If you've followed eBay Strategies for a while, you probably recall that I've been tracking the boom in eBay drop-off centers pretty closely for 3+yrs. Well, ecommerce-guide has a somewhat negative report on the industry.
Good article about a couple that started selling on ebay under time-warp and now have a drop off business in Santa Cruz called "Time Warp Trading Post".
This is a growing trend - top powersellers opening a retail outlet to take in consignment business. I think this model works much better than the AuctionDrop approach.
There's a PESA member - bbguy who has a drop off center called Auction Zone that is doing VERY well we hear.
B2 reports
the demise of ebay drop off store "DropShop" which was evidently big in the Twin Cities.
Buh-bye.
QuikDrop to Open 17 eBay 'Drop-Off' Stores in Eastern Pennsylvania
Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, and York Counties in Pennsylvania counties - watch out here come the ebay drop-off centers.
The folks over at Sell2All are opening an eBay drop-off center. Should be interesting to see how it does as they are much more experienced selling on ebay than many of the current drop-off folks.
eBay drop off center comes to Austin. Yeee ha!
eBay drop off center article.
Highlights:
* Estimates are there are 200 of these now.
* The stores are getting picky
* Some crazy lady sold $6,000 through them!?
* This saved her marriage!?
* $20b worth of merchandise is their market size...
* Ruth Brown, an eBay TA, says it's crazy, her 9yr old son can sell on ebay (I tend to agree here).
Raleigh, NC is getting an eBay drop off center! Once Aiken, SC gets one it's the end of the world.
The Washington Times uncovers a new idea for eBay - drop off centers!
Wow, we're entering a bubble phase with these drop off centers...
