(01-25-2014 01:34 AM)Pinktinker Wrote: [ -> ]
Quasar.
Similar 'vintage'.
Even before the prepubescent joy stick was fully functional, National Geographic serving as the precursor to Playboy.
Forget the homey journalistic pictorials, such as Wooden Skiing In The Scenic Swiss Alps, eager expectant, wee hands thumbing straight to the latest primitive tribal scenes portrayed.
Hot steamy jungles... topless 'dangling delights.
The '64, "Lost Amazonian Women Tribe Discovered"! edition, comes to mind; 'classic center fold in glorious Ektachrome.
Penny candy in crisp paper bags, bulging with Mo-Jo's, mint leaves, lit candy cigarettes, black licorice pipes.
No wonder a kid started smoking at nine. Hats off, to the marketing machines, tobacco giants, Imperial/Philip-Morris .
Hot pants propped up with go-go boots, [joy-stick now on 'demand' mode], GTO's, where-a-'bouts forever ingrained when J.F.K left.
When a single computer took up an entire room... now seen 'bout as useless as a pocket 'sewn on the back of a shirt.
Time 'blips.
And now human 'kind races to build rickety Mars 'pods, exploding us out through a jet choked 'hazy ionosphere to another uncertain future.
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Ebay Arbitrage Feedback 2, The Y'tube Chronicles, review.
Gravy on the 'taters here folks! Or for the more sophisticated, extra bubbling cheese on the French Onion Soup.
Advanced searching techniques to garner feedback 'juice... nice. Further opened these, red, weary pixel'squint eyeballs.
The buy-sell, dual identity tip... 'Clark Kent, 'git outta the way!
Absorbed.
Gratitude.
For the throat, perhaps a gargle of hot lemon honey. 
@Pinktinker, you write for a magazine? You could charge top dollar for your reviews.
Either that or start writing 'wordy' kindle books ...
...or better yet, reviews on 'wordy' kindle books with all that prosaic wordsmithery ...
(01-26-2014 09:57 AM)jlynne3662 Wrote: [ -> ]Hey Everyone- Since QUASAR is obviously the man that knows what we all want to know, I've copied ALL of his posts in this thread from Page 1 - Page 40 for easy reference for those new coming to the thread, or even as a post you can copy and save for future reference like I have done. So , here it is. I'm not going to apologize for the length of this post as there is A WHOLE LOT of useful information here. My thanks goes out to Quasar and if you haven't got his file, send him your email address. Pretty much everyone qualifies unless you've given Quasar a hard time of course.
Here it is!!
\\Review//
It is rare that I see one Ebay WSO or other product in a year that is acceptable. I have seen two in the past few weeks that were excellent - and this is one of them!
For those of you that think Ebay is so riddled with problems and refunds - stay away! AND stay poor!
This author is right on in his assessment of arbitrage being an extremely profitable way to make sales and money on Ebay.
I don't do Ebay as a regular deal, but when I do - this is exactly the model I use. It is extremely low risk and super-high reward! I have used it for over 20-years with insane success and ZERO failures. Every time I decide to do it, I make an easy 10-20 grand in PROFIT.
EDIT: Actually, the above example is an account of only one item - usually the best performing one. When I do this, I sometimes do only one or two items - other times I would have as many as 20-40 items listed at a time. Some would do almost as well - others a few less sales - and of course, the occasional dog (which didn't cost anything).
I'll leave it up to you to do the math.
People want to cr*p on this idea because it sounds hard and seems like you are asking for problems. Nothing could be farther from the truth - it is drop-dead easy!
But it is definitely some work.
And you can do it anytime - anywhere - with ZERO money and ZERO inventory. All you have to have the knowledge about how and where to source products and what they are selling for and where to sell them - then list them with some modicum of intelligence on Ebay.
Arbitrage isn't new (as one other poster mentioned) - it has been around for centuries. All that this big word means is you buy or control an item for less than you can sell it for in another market.
This ebook is well-written and clearly outlines exactly what to look for. It is also easy to overlook the extra guide he provides, which is geared to help anyone that is new to Ebay with lots of the nuts and bolts. It too is outstanding at around 70-pages, while the main guide is only 19-pages.
He includes software I have not even tried yet, but I doubt most will need it - I don't.
So before you naysayers decide to p*ss on something you clearly don't understand, I suggest you try this and find out for yourselves how easily you can make money doing it.
My grade for this: 5 / 5 stars.
I don't hand out 5-stars unless something is very well-done. (Only one last year.) This is worth it - even without the software, and even though it has been written about before.
People look down on Ebay because it is work - even when they can get fat doing it. I hope the people who think that way keep being lazy!
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I will give you a glimpse - not the specifics!
If I were to put together an Ebay infoproduct about my specific model, it would sell four 4 figures! (NO, I HAVE NOTHING FOR SALE!)
1.) I don't test anything - I already know it is selling on Ebay or I don't list it!
