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Originally Posted by xcoldricex
you are overlooking many things. i ran the service before 2000db did so i know how it works. you are not taking into consideration exchange rates (you're never going to get an exchange rate as good as xe unless you have piles of cash around to convert), credit card exchange surcharges, paypal fees, transportation costs, etc. and yes shipping is at least $25 for EMS shipping. so the profit margin is much less than that. anyway. he can set whatever price he wants. the price isn't the issue for me, its just that he's a new poster, doesn't have his own paypal account, has little understanding of paypal, underage, etc. etc. but there's probably someone else bound to come and undercut him anyway.
Fair enough, I admit I'm inexperienced and don't know jack about any of this. Since everyone seems to think it would be best to just wing it and get whatever items look nice, that's what I'll do. Currently there's a snowstorm in Vancouver, so I'll probably head out next Friday and pick up some stock. Maybe somebody else will have stepped up by then. I do appreciate this forum and would like to contribute, but on the other hand I'm not going to move all these clothes pro bono - my time IS worth something to me, and I'd never gotten the impression that making a profit was discouraged here. Again, somebody with a car could probably do better than me, but nobody's offered their services yet.
indeed.
