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Topic: I'm done? Far from it! (Read 12205 times)

sr. member
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September 16, 2011, 09:44:53 PM
Oh yeah man.. when you complete business management they give you a course certificate that certifies you took the course to proove you're on the road to being management material to potential companies. Currently I have 4, plus the ones Wal-Mart certfied me on for TLE.

In the meantime, I think it's about time to lock it up and call it a night.
I have new hope and that's where it starts.
newbie
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September 16, 2011, 09:41:21 PM
I'm really curious what 'certificates' you have in business.   I wasn't aware that there were certificates to obtain.  Here I am going about it the wrong way, going to a good business college and lining up internships in Europe over the summer.  If I knew I could just get a certificate then I could be managing people right now.
newbie
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September 16, 2011, 09:36:29 PM
Boy I'm more manager material then you'll ever be. I've logged the hours and gotten the certificates.

ok
sr. member
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September 16, 2011, 09:33:53 PM
I thought you lived in one of the most expensive places in the world.

I do. I live in New York lol.
It seriously wouldn't be hard to find a product, find the wholesaler, then sell it.
In fact, I know of a place off the top of my head that sells sport cards wholesale in huge lots for cheap.
Could I go that route? sure. Have I? Yeah, I have. Where do you think I got all the gift cards from.
Some of them were released to me to feel the market. Mainly the Hotel cards.
newbie
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September 16, 2011, 09:29:48 PM
You can't just go to the store, buy something, then resell it on the internet... unless it's a local item. That's just not how E-Commerce works.
That's technically not true or Ebay wouldn't exist.

I wasn't aware you lived in China. That's a different story.

I thought you lived in one of the most expensive places in the world.

Find me a successful Ebayer (over 50k 100% rep), who doesn't sell something that's made local, or have a very good direct connection with a manufacturer or importer. I bet you won't find a single one.

You missed the boat to sell stuff you buy at the store on eBay by about 15yrs.
legendary
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September 16, 2011, 09:28:56 PM
I don't appreciate having my education looked down on, or my business practices or me for that matter.
It'd be no different then walking up to the biggest muscle-bound man I could find and talk about his mother and hope I don't get pounded in the face for it.

Soooo tempted to make a comment about foxes and being pounded in the face...
sr. member
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September 16, 2011, 09:28:50 PM
*toasts glass* here's to insanity...
newbie
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September 16, 2011, 09:27:56 PM
Guy, just step away from the keyboard.
This is very good advice.
sr. member
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September 16, 2011, 09:27:11 PM
You can't just go to the store, buy something, then resell it on the internet... unless it's a local item. That's just not how E-Commerce works.
That's technically not true or Ebay wouldn't exist.


I have a place nearby that sells imported Japanese and Korean sweets (cookies, cakes, candies). There is also another place that sells rare imported candy. That kind of stuff is hard to find unless you know what to look for. A usefull service can be to organize and present it in an easy to find, pick through, and buy manner. You could even do some research on the products and describe what it is for those who can't read other languages. Ideas like that and stuff...
That's an interesting idea..
legendary
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September 16, 2011, 09:24:55 PM
Love the enthusiasm, you must've been dropped as a child.
Actually most games aren't readily available.
I know there's a place here in the mall near me that sells alot of hard to find stuff.
Comics galore too. It's mostly for D&D fans.
They sell those figurines and the base plates and the sets and the list could go on.
They sell comics and magic cards mostly though.

I have a place nearby that sells imported Japanese and Korean sweets (cookies, cakes, candies). There is also another place that sells rare imported candy. That kind of stuff is hard to find unless you know what to look for. A usefull service can be to organize and present it in an easy to find, pick through, and buy manner. You could even do some research on the products and describe what it is for those who can't read other languages. Ideas like that and stuff...
newbie
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September 16, 2011, 09:24:27 PM
Love the enthusiasm, you must've been dropped as a child.
Actually most games aren't readily available.
I know there's a place here in the mall near me that sells alot of hard to find stuff.
Comics galore too. It's mostly for D&D fans.
They sell those figurines and the base plates and the sets and the list could go on.
They sell comics and magic cards mostly though.