2.) I sell passionate and/or desperate hard-to-find consumer consumables.
3.) Any category qualifies as long as it meets the criteria in #2.
Examples:
Item 1
Diet Supplement
Unit Cost: $5.90
Selling Price: $34
Net: $16.13 per sale (after all fees for listing, processing, etc.)
Units sold: 812
Time period: 68 days (SELLOUT)
Net sales: $13,097.56
Item 2
Home Decor
Unit Cost: $6.96
Selling Price: $26
Net: $10.07 per sale (after all fees)
Units Sold: 344
Time Period: 64 days (SELLOUT)
Net Sales: $3,464.08
These are exact numbers and these are two examples out of 34 total products listed for sale. Item one was the top seller and item 2 was in the middle of the pack. 86% were sold in BIN auctions. All 34 of the items were sold until sellout!
Again, you can do the math - this is as much as I will give away.
For the crybabies held up by the scary thought of refunds - I had 3 total refund requests out of XXXXX sales over 90 days. Only one was granted.
These products are everywhere - all you have to do is research, assess carefully - think - then act - quickly.
I don't worry about competition and buy ZERO listing extras. It is rare I use more than one photo! I DO NOT use listing templates. Every account I have opened has gone PowerSeller in the fastest time possible - 90-days.
Oh- the most important part! Like most of my online stuff, this was outsourced after the initial setup
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Good for you! That is more than what most will do with this allegedly "magic" info.
Set it up to make one sale a day - then find 10 more items like that - or 20 - or 30 - or 100.
DON'T stop with Amazon - this stuff is all over the place!
Then you will realize this is a great gig - $90 a day - then $180 a day - then ?!
Contrary to the beliefs of those that have never done this, but choose to guess and spout crap about things they know nothing about - there are more people than you think doing this on Ebay.
Their one common trait - they don't give up because the boxes aren't right or you are violating someone's TOS (you aren't) or fees or any other nonsensical bullsh*t.
The bottom line is those are EXCUSES - reasons to make the little things into obstacles to avoid doing anything at all.
The successes in business - any business - don't make ridiculous assumptions about what customers will or won't do.
The last time I did this ended the end of December. All those transactions resulted in feedback of 99.8%. I must have screwed a lot of people over to have lost that .02%
Good luck to everyone taking action!
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Heh - Heh - Heh ...
Every once in a while, a newbie cretin like watcher30 makes the tragic mistake of thinking they are in a position to be a critic - without ever having done a single thing to turn a profit.
I usually snicker about it, BUT
I draw the line when some one implies or states that I am a liar. In this case, this female newbie-leecher clearly has nothing better to do than treat all business opportunities as works of fiction - then act like she is somebody and spout-off like a moronic critic.
So - this one time - since this woman thinks she's clever and smarter than me - I will respond.
"Quasar seems to be implying that people who buy products on Ebay largely don't mind when they receive something in Amazon packaging, and/or with a lower price than what they paid displayed on it. "
Actually, no Bimbo, I am not implying anything - I am plainly stating it as a fact and in writing.
"If Quasar is right, and the refund rate is as low as he says it is, then the business model would be doable. "
Wow! You called me a liar twice in one sentence! How many hours did it take a mental midget like you to come-up with that?
And I am right - I have invoices and sales figures to prove it. (None of which you will ever see.) And the refund rate is an exact number as of about one-week ago - the last time I looked.
I don't know where my buddy Thor is at, but he had a direct and blunt way of dealing with newbie-leechers that are "dead-weight" members and have never ONCE contributed anything - except perhaps degrading, cynical comments.
In your case, Bimbo, this ineptitude has lasted 13-months.
That's utterly, embarrassingly pitiful.
I am contemplating forming a senior mastermind group outside BBHF. The purpose of which will be to give experts in their areas of expertise a place to discuss and perhaps even chat live about topics like this - in a much more serious and meaningful exchange.
Newbies, leechers, cynics and other miscreants would be barred from entry.
Posting here about moneymaking topics with so many newbies and worthless spectators dilutes the value of the discussions - and is hugely inefficient from a time perspective.
If you have a real interest in this, post a comment here. (Please don't inundate me with PMs.) Also post your area of expertise.
My high skill areas (in order of importance) are:
1.) Copywriting and offline biz generation/sales/development (Always and still my #1 gigs)
2.) PLR and product creation/development
3.) Kindle
4.) Video Marketing (Particularly video creation)
5.) Ebay
I AM NOT A TECHIE! SEO always comes naturally to me, but if you are an expert, post here. Social media, Mobile marketing, technical pros in site development, WordPress, graphics, etc. would all be great additions. H*ll, anyone that is serious about making money and good at what they do would be welcome.
Doers are strongly desired - NOT kiddies that want to try things.
I know good people in all these areas, so I might convince them to join if I can't find enough people here.
Oh, and for all you rocket scientists like the Bimbo referenced in this post, did you ever think that - if you really wanted to do this Ebay model - it might be worth the huge sum of $10 to buy this guy's WSO and ask all these questions - then make the snide remarks to him?
If it is such a stretch for you to risk $10 (with a 100% money back guarantee), you have w-a-a-y bigger problems than anyone on this forum can help you solve.
For those of you so desperately seeking the answer to the price/receipt question, take a look at post #104 on the WF. Funny how sh*t like that just mysteriously shows-up from out of nowhere. There is more than one way to tweak this arbitrage model and eliminate the causes of this fear epidemic, but it takes a little out-of-the-box thinking.
Being original and taking action are such real b*llbreakers, huh?
It is a really tough thing to commit to selling a $20-$50 (or more) item on Ebay with the immense risk the buyer will ask for refund or call you bad names for making a profit!
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Okay guys,
I have the new file too - only I won't post a public link. (I almost posted this in VIP only.)
I bought it - don't need it but bought it anyway. This is just paying it forward and a cool thing to do. I had tough times many years ago too so I know what it's like.
Here's the deal:
Give me a rep to say thanks and I will PM you the download info. (Make sure your box is clear!) I don't particularly care about the reps but I do like to get thanks - especially when I go out of my way and even buy stuff I really don't need.
Please don't PM me - and, for those of you that asked, I don't give my Skype info to anyone but paying clients. I just don't have the time to respond or talk with everyone.
You can wait on someone else to post the download info, BUT
I also included a small document I use that defuses the box issue PLUS gives away two of my other sources for arbitrage goods.
This small piece of correspondence has been responsible for facilitating lot and lots of sales. If you came to me as a client, you would have to pay an obscene amount of money to get both the piece and the tactic.
The tactic needs no explanation - the content tells you all you need to know.
This is conditional on a couple of things:
1.) You DO NOT share the info or mirror the link ANYWHERE or with ANYONE. I will send it to your private email!
2.) Cretins that have posted in this thread need not post or ask - you won't get it.
How can I - will I - protect this? I opened the ebook and seeded a few words of the content. Then I changed them a few times, and made a few versions. (No I won't tell you how many.)
If you share it, I will know when I go download your share. (I know all the sites you know!)
ONLY I won't do a thing about it EXCEPT -
1.) The author is setting up a continuity component - a monthly digest. I will spend a couple of bucks and subscribe - then write a review about them. (I will tell you if they work or not AND maybe give you additional tactics.)
2.) This is just the tip of the iceberg - There are lots more ways of doing Ebay arbitrage than using Amazon. I will be putting together a few short reports on the other forms and some of the methods like:
Intra-Ebay Arbitrage
Multi-region Arbitrage
Reverse Ebay Arbitrage
Global Ebay Arbitrage
Then outsourcing all of it! (like I do)
These are just a few of the things I will write brief reports about.
ONLY if you share my links or info between each other or on other sites -
You WILL BE permanently screwed!
This will be a BBHF and Quasar exclusive - the people sharing the product or link won't get squat!
The price - at least for now - NOT A D*MN CENT!
You see - unlike lots of folks here - and the cretins and newbies - I really don't need your money!
I have not been able to come up with a way to thank the mods and admin for my VIP status - so this is my way of doing it. I am highly appreciative and thankful - and I did not miss or overlook it.
This will be my stuff - my tactics and my work - so at least it will be original - and proven. I don't write about sh*t that doesn't work.
I make lots of money just f*cking around with stuff like this - my big bucks come from writing copy and product creation.
Think in terms of a big boxcar PLUS a year - just from copywriting!
So even though I am broke and have never made any money online - I will try to provide you guys some solid Ebay info (that actually works) as a way for a poor guy like me to pay it forward.
DON'T get your panties in a twist if it takes me time to reply - I am a busy guy but will respond to every post!
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Everyone should have gotten this now except for buckmaster. The system says your PM is not set up. Please check it and PM me with an email address.
I am so glad some of you really "get" this. Others of you are reinvigorated.
I am super-happy about it! Those are wonderful things!
Several of you also "get" that I don't use tricks on Ebay or anywhere else - I don't need them, and you don't either.
The majority of buyers are absolutely thrilled to get your emails. Most sellers don't bother to explain or acknowledge anything.
This is a major failing and one more reason why you can and will stand-out. I cannot begin to count the number of buyers that sent me a personal THANK YOU when I sent them my message.
No one does this - even when they stock the goods they sell. They do not bother to build customer rapport or trust.
Let me tell you a true story that happened the end of December. (This sh*t happens all the time too!)
A buyer got her purchase and the box was water-damaged. Several of her items were distressed too.
She sent me an email telling me:
"FYI, these don't travel well. The box was water damaged and the XXXX were melted. I just wanted to let you know for future reference."
I was thinking: Oh crap! Here is a negative FB comment coming.
So I sent her a message telling her I would re-ship replacements for any damaged items free of charge.
