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VL – glad you like your prize. Sorry I had to make you wait.
Sharyn – now that VL has posted her picture (I didn’t want to spoil the surprise) I have a surprise for you. I made you a 2018 “trash bag” too. If your address is the same, I’ll get it in the post to you. It drove me nuts, I was trying to make a vest for the Elf, but it totally wouldn’t work out. Eventually I realized we’re trash elves, so I made a trash bag full of treasures. LOL. You just slip the bag over its shoulder and you’re good to go.
VT – congratulations! I hope to get a 1099 this year!
junque redux – changed as requested.
chaoticgoods – pants on the floor is my workaround. My mannequin has an offset base so that she CAN wear pants, but she has no legs, so they just hang. There’s a post about stuffing pants with pool noodles, if you want to give that a search. It has some interesting ideas.
This week I had two days of running around after the other businesses and two days sick in bed, so I’m not unhappy with my 7 listings for the week. I’m pleased I got something up! Also, my new cabin was scheduled to come in 3-4 weeks but was manufactured in a mere 10 days! Julie B, I’m going to be empathising with you a lot in the next few weeks as we try to get the cabin finished (we got an unfinished as it’s less than half the price if we do the interior ourselves), move my business in there, and keep everything running. Eep! On top of that, it’s only 8 weeks until my Students do their annual performance, so I’m doing the headless chicken getting costumes ready. Fun never stops around here! LOL
For the Microwise, I found this website offering it at $32 plus shipping.
They’re on the Amazon UK site, but with no price as currently unavailable, but there are reviews and keyword options
On eBay UK I found this set in the Solds, and a steamer, a fish steaming dish, a cupcake baking dish, and a chicken roaster in the for sale section. Prices are all over, but I hope that helps you. Should give you some keywords, anyway. I note that a lot of them have Microwise at the end of the title, not the beginning.
For the Maxwell House coffee cups, I found 351 listings. I don’t know what yours look like, so didn’t drill down for more information. Link to my search page, hope that helps.
No problem for late posts, junque redux, I will always add in your numbers. You just don’t qualify for the “win” if your number was the highest.
Spreadsheet updated. Libby lived up to her promises and went to warp speed for the win this week. Holey toledo, what a number! The rest of us need to sharpen our lightsabers! Er… I mean lightboxes.. and get some photos done and listings up. 😉
Well done all.
IndySales – thank you! Those links are great.
Actually, after doing a lot of research on the different distros, I had narrowed my choices down to Mint, Zorin OS, KDE Neon, or Ubuntu. Was trying to decide between them, and was leaning towards Ubuntu, when an old colleague of my husband’s weighed in. He’s been on Linux since the 90s, and he said Debian is the granddaddy of those four, they all run on a background of Debian. I’m no programmer, I use a very small suite of programs, at least half of which are already Linux based or Linux supported, so I figured a stable, easy to use distro was my best option. As I’ve been on Win7 since, well, Win7, you can tell I’m not a Shiny New Stuff kinda person. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The clincher, for me, was discovering that the previous 4 are all bundled with bloatware. To make the distros “out of the box” play, they added in all sorts of programs and extras. I really liked the thought of having a stable base and just adding what I want/need, when it’s needed. So that’s why I thought I would take his advice and go Debian. However, it’s the fear of messing up that has delayed me actually taking the plunge. The paralysis of analysis. LOL. I do have to make a decision, but so many choices, and so many people with good arguments, make it hard to take the leap.
Jen, welcome, and you’re in. The spreadsheet is listed alphabetically, and you’re set up. If you want to send me your last two weeks’ numbers, I can add them in for you. It’s optional, not a requirement.
VL, did you get your prize from last year?
@JulieB Oh goodness! I thought it was just me! I’ve gotten really good at relocating inventory instead of listing it! 😀
I’m done for today, ergo for the week. 17 listings for me this week. I pushed hard because I wanted to catch up on my backlog a little, but I’ve been doing so much work in the other businesses, I couldn’t catch up completely. Still, made a good dent and feeling happy.
It’s been one of those busy, productive weeks, where I’ve got a lot done but don’t really feel like I did. You ever have those? From my TDL I see I crossed off a lot of things, but I actually don’t feel like I made much progress.
A lot of time was spent on research, I’ve decided to go for Windependence. See the thread I’ve started in the forums for more info. (Don’t want to clutter this thread with non-listing stuff.)
Spreadsheet updated. Aperture didn’t get around to posting, so the field is blank. You can let me know any time and I’ll update it.
You’ll note your personal goal is now higher. It reflects the cumulative total for the year, so you can see how much you’ve done and what your goal is. For example, I’ve done 4 and my goal is 20, I’m 16 behind. In contrast, this week’s winner, Vintage Treasures, has a YTD total of 83 listings against her goal of 78. You over-achiever you! 😉
This week VT tosses her head at last week’s near miss and scorches ahead to a convincing win. Be warned, though, VT, Libby has been doing some gauntlet tossing!
Have a great week, everyone. Go list, dammit!
4 for me. Less than I’d wanted, but at least I’m on the board!
Wow, VL, what a week! And you still listed? You’re a listing demon, I tell you! Sending you lots of thoughts of strength and support for this week and the time ahead.
What about a filing cabinet? Hang the polymailers over the files, instead of filing them. I’ve seen this done to store fabric.
LOL. Sounds like you and I live similar lives! Welcome to the group, Brian. Join us on the Listing Challenge, it helps to motivate you to get listing.
I was reading an article about fashion this morning, and the comment was made that young people today are leaning more towards owning less stuff and being more conscious of the environment. My feeling is that this is not restricted to fashion. This will have a knock down effect in all markets.
They went through a short period of not syncing. It hasn’t been a problem for a while now. I got into the habit then of opening my eBay account and checking the Ended Items when I pulled the Bonanza info. I’ve kept doing it since, Seeing as the orders are usually only one or two at a time, it’s quick. The peace of mind is worth the extra step.
I’m sure it’s a step most cross listers are going to have to incorporate anyway.
Jay, I don’t sell much on Bonanza, but I absolutely love their background burner. It’s free if you list with them and there are some times, e.g. white item, where the burner is worth it’s weight in vibranium. However, it has been absolutely no problem for me to list with them, I ship from PayPal so I don’t pay the shipping surcharge and no, I’ve never paid for anything on there. The one time I had a query their Customer Service was phenomenal.
Apart from the background burner, the other major bonus that I’ve found is that their posts are in the Google search algorithm and I’m being found on Google. In fact, when you go to your Dashboard, you can see a bunch of Google analytics and links to improve your listing for Google search. A lot of the sales I’ve received have been through the Google search function.
For the little work I have to do on the site (they pull everything off eBay) and the zero monthly fees I pay, and the bonuses I get from my free account, the 10% commission they earn from occasional sales is utterly worth it to me. It might be interesting to see if I get an increase in sales from investing in the business. Seeing as cross-posting is the topic ATM. 😉
