Thursday, November 02, 2006

The latest on My Store

Here's the latest on My Store:

I have spent the last several days creating html files that will serve as templates for my eBay listings. It is actually quite enjoyable, despite it being very time consuming, to start my own business. I've made a new habit of signing the bottom of my emails now with the following tag:

Sincerely,
southpawsix
Owner, Southpaw's Storefront

Yeah, I know I'm a nerd for doing that, but I feel important now that I can call myself the owner of my own business. I must, however give a great deal of credit to my good friend and author of his own website, The Million Dollar Portfolio. I suggest you check out his posts if you are a fan of making a lot of money. He really has been guiding me through the whole blog process and giving me advice on various business tactics.

Back to updating you on the progress of my store, I have some exciting news for anyone who wants to buy my two way radios. I have decided that I need to make a drastic change in my pricing strategies. Therefore, I have significantly reduced my prices on all models of two way radios. I feel as though I started out trying to list my products such that my profit margin would be rather sizeable, but my sales were very infrequent.

So, my new strategy is as follows; I am currently listing my products only a few dollars above wholesale costs. In other words, my prices are cheaper than any website or corporate electronics store because I am more focused on getting publicity for my store than I am on turning a huge profit. The only way I think that is possible is by offering the cheapest products on the market. Hopefully that way, my sales will skyrocket. At this point I'd rather establish a large customer base than make more profits on less sales. I know this sounds like a desparate attempt at attracting customers (and it is to a degree), but I truly am selling my two way radios cheaper than anyone else on the market. If you can find a lower price for a product that I offer, I'd like to know. Keep in mind that if you visit my store, I have some of the exact same products selling for different prices, so buy the cheapest one you see. If the model number is the same, it is exactly the same two way radio at a reduced price. I kept my higher priced items just to show my customers that I have reduced my prices.

If you know what brand you prefer and you want to skip directly to that type of two way radio, click on the brand that interests you below:

Audiovox
Cobra
Midland
Motorola
Uniden CLEARANCE SALE ON THIS MODEL!!!

There they are! Come and get them while the prices are still low. As I gain a reputation as an honest seller, I will eventually need to raise my prices slightly because I won't be able to make any type of real profit from these prices. I am being brutally honest with you, so if you are in fact looking for a great two way radio, this is your lucky day.

If there are other models that you've seen in stores, but you don't see them in my store, please let me know and I will list them for you, at reduced prices of course; that's Southpaw's Way!

I think that will do it for today's sales pitch. Keep checking back every few days as I will continue to post information on new products and the goings on of my up and coming business.

Sincerely,
southpawsix
Owner, Southpaw's Storefront

p.s. I wasn't kidding. I really sign my emails like that.
p.p.s. In case you haven't noticed, I create links to My Store every chance I get, so aren't you curious to see what's inside. Just go and check it out to see if I can't interest you in buying a sweet two way radio. They are so much fun! That's why I'm selling them; I want you to enjoy them as much as I do.

2 Comments:

At 10:03 AM, Blogger R.J.Keller said...

I see that even though you still have this post you have closed your e-bay store. I had thought of getting an e-bay store at one time and I wonder why you closed yours. If you could post your reasons here I have bookmarked your blog to return.
Thank you for your comments at my blog R.J.'s Opinions

Nice Blog,
Roy

 
At 5:29 PM, Blogger Eyewash said...

Hey R.J., thanks for your post. I closed my store about two months ago. I just wasn't happy about all the fees that eBay was charging. I felt that is was more worthwhile to just list items in auctions rather than pay the monthly store fee. I'll post more on your blog when I get a chance.

 

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