Written while in prison by John Bunyan in 1676, The Pilgrim’s Progress has, for centuries captured the hearts of children and adults alike. Dangerous Journey establishes children to the basic themes of the Christian life. Lively characters and spellbinding situations, portraying the challenges of a life devoted to Jesus Christ, will make a critical and lifelong impression. Perfect for home use, children’s church and Sunday school.
The DVD informs us of the story of Christian's journey from his home in the "City of Destruction" to the "Celestial City". The journey is filled with danger as he faces the intimidating temptations of Hypocrisy, Mr. Worldy Wisman, Mistrust and others; enters in fierce battle with Apolloyon; and comes face-to-face with many other dangers and temptations - all in the wish of reaching the Celestial City.
The film is 135 minutes, complete with 15-minute programs and in color.
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
Why do you sell on Amazon? Can you be successful?
We started selling on Amazon about 2 years ago. We had already sold on Ebay so we had our merchandise already. The great thing about Amazon is the ease of listing. Five minutes or less and you are done with an item. They also have a bulk up-loader tool that uses an excel form. I have not used this form, but I have heard once you know what information goes into each column, it is fairly easy and much quicker than one item at a time.
One negative, we find price to be a bigger issue on Amazon. Your item is listed in order of price. So if you are way down on the list or on another page, then you will probably not sell that item. But if you are in the top 5-10 and have similar or better feedback, then you have a pretty good chance. The good part of Amazon, no fees until you sell your item. That is the big difference between Ebay and the reason Amazon has been growing and Ebay has not.
If you are comparing Amazon selling fees, they are higher than Ebay. You are charged 15% fee of the sales price plus $.99 plus another small fee depending on what category you sell in. If you find yourself selling more than 40 items a month, you can pay $39.99 a month and the $.99 fee is waived. On an average month I pay Amazon 21% fees. On an average month I pay Ebay 18% fees. So you can see for me Amazon is a little more expensive. I would advise people to get all the fees and then determine if the product they want to sell will make a profit before selling. I have an excel sheet that has formulas that I can plug in my sales price and cost of goods and it tells me how much profit. I can then adjust the sales price up or down to see how that affects my bottom line.
Amazon for me costs a little more then some of the other auction places, but overall it is less hassle and quicker to list and sell. My experience on Amazon has been very positive. I will be posting more about Amazon on future additions.
Gary
www.familychristianmedia.com
One negative, we find price to be a bigger issue on Amazon. Your item is listed in order of price. So if you are way down on the list or on another page, then you will probably not sell that item. But if you are in the top 5-10 and have similar or better feedback, then you have a pretty good chance. The good part of Amazon, no fees until you sell your item. That is the big difference between Ebay and the reason Amazon has been growing and Ebay has not.
If you are comparing Amazon selling fees, they are higher than Ebay. You are charged 15% fee of the sales price plus $.99 plus another small fee depending on what category you sell in. If you find yourself selling more than 40 items a month, you can pay $39.99 a month and the $.99 fee is waived. On an average month I pay Amazon 21% fees. On an average month I pay Ebay 18% fees. So you can see for me Amazon is a little more expensive. I would advise people to get all the fees and then determine if the product they want to sell will make a profit before selling. I have an excel sheet that has formulas that I can plug in my sales price and cost of goods and it tells me how much profit. I can then adjust the sales price up or down to see how that affects my bottom line.
Amazon for me costs a little more then some of the other auction places, but overall it is less hassle and quicker to list and sell. My experience on Amazon has been very positive. I will be posting more about Amazon on future additions.
Gary
www.familychristianmedia.com
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Review of Christian Movie Flywheel
Flywheel
Product Description
Jay Austin wants to sell you a used car, but watch out! Many victims have fallen prey to his smiling face and hasty promises. Austin does everything his way until his dishonesty and manipulation are repeatedly exposed. Like many men, he becomes disgusted by the masks he wears and lies he tells. While having a classic convertible repaired, Austin begins a humorous and inspiring journey to win back the hearts of his wife, his son, and his community. In every man's life, there can be a turning point. When Jay Austin makes his turn, he never looks back.
Family Christian Media Review
This is one of the first Christian movies we started to sell. This is an excellent movie with a great story and great message. This is a moving and sometimes funny story of a cheating, bankrupt, immoral car dealer who is willing to cheat is own Pastor for a buck. A funny thing happened, a spiritual experience. This film was done on a very low budget but the story is sound and the actors surprisingly good. Definitely a highly recommended movie that the entire family can watch together.
You can find this movie in our store.
http://familychristianmedia.com/ecommerce/ecomm_product_details.asp?prodid=1339&source=srch&phrase=flywheel
If you have a Christian movie you would like us to review and post, please give us an e-mail at info@familychristianmedia.com
Blessings
Gary
www.familychristianmedia.com
Product Description
Jay Austin wants to sell you a used car, but watch out! Many victims have fallen prey to his smiling face and hasty promises. Austin does everything his way until his dishonesty and manipulation are repeatedly exposed. Like many men, he becomes disgusted by the masks he wears and lies he tells. While having a classic convertible repaired, Austin begins a humorous and inspiring journey to win back the hearts of his wife, his son, and his community. In every man's life, there can be a turning point. When Jay Austin makes his turn, he never looks back.
Family Christian Media Review
This is one of the first Christian movies we started to sell. This is an excellent movie with a great story and great message. This is a moving and sometimes funny story of a cheating, bankrupt, immoral car dealer who is willing to cheat is own Pastor for a buck. A funny thing happened, a spiritual experience. This film was done on a very low budget but the story is sound and the actors surprisingly good. Definitely a highly recommended movie that the entire family can watch together.
You can find this movie in our store.
http://familychristianmedia.com/ecommerce/ecomm_product_details.asp?prodid=1339&source=srch&phrase=flywheel
If you have a Christian movie you would like us to review and post, please give us an e-mail at info@familychristianmedia.com
Blessings
Gary
www.familychristianmedia.com
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Why do you sell on Ebay? How did you get started?
Ebay is a great place to sell almost anything. We wanted to open our own business for the longest time but got stuck in the rut of everyday life. With a job, kids and a house life kept us very busy. I bought used electronics and games on Ebay for years. I woke up one day and decided this was going to be the day I sold something. Boy, what a big difference from buying. I had no idea what I wanted to sell. So I decided to sell what we had around the house we no longer needed. This was about three years ago. My kids were getting older and they did watch the old Disney VHS tapes anymore. So Cinderella and the crew were listed, sold and shipped to other houses. Old gaming systems and games were next. Good-bye the original Nintendo, Sega Gensis and old games like Mario and Duck Hunt. Next came older books lying around in boxes.
Then I ran into a big problem. No more old stuff to sell. Now what do I do? Somehow, somewhere I was led to Christianbook website. I found items they had on sale that I could then resell on Ebay. It worked pretty well but why would somebody buy something from me on Ebay when they could get it cheaper directly from Christianbook? I had to find a better way. That is when I decided to start my own business, get a business license and take the big leap. Boy it was not easy. The state of Maryland does not make it user friendly. What form to fill, how long to wait? After I received my business license I was on the hunt for distributors. I hunted on the web, phonebook, newspaper and magazines. Finally after several months I found two distributors in the US that sold Christian material I wanted to carry. I started to sell Christian karaoke, Christian movies and Christian comedy. I got so busy I had to ask my wife to help with the business. That is how Family Christian Media was born and I owe a good part of my start-up success to Ebay.
So yes you can to can sell on Ebay. Get your experience selling used stuff from around your house, find something you really enjoy to sell and get your business license.
Gary and Sandy
Family Christian Media
www.familychristianmedia.com
Then I ran into a big problem. No more old stuff to sell. Now what do I do? Somehow, somewhere I was led to Christianbook website. I found items they had on sale that I could then resell on Ebay. It worked pretty well but why would somebody buy something from me on Ebay when they could get it cheaper directly from Christianbook? I had to find a better way. That is when I decided to start my own business, get a business license and take the big leap. Boy it was not easy. The state of Maryland does not make it user friendly. What form to fill, how long to wait? After I received my business license I was on the hunt for distributors. I hunted on the web, phonebook, newspaper and magazines. Finally after several months I found two distributors in the US that sold Christian material I wanted to carry. I started to sell Christian karaoke, Christian movies and Christian comedy. I got so busy I had to ask my wife to help with the business. That is how Family Christian Media was born and I owe a good part of my start-up success to Ebay.
