Octopus Control

Months after leaving EliteBara, I had the idea of buying products wholesale and selling them on Wallapop. In July 2024, after an arduous search for products and suppliers, I decided to order some varied stock, mostly remotes for Fire TV. A couple of days after posting the ads, my first sale arrived. Curiously, it was on July 13, 2024, exactly one year after the birth of EliteBara. I kept buying more stock over the weeks and selling it, adjusting prices to optimize profitability. Over time, I focused more and more on remote controls. It was the most profitable. Everything was going well, growing month after month until my first setback arrived in October: my Wallapop account was suspended. At first, I didn't worry too much. It was clearly an error and they would return it immediately. I wrote to them to let them know, but their response was that there was no error. Although their arguments made no sense. I kept insisting. Rejection after rejection. I sent messages, used external organizations, even a letter. The only physical letter I have sent in my life. I even thought about showing up at their offices in Barcelona. After two harrowing weeks, when everything seemed lost, I threatened them with legal action. And then, perhaps exhausted by my insistence or scared by my bluff (probably the former), an email arrived: they admitted they had made an error and returned the account to me. I had won. That moment marked a before and after. For starters, this couldn't continue being a nameless project that only depended on Wallapop. So, Octopus Control was officially born. I started selling on other second-hand platforms and created a website with Shopify. Not long after the rebranding, I managed to return to the income level prior to the account closure. A couple of months later, I started worrying about taxes and legalities. In December, I formalized everything and registered as self-employed. Today, it continues to generate recurring income that allows me to pay expenses and invest in other businesses. Recently, I stopped selling on the Octopus Control website to use it solely as a catalog.

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