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April 18, 2007
EBay drop off shop company in trouble?
It is rumoured that the drop ship shop company Online Revolution may be going into receivership. The company launched last year holds the UK franchise for iSold It which is one of the largest international chains of eBay drop off shops.
It is repoorted to have over 1000 shops world wide under its brand.
Currently ther are 6 shops open in the UK, four of these in the Midlands with four more due to open in the next two months. Whether these shops will now go ahead is not certain.
Apparently over 60 of the iSold It stores have closed down and the Company recently announced they were not taking on any more franchisees. In his blog which you can access thorugh the UK Auctionline UK Directory Trevor Ginn of the rival drop off store Auction4u blames the methods used by iSoldIt rather than the concept of drop off stores. “At Auctioning4u we have always maintained that the only way to make money out of this industry is with central processing, as the low margins require economies of scales. It looks like we were right! .If you are considering buying a franchise for a drop off ebay store I would recommend that you visit http://www.amitheonlyone.org/aboutus.html
Posted by Dave Bromley at April 18, 2007 09:22 AM
