iSold It eBay Dropoff Franchise to Close in Savannah

(FranchisePick.Com)  After three years in business, the iSOLD It franchise owners of the Savannah Centre eBay drop-off store franchiseare calling it quits.  According to iSOLD It franchise owner Gail Eischeid, the eBay drop-off store will remain open through mid April to assist current customers. After the store is closed, the owners will still be available to sell items online for both individuals and businesses by appointment.

iSOLD It franchise owners Brian and Gail Eischeid moved to Savannah from Atlanta about six years ago. In a December, 2007 interview in the Savannah Morning News, the franchise owners explained how they came to join iSold It:

“We were looking for something to do together, something that was a match for both our skills,” Gail said. There was an article in May 2004 in USA Today about the iSold It franchise, and from there Gail and Brian did their research, moved forward with their plans and opened iSold It in Savannah in June 2005.

They enumerated some of the challenges they encountered as iSold It franchise owners:

Staffing can be a challenge, Brian noted, because there’s not any sort of “clockwork” – it’s anyone’s guess as to when the store will be busy and when it’ll be slow. Also, Gail mentioned there’s not always a steady supply of high-priced items to sell, which can make incoming cash flow inconsistent.

“iSold It is still growing; it’s a relatively new business model. You open a Burger King or McDonald’s, and there’s enough history to know what you’ll net in a year. This is a whole new retail concept; there are no hard and fast numbers yet.”

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