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This is the 1st Quarter thread for 2021. Post your Challenge numbers here for the week starting Monday January 4, and ending Sunday January 10, 2021. Numbers must be posted on Monday 6, and then each week going forward. You do not need permission to join, just post your numbers and I’ll add you in.
For information and rules on the Challenge, go here.
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For ease of reference, January Challenge Info:
This challenge starts on January 1st and runs through 31st.
Pick one box from your Death Piles. Size and content/quantity therein irrelevant. List EVERYTHING in that box. This goal is reduction of the Death Piles, and “box” is a term for categorization. Some folks have boxes, some have shopping bags, some have totes, some have drawers or shelves, and some have piles. Some… cough, yours truly, cough… have Option D: All of the Above! So whatever would qualify as one, shall we say BATCH of items, will be considered one box.
This month’s challenge is a lottery – for each box you empty you get one entry into the draw. At the end of the month, I will allocate numbers to each person and use a random number generator to draw first, second, and third places (although the same person cannot win more than one place), with one participation point to everyone who joins in the fun. Last day to post is January 31st, winners will be announced February 1st.
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Remember this? I posted it a while back, but to start the New Year off on a good beginning, I thought I would repeat it for your convenience. It may help you set yourself up for success.
8 Easy Steps to Eliminate Your Death Pile
1. Remove all items from your listing area except for the one item you’re listing. Have a dedicated listing space
2. Have a small “List Next” pile
3. List daily. Consistency trumps speed
4. Set up a listing sprint. 30/60/90 minutes – whatever works for you
5. Combine your listing practice with something you enjoy
6. Do not listen to content while you are listing
7. You don’t have to stop buying. All you have to do is list more than you buy!
8. Set up accountabilityIt’s your lucky day: #8 is covered right here in this thread!
Our very first Pop Up Challenge for 2021 is to create a dedicated listing space! It can be a table or bench in the corner of a room, or an actual dedicated space. Clear it entirely! You want nothing to distract you. Have it ready with a background for photos, some lighting, some measuring tools so that you can take dimensions and weight, and your SKU method. Once you’re done, post a photo for us all to admire! Uploading (a) photo/s gets one point! (This Challenge is about getting us all on the board. A good start!)
Those of you who remember I have an entire cabin, don’t feel jealous of my space. You don’t believe the chaos I have to clear up to score MY point! LOL
As a start to the year, this “pop up” challenge is going to run for the month of January, to give you all time to get it going. Post photos on or before January 31st.
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YEARLY GOAL NUMBERS!
In the Spreadsheet, I have a column with your total listings to date, and another that has your goal number. This number is calculated by multiplying the number of weeks of the year by the number of items you want to list per week. A goal of only 20 items per week will get you listing over 1,000 items this year! Please let me know what your goal is, and you can then motivate yourself to keep it up. Suggestion: look at last year’s goal and be realistic for this year.
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Good morning, all! Happy Monday! We had snow over the weekend and insanely cold temps (for Texas!) It supposed to be bitterly cold at night for this week. Brrrr!
Starting off my new year with my target: 15 listings. And with two sales, a sewing machine that sold the same day I listed it (on Bonanza!) and my first sale now that my eBay store is open for business again after 3 weeks Vacay.
Wishing you all a good week!
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I had 21 new listings last week. I nearly completed 1 death pile box, but I can’t log it yet. I have already sold a couple of items out of it for a total of $50. As Julie B says, there is gold in them piles we just have to mine it.
Speaking of Julie B., she’s on fire that is a lot of listings! Good job!
Everyone have a great week!
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20 for me this week. I had a CRAZY amount of distractions so I am actually pretty happy with that number. I think I want the same goal as last year….40 listings a week. I was about 10% shy of hitting that magic 2020 listing goal number last year so I think I can accomplish it this year.
I’m about a third of the way done with a death pile box and hope to report next Monday that one box is finished. I thought I might get 2 or 3 done this month but it really depends on other factors. How’s everybody’s sales? Mine are really good right now and it’s keeping me burning the candle at both ends. People must be spending their $600 stipend.
Wow Julie…way to start the year off right! Very inspiring!
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What a great start to the year! Everyone’s on the board! Fantastic. Spreadsheet updated and I guess it’s no surprise that Julie wins this week! 😀
All weekly goal numbers have been updated, but I have a problem with the numbers for Utahbill and Libby. You gave me an ANNUAL total, and the weekly numbers cannot match that total as a whole number. I put it in as the lowest whole number, so the annual total is going to fall short. Let me know to adjust as you see fit.
