Whats a good monthly take ? what are your numbers?

[paypalpains]

Just wanted to know/find out and of course share how much business you are doing a month.

So many sellers I see selling 2-3 pound items with a few high priced items , churning out 5 figure sales a month, that must take some doing and a quite a workforce too, unless they are out sourcing etc.

Anyway that is another topic.

Lets talk numbers, what would you consider to be worthwhile month to month how many sales are you making and what is the total monthly sales amount.

I am not doing anywhere near those big boy figures, however i am averaging 1k a week from 100 odd sales , doesnt take a genius to wrk out my average price point . my month sales are 350-400 items and 4500 -5000 a month.
(this is just one account)

I am a one man band with no overheads, no office, no warehouse, so not much going out.

What are you doing?

Oh my account is stealth, and i have been going since 2011 on this particular account.

[Jonnydoe]

stealth since 2011 - you are lucky!

[MM78]

Originally Posted by paypalpains

What are you doing?

No one is going to tell you exactly how much the sell or very few will....this is one of those questions that's a bit taboo, similar to asking people what items they sell.

[yankee]

We have a newer member who posted up seller fees of 50k per month and states total fees over nine accounts is 900K monthly.

Some of us sell a few hundred K a month and others cant sell anything.

[paypalpains]

not lucky, just worked out a way to limit the limitations, i have 3 accounts from that year, ans now a few new ones from 2014, i do not make many .

I can very well believe the ammounts, however it would require a workforce, I am teetering on the edge of going full blown or just stay steady eddie by myself, pull in x amount a year, which would be much more than any job would offer and be done with it.

im on a 60 40 split in my favour , from 60 k in a year i take 36k for me the rest is stock and fees, its not the best, but its not the worst, and i am growing every month at the moment.

Dont see why it should be taboo, you have no idea what i am selling , moreover you do not know me, so nothing to be worried about.

Is good to talk share, communicate and learn. I am always looking for ways to improve and add stock.

To be honest , it is pretty easy to figure what you need to do , just need to source at the right price point.

[paypalpains]

Originally Posted by yankee

We have a newer member who posted up seller fees of 50k per month and states total fees over nine accounts is 900K monthly.

Some of us sell a few hundred K a month and others cant sell anything.

Hey Yankee, here in the uk, a store, local convenience store, off licence (liquir store quik-e-mart ) can gross 80-250k a year , average, sure some do more, some less . However the net is only 20% .

So if they need to do 200K for a 40K return , thats quite a shift for a little return.

so your man might be doing 900K but whats his net profit ?

[yankee]

It is a member here, nothing to do with me.

Profit and sales are two totally different things.

This is a taboo topic and some members get a bit upset about it. Some will even call you a liar if you are doing better than them. Some even hijack every thread.
Just a heads up.

[paypalpains]

They're only words, cant effect me mate.

Dont worry about the haters, anyone is not worried feel free to join in and welcome to contribute in growing sales and increasing turnover.

Be great to help and encourage others as well as learn myself.

You know my numbers, i will post when they jump again, as I am about to add a different line to the lines I offer, and this way attract new and different customers I otherwise would not get, (of course that is if they are interested in the item)

Is a good way to grow your main business, sell items that have got nothing to do with your main business. There is a tip for you , think i will create a tips thread too.

[yankee]

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-fe...tml#post633816

http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...epartment.html

[yankee]

You may find this thread helpful.
http://www.aspkin.com/forums/subscri...-go-about.html

[paypalpains]

i cant fathom those numbers , they are too much for me to deal with, the workload must be intense. Like I said I am still on the fence on whether I want to go all in, or just keep it as it is, am ok, I dont need much

[Cracker100]

Originally Posted by paypalpains

They're only words, cant effect me mate.

Dont worry about the haters, anyone is not worried feel free to join in and welcome to contribute in growing sales and increasing turnover.

Be great to help and encourage others as well as learn myself.

You know my numbers, i will post when they jump again, as I am about to add a different line to the lines I offer, and this way attract new and different customers I otherwise would not get, (of course that is if they are interested in the item)

Is a good way to grow your main business, sell items that have got nothing to do with your main business. There is a tip for you , think i will create a tips thread too.

