2) Money. At a whopping profit of - MAX - $500 a month (before taxes, and that's if I'm doing the numbers right), my family would starve to death. It would help if eBay didn't charge such astronomical fees - or if Bonanzle traffic picked up a bit - but that's still only a small faction of what I make doing my full time job.
3) Energy. I took the day off Thurs and Friday, and yesterday was a public holiday in the U.S., so I had 5 full days of tracking down ridiculously expensive crap for cheap, and as fun as that is, it's exhausting!!
4) Location. I mentioned in a previous post that I'm here on a work visa. It's a company-sponsored work visa. And no, despite the fact that I've been here for a gagillion years and I'm probably as American as they come, I can't get a Green Card. If I quit my full time job I'd have to pack up my stuff and move to Europe (where I can get hot shoes for cheap, but where supermarkets don't open on Sunday, so no thanks!) or Nicaragua (where I'd throw myself in front of the first oncoming ox-drawn cart I laid my eyes on).
5) Money. Did I mention money? My margin on the things I sell is not very high. Typically I try to make between $15 and $50 on shoes and $10 to $20 on clothes, depending on how good a deal I got and how good a deal I can give the customer. I don't like selling things that don't allow me to offer at least a 50% discount on retail, so that limits the margin or fee I can keep for myself.
As you can probably tell, after five days of shopping, hanging out online and spending a ton of time with my son, this list is my way of convincing myself becoming a full time retailer is a BAD idea. I like my full time job, I really do, but I love the independance my side business provides.
Alright folks. Back to work before my boss catches me blogging on the job. Hope you all had as nice a weekend as I did!
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2 comments:
OH what I wouldn't give to be a full time shopper! But this economy and the fact that my hubby is the only one that works, well my dreams of shopping for a living or just plain full time shopping for fun are all but faint memories right now
Well, there goes that dream!
No, I actually knew I could never be suited for such a life - I would have regular heart attacks without a consistent paycheck!
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