Here was her reply:
"Oh no! I was just letting you know and wanted to see if you would offer to take care of the problem. I live in Buffalo and we have been in a blizzard. I am surprised they got here at all.
Please keep the XXXX. I still got six-ish out of the eight. With all the stuff going on here, they are better off in your care. I will leave positive feedback for you.
Thanks!"
This happens all the time! This was a buyer with 4058 positive feedbacks! Do you think she was testing me about what I wrote in the pre-emptive strike email?
HELL YES!
People just want to know you are there to take care of issues. I call it "Seller Testing" and high feedback buyers will do this all the time. People with several hundred to several thousand feedbacks are smart, savvy buyers that just want occasional pampering and signs that you give a sh*t about their business.
This is why my pre-emptive strike tactic works so well. People DO NOT care when you are honest and upfront!
All they want is their stuff - in good, working and cosmetic condition - period!
Sure, there will be the occasional super-anal buyer. What do you do?
Give them back their money and move on. It ain't worth fighting with them, and getting into hassles with buyers costs you way more in terms of time and money.
Here was my reply today to a fellow BBHF member that doesn't get this whole "box" thing:
"You are making an assumption customers care about the box.
It is your conclusion - not theirs. The huge majority of people are thankful to get what they want in good condition.
Refunds usually don't happen when they get their item(s). They happen when they are not delivered, delivered damaged, or they get the wrong products.
Most don't return an item because of the box. And it does have a gift receipt with no prices. So their only option is to check prices - only the vast majority do not care.
So you are making your customer's mind up for them. You are making a supposition customers act the way you do. You also make the assumption customers shop on both Ebay and Amazon. And that they shop solely based on price.
All of those suppositions are wrong."
Don't pre-suppose, conclude or assume you know how buyers will react! People are a lot more understanding and accepting than you think.
The most powerful component I use in any business endeavor - but especially Ebay - is just plain, simple, ordinary ...
HONESTY!
Yep, the big "H" word. There is no magic bullet better than telling the truth - in advance!
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Both of you are prototypical Ebay buyers. I have gotten items I purchased in everything from condom boxes to child carrier cartons. (No, I was not buying a child carrier - I don't have kids.)
So both of you are 100% correct about the boxes being a total non-issue. I don't care and most Ebay buyers don't either.
As for your findings - Bravo!
You have taken action and found a few things you can make money on.
A few users of the system have not yet found one product and you found 6!
That is terrific - really wonderful! I may have to inquire about your availability as an outsourced member of my team! Smile
$11 is not bad at all - I shoot for a minimum of $10 net on every listing, but will take less if/when it is a high volume seller on Ebay.
The other critical point is that you did not confine your search to Amazon. I am not being the slightest bit facetious when I say I literally trip over salable products every time I go shopping.
So Great Going! You are a fantastic example for others to follow! I am happy for you and glad you posted.
Of course, I will send you the link.
Every post through yours should have received my PM by now!
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Everyone is up-to-date as far as PMs. If you have not received a PM from me, check again - then let me know. Provide an email I can send to in a PM to me.
Remember, all you have to do is give your thanks with reps! (Some of you have not extended me that courtesy!)
To those of you sending volumes of questions, I don't have the time to tell you how to setup in other countries - from INSIDE your country. Every one of them is different - and YES - you will pay fees to Ebay and PayPal!
Inside the ebook written by the seller, he gives you the same calculator I use.
For those looking for other sources, USE THE ONES I HAVE GIVEN YOU FIRST!
Or better yet, find some sources on your own - it's fun and they are e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e.
You have to walk before you can run, and many sellers that do this ONLY USE AMAZON. Amazon can give you all the deals you can find, BUT I have given you two other GIANT online retailers to use.
Also DON"T ask me how much money you can make OR what it takes to get to $1,000 or $10,000 per month.
I don't know you, your work ethic, your skill or commitment level. I can tell you when I do this personally, I have always gotten way into HIGH five-figures per month. (NO I won't tell you how much, so don't ask!)
Please restrain yourselves from asking these kinds of questions, and ask them in this thread. My INBOX is getting stuffed with questions like that.
Ask EVERYTHING here please!
I am putting everyone that I have sent this to - and will send it to - on their word of honor they will pay the seller for this IF you make money with it - which every one of you should easily do. If you aren't making money with this, you are not trying.
I am a big believer in karma - both good and bad. Pay the seller of this product the $10 and do the right and honorable thing!
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ALL PMs or Emails have been sent. Let me know if you did not get your PM.
Here is another calculator for Ebay fees that I began using much more in December. It is easier and clearer to use. The advantage to using this one is you can do "what-if" analyses and immediately see whether items will be profitable or not. And it is not quite as frantic a GUI as the one the author and I were using.
You can change any variable to determine selling price, shipping, how much you should pay for items, etc.
I like it!
