[stomachmonkey]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by on-ramp
the "touching and feeling" is all done through images and good detailed descriptions of product condition. there is no physical store where you can walk in and see the product.

I realize there is no store, was posing the question of whether or not the hands on experience is an issue. I'm not into collector books so I don't know the answer to that.

with regards to price, it's like walking into a dealership that sells Ferraris , Lamborghinis and Porsches. Of course you would expect "sticker shock"... if you want something cheap, go buy a Ford...

When I walk up to a Ferrari dealer I know who they are and what they sell and know that it will cost a lot. I have no idea who veryfinebooks.com is. I have no expectation of what pricepoint to expect. I may have wandered in from a google search but was not actually looking for a high end book dealer. I might buy a $30 book spur of the moment but the $500 and up books will scare me off before I ever know you have cheaper stuff.

the problem is my niche market may be too small for what I'm trying to do . I look at my competitors and they've been around for a while so I know the business model works and the formula works.

My feeling also, which is another reason to expand your customer base to the less expensive books as well.

btw, what is significant daily visitor traffic?

The 150-200 visitors in 1 day is a good day. Most of the time it's only 20-50 a day...OR with the # products listed, and traffic, 1-2 sales per month is pretty damn good!!??? This is what I'm trying to figure out...maybe i'm not being realistic on expectations.

That's a tough one to answer, depends on a lot of variables particular to your business.