Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 11 to 15 of 15

Thread: Where are the shops buying their airtime from? How much discount?

  1. #11
    Diamond Member Justloadit's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Johannesburg
    Posts
    3,480
    Thanks
    134
    Thanked 695 Times in 593 Posts
    Blog Entries
    1
    Quote Originally Posted by MightyMomo View Post
    With regards to legality, would it be okay for me to print my own airtime with codes from online suppliers and sell to local shops with my own printing designs ?
    Yes you can, but this market has changed substantially from the early days, and the discounts have dropped further from the time of the last post.

    I have discontinued this business, as it was just no longer profitable.
    The business has changed so much that every cash/sales point now sells prepaid. They do not even care that they only make 1or 1.5%. What they are looking for is to get customers intro their establishments to buy the other higher priced goods. Any one now who has cellphone banking can buy prepaid direct from their banking app. Why should they by a voucher from a shop down the road?

    Only the very big players, or anyone thinking about getting into this business will require 7 to 8 figure cash amounts to be able to even start negotiating with each the networks(MTN,Vodacom, Cell C, Telkom, ESKOm and each individual municipality), then you have to compete with all the banks, all retailers, Glocell and Blue Label Telecoms to name a few to get into the business. Never mind the cost of marketing, equipment and other running costs to maintain a 24/7 business. Another point to remember is that there is no credit. All purchases are prepaid, even directly from the network. In the case of the big players, they use guarantees when they purchase the bulk prepaid stock.

    Another point with prepaid electricity, with some municipalities, you do not get a discount on the sale of prepaid, but get a fixed rate of 70c or something per transaction. So the cash deposit fee for outstrips your bottom line.
    Victor - Knowledge is a blessing or a curse, your current circumstances make you decide!
    Solar pumping, Solar Geyser & Solar Security lighting solutions - www.microsolve.co.za

  2. #12
    Silver Member PlatinumWealth.co.za's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2016
    Location
    Cape Town
    Posts
    289
    Thanks
    6
    Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts
    Oh wow did not even know of this thread.

    That's our business.

    100% correct, that airtime space has changed incredibly in the last years.

    For bulk airtime (Resellers) we have Fiverand.co.za

    For Point-of-Sale airtime, till points and tuck shops we have http://www.whitelabel.co.za

    Then another business model is to buy a website like goairtime.co.za myprepaidairtime.co.za etc and then you earn commissions based on the usage of your website.

    So entirely passive income you market your site we take care of the airtime system and delivery and you get a distributor report at the end of each month and get paid the commission.

    For more serious businesses and also where we focus on the most is own integrated services using our API. That is what justloadit is refering to in the above post we sell volumes and that is what the API is for most large shops use that to integrate into their existing system. We are essentially a airtime vendor and offer businesses an API and also pinless vouchers so they can build their own airtime platforms.

    Https://airtimefactory.co.za list all the services
    The JSE Investment and Finance Forum - PlatinumWealth.co.za
    JSE Investing Chat Group
    Unlock US Netflix

  3. #13
    Silver Member PlatinumWealth.co.za's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2016
    Location
    Cape Town
    Posts
    289
    Thanks
    6
    Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Justloadit View Post
    Fancy also that you must not deposit the same amount on the same day or 2 consecutive days. What automated system have they got that will get confused if you deposit the same amount?

    This market is really getting over traded now.
    This was exploited via people so the reason we do that is because the bank teller often makes a mistake and capture the same amount twice the client will then get two SMSes from the bank and go spend that money they won't tell us about it and at the end of the day the bank reverses that payment when they balances up. So if it genuinely is the same amount we ask users to prove it to us by changing the amount so if you deposit 5000 and you want to deposit money again within 48 hours the deposit 5000.50 or 5000.10 to avoid the duplicate payment flag.
    The JSE Investment and Finance Forum - PlatinumWealth.co.za
    JSE Investing Chat Group
    Unlock US Netflix

  4. #14
    Email problem
    Join Date
    Feb 2017
    Location
    George< Western Cape
    Posts
    1
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
    Can you tell me where I can buy sealed vouchers at discounted prices for wholesaling to retailers

  5. #15
    Silver Member PlatinumWealth.co.za's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2016
    Location
    Cape Town
    Posts
    289
    Thanks
    6
    Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by rajen.naicker@telkomsa.ne View Post
    Can you tell me where I can buy sealed vouchers at discounted prices for wholesaling to retailers
    http://Fiverand.co.za

    That is the bulk sealed vouchers.

    (https://Freepaid.co.za is the parent company.)
    The JSE Investment and Finance Forum - PlatinumWealth.co.za
    JSE Investing Chat Group
    Unlock US Netflix

Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Similar Threads

  1. How much discount to ask.
    By Perform Computers in forum General Chat Forum
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 26-Sep-11, 03:29 AM
  2. Comms between shops..
    By Pap_sak in forum General Business Forum
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 22-Sep-11, 11:27 AM
  3. How do you record discount received?
    By Pap_sak in forum Business Finance Forum
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 12-Mar-09, 06:11 PM

Tags for this Thread

Did you like this article? Share it with your favourite social network.

Did you like this article? Share it with your favourite social network.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •