----- Original Message ----- From: "J.S. Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Vintage Macs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 10:58 AM Subject: Re: Who Out There Knows A Way........
> The old addage, selling 10 cheap things is easier than trying to sell one > expensive thing, applies here. They can make their money on thinner margins. > > Insurance is the tool used to prevent loss to the seller if an item arrives > damaged. > > Short of a finicky buyer, who shouldn't have a leg to stand on anyway if the > price is right enough, you'd make out. > > > J It might be easier to sell 10 cheap items, but the profit is alot better on the one expensive thing when you consider storage costs, packing material, time involved in packing, the cut EBAY gets from each of the 10 listings, time to take pictures and type up the listings, having to make a few trips to the post office since not everybody pays the second the auction is over (some pay with checks that have to clear which means a trip to the bank). I would rather sell 1 item at $100 profit then 100 items at $1 profit (maybe your an MBA or somthing). Actually if your doing this full time you can get the shipper (ups/fedex) to come to your buisiness to pick up the items (and get a better postal rate) and at the same time charge for the handling to cover your time and materials. Like anything else once you hit a certain quantity of items shipped it becomes cheaper per item to process, but getting and keeping the orders flowing is the hard part. As far as finicky buyers go, it doesnt matter what they purchased or how cheap it was, if it shows up broken or scratched up they will complain. Insurance takes time and the buyer just gets his money back leaving a bad taste in his mouth over the prolonged transaction. Do you think your going to get a good feedback from somebody who thaught they had a good deal only to find out their treasure was packed by a 4 year old and destroyed and had to wait a week or 2 just to get their money back? -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
