E-Shop

[ChrisES]

Hi there,
I'm a teen myself and to make some money for myself i have been thinking of opening some kind of online shop.

At first I thought of hosting server's for games since I've had a lot to do with that or just plainly hosting clan websites. Then I was thinking about selling Netflix 7-Day codes, Minecraft accounts etc. I was just wondering if all of this was legal... Since I am under aged will I still have to register this as a business or something like that?

I was also thinking of selling thing's like T-Shirts and popular clothing that would mainly be targeted at the youth ect. Do you Think that all of this would be legal and when I'm speaking of the clothes I mean brands like ralph ect.

Also I thought of setting up a stress testing website, I don't know the laws on any of these things so can someone enlighten me on that, thanks.

I've coded websites before and setting up a shop wouldn't be that hard.

I just wanted to find out if selling things in the UK since i'm under aged will bring any problems to me.

 

[Ste Hughes]

The best advice I can give you is just to do it.

Are you unsure over which direction to take? no problem, do them all.

£5 a month will get you a VPS server from OVH

Use paypal, its free and does not need an SSL so you save £50 there.

Domains are £6 a pop

For £11 and a few hours you have a store, for stock just find somewhere to buy it as its ordered and just list everything they do. (drop shipping)

Open a few stores and see how it goes, you have nothing to loose really.

 

[ChrisES]

Thanks for the reply ste!

I've got a place where i can host domains for £2 a month and i get a domain free so it's kinda worth it. I've already got a dedi I can host things on but all i wanted to find out was about the legal side of this. Am i allowed to sell clothes without any license online ect?

 

[wayzgoose]

You don't need a license for those sales but you can't open a Paypal account, or any other account for that matter, owing to your age.

It''s "etc" by the way, not ect ;-)

 

[Ashanti Brazil]

Go for it Chris!! Nothing better than the drive, grit and determination of a young entrepreneur ! Good on you for having the initiative to start something new.
Wishing you the Best of Luck and Success!

 

[webnise]

E-Shop is a good starting point or I would say look into affiliate marketing as you can start with no big overhead cost expect for a hosting/domain and building a website which you can do yourself.

You can join Affiliate Window, CJ, AffiliNet, TradeDoubler or other affiliate network sites and start selling (and earning )

 

[antropy]

I was also thinking of selling thing's like T-Shirts and popular clothing that would mainly be targeted at the youth ect. Do you Think that all of this would be legal and when I'm speaking of the clothes I mean brands like ralph ect.

Sounds like a good idea as long as you can find a supplier and they're real ones. Or perhaps even selling something a bit more niche than t-shirts.

Take a look at downloading OpenCart and creating a theme for it if you're in to coding as it comes with connections to eBay and Amazon now.