posted on June 4, 2001 05:19:02 AM new
1) Buying in quantity to re-sell
2) Buying from liquidators and true wholesalers
3) Check out the shipping & handling fees
posted on June 4, 2001 06:30:34 AM new
let me tell you a horror story-
i bot a trade show sample kodak camera from an ebay dealer years ago ,it came with a problem,it caused me 36 hours to install it on my pc.
the same dealer 2 years later located many used 486 pc and sell them on ebay for 50 dollars complete.
he gets a lot of orders but he cant deliver-why?
he does not have enough personnel to organise and pair up the cable,monitor and processors etc/
he underquoted shipping charges .
he claimed his bank account got hacked by ex employee,someone walked into his store and stole his good digital camera which he used to take pictures.
ups failed to come and pickup those cartons which were ready to ship.
i ordered one for a friend of mine and i called his store,all his employees went to lunch !!
do these dealers know whether they are making money or not,if they are so disorganised???
posted on June 4, 2001 08:43:09 AM new
I've seen many pad shipping:
I've noticed most sellers of RAM are getting $10-$13 to ship a stick of RAM that weighs maybe an ounce.
I paid a shady seller $10 to ship a laptop keyboard. He stuffed it into a free cardboard USPS Priority packet and shipped it for $3.50. (The auction ended at $1.00 for a $120 part from the factory, so I didn't mind too much).
I sell new 17" monitors on occassion. Many charge $35-$40 shipping. I do $25 and ship it FedEx Ground. Even so, I still usually make a little money on shipping.
