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Making a decision
 

Decided that after the new year I will venture on my own and create my own website and business. 10 years or so and nothing to show for it selling on these sites Tired of scammers holds paypal ebay amazon suspensions phony a to z claims etc. This is not living it is a real struggle. So I will do something different and hope it works out If you do not try you will never no what could have been. Right now It is like pedaling with a stationary bike. See what happens.

Good for you and best of luck. I agree, if you don't try you will never know.

:thumb: All the best for the venture.

I agree too. You have to try

Just do it!

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Congratulations that's what i am doing right now :)

you have to use these sites to get your name out there unless you have money for SEO...

use them to your advantage...

now you are just going to be peddling backwards.....

And Columbus should never have sailed out of the safe waters around Genoa to discover Amercia.

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The thing is I will not be selling the same thing as I was on amazon. I am going to sell stuff that are a necessity. no more movies and stuff. so it will make it.This I am very sure of..

you sell movies and your wondering why your always getting banned

All the best with the new venture - hope it works out

If you sell the right movies, you will not get banned.

Maybe you should learn to sell the right items, and learn how to play the game for a long term income solution. I cant imagine you have the funds to start something new, when you are already complaining about not making enough money.

I have the right Items to sell on amazon all legit DVD. I have thousands of dollars worth of merchandise.
Yeah I could make the money if my accounts would stay up more than a month. But I'm not going to struggle with this bs. so you can play the game i have ran out of time. Everyone' s situation is different .I am in a bad situation so I can't waste any more time. I will leave it at that.

I just cant imagine why people would buy dvds off a sketchy unknown website when they can much easily buy of the top dogs online, and know they are protected. If dvds are no longer reliable to sell on, than you need to switch up either how you sell or what you sell.

I won't be selling dvd's .

So you shouldnt be having issues then, right?

^ Kind of a dick

Amazon stealth ? I will not have a problem and Just do what you do best- scamming people.
I will do What I have to do.

No one is saying anything about scamming somone. I think the other posters are just pointing out that its very difficult to venture out into the e commerce marketplace on your own.

You will need:
1. A well running website. You cannot just use a template you will have to pay someone to design it for you.
2. Merchant account. You will get the worst terms out there because you are a new business. You will have to pay for chargebacks unlike on amazon or paypal.
3. Legal structure. Better incorporate or establish an llc. You should speak to an attorney for optimal asset protection.
4. Fulfillment. Your UPS,FEDEX rates will be horrific. It takes volume to get the best pricing which you won't have. You cannot charge your customer full price because the bigger guys can do it for less and are a known entity.
5. Loyalty. You have none. As a consumer, the devil I know is better than the one I don't. Meaning, I know the pros/cons of amazon and are okay with them. The only way you can get me to switch is if you can beat them on price. You cannot challenge them on service because, I THINK your product does not require any post sale service.
6. Marketing. Driving traffic to your site is not as easy as just creating a domain name. Expect to pay money per click.

The reason I like amazon is because they do everything for me. They have:
Traffic
Marketing
Brand recognition
FBA
Cheap shipping
storage
customer service
loyalty

I think you should continue to sell on ebay/amazon AND create your own site. You can even use amazon checkout to create a sense of trust for the buyer and minimize fraud/chargebacks.

Goodluck.

I will continue to use the venues while I build my site,to unload my inventory. But What I am going to sell is not on amazons site that is why I am venturing out. I need to make money in the process. I can't just jump ship altogether.I understand.Thanks