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| Subject: | it all comes down to dollars, bahts and pesos |  |
| Date: | Aug 21, 2006 |
| From: | Tony Vidana | |
I’ve been looking into the subject myself. The conclusion is that if you live in areas of the world where the dollar is strong, then it could actually be a lucrative business selling pre-made models on Ebay to buyers from richer countries. Let’s say you live in a country where a $100.00 is a weeks wage. Well then an initial investment of $20-$30.00 for a kit isn’t so bad if you can actually sell the model for $100.00-$200.00 U.S. As the old saying goes, ‘the only problem is that you have to live there.’ Perhaps it’s not worth moving to Thailand, Bali or Mexico to do what you love… then again that doesn’t sound so bad. if you live there already and have some talent... then I think it's a great way of making a living.
P.S. I just sold my first model, a Verlinden figure to the guy who also bought that $1026.99 Sherman that sold on Ebay. the figure sold for about a third of what I make an hour in my day job. The figure took probably a week just to paint... but I am still flattered.
Tony |
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 | Price value of a built model - Josh Selkirk - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Price value of a built model - Brian Bocchino - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Price value of a built model - ian sadler - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Price value of a built model - Paul A. Owen - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Price value of a built model - GLENN Bartolotti - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Price value of a built model - Bill Goodrich - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill ...... - Glenn Bartolotti - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Bill ...... - Bill Goodrich - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Bill ...... - Glenn Bartolotti - Aug 23, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . log in to see email address - Bill Goodrich - Aug 23, 2006 |
| . . . Beware of fellow modellers as buyers - Ken Hartlen - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Price value of a built model - Peter Rasmussen - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . it all comes down to dollars, bahts and pesos - Tony Vidana - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Price value of a built model - Bill Goodrich - Aug 21, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Price value of a built model - David Leonard - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: Price value of a built model - Jacques Duquette - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Price value of a built model - John F. Steinman - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Price value of a built model - Damon Agretto - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Price value of a built model - Peter Rasmussen - Aug 22, 2006 |
| . . . Re: Price value of a built model - Josh Selkirk - Aug 23, 2006 |
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