The WadCast Episode Two
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Buying wholesale – a few do's and don'ts…
// As most of you know, I have worked with wholesalers both on and offline for many years and a number of my websites are based around helping people find and trade with wholesale suppliers. I receive a fairly constant stream of emails from customers and potential customers asking various questions about buying from wholesalers and this has been the case for the past few years. These questions always increase in volume around this time of the year as people try and grasp a bit of buying madness that surrounds Christmas. In view of this, I would like to throw a few do’s and don’ts out there which will benefit anyone new to trading….. 1. One of the most common ‘gripes’ I get from people is that they can’t find low prices for popular products online. It never ceases to amaze me how little effort some people want to put into making money…. The fact is that it is highly unlikely that you will find the best prices for the majority of products online – this is especially the case in the UK as many of the larger wholesalers don’t even have websites. More often than not, an online wholesaler
Be realistic….
// As some of you know, I spent many years buying and selling both on and offline and several of my products are based upon my own experience in this area. I know that the vast majority of my customers and subscribers have an interest in trading whether it be on eBay or at the local market but more and more I am seeing people with completely unrealistic expectations of what they will be able to do. Most commonly these unrealistic expectations are in respect of how much it actually costs to purchase specific products and what they can then be sold on for. I regularly get emails from people who want to know where they can purchase products such as mobile (cell) phones, new release DVDs, Playstation games and similar at, say, a 50% discount to resell on eBay. The fact is that such a thing is not available – it is a simple case of supply and demand and competition. Take DVDs for example, most people think that these are excellent products to resell on eBay because they are very popular, not particularly expensive and easy to package and ship. Unfortunately, they could not be more wrong. The
Christmas – lets make some money!
// I know that it is several weeks away but if you want to make some money online for Christmas, now is the time to start thinking about it. In my opinion, the easiest way to earn some extra cash between now and December 25th is by selling on online auctions such as eBay.com. Every year there are Christmas ‘fad’ products – the products that everyone wants and that sell on eBay like there is no tomorrow. Let me give you some examples: A couple of years ago (in the UK at least), novelty jet flame lighters were all the rage. These were selling online for £5 – £10 yet the wholesale price was just £1.00. Hundreds and hundreds were sold in the four week period before Xmas – they were cheap and perfect ‘stocking fillers’. Last year, the fad was for those tiny remote control cars – again, cheap to buy (the trade price was around £6/£$4), yet they were selling for up to £20/$30 and again, hundreds were sold on eBay and other online auctions. Every year it is the same, so here is my quick-step guide to cashing in on the Xmas rush! 1. Research – you
At last some new products…
// I have been working on several new products and sites recently and two of them are now available: SOMETHING FOR MY CUSTOMERS IN THE UK I am always getting emails from people asking how to set up in business – not just on the Internet, but in general. This prompted me to write my latest eBook, ‘The UK-Trader’s Guide to Starting Your Own Business’. The guide covers just about everything you need to know about setting up a new business – online or offline. It has taken several months to write and I am very pleased with the final result. As previously promised, I would like to offer subscribers of this newsletter a special deal. The normal price of the ‘UK-Trader’s Guide to Starting Your Own Business’ is going to be £8.99, but for a limited period of just 5 days, you can buy it for just £5.99 – that’s a discount of well over 30%. Just click on the link below to read more about the guide and to purchase and download right away. By the way, if you haven’t already got a copy of the ‘UK-Trader’s UK Wholesale Guide’, you can purchase both this and the new
