THE INTERNET AND THIS FORUM HAVE BEEN MAJOR TOOLS IN MY BUSINESS GROWTH ....Used more often than Mikes Hammer !!
It is very true that it changes everything .....Off and on for the last 25 years....I know , I don't look old enough !! I have imported Classic American cars , initially for myself but eventually as a business sideline ...those first cars imported involved a couple of trips to the States , making contacts and friends , buying cars and taking / organising their trip to the docks ....great fun but time consuming and obviously costs money for every part of that step..... then I started buying 'blind' based on photos posted to me and mates over there checking some of them out ...took chances on a few ...this involved phone calls late at night , early hours of the morning to U.S. sellers , waiting for pictures in the post , organising payments from my bank account in the states set up previously , etc etc. easier than going there , but still time consuming...more recently ....( bought a few about 3 years ago ) it has been ebay sometimes but mostly old contacts , email pictures , quick phonecall if necessary ,transfer funds ...bang done !! you can buy a car in a couple of hours start to finish !!
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