As near as we can tell, it was on 3/3/2005 8:26 AM when Steve transmitted as follows:
I want to respect the no-spam and no marketing rules of this site...I am> seeking feedback on a business plan. Our thoughts are to start an EBay and> PayPal based golf business where we guarantee that our prices for EVERYTHING> will be 10% over cost...example: A Sonartec 3-wood costs us $215...we sell> for $237 plus shipping...balls will be included as well, but we might have a> 6-dozen minimum...Imagine ProV1s for cost plus 10!>
Anyway, as we move forward, I thought this group would be a good> cross-section to receive feedback from....rather than clog up this group,> please send comments direct to me at costplus10golf@yahoo.com>
Thanks for reading..........>
Sending comments about the brilliance/stupidity of your idea and having others read them and then respond kindly/nastily is half...wait, make that 90%...of the fun of RSG.
BTW, what happens when someone opens up a site called costplus9golf.com?
-- Doug Main "Hard work never killed anyone. But why take the chance?" -Roy, metal worker, American Hotrod.
I want to respect the no-spam and no marketing rules of this site...I am seeking feedback on a business plan. Our thoughts are to start an EBay and PayPal based golf business where we guarantee that our prices for EVERYTHING will be 10% over cost...example: A Sonartec 3-wood costs us $215...we sell for $237 plus shipping...balls will be included as well, but we might have a 6-dozen minimum...Imagine ProV1s for cost plus 10!
Anyway, as we move forward, I thought this group would be a good cross-section to receive feedback from....rather than clog up this group, please send comments direct to me at costplus10golf@yahoo.com
"Steve" <steve_brady2002@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H0GVd.43795$xt.4582@fed1read07...>I want to respect the no-spam and no marketing rules of this site...I am> seeking feedback on a business plan. Our thoughts are to start an EBay and> PayPal based golf business where we guarantee that our prices for > EVERYTHING> will be 10% over cost...example: A Sonartec 3-wood costs us $215...we sell> for $237 plus shipping...balls will be included as well, but we might have > a> 6-dozen minimum...Imagine ProV1s for cost plus 10!>
Anyway, as we move forward, I thought this group would be a good> cross-section to receive feedback from....rather than clog up this group,> please send comments direct to me at costplus10golf@yahoo.com>
Thanks for reading..........
My feedback is that with your own overheads and ebay/paypal fees how in gods name do you expect to make a profit from your sales?!! Unless you have a support plan with advertising and sponsorship to actually make your profit, this is one of the worst business plans I've ever come across.
Of course, for the customer it's a great idea (how could it not be...) but you won't have many customers for long.
"HardwareLust" <n00ne@n0where.c0m> wrote in message news:diIVd.28005$uc.25478@trnddc09...
Also, you forget that some manufacturer's aren't going to let you
advertise> prices that are less then their minimum prices anyway. There's many, many> products that people actually want that you couldn't advertise at cost + 10%> without risking your account. And, ebay doesn't take kindly to auctions> that don't include a price up front, so that whole 'email for price' schtick> won't work there.
Oh, and don't forget the companies that don't allow their merch to be sold new on ebay. There's more than a few of those around now, too.
How long will your suppliers allow you to undercut other outlets? About ten years ago, Taylor Made stuff was so much cheaper on the Internet that golf shops stop carrying the equipment. There was no incentive for them to carry inventory to be looked at by the Internet shoppers.
"Steve" <steve_brady2002@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H0GVd.43795$xt.4582@fed1read07...>I want to respect the no-spam and no marketing rules of this site...I >am> seeking feedback on a business plan. Our thoughts are to start an EBay > and> PayPal based golf business where we guarantee that our prices for > EVERYTHING> will be 10% over cost...example: A Sonartec 3-wood costs us $215...we > sell> for $237 plus shipping...balls will be included as well, but we might > have a> 6-dozen minimum...Imagine ProV1s for cost plus 10!>
Anyway, as we move forward, I thought this group would be a good> cross-section to receive feedback from....rather than clog up this > group,> please send comments direct to me at costplus10golf@yahoo.com>
"Steve" <steve_brady2002@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H0GVd.43795$xt.4582@fed1read07...>I want to respect the no-spam and no marketing rules of this site...I am> seeking feedback on a business plan. Our thoughts are to start an EBay and> PayPal based golf business where we guarantee that our prices for > EVERYTHING> will be 10% over cost...example: A Sonartec 3-wood costs us $215...we sell> for $237 plus shipping...balls will be included as well, but we might have > a> 6-dozen minimum...Imagine ProV1s for cost plus 10!>
Anyway, as we move forward, I thought this group would be a good> cross-section to receive feedback from....rather than clog up this group,> please send comments direct to me at costplus10golf@yahoo.com>
Thanks for reading..........
You aren't selling at Cost Plus 10% You are selling at Wholesale Plus 10%
As near as we can tell, it was on 3/3/2005 8:26 AM when Steve> transmitted as follows:>
I want to respect the no-spam and no marketing rules of this site...I am> > seeking feedback on a business plan. Our thoughts are to start an EBay and> > PayPal based golf business where we guarantee that our prices for EVERYTHING> > will be 10% over cost...example: A Sonartec 3-wood costs us $215...we sell> > for $237 plus shipping...balls will be included as well, but we might have a> > 6-dozen minimum...Imagine ProV1s for cost plus 10!> > Anyway, as we move forward, I thought this group would be a good> > cross-section to receive feedback from....rather than clog up this group,> > please send comments direct to me at costplus10golf@yahoo.com> > Thanks for reading..........> >
Sending comments about the brilliance/stupidity of your idea and> having others read them and then respond kindly/nastily is> half...wait, make that 90%...of the fun of RSG.>
BTW, what happens when someone opens up a site called costplus9golf.com?
They'll get killed with the overhead of actually registering a domain rather than using a free Yahoo address. ;)
The OP should remember what happened when that hitchiker invented '7 Minute Abs...'
