eBay And My Retailer
So I finally sucummed to the life of selling items on eBay. I have been a buyer in the eBay community for about 6 months now (I know I am late to the game) but with permission for the game company I volunteer for, I have begun to sell singles and exclusives on eBay. For the first 7 I put up, I will cover the cost of the digital camera that I purchased to facilitate this adventure. I have another 14 cards to put up and hopefully a few cards after that as well. Basically, I have no dilusions of breaking even in the rat-race of trading card games and collecting, but it would be nice to recoup some of the lost money.
Also this cash influx will be very nice, since I emptied my accounts to front my retailer the money to move to a new location. Basically this is something I should have done a month ago, but I didn't realize that he was in as dire straits as he was in. He basically had not set aside any money for this move, even though he has had 18 months of NOTICE. The other problem is that he had not been looking for a new location, so by the time he is being forced to vacate the current location, he has almost no options. The only decent place was demanding first/last months rent and a hefty security deposit, which totaled about $5000. No, I didn't just up and give him $5000, but I am putting in more than he is. He claims that he can have it paid back in 6 months, and I believe him. He does excellant business, so long as he isn't buying 6 cases of dead games... but that is another story.
This new place will be great, tho. The location is not far away (actually closer for most people), is visible from the street, has pleanty of parking, and is TWICE the size of the current location, for only about 30% more per month. I have no doubt that he will make his money back in no time flat, which will be good for me, sicne living without a 'safety blanket' is... well lets say I am not sleeping like I was when I had that money in my account. But it is all for a good cause, and should drum up more business. It should be good times!!!
Game On!
Also this cash influx will be very nice, since I emptied my accounts to front my retailer the money to move to a new location. Basically this is something I should have done a month ago, but I didn't realize that he was in as dire straits as he was in. He basically had not set aside any money for this move, even though he has had 18 months of NOTICE. The other problem is that he had not been looking for a new location, so by the time he is being forced to vacate the current location, he has almost no options. The only decent place was demanding first/last months rent and a hefty security deposit, which totaled about $5000. No, I didn't just up and give him $5000, but I am putting in more than he is. He claims that he can have it paid back in 6 months, and I believe him. He does excellant business, so long as he isn't buying 6 cases of dead games... but that is another story.
This new place will be great, tho. The location is not far away (actually closer for most people), is visible from the street, has pleanty of parking, and is TWICE the size of the current location, for only about 30% more per month. I have no doubt that he will make his money back in no time flat, which will be good for me, sicne living without a 'safety blanket' is... well lets say I am not sleeping like I was when I had that money in my account. But it is all for a good cause, and should drum up more business. It should be good times!!!
Game On!
posted by BubbaJoe at 9:25 PM
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