stuartg
28-02-2006, 09:26 AM
Having read the posts on the crank breather thread I thought I would start a new thread regarding e-bay users and what they will pay rather than hijack.
Last year our local Sportsworld store was having a huge sale. I assumed it was a closing down sale as the stuff was so cheap (up to 70% off). I asked one of the sales people if they were closing down and he said no, they were always having "mega sales" at all there stores nationwide.
So being a sporty family :D .............ish we bought a badmintom racquet (pour moi), tennis raquet (for my daughter), some footie boots (for my daughter), 2 hockey sticks (for my daughters, honest), a skate board and some roller blades.
After getting home I got to thinkin. What if I could sell some stuff on e bay. I could sell it first then go to the store and buy it to sell on. A little risky I know, but hey.
So I put the tennis raquet, badminton raquet, skate board and roller blades on e bay, advertised as brand new with the starting bid at what I paid. I think I even added a little onto that to cover the fee's.
The badminton raquet and the roller blades didnt sell. The tennis raquet from memory cost £17 sold for £28, the skate board was £10 and sold for £18.
Subsequently I went to the store and purchased the items and posted them on to the buyers who gave me excellent feedback etc.
I did this with other items after this initial trial and sold a few more tennis raquets, golf balls, golf gloves and some other bits and pieces I cant even remember.
The hockey sticks were so cheap that at my daughters club I sold about 8 sticks to parents of children at the club for £10 each, they cost £5.
Obviously these people were either to lazy, to busy or just unaware these things could be bought so cheaply.
Some might say why dont I still do it, "this time next year we could be millionaires" and all that. I guess for the same reason as the people who bought the items in the 1st place. To lazy to go to town to buy the stuff, the time, the fuel, the hassle of going to the post office etc. for a modest return, but worth it at the time, and I did find it quite amusing, although my wife thought it a little immoral..
Last year our local Sportsworld store was having a huge sale. I assumed it was a closing down sale as the stuff was so cheap (up to 70% off). I asked one of the sales people if they were closing down and he said no, they were always having "mega sales" at all there stores nationwide.
So being a sporty family :D .............ish we bought a badmintom racquet (pour moi), tennis raquet (for my daughter), some footie boots (for my daughter), 2 hockey sticks (for my daughters, honest), a skate board and some roller blades.
After getting home I got to thinkin. What if I could sell some stuff on e bay. I could sell it first then go to the store and buy it to sell on. A little risky I know, but hey.
So I put the tennis raquet, badminton raquet, skate board and roller blades on e bay, advertised as brand new with the starting bid at what I paid. I think I even added a little onto that to cover the fee's.
The badminton raquet and the roller blades didnt sell. The tennis raquet from memory cost £17 sold for £28, the skate board was £10 and sold for £18.
Subsequently I went to the store and purchased the items and posted them on to the buyers who gave me excellent feedback etc.
I did this with other items after this initial trial and sold a few more tennis raquets, golf balls, golf gloves and some other bits and pieces I cant even remember.
The hockey sticks were so cheap that at my daughters club I sold about 8 sticks to parents of children at the club for £10 each, they cost £5.
Obviously these people were either to lazy, to busy or just unaware these things could be bought so cheaply.
Some might say why dont I still do it, "this time next year we could be millionaires" and all that. I guess for the same reason as the people who bought the items in the 1st place. To lazy to go to town to buy the stuff, the time, the fuel, the hassle of going to the post office etc. for a modest return, but worth it at the time, and I did find it quite amusing, although my wife thought it a little immoral..