Here it is:
Spoiler (Click to Hide)
Code:
http://www.newlifeauctions.com/calc.html
It is, of course, FREE. BUT if you use it a lot, hit the PayPal Donate button and send the developer $2 to $5 to keep it updated. Little tools like this that save time are d*mn near priceless.
Enjoy!
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One question though: If I were to set-up a new sellers account and a new PayPal account, would I still need to pay for my customers item using my own money? (Since you can't get access to the customers payment until they claim delivery or until 21 days have passed)
A: Yes you will have to cover the purchase IF you have a new Ebay or PayPal account. You are on probation (even though they don't use that word) until they see you conducting business on THEIR terms.
Tip to expedite it:
If you are selling items you stock: ALWAYS buy your postage through Ebay and print the shipping labels for the items using them. Delivery Confirmation costs you 20 cents extra - and you, the customer, and most importantly - Ebay knows exactly when it gets delivered.
If you are doing the arbitrage model: Always enter a tracking number provided you by Amazon into the field provided on the sales summary in the MY EBAY dashboard. The allows everyone to see the shipment is legit and can again know when it is delivered.
They may tell you to get your funds, the customer must leave feedback first or 21-days MUST pass. This is one of many reasons you DO NOT leave feedback until they have left it for you.
Some will still move slowly. I have another tactic for this if you find you need it.
It sucks, but Ebay and PayPal are risk averse - they have been burned lots of times. Looking at it from their perspective, you are high risk.
Again, It sucks but this is the way it is. According to ANY merchant services company, if you sell anything online, you are classified as a Category 3 merchant - high risk. This puts you on the same level as topless bars.
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Hey guys - Thanks again for the comments!
But look, I don't have anything for sale here. What I can't do is answer barrages of questions about sourcing or anything else. I don't have the time and some of you are abusing the access!
I don't want to put anyone in "ignore" status but may have to do it.
If you've got a question, post it here and see if someone can lend a hand. There are other Ebay sellers here.
If you want to pay me my going consulting rate, I will give you all the individual attention you want. Only, I am expensive.
So there are limits.
I will answer the question this last person asked about Buy.com which was bought by Rakuten.com not long ago. I have not done business with them under their new ownership. I DO NOT know if or how they are dealing with gift receipts or if they even still offer them.
This site is a compendium of different vendors under one umbrella. So you may need to adjust how you do business with them, and incorporate the changes into your Ebay sales plan. You all need to walk before you can run, so stick with Amazon for the purpose of learning how to do arbitrage - at least for now.
All of us know that vendors and products are both moving targets. What existed yesterday can disappear tomorrow. This is one of the things that makes doing business online a challenge and fun at the same time.
But let's say you cannot get answers to your questions from the site. This is why we are entrepreneurs - we change our focus or re-frame offers when we find products that do and don't meet our criteria.
When something changes, and the situation becomes unprofitable, we move on to other resources.
It's that simple. Goods and ways to sell them on Ebay are everywhere. Don't sweat the stuff that becomes a hassle.
You don't need to do it - just move on to the next thing.
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christophergrapes Wrote:
Quasar,
Thanks for the download link , very impressive report. this shows that quasar is really using this method because he is so passionate about this.
With regards to having amazon printed on the box to be delivered to customers, my take if the good delivered is in good quality and at the specifications the customer requires , then i am 100% sure that there be no complains. It just shows that the seller is a resourceful guy. But it would help if you apply the pre emptive strike method of quasar, it makes the whole thing bullet proof.
This might be the longest reply i have in this forum . Very impressive quasar, very impressive.
i just hope i can add value to this forum than just going around here.
Wow christophergrapes!
I am blushing. Thanks for taking the time to post. BBHF needs more of your eloquence and, to encourage you to post more, I gave you +5 reps - I have only given +5 one other time. It just was not right for you to be at zero reps!
Thanks for the kind words too! Ebay is not my primary business, but I have done it for a long time as a way to see what John Q. Public was thinking. As I have mentioned, I outsource most of this, but carefully trained the people I have to conduct themselves as I would.
But intelligence about the man/woman on the street is priceless. Ebay makes me a lot better copywriter and marketing consultant.
Admittedly, I peek in often at Ebay because I have always been the curious sort. My main gig for over 35 years has been copywriting. It is my first love and, even though I am actually semi-retired, I maintain a few clients that won't let me go. Of course, this is a nice problem to have.
Over the course of my career, I estimate my copy has been directly responsible for over $500 million in consumer sales. So I know a few things about human nature, conversions, marketing, etc.
Ebay doesn't seem like a fit until you put the fact that I am a copywriter together with selling goods on one of the top ten e-commerce websites in the world. When you put those two together, it hopefully makes sense. It is sort of like putting a T-Rex in with the sheep (a la Jurassic Park - the movie if you remember).
Now I do lots of stuff because the projects interest me - and few strictly because of money. I also create products of all kinds and do Kindle, which has proven to be profitable so far.
