Why the teenager next door has more sales than you

Re:Why the teenager next door has more sales than you by simonw on Monday October 28, 2013 @06:54AM (#6626227)

I was a little confused by this one - it feels like it's missing context.

Is the intended audience professional sales-people? In which country?

Are there fifteen year olds out there making $1,000/day selling cheap Chinese merchandise that they ordered through PayPal?

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Re:Why the teenager next door has more sales than you by frandroid on Monday October 28, 2013 @10:06AM (#6626966)

I had a friend who worked in a FedEx call center... They were dealing with teenage resellers all the time. Ordered a container-full of stuff from China, and sold it over time on Ebay.

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Re:Why the teenager next door has more sales than you by k-mcgrady on Monday October 28, 2013 @06:59AM (#6626238)

It seemed to me like it's intended for people running a business who didn't grow up with the internet. Starting a business and making money from it now is much easier than 20/30 years ago.

>> "Are there fifteen year olds out there making $1,000/day selling cheap Chinese merchandise that they ordered through PayPal?"

I think this is just a made up example but I know people who have made decent money buying products from China and selling them on eBay.

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