@eshwaarx2014 wrote:ok so im goiing to be a new ebay seller. i will be getting an officail business licence. but im confuse about a number of things.
1. first is concerning the HST do i charge this to all my international buyers, considering i live in ontario.
2. when i look at a listing i see an import charge is that fee automatically include the HST, also as a seller how do i factor in duties fees is their some sort of calculation. where do i find this or how do i do this.
3. ive also been reading up on the global shipping program, and from what ive seen not alot of sellers/buyers like it. as sellers do any of you use this service? what do you think about it? it just seem to me is that it makes thing easier for collecting on import fees, but a pain for shipping.
4. also i plan on buying a barcode scanner to keep track of inventory. what would be a good software for point of sale/inventory(preferably)
i know this is alot of newbie questions but im a complete newbie to all this, and any help would be great.
I'm pretty sure you are trying to get all your ducks in a row before starting. That will never work. Always expect the unexpected. What you think will happen, won't. What you do not think will happen will. It is impossible to presume every possible situation.
1) You charge nothing on exports.
2) All parts leave the country duty free. All import charges are the responsibility of the buyer in their country, if they are assessed.
3) GSP is purely for American exporters and has nothing to do with CDN sellers.
4) Nice, but that is a layer of complexity. I tag everything with a number written on a piece of paper, sequential, and put in a box with the number on it.
What all of us have done, is start, then adapt as we see where we are going. You can be as prepared as you want to be and the next day "I never thought of that".
OP? You are aware you will have selling limits to start? Both in terms of # of units and total value? That you will be subject to the PP 21 day hold?
That with electronics, they may even slap a hold on you and request more information so as to validate what you are doing?
Just to jump through these hoops can take a few months. Excellent time to "learn the ropes".
Cumos? 50-75 years talking to you? I think that you, Pierre, and myself equal at least 150 years of various "experience".
@cumos55 wrote:This year is my lucky year 13 on eBay... so far so good....and then atleast 10 years of a learning experience .... locally before eBay
That 50... 75 ... and more years ....only referred to selling on eBay
However, experience in sourcing, sales, management, customer service, is how many years?
I am in my 14th on eBay plus 35 of retail. Pierre is how many? Considering he was usually doing three things at once?
Cumos55! Books should count for double. The shipping alone is worth an extra one for one of years.
@eshwaarx2014 wrote:thenks for everyones concern. i know that there are alot of hurdles, and i wont just be buying a huge inventory and hope that it will sell. ive been doing alot of research and it clear that i need to do some more. but i am am determined to make this work. i will be buying a small amount and grow from there. see what works for me. if im sucsesfull then i will gradually grow my buisness one product at a time. like one of the poster said im trying to make sure all my eggs are in my basket, which does not always work but it help if your prepared. even just a little bit
Mixing metaphors. You do not want all of your eggs in one basket, none of us here do. I am juggling about five baskets.
Ducks in a row. About as easy as herding cats.
Do up a listing and allow us to critique it. Be aware! Put on your flack jacket and tin foil hat. 150 years, plus others, is about 500 years or experience here.
List something and just start. Hope for the best and expect the worst.
