Does Ebay Listing services exist?

[MonkeyBrainn]

Hi,

Im a UK ebay seller but I have products Ive been buying in the USA and of which are currently in the USA, I was selling through a friend there at the time.

He has become quite unwell and cannot help sell the products I have there. I was wondering if I could side step all this creating a stealth ebay stuff for USA (especially since they require are SSN, which stops me from selling myself there)

I was wondering if there is services or a marketplace for people like me who just want to use a service of hopefully a trusted individual to sell my items, I ship soon as you give me the label after sale and then you take say 15% of sale of my items + I pay all fees? not sure if that's a possibility? also ofc someone who is trustworthy.

[Hank]

You want me to take a huge chunk of risk with my seller account by dealing with a stranger for 15%.

You've already admitted you're not willing to put any effort in yourself so make it 60/40 in my favour and I'll think about it.


.....thought about it, nope that's not enough.

[MonkeyBrainn]

Oh the Scottish, you want all the deepfried mars bars and I SAY NO ALSO well I am selling items from 1k minimum so for 15% its a nice profit, I can also guarantee shipping within 3 days (will likely be shipped out same day) and for listing the product and acting as a middle man its pretty nice to have 15% especially when im paying all fees also. easy gig.

I have multiple products so looking for a long-term partner

[JamesNorth101]

Just get an EIN or ITIN and run your own US account if the only issue is the SSN

Then use a fulfilment centre for shipping

[MonkeyBrainn]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Just get an EIN or ITIN and run your own US account if the only issue is the SSN

Then use a fulfilment centre for shipping

Interesting, I will have a look into this

[Hank]

Originally Posted by MonkeyBrainn

Oh the Scottish, you want all the deepfried mars bars and I SAY NO ALSO well I am selling items from 1k minimum so for 15% its a nice profit, I can also guarantee shipping within 3 days (will likely be shipped out same day) and for listing the product and acting as a middle man its pretty nice to have 15% especially when im paying all fees also. easy gig.

I have multiple products so looking for a long-term partner

Your powers of observation don't instill me with confidence, I'm not Scottish, I'm Spanish, that's the flag of Tenerife denoted by the .ES assignment.

At 1K then I'd want even more, thank you for verifying the increased risk.

Here's a simple comparison for you. I can dropship goods, with a reputable supplier and make 100% mark up after ALL costs by selling for, say, €1,500. That's everything, fees, taxation, accountancy charges, absolutely everything.

I buy something for, say, €500 and I pocket €500....clear profit.

Will you find a trustworthy seller who is willing to sell 1K items relying on the actions of a complete stranger for a mere 15%, not a chance. So what next?

Anyway, good luck with your venture, you're going to be sat on your wares for a very long time.

Just keeping it real

[Hank]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Just get an EIN or ITIN and run your own US account if the only issue is the SSN

Then use a fulfilment centre for shipping

C'Mon JN101, we all know for a UK citizen it's not as simple as that.

[MonkeyBrainn]

Originally Posted by Hank

Your powers of observation don't instill me with confidence, I'm not Scottish, I'm Spanish, that's the flag of Tenerife denoted by the .ES assignment.

At 1K then I'd want even more, thank you for verifying the increased risk.

Here's a simple comparison for you. I can dropship goods, with a reputable supplier and make 100% mark up after ALL costs by selling for, say, €1,500. That's everything, fees, taxation, accountancy charges, absolutely everything.

I buy something for, say, €500 and I pocket €500....clear profit.

Will you find a trustworthy seller who is willing to sell 1K items relying on the actions of a complete stranger for a mere 15%, not a chance. So what next?

Anyway, good luck with your venture, you're going to be sat on your wares for a very long time.

Just keeping it real

To be honest that 15% seems to be the norm, I have had through my last partner and he did quite well, (I sometimes even sent a freebie item to him if I was strugglin with overstock) unfortunately he has had to go hospital and left me into a bit of a bind. I wouldnt be a complete stranger also would be willing to share facebook, have zoom chat and whatever else. im not offering a job opportunity for you to make 100% markup on products. im offering easy work and if you think its took risky for 15% thats your loss and some one elses gain since i have alot of product to sell.

