i will open a "graphic-cards only" store soon

[flexy]

rich, i dont want (and cant) use my account on AT to "spam" how "great" my store is..so i can not and dont want to comment on prices or why you should shop "here" and not "there". However i dont see ONE reason not to shop at XYZ store if the prices/selection are ok and service/shipping and otherwise customer-satisfaction is given too. Everyone has the freedom to look around and make a decision, right ?

You can, however, as an example if you have a product in mind, mail me at support@gamerzzz.com, i can tell you how much it is (in case you dont want to look around yourself) and i can tell you everything else you want to know, eg. regarding shipping etc.

 

[flexy]

Originally posted by: Skott
Maybe I'm the oddball here but GPYou.com doesnt conjer up the image of graphics cards in my mind. Maybe its the 'You' part? I dont know. If I saw that heading I wouldnt recognize it and I know full well what GPU is. Then again you could call it anything. Call it Flexy's and once word got out how great of a place it is to buy from, great products and service, people will come. I wish you luck in your endeavors.

thanks !

What do you think of my name, gamerzzz.com ? I actually like it (not to praise myself)..but i dont think its too bad. Its short, it includes a variety related to gaming and NOT only video cards, and its kind of easy to remember because of the three zzz Unlike other domains i have which i cant even spell myself right Its a LOT of work and consideration...and the name of a domain is only ONE part..i agree there.

edit: one thing i am pondering over is actually whether the images on the main site are too big..i could make 'em smaller and display more. Not sure

 

[KayKay]

site looks good, but maybe the font needs a little shake-up. I prefer tighter looking text, sort of like the small fonts used in this forum, etc.

otherwise, cool idea!

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: flexy
>>>
the modding part might work work but will you offer warranty for your modded cards ? i mean explain to me why I, as i hardware enthusiast who visits AT forums should prefer your store over newegg. if you can't do that then your business model is flawed and bound to fail. sorry for the harsh words. keep in mind newegg offers excellent customer support, there website is a lot more professional etc etc.
>>>

the: the decision is on the customer where to buy. As said above..newegg is good in some aspects..others not. I do NOT say newegg is bad tho

If i shop around i look various places..whether this is xyz store, ZZF, mwave, newegg.

Also...sure newegg is "professiional"...we're dealing with a multmillion company here. too bad newegg doesnt offer affiliate partnerships.

I am selling over amazon and this is a good thing..i do NOT worry about whole-sale prices. There is NO WAY the average joe can beat monsters like amazon, buy.com, newegg in purchasing wholesale to a better price then they do.

The associate program allows me to have ALL the service/prices and variety amazon has..i can focus in a niche (like high-end graphics/gamin..what i am doing right now). The customer does not have to sift thru millions of unrelated stuff...i offer the same products, but with relevant information on ONE site. Graphics-Cards and Gaming.Period. Also, i do NOT have ONE penny markup like other smal online retailers.

(Believe me, i have seen people specializing in selling certain motherboards...and they failed...because ther is no way they cant even remotely compete as a single person)

My business model CAN not fail since i know there are people who are into graphics cards and gaming (as i am)...high quality hardware...and there are always people asking for advice or wanting to share their opinions or have fun just within the topic


greets


Edit: regarding the modding...i have to look around. Maybe i can partner with a very known person i know from another forum.

Warranties etc. is all clear...every serious business should eb cocnerned about customer satisfaction. At this point tho i just set the store up and the forum....the other stuff will come later.

one thing i'd add here. amazon has the worst collection of graphics i have ever seem. if you mean you'll be selling through amazon marketplace you'll incur a gigantic hit on every transaction. the last item i sold on market place was sold for 9 buck. 3.49 S&H stipend, and 3.54 amazon commission. amazon has ridiculously high commission rates.

 

[flexy]

the, did you say HIGH ??? Do you know what the commision is ???? Its pretty low Thats one reason one should specialize in eg..Rolex Watches or other sinful expensive stuff....or sell a LOT of items. It will depend how much traffic i will get, i mean i am still in the stages of submitting my site to search-engines...and then it would be interesting to see whether the store itself actually is worthwile or rather adsense...maybe a combination of both.

