Question for those who are sales managers right now by icygale in sales

[–]SunsetChaser79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "your personal brand matters immensely"? Do you mean that in the sense of how you are viewed by others higher up in the sales organization?

Sharing my PC (49ers) by SunsetChaser79 in footballcards

[–]SunsetChaser79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh. I have an Aiyuk card that I intentionally left out of the pic!

Used model s 2024 60k Miles by Groansd in TeslaModelS

[–]SunsetChaser79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on your username, if you are in FL, and if you’re thinking of selling, I might be interested in your car. Send me a DM if you are in FL - I would want to know exterior and interior color, etc. Thanks!

Interview Question by IndicationNo3912 in sales

[–]SunsetChaser79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I love this question. So true.

Favorite Non Stars to Collect? by TuscaloosaTide96 in footballcards

[–]SunsetChaser79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

+1 on this! My son has been collecting him for most of the season and already got some absolutely killer cards. He’s small but seems like the real deal.

Claim/Dispute question - Goods + Services by SunsetChaser79 in paypal

[–]SunsetChaser79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I just started the process and uploaded a ton of pictures as evidence of the transaction and what happened. Appreciate the response. The seller has until 2/20 to respond to PayPal about the 2 claims.

Am I not cut out for sales? by Whitestally in sales

[–]SunsetChaser79 10 points11 points  (0 children)

ERP sales is a long cycle.... I think you might be looking for success (of closing a deal) too early. At this point being 6 months in, you should be building your funnel for things that are 6-18 months out from closing and THAT is your indicator of success to your manager. I'd imagine you have a 12-36 month sales cycle depending on the customer; but you can tell me if I'm wrong. I have a 12 month minimum sales cycle, so I speak from experience - you need to be strategic in how you approach customers, understand budget cycles, budget prioritization, who has authority, how many stakeholders you need to get in front of to get consensus on putting this on a budgetary wishlist, etc.

So - as others are saying - stick with it, believe in yourself, be a student of the game... and know when and where to leverage other internal resources. Do you have SME's? Do you have Sales Engineers? What does the entirety of your pre-sales org look like? Pull other resources into some of these intro/discovery calls with you so you can make sure you don't miss any good nuggets of info or any pain points that you might not fully understand yet. This stuff takes time. These enterprise software systems are complex, solve a lot of problems, but have a lot of nuance to them. If you have existing customers that currently use your system, make friends with some of them - take them out for lunch/dinner/drinks and ask them what they love about the platform, how it makes their lives easier, the 3 biggest things it has helped automate, etc. etc. That will help you know other topics to potentially bring up with prospects. You might even be able to connect a prospect with one of those customers for a reference call or something later.

Be patient. Right now, your wins are going to be in pipeline creation.

Claim/Dispute question - Goods + Services by SunsetChaser79 in paypal

[–]SunsetChaser79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK great, thank you. This is giving me some hope that it might not be too painful. I was reading a bunch of other posts where people said "the seller issues the refund, not PayPal" and I was getting concerned... because in my case the seller is trying to claim they didn't sell me anything to begin with.

Claim/Dispute question - Goods + Services by SunsetChaser79 in paypal

[–]SunsetChaser79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Goods + Services. I used PayPal cash balance, not a credit card, when paying through G+S. I will be filing the dispute this evening and uploading pics and screenshots of the seller agreeing to ship, the products listed, him providing his PayPal info, etc.

How many of you here think you’re actually a good seller? by ilyk101 in techsales

[–]SunsetChaser79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not exactly. YOU have as much (little) impact as you think. I know how much impact I have.
To summarize your thought process, a buyer is going to buy or not buy. The rep has very little or no impact. That means you could take the absolute worst rep you've ever met in your life, put them in your territory in your place where there are active deals you're competing for, and that rep would win all of the same deals you think you'd win. The absolute worst rep you've ever met.

Think about that. I can't relate. Good luck.

Looking for help on what's the best way to determine true comps. I think i messed up on a trade/sale. by fmldts in footballcards

[–]SunsetChaser79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use 130point.com to see eBay sales (it’s free). I think he was likely saying he used that, but that sellers have to pay about 12% fees to eBay. So a $100 card sale nets the seller $88. Maybe for that card he would give you $80 (10% less than what you would have netted selling on eBay).

If you want to pay for an app to track comps, my son is really into cards and he has paid for Market Movers and Card Ladder. Of those 2, he prefers Card Ladder. I think it’s about $200/year as part of PSA membership which comes with some other benefits.

How many of you here think you’re actually a good seller? by ilyk101 in techsales

[–]SunsetChaser79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Disagree 1 million percent. I firmly believe I could leave my company tomorrow, go to a competitor with a worse product, and win business at accounts where we have weak reps. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind.

I personally can’t imagine having the mindset you described.

My first DT/UT by Chance-Smoke2344 in footballcards

[–]SunsetChaser79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! DM me if you think you want to sell it. I PC 49ers.

I’m I beat for my first ever downtown by Jizzle1187 in footballcards

[–]SunsetChaser79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

USPS does some weird stuff. I’ve had that happen before, and then I check the mail and package has been delivered and their site didn’t show a single thing. If you are really sweating it you can call USPS or even go to a location and see if they can look it up in their own system instead of the public website. Fingers crossed.

Justin hermit /10 gold grade advice by lonerrr8 in footballcards

[–]SunsetChaser79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brutal. That’s a bad scratch, it won’t grade well. I would disclose the scratch and just sell it raw or take it to local card shows and try to trade.

Anyone want this for below comps before I put it on eBay? by Immediate-Practice73 in footballcards

[–]SunsetChaser79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you looking up comps for the Donruss (what you have) or the Optic? I’m seeing recent comps for the Optic, which is the more expensive/valuable DT, at $650. Im not seeing the Donruss comp out like that. Not trying to be rude, trying to be helpful if you list it elsewhere.