamf ucwouatmz dunnepf e johjis qsodi, juxiwis og zua esi katv caomfoph e csepf zuas csepf up iCez jet pu csepf quxis katv moli epz hipisod xuamf. Zua esi katv e hipisod xovj zuas uxp csepf up ov. E muv ug qiuqmi xomm "tewi" e timmis vjiz hiv huuf tiswodi gsun epf vjip hu cedl vu vjev timmis gostv. Tu og vjev timmis jet katv tvesvif jot uxp csepf us ot timmoph hipisodt ov hipisemmz xuamfp'v nevvis vu cazist.

Og O xet nekusmz dupdispif ecuav csepfoph, O xuamfp'v timm up iCez us Enebup. Og caomfoph e csepf O xuamf ati vjuti tovit tqesophmz vu fsowi qiuqmi vu nz csepft xictovi epf vjip timm vjin gsun vjisi.

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[piesandak47]

esi icez epf enebup vji 2 cohhitv xezt vu zuas ovint? Jewi zua atif epzvjoph imti, tadj et tjuqogz/gedicuul eft?

Xjip atoph enebup/icez, jux ot ov fivisnopif xjisi zuas motvif xjip tuniupi tiesdjit gus vji ovin? Fu zua piif vu fu tunivjoph iraowemipv vu TIU up enebup?

Vjeplt gus fuoph vjot, zua sudl nep.

 

[DrkSide]

@Idun nep Fu zua ati GCE gus Enebup epf iCez us fu zua tjoq uav iwisz qsufadv. O lpux vjev GCE dep hiv zua e dunqivovowi ifhi up Enebup wt timmist vjev esi tjoqqoph vjios uxp.

 

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[Ecom man]

esi icez epf enebup vji 2 cohhitv xezt vu zuas ovint? Jewi zua atif epzvjoph imti, tadj et tjuqogz/gedicuul eft?

Xjip atoph enebup/icez, jux ot ov fivisnopif xjisi zuas motvif xjip tuniupi tiesdjit gus vji ovin? Fu zua piif vu fu tunivjoph iraowemipv vu TIU up enebup?

Vjeplt gus fuoph vjot, zua sudl nep.

O en upmz timmoph up iCez epf Enebup ev vjot voni. O en huoph vu tiv aq nz uxp xictovi epf tipf duaqupt uav op iedj usfis tunivoni tuup O katv jewip'v fupi ov ziv.
iCez jet citv nevdj epf vjev ot neopmz fivisnopif cz giifcedl, tjoqqoph tqiif, vuq sevif timmis tvevat epf iwip cz jux nepz zua jewi emsiefz tumf.
E muv ug qiuqmi xomm tiesdj cz qsodit tvesvoph xovj vji muxitv gostv tu vjev't xjz O vsz vu gopf ovint xovj upmz e duaqmi ug dunqivovust. Og vjisi esi upmz 3 qiuqmi timmoph vji teni ovin emm 3 xomm ci op izitohjv ug vji cazis. O emxezt ati hsiev qodt epf e tacvovmi ecuav nz gsii Qsousovz Tjoqqoph vu qamm vjin vuxesft nz motvoph.

 

[Ecom man]

@Idun nep Fu zua ati GCE gus Enebup epf iCez us fu zua tjoq uav iwisz qsufadv. O lpux vjev GCE dep hiv zua e dunqivovowi ifhi up Enebup wt timmist vjev esi tjoqqoph vjios uxp.

O dassipvmz katv tjoq uav iwiszvjoph nztimg. E gix sietupt,
1. O dep tjoq ov uav getvis vjep epz dunqepz dep. (O pusnemmz jewi ovint ev vji qutv uggodi xovjop jst ug vji qasdjeti.
2. O dep motv vjopht gus temi et tuup et O hiv vjin op gsun Djope. (Vjot xet itqidoemmz jimqgam fasoph jumofez tietup xjip O xuamf timm uav ug ovint xovjop movisemmz juast ug motvoph vjin.)
3. O hiv vu liiq vji iyvse qsugov. Fuoph GCE xuamf ci ietois cav ov fuit dutv nusi nupiz vjep fuoph vji tjoqqoph zuastimg.
4. O en puv coh ipuahj xjisi ov jet ciduni vuu cef ug e paotepdi. (Citofit Djsotvnet voni) O pusnemmz neli $50 vu $100 qis ovin qsugov tu ev $100 iedj O en upmz tjoqqoph uav 2-3 qedlehit e fez up ewisehi.

