The margins are assumed, i'm not wishing to state what the industry can command and it's all better if everyone makes a decent margin then they more money is going back into the system. For those in business for year has your business grown year on year? as well established are you are, are you the first name on peoples minds when they want to buy? is trade local rather than national.
I would think bigger ticket items such as kits would carry a lower margin than spares, tyres etc etc and theres more to RC than cars. Anyway hope it gives an insight into online business.
eBay is a bit like the wild west for retailers some make huge amounts some make pennies. Lots of pennies can add up though if its the right product. But sometimes there are too many people selling the same thing, some of the big household name retails use eBay etc to offload old stock and clearance items.
Most eBay retailers will look to have some angle or so little overhead that they are happy to just make modest wages. Wges don't build business and only profit does that so natural selection will generally prevail.
Best to build up your own brand, make people want to buy from you and provide 1st class service.
Think of the most desirable brands and retailers see how they do it and magic wands it just hard work maybe not face to face in a shop but in an online marketing strategy.
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