I feel like the OP read the replies and is never coming back.has the OP ever come back?!
(or are we all just telling each other what we already know?!)
My feedback, based on my first 2 years in HPR would be:
1) Communicate
2) Communicate quickly
3) Have live/accurate inventory status at all times
4) Communicate
5) Ship to Australia
6) Care for your customer
7) Add that little bit of something "extra".
Provide these things and we the customer will bring $000's of repeat business.
BTW, what is your company's website? I've been curious to look and have not been able to find it.Layne's back. Kraken bad jokes again...
If you dig a tunnel under the border, I'll sell your products for you (reasonable handling fee). Wait, I live in Hawaii. Nevermind...I also had a thought of starting a company..
I've been in engineering all my life, and have worked from actually "assembly" to helping with costing & marketing. (And I've done a fair amount of purchasing; I've dealt with Euclid, and I've dealt with plastics people. I know about "tooling costs" & such..)
The main reason why I didn't: I'm, in Canada and my main client base (you all) is in the US.. Shipping, exchange, and 'cross border' fees & such would be a nightmare. Manageable, but would add a fair mark-up..
If you dig a tunnel under the border, I'll sell your products for you (reasonable handling fee). Wait, I live in Hawaii. Nevermind...
Thanks everyone for all of your input. It's a lot to think about. If I do start up a business it would be exclusively for my own kits. I wasn't expecting much profit. I just thought if would be fun selling my own kits and dealing with people in the hobby.
You seem to be doing well enough on EBay. Unless the fees are killing you, I’d stick with EBay. About how much inventory do you think you’ll need to accumulate before you’ll have to upgrade to a dedicated website?Thanks everyone for all of your input. It's a lot to think about. If I do start up a business it would be exclusively for my own kits. I wasn't expecting much profit. I just thought if would be fun selling my own kits and dealing with people in the hobby.
Layne's back. Kraken bad jokes again...
Thank you!
Thank you!
I'll be here all week. Remember to tip your waitresses.
Has anyone tried selling their kits on Etsy?
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