This is my problem!Stuck with socks.

[Phoebe0804]

Several weeks ago,l bought a few pairs of socks.They are good prices and ok quality.Sometimes l shopping for my foreign friends and customers in China.There is a girl, i used to shopping for her,she is also my friend,l mentioned about socks and she saw them she told me that she likes them,she said she need a lot for family and friends.l bought like hundreds for her.she left without paying me(my friend told me,she has problem with visa)l only have her mobile phone number in china and it is out off service now ... the place that her rent is nobody and even the landload told me,she own her rents for half a month ... so l stuck with those socks now. i tried brought them to the man who sell me those socks,he refused to accept back ... Now l want to get rid of them. l mentioned before in this forum like 2 pairs 1 Euro(really there cost),i just want my money back! l tried on ebay but l need to pay for l log on there.and some free b2b they r not professional with socks.I wish some body could help me,thanks a million.

 

[Eagle]

A few? How many?

 

[MH1]

Hopefully at least two.

 

[Phoebe0804]

150 pairs total... here all my friends help me around 46 pairs.l wear some,Few days ago l pack 20 pairs ... 0.9buck one pair to austrilia...If it is 2 pairs i wouldnt worry a lot.lol

 

[Cornish Steve]

This is a test of your entrepreneurial skills, Phoebe, and whether you have the creativity and persistence to make a profit out of the situation. Don't give the socks away, and don't sell them at the price you paid for them. Find ways to sell them for a profit.

- Can you sell them as a street vendor yourself, dressing up in clothes that really don't match the socks, so you look funny and different. For example, call them "dancing socks" and dance enthusiastically in them on the street corner (you could even sell the music CDs you're dancing to). Others will want to dance like you and may buy a pair of your socks.

- If you're willing to do this, why not dress in a swimsuit and attach all your pairs of socks to your body. The more people buy, the more people will see you in your swimsuit. The more socks you take off, the more people will want to buy the ones that are left.

- Sell socks in funny ways. Wear them as ear-warmers or as gloves or as belt decorations or as a dog's tail-warmer. Again, you'll be grabbing attention more than the other street sellers.

- Combine your socks with other things. For example, become a temporary foot-washer. People will take off their footwear, you wash and dry their feet, and you give them a new pair of socks to feel fresh on their feet. Maybe do this near a taxi stand where people are tired and their feet are hot and uncomfortable.

All it takes is a little imagination.

 

[Phoebe0804]

This is a test of your entrepreneurial skills, Phoebe, and whether you have the creativity and persistence to make a profit out of the situation. Don't give the socks away, and don't sell them at the price you paid for them. Find ways to sell them for a profit.

- Can you sell them as a street vendor yourself, dressing up in clothes that really don't match the socks, so you look funny and different. For example, call them "dancing socks" and dance enthusiastically in them on the street corner (you could even sell the music CDs you're dancing to). Others will want to dance like you and may buy a pair of your socks.

- If you're willing to do this, why not dress in a swimsuit and attach all your pairs of socks to your body. The more people buy, the more people will see you in your swimsuit. The more socks you take off, the more people will want to buy the ones that are left.

- Sell socks in funny ways. Wear them as ear-warmers or as gloves or as belt decorations or as a dog's tail-warmer. Again, you'll be grabbing attention more than the other street sellers.

- Combine your socks with other things. For example, become a temporary foot-washer. People will take off their footwear, you wash and dry their feet, and you give them a new pair of socks to feel fresh on their feet. Maybe do this near a taxi stand where people are tired and their feet are hot and uncomfortable.

All it takes is a little imagination.

hello:Thank you for your ideas,i think they are really good and creative ideas.l like the one that wearing swimming suit and socks on hands and feet.l might take some pictures and put on internet,be my own model.Here these days like around 5 degree for temperature...cold lol...As a vender,l would be arrested if l do that on street in China.Thanks a million.
Phoebe

 

[Cornish Steve]

hello:Thank you for your ideas,i think they are really good and creative ideas.l like the one that wearing swimming suit and socks on hands and feet.l might take some pictures and put on internet,be my own model.Here these days like around 5 degree for temperature...cold lol...As a vender,l would be arrested if l do that on street in China.Thanks a million.
Phoebe

Well, I wouldn't want you to be arrested, so maybe don't try out that idea! The key is being creative. Think of ways to sell that are very different from everyone else. Your socks don't have to be better to sell for a higher price. You have to create in the mind of the buyer a perceived benefit, even if it lasts only for a few minutes. Create interest and grab attention, and you'll suddenly be a better salesperson than all the other vendors selling socks. And once you've plucked up the courage to be different, you'll soon find you enjoy it and will be able to sell anything. Some of the largest salaries in the world are paid to salespeople.

You live in a country where over a billion people are all trying to make money. Your job is to be one in a billion, someone who succeeds because you have the determination and the courage to be different. We all want to see your name in lights, to know that we met a famous person at these forums, so go prove to us all you can do it.

 

[Deleted member 27344]

So you bought a load of socks because 'some girl' told you to and now she doesn't want them?
Lesson learned?

 

[Phoebe0804]

So you bought a load of socks because 'some girl' told you to and now she doesn't want them?
Lesson learned?

She is a Russian girl study in China... l was shopping with her and doing stuff together...so l trusted her...she said: l want lots for family and friends maybe 200 pairs ... but l bought 150 pairs...so ... l stucked ... she left ... with even owe the landload... the landload calls me said l sign as garantee person ... l really fall into those troubles...

 

[Phoebe0804]

Well, I wouldn't want you to be arrested, so maybe don't try out that idea! The key is being creative. Think of ways to sell that are very different from everyone else. Your socks don't have to be better to sell for a higher price. You have to create in the mind of the buyer a perceived benefit, even if it lasts only for a few minutes. Create interest and grab attention, and you'll suddenly be a better salesperson than all the other vendors selling socks. And once you've plucked up the courage to be different, you'll soon find you enjoy it and will be able to sell anything. Some of the largest salaries in the world are paid to salespeople.

You live in a country where over a billion people are all trying to make money. Your job is to be one in a billion, someone who succeeds because you have the determination and the courage to be different. We all want to see your name in lights, to know that we met a famous person at these forums, so go prove to us all you can do it.

Thank you for your encourage...I feel better,after read your msg...and l do learned from my expenrience... l m a good sales lady... l can do it ... thanks ... You will read my name one day
Phoebe Long