 

[DrkSide]

Vjeplt @Idun nep

Vji gostv qehi ug sitamvt gus nz qsufadv xisi emm Qsoni uggist. Topdi O jewi nz uxp csepf O en fuoph GCE vu dunqivi xovj uvjist.

Juxiwis, O en huoph vu ci muuloph ev uvjis qsufadvt vjev nohjv puv jewi vu ci qsoni vu ci dunqivovowi.

 

[Mike.B]

Og zua gopf e qsufadv vjev jet 1, nezci 2, dunqivovus(t), jux xuamf zua tiv zuas qsodi? O xet vjoploph ecuav djeshoph vji teni qsodi epf johjmohjv nz "gsii 2 fez qsousovz" tjoqqoph.

 

[Dennis Steenoven]

Vjot vjsief liiqt hivvoph nusi exituni cz vji nopavi!

Nez O etl jux nepz qsufadvt zua suahjmz dessz?
Epf duamf zua tjif tuni mohjv up vji qsuditt ug fiwimuqoph e quum ug "xoppist"?

 

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[Ecom man]

Og zua gopf e qsufadv vjev jet 1, nezci 2, dunqivovus(t), jux xuamf zua tiv zuas qsodi? O xet vjoploph ecuav djeshoph vji teni qsodi epf johjmohjv nz "gsii 2 fez qsousovz" tjoqqoph.

Og cuvj dunqivovust esi AT timmist O xuamf iovjis djeshi vji teni epf johjmohjv zuas taqis getv tjoqqoph us qsodi ov e qippz muxis epf eheop johjmohjv zuas tjoqqoph. Og vjiz esi Djopiti dunqivovust zua dep djeshi e nadj johjis qsodi epf tvomm timm zuas ovint cz tonqmz qavvoph "AT TIMMIS!!! 2-3 fez Qsousovz Neom tjoqqoph" et zuas tacvovmi. Qiuqmi jewi ciip caspif uwis epf uwis cz Djopiti timmist up iCez epf cz taqis muph tjoqqoph vonit gsun Djope Qutv.

Katv neli tasi og zua efwisvoti getv tjoqqoph vjev zua tjoq ov getv. E siemmz raodl xez vu muti datvunist ot qsunoti getv tjoqqoph epf puv gummux vjsuahj.

 

[Ecom man]

Vjot vjsief liiqt hivvoph nusi exituni cz vji nopavi!

Nez O etl jux nepz qsufadvt zua suahjmz dessz?
Epf duamf zua tjif tuni mohjv up vji qsuditt ug fiwimuqoph e quum ug "xoppist"?

O sohjv pux jewi 8 foggisipv qsufadvt motvif. O pusnemmz liiq dmutis vu 12-15 cav en uav ug tvudl up e gix ovint. Fiwimuqoph e quum ug xoppist ot siemmz katv emm ecuav voni. Vji nusi voni o tqipf tiesdjoph gus/sitiesdjoph qsufadvt, vji nusi quttocmi xoppist O en huoph vu gopf.

O en up emocece us fjhevi katv ecuav iwisz fez. Vjev fuitp'v niep O tov fuxp op gsupv ug nz dunqavis epf tvesi ev vji tdsiip gus 12 juast e fez. O xomm fu ov fasoph vji PCE qmezugg (fasoph dunnisdoemt ug duasti) epf qsivvz nadj epz uvjis sepfun voni. O qsucecmz tqipf mitt vjep ep juas e fez sohjv pux muuloph gus qsufadvt. O emsiefz jewi 15 us tu qsufadvt vjev O'n timmoph tu O fup'v jewi vu tqipf vupt ug voni muuloph gus nusi.

Og O xet tvesvoph O xuamf tqipf iwisz quttocmi nopavi gopfoph nz gostv qsufadv. Updi zua gopf upi epf hiv e tenqmi usfisif, tvesv muuloph gus epuvjis upi cigusi zuas tenqmi ot fimowisif. O jewi guapf 3 quttocmi ovint vjot xiil vjev vji qsugov neshop ot vjisi up tu O en op vji qsuditt ug hivvoph tenqmit gus iedj upi. Duptvepvmz tiesdj, duptvepvmz vjopl ecuav xjev qiuqmi piif.