Sharyn, we use the term Death Pile for anything that is sitting in our to-list pile that has exceeded what may be reasonably considered an acceptable time frame for listing, plus a buffer. Each person’s time frame is different. Someone like Libby, for example, may receive a trailer load of goods at a time, (or an entire household of stuff, as she works on consignment) so her listing time frame might be a few weeks. I buy stuff on sourcing runs, and enjoy our local thrift store which is only open on a Saturday. So it would be quite reasonable for me to say that my listing time frame would be one week: clear each week’s sourcing before I go out next week. However, as we learned during the pandemic, having a buffer of stuff to list for the weeks when we can’t go sourcing would be a good idea. How big of a buffer is also a personal factor. Libby might want two trailer loads as a buffer because she lists high numbers. (Sorry to use you so much, Libby, but you’re the biggest lister here!) I have the space to rack up an entire month’s worth, but you might not have a lot of storage, so you only want to have a week or two. Therefore, each person needs to work out for themselves what is Current Inventory and what is Death Pile inventory. Not as helpful as an actual number, but hopefully the explanation will allow you to create an actionable timeframe.
Have a good week, everyone!
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Urk! Sorry! Spreadsheet link!
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Gotcha, Amatino. I think you once had a challenge where the death piles had to be around a year old, but I can work with this better (not that I don’t have stuff older than a year 🙂 ).
I also want to thank Amatino for my challenge gift I received yesterday! This will be great for future online auction pickups. It might not show so well on the photo, but the ends of the shoes and hat are little balls! So cute!
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I listed 21 items.
I completed two death piles. One was the one that I finished up from last week, and the other was a pile of stuff that I accumulated in my dining room.
I’ve started on a bag of ties that I’ve had for about a year and a half. The problem is that I have a bin in the garage that I really need to tackle. Even if just to bring it in and clean up the items in it. These are things that require testing and research, so I grabbed an easy to do ties. BUT the ties don’t make much money, while this box of electronics will do much better even in parts/repair condition. I am posting this to keep myself accountable.
Finally, there was also a photograph your setup challenge. Here is mine. It’s in the hallway from the front door to the kitchen, so I have to put it up and take it down as I need it. I’m doing those ties, so the lights are set up high because I am photographing everything against the white poster board. On other occasions, I bend the poster board so that I can photograph an item against a white bottom and background.
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41 listings for me this week. I’m still working on the one death pile box and have 15 books left to list before I can count the box as emptied. I’m hoping to get those done today since there’s no shipping today because it’s a holiday.
Sharyn it’s so much fun to see your set-up. It makes me want to share my space too…perhaps in the next week sometime.
Stay safe everyone.
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37 listings for me. 0 death piles completed.
Congrats to everyone who completed a death pile this week. It feels great to get through those!
I was distracted this week because I started this terrible, awful, no good Whole30 diet challenge with a bunch of people from my gym this week. It requires so.much.cooking. I don’t recommend it and I’ll never do it again, but I’m committed to finishing out the 30 days. I’m blaming it for why I didn’t list much the first half of the week. Almost all of my listings are from the weekend.
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I listed 17 this week, mostly at the beginning of the week, which was fortunate as, by Thursday, I was too sick to get up and do anything. I’ve had 2 COVID tests now in 2 weeks, both the Standard tests, not the Rapid Results, and both negative. The doc said if it’s not COVID, it’s probably just the Common Flu. First time in my life I’ve been happy to be called “common”! 😀
My “box” for this month is a trolley full of sewing machines that have been waiting months to list. I’ve got 3 left to finish up for the January challenge, hopefully I’ll get them done on time. Great going for all of you who have already finished boxes! It does feel good, doesn’t it? With me actually making my weekly listing goals, I’m hoping to make a dent in my Death Shed, which will probably keep me listing for years!
Congrats to Sharyn for being first on the board for the January Pop Up Challenge! Not for nothing are you the Challenge winner for last year! I love your set up. I’ve been thinking of changing my photography set up from a booth to a lighting space. That will be sometime in the future, though.
Empathies, Julie B. A good diet can be a blessing. A bad one is a horror of epic proportions! Wishing you the best for the next 30 days.
Spreadsheet updated. VL takes the win, putting herself on the board with a point. Nice going! We’re doing really well so far, folks. Today, however, is the traditional Day of Quitting New Year Resolutions. Did you know that? But you’re not a quitter! I’m sure you’re all going to keep going because you’re AWESOME LISTERS!
Happy holidays, Utahbill! Looking forward to those numbers when you get back!
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