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print on demand
Can you operate print on demand if seller is based outside the EU and outside the US? So say in a country like Georgia? Also, if its a yes, can you mainly work for the US buyers? So print on demand printful plus ebay store.
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gypzeerose
·1 year agoI am going to start segueing into print on demand this year. A lot of people on eBay are doing it successfully. There are people who will buy $40 tee-shirts, even though we know that we can get them at garage sales for 25 cents. Just as I paid $5000 total for my car and people a bit to the south of me in Silicon Valley paid $100,000. The money was spent in proportion to the needs and ability to pay back.
I will let you know how it goes!
ckimodog
·3 years ago@damakha-95
I personally would not consider print on demand using ebay. You have a time frame to ship your items & if you go past that time frame, whether it be you're backed up with orders, out of stock or you have more orders than you can handle would be a real problem for you as well as your customers. I would consider just creating your own website and doing it that way.
Good luck to you.
slippinjimmy
·3 years agoI looked into print on demand services for an online group that I participate in (had nothing to do with eBay selling). It was a way for members of the group to purchase "swag" t-shirts etc without the owner/moderator having to actually make them, ship them and lay out a bunch of money in advance.
There were two issues that made it not viable for that situation and likely completely useless for an eBay business.
1 - Pricing, outrageous, a simple t-shirt design (small one-color logo) on a basic quality shirt (the type you can buy at Walmart for $5 - $10) would cost members $40 or more.
2 - Delivery time, the POD services I checked would need 4 - 6 weeks for delivery (within the USA)
On eBay those two things would alone would make that plan a non-starter doomed for failure, you would make no money and have lots of irate buyers.
femmefan1946
·3 years agoI've ordered print on demand books from various sources both online and Real World.
Basically, I order, the seller prints, the seller mails.
As an eBay seller, I can ship anywhere in the world using the international postal system. Georgia belongs to the Universal Postal Union which administers international postal shipping.
The biggest problem I can imagine is the time lag between the order and having the book ready to ship. Most eBay/online buyers expect one or two day "handling" at most before their order is on its way.
inhawaii
·3 years agoI'm glad you answered because I had no idea what he/she was asking,