replaymedia
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posted on December 14, 2002 01:10:12 PM
Hello All!
I have a chef friend who's wanting to start selling food (His special recipe) on eBay. I've checked the rules page, but they don't say much about it other than listing a few things you can't sell.
Anyone here have any suggestions I can pass on to him?
Anyone tried it with any luck?
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tooltimes
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posted on December 14, 2002 01:41:55 PM
I see that QVC or HSN or whatever those home shopping TV shows are called are selling more and more prepared foods like cheesecakes, fudge and cooked hams. They have to be successful at it to keep doing it. The Thanksgiving Day ham at my mother's house this year was from a home shopping TV show.
Years ago on ebay there were sellers trying to sell trailmix for hikers but the high postage made it too expensive. Candy sellers were in the same boat.
Like everything listed on ebay there is a gamble aspect to consider by the seller. It might be worth a few listing fees to experiment with the concept. Good luck! 
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kiara
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posted on December 14, 2002 01:52:40 PM
I think it would have to pass certain food safety regulations.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-food.html
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tooltimes
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posted on December 14, 2002 02:12:56 PM
Wow! that's quite a link. It definetely reinforces my believe that about 20% of all ebay auctions break at least one rule. There are a lot of power bars and the like sold on ebay that are slightly out of date and there is a lot of food sold on ebay by small time sellers. I think that link is a series of CYA statements by ebay that is rarely enforced. They do the same thing with ticket sales for sports or entertainment events.
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stopwhining
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posted on December 14, 2002 02:50:29 PM
if the item managed to slip thru ebay.what about lawsuit if the buyer gets sick??
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tomwiii
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posted on December 15, 2002 03:41:39 AM
"wild mushrooms" 
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"What we have heah is a fail-ure to communicate!"
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tooltimes
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posted on December 15, 2002 09:19:07 AM
Then you could ask "what if a QVC buyer gets sick on a cooked ham?". There must be a long disclaimer somewhere on the QVC website about their responsibilites in case of failure of goods or any possible harm caused by the products they sell.
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Roadsmith
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posted on December 15, 2002 09:38:34 AM
Okay! My question is, was the QVC ham good? I watch QVC a lot and buy gifts and some clothes for myself on it because we're in a little mountain town with very little shopping. I've been happy with everything so far but haven't wanted to experiment with their ham and other foods for fear it would be money wasted. I'd also love to know if anyone has bought their crab cakes, which look totally wonderful.
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stopwhining
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posted on December 15, 2002 10:02:25 AM
disclaimer??from flea market seller-like i wont tell you where i picked up this ham and if you get sick or die ,dont blame me,as i may not show up next weekend.
you can get crabcake from costco too.
QVC has liability insurance,make sure you take some out too.
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mlecher
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posted on December 15, 2002 11:41:08 AM
You best check with your State first on preparation and sale of Food items.
Like in New York....
The food made for sale must be prepapred in a completely seperate kitchen used only for that purpose. In other words, you can not make it in the family kitchen and you can not use that kitchen for other purposes. But I think that is for above a certain volume of sales. Mom's roadside fruit & jelly stand doesn't need the extra kitchen, but Mom's Brand Strawberry jellys and jams distributed through the local grocery stores do.
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tooltimes
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posted on December 15, 2002 11:56:17 AM
Personally I think the prices QVC charges for food are for the very wealthy only. $30 + $10 s/h for a cheesecake?
My mother has spent a lifetime prefecting the art of wasting money. I'm sure she spent a fortune on that T Day ham from QVC and to me it was just the same as any cooked ham purchased locally. She's getting up there in years and didn't have to prepare the ham. To her it was worth it.
My mother buys a LOT of stuff on QVC and I believe when she passes away there will be a QVC official at her funeral to present flowers to the family.
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kozersky
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posted on December 15, 2002 01:59:17 PM
If you plan to sell food that you have prepared yourself, or food products from a third party, you should have insurance to protect yourself from lawsuits. A disclaimer will not be sufficient. There is a long history of case law that indicates you should be prepared to assume a duty for safe products which are consumed by the public. As usual, check with an attorney.
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stopwhining
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posted on December 15, 2002 02:02:17 PM
tooltimes said-My mother has spent a lifetime prefecting the art of wasting money. /////////////////////////
i hope you are not speaking with your mouth full,how many slices of QVC ham have you had??
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sparkz
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posted on December 15, 2002 03:21:01 PM
I would think the potential liability would be enough to discourage even the best chef. He has no control over the handling, refrigeration, preparation or serving after it leaves his hands. I would suspect that the liability insurance premiums would be prohibitive, and he would have to sell a tremendous volume just to recover that expense. Although it may look like a good idea on paper, one stomach ache + 1 greedy lawyer can cause your friend a lifetime of regret.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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kiara
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posted on December 15, 2002 04:02:40 PM
Maybe he would be better off marketing his secret special recipe instead.
That way if the cook messes it up and poisons everyone it won't be your friend's fault. 
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sparkz
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posted on December 15, 2002 06:06:04 PM
Great idea Kiara. He could register a second I.D. and sell antidotes. That way, he could get 'em coming and going
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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stopwhining
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posted on December 15, 2002 06:45:38 PM
i am thinking of bottling my fart and sell them as collectibles on ebay
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replaymedia
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posted on December 15, 2002 08:16:02 PM
stopwhining- Someone beat you to it
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1792933854
"Fart Spray"
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tooltimes
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posted on December 15, 2002 08:54:06 PM
They had pottery "fart jars" about 20 years ago.
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stopwhining
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posted on December 16, 2002 06:10:04 AM
i am thinking of new markets for my farts-overseas buyers who do not like our govt,say the middle easterners.
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