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Wooo hooooooo! Sharyn, you took the win this week, you’ve got one win on the board! Go you! Although, you won by one single listing, sorry JB! LOL I love watching these close races, it’s such fun! Get me some popcorn, make myself comfy, and I’m ready for you guys to slug it out! It’s been a neck-and-neck year all year, the best entertainment! 😀
JB, it’s the worst! And the problem is, when you feel better and forget, you move and that mind-numbing twinge echoes around your brain! I’ve always been of the opinion that whomever invented ironed clothes should have been bludgeoned with his own instrument, but now I think that ironing is positively calming compared to the damage that a mop and broom can do! LOL
Wishing you all a fabulous week. I have half a dozen more items to list before I can claim my first Box for the Challenge, so I’m wishing us all a good, productive week and lots of cleared Death Boxes!
Wowza, what a week! I’m pooped! The week started on a downer, as I managed to put my back out at the end of the show by, would you believe, vacuuming and mopping the floor! Kid you not! I keep telling everyone that housework is dangerous! So I spent the early part of the week walking very, very slowly and moving very, very carefully! I’m not back at full speed, but it’s a huge improvement vs this time last week. I was a little concerned that I would have low listing numbers, but I managed to get in a whopping 16 items, nearly half of those today! Okay, whopping for me, alright? 😉
Only 7 weeks until the end of the year, but as the USPS has posted December 18 as the posting deadline, I have decided to close my store on that day. I have a mix of used, not unique items in my store, so I don’t tend to have a massive Christmas rush anyway, and it worked well for me last year to have a couple weeks for organizing time. I will probably keep listing though, so that when I open in the New Year, I can hit the ground at full speed!
Wishing you all a wonderful week. Hope you’ve all bought your turkeys ahead of schedule!
Terrific to have you all back at the wheel! Down to our last 8 weeks. Let’s go!
Spreadsheet updated and JB takes the win again this week. Only one person up for the Challenge so far. It’s great to see the goals coming in. Let’s make them happen!
Have a terrific week, everyone.
Sharyn and I are listing beasts! One for me too! 😀
However, mine was neither that big nor a DP item, so maybe I’m more of a beast and less of a lister! LOL
Sharyn, well, for some heavy listers, that is about how long their stock lasts. I’m with you, though. I’ve got stuff going back to 2015 when I started on eBay. Sad that I managed to build up a death pile in my very first year!
We had our Annual Student Showcase for the belly dance class this weekend. I worked like crazy the last few days of the week to get it all organized. We had it this year in an art gallery and what a gorgeous setting! Unfortunately, our photographer got lost, so I will have to grab stills off videos, but I did take one group photo before we began. Of course, *I* took the photo, so I’m not in it!
Jaepete, you’re only 300 miles away from me! Yay for Texans! LOL
Well, it has been a busy week, has it not? JB wins again, well done!
For the October Challenge, we had some high numbers, great going! However, VT was clearly in the lead with 36, so she wins this month. Runner up was… oh! Me! Have I ever made it to the Top 3 before? Woot! 3rd was Sharyn and JB gets a participation point.
On to the November challenge, folks! Only 8 weeks left for the year!
I put in the Condition field “measurements in photos and description” if I’ve included photos of the measuring tape on the clothes, or just “in description” if not. I find that people don’t read the measurements, despite having them in the photos and in the I.S. and in the description. Since I started adding where to find the measurements in the condition field, I’ve had fewer questions and returns.
NOVEMBER CHALLENGE: DEATH PILE BOX
One Death Box = one point.
Size of DB is irrelevant, as long as you empty it, I don’t care how much you had in it. The idea is to clear your old stock.
This is an old challenge that we’re returning to, so I’m going to use the old information to explain it and (hopefully) answer all the FAQs.
Clearing: The Challenge is to empty a Death Pile box. Now, folks, it doesn’t say “list” a box. You may find that some of the items in the box just have no value and have to be junked, or sent to Goodwill. You could sell them on Facebook, or your grandson could stroll through and yell “Cool hat!” The goal is to empty the box. NOT by moving it to a new box, no cheating! But the items need to move out of your possession, either virtually, by being listed, or by physically leaving your property. Also “box” is a term to cover one batch of items that you have been storing for a while, whether it’s an actual box, or a tote, or a hanging rod in your closet. So, go ahead, empty one “box” and clear some space. You know the universe needs you to make space for it to fill again, right? *wink*
What IS a Death Pile? 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 who works on consignment, for example, may receive a trailer load of goods at a time, so their 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. Consignment Seller might want two trailer loads as a buffer because they list high numbers. 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 time frame.