I have no problem telling anyone what I make I just what tell what I sell.
If I don't make 10K a month I get pretty pissed off.

My goal every year is to make ateast 10k a month until September gets here...then I take off the rest off the year and do nothing at all except hunt everyday if I'm able to.

I have no complaints about my life at all...I enjoy what I do. Any job where can be sitting in my treestand and making money if I want is kinda hard to complain about.

I have very little overhead and no employees.

[Cracker100]

Originally Posted by paypalpains

i cant fathom those numbers , they are too much for me to deal with, the workload must be intense. Like I said I am still on the fence on whether I want to go all in, or just keep it as it is, am ok, I dont need much

I say go all in because you never know when its going to come to a end.

[oompaloompa]

I am not talking about 10k a month, that is realistic but my guess is that alot of the very high numbers on the forum are untrue.

You have to take it with a pinch of salt

people that make that much, do not need to brag, and that is in real-life too.

A medium to high biz on both ebay and amazon can expect to make 10k per month, this would involve having staff and shipping alot of product.

[paypalpains]

Originally Posted by Cracker100

I say go all in because you never know when its going to come to a end.

Is so true, and I ask myself the very question often enough. Thanks for your contribution

[paypalpains]

Originally Posted by oompaloompa

I am not talking about 10k a month, that is realistic but my guess is that alot of the very high numbers on the forum are untrue.

You have to take it with a pinch of salt

people that make that much, do not need to brag, and that is in real-life too.

A medium to high biz on both ebay and amazon can expect to make 10k per month, this would involve having staff and shipping alot of product.

Sure on the forum, but the reality is easy to check, and there are many sellers doing very high numbers for what is basically tack. You can search and find sellers and what they are selling and how much they are selling on ebay, its not hard to do .

[MM78]

Just out of curiosity, why are you so interested in knowing what others are making? Is it the "My Stick is bigger than your stick?", The whole "How much do you make?" questions seems to come up about every few months by different members, never quite understood why.

[paypalpains]

Originally Posted by MM78

Just out of curiosity, why are you so interested in knowing what others are making? Is it the "My Stick is bigger than your stick?", The whole "How much do you make?" questions seems to come up about every few months by different members, never quite understood why.

Not at all mate, got nothing to do with look at me, I am trying to engage and grow, I am tiny fish, so have got nothing to brag about, if you read my post, you would have read it was about learning and growing and becoming better.

This is where I am at the moment, and if there are people out there who can help me grow and expand then that will be great, if there are people who are in the same place as me, and want to grow, I am happy to help them, and happy to learn from them we aswell.

Been on this site for years mate, not new , thanks all the same

[solefoodbk]

Originally Posted by MM78

No one is going to tell you exactly how much the sell or very few will....this is one of those questions that's a bit taboo, similar to asking people what items they sell.

and how to get accounts to 100/5000

[MM78]

Originally Posted by solefoodbk

and how to get accounts to 100/5000

[Cracker100]

Originally Posted by oompaloompa

I am not talking about 10k a month, that is realistic but my guess is that alot of the very high numbers on the forum are untrue.

You have to take it with a pinch of salt

people that make that much, do not need to brag, and that is in real-life too.

A medium to high biz on both ebay and amazon can expect to make 10k per month, this would involve having staff and shipping alot of product.

Your right...10K a month is not much, but it is enough to live nice and to stay under the radar. I do not have any intention on getting any bigger. The bigger you are and the more you make just brings more problems along with it.

I don't brag at all, 10k a month is plenty for my family and myself to live on.

There are a few people on here I would like to call out onn there BS earning they say they make but I could really care less about what another person makes. I'm happy with what I have!

I do ship alot to make that number but I do not have employees.

[yankee]

I don't think many people post what they make or at least I have not noticed anyways. Some share screenshots of sales etc...

Lots of big sellers on ebay and amazon. Hard to say who is busy and who is doing well and quite frankly, who cares?