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@digitaltechtronic wrote:
Firstly, thank you all for the information and guidelines. It is good to know there are nice people out there to help. Oh how do I find a moderator to move this topic 😕 sorry I am new on the boards...
Now I just wanted to quote something's quickly before I head out and I will post more soon.
@Chameleon
"The only reason you would do this is if you are an experienced seller with a reasonably large pool of start up capital and you where hoping to "buy" some good feedback scores."
This is what I had planned to get the feedback you see I have sold 9 items not 40 I have purchased I mean I have had 89 transactions total items I don't know a lot but I have spent say $130 and that was an investment to buy feedback basically because I can't list 40 items yet and because of that I can't accept free listing offers. I am stuck selling 10 items.. Also I have a fairly good list of wholesalers that are in Australia and that are overseas however I need an ABN to work with them.
"With over 40 feedbacks, this should not be an issue now. We started a second store a couple of years ago and where selling $3000-$4000 a month with a feedback score of 40." Is that 3-$4000 in profit or net sales? I am a very mathematical person and I evaluate a lot of things before jumping the gun.
Today I am going to go to Centrelink and sit and talk with someone there. I have some small business booklets I got a month ago from this government organised small business bus which has all the government and non gov contacts I need. However I do t know what to ask. I guess I would just tell them my situation yeah?
Again thank you for the support.
Congratulations. Sounds like you have thought things through well. Your plan to "buy" feedback by listing a few cheap items to get your selling limit lifted is a good plan. Your photos and listing layout all look good too.
Our new store was selling $3000-$4000 total, not profit after three months and 40-50 feedbacks. The first month or two where slow and it was not until we got the 40-50 feedbacks that things took off. With this feedback score we where getting International sales, so it seemed to be the magic number.
Our profit margins are quite good and we have a larger more established store which means we clear around $35.00 per hour worked on ebay. The $$$ per hour worked is probably the most important figure as this is what you pay yourself. How you achieve it depends entirely on your product mix, sales price and profit margin. If you are selling cars, you could buy for $8,000, sell for $10,000 ( 25% profit ) and still make good $$$$ per hour.
Part of the secret to making good money is to treat ebay like a job. Go to work in a set room or space at 8.30 am, have set lunch breaks and finish at 5.00 ( or whatever suits you ) This disciplined approach means while you are on ebay you actually work, rather than wasting the day browsing ( some call it looking for stock ) or chatting on the forums 
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When listing I have a set minimum target of $1000 per day of listings. If I achieve this very early, I list extra. If it is by mid afternoon, I finish for the day and reward myself with an early minute. If late, I just sit there untill it is done. This helps to motivate me. Another thing that has helped is to keep systems simple. ( the KISS principle ) Use standardised packing and post systems, simple but effective record keeping for tax or centrelink, and efficient storage systems. Keep answers to messages, brief but polite and automate feedback. ( you can waste a lot of time with long messages and manual feedback ) Basically make things as simple as possible and keep work habits regular and consistent. Just like a real job.
You look to be on the right track, so good luck with it all.
Not sure you understand.
Perfume IS a dangerous goods and requires a contract with Aust Post and only sent by road.
