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I FINALLY made it to 1000 listings today. I’ve been selling part-time for about a year now, and have been pushing harder since about July to get my numbers up.
I’ve got two accounts, one for most things, and a second for items that are sent via letter mail (postcards, patches, etc). My “flagship” store is currently at 892 listings, and my second is at 108.
Most people other than my wife either think I’m nuts, or glaze over when ebay comes up in conversation, so the Trash Elves were the only people I felt like sharing my small success with.
Hope this are well for everyone else!
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From around 300-600 listings, there was a definite increase in sales. It seemed like I couldn’t list fast enough to keep up. From 600-1000 it seems like things have normalized a bit. I’m averaging around two sales and $60 a day (gross) over the last few months.
I generally aim to increase the number of listings I’ve got by 100 per month, so listing 140-160 items total most months. It’s a real struggle some months with a full-time M-F job, but worth it in the end. 1000 was my target for March 1st, so I’m a few weeks ahead of schedule. I’ll keep pushing hard, and intend to keep listing as long as my storage allows… …then I’ll get a storage unit or figure out another way to keep expanding.
Thanks for all of the support your podcast has offered along the way. Absolutely invaluable.
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That is amazing dedication for someone with a FT job, and working alone with no support! Keep that up and you will soon be getting cheers instead of jeers. Money talks. Do you have any specific goals for your income? By the way, non-trash elves are always going to not get it. Clueless about our “bug”. ?
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Linda:
I definitely can’t say that I’ve done it fully alone. My wife is not only supportive, she’s involved too. I’d say she’s listed about 50 of the items in our smaller account, she goes buying with me on weekends when we’ve got time, and she likes helping me pack in the evenings. I’d estimate I carry 80-85% of our ebay load, but I’m definitely not alone!
As for income goals, for last year, my goals were to increase my listings by 100 each month, and get to a consistent $50/day gross on average. Currently our goal is to increase listings by 100 each month, and get to a consistent $75/day gross on average. We’re primarily using the extra income to pay down debt, and it’s really rewarding/exciting to watch it shrink.
shortandstout:
I started listing in January 2016. I was listening to the SL podcast while at work, and figured why not. I started by listing stuff around the house with a goal of listing one item each morning before work. Once I started to see sales coming in, I got hooked, and started listing 2 or 3 on many days. By May/June, I went full-bore at it.
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great job! congratulations
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