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99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

I don’t know how it’s possible to pay for a jiffy bag, processing and delivering anything from Hong Kong for £0.99
and still make money but as a buyer that doesn’t bother me.
What does worry me is how I’m going to be able to compete with those sorts of prices
I need to get out of ripoff great Britain now:s

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

Depends what 99p is worth in hong kong. For all we know it could buy you a house.

Or be a weeks wages

There is one of those new european countries that just got in where the average wage is a hundred pound a month and there are some countries where that would be luxury when they are on about 47p a day wages.

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

The Chinese sellers on eBay blow us out of the water there prices are low and no one in the UK can compete with them

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

That's why I work with them. A lot! :ninja:

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

many these kind of prices will be power sellers. actually making a loss these items just to keep the % feedbacks above average. and keep in good health, it makes great sense and good thought, as it "works", losing a few dollar here and there to keep making great profits on other items,

and competing with cn sellers, ?? yes it makes things harder, but in my experience (14+ years) not always the lower price gets the sales, in fact, on the "right" items, the lower prices look too good to be true which will deter a good % of buyers, i sold so many items higher price then cn sellers and sold so much more then cn sellers on many items, , if done correct then weather you a cn seller low price or a eu etc seller high, is not the issue, :)
its how you advertise and what you advertise,

advertise correct = sales , :) low or high,

also a quick note, many euro buyer not like ship from cn, as delivery times etc, so buyers will gladly pay higher price if ship from within eu and not cn,

so cn competition??? if you have competition and not competing??? then time to change plans/products.

if you also ship same items direct from cn and so does competition, then not the right way/product. .

LOWEST PRICE NOT MEAN MOST SALES. ;) ;) FACT
:)

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

How Aldi won the class war - and became the fastest-growing supermarket in Britain

In a recession low price wins hands down an thats why Adli is the fastest chain
and tesco is not

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

Is this a stevebills moan session?

Let me get the violin.

People work out business plans to do well.

They gave away the moaning and then started to succeed.

:rolleyes:

:violin:

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

how many people in your local aldi???

how many people in your local ebay????

whichever way you look it, i speaking on great experience,

true tho i not know much on aldi as i not shop there before ;) ;)

but recession or not, advertising is the key, not the price, FACT

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

And wish i knew how to find that violin image greanbean ;) ;)

and maybe a flat bottomed shoe ;) ;)

oops

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

This is better:

:smash: OR :brick:

:pound:

:FF:


Prefer you avoid the brick as it's mine, mine, mine. *winks*.

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

lmao, 4 words, i love this forum, :)

some great thinking people around, "some" ;) ;)

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

stevebills needs a few lessons

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

Take your domestics elsewhere.

The banter is getting boring.


:nono:

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

I'm sure I read somewhere that the Chinese Government gives the factories free shipping to encourage exports, can you imagine that anywhere else haha, I'd love a bit of free shipping.

It can't be sustainable though surely?

I bought a lovely set of mini post it labels from China the other day, 99p for the item, free postage, crazy!

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

I would suggest that most sellers in the UK, Europe and the US that sell items with a price under a few £ or $ are drop shipping.

I highly doubt that import the physical stock as it wouldnt be worth it.

And i agree with what some one said above about taking a loss.

I do it with some accounts. Sell items below value just to keep sales going on the account, makes the account look active.

For example i have an account that has a 130 limit. What do i do? I sell 130 items at £1 , give or take a loss of a few pence. The account will cost me a few quid a month to keep running and look active. Whole stock of some BS product that sells through the roof and will gaurauntee to sell within a few days so i dont have to worry about the account for the rest of the month.

Hopefully within a couple of months that account will have bigger limits.

There are ways chaps.

Rinse and repeat.

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

moaning and competition are 2 different entities and just been told
the they get subsidized off the Chinese government so that explains the free postage
come on royal mail stop stiffing the Brits with massive charges and make there businesses more viable :smash:

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

My business plan was started 25 years ago when i bought £2 million of property and rented it out and will be selling up in 2019
I have a tipper and my driver goes collecting metals
I have a van and driver and he moves furniture
I have my city and guilds in IT and setup email servers
and look after 20 pcs and a server for a rental firm
I have 3 stealth's and love playing on ebay
I have 2 dogs (not the wife)
that my life!!

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

You sound very successful.

You don't need the stress from ebay mate!

Sell your properties and live in the sun!!

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

I am 20 stone bodybuilder and will give u lessons in manners
now where are u:argue:

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

I love ebay its addictive :laugh:

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

your a nice guy u dont try and be little me and you are correct :thumb:

Re: 99p postage from hongkong wow!!
 

I can shove that violin where the sun don't shine
moaning is for old women
U make me giggle and my business plan was property and I love to rant on here
or it gets to boring :laugh: