business idea

[Clare Snyder]

Carl Summers wrote:
> 
> Tregacorp wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Just wanted to run an idea by you.
> >
> >          Ok, I am sick of working 9-5 and want to work for myself.  I have
> > been researching starting a home business, and came up with the following
> > idea.
> >
> >         Providing people with a consulting service for the purchase of new and
> > used cars.  Basically for a fee, evaluate used cars with the customer, and
> > give them an honest evaluation based on blue book value, my experiences, and
> > internet resources.  Currently there are sites, where you can see the accident
> > history of any car, by the VIN number.  I would also offer reports on used
> > vehicles online via the internet, using newsgroup resources and other internet
> > sites.   Basically I would be compiling information that other people do not
> > have time for.  Future plans include a mobile repair van, and maybe a
> > windshield repair operation.  I am planning on doing this part time, until I
> > am secure in leaving my current job.
> >
> > Do you think people would pay to have this information?
> >
> > What would you pay to have this information?
> >
> > Is there someone else doing this, that I don't know about in the area?
> >
> > Thank you for your time,
> > Kevin
> 
> It sounds like a reasonable idea,but it also seems this would have to be
> an almost free service if planning it for the internet,,,,at that point
> all you can hope for is to have someone like Bill Gates take notice and
> want to buy it,,,,
> just my 2 cents worth....
> -Carl Summers

It's hard enough to get people to pay for repairs and other needed
services - selling information, although theoretically a goldmine, is,
in practice, a pile of Pyrite. Although an automotive purchace is likely
the second largest single purchase in a person's life, and in aggregate
likely the largest drain on a person's finances, it is likely the
hardest field to make money on in information brokering. As for mobile
service, again it sounds good, but everyone I know who has tried it has
gone under. In milder climates it MAY be easier, but still no great
guns. As for windshield repair - I don't know about where you live, but
up here the market is super-saturated.
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