Author:  SurplusParts  Posted:  Apr 14, 2024 08:11  Subject:  Re: New Store! Any Feedback Appreciated!  Viewed:  47 times  Topic:  New Stores Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card SurplusParts (6251) Location:  Australia, Victoria Member Since Contact Type Status Apr 2, 2017 Seller  Store: SurplusParts

Thanks so much for the advice! In terms of the minimum spend, that does make sense. My thought process was around ensuring enough profit to run viably based on less orders coming in due to being new/less stock. And it has worked decent for minifigures but I can see how that would limit part buyers which would most likely end up being a large chunk of the buyer pools I would I assume? Once I finish parting out all my remaining sets and stock for inventory, I should have closer to 14,000 parts which still isn't a lot but should help provide a good chunk more options for people than I have currently. I can see where you are coming from. Most stores will include a packing fee for orders, especially small orders. This will ensure that you will still make a profit. Yes, a large proportion of buyers are parts buyers. Unless you have lots of rare and hard to find minifigures of course.    That is a good point about letter shipping. I honestly didn't think about it really as every person I have purchased from has always arrived in boxes or bubble mailers.. I will have a look at adding letters as an option for domestic as that would indeed drop shipping costs quite a bit for people buying parts.. Have a look at other stores terms and see there shipping costs and postage weight ranges. Set a maximum price for letter shipping, and then if they spend over that it has to come in parcel rate.    Yeah, that does make sense about international shipping. The main thought process around opening up international was just about allowing more people the access to see my store even though most won't really buy from my store. Yep makes sense. Just maybe have a look at the list of countries you ship to. When i shipped overseas, i just kept it too the main countries with good and reliable postal services.    I do understand the difficulty I will probably have running a small store in Australia. The main goals are to learn business & shipping, as well as I thought it would be something fun to do. So I am not too concerned about getting regular sales but do want to learn how to best optimize so I can learn the best way to run a smallish business and shipping. Makes sense and good luck with it all. Seems you don't have any unrealistic expectations.    Thanks for all the feedback!

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Re: New Store! Any Feedback Appreciated! - PhyreZtorm (22)

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