Recent questions tagged sales

Description : How does Redbox keep its supply balanced in each kiosk?

Last Answer : answer:Does Redbox take into account that people are going to return DVDs to different places when they assign certain quantities to each box? Yes. Does the number of people renting and returning to ... its supply changes, so they can track what's where and redistribute the discs as they want.

Description : 1099 Commission Refunds: Poor Product?

Last Answer : That's usually what happens to sales commissions when merchandise is returned. If it did not work that way what would stop people from getting 10-20 of their friends to buy stuff, get ... everything after the fact. This also helps keep salesmen somewhat honest when selling to actual customers.

Description : What are some things I should not say when dealing with a car dealer?

Last Answer : Moneys no object. I don’t care what it costs ,I want it. Really that’s cheap.

Description : Have you ever been suckered?

Last Answer : Yes my university guaranteed that a degree is important, and that my first year would be the best year of my life Well the president was right about my first year being the best of my life It' ... , except now when I have found Fluther and gone on disability my life has picked up ever so slightly.

Description : Online Sellers: Best advice you can offer someone shipping goods over 50$ overseas to Europe and Australia?

Last Answer : I have never ever shipped stuff without tracking it's not that much more. You send them the tracking number afrer you've mailed the item. I've never had any problems. Oh and make sure you work ... , make overseas buyers ask you for a quote. People don't like nasty surprises with the shipping cost.

Description : How do those "we buy gold" storefronts work? Do you really get fair values for your stuff?

Last Answer : Those places are like pawn shops. They low ball you and hope you’re desperate enough to accept.

Description : Is is possible to use Face Book as a venue for selling a product?

Last Answer : eBay does have a “pickup” option, but remember that eBay will cut into her profits.

Description : How do you deal with a friend who invites you to Tupperware parties?

Last Answer : answer:Tell her thanks, but I can’t make it to the next one (and the one after that). She’ll get the idea eventually.

Description : Any tips on relating to the public in a sales environment?

Last Answer : Do you mean face to face,, rather than “in my face”? It’s tough to sell something to someone unless he is interesting in buying.

Description : Can you guys tell me what the 72 hour real estate clause means to us in this situation?

Last Answer : From the time of notice of the other offer on that other house you have 72 hours to execute the offer you made on the other house that was accepted with this 72 hour contingency clause in your offer. ... in that time period the seller is free to accept this other offer if they choose to do so.

Description : When looking at books on Amazon, how do you know how well each one is selling?

Last Answer : You go to Books and sort by Bestselling (which I think might be the default). You can also click on the Bestsellers tab that lists the top 100 books, as well as the New York Times Bestsellers list. You can ... Rank to know where a book is (for example, right now, Guaranteed to Fail is at #2,903).

Description : Is an American allowed to conduct business with Iranian companies from abroad?

Last Answer : I would say the best thing would be to discuss the issue with your company’s legal department or contact the U.S. State department, though your company’s legal department would be the best thing. Could be a lot of trouble for you if you go the wrong way.

Description : A yard sale in a cemetery?

Last Answer : answer:Did you stop? I would of had to stop. Too creepy to pass by. :-)

Description : Does anyone know of any good sales websites?

Last Answer : Here is one resource at All Business.

Description : Please advise me about returning an expensive item and canceling the check.

Last Answer : I don't know your local laws, but if you actually return it, and don't rely on them to pick it up, you should be OK. We used a credit card and bought a spa from Cal Spas (Just drove buy and ... off law that allows you to get out of a contract after you go home and change your mind. Good luck!!

Description : Help on making more sales at work?

Last Answer : Is this your first sales job? Which company is it with? How long have you been doing it? What is your current selling strategy?

Description : What are good ways to be a great salesman?

Last Answer : Smile, but never smile without crinkling your eyes, that shows insincerity. Be warm and inviting, compliment them but don't overdo it, never lie. People can tell when you're lying. If you can't think of ... your customers speech. Those are the things I did. I've won a lot of employee awards. A lot.

Description : How early do i have to be out of the Best Buy store on black friday to receive the ticket that i need to get the doorbusters offers?

Last Answer : You could not force me out to the stores on that day with a gun to my head…...

Description : What do I need to know about selling advertising space for a small local newspaper?

Last Answer : so are you going to be the guy selling ad space for the newspaper? kind of like a salesperson?

Description : Is it worth buying an HD-DVD player for $50?

Last Answer : answer:The reason the price is so low is because HDDVD dropped from the format war. It was announced two weeks ago by the company that made HDDVD, Toshiba. They will not be making HDDVDs any more; the winning format is Blu-Ray. Buying HDDVD discs now is for enthusiasts or collectors now.

Description : Do salesmen at Best Buy earn a commission?

Last Answer : I used to work for Best Buy, no they don’t earn commission.

Description : Has anyone ever sold something on craigslist and were successful?

Last Answer : answer:I sold a iPod a few years ago and it worked out alright. The guy came over to my house and saw that the iPod worked and he paid me in cash and I never heard from him again. I wouldn’t trust it if it wasn’t face-to-face and a cash transaction.

Description : What kind of pre-judments do you have about sales people when you go to make a major purchase?

Last Answer : that they are a necessary evil….. don’t answer his questions ask-publicers, he is only going ot use this knowledge to sell you computers you don’t want with protection plans you don’t need!

Description : Who Can Become a Successful Sales Manager?

Last Answer : Five years ago, a sales manager could be called the profession of a decade. It seemed that such specialists were everywhere, and a lot of people went into this area. Today the excitement has ... profession, you can easily move to another place of work, because such employees are always in demand.