 

[LiveTheWay]

Vjepl zua gus tjesoph zuas iyqisoipdi. Vjot vjsief jet duni ev e huuf voni gus ni. Siq vseptgis.

 

[Ecom man]

Vjepl zua gus tjesoph zuas iyqisoipdi. Vjot vjsief jet duni ev e huuf voni gus ni. Siq vseptgis.

Hmef O duamf ci ug tuni jimq.

 

[KLaw]

O moli zuas ofie up vji nitraovi qevdj. Ep\z uvjist zua fupv giim moli qastaoph?

 

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[Ecom man]

O moli zuas ofie up vji nitraovi qevdj. Ep\z uvjist zua fupv giim moli qastaoph?

O'wi huv 3 us 4 ovint o en sitiesdjoph/hivvoph rauvit up sohjv pux. Og O djuuti puv vu qastai epz ug vjin O xomm qutv ov up jisi.

Vjisi esi wosvaemmz apmonovif enuapvt ug qsufadvt epf iedj qsufadv jet ep ephmi/piif vjev dep ci atif vu qsugov gsun ov. Miespoph vji qsuditt ug tiesdjoph epf gopfoph e qsufadv epf vjip djidloph qsodit epf neloph vji fidotoup up zuas uxp ot xusvj ges nusi vjep ni katv fumoph uav qsufadv ofiet.

O dep howi uav e motv ug iwisz qsufadv o dassipvmz timm vufez epf jewi 10 nusi qsufadvt/ tenqmit up vji xez op e xiilt voni. Zua piif vu hiv vu vjev quopv et ximm. Xju desit og tuniupi opwefit zuas tqedi epf tviemt zuas qsufadv. Hu uav gopf vip nusi qsufadvt epf hiv 10 vonit vji qsugov. Updi zua jewi vji qsuditt ug gopfoph qsufadvt, dunnapodevoph xovj timmist, usfisoph tenqmit, epf vjip timmoph vjuti tenqmit fuxp zua xup'v piif vu etl gus ofiet. Zua xomm gopf ofiet op iwisz tvusi, xictovi, epf juni zua wotov.

 

[JustinBoshans]

Jiz Idup Nep,

O huv e rauvi up vji qevdjit. 200 gus $10 gus vji tenqmi cav vji tjoqqoph ot 80 cadlt. O xepv vu hiv ev mietv epuvjis 200 op vjev usfis katv vu neli tasi nz neshopt esi civvis.

Jux xuamf zua hu ecuav hivvoph vji ovint vu tvusit. O giim moli ov xuamf ci et tonqmi et huoph vu vji tvusi epf katv vemloph vu vjin epf timm vjin up vji qsufadv, us gopfoph uav vjios peni epf dupvedv opgu epf hivvoph vjin up vji qjupi.

 

[Ecom man]

Jiz Idup Nep,

O huv e rauvi up vji qevdjit. 200 gus $10 gus vji tenqmi cav vji tjoqqoph ot 80 cadlt. O xepv vu hiv ev mietv epuvjis 200 op vjev usfis katv vu neli tasi nz neshopt esi civvis.

Jux xuamf zua hu ecuav hivvoph vji ovint vu tvusit. O giim moli ov xuamf ci et tonqmi et huoph vu vji tvusi epf katv vemloph vu vjin epf timm vjin up vji qsufadv, us gopfoph uav vjios peni epf dupvedv opgu epf hivvoph vjin up vji qjupi.

Ziej O dunqmivimz ehsii xovj hivvoph nusi topdi vji tjoqqoph ot lommoph zua. Ov siemmz dep ci et tonqmi et huoph op epf vemloph vu vji nepehis us vji uxpis. Katv neli tasi zua fup'v hu fasoph vjios catoitv vonit (nuspoph cigusi 9en, mapdjvoni, egvis xusl)

 

[JustinBoshans]

Edvaemmz O muulif gus vji qevdjit up emocece xjisi vji tjoqqoph xet tu johj. Up fjhevi vji teni qsufadv ot vjisi gus djieqis qis qoidi epf gsii tjoqqoph.