CBR: Tilting at Windmills 8/15/08 Discussion Thread

[CBR News]

Brian Hibbs continues to learn more about sales patterns at his store since installing a new POS system. This month, he takes a look at all that stock that doesn't move and what he ultimately does with it.


Full article here (http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17730).

[Jonnytech]

Great article! I enjoy the "nuts and bolt" discussion. Do you ever use Ebay or Amazon to get rid of you back stock? what are the pros/cons to doing (or not doing ) this?
thanks!

[Brian Hibbs]

Great article! I enjoy the "nuts and bolt" discussion. Do you ever use Ebay or Amazon to get rid of you back stock? what are the pros/cons to doing (or not doing ) this?
thanks!

The con, for me, would be all of the extra labor (scanning, listing, monitoring, shipping) creating MORE expenses for "dead" stock, and probably not making a sale price that's significantly above what I'll be able to get through in-store clearance.

-B