Online toner and ink shop for businesses and home offices

Small businesses, home workers, clubs, charities and households who want cartridges at a fair price without searching for the right model.

You add a margin to the wholesale price. Offering a repeat order or reminder service for business customers helps build regular sales.

• Comfortable with online selling
• Attention to detail on product compatibility
• Customer service by email or chat

• Competition from large online sellers means pricing and service need careful thought
• Wrong-model orders are a common cause of returns, so make compatibility checks easy
• Consumer rules for online sales, such as the right to cancel, apply to private buyers, so check the current guidance
• Describe compatible and remanufactured cartridges honestly and avoid using printer brand names in a misleading way
• Check whether packaging waste or other producer responsibilities apply as your sales grow
• Marketplace fees and payment processing charges can reduce margins

Startup costs are typically around £500 to £2,500, depending on your website or marketplace set-up and whether you hold stock. Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £500 to £2,500, depending on pricing, traffic and repeat customers.

Check consumer rules for online sales, such as the right to cancel. Describe compatible and remanufactured cartridges honestly without misleading use of printer brand names. Check packaging waste duties as sales grow, and marketplace and payment fees that reduce margins.

You need to be comfortable with online selling, careful about product compatibility, and good at customer service by email or chat. The estimate is at least around 6 hours a week, depending on order volume.