Launching my new bullion dealing website! criticism welcome! [Archive]

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Stratton

10th May 2016, 08:51 AM

Hello stackers;

I'm very proud to announce the publication of my new silver vending website, we currently have a small inventory of silver and gold bars but as customers increase our inventory will expand rapidly. What makes us different from all the other millions of bullion vending companies is that you can negotiate all prices on our website. We are based in Maryland, and we ship for free to everywhere in the United States. Our website is still pretty new and empty, yet everyday we are updating it and adding resources to make our company better.

All criticism is valued, I'd love to hear what you guys think.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you find our website enjoyable.

Stratton Orbis Vending & Shipping
http://strattonorbis.com/
strattonorbis@gmail.com

StreetsOfGold

10th May 2016, 09:12 AM

Oh oh...this won't last

ximmy

10th May 2016, 10:33 AM

Like a dork kid who doesn't understand pecking order.

hoarder

10th May 2016, 10:42 AM

Free shipping = good.

On website: "Our business is managed by two entrepreneurs"...........a partnership? Doomed to fail.

Hitch

10th May 2016, 03:00 PM

Free shipping = good.

On website: "Our business is managed by two entrepreneurs"...........a partnership? Doomed to fail.

Could be a married couple? Prices are pretty good, and with free shipping to boot.

Santa

10th May 2016, 05:20 PM

Isn't there some sort of unwritten law that says PM dealers need to be jews?

osoab

10th May 2016, 05:49 PM

You use too much flash video in your site. You need flash running just to see your wares. Also, 20 days for delivery is a non starter.

Dogman

10th May 2016, 05:59 PM

Web only contact, no hard line contact numbers, (telephone) no address?

Asking to blind buy from a business with non of the above, asking to buy using non-chump change?

I understand that they that buy from you will need a hard address/account for cash transfer. But most will not because of the above conserns, just because your site does not offer any options other than a web address and you saying you are in Maryland.

Not many would bite your offerings as things stand at this time..

Stratton

19th May 2016, 05:32 PM

Thanks for the replies

Joshua01

19th May 2016, 07:09 PM

Thanks for the replies

Thanks for playin'

osoab

19th May 2016, 07:26 PM

Stratton has not taken any advice. Hey is selling a German bar with a Buffalo. http://strattonorbis.com/avaliable

PatColo

19th May 2016, 07:57 PM

Stratton has not taken any advice. Hey is selling a German bar with a Buffalo. http://strattonorbis.com/avaliable

I wonder what a "Google Verified Business" (bottom of that ^ product page) means?

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Google+Verified+Business%22 《《 search result previews suggest it has to do with getting mailed a post card ???

Jewboo

19th May 2016, 09:04 PM

strattonorbis.com

Registered to

Grant Turk

Email
privacy@wzukltd.com

Last Updated
May 03, 2016

Expires On
May 03, 2017

Registrar
PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com

Name Servers
ns1.sitebuilder.com ns2.sitebuilder.com

:(?? Ximmy has more inventory than Grant Turk (http://www.ebid.net/us/users/Grant.Turk/feedback/)

PatColo

19th May 2016, 09:36 PM

^ I was thinking about checking that too, in light of dogman's reply #8, half expecting it to be DomainsByProxy...

At a minimum I'd think about putting up a pro-looking youtube introducing themselves & their place of biz.

Or given strattonorbis' apparent shoestring circumstance, just sticking with being an ebay seller. :)

Jewboo

19th May 2016, 09:40 PM

^ I was thinking about checking that too, in light of dogman's#8, half expecting it to be domainsbyproxy...

At a minimum I'd think about putting up a pro-looking youtube introducing themselves & their place of biz. :)

https://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/z2Pdl0VBH8C8HiI8xpUpXw/ls.jpg

Google Maps Street View would tell us but they don't post any address...lol.

:D

PatColo

19th May 2016, 10:04 PM

^ yeah but I expect strattonorbis is home based, not even rental mailbox much less brick/mortar storefront.

I hate to say coz I admire entrepreneurial spunk; but in its current state, strattonorbis' biz model is a non-starter.

Neuro

19th May 2016, 11:16 PM

Horn

19th May 2016, 11:50 PM

Stratton has not taken any advice. Hey is selling a German bar with a Buffalo. http://strattonorbis.com/avaliable

Stratton you should invite a 3rd party to escrow dollar transfer on that German Buffalo Bar until it arrives at the customers door.

Tell them to send to my 3rd party paypal firstly...

hoarder

20th May 2016, 04:23 AM

Actually there are reputable bullion dealers out there who don't have a storefront of any kind, yet have run an honest successful business for many years.

PatColo

20th May 2016, 06:08 AM

Actually there are reputable bullion dealers out there who don't have a storefront of any kind, yet have run an honest successful business for many years.

Not that i disbelieve you, but who are some examples; not ebay sellers but those dealers who have dedicated websites as their sole venue for transactions?

Your word "reputable" is the biggest hurdle strattonorbis faces.

Joshua01

20th May 2016, 06:29 AM

Jewboo

20th May 2016, 06:32 AM

The only feedback he got is on two gold PLATED bars. No one who's reputable sells gold PLATED bars

He BOUGHT them in that webpage is my understanding. He is the BUYER (http://www.ebid.net/us/users/Grant.Turk/feedback/).

:rolleyes: HIS BUSINESS PLAN: BUYS COUNTERFEIT PLATED...SELLS AS THE REAL DEAL ON GSUS

Hello stackers;

I'm very proud to announce the publication of my new silver vending website, we currently have a small inventory of silver and gold bars but as customers increase our inventory will expand rapidly....Our website is still pretty new and empty, yet everyday we are updating it and adding resources to make our company better.

http://strattonorbis.com/
strattonorbis@gmail.com

Joshua01

20th May 2016, 06:48 AM

He BOUGHT them in that webpage is my understanding. He is the BUYER (http://www.ebid.net/us/users/Grant.Turk/feedback/).

Grant.Turk (BUYER)

OH, sorry...I'm not done with my first cup of coffee yet. Anyone who buys gold plated bars has a screw loose somewhere

hoarder

20th May 2016, 06:55 AM

Not that i disbelieve you, but who are some examples; not ebay sellers but those dealers who have dedicated websites as their sole venue for transactions?

Your word "reputable" is the biggest hurdle strattonorbis faces.In my region there is Montana Rarities. He's been around 7 years with no problems that I know of.
If you sell bullion out of your home, you don't really want everyone knowing where you live. You might get a midnight visit.
If you have a storefront you have a lot of overhead that has to be passed on to customers.
Also, not only have some of the reputable storefront dealers become disreputable, but many of the supposedly reputable storefront dealers are Jews pretending to have much more inventory than they really have for the purpose of keeping prices low.

In any case, I wouldn't let ANY of them store metal for me. Don't buy all your metal in one purchase by mail. I try to buy in person and take possession immediately.

Joshua01

20th May 2016, 06:57 AM

In my region there is Montana Rarities. He's been around 7 years with no problems that I know of.
If you sell bullion out of your home, you don't really want everyone knowing where you live. You might get a midnight visit.
If you have a storefront you have a lot of overhead that has to be passed on to customers.
Also, not only have some of the reputable storefront dealers become disreputable, but many of the supposedly reputable storefront dealers are Jews pretending to have much more inventory than they really have for the purpose of keeping prices low.

In any case, I wouldn't let ANY of them store metal for me. Don't buy all your metal in one purchase by mail. I try to buy in person and take possession immediately.

Wise advice