Comments on: Product Sourcing

By: Connie

Connie — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:25:40 +0000

Hi Jean,
Thanks for dropping by. You gotta keep going as once you stop, everything stops.
Take small steps at the comfort of your pace and you will see that you still achieve results. Good luck and all the best!
Cheers,
Connie

By: Jean Boey

Jean Boey — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:49:15 +0000

Hi Connie,

I got to know your blog from KC. Wanted to attend but was busy doing work for someone and could not go as I have to take care of baby.

I attended Ben’s workshop in Febuary this year too. Was so enthusiastic and hopeful that this eBay thing and online retail is gonna work for me, was gonna pop soon. Thought that I could manage this online retail business at home and was sooo excited.

But after working hard for a few months from the begining of the year through giving birth and confinement, I set up a store. Was so excited when I made the first few sales. But it has been slow and I realised that it was so slow, I slowly stopped doing much on eBay. Started to doubt whether this is gonna work. Eventually I stopped my US eBay store and switched to Singapore eBay store.

Now I am motivated again by the kind of good results you can get within such a short while. And reading about what Ming Chern commented here that some niches work and others don’t , and if they don’t, move on.. Think I am gonna try again.

Ops, sorry to bore you with my grumble. Just wanna thank you , Connie and MIng Chern for motivating again! Hope to have success story to share on your blog soon.

By: colin

colin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:11:05 +0000

I would like to join you guys for KTV too Ha Ha ! Btw Connie, sorry i got one more question. I did some research and i decided to go into the sounveirs niche. This include things like singapore postcards, merlion and fridge magnets The shop i went to is at peninsula plaza and people park complex. Btw do you know of any other shop in chinatown that i can take a look? I am afraid i may miss out any good shops that sell cheap things. I must find more products, because i only can go sourcing trip at the year end, so at the moment i must go every corner of singapore to find good and cheap sounveirs product. Thanks so much.

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:06:25 +0000

Hi Ming Chern,

Sure! I would love to catch up with you guys! Let’s arrange a KTV session one of these days. Really miss the last time of crazy singing hahaha

By: Ming Chern

Ming Chern — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:53:01 +0000

Hey Conie,

just don’t go down during the fairs, specifically October.

Colin,
keep up the good work! Just know that there will be niches that fail, but others that succeed. I think you got the general direction correct.

Just get stuffs and sell. If it works, great. If it doesn’t, move on.

I’ve seen so many people in eBay or IM, so afraid of starting something. They think must suceed on first attempt and want to get everything right on first try. Well, that doesn’t happen.

Connie,
long time never catch up with you liao, prob go KTV again with aloysius, dominic & victor hor?

Cheerios,
Ming Chern

By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:33:36 +0000

Hi Colin,

You need to have 20 feedbacks before you can open an eBay store and listing fees in the store is much cheaper compared to auction items. Furthermore you can list more things in your store too! Meanwhile work hard at getting your first 20 feedbacks! Good luck ya!

By: colin

colin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:32:29 +0000

Will be going down this week to chinatown to buy some t-shirts, postcards and sounveirs to sell on ebay. Just hope it will be sucessful. Just wish me luck. Btw just to check how many feedback must i have before i can choose the number of quantity for the items i am selling? This is because all my listing now only can insert quantity as one. Thank you and have a blessed week