EBay has moved offline. Several companies, like Snappy Auctions and I Sold It On EBay, offer sellers franchises for brick-and-mortar eBay stores. These drop-off spots take customer items, evaluate, photograph, and list them online, collect the payments, and ship the items to their buyers. In other words, they do all the work for a percentage of the selling price, of course.
Beginner Strategies
If youve contemplated jumping on the bandwagon and opening a physical drop-off location, fellow store-owner and eBay University instructor, Christopher Spencer has some advice for you:
Location is key. Get a good broker to help you identify convenient retail sites. Its important to be in a high traffic area, such as a strip mall or a facility near good anchor stores, anyplace frequented by upscale individuals. To get high-quality merchandise, you need a higher level of clientele.
Take store layout into account. As your business develops, youll need exponentially more storage space. Advises Spenser, Consider whether a building will fit your needs for future expansion, so you can avoid growing pains.
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