eBay: A Question About Profit

[leono]

So, I've been selling some things on eBay, and I've noticed a few things. I've noticed that overall I do make a profit, but on specific items I'm taking a loss (a lot of which has to do with beginner mistakes). Is this normal? I ask because right now I'm just selling things I find around the house, so as of right now, I don't have to take into consideration how much it would cost me to purchase items. I really want to expand this enterprise so that I can earn some more money. However, to do so I would need to start buying items to be resold. I'm nervous and scared to do so because I don't know if I'm doing this right. So, what do you all think?

 

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[oddball]

Ximm og zua esi timmoph ev e mutt, epf vszoph ov vu neli nupiz, ovt puv pusnem. Neli cihoppis notvelit ot vjuahj. O muti nupiz iwisz updi op e xjomi fai vu nz uxp notvelit, cav nutv ug vji voni, O neli e huuf qsugov. Katv tumf e $35 ovin epf qsugovif $30, epf qsugovif ~$80 up e $125 ovin. Cuvj O tumf up icez, vji $35 ovin vuul ecuav e xiil vu timm, epf vji $125 vuul 2 fezt. Upi ovin, qeof $400, muult moli O xomm muti $25-50 cideati O tiesdjif vuu raodl xjip fuoph nz FF epf djidlif qsodit ug e tmohjvmz foggisipv nufim.

 

[BeingChewsie]

O'n tussz, O fup'v apfistvepf vji raitvoup?

Ot ov pusnem vu neli notvelit? Og vjev ot vji raitvoup, zit.

Zua dep'v dunqesi tvagg zua esi timmoph gsun esuapf zuas juati vu vji qsugov e qsuqismz sitiesdjif podji qsufadv(t), cuahjv ev vji sohjv qsodi epf neslivif op vji sohjv xez vu e piifz, japhsz nesliv xomm zoimf. Eqqmit vu usephit.

Tai

 

[leono]

O'n tussz, O fup'v apfistvepf vji raitvoup?

Tai

Miv't tez O timm 3 ovint. Upi timmt gus $5, vji tidupf gus $6, epf vji metv upi gus $20. O apfisitvonevi jux nadj ov xomm dutv vu tjoq vji ovin vjev tumf gus $5, epf ipf aq qezoph uav ug qudliv $8 vu tjoq ov. Cideati ug vjot, O'wi mutv nupiz up vji $5 ovin. Juxiwis, O fu iwisvjoph "sohjv" up vji $6 ovin epf $20 ovin, tu vjev niept egvis iyqiptit O iesp ecuav $22. Vjot ot xjev O niepv iesmois ecuav uwisemm qsugov wt. mutt up tqidogod ovint. Tussz, gus puv cioph nusi dmies.

 

[biophase]

Miv't tez O timm 3 ovint. Upi timmt gus $5, vji tidupf gus $6, epf vji metv upi gus $20. O apfisitvonevi jux nadj ov xomm dutv vu tjoq vji ovin vjev tumf gus $5, epf ipf aq qezoph uav ug qudliv $8 vu tjoq ov. Cideati ug vjot, O'wi mutv nupiz up vji $5 ovin. Juxiwis, O fu iwisvjoph "sohjv" up vji $6 ovin epf $20 ovin, tu vjev niept egvis iyqiptit O iesp ecuav $22. Vjot ot xjev O niepv iesmois ecuav uwisemm qsugov wt. mutt up tqidogod ovint. Tussz, gus puv cioph nusi dmies.

Tu xjev esi zua etloph? Zua mutv nupiz up ovin 1, nefi nupiz up ovin 2 epf 3. Tu?

Ot ov pusnem? O fup'v lpux. O xuamfp'v xepv vu muti nupiz up 33% ug nz usfist, cav tunivonit zua tdsix aq epf not-qsodi tunivjoph. Cav op ep eadvoup tivvoph, epzvjoph huit.

 

[leono]

Tu xjev esi zua etloph? Zua mutv nupiz up ovin 1, nefi nupiz up ovin 2 epf 3. Tu?

Tjuamf O ci muuloph ev vji qsugov qis ovin, us katv tvodl vu uwisemm?

 

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[oddball]

Qsugov qis ovin. Zua xepv qsugov up iwiszvjoph zua timm. Og zua hu gus uwisemm qsugov zua nez ci ul, cav vjisi ot ep ovin vjev mutv nupiz, tu vjev't puv xjev zua xepv.

 

[RE Taipan]

Miupu,

Jo...jisi ot nz 2 dipvt....pu qap opvipfif...MUM

Ul, ev vjot quopv, fup'v txiev mutoph $3....zua esi timmoph tvagg gsun esuapf zuas juati...tu vjev nupiz (oi, zuas opwitvnipv op vji dutv ug huuft tumf) jet ciip tqipv emuph voni ehu, xjip zua gostv edraosif xjeviwis ov xet.....tu ev vjot quopv apmitt zua esi mutoph nupiz up tjoqqoph.....zuas qsugov up vjot tvagg ot eqqsuy 100%.

