toben88
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posted on March 21, 2004 11:03:01 AM new
What kind of things could I buy in bulk and make a killing on ebay? Anyone know?
There are lots of junky touristy items - what can I resell for a decent margin on ebay?
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Fenix03
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posted on March 21, 2004 12:19:39 PM new
There is always jewelry but what you might want to do is take a day andering and making noted then when you et back to the hotel esearch the items on ebay and see what history tells you on rather than just others opinions.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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stopwhining
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posted on March 21, 2004 03:16:18 PM new
22 k gold,ruby,saphire and those little pearls.
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rustygumbo
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posted on March 21, 2004 03:29:27 PM new
hashish... oh, sorry. you can't sell that on ebay. look for retro style fabrics.
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dacreson
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posted on March 21, 2004 04:21:08 PM new
Revenue stamps (The large ones)
Revenue paper with stamps (worth about 3.00 each (If old)
Prior 1940 stamped envelopes
Go to a flea market and offer 25% settle for nothing over 45%.
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NearTheSea
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posted on March 21, 2004 05:46:26 PM new
fabrics. clothing worn by natives of India. more fabric and/or textiles
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theresa141
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posted on March 21, 2004 05:52:19 PM new
1.) Hero bicycles, old style Raleigh with fenders and covered chainguard 28" wheel
un-assembled
2.) bicycle tubes in bulk
3.) mountain bike tires.
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OhMsLucy
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posted on March 21, 2004 05:56:35 PM new
Pure silk wedding saris. Be sure they're marked - a lot of the saris look like silk but are synthetic.
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NearTheSea
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posted on March 21, 2004 06:30:24 PM new
ohmylucy! that was what I was thinking....
saris.... and make sure they are authentic
and Have Fun! 
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stopwhining
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posted on March 21, 2004 06:51:00 PM new
old rusty dirty bronze statues of their gods and goddesses,make sure they are covered with dirt and scum and patina,the more the better.
there is also something off hand i cant recall betzel nut??? cracker,the kind of nut which color your teeth red,the cracker many are repros have interesting design with a deity or dahina,boy i cant think of anything tonite,what is the name of that female spirit in hindu mythology??
there are also inidan erotic paintings of man and woman engaged in sex,you know suma kutra type stuff,but make sure they are not touristy ones.
hey,with natural gas price so high in this country,bring back some of their sacred cows,let them roam around in your backyard and the cowdung once dried can be used as fuel,cleaner than natural gas.
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stopwhining
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posted on March 21, 2004 06:52:13 PM new
there are tibetan refugees in india,their stuff is in demand,tapestry and statues and beads.
also nepalese folks are just round the corner.
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OhMsLucy
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posted on March 21, 2004 06:57:45 PM new
When Indian people go to India, they have their saris made to order. At least that's what my future DIL's Mom does. She's there now shopping for stuff for the wedding.
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bob9585
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posted on March 21, 2004 07:27:01 PM new
Can you bring back some of the jobs that used to be ours?
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sparkz
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posted on March 21, 2004 07:49:39 PM new
Buy steak knife sets. They are slow sellers in India and merchants who have them should be willing to dump them cheap. They sell like hotcakes in the U.S.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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stopwhining
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posted on March 21, 2004 08:07:22 PM new
posted on March 21, 2004 07:27:01 PM by bob-
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sparkz
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posted on March 21, 2004 08:09:44 PM new
I would think that any local artwork or handmade crafts that has reference to Mother Teresa would be a big seller.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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meadowlark
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posted on March 21, 2004 08:31:03 PM new
Rayon dresses and tops in med to plus sizes.
Tie dyed or water color looking preferred over traditional Indian dye patterns.
Hand loomed silk fabrics - elegant and lustrous, produced by individaul villagers.
Patty
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classicrock000
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posted on March 22, 2004 02:28:18 AM new
heard cow dung is quite popular in India, but ahh I dont know how much you would get for it over here.
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earthmum
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posted on March 22, 2004 04:24:59 AM new
Assuming you are traveling by air, something light and small - jewelry. Good prices on gold, but be careful. I'm wondering how you will get through customs. Perhaps you could wear the jewelry?
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profe51
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posted on March 22, 2004 04:25:39 PM new
heard cow dung is quite popular in India, but ahh I dont know how much you would get for it over here.
It's cheap and plentiful in the Round Table.....
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chessguy
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posted on March 24, 2004 12:21:49 PM new
Chess Games or Chess pieces. I do well with the chess pieces from India. Hey and can you pick me up a few as well, I am running low and the shipping kills me for the sets I get from India.
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paloma91
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posted on March 24, 2004 09:53:49 PM new
Oh heck, why don't you just go over on an boat with a HUGE U-Haul and get a bunch of all of that stuff but leave the cow dung there HAHAHAHA I must be tired. sorry
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toben88
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posted on March 26, 2004 10:16:57 AM new
I made it to Mumbai - or Bombay as it was know today - lots of cheap stuff here - Maybe I can break out a new product line.
As for jobs - thats one of the things I am studying this week - looks like job offshoring is accelerating to 40% anually. The call centers we talked to noted their industry is growing at 70% anually.
Before you start screaming about stuff - most of the hard core number crunching reports out of Mckinsey and Accenture show for every US dollar offshored 1.12-1.18 return to the US. Of course for Europe it is a lot lower than that dollar figure and bad for them.
Lots of the offshoring firms I am visiting point all these figures out to us. They seem kind of blind to the fact that just becaus the US economy benefits, the average US person who is layed off does not benefit.
We know from the previous wave of outsourcing - in manufacturing that most of the factory workers did not get higher paying jobs - they went to lower paying retail and other service jobs. IE - they became waiters or work at Walmart.
So now that the Programmer with 3 years of experience that is out of work can not find a decent paying job for the most part. The question is will he become a waiter or retrain for higher paying jobs? Of course people who worked in call centers and got layed off - didnt make that much money before - so waiting tables will probably pay the same.
The scary trend is the shops that did higher level work. Some firms are specializing in equity research work, accounting, and loan processing.
So will the world end? No - the rupee is up and wages are way up in india for english speaking college grads - Current projections show the current salary arbitrage situation that exists now will evaporate in the next 10-15 years. Meanwhile the growing middle class in India are becomeing ravid consumers themselves and buying up cell phones cars, motorcycles etc. Now India is becoming a market for the very products they are helping produce.
So lets see if I can make some money off the hard working talent here by reselling products made in India.
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stopwhining
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posted on March 26, 2004 10:40:35 AM new
may be they will buy more antibiotics from us.
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toben88
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posted on April 12, 2004 10:49:54 AM new
OK - I will be posting sarees this afternooon.
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