Anyone doing an online business?

[jemmyell]

Moves quickly is not a requirement if the profit is good enough and the inventory requirements are not large.  I have one box of pieces of very special ebony that I bought for 3 cents each and I sell for $6.99 (for 6 pieces) plus $5.00 shipping.  I use the free priority mail box and I just break even on the shipping.  In most other cases I make 40% - 60% profit on very small quantities (I am in effect a retailer) and I charge $4.00 shipping making about $3.00 per envelope profit on the shipping

 

-James

196080[/snapback]

Good luck in your venture....

196081[/snapback]

it's just a small business with big hopes. I do make some things nobody else in the world does and every time I advertise custom shop work I get buried with too many inquiries, so I do look to the future.

 

-James

[hakkamike]

A good friend of mine has a wife that is from the PI. They have a part time business that keeps her whole family involved..

http://www.griffinaerospace.com/index.html They also sell on Ebay and have done very well there

Edited March 7, 2006 by hakkamike (see edit history)

[jemmyell]

A good friend of mine has a wife that is from the PI. They have a part time business that keeps her whole family involved..

http://www.griffinaerospace.com/index.html  They also sell on Ebay and have done very well there 

196238[/snapback]

Hello!

 

Yes, 'niche' items do very well on ebay, especially crafts and hobbies. They look like they have a really good deal going. A friend of mine from the last dot-com I worked for makes motorcycle signs / emblems on a vinyl cutter / plotter and sells them on ebay. He was doing about $5000 / month part time the last time I checked.

 

-James