And yes - if you aren't passionate about the things you do, life is too short to be doing them. You are better off being your own man or woman and failing at 100 things you are passionate about. So I love the things I am involved with.
We only come this way one time. If you wasted the day today - you can never get it back.
So thanks again!
Back to the knitting ...
Everyone should have gotten the PM with the link by now. If not, PM me your email address.
After my last post, as you may have guessed, I don't like unanswered questions. I might decide to use Rakuten.com (formerly buy.com) for arbitrage tomorrow, so I wrote their customer service team.
All it takes is writing to these people and getting your own answers folks. It took them about one-hour to send me the following personal response about gift receipts:
"Thank you for contacting Rakuten.com Shopping!
I am glad you are interested in shopping with us. The recipient will receive the package along with the packing list only. Your official invoice can be printed online for your convenience.
Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to help you.
Sincerely,
Mark | Customer Support
Rakuten.com Shopping"
So there is your answer about Rakuten.com (buy.com). Most answers are an email or phone call away guys.
And I don't know if any of you have given it any thought, but since you are buying stuff from sites that almost exclusively sell to customers - they bend over backwards to take care of you!
Many wholesalers couldn't give a d*mn - especially since your orders appear small-time to them!
Food for thought!
Later guys!
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BlackbirdRider Wrote:
Howzit Quasar,
I got your guide few days ago and went through it.
Wow, your txt file addition is simply brilliant!
Very simple solution that gives nice "personal" feeling
to the deal. I am busy changing the wording so I can
add my own personal touch to it.
The other sources you mentioned made me looking for
even more sources, (and found lots of them!)
Waiting for approvals from some of the where I have applied.
Next step for me is to get some positive feedback on my
ebay profile.
Thank you for that Quasar. I really appreciate it.
This is something I am going to put into action.
Cool Cool Cool
Cheers
BlackbirdRider
PS: I found products with possible profit up to around $50
from sources in your text file and some sources I found on
my own.
Welcome Welcome Welcome
Rock and Roll Dude! Rock and Roll!
Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone taking action and making lots of money!
It is all just laying there waiting for people with the right attitudes to come by and pick it up!
If you need to know how to get some bulk feedback, let me know!
Repped you dude! You made my day already!
Rock on!
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I have sent all the emails and PMs. Everyone through post #273 should have the info. If you haven't received it, post here and I will resend it to you.
The latest Update
I bought and have finished reviewing the seller's first monthly digest. At $17, all I will say is that it was a waste of time and money. Everything his WSO was, this is not. I am not continuing with the subscription.
I expected more and the digest was a major disappointment from this seller.
For those that want it, I will probably start a separate thread and post it. I have clearly hijacked this one, but the OP seemed fine with it and was interested in the info too.
So thanks to the OP for his understanding!
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Hey guys!
Everyone has been sent PMs or emails through Post #296.
@makenbank repped you! But be careful with that - I use a variation of that as an advanced Ebay email tactic. Still, you are on the right track.
@maga and everyone that has asked the question about PayPal personal, premier or business. Start with personal or premier, but if you do this successfully, you will eventually need to get a business account.
So Premier is best to get going quick. For each level, PayPal WILL make you jump through a couple of extra hoops.
A BIG PayPal Secret!
The more sales and money you process, the more times you can call THEM and ask for a lower processing rate! That can translate into thousands of dollars annually.
I've got more stuff coming!
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Hey Guys!
Thanks for all your positive comments and words of wisdom!
Everyone should have gotten a PM or email with the link by now. Let me know if you have not received it.
I cannot remember the last time I worked only 40-hours in one week. (Sometimes, I click-off that many hours in just a couple of days!)
But I like it that way - it keeps me sharp and at the top of my game.
I will address a few of the comments a bit later - don't have time now. And I would rather focus on getting you additional info.
Remember the monthly digest the seller mentioned he is producing?
I subscribed and have uploaded the first issue. (I won't be getting any more and cancelled it.)
Before I post a review, I would like for others to post their thoughts. Obviously, I didn't care for it. But I want to see what you think.
Salespage:
Spoiler (Click to Hide)
Code:
http://www.theinternetmarketingvault.com/ADD/
Download:
Spoiler (Click to Hide)
Code:
http://www5.zippyshare.com/v/65516640/file.html
I have a couple of arbitrage videos rendering now!
Want to see them?
Reps are your currency of appreciation! I could care less about huge numbers of reps, but when any member spends their time and gives their expertise while not asking for anything, saying thanks should be automatic.
There are still those few members that just don't seem to get that "free" still costs the sharer money, time and brainpower.
Later guys!
Rock and roll!
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Yo dudes/dudettes!
Yes - Quasar has videos!
They are not the professional ones I make for clients or marketing. They are homemade, amateurish (at best), low-res, unscripted, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants, unedited, etc.
In other words, they s*uck! (I even had a couple of major brain f*arts in the third one that I am still laughing about. Hey, it was 3:00 am!)