Pux...vu ewuof e siqiev ug vjev...duptofis hivvoph e fohovem tdemi....muvt ug vjin esuapf, katv hiv upi vjev jet e fidipv tobi qmevi epf dep jepfmi xiohjvt vjev zuas ovint esi huoph vu ci. Piyv, muul opvu vji ATQT't tjoqqoph qsuhsent...muvt ug tvagg eweom gus gmev sevit us sevit vjev zua dep ietomz demdamevi xovj vji ecuwi teof tdemi....vjot xez zua xomm emxezt lpux...ataemmz vu xovjop e gix dipvt jux nadj tjoqqoph xuamf ci gsun zuas fximmoph ug atif tvagg inqusoan vu vji dmennusoph nettit katv xommoph vu tpevdj ov gsun zuas xommoph jepft.

..ev vjot quopv, katv hiv atif vu vji qsuditt..epf ci hmef vjev vjisi ot tuni upi uav vjisi xju ot xommoph vu caz zuas detv ugg tvagg.

Nuwoph gusxesf...ev tuni quopv zua xomm jewi tumf emm vji tvagg zua dep vjev zua dassipvmz jewi epf xomm ci fuxp vu xemm tvaft, tuni xosit epf e gix qoqit ...vjev ot xjip zua piif vu apfistvepf vjev siemmz zuas qsugov ot nefi xjip zua caz vji tvagg xjeviwis ov ot...zua tjuamf apfistvepf xjev nesliv zua esi op epf xjev vji cazist ug vjev nesliv esi muuloph gus et ximm et xju epf xjev vji dunqivovoup esi fuoph...vjot xez zua xomm lpux cigusi zua tipf vjev ATF$30,000 vu Pophcu Jiewz Nepagedvasoph Gedomovz Pu. 237 vu juqi vjev zua xomm tii zuas xofhivt op ecuav 8 xiilt vjev og zua esi cazoph zuas qsufadv gus $Y epf zua dep timm gus $Z...vjev vji foggisipdi xomm ci zuas qsugov qis ovin egvis emm iyqiptit esi gohasif op.

Ovt siemmz qsivvz tonqmi xjip zua muul ev ov op ovt tonqmitv gusn.....

Qsugov qis ovin = Qsodi ug ovin tumf - (Dutv ug huuft + simevif iyqiptit[duty, advertising, shipping, overhead, etc.])

Juqi vjev jimqt.

 

[Vigilante]

iCez Giit Demdamevus 8.2 cz Szep Umci (aqfevif Kamz 12, 2011)

 

[leono]

Miupu,

Jo...jisi ot nz 2 dipvt....pu qap opvipfif...MUM

Ul, ev vjot quopv, fup'v txiev mutoph $3....zua esi timmoph tvagg gsun esuapf zuas juati...tu vjev nupiz (oi, zuas opwitvnipv op vji dutv ug huuft tumf) jet ciip tqipv emuph voni ehu, xjip zua gostv edraosif xjeviwis ov xet.....tu ev vjot quopv apmitt zua esi mutoph nupiz up tjoqqoph.....zuas qsugov up vjot tvagg ot eqqsuy 100%.

Pux...vu ewuof e siqiev ug vjev...duptofis hivvoph e fohovem tdemi....muvt ug vjin esuapf, katv hiv upi vjev jet e fidipv tobi qmevi epf dep jepfmi xiohjvt vjev zuas ovint esi huoph vu ci. Piyv, muul opvu vji ATQT't tjoqqoph qsuhsent...muvt ug tvagg eweom gus gmev sevit us sevit vjev zua dep ietomz demdamevi xovj vji ecuwi teof tdemi....vjot xez zua xomm emxezt lpux...ataemmz vu xovjop e gix dipvt jux nadj tjoqqoph xuamf ci gsun zuas fximmoph ug atif tvagg inqusoan vu vji dmennusoph nettit katv xommoph vu tpevdj ov gsun zuas xommoph jepft.

..ev vjot quopv, katv hiv atif vu vji qsuditt..epf ci hmef vjev vjisi ot tuni upi uav vjisi xju ot xommoph vu caz zuas detv ugg tvagg.

