E-Commerce site, Amazon, Ebay?

by Joe J
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Hi Everyone,

I believe this is my first post in this particular section so Thanks for any help here given.

I have a list of used computer parts that changes on a weekly basis. The owner of this list is giving me an opportunity to find value in the list and come up with a game plan that can include a sales job within the company.

The current salesperson, or anyone else there, is not keeping up with this list as well as one could. There are lots of parts not even cataloged. I have that to offer as I will go into the warehouse and get a grip on the inventory.

The salesperson draws a small salary, plus commission and answers the phone with incoming calls from ads or accounts like BrokerBin and some others that I don't know which ones yet. He does not actually come up with sales on his own except from previous customers obtained from the marketing of the company.

Sorry if this post is long-winded.

My question is: any suggestions on helping me find the opportunity here?

I am going to suggest he lets me see where the online accounts are and start there with what can be sold realistically in each of the accounts and the tools available within the accounts.

He also is a reseller of the major computer companies products, so maybe a suggestion of their own E-Commerce site? Amazon, Ebay, cold calling, emails, or combination of many methods?

Their current company website looks nice (No Sales on the site) but it's not even mobile or SEO friendly, and I also have lots of other suggestions for them there.

I should stop here before I babble on even more!

Thanks Again

Joe
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  • Profile picture of the author JosephI
    I think you've answered your own question except I would stay away from Amazon, at least in the beginning as that's a tough nut to crack and especially for used items.
    There's only a few used items allowed in Amazon.

    Joe
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  • Profile picture of the author stockutopia
    i'm not sure how competitive your pricing is, but ebay is the right place for that type of merchandise... I sold computer parts years ago, but I paid pennies on the dollar when compusa went out of biz. I made a lot of money, but I sold them for dirt prices.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joe J
    Thanks for the replies.

    I haven't received anything other than a list with a part model number, maker and quantity.

    They have an in-house lab that they do all testing of parts which would be a plus for the marketing.

    I do have an Ebay account with a few hundred positives and 100% feedback but haven't sold anything in a while.

    I'm going to request parts prices from them.

    I'll also have the needed help of starting out with credit up front if I go a route of trying to sell them myself or it may go another way and that's doing it while working for his company.

    Thanks Again for your experience on Ebay.

    Joe
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