 

[dfuze]

Site looks pretty good. I'll be sure to keep an eye out if I'm ever in the market for another video card. One thing to mention about the stie; when you go in the forums, you need to change the "title tag" so it doesn't say "YOUR SITE NAME" at the top.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: flexy
the, did you say HIGH ??? Do you know what the commision is ???? Its pretty low Thats one reason one should specialize in eg..Rolex Watches or other sinful expensive stuff....or sell a LOT of items. It will depend how much traffic i will get, i mean i am still in the stages of submitting my site to search-engines...and then it would be interesting to see whether the store itself actually is worthwile or rather adsense...maybe a combination of both.

low. are you kidding. almost 30% is not low.


edit. hwere why they are high.

this is what you get for shipping
standard expedited
Computer $0.45 + $0.05/lb.* $0.65 + $0.10/lb.*

thats defiantly not enough.
and then there's the 0.99 fee and the 6% commission.

6% on a $200 graphic card is $12. so already your prices are atleast $12+ higher than those of the store your buying from. i don't mean to be mean but you clearly don't have all the info you need.

 

[Praxis1452]

While I like the idea and hope you succeed the prices really aren't comparable to newegg. An X1950XTX is not $700... it's closer to $400 now. Though I do like it. Hope you make the search a bit better. Personally 17 pages is too much to look through. Make something like series. For ATI X1k or X2k Or X9k same with Nvidia.

 

[flexy]

Hey praxis, thanks for advice. I am always thankful if people point out stuff.

There should be 1950XTX available for $434 (512MB)..i will check why it doesn't come up on my site !

edit: $422 ! It comes up if you search for the ASIN number

B000I3OYDS

in advanced search. i will DEFINTLY look into that

edit: connect3d one $399

(working on it)

 

[flexy]

praxis, i fixed it. it's a bit complicated...and i agree the search function is NOT the best.

However if you look for "X1950XTX" now the cheapest is $422
if you look for "x1950 xtx" it comes up with the connect3d for $395

This was not intentional...it has to do what nodes i browse with the store and what is being searched. Thanks for pointing that out !!

 

[Roguestar]

So I noticed you've stuck HL2 and BF2 logos, and ATi, nVidia and AMD logos (amongst others) onto your banner image. Are you going to acknowledge their trademarks? Hate to be a sad sack but you have to look after this kind of thing if you're in business.

 

[flexy]

i will...i will write a disclaimer.

 

[santz]

Originally posted by: flexy
edit: got the domain

good luck bro!

 

[Skott]

Originally posted by: flexy

Originally posted by: Skott
Maybe I'm the oddball here but GPYou.com doesnt conjer up the image of graphics cards in my mind. Maybe its the 'You' part? I dont know. If I saw that heading I wouldnt recognize it and I know full well what GPU is. Then again you could call it anything. Call it Flexy's and once word got out how great of a place it is to buy from, great products and service, people will come. I wish you luck in your endeavors.

thanks !

What do you think of my name, gamerzzz.com ? I actually like it (not to praise myself)..but i dont think its too bad. Its short, it includes a variety related to gaming and NOT only video cards, and its kind of easy to remember because of the three zzz Unlike other domains i have which i cant even spell myself right Its a LOT of work and consideration...and the name of a domain is only ONE part..i agree there.

edit: one thing i am pondering over is actually whether the images on the main site are too big..i could make 'em smaller and display more. Not sure

I'm no expert on such things like naming a company but wouldnt 'gamerz.com' be better than 'gamerzzz.com'? I'm just thinking one z is easier for the customer to remember than three. Or is 'gamerz.com' already taken?

 

[flexy]

yes sure..but gamerz was taken..i am almost positive

 

[sodcha0s]

no chance in hell for the average person to even compete with super-discount stored like newegg. Therefore i am taking advantage of *them* and basically only am the "middle man"...but as said...for a customer this is irrelevant...even good. There AERE no markups on my side AT ALL btw.