As to the admin, I just checked my ebay account and I dont see the option even to give an ssn (so not sure why I was told that) but yes through managed payments I have no option to get USA payments added. shame.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by MonkeyBrainn

Oh the Scottish, you want all the deepfried mars bars and I SAY NO ALSO well I am selling items from 1k minimum so for 15% its a nice profit, I can also guarantee shipping within 3 days (will likely be shipped out same day) and for listing the product and acting as a middle man its pretty nice to have 15% especially when im paying all fees also. easy gig.

I have multiple products so looking for a long-term partner

All the best indeed

[JamesNorth101]

Originally Posted by Hank

C'Mon JN101, we all know for a UK citizen it's not as simple as that.

It actually is that simple....

US bank account then an EIN or ITIN

Issue is that the ITIN takes a few weeks to get but after that its fairly smooth sailing

Getting a US bank account in the UK is very easy.

[JamesNorth101]

Originally Posted by MonkeyBrainn

As to the admin, I just checked my ebay account and I dont see the option even to give an ssn (so not sure why I was told that) but yes through managed payments I have no option to get USA payments added. shame.

Are you sure your using a US eBay in that case? Or are you using a UK eBay but selling to eBay USA? If so an SSN isn't going to be needed. Only thing you get in the UK is the VAT request at 85k in sales

[MonkeyBrainn]

Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Are you sure your using a US eBay in that case? Or are you using a UK eBay but selling to eBay USA? If so an SSN isn't going to be needed. Only thing you get in the UK is the VAT request at 85k in sales

Thing is when I change my address from USA to UK and then sell, firstly the item location is then in the UK also (when in fact its in the USA) then also my shipping methods only allow UK postage services not US. it just makes everything odd looking and un appealing to US customers. I have a ebay.co.uk account, but when i go to ebay.com soon as I sell it reverts to telling me my UK payment methods for ebay payments wont work. then i sell on the uk site to americans and have all the problems above

[JamesNorth101]

Sorry your not being very clear here

Is your eBay registered with eBay UK or US?

It doesnt matter which site you sell on all that matters is which site the eBay was originally registered on

[MonkeyBrainn]

On ebay.co.uk

Was the site I originally registered on all the way back in 2012.

I can buy from the .com site without any problems just selling is the issue.

[JamesNorth101]

Originally Posted by MonkeyBrainn

On ebay.co.uk

Was the site I originally registered on all the way back in 2012.

I can buy from the .com site without any problems just selling is the issue.

Yep so its a UK eBay

You can contact eBay and ask if you can transfer registered sites but until you do that then it is and will always be a UK eBay account

If they don't let you transfer, which is sometimes the case, only other option is to get a US eBay going

[MonkeyBrainn]

Ill give it a go, beats being mugged by the Spanish for 60% of profits, bloody pirates Rrrrrr thanks for your help.

[ibracadabra88]

Maybe you could look for a 3PL wharehouse, they store your items and they send them to the customers for you when you have a new purchase.
I do it as an Amazon seller.
Obviously it is more expensive than give 15% to your friend, I think it will depend on the amount of sales you do. I hope it was useful.

[SaiJin]

Originally Posted by MonkeyBrainn

Hi,

Im a UK ebay seller but I have products Ive been buying in the USA and of which are currently in the USA, I was selling through a friend there at the time.

He has become quite unwell and cannot help sell the products I have there. I was wondering if I could side step all this creating a stealth ebay stuff for USA (especially since they require are SSN, which stops me from selling myself there)

I was wondering if there is services or a marketplace for people like me who just want to use a service of hopefully a trusted individual to sell my items, I ship soon as you give me the label after sale and then you take say 15% of sale of my items + I pay all fees? not sure if that's a possibility? also ofc someone who is trustworthy.

There are businesses that can do that for you. THey'll sell your stuff for you and take a % . You have to google this in USA but at the same token see if there's one that's local to you first.

[agent006140]

why not keep your US friend's ebay account and get access to his MP bank account,ask him to clear out his own fund from that bank account so all the sales proceeds would be yours.
but who is doing the shipping and where are the goods?