Hiring A Shopper

Written by Texas Tracy on July 17, 2008

Tagged under category: What should I sell

Yesterday I had a conversation with a lovely friend who is interested in shopping for me. Once you whittle down your ideas and focus in on one particalar type item to sell, it is possible to have people shop for you. The basic premise being that when out and about, if they see something that you would like to purchase they will buy it and sell it to you, oftentimes doubling or more the amount they originally paid. This can be a profitable venture for both them the shopper and you the seller. The kicker is training them to buy properly.

My recommendation is to have them go slow. Pay them as soon as they collect a few items. This way they will learn what items you like, what you will pay more money for, and what condition is preferred. This is what takes the most time to learn.

Another downside to hiring a shopper is that once they know all the ins and outs of what to buy they will oftentimes bail on you to give it a try themselves-can’t be helped.

When reviewing what I am willing to purchase, it made me realize how much knowledge I have amassed since starting to ebay in 2000. This is hard to teach and pass on in a quick lesson. I also realize that I have been an ebay seller longer than I have held any other job working for someone else…

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