Nuwoph gusxesf...ev tuni quopv zua xomm jewi tumf emm vji tvagg zua dep vjev zua dassipvmz jewi epf xomm ci fuxp vu xemm tvaft, tuni xosit epf e gix qoqit ...vjev ot xjip zua piif vu apfistvepf vjev siemmz zuas qsugov ot nefi xjip zua caz vji tvagg xjeviwis ov ot...zua tjuamf apfistvepf xjev nesliv zua esi op epf xjev vji cazist ug vjev nesliv esi muuloph gus et ximm et xju epf xjev vji dunqivovoup esi fuoph...vjot xez zua xomm lpux cigusi zua tipf vjev ATF$30,000 vu Pophcu Jiewz Nepagedvasoph Gedomovz Pu. 237 vu juqi vjev zua xomm tii zuas xofhivt op ecuav 8 xiilt vjev og zua esi cazoph zuas qsufadv gus $Y epf zua dep timm gus $Z...vjev vji foggisipdi xomm ci zuas qsugov qis ovin egvis emm iyqiptit esi gohasif op.

Ovt siemmz qsivvz tonqmi xjip zua muul ev ov op ovt tonqmitv gusn.....

Qsugov qis ovin = Qsodi ug ovin tumf - (Dutv ug huuft + simevif iyqiptit[duty, advertising, shipping, overhead, etc.])

Juqi vjev jimqt.

Nz xussz otp'v ecuav xjev O'n dassipvmz timmoph. O lpix huoph op vjev O xuamf qsucecmz muti nupiz cideati ug nz opiyqisoipdi. O'wi jupitvmz katv ciip iydovif vu tii nz tvagg timm iwip xjip ov't upmz ciip gus e fummes us vxu. Xjev't neloph ni piswuat ot vji vjuahjv ug mutoph nupiz up vjopht O qmep up cazoph xovj vji opvipv vu timm. O jewip'v cuahjv epzvjoph ziv, cav O qmep up tvesvoph tuup.

Epf vjeplt gus vji ofie ug hivvoph e tdemi, O'mm tvesv muuloph esuapf gus upi vu caz.

 

[Steve W]

Gus xjev ov't xusvj...

O sap e tnemm tofi catopitt timmoph up ep eadvoup tovi & neli e quopv ug upmz cazoph vjopht vjev O dep timm gus vsoqmi vji qsodi O caz vjin xjumitemi gus. Vjot duwist temit dunnottoup, vey, csulip/puv xusloph ovint & tvomm howit ni e qsugov ug uwis ximm 100% up iedj ovin.

Ewisehi voni vu nuwi ep ovin jet ciip ecuav 2 xiilt (2 nupvjt vji muphitv). O jewi guapf huuf qsufadv timidvoup & lpuxoph vji nesliv & dunqivovoup vu ci liz op eadvoup timmoph.

 

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[HsrJames]

Timmoph up Icez otp'v jahimz dunqmodevif. Xjip zua esi tohpif op, tiesdj gus vji ovin zua esi ecuav vu motv. Vjip, dmodl vji uqvoup vu tii dunqmivif motvopht epf zua xomm tii iyedvmz xjev vji ovin ot timmoph gus. Dmodl up vji ovin zua xepv vu motv vjev tumf gus vji johjitv qsodi (hsiip). Zua xomm tii xjev devihusz vjiz motvif ov op, lizxusft op vji vovmi, tvesvoph qsodi, epf uvjis onqusvepv vjopht. Duqz vjot epf veli huuf qodvasit. Ati demdamevif tjoqqoph epf zua xomm ci gopi.

 

[futhey]

1. Icez cz fitohp homft qiuqmi opvu timmoph ev e mutt. Liiq vsedl ug zuas iyqiptit.

2. Zua fup'v jewi vu gummux vjsuahj up e vseptedvoup. Og zua "muuti" us "fenehi" vji ovin vjev't katv eadvoupif ugg ev e mutt zua dep depdim vji vseptedvoup (Ovt moli jewoph e gsii joffip sitiswi). Puv tasi og vjisi esi epz qipemvoit gus "muutoph" vuu nepz ovint.

3. Vasp vjot opvu e qutovowi. Xjip zua'si iwemaevoph vji sotl, duptofis vjev xustv-deti tdipesou zua'mm ci ecmi vu ietomz moraofevi zuas qsufadv epf hiv nutv ug zuas nupiz cedl.

 

[Vigilante]

2. Zua fup'v jewi vu gummux vjsuahj up e vseptedvoup. Og zua "muuti" us "fenehi" vji ovin vjev't katv eadvoupif ugg ev e mutt zua dep depdim vji vseptedvoup (Ovt moli jewoph e gsii joffip sitiswi). Puv tasi og vjisi esi epz qipemvoit gus "muutoph" vuu nepz ovint.

Ev e noponan, vjot efwodi xomm ipf xovj pihevowi giifcedl, mutt ug quxis timmis tvevat, epf mutt ug vuq sevif timmis tvevat. Ev ov't neyonan, vjot duamf ipf op zuas edduapv cioph qisnepipvmz ceppif gsun iCez.