In the UK I always know if I end up down and out I can probably find a way to sell things on ebay to all over the world, walk down to the post office and just send it.
AFAIK it doesn't work that way here.
So, how does it work? I'm not one to give up easily.
Anticipating the negativity that has become so commonplace here...
I've noticed lots of Argentine boutique stalls have websites so clearly they are managing to do it.
What are the costs, what is the beaurocracy, at what level of income and physical scale of expats does bureaucracy kick in?
Is it generally done en negro? If en blanco what is the scale of tax?
What are the stress levels of various scales of trade?
Does a farmer exporting tons of soya have more stress than the artist selling paintings that go for £100, or an electronics producer selling £15 phones in bulk or the same thing in single items.
In the UK I found it's generally not worth the effort with ebay unless the item is >£15 and you're making >30-40% profit. I'm looking for the equivalent here.
Obviously postage is an issue. AFAIK it's not economical to send small things and it's too unreliable. How do things change when we get to the scale of a shipping container?
AFAIK it doesn't work that way here.
So, how does it work? I'm not one to give up easily.
Anticipating the negativity that has become so commonplace here...
I've noticed lots of Argentine boutique stalls have websites so clearly they are managing to do it.
What are the costs, what is the beaurocracy, at what level of income and physical scale of expats does bureaucracy kick in?
Is it generally done en negro? If en blanco what is the scale of tax?
What are the stress levels of various scales of trade?
Does a farmer exporting tons of soya have more stress than the artist selling paintings that go for £100, or an electronics producer selling £15 phones in bulk or the same thing in single items.
In the UK I found it's generally not worth the effort with ebay unless the item is >£15 and you're making >30-40% profit. I'm looking for the equivalent here.
Obviously postage is an issue. AFAIK it's not economical to send small things and it's too unreliable. How do things change when we get to the scale of a shipping container?