What is this business?
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I was looking for a picture and stumbled across this business on eBay. They seem to sell exclusively Tesco food products from a residential house, at a markup.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/topstoreuk001
Who is buying Tesco groceries at an inflated price like that? Seems odd. Postage also on top of those prices.
https://find-and-update.company-information.servic...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/topstoreuk001
Who is buying Tesco groceries at an inflated price like that? Seems odd. Postage also on top of those prices.
https://find-and-update.company-information.servic...
Super Sonic said:
People who don't believe in all that clubcard b
ks and don't want Tesco's knowing what they buy.
First thing I saw was a jar of peanut butter on their site. 2 for £12.46. On my Tesco account it's £2.70 a jar. If you only want those 2 jars and nothing else they stick you with a £5 delivery charge so £10.40 - but you're still winningks and don't want Tesco's knowing what they buy.So somebody doesn't want Tesco to know they buy peanut butter for a fair price - but they do want a site knowing they're a mug who'll pay £7 extra for the same thing.
Not really seeing the thought process there.
Super Sonic said:
People who don't believe in all that clubcard bks and don't want Tesco's knowing what they buy.
I have a club card in my old dogs name at a made up address. The club card price is the normal retail price the rest is just marketing and or a complete scam. Our local Tesco is always jammed whereas Sainsbury’s are deserted and just running down the lease.ks and don't want Tesco's knowing what they buy.WTF.
It's like looking at shopping prices in 2065.
Anyway, run by: https://find-and-update.company-information.servic...
Can only assume they set up in 2020 when everyone was on lockdown and food was harder to get delivered so they did it. And regulars haven't bothered checking prices. 75p of Tesco pasta for £2.50!?
It's like looking at shopping prices in 2065.
Anyway, run by: https://find-and-update.company-information.servic...
Can only assume they set up in 2020 when everyone was on lockdown and food was harder to get delivered so they did it. And regulars haven't bothered checking prices. 75p of Tesco pasta for £2.50!?
Hoofy said:
DSLiverpool said:
I thinkIt s a voucher scam. They get money back in cash after paying in vouchers.
Oh, so how does it work? Is the business able to use someone else's vouchers?DSLiverpool said:
Hoofy said:
DSLiverpool said:
I thinkIt s a voucher scam. They get money back in cash after paying in vouchers.
Oh, so how does it work? Is the business able to use someone else's vouchers?They have sold 424 products in the last year/ 30 ish in the last month, at an average of about a tenner day in turnover looking at the products/feedback.
From that, deduct eBay fees (they are actually registered as a business), the time to list the items on eBay, the time it takes to acquire the item from Tesco and then the time to post. Minus not received claims, dealing with customers questions, accounting etc and it is beyond the point of pointless even if the items were free to buy as a supplier.
From that, deduct eBay fees (they are actually registered as a business), the time to list the items on eBay, the time it takes to acquire the item from Tesco and then the time to post. Minus not received claims, dealing with customers questions, accounting etc and it is beyond the point of pointless even if the items were free to buy as a supplier.
MattsCar said:
They have sold 424 products in the last year/ 30 ish in the last month, at an average of about a tenner day in turnover looking at the products/feedback.
From that, deduct eBay fees (they are actually registered as a business), the time to list the items on eBay, the time it takes to acquire the item from Tesco and then the time to post. Minus not received claims, dealing with customers questions, accounting etc and it is beyond the point of pointless even if the items were free to buy as a supplier.
Maybe that's the point? It looks pointless which makes me think there must be some angle we're not seeingFrom that, deduct eBay fees (they are actually registered as a business), the time to list the items on eBay, the time it takes to acquire the item from Tesco and then the time to post. Minus not received claims, dealing with customers questions, accounting etc and it is beyond the point of pointless even if the items were free to buy as a supplier.
This has definitely got me curious as well.
The thing I'm struggling to understand is the customer base, I initially thought they might ship abroad so could be popular with expats wanting their favourite products from back home but they only appear to ship within the UK.
Looking at the feedback comments, some customers seem to note the big uplift in cost, but still purchase.
The customer is IT literate enough to make a purchase off ebay and leave a feedback comment so you would assume they're also IT literate enough to use the Tesco website or one of the delivery apps.
So what is driving the customers to use them and ebay?? I did wonder if it was Klarna and the ability to pay it off in 3 instalments, but a quick Google suggests Tesco offer this as well. Is there an ebay voucher scheme driving people to do this perhaps otherwise I'm pretty perplexed.
As for the company, Tesco employees appear to get a 10-15% discount so given the profit margins on the products I guess it could be a nice little side hustle for someone as they're carrying no stock and will be at the store anyway.
I did think about the Food Vouchers or money laundering even but you'd have thought with either of those they'd have charged less mark-up as turnover would be king in those scenarios.
Genuinely perplexed, whilst also now wondering if there's a business in simply replicating dozens of big businesses on ebay and adding a 50% mark-up on everything.
