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FIB - Scams 101 - Ye Olde Archives
Posted By: Becky
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, at 12:29 a.m.
I need a little help before I make any rash decisions. I’m sorry for making yet another thread about eBay because I know eBay has probably been talked into the ground on this message board. I looked in ye olde archives and did pick up some very useful information, but I have specific “me” questions. I’ve wanted to open my own store on eBay for at least three years now. I have a little money saved up finally (and the marketing degree doesn’t hurt), so now I think is a good time to start. I tried to just e-mail Maa Maw to bother just her about it, but my e-mail has been acting screwy lately, so maybe she did not receive my message.
Anyhoo… I have been buying and selling a little on eBay for a few years now and have the basics of it down. I have a 100% positive feedback (but only about 30 feedback points). For my store, I know exactly what I want to sell because I really think I could make a good profit on it. I’m pretty good with words and have a decent digital camera, so I’ve always had people bidding on my items The only problem is that I have no idea how to locate a wholesaler for the item(s) I want to sell…actually I don’t really know much about that in general. I plan to start out very small, and then work my way up as I start to see profits.
I read Maa Maw’s eBay success section and was considering purchasing the program that she mentioned. The only problem with that is that I have become a little leery of spending $200 on the program after the guy who co-wrote it had to file for bankruptcy. I suppose it is possible that he didn’t know how to manage his money. But $200 is a lot for me to spend if something is not going to work. I’ve been taken before, as I’m sure most of you have been. If anyone has actually purchased this program, I would really like to know how well it works and if you have made money off of it. Otherwise I might just have to do this from scratch, which is something I’m nervous about because I have a feeling that there will be a loss of my hard-earned money due to poor, uneducated decisions. Any information would be helpful, and I’m sorry again for making everyone read this.
-Becky
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