But the objectives were SPEED and delivering good information to you quickly!
I wanted to get the info up - and didn't care how goofy I sounded or unprofessional they were. And they were made specifically for you guys!
The links are at the bottom. They are private - so don't share them. (I can tell by the counts if you do.)
But more importantly, you only screw yourselves if you share them. (And I won't make any more of them either - which is just as big a consideration.)
Okay, back to the state of the union as it relates to Ebay arbitrage.
Everyone should have gotten the info by now - either by PM or Email. I have also posted the first edition of his newsletter, which was more expensive than the ebook (Yes, I bought it.)
For a couple of you that have written to me about other related things, I AM NOT ignoring you. I just got a major copywrtiting project from one of my retained clients. I am super-busy now.
Wow, this is starting to push 300 fulfilled requests.
Awesome!
There is some great commentary, brilliant posts and fantastic writing by several of you in the thread.
I have repped a couple of you so you don't have to wonder where your +5s came from.
Love, love, LOVE the positive comments!
Hate, hate, HATE the negative ones!
@aKinaKus - Dude, I love all you do and all your wonderful posts and sharing! You have posted some of the best comments and shares here!
You are a great person to emulate and have my sincerest respect.
But about the person (or persons) you wrote about and my handling of it, we must disagree.
The only thing I thought about afterward was that I didn't take strong enough action!
I only ask for one thing in doing this:
An open mind and thanks from members for putting info here that can make people very comfortable and even - wealthy.
And this is info that you cannot get or share - ANYWHERE - at ANY price! And it takes lots of time to do this stuff.
I have sent my contribution to every soul that has asked - zero feedback, new, foreign members, etc.
I have not discriminated against a single person that asked, save for just a couple that:
1.) Showed disrespect or openly called me a liar
or
2.) Had failure mindsets before ever seeing the materials
I have zero time for these people and, more importantly, neither should you.
Ever seen the movie "Abandon Ship?"
I am a movie "super freak!" I love all the great oldies and great but semi-recent films too. We only produce (globally) perhaps 2-3 movies each year worth watching now.
But here is the point:
In this 1957 B&W classic, Tyrone Power is in charge of a lifeboat in the middle of the Atlantic after his vessel has struck a mine and sunk.
There are only a few survivors - but they are crammed into a tiny lifeboat and there are people in the ocean clinging to ropes on the side of this "dingy."
It is barely afloat - in the middle of the freakin ocean!
During the course of the movie, he has to make choices about who gets cast-off and dies, and who lives.
Some of his choices were interesting, but to make a long story short ...
Sometimes, you just have to cut a man loose - even when you are not sure s/he will be of value or can contribute.
This dude wanted to hang off the side of my lifeboat - with an attitude that would curdle milk.
So this is the case here - there are too many people that are serious about this and just need a helping hand.
They don't have any preconceived notions about failing.
They just want to do this - or at least try like h*ell!
"Okay, I will bite." This is one of those statements that immediately says:
I don't believe your b*llshit and it probably won't work, but I will read it - even though I probably won't do a d*mn thing about it.
Further, you add the words "trepidation about it" before you have even seen the data, and this is a failure mindset. NO successful person I know has EVER used those expressions.
It is the same as calling a taxi and the driver telling you:
I will give you a ride, but we will probably have an accident.
I have NO time for this. But here is the even sadder part - all anyone had to do was type me an email and say:
Hey dude - I f*cked up - would you mind sending me the link and info.
That is all it would have taken. It's too late for these few to do that now.
I am one of the nicest people you will ever meet, until you mess it up.
Then I am going to do my Bruce Banner thing and the Hulk will emerge.
He is the beast that indiscriminately smashes and kills everything in sight.
Remember the words from the TV show: "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."
Appropriate here.
PRIVATE Youtube links:
Intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvPD0Xq881U
Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJmZW6myV3w
Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeQRr-Xdtqs
Hey, it is on you if I yank these down because someone screws it up!
Rock and Roll!
A rep a day keeps Quasar at play!
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Hey dudes/dudettes!
You guys are cracking me up! I am going to take Pinktinker's stuff and publish it on Amazon.
Thanks for all the kind words and positive remarks!
It would be nice to see a couple of more reviews about the sellers first edition of the monthly digest I posted for you. I know how I felt about it and will do my own review, but I would like to see what you think.
The latest update is video 4 at Youtube. It is a second video on feedback and covers some stuff that will help you as a seller.
As before, please keep the link here. This is supposed to be a BBHF and Quasar exclusive. I see more views for the first three videos than I see reps.
It disappointing to do these and not at least get a thanks, but I expected this.
Anyway, here is the link for video 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZhN4E5dj2M
EVERYONE should have received my original upload by PM or email, even though I have had to send some 2-3 times.
We are at 300+ now and that is awesome. I hope there are more action takers than tourists!
Rock and Roll!