The thing I'm struggling to understand is the customer base, I initially thought they might ship abroad so could be popular with expats wanting their favourite products from back home but they only appear to ship within the UK.
Looking at the feedback comments, some customers seem to note the big uplift in cost, but still purchase.
The customer is IT literate enough to make a purchase off ebay and leave a feedback comment so you would assume they're also IT literate enough to use the Tesco website or one of the delivery apps.
So what is driving the customers to use them and ebay?? I did wonder if it was Klarna and the ability to pay it off in 3 instalments, but a quick Google suggests Tesco offer this as well. Is there an ebay voucher scheme driving people to do this perhaps otherwise I'm pretty perplexed.
As for the company, Tesco employees appear to get a 10-15% discount so given the profit margins on the products I guess it could be a nice little side hustle for someone as they're carrying no stock and will be at the store anyway.
I did think about the Food Vouchers or money laundering even but you'd have thought with either of those they'd have charged less mark-up as turnover would be king in those scenarios.
Genuinely perplexed, whilst also now wondering if there's a business in simply replicating dozens of big businesses on ebay and adding a 50% mark-up on everything.
I suspect it's probably something far more simple and they are just nicking stuff to order. With over 1100 items that must cover most of a store's ambient non-tagged goods range, and it's all relatively small sized stuff.
The other possibility is people are maxing out their credit cards buying Tesco giftcards then buy stuff to order with them and then use the sales to extract the money back off the giftcard
As others have noted though, I am puzzled by who is buying these every-day items at huge mark-ups when you could simply shop online at their website and have them delivered to pretty much anywhere in the country.
It would take you weeks to list all those products manually - it's got to be being done via an API or script between Tesco and their Ebay account. I mean, out of the all the posslble fast sellers in a Tesco store, who is buying bottles of Tesco green food colouring (one of the listings) ? Nobody is listing that manually.
The other possibility is people are maxing out their credit cards buying Tesco giftcards then buy stuff to order with them and then use the sales to extract the money back off the giftcard
As others have noted though, I am puzzled by who is buying these every-day items at huge mark-ups when you could simply shop online at their website and have them delivered to pretty much anywhere in the country.
It would take you weeks to list all those products manually - it's got to be being done via an API or script between Tesco and their Ebay account. I mean, out of the all the posslble fast sellers in a Tesco store, who is buying bottles of Tesco green food colouring (one of the listings) ? Nobody is listing that manually.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126794281649
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/327213612401
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116772800724
I don't get it. Bro has them for £10.95 and has made 6 sales. 2 other sellers of the exact same item for £3.50 cheaper and no sales. I'm not seeing anything of note in the delivery options or postage to make buyers opt for the most expensive option.
They are £1.35 each in-store x4 = £5.40.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/327213612401
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116772800724
I don't get it. Bro has them for £10.95 and has made 6 sales. 2 other sellers of the exact same item for £3.50 cheaper and no sales. I'm not seeing anything of note in the delivery options or postage to make buyers opt for the most expensive option.
They are £1.35 each in-store x4 = £5.40.
Tisy said:
I suspect it's probably something far more simple and they are just nicking stuff to order. With over 1100 items that must cover most of a store's ambient non-tagged goods range, and it's all relatively small sized stuff.
The other possibility is people are maxing out their credit cards buying Tesco giftcards then buy stuff to order with them and then use the sales to extract the money back off the giftcard
As others have noted though, I am puzzled by who is buying these every-day items at huge mark-ups when you could simply shop online at their website and have them delivered to pretty much anywhere in the country.
It would take you weeks to list all those products manually - it's got to be being done via an API or script between Tesco and their Ebay account. I mean, out of the all the posslble fast sellers in a Tesco store, who is buying bottles of Tesco green food colouring (one of the listings) ? Nobody is listing that manually.
Some benefits are given in Tesco vouchers that’s the top line answer to the problemThe other possibility is people are maxing out their credit cards buying Tesco giftcards then buy stuff to order with them and then use the sales to extract the money back off the giftcard
As others have noted though, I am puzzled by who is buying these every-day items at huge mark-ups when you could simply shop online at their website and have them delivered to pretty much anywhere in the country.
It would take you weeks to list all those products manually - it's got to be being done via an API or script between Tesco and their Ebay account. I mean, out of the all the posslble fast sellers in a Tesco store, who is buying bottles of Tesco green food colouring (one of the listings) ? Nobody is listing that manually.
Perhaps the ones that were sold were at normal prices. Now he’s jacked them all up by 100% and maybe none are selling.
Maybe he then flogs his skillz on social media using the fake apparent high prices to demonstrate his ‘knowledge’ ie how to make 100% profit reselling Tesco products or whatever
Maybe he then flogs his skillz on social media using the fake apparent high prices to demonstrate his ‘knowledge’ ie how to make 100% profit reselling Tesco products or whatever
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