Due to market instability I am going to be opening up a way to directly deal with customers. I see a lot of posts from customers trying to find a vendor's contact info and wanted to get some information about the best way to implement such a system.
Where would you like to see my direct dealing information (other than my market profiles)?
Would you prefer a system such as email or something like BitMessenger (or any other secure system)?
I have a relatively fast inventory turnover that is dependent on available inventory, once an inquiry is made, how long do you think an average customer would take to pull the trigger?
Since I have a rapidly changing inventory, do you think it is worth holding stock for customers that inquiry?
I know a lot of vendors use direct dealing to facilitate larger deals. As customers would you go through the effort to purchase something under $100, or would you only use direct dealing for larger purchases?
Would people be willing to "FE" for a vendor via a direct deal if they have never done business with that vendor before?
Thanks for everyone's feedback.
Where besides grams?
What is a secure platform for communicating?(I know pgp but I have always used the market msg system.)
I would have coins ready when I inquired. How long would the process take? If I msg you today, does it take an hour, a day to get a response? You will probably receive and have to respond to more msgs.
Holding inventory would be good for repeat customers. The only problem would be people inquiring without any intent. Would you list current offerings somewhere?
Large is relative. My three inches of blue steel may be large to some but others just laugh at it. Would you limit what a customer has to order? What is the average your customer base spends now per order?
Not unless they had a godly reputation. Would you consider taking new customers through a market? Maybe direct deal sample listings so new customers can get a feel for doing a direct deal.
Even though you are probably not the guy for me, I do think I would rather do direct deals with a few certain vendors.