Amazon

[baggieal]

Now these feckers are into Football! Wish they would do one! Convenience is in their motto! Convenience when the accounts show zero tax required in countries such as the UK!

Got an Amazon problem - no problem as some half witted person in the Indian Ocean will try to help you, after showing as much care as Barry when he drove off with that poor blokes taxi!

Prime - would rather see Luke Moore in his prime which is - never

More greed for the likes of Evans and even Chadli may look to climb hills again!

[soulman101]

now these feckers are into football! Wish they would do one! Convenience is in their motto! Convenience when the accounts show zero tax required in countries such as the uk!

Got an amazon problem - no problem as some half witted person in the indian ocean will try to help you, after showing as much care as barry when he drove off with that poor blokes taxi!

Prime - would rather see luke moore in his prime which is - never xdxdxd

more greed for the likes of evans and even chadli may look to climb hills again!

tax dodger

[Acido]

They are a good alternative to Ebay when it comes to buying and selling things Al.
But I agree this Amazon prime thing where they are now showing telly programs, and this buying Premier footy rights is a bad idea.

[baggieal]

They are a good alternative to Ebay when it comes to buying and selling things Al.
But I agree this Amazon prime thing where they are now showing telly programs, and this buying Premier footy rights is a bad idea.

Ebay is easier and user friendly Acido! Amazon has an outdated clunky selling system - takes more commission, throws you off easily, and Oh unlike ebay, pays you one month later! Detest Amazon big style as they are trying to conquer the world and they are the worst tax dodger you can find!

[mickd1961]

Ebay is easier and user friendly Acido! Amazon has an outdated clunky selling system - takes more commission, throws you off easily, and Oh unlike ebay, pays you one month later! Detest Amazon big style as they are trying to conquer the world and they are the worst tax dodger you can find!

Most of the above is wrong Al.

I used to mainly run my business on Ebay when i started selling direct to the public in 2005 and for the first couple of years it was a great platform.

Then the Americans started to get too clever for themselves by constantly changing the search pages,every time they "improved" the system our sales dropped,we now do barely 10% of the business we did 10 years ago……most buyers much prefer Amazon now.

We started selling on Amazon in 2007-8 and it just grew and grew and a couple of years ago we started sending goods into their warehouse so that they could supply them with Prime.

The numbers are phenomenal…..last year our business grew by 50% and it's heading for a further 25% growth this year.

Amazon pay us sellers every 14 days,not every month and we can request it earlier if we want to.

There are some downsides,specifically that even with a decent turnover they don't seem to allow people an account manager which can be a pain.

Their fees are 15% of the value of each sale plus the Prime fulfilment fee which is around £4.65 per parcel but it's a no brainer really,do you want to sell 10 items a day on Ebay and pay 10% in fees or 100 items a day and pay Amazon 15%…..you do the maths?

As for the tax issue.

We pay ours…..that's all very transparent for HMRC to see but the massive corporations do have HMRC tied in knots.

I was talking to my accountant about this a few days ago and she told me that the whole thing is so vast and so mind numbing in numbers that HMRC do not have the number of staff or staff well qualified enough to deal with Google and the likes which is why they "strike a deal" as far as vat etc are concerned.

In effect they agree to accept say X million because the alternative is to have staff tied in knots for years and still ending up with nowt!

She said that anyone with a brain clever enough to understand this digital nightmare is taking a job on big money with a digital giant rather than working for p i s s poor money for HMRC.

Until HMRC actually invest in the right calibre of staff and the right systems to cope then the status quo will remain.

If you need any advice on Amazon selling i'm happy to help if i can Al?

[baggieal]

Most of the above is wrong Al.

I used to mainly run my business on Ebay when i started selling direct to the public in 2005 and for the first couple of years it was a great platform.

Then the Americans started to get too clever for themselves by constantly changing the search pages,every time they "improved" the system our sales dropped,we now do barely 10% of the business we did 10 years ago……most buyers much prefer Amazon now.

We started selling on Amazon in 2007-8 and it just grew and grew and a couple of years ago we started sending goods into their warehouse so that they could supply them with Prime.

The numbers are phenomenal…..last year our business grew by 50% and it's heading for a further 25% growth this year.

Amazon pay us sellers every 14 days,not every month and we can request it earlier if we want to.

There are some downsides,specifically that even with a decent turnover they don't seem to allow people an account manager which can be a pain.

Their fees are 15% of the value of each sale plus the Prime fulfilment fee which is around £4.65 per parcel but it's a no brainer really,do you want to sell 10 items a day on Ebay and pay 10% in fees or 100 items a day and pay Amazon 15%…..you do the maths?

As for the tax issue.

We pay ours…..that's all very transparent for HMRC to see but the massive corporations do have HMRC tied in knots.

I was talking to my accountant about this a few days ago and she told me that the whole thing is so vast and so mind numbing in numbers that HMRC do not have the number of staff or staff well qualified enough to deal with Google and the likes which is why they "strike a deal" as far as vat etc are concerned.

In effect they agree to accept say X million because the alternative is to have staff tied in knots for years and still ending up with nowt!

She said that anyone with a brain clever enough to understand this digital nightmare is taking a job on big money with a digital giant rather than working for p i s s poor money for HMRC.

Until HMRC actually invest in the right calibre of staff and the right systems to cope then the status quo will remain.

If you need any advice on Amazon selling i'm happy to help if i can Al?

Thanks Mick! Listing products that nobody else is selling, I always found a pain as there's no image or description, and not straight forward how you then list, whereas ebay you create a new listing after finding the category - upload the image, then do the text description, and away you go. Is Amazon just as simple listing unique products, and if so - what am I doing wrong? Might give it another whirl.....

Don't like the fact with Amazon though in the past, you could easily get kicked off, and unlike ebay, you don't have a UK/Irish person to help. But hey ho times have moved, so I will try again. Any thoughts Mick? Also with 300 products on ebay, is there a quick way to import them into Amazon?

[mickd1961]

Thanks Mick! Listing products that nobody else is selling, I always found a pain as there's no image or description, and not straight forward how you then list, whereas ebay you create a new listing after finding the category - upload the image, then do the text description, and away you go. Is Amazon just as simple listing unique products, and if so - what am I doing wrong? Might give it another whirl.....

Don't like the fact with Amazon though in the past, you could easily get kicked off, and unlike ebay, you don't have a UK/Irish person to help. But hey ho times have moved, so I will try again. Any thoughts Mick? Also with 300 products on ebay, is there a quick way to import them into Amazon?

What sorts of s h I t are you trying to flog Al :-))

[BaggieBlood]

Sorry Al, but your thread reminded I needed to get a Ps4 controller as a gift from Amazon.

So inadvertently you've got them a sale.

Also, prime is ok TV, much cheaper than sky with lots of extras like free delivery.

I agree though the government must change legislation to get more tax from them and the likes of Google etc.

[wbatillidie]

Sorry Al, but your thread reminded I needed to get a Ps4 controller as a gift from Amazon.

So inadvertently you've got them a sale.

Also, prime is ok TV, much cheaper than sky with lots of extras like free delivery.

I agree though the government must change legislation to get more tax from them and the likes of Google etc.

Yeah thanks Al, I’ve just ordered a mobile phone from them delivery tomorrow can’t be bad👍

[baggieal]

Yeah thanks Al, I’ve just ordered a mobile phone from them delivery tomorrow can’t be bad👍

Even better when they leave it on your doorstep and you call someone in the Indian Ocean to say it's not been delivered, and you get a reward straight back to your account.