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The knob and handle really look like a Stanley. They were produced in England. However, the brand would have been on the lever cap which appears to be missing. The entire frog/adjusting assembly is interesting in that I am pretty sure there are a couple of parts missing but maybe it also looks like it could be a rare design that works without the finer adjustments.
No help I know, but those are my initial thoughts.
It’s from China so they get the ePacket rate to ship that our government has very generously given them– they will ship it for less than a quarter. Production costs are next to nothing. It’s ali baba with a grant from our government.
You guys want to hear a story of serependity?
We are at a trade show 850 miles from where we live. We have never paid for any advice about how to sell on any platform but last night we decided to do it and signed up for a class today.
Everyone introduces themselves and the guy that I am sitting next to is insightful, interesting, and just has things figured out. We talk a bit and after the session is over. strike up a conversation.
He is very helpful and we continue to talk. At a later point when we are talking about eBay he mentions the death piles in his garage. My ears perk up. Ten minutes later we establish we have scavenger life in common.
natureguided was an instant friend.
I hear you, Lee.
We aren’t walking away completely. By diversity I meant diversity in selling platforms, not product lines. That being said, we won’t be putting nearly as many eggs in the Amazon basket in the future. We are seeking to be balanced in our platforms. But one thing this has taught us is exactly what Jay has said– AZ is subject to wide, sweeping changes without warning. It’s like they try to turn an aircraft carrier by spinning the wheel and hoping the ship turns on a dime. eBay steers their ship in a nice sweeping arc that doesn’t throw people overboard.
As for paying to ungate, the fees have already doubled from 1500 to 3000 for a lot of brands. Amazon has found a cash cow I think. Given the lack of consistency from AZ in enforcing and maintaining it’s policy, why would I pay 3k to ungate a brand when AZ may change everything tomorrow?
If it’s another seller it is possibly attempted price collusion. Don’t respond and report it to eBay?
We do the same thing with our living expenses and free cash. It’s amazing how free you feel knowing that a bad couple of months really don’t impact you or your lifestyle.
We appreciate the fact that eBay is fairly consistent and the fact that as long as we are fairly describing our items and treating the customers fairly we are okay with eBay. On AZ a crazy accusation can lead to suspension until they fully investigate it and then people are reinstated. But in the mean time their previous efforts are shot.
I enjoyed see the discussion on another thread about the coin ops. We looked at a drive through car wash and couldn’t make the numbers pencil. But some fairly passive income would be nice.
Ah yes, the Amazon “pump and dumpers.” I was reading a missive by someone that subscribed to their “teachings” and was complaining that despite building his AZ business to 40k PER MONTH he couldn’t turn a profit. We could easily build a business to those levels of sales, but we value our time. Sales numbers are worthless. Margins and time to acquire those margins is key. That is where the rubber meets the road.
Free sourcing! The only way to find out is run whatever brand and model with the word “replacement” in the search term. We’ve found that is the best term to find the parts listings. And it helps us identify the parts we don’t recognize. While I would just list the unidentifiable stuff as a “flux capacitor” Shan tells me that is inappropriate and a waste of time.
Thank you for the tip on the thermos! We have redonated some without thinking about it! D’oh!
While it’s not vintage, my motorcycle was the most sold production bike and production ended in 2009 (the year of mine). When I looked into selling it, it wasn’t worth much. So i started looking at taking it apart and hopefully will do much better.
I would love to have the space to part out bikes.
Education is rarely without cost and the same can be said for integrity.
So Cal Joe wrapped it up in a nutshell and it bears repeating.
Let’s not forget that not only are we losing half of the discount, we are going to have to jump through a smaller hoop to keep the scraps. The tracking uploaded requirement is moving from 90 to 95%.
Doubtful because I believe the unglazed ceramic would stain and hold bacteria if exposed to wine.
I think they are plant waterers where the water leaches through the unglazed ceramic. Simiar to these:
Nor did I. But I went and checked and we can only promote listings with multiple units.
It’s not laundering.
Let’s assume it’s the buyer laundering. They aren’t trading ill gotten gains for clean cash without creating a paper trail. If the dirty money is deposited in a bank account and then into paypal, it’s already laundered and they could simply withdraw it later without paying the premium, And it would leave an easy to follow papertrail.
If it’s the seller, he has a perfect gig if he gets pristine bills from his fellow criminals. Iif he is taking criminal proceeds to the bank and exchanging for crisp bills, he has created an easy to follow paper trail. Criminals don’t operate this way nor would they put this much work into small gains.
Don’t ask me how I know all of this.
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