ChristineR, you win this week. (Are we tag-teaming it? LOL) But I have drafts loaded, so get listing, or I’ll getcha next week! 😀
Zero for me. I did get a bunch of drafts done, but I was too busy off eBay to actually get them listed. I have sold NIB lamps on RA for years now, quite successfully. Buy for $6 on clearance, sell for $30+, but with the combination of hiked shipping prices and the insane I.S. requirements, this year may be the last time. I cannot see myself spending so much time trying to input 1,529 specifics that I can’t even find for a $30 item. I don’t even feel that the $130 item is worth that much effort! Plus so many sellers are offering these with free shipping now, so the actual ROI is way lower than it used to be. Sad to lose what was a tidy little niche for a while. 🙁
This week is my belly dance Student Showcase, so I’m up to my eyeballs. I suspect the only listing I will manage is from the drafts already created, but as I do sometimes get fed up with the frantic sewing, or need to take a break to allow the blood to clot so that I don’t get it all over the costumes, I might manage a few easier items.
Wishing you all a terrific week. Hope you had fun with Halloween.
Oh, and for those of you who would like to avoid the Christmas lunacy, I invite you to join me in the Christmas Pledge. I’ve done it for about a decade now and can testify that it makes a huge difference!
Thanks Sharyn! Hmmm… perhaps I will join you in that experiment and we can both report back. I have a tote box full of frames of various sizes, from “barely fits” to small. (Of course, the tote doesn’t have a lid! LOL) I don’t think any of the frames are special, but a lot are wood.
Spreadsheet updated and JulieB takes the win this week. Only 10 weeks left until the end of the year. O.O!
October ends on Sunday, which is marvelous for the Challenge! So you have one week left to get your challenge items listed. Please post challenge numbers on Monday with your weekly numbers, and I’ll post winners on Tuesday with the normal update.
For those who like to plan in advance, the November challenge is Death Box. You have to empty a DB, of any size. Each box counts as one point.
Sharyn, how do you find frames sell? I’ve heard conflicting stories on they do/they don’t sell. I have quite a selection of frames, but I honestly can’t figure out if they’re worth shipping, considering the cost of shipping such bulky items!
JB, I’m with VT. I usually list hard goods and I absolutely find clothing frustrating to list. They’re awkward to photograph, they need a ton of measurements, and most of my returns are on clothes. I don’t get the attraction, to be honest! But I have a ton of coats and jeans and other clothing, so I too have been wading through mine to try and get them up THIS winter, having missed the last two .. or three… or mmmmffffff…. 🙂
ChristineR – you won last week as I had the zero! But you’ve got drafts up, so let’s give it another shot this week, as we’re now tied, one each!
Spreadsheet updated, JB takes the win.
Seems like it was a rough week for everyone. I see that VL hasn’t posted, but her show started this week, so she was probably gung ho getting it ready. If you’re reading this, VL, I wish you a wonderful show with tons of happy, cash-ready buyers and a glorious fun time!
JB, your dog had knee surgery? I’ve never heard of that! He has outstripped me, I’ve only had 4 surgeries on mine, but knees hurt real bad, so he has lots of sympathy from me! I do hope he gets better soon and won’t need any more work done.
ChristineR – you beat me! I had zero last week. It has turned absolutely loco around here and while I have a batch of items photographed and measured, they never made it to the listing stage!
Wishing you all a great week!
Spreadsheet updated. VT wrangled the win with her “difficult to get back into it” groove. Don’t you all wish you could be as productive when you’re not feeling it? LOL. Well done, VT, your self-motivation is terrific.
VL – great news! I SO want to make it to one of your shows. Sending best wishes for a fantastic time and a great response to your show!
ChristineR – wanna challenge this week? It’s a tough week for me, I have a new Witches Dance starting this week, plus we’re in Flash Flood Warnings from today until Thursday/Friday, I have to finish quilts for the Quilt Show that starts this week, and I still have to work on our dance show coming up in 3 weeks, for which I’m learning a new Solo. Oh – and there’s eBay! So we’re going to be wading through the same bucket, it seems! LOL I’m game for a little challenge!
Anyone else wanna throwdown at another Elf?
Good morning all, and happy Columbus Day! Remember, the post office is closed today.
Once again, the only reason I got any listings up at all this week is all due to my eBay Bestie. Seriously, you guys, I reckon half of my total listings for the year is because of her gentle, yet insistent, foot on my heinie! I highly recommend you find a “foot” of your own! LOL
12 listings up, all of them paper.
