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Baazee.com invites Bangloreans to become entrepreneurs
Bangalore, January 29, 2005
Baazee.com, an eBay Company, today organized the popular Baazee Academy@Bangalore - a platform for potential sellers to learn about how to sell on Baazee at Hotel Atria. The Baazee Academy, conducted across the length and breadth of the nation, is aimed at highlighting the entrepreneurship platform that Baazee offers to local sellers to reach out to buyers across India.
In addition to providing its sellers with an opportunity to start a business with zero investment, Baazee also offers sellers the convenience of managing one's business from home, office or even a cyber café. The unique feature of trading on Baazee.com is that no matter where the seller is located, he gets a nationwide reach by listing his products on the site. Baazee thus provides an opportunity for sellers of localized and unique products to reach out to buyers across the country. Buyers also benefit from access to unique products directly from places of their origin.
Advantages for sellers@Baazee
- No Rentals
- No Investment
- No Infrastructure
- No Inventories
- Its Safe & Easy
Many Bangaloreans are already successful sellers at Baazee. They have joined thousands of Indians who are making their livelihood and expanding their market on Baazee while reaching out to buyers across India.
Shinduja Venkatesh is a housewife from Bangalore, with a family background in Vaastu. After doing a course in Fengshui she now practices it offline as a consultant and online on Baazee through Baazee ID: Yourhomeandfengshui and sells fengshui products.
Shinduja says "I buy all the products from my master who taught me fengshui. I have family support as my husband is very encouraging and is constantly helping me with dispatches. I spend not more than two hours a day on Baazee. Having good sales on the site I am also looking forward to diversify my product lines. I make a lot of friends through Baazee. People who buy online get in touch with me for consultation. I offer discounted consultation fees to people who buy my products online".
She finds time to sell online when her daughter goes to school in the morning.
Selling on Baazee has made her more confident as she says, "Baazee keeps me financially independent. It is very interesting and helps me interact with a lot of people from around the country".
Praveen and Amit two IT solution providers jointly started their business in the offline market. They ventured on Baazee by selling just a headphone and today sell all the possible computer peripherals online through Baazee ID: Nucleustech
Praveen says, "We have now started selling seasonal apparels on the site, as an old friend of ours is stuck with some dead stock. We have seen that apparels have tremendous response on the site and we bank on them during the right time. I spend 4-5 hours a day. Online sales have given us countrywide presence".
He currently handles the Baazee activity with 2 boys who handle packing and dispatches. He plans on setting up a team of 3-4 people to handle his online sales activities.
Ajay and Minal, Bcom and Bsc graduates from Bangalore started their business on Baazee in 2004. They like their Baazee business as it has given them a virtual shop with zero investment. They sell on the site through Baazee ID: Present
Ajay says, "I got to know about Baazee while surfing online and I decided to give it a try. So I started importing products from Asian countries like China and listed them on Baazee. I was surprised to see the way orders were pouring in for my products. My wife Minal is also very happy with this and helps me in handling this activity".
Minal says, "I like the fact that we have a Baazee business as I don't have to travel for hours in traffic to a retail store and wait for a customer. All I have to do is upload my products on Baazee and relax. I don't have any inventory. We have tied up with vendors around Bangalore. As and when we get an order we take the products from our vendor and directly ship it to the customer. Selling on Baazee has made us financially independent. It is a substitute to any other business and a better one as it has no investment and no overhead costs".
Minal and Ajay enjoy selling on Baazee as it allows them to have interaction with people from around the country.
Mr. Yogesh Kumar is seller on Baazee since February 2004. His online business includes sales of accessories like leather belts and wallets, computer peripherals, cameras and other consumer electronics. He sells on the site through Baazee ID: Imagetech
Mr. Kumar says "I finished my BE engineering last year. After that I thought of starting my own business. So I started on Baazee along with a friend. We started with computer peripherals, leather belts and wallets and cameras on the site. As we saw very good sales in belts and computer peripherals we decided to import products directly and sell online. So we imported 300 cameras from some Asian countries and sold them on Baazee and there was huge demand for them. By directly importing these products I was able to provide buyers with competitive prices and also create a strong base for my business. I am now thinking of importing high-end cameras to sell online. I fact I have been getting repeat orders from my customers and often they even call to ask me for my products. Baazee has helped me realize that the ecommerce market has huge potential in India and also internationally".
Rajasree an Agricultural Marketing Graduate from Bangalore attended the Baazee seminar in 2004 and got to know of the ecommerce potential. Being a parent she had her limitations with timelines and moving out of home to get a job. So she decided to try selling on Baazee. She sells on the site through Baazee ID: bestseller4all & mobilefunshop
Rajasree says, "I cannot leave my baby and move out of home to work. Baazee has given me the opportunity to start my own business. I take care of my baby, work at my own pace and make money by the end of day. Baazee has allowed me to gain financial independence. I sell computers peripherals, mobile phones and accessories and toys on the site. My husband Ravichander is very supportive and helps me with sourcing these products from the local dealers. Selling on Baazee has given me exposure and access to a nationwide developed market. Selling on Baazee is very simple and does not take more than 2 to 3 hours a day".
Mr. Avnish Bajaj, Country Manager, Baazee.com says, "Recognizing the growing awareness and the increasing volume of business transactions happening through the Internet, we at Baazee aim to provide a safe and convenient environment for online trading. Selling from the comfort of their homes, offices or even cyber cafes with zero investment is a unique feature of selling on Baazee. This not only enables its sellers to make extra money but also promotes the spirit of entrepreneurship with a bare minimum of risk. Besides, a nationwide platform gives them an opportunity to reach out to buyers all over the country".
Fact
- All you need to start selling @Baazee is a computer and an internet connection.
- Baazee Academy sessions train you for Free.
- Display & Listings are Free on Baazee.
About Baazee:
Baazee.com, India's leading online marketplace, is a 100% subsidiary of eBay.com, the World's online marketplace. Today, Baazee.com is India's biggest online trading community on the Internet where anyone can sell or buy almost anything. Baazee is a trading platform offering auctions, quick buy and classifieds modes of person-to-person trading. Baazee.com has a wide range of products listed on its site spread over 1500 categories including Art & Antiques, Apparel, Bollywood, Books, & magazines, Cars & Bikes, Computers, Home and Personal Loans, Electronics, Cameras & Optics, Movies, Music, Health & Beauty, Gifts, Home, Jewellery, Mobile Phones, Real Estate, Toys & Baby Products, Travel etc.
About eBay.com
Founded in September 1995, eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) is The World's Online Marketplace® for the sale of goods and services by a diverse community of individuals and small businesses. Today, the eBay community includes more than a hundred million registered members from around the world. People spend more time on eBay than any other online site, making it the most popular shopping destination on the Internet.
People from all over the world buy and sell on eBay. Currently, eBay has local sites that serve Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition, eBay has a presence in South Korea and Latin America through its investments in Internet Auction and MercadoLibre.com, respectively.
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