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I just wish they would leave things alone. Just when I finished all the item specifics, now I have to figure something else out.
@retrotreasures sure….
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@jay yes I agree on all points. All true. 🙂It has been a really long time since I checked in. 2020 was a roller coaster. My eBay business went down by 30%. Sourcing was hard for all of the obvious reasons. It was a rough year that way.
BUT we had one big shiny thing happen. We bought an investment beach house in the Carolinas. For 2020 we let the management company that was already running the place manage it, but last week we put it on Airbnb. We have a cohost helping with it, so sort of like training wheels for us. We’ve already secured five bookings for 2021 in one week since it went live. We are hopeful that we will get many more bookings than we did with the management company. Eventually this home will be our retirement home, but we will never live in it during peak season. We are looking for a Maine home next which we will live in during the summer and rent out during ski/snowmobile season. The end goal is to have renters pay for both properties. Exciting stuff.
I’m down 75% to 80% and this is my full time job. Sole proprieters do qualify, not just agriculture. I can’t get unemployment, so I will take $1,000 which is pretty much my money that the government has taken over the years plus some.
@julieb Is it true that refunds for returns are added to your monthly invoice? If that’s the case, that’s a big issue for me. As a volume clothing seller, returns are a thing and they really add up. It’s beyond me why eBay cannot take out their fees per transaction.
Ugh I am not looking forward to this at all. I did not get the email yet. I was told that I would be in the last wave most likely due to the fact that 15% or more of my sales go GSP. I will go into this new plan kicking and screaming.
I use .99 for my listings and .50 for my offers to watchers to differentiate which method sold. But I agree with Jay, the best price is the key.
Positives first, your prices are fair and you’re offering a nice array of goods.
Improvement areas….
Don’t take clothing photos on the carpet or bare floor/carpet UNLESS that floor is squeaky clean with no stains or marks. Also, revisit your shipping. I’d suggest flat rate economy on heavier items using Fedex Ground or 2 day.
No reason for the commas in your listings. I would lose those to make your title look more professional and streamlined.
Update! My postal lady came and picked up all of the packages. I chatted with her (while 6 feet apart) and told her this would be the new norm until things settle down and she was more than fine with it. Now to see if these actually scan on time.
I’ve decided not to chance it with my post office as they seemed pretty serious about the police thing. I’ve scheduled my first porch pickup for tomorrow. And to answer @debitsandcredits question, I’m a long time seller and I do not want to risk my metrics by trusting my postal carrier to scan on time. I can’t even get her to deliver the right mail to my home.
@Amatino That is my next step. I’ve never used that service before, but I will look into it tomorrow.
They said that while they are an essential business, my travel to the post office is not.
I’m surprised yeast isn’t on the price gouging list considering the nationwide shortage right now.
I’m down by 20%. I can’t complain in light of everything. Sourcing is a challenge for the time being and I am SO glad I have a profit pile. So so glad! I agree that sales will slow for awhile, but if this stimulus package goes through it could be good for online sales. I am cautiously optimistic.
