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Hello everyone,
I’d like to begin this thread with a few words about me; I’m from Germany, 29 years old, have a bachelor degree in business informatics and currently unemployed.
For the last years, I’ve been a buyer and seller of Magic the Gathering trading cards on eBay. I bought cards from the US or China and sold them in Germany, after I researched that they have a higher price. I also bought collections for cheap and sold the cards individually. This small enterprise paid for my studies.
But because of a new website, where everybody can sell their cards very easy, it’s not worth the time anymore. But I really enjoyed this hustlin’ stuff.
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Due to my unemployment and having problems finding a slowlane job and because of the MtG hustlin’ I’m thinking about the idea of becoming an eBay sales agent.
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Business model:
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After that works, my plan is to open a thrift shop where the customer can bring the items to and decide, if it should be sold on eBay or in the shop.
Furthermore, I’d like to build a webshop to sell the products there instead of eBay, but this should lead to a lower number of potential customers.
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This is a rough idea and I should think deeper about it, but it is a beginning.
I know that idea right now isn’t fastlane and I guess some of the principles are hurt, but a way to make a living and get more experience in being an entrepreneur. But maybe I will come up with an idea to make this fastlane.
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The problem I have is taking action and doing the first step. I’m not quite sure, if I should take this step. This has to mean, that I have to go all in and stop applying for another job. I know I'm the only one who can make this decision, but I would really like to get some feedback regarding this idea.
I’ve yet to come up with questions for you, maybe you, as the more experienced guys, can ask me some.
Thanks for reading and hopefully helping,
Stefan
I’d like to begin this thread with a few words about me; I’m from Germany, 29 years old, have a bachelor degree in business informatics and currently unemployed.
For the last years, I’ve been a buyer and seller of Magic the Gathering trading cards on eBay. I bought cards from the US or China and sold them in Germany, after I researched that they have a higher price. I also bought collections for cheap and sold the cards individually. This small enterprise paid for my studies.
But because of a new website, where everybody can sell their cards very easy, it’s not worth the time anymore. But I really enjoyed this hustlin’ stuff.
-
Due to my unemployment and having problems finding a slowlane job and because of the MtG hustlin’ I’m thinking about the idea of becoming an eBay sales agent.
-
Business model:
- Get the items shipped to me or pick them up
- Taking photos, get the description done on eBay, customer service, shipping to buyers
- Customers get 70% (exact number has to be determined) of the value
- I would sell primary electronics and brand name clothing and shoes (maybe difficult because of counterfeit products) because these are the products I know the best
- Items have to be an estimated sell price of 20 Euros
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After that works, my plan is to open a thrift shop where the customer can bring the items to and decide, if it should be sold on eBay or in the shop.
Furthermore, I’d like to build a webshop to sell the products there instead of eBay, but this should lead to a lower number of potential customers.
-
This is a rough idea and I should think deeper about it, but it is a beginning.
I know that idea right now isn’t fastlane and I guess some of the principles are hurt, but a way to make a living and get more experience in being an entrepreneur. But maybe I will come up with an idea to make this fastlane.
-
The problem I have is taking action and doing the first step. I’m not quite sure, if I should take this step. This has to mean, that I have to go all in and stop applying for another job. I know I'm the only one who can make this decision, but I would really like to get some feedback regarding this idea.
I’ve yet to come up with questions for you, maybe you, as the more experienced guys, can ask me some.
Thanks for reading and hopefully helping,
Stefan
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