So yes you can to can sell on Ebay. Get your experience selling used stuff from around your house, find something you really enjoy to sell and get your business license.
Gary and Sandy
Family Christian Media
www.familychristianmedia.com
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Who is Family Christian Media?
Welcome to our new blog. We hope to create content about our business, our lives, and our journey in faith and share Jesus with others.
We started our business Family Christian Media almost three years ago. We have always wanted to start a business, but life just kept us way too busy. I was getting around that age 35 where you start to take stock in your life and think about all the things you wanted to do, but just did not get around to it. We started a small because we could not afford to take money out of our savings or our checking account. At that time it seemed like everybody was selling or buying on Ebay, so that is were we started. I admire those first customers who bought from us with little or no feedback. What faith they had to buy something from a newbie. At that time we were selling used items around the house. DVD’s, VHS tapes, old video games, books and such. I think our first book sold for $.25; that was the big bucks! Eventually we were lead to Christian materials like DVD’s, books and music CD’s. It was an exciting time; we had maybe 100 items we were selling.
Fast forward three years to the present. We currently sell on Ebay, Amazon and our website www.familychristianmedia.com . We sell Christian Karaoke CD’s, Christian Accompaniment CD’s, Christian Soundtrack CD’s, Christian Movie DVD’s and Christian Comedy DVD’s. We have over 1000 different items and our whole family is part of the business. It has also given our family some extra income so we can contribute to worthy causes like Compassion Child, Greater Europe Missionary and our church Cedarbrook.
This business is truly a family affair. My wife Sandy does all the packaging and shipping, lists all new products and help me with various miscellaneous items to need to be done with a business. My daughter Allyson does the inventory, cuts our bubblewrap, handles our mail inserts and other various miscellaneous items. My son Matthew will be old enough this year to help also. Our business and journey with God has brought our family closer together and allows my wife to work from the home. We are truly blessed.
We hope to provide our readers with interesting information about the products we sell, some hints and advice on running a business on-line and a way to get closer to God. God Bless.
Gary Kipfer
Family Christian Media
www.familychristianmedia.com
We started our business Family Christian Media almost three years ago. We have always wanted to start a business, but life just kept us way too busy. I was getting around that age 35 where you start to take stock in your life and think about all the things you wanted to do, but just did not get around to it. We started a small because we could not afford to take money out of our savings or our checking account. At that time it seemed like everybody was selling or buying on Ebay, so that is were we started. I admire those first customers who bought from us with little or no feedback. What faith they had to buy something from a newbie. At that time we were selling used items around the house. DVD’s, VHS tapes, old video games, books and such. I think our first book sold for $.25; that was the big bucks! Eventually we were lead to Christian materials like DVD’s, books and music CD’s. It was an exciting time; we had maybe 100 items we were selling.
Fast forward three years to the present. We currently sell on Ebay, Amazon and our website www.familychristianmedia.com . We sell Christian Karaoke CD’s, Christian Accompaniment CD’s, Christian Soundtrack CD’s, Christian Movie DVD’s and Christian Comedy DVD’s. We have over 1000 different items and our whole family is part of the business. It has also given our family some extra income so we can contribute to worthy causes like Compassion Child, Greater Europe Missionary and our church Cedarbrook.
This business is truly a family affair. My wife Sandy does all the packaging and shipping, lists all new products and help me with various miscellaneous items to need to be done with a business. My daughter Allyson does the inventory, cuts our bubblewrap, handles our mail inserts and other various miscellaneous items. My son Matthew will be old enough this year to help also. Our business and journey with God has brought our family closer together and allows my wife to work from the home. We are truly blessed.
We hope to provide our readers with interesting information about the products we sell, some hints and advice on running a business on-line and a way to get closer to God. God Bless.
Gary Kipfer
Family Christian Media
www.familychristianmedia.com
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