Part time to a £1/2m business - John Pemberton’s story

November 16, 2008

Every now and then I’ll bump into fellow eBay seller John at our local post office and we’ll have a chat and swap a few selling tips. Today John, who trades as Give_Me_Designer_Clothes, is featured in the Telegraph telling how he’s grown his business from a part time income working around a full time job. With turnover last year of £200k he’s projecting growth to £1/2m this financial year.

The article covers everything from finance to photography, from market research to business plans. John’s come a long way from when he used eBay simply to sell of his old clothes and it’s great to see successes like this.

Congratulations John, see you down the Post Office!

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eBay Elsewhere : links for 6th July 2008

July 6, 2008

Unsurprisingly, eBay’s fine for sales of fake Louis Vuitton via the site has garnered rather a lot of comment over the week. The Times predicts a run of copy-cat lawsuits from other manufacturers, while the LA Times asks should eBay be the world’s copyright cop?, and seems to come out on eBay’s side:

There’s a fairness issue too. If Vuitton is responsible for enforcing its trademarks, the costs are passed on to Vuitton customers. If EBay has to enforce them, the costs will be borne by everyone who buys or sells there — most of whom aren’t in the market for haute couture.

Tiernan Ray on Seeking Alpha also comes out against the fine.

The Telegraph tells us how to spot a fake on eBay, and also observes that eBay’s changes are making it more like a shopping mall than a car boot sale.

And the award for headline of the week goes to The Guardian for A handbag? eBay is going to have to be more earnest.

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