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martinpil
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 Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:06 am Post subject: What electronics, phones can you flog at a profit on Ebay? |
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Is there anything you can sell on Ebay at a profit in Korea?
Phones, TVs etc? That are cheaper or you can't get back home?
I am from the UK, not US though so the MAINS might not be compatible from Korea to UK. |
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OneWayTraffic
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 1:50 am Post subject: |
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| Nope. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:13 am Post subject: Re: What electronics, phones can you flog at a profit on Eba |
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| martinpil wrote: |
Is there anything you can sell on Ebay at a profit in Korea?
Phones, TVs etc? That are cheaper or you can't get back home?
I am from the UK, not US though so the MAINS might not be compatible from Korea to UK. |
The electricity is not the problem - just change the plug ends.
The phones are NOT compatable / portable from Korea to the UK. Korea is still a closed system.
TV systems are not compatable (PAL (UK) vs NTSC) so skip the TVs and game consoles as well.
Most other electronics are cheaper to get direct from China and not through a middle man (like yourself) in Korea.
Then you need to add in the cost of international AIR shipping - your buyers aren't going to wait 3 months for surface shipping. |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| No....but I suppose you could make a profit selling expensive things from the US in Korea....but not with this exchange rate. |
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OneWayTraffic
Joined: 14 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:49 am Post subject: Re: What electronics, phones can you flog at a profit on Eba |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
| martinpil wrote: |
Is there anything you can sell on Ebay at a profit in Korea?
Phones, TVs etc? That are cheaper or you can't get back home?
I am from the UK, not US though so the MAINS might not be compatible from Korea to UK. |
The electricity is not the problem - just change the plug ends.
The phones are NOT compatable / portable from Korea to the UK. Korea is still a closed system.
TV systems are not compatable (PAL (UK) vs NTSC) so skip the TVs and game consoles as well.
Most other electronics are cheaper to get direct from China and not through a middle man (like yourself) in Korea.
Then you need to add in the cost of international AIR shipping - your buyers aren't going to wait 3 months for surface shipping. |
Game consoles will work. Component connections and HDMI are international and all modern TVS automatically adjust to the signal apparently.
But you won't make a profit, unless it falls of a truck.
Forget it. |
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