I Accidentally Started a Business 2 Weeks Ago...

Zefan said:
True, but seeing as you've likely got a name for yourself within the expat community you could likely expand to non-seasonal stuff. Probably nowhere near as simple but still, the fact that you have built it pretty much without trying suggests there might be many other untapped opportunities. I do appreciate the scaling factor though, less than £10 profit on an advent calendar is nice but it's still only less than £10 per sale, and high volume stuff is impossible for individuals without some sort of dropshipping.
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Yea, this is it. It's got to be high volume for it to be worth it and I don't think the volume will be there to step it up to the next level of revenue I would want for the work. Low volume, high ticket value stuff is where I think there will be more of a step up, but typically to get up to that level I'd need more upfront capital.

I'll definitely do Easter. I think that'll be an easy one, but eggs are quite hard to ship (box size means more cost for shipping, so need to iron out a good value solution) so will see how that goes. As it stands I have 2.5k here to make my next move.
 
Surprising people actually still buy calendars, advent or not. Well done for your bit of business though.

When I just started uni I used to import 'branded' clothes from China.. and sell them on eBay for more. Made about £1k profit. Still remember using Yahoo Messenger to set up my supply line with the wholesaler.

Few years before that when I was still a teenager in school I used to create my own 'promo CDs' and sell them on eBay. Cleared about £2k.

Both ventures ended up being shut down by eBay/Paypal for obvious reasons ;) I really should think of something similar to make money again... but 100% legit this time :p
 
A2Z said:
Surprising people actually still buy calendars, advent or not. Well done for your bit of business though.

When I just started uni I used to import 'branded' clothes from China.. and sell them on eBay for more. Made about £1k profit. Still remember using Yahoo Messenger to set up my supply line with the wholesaler.

Few years before that when I was still a teenager in school I used to create my own 'promo CDs' and sell them on eBay. Cleared about £2k.

Both ventures ended up being shut down by eBay/Paypal for obvious reasons ;) I really should think of something similar to make money again... but 100% legit this time :p
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I used to sell Pokémon ROMs/Emulators on floppy discs at school, made a nice little profit on that back when getting the next Pokémon game was life or death.
 
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