英女唔做律師 靠eBay買二手家具轉售 年賺過百萬港幣

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英女放棄做律師 「低買高賣」二手家具

34歲的Jade Oliver在2012年設立了Heavenly Homes＆Gardens，以「低買高賣」的方式買賣二手家具。

她先會在拍賣網站eBay大量購買一些舊但價格較低的家具，之後再在博客和名人等中得到靈感，將這些家具重新包裝為較時尚的產品，放在自己的網站售賣。

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Oh hey! . So I had to have press shots taken for something happening later this month – I don’t know why I find staged shots like this so cringe considering @blondecandyinsta and I are partial to a selfie or 10 🤣 But @bigbambidesign did such a good job with the photos, I can’t thank him enough 🌺💕🌺

A post shared by Jade (@heavenlyhomesandgardens) on Oct 4, 2018 at 5:22am PDT

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Thank you @gingerprincess.co.uk for my early morning glam (chocolate croissants and all 🥐) before a day of filming at the house ready for an event on Friday! Note the unfinished stairs in the background, I’m tempted to just leave them like this 🤣 . . . #itme #happymonday #excitingtimes #ootd #freeupmyinsta #myhappysquares #interiors #interior4all #interior123 #patbutcherearrings #photooftheday #instastyle #earringswag #happydays #selfie #renovationlife #bristolindies #shopsmall #mycuratedaesthetic #celfie #postwhatyoulove #myhappyinstasquares #fauxflowers #silkflowers #heavenlyhomesandgardens #myhousebeautiful #livingetc #itsme

A post shared by Jade (@heavenlyhomesandgardens) on Oct 22, 2018 at 7:44am PDT

這門生意令她收入大增，到2016年甚至辭去了律師工作，專心經營家具買賣。

現在公司除了售賣家具外，還兼售家居擺設及飾物，更累積了一定顧客群。

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Well that’s a weekend I won’t forget in a hurry! What started as a small ‘5 eBay top tips’ piece that I was asked to write for the @dailymirror blew up into articles appearing in @thesun and @dailymail accompanied by pictures of me not wearing many clothes pulled from my holiday snaps, right at the top of the Mail website & app 🙈 The story has even been reported in the Kenyan press 🤣🤷🏼‍♀️ I mean WTAF?! But this is just to say thank you so much for all the lovely messages that I’ve received & hello to everyone who found me through those articles 👋🏼 You guys really are a lovely lot 😘

A post shared by Jade (@heavenlyhomesandgardens) on Mar 31, 2019 at 11:08am PDT

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Evening all! I’m super excited to cohost #myhomesteal this week offering you guys a chance to win one of our gold foil triangle cushions 🌟 This hero piece packs a lot of punch in the style stakes, bringing geometric shape, texture and a flash of gold to your home for just £22! To win one of these absolutely FREE simply share your interior bargain finds with us – we’re looking for big on style 🙌 low on cost 💶. Remember to use the hashtag #myhomesteal and tell us what the bargain is 😊 & why, – and make sure you’re following all this week’s hosts @geekvintique @myhomesteal @flower_heart_flower @oliviaharthughesart And me, @heavenlyhomesandgardens! One winner will be announced at 7pm next Sunday! Good luck all! X . . . #interiorsgiveaway #instagiveaway #goldcushion #heavenlyhomesandgardens #homewares #happyweekend #interiors #interiorforall #interiorstyling #instastyle #atmine #interiorblogger #eclecticdecor #giveawaycontest #giveaway #interiorscompetition #cushionaddict #trianglecushion #interieur #livingetc #designsponge #mystyle #luxuryinteriors #howihome #interiorinspo #homestyle #nestandflourish #cosyinterior

A post shared by Jade (@heavenlyhomesandgardens) on Sep 23, 2018 at 11:14am PDT

靠eBay買二手家具轉售

對於在eBay的競標技巧，Oliver分享了五個建議：

1. 搜尋物品關鍵字

她指，為了盡可能找到所有相似物品，方便格價，就要廣泛搜尋物品的關鍵字。

想想物品會有什麼不同的名字或形容詞，雖然這樣需要更多時間看更多物品，但找到合適貨物的機會更大。

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We’re going potty for pots over at Heavenly Homes and Gardens HQ. We have stacks of new styles in stock including these beauties 🌿 The pictured fauxs are also available to buy on the website 🌿

A post shared by Jade (@heavenlyhomesandgardens) on Mar 27, 2019 at 12:02pm PDT

2.設定搜尋通知

在eBay上設定搜尋通知，讓自己即時知道目標物品出現，儘早投標獲得心儀貨物。

3.考慮買入時間

Oliver說，大多數人會在周末或下班後參與競標物品，所以更容易推高價錢，儘量避免在很多人一起競標的時間買入貨品。

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Hallelujah for another weekend 🙌🏻What a week that was – we had some huge deliveries to the stock room but my super star team managed to get everything put away and we’ve even had a spruce up on our pots & fauxs in the shop downstairs 🌿 I may have pinched one of our velvet pink table lamps from this week’s delivery 🤫 but isn’t it a beauty?! . . . Fauxs, vase & candle holders also HH&G

A post shared by Jade (@heavenlyhomesandgardens) on Mar 23, 2019 at 2:20am PDT

4.出價技巧

她建議，即使發現目標物品超出預算，也不會馬上放棄，可以嘗試與賣家聯絡是否能提供優惠價錢。

5.出價時間

Oliver指，如果太早出價就會推高價錢，所以她建議在完結前10秒才出價。她也建議想要競投的人設置鬧鐘或下載提供自動出價的應用程式。

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If you’ve seen my stories, you’ll know the other half of my lounge doesn’t look like this right now. It’s covered in paperwork which for once the rabbit hasn’t tried to eat. If the taxman ever wants to look through my paperwork, there are a fair few chewed corners I’m going to have to explain though 🙈🐰

A post shared by Jade (@heavenlyhomesandgardens) on Oct 30, 2018 at 9:57am PDT

eBay 最初成立時被定位成 「C2C」 (消費者對消費者) 的交易平台，用家都可以透過競標或立即成交價模式，售賣自己不要的東西。

隨著 eBay 的成長，開始出現了很多專業的商家，演變成「小B2C」（小型商家對消費者）的平台。