I am moving in a couple of months and have gone to the internet to sell my excess goods. What a difference from when I moved five years ago and the real only choices you had were garage sale, charity, put a posting on a board (which for me would have been akin to putting your phone number on a bathroom wall) or just giving it away for free.
Mostly 5 years ago I did the latter and we all know that if you put things into a garage sale...well, if it has a value over $5 don't expect to sell it for anymore.
But on Kijiji and Craigslist, within a couple of weeks I have sold quite a lot of things...not anywhere near what they are worth (and don't we always think our things are worth more) but certainly I have sold many things for basically what I was asking for them....and I continue to do so. I find t
his process so much better than eBay, because on eBay, you pay a percentage to eBay and then you have to incorporate shipping costs -- in fact with the likes of Kijiji and Craigslist, I would suspect eBay will have its own comeuppance soon.
It made me begin to wonder about how there should be a Kijiji for corporations. Not only would it be fiscally responsible, it would also be environmentally a sound approach.
Just think about it...instead of buying all new stuff, all the time...you can scan for items at a significantly reduced cost and you just go get it. In fact, the first step would just to be able to do this within the boundaries of a corporation and then expand between corporations.
I think this could truly revolutionize how business is done...result in a more collaborative approach between entities, reduce costs and save the planet...all with one simple process.
Yes, of course there is always a downside....if "new" stuff isn't bought, then it isn't made, which results in lost jobs...but I think the upside trounces the downside.
Maybe it should be called COjiji or some such for corporations...anyway...I'm off to sell more of my personal stuff on Kijiji...but think about your organization and how much you could benefit from such an approach!
Mostly 5 years ago I did the latter and we all know that if you put things into a garage sale...well, if it has a value over $5 don't expect to sell it for anymore.
But on Kijiji and Craigslist, within a couple of weeks I have sold quite a lot of things...not anywhere near what they are worth (and don't we always think our things are worth more) but certainly I have sold many things for basically what I was asking for them....and I continue to do so. I find t
his process so much better than eBay, because on eBay, you pay a percentage to eBay and then you have to incorporate shipping costs -- in fact with the likes of Kijiji and Craigslist, I would suspect eBay will have its own comeuppance soon.It made me begin to wonder about how there should be a Kijiji for corporations. Not only would it be fiscally responsible, it would also be environmentally a sound approach.
Just think about it...instead of buying all new stuff, all the time...you can scan for items at a significantly reduced cost and you just go get it. In fact, the first step would just to be able to do this within the boundaries of a corporation and then expand between corporations.
I think this could truly revolutionize how business is done...result in a more collaborative approach between entities, reduce costs and save the planet...all with one simple process.
Yes, of course there is always a downside....if "new" stuff isn't bought, then it isn't made, which results in lost jobs...but I think the upside trounces the downside.
Maybe it should be called COjiji or some such for corporations...anyway...I'm off to sell more of my personal stuff on Kijiji...but think about your organization and how much you could benefit from such an approach!
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