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Very respectable, @TrishSpin. Looks like that turned out a great haul for you!
Sounds like a great plan, ChristineR. Formulate how you would make it into a goal and you can post it on June 1st.
Libby, what do you sell? All consignment items? Clothes?
I’ve worked my way through all the stuff I had piled up in my work area, but I haven’t touched my shed of death piles yet. I reckon I could keep going another three months on what I have stored. Hmmm… if this keeps up, I might be out of DPs this year. Now, wouldn’t that be something!
Listed 30 this week. Out of my 10 auction items for the May Challenge, sold one, got a bid on one but cancelled the auction when I realized that I had it set to Free Shipping. In fact, ALL my auctions were set to Free Shipping, so I would have lost a ton of money if they’d all sold. The one that did sell went for $4 and the shipping will probably cost $7, so I’m out of pocket there too. Learn from my mistakes everyone, make sure you have shipping turned on for your auctions!
Will relist my unsold auctions tonight and ensure shipping is correct.
Thanks Mike. Wow, that’s a lot of items and I haven’t a clue what could be used as alternatives!
Thanks for putting those up.
Thanks Mike.
No, I didn’t want a VERO list. As mentioned, I was trying to create a keywords list, so don’t use this-use that kind of thing.
I got dinged yesterday for ziplock. I didn’t use a brand name, just had the word ziplock in the title and received a Cease and Desist. I had no idea that anyone had a copyright on ziplock, for goodness’ sake! So I thought I’d help other SLers with keywords for future reference.
That’s all this is. Keyword – alternates.
Thanks MyCottage. Dunno, I was doing all my research between 2AM and 4AM this morning (couldn’t sleep), I may have gotten the percentage wrong.
Any answer to question one?
The dreaded email arrived in my inbox too, so I spent several hours this morning researching MP and I have a couple questions.
1. This was posted by another member here on the forum, but not answered. Does eBay deduct the fees for each transaction FOR each transaction, or do they get added up and charged monthly, as is the case under the current system?
2. This was posted in an article discussing MP and there is no mention of it anywhere else. The author stated that eBay’s charges are PER ITEM and not per transaction. This is not a problem where you sell one-of commodities, but when you have multiples, it can get sticky. For example, yesterday I sold two curtains. I have a listing for one curtain (new) with multiples available, so you choose the quantity you want to buy. If MPs works on the transaction, I would pay 2.79% + $0.30 for the sale. If it works per item, I would pay 2/79% + $0.60 (two items.) Has anyone noticed this?
Jay, this article is the reference for (2.)
I’m a huge scavenger of packing supplies and almost every box that comes INTO the house, goes out as a shipping box. I cut them open, remove labels, turn them inside out and tape up again. Yes, it’s a bit of a pain in the whatsit, but it’s been a bout 3 years since I actually paid for boxes, excluding my shipping supplies coupon, which I haven’t used in about three quarters.
If you let family and friends know you’re on the hunt for supplies too, you’ll end up with more than you need. I get donations of bubble wrap, polystyrene boards, air cushions.. more than I can handle. I never say no, I just recycle what gets too much and keep the good stuff. Turning them away shuts off the flow. Let it keep on truckin’!
@MyCottage “even our death piles have death piles” …. that made me laugh! I’ve got a 16×8 foot shed packed with my DPs, and that AFTER the Purge of November 2019, so I’m just shopping in my own personal thrift store. No change for me!
I’ve watched it on YouTube, but I had to go through the website.
@GroovyGrasshopper Try going from the website to YouTube, then add to watch later, and see if you can pull it up at work
Thanks, Sharyn. Loving it in here!
Okay, everyone, ten items for the month, but more is an option.
Listed my ten, so I’m in for the May Challenge.
Little Blue House, so sorry to hear you’re having such a rough time. At least you got a bunch of sales to make up for it! Sending healing thoughts for your back.
Sharyn, changed your goal to 10 per week.
Libby, sorry, but according to the rules, you don’t get a win if you post late. It would have been a tie anyway. Amazing how many ties we’ve had this year!
Which means that the winner this week is VT! Go you! Now, don’t let it derail you like it did last time! LOL.
Spreadsheet updated.
Don’t forget the May Challenge. Select 10 items from your store that you want to get rid of. Put them on auction at half price (or whatever seems reasonable.) Log your number of sales at the end of the month. Sharyn – is it ten per week or ten for the month?
Seeing as I made such a hash of the numbers last month, I’m giving you back the responsibility of logging your own numbers. Give me a total on May 31st.
Hey, who has the June challenge?
If you have more than 12 hours left on your auction, I’d cancel and relist as a Fixed Price with best offer
