Turn £100.00 into £10.000.00+ by the end of 2010 official thread PART 2

Amber_Sunshine

Okay. Enough of the pity party. Here is Miss Whiplash to give you a talking to.

• It's only Jan 15th
• If you decide you'll fail then you will
• If the listings haven't finished yet, wait and see. If they don't sell, relist and they may sell second time round. Or keep them to relist later

It's not been a total waste. You have learnt or should learn the following things

• You can't make people buy your items
• When thinking of buying to resell, do your research for a guide to what similar items sell for. Remember, this is not guaranteed
• Finding out what doesn't work can be just as valuable
• Keep trying, but know when to stop and move on
• Try something else
• Always do your research

indierocker85 wrote: »

They are all sealed. *Sigh*.

Sorry guys,

I give up with this challenge.

I can't do it. I'm spending money on things that won't sell. I'm stuck witht hem and can't think or find things that would sell or anything. It just a disaster.

Everything I sold on ebay the profit was eaten up by postage and fees.

Everything is just gone to dust

kosma1

and together with the support of this thread and the community spirit we have built up, we can do, ew can but succeed :T

keep your spirits high and your profits higher :beer:

kosma1

I can see why you would do so well in your dom role amber lol :rotfl:

a much needed talking to that we can all do with

indierocker85

Amber_Sunshine wrote: »

Okay. Enough of the pity party. Here is Miss Whiplash to give you a talking to.

• It's only Jan 15th
• If you decide you'll fail then you will
• If the listings haven't finished yet, wait and see. If they don't sell, relist and they may sell second time round. Or keep them to relist later

It's not been a total waste. You have learnt or should learn the following things

• You can't make people buy your items
• When thinking of buying to resell, do your research for a guide to what similar items sell for. Remember, this is not guaranteed

• Finding out what doesn't work can be just as valuable
• Keep trying, but know when to stop and move on
• Try something else
• Always do your research

I did do my research, and the completed listings showed they were selling for £3.99 each.

The point is I have sold over £70 worth of stuff yet why am I still in negative?

skintbint_2

dillidalli wrote: »

Overall I am really happy with my progress, I have achieved more than I could ever have thought possible in the space of 3 weeks!

But, am I the only one who has an unsupportive OH. I just find that I am although being positive - but I am a realist. I don't believe in magical thinking and I know that my PMA has to be backed up with action.
But, the other half seems intent on peeing on my parade. Shooting down, any ideas that I have. I know that I can do well - but, sometimes it is really hard deflecting the negativity.
Just glad that I have support on this thread It really is helping.

mentioned it away back at the start so welcome to the "O/H needs a slap" club, we were contemplating phoning the o/h's from Mexico, the bahamas or where ever next christmas and giving it the NANANANA down the phone while they are upto their a**e in snow!!!!!!!!!

another sale on ebay while sleeping last night - loving it! (the only way i'll ever make money lyiing on my back!!!!!!), an order for a birthday cake for next week £25- will add next week when i've made it, and also an enquiry for a wedding cake £120-£150 so hopefully that will come off. not sure about the price but thought it was reasonable considering what the shops are charging. must update my signature.

indie- stay with us, it will happen we are only 15 days in and we will all support you in any way we can, p.m. me if you want a buddy to bounce ideas off - i'll only be too happy to help and give you my honest opinion.

cheers catch up soon

kosma1

well indie well done on the £70 worth of sales, I have so far made £18.34 (after fees ) from 1 sale, lol, and i am in the negative, as my outlay has been £100. I am now hoping all new items will be found for me (like my mums clothing or things from my house) or my retail stuff will sell. realistically now, i am thinking i may just list some 99p items on ebay (as free listing) and wait til end of month to list my retail items and others. i really don't feel there are many people shopping right now.

and remember with the sims, how many people have been given a new phone for xmas? all phones seem to want you to top £10 when purchasing, so perhaps next month when credit has run out, your cards will sell?

indierocker85

I don't know, but I have mounting debts. I think that is perhaps making me want to "get rich quick" if you will.

indierocker85

A friend has offered to make me a full e-commerce website, with a checkout and everything, all I need to do is pay for a domain name and find something to sell. But the question is what? My hobbies are fishing, arts and crafts, but arts and crafts are so expensive, and I aint even sure what i could make.

Can anybody help or make any suggestions?

Rosie

Don't give up indie. I am not having too much luck yet either on ebay or amazon but everyone is still getting over Christmas and do not get paid again until the end of January.

EMminently

Indierocker85, maybe buying to sell isn't for you - maybe think about the other ways to make money, ie selling services like teaching, cleaning, car washing, accountancy... whatever you do best! Don't give up so quickly - i have 100 pairs of googly eyes i could sell to you for a tenner - you might be able to make better use of them than i have