I've moved this thread over to the Milliways forum.

There are sites like this already that have been around for a while so I would say it would be feasible.

https://classiccomputershop.eu/

http://www.legacycomputersnparts.com/catalog/

https://www.sellmyretro.com/category/all-categories

https://www.recycledgoods.com/ - techincally not vintage only, but they always have a lot of retro/vintage hardware.

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There are sites like this already that have been around for a while so I would say it would be feasible.

https://classiccomputershop.eu/

http://www.legacycomputersnparts.com/catalog/

https://www.sellmyretro.com/category/all-categories

https://www.recycledgoods.com/ - techincally not vintage only, but they always have a lot of retro/vintage hardware.

Oh wow! Thanks bunches!

You can start an 'online vintage electronics resale site', but as you may have already figured out is that most (small) businesses focus on a specific category, for example vintage audio equipment, vintage computers, vintage console games, obsolete test and measure equipment etc. I am active in my professional hobby/business for well over a decade now. I can say that it's not easy to make enough money (from scratch, how I started), but it's one of my passions. The trade of old electronics is also full of 'pitfalls'. You'll need to know exactly what you can easily sell and what may need (costly) repairs or where you shouldn't want to burn your hands on. Over time you get experience and start to learn the tricks of the trade. You'll also need to go into lots of technical and some legal matter.

By the way, eBay is not your competitor, because they are in the business of earning fees with online market places, not in the one of trading old electronics. eBay attracts both private and commercial electronics sellers, some of them also have websites.

What do you mean with 'diversify our product'? To paint it and glue some diamonds on it to make it sell or what? 😊

I think a specialized "ebaylike" service would be more chance of getting of. Focusing on not buying and selling vintage electronics, but being a platform that happens to be a place for people who wants to buy and sell vintage electronics.

Look at this one below:

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/main.page

It is for another hobby, Lego, but might give you some ideas. It started around 2001 as an obscure web site in which a handful of Lego fans buying and selling their items. What it had become today is awe inspiring.