Quasar - out for now!
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Hey dudes and dudettes!
Thanks for the positive comments!
I will keep it short today. I have sent or tried to send the link to the initial text file, but many of you have PMs that are not set up or closed to messages. Please check them before asking for the info.
All the links except for this one are posted here already. Just look through the thread. If someone wants to lend a hand, they can gather the links and posts them all in one.
I have posted a new video about Ebay and Paypal.
It doesn't begin to cover everything about the topic, but this seems to be the biggest issue many of you are having. If I need to make another one on the subject, I will. Covering PayPal and Ebay would take hours of video.
So here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7HCEeQaTM8
Your reps are appreciated!
Rock and Roll!
Quasar - out for now!
Thank you bro, rep added for your great work
REP +
please send me the link and thank you for all the informations on this thread
"@Pinktinker, you write for a magazine"?
Oi, Championz,
No. Could start one up perhaps, squirt out the odd paragraph with a word wobb'ly wet 'Quill.
Tinker's Digest? ... or simply, "WTF"?
"You could charge top dollar for your reviews."
G'lordd, a fella can catch a few 'coppers in his monkee' tin, doing this?!
2 cents a word?
"Either that or start writing 'wordy' kindle books ...
...or better yet, reviews on 'wordy' kindle books with all that prosaic wordsmithery" ...
Hey, nice 'inversion take on that one, Champ.
Yeah, I've stood at the edge of 'Kindle clearings, peering in, clandestinely observing the Village as it bustles about.
Loads of folks at the town well, filling up ... once, saw a 'snake oil sales'man run out of there, tarr'd and feather'd.
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Stood in a cart cramm'd Dollar Store aisle yesterday, pencil stub scratching down imitation import deals from Tie'one'on, and ilk continents.
Jostled by ample bottom'd determined dollar diva's, interspersed with kindly, diminutive, blue'haired patrons, non plussed by shrieking denied child' humans, one arm dragg'd from kid-level, candy shelves, going limp as their cherished, stolen Oh!-Henry slipp'd from tear'y tiny fist.
Quasar... Quasar got me out... I'm 'under the influence'.
.............................
can we please not spam this thread with unrelated content?? that would be great.
adding reps to quasar whenever I can. thanks quasar
can we please not spam this thread with unrelated contempt??
There. FTFY.
Charlie
Universe,
Thank you for that eloquent, well written post.
The pm you sent to my inbox might have had a typo though.
When you typed "C*NT", maybe you meant "can't"?
Again, much appreciated.
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Putting it to use.
Reverse engineering popular items on Ebay using the tool mentioned on a Quasar vid.
Concentrating on the seasonal, evergreen, special occasion arenas.
As mentioned, visited the local dollar store, sourcing items that may match these criteria.
Found some.
Physical items at low prices, matching the popular Ebay listings previously researched and located.
Putting together some listings now, having already recently blended an Ebay account with the Pay-Pal... putting the pieces in place.
Tip:
The new folks doing the arbitrage, may find the Google Trend tool handy for reference/research down the road.
http://www.google.com/trends/
Referencing Quasar's last y'tube where mentioned at the end, how this dollar store detective technique, speeds up acquiring some personal seller's feedback, establishes a quick identity while learning how to do this stuff... reduces the learning curve.
And heck, it's fun.
Hey guys!
I hope everyone is having a great Sunday! I am sure you are doing things to get your Ebay arbitrage business up-and-rocking!
I see some great posts and am glad to see a couple of you took the initiative and bundled the posts and links. Keep those here. I am about to turn one of my VAs loose to see if this has been shared on other sites or forums.
About the post by Pink - great job! Only, I don't get in to Google Trends too much. That gets you following the herd again, and arbitrage does not rely on current hot trends or topics - unless you can find deals you can steal.
So even with this, there are no absolutes, which is what makes this fun and never boring. If it works for you - do it!
So, just a few housekeeping things today (PLUS a new video!)
1.) Some of you are asking for additional support or guidance. I cannot offer personal support guys. Please don't look a gift horse ... My time is the most valuable thing I have and it is expensive. And no, I will not mentor you - even if you are willing to work for nothing, as some of you have asked.
I am not made that way, and the last time I checked - that is slavery.
2.) This has to be the last time I will mention this: STOP sending me email or PM addresses that DO NOT work. No fewer than 1/3 of all PMs and Emails are bouncing!
In the future, I will only send one PM or email - period. After that, it is on you. I do not have the time to hunt you down, so make sure you give me an email or PM that works. Post requests in the thread - my inbox is getting full.
Here is the new video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR6g_01pD0k
Like the others, it is raw and unscripted - the polar opposite of my regular videos. (Sorry - no to time to clean the audio or video up - they will continue to be ugly!)
Enjoy! Go make some money!
Rock and Roll!
Please say thanks with your reps - don't care about the rep numbers - do care about getting thanks.
Quasar - out for now!