So you're doing it for free? I admire your enthusiasm, but this isn't going anywhere. And I have to agree with sandorski's entire post on this, especially the point about only offering one product, and the consumer that would be interested in buying the product. Anyone that is going to shop online for a video card pretty much already knows what they want, and where to find it way cheaper than you'll be able to provide it. My advice is go get a job, save some money and try something else if you want your own business so you can work 18 hrs a day, but not have a boss...

 

[SPARTAN VI]

Did anyone say oldegg.com yet?

 

[flexy]

sod..uhm...

let's say i am looking for a X1950XT, so i look on newegg, i look on XYZ..and i look on a "certain" other site.

If the certain "other" site offers the card at the same price (or even CHEAPER ..... what are you afraid of ?

Sorry...i am proud of my store, especially since i added RSS feed now and did play around with the forum and discoverd other nice things.

I am also proud i offer a nice range and defintly competitive prices. I am a hardcore gamer/graphics-cards enthusiast..and as to my knowledge (i knew the BIG players like newegg, ZZF, mwave)..there were not MANY stores specializing in graphics cards and related ALONE.

Now stop the negative PR/bashing (some i think didnt even LOOK at the store, otherwise where do the comments come from ?)...i am very well competive pricewise and selection wise). I cant and dont want to promote my store abusing my AT account..but then unnecessary negative PR is not good either Too much negative thinking here


Sod: i also agree with the "real job"..no question..but this is another topic...but believe me i am NOT sitting on my ass. Having no full-time job is a bad thing and i am looking/applying like crazy (right now is again bad, many are still on vacation). I am a s/w developer btw. And even if its bad sitting at home having no income i think its a good thing i put the sites up...also for expanding my skills in programming/web-site design etc...better than sitting on my butt and doing NOTHING in the mean time

 

[flexy]

>>>
So you're doing it for free?
>>>

well you get commision, but the important thing is there are no markups on the products as any OTHER small online-retailer would have.
Anther source of income would be with adsense or being a partner of..say as of right now, i got crucial and alienware

Nothing is for free..at least not in the long term...even if i got free domain-names they will have to be renewed in a year...etc..etc... i dont deny it was/is actually a challenge to put all that stuff up with very limited funds

 

[Duvie]

Good luck Bro!

Any Quadro cards?

 

[flexy]

i was searching for "quadro" and it comes up with 12 pages What exactly are you looking for ?
Edit: yes...bunches...just tell me and i can check more

 

[Agent11]

goodluck.. So, have you sold anything?

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: flexy
If the certain "other" site offers the card at the same price (or even CHEAPER ..... what are you afraid of ?

Buyer apathy, fear of the unknown, unverified retailers, no reviews or feedback or reputation or recommendations as yet. People don't like buying one thing seperately if it's like a couple of dollars cheaper, they want to get it all in one go from the one place (which also saves on delivery of the seperate thing).

 

[swtethan]

wait... will you sell video card heatsinks too? and intergrated motherboards?

 

[flexy]

guys,

understand i am an amazon affiliate...so this is good since there is no reason to be suspicious...i never had a bad expierence with amazon
I say it multiple times..for the customer it's a good thing even if i am "only" an affiliate...but you would agree there is nothing to fear since every transaction goes over amazon Their prices aare ok, they usually ship within 24hrs and over $25 is usually free shipping

swethan: Theorethically YES. Motherboards..yes. Its all a matter of how i present what products on my page and what parts of the catalogue i am showing/offering.

I would LIKE options eg. people look for a certain game/part..and get a recommendation for THIS part....its a matter of how i confire the store...and i am kind of limited. Eg someone would look for the game "crysis" (in the future and it would come up with certain DX10 cards fitting the game And maybe the right PSU too.

sweth, i could add motherboards easily..the Q is whether i want to expand my collection towards that..heatsinks...good idea. i would have to browse their nodes and get an idea how to integrate in the store.