Attn. Amazonians

uncommonadvice

2 Quick Q's for those that like selling on Amazon:

1) Other than in the "garage/ attic" or in a charity shop, where do you source your stock?

2 Do you ever see what stock there is in your local charity shop, go home and list it, then buy it from the shop should it sell on Amazon?

StaffsSW

Buy it on eBay, sell it on Amazon at twice the price.

freedom2008

I buy from ebay and sell on on Amazon as I can look up values on Amazon at my leisure. I only buy if I think I can make at least £6 to £8 on a sale and books that have a fairly good ranking, so they won't be sitting on my shelves too long. I also buy at charity shops / car boots, but I don't have the time or a good enough memory to go back to a charity shop to buy something I have checked the value of at home first. I buy on instinct and it usually pays dividends. I do have a fairly good knowledge of my market but I am still learning

amcluesent

>Do you ever see what stock there is in your local charity shop, go home and list it, then buy it from the shop should it sell on Amazon?<

I leave that to the volunteers in the charidee shops

soolin

uncommonadvice wrote: »

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2 Do you ever see what stock there is in your local charity shop, go home and list it, then buy it from the shop should it sell on Amazon?

I don't list what I don't actually have as my local cheaper charity shop has a very quick turnover and it probably wouldn't be there when I went back. Amazon are much worse than ebay when it comes to seller non performance and a small seller could run into issues with just one cancelled transaction.