Well, buying items at a local store generally isn't a good idea unless you live in an area far away from where anything like that is sold and you sell to locals. Such as convenience stores who go shopping at Sams Club or Costco for the majority of their merchandise.

You're selling on the internet. Where it doesn't take me an hour or more driving around town to find what I'm looking for and the best deal that I'm looking for, it only takes me a couple clicks to find the absolute cheapest price I can find almost anywhere in the world. Add to the fact that you live in NY, where the cost of living is quite a bit greater than the majority of the country and there is pretty much no chance in you doing anything like that that's going to make money, unless you find a local manufacturer of X item that doesn't have a tiny niche market.

You can't just go to the store, buy something, then resell it on the internet... unless it's a local item. That's just not how E-Commerce works.
sr. member
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September 16, 2011, 09:24:16 PM
I don't appreciate having my education looked down on, or my business practices or me for that matter.
It'd be no different then walking up to the biggest muscle-bound man I could find and talk about his mother and hope I don't get pounded in the face for it.
newbie
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Merit: 0
September 16, 2011, 09:22:52 PM
Boy I'm more manager material then you'll ever be. I've logged the hours and gotten the certificates.

This could be my favorite post on the entire internet.
full member
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September 16, 2011, 09:20:15 PM
Boy I'm more manager material then you'll ever be. I've logged the hours and gotten the certificates.
It's idiots like you that get a spark out of me, but I guess you were hoping for that huh.

Guy, just step away from the keyboard.
sr. member
Activity: 350
Merit: 250
September 16, 2011, 09:19:14 PM
Boy I'm more manager material then you'll ever be. I've logged the hours and gotten the certificates.
It's idiots like you that get a spark out of me, but I guess you were hoping for that huh.
newbie
Activity: 56
Merit: 0
September 16, 2011, 09:17:22 PM
Love the enthusiasm, you must've been dropped as a child.
Actually most games aren't readily available.
I know there's a place here in the mall near me that sells alot of hard to find stuff.
Comics galore too. It's mostly for D&D fans.
They sell those figurines and the base plates and the sets and the list could go on.
They sell comics and magic cards mostly though.
So your market is the narrow overlap between people who like obscure games, people who prefer utilizing an obscure internet currency, and people who don't mind a significant markup on items they probably already know how to obtain if they're into that market.

Take a business course at a local community college or something.  Jesus Christ, man.
sr. member
Activity: 350
Merit: 250
September 16, 2011, 09:13:02 PM
Love the enthusiasm, you must've been dropped as a child.
Actually most games aren't readily available.
I know there's a place here in the mall near me that sells alot of hard to find stuff.
Comics galore too. It's mostly for D&D fans.
They sell those figurines and the base plates and the sets and the list could go on.
They sell comics and magic cards mostly though.
legendary
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Viva Ut Vivas
September 16, 2011, 09:11:32 PM
Just take whatever stock you have and sell it on e-bay.

If nobody on e-bay will buy it then you have something that nobody wants.
newbie
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Merit: 0
September 16, 2011, 09:09:41 PM
That makes two of us then lol.
Usualy whenever I run things the way I run them, things go smooth and churn a profit.
True maybe cards aren't the answer, but I can't see myself stocking up on goods and start up another bitcoin grocery store. I supose I could do bitgames and sell games like monopoly, uno, and the like... still trying to find that key.
Yes, selling items that anybody can get immediately at a local store over the internet with additional markup and shipping time/costs is certainly the answer here.  Keep living the dream.
sr. member
Activity: 350
Merit: 250
September 16, 2011, 09:06:19 PM
That makes two of us then lol.
Usualy whenever I run things the way I run them, things go smooth and churn a profit.
True maybe cards aren't the answer, but I can't see myself stocking up on goods and start up another bitcoin grocery store. I supose I could do bitgames and sell games like monopoly, uno, and the like... still trying to find that key.
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