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Re: your side hustle

PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 6:13 am
by everything
Are you stocking and shipping on your own? I actually don't really mind this, but I don't know that I'd do it to any large extent.

Re: your side hustle

PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:20 am
by klonk
everything wrote:Are you stocking and shipping on your own? I actually don't really mind this, but I don't know that I'd do it to any large extent.


I am transitioning to that model, from having gotten a start selling one-offs. The trouble with drop shippers is that their reputation is not riding on the sale--mine is--so any delays or screwups on their end impact me.

Re: your side hustle

PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:43 am
by everything
Yeah I think you're right. I'm definitely going to dabble a little here and see how it goes. I don't know why I find it to be fun, but I do.

Re: your side hustle

PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:57 am
by klonk
A point I find useful: Your products should be things you like and have a thorough understanding of, things you would buy yourself, for then you understand your customer's interests and concerns.

Re: your side hustle

PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 12:10 pm
by everything
I think you're right. This way it's also my fun hobby and less of the "grind"/hustle. My soccer team bought a bunch of replica shirts from China, super cheap. Takes about a month to get them, and you never know how high quality they'll be. These were pretty good, so I could probably sell the extras for about 3x what we paid. I have no idea if that would scale, or if I could tolerate the pains of it, but I'll get around to trying it.