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I have at least 1,000 items with padded flat rate shipping and my listings are not affected by the same issue. My customers can still purchase my flat rate listings. I just have to choose the 0x0x0 workaround to bring up the pfre option.
You’d think they’d test out changes before launching. Or at the very least, launch the changes in the middle night to trouble shoot. It seems to me that it takes a long time for them to work out bugs.
@vintageiron That is a huge issue. It might explain why my sales are so slow the last few days. I know this time of year is slow, but it’s never quite this slow for me.
For those having the issue with only getting regional a and b as shipping options, you have to put 0x0x0 in the dimensions for the other choices to pop up
@BigSally the logistics of that makes my head swim. I’ll let my husband chew on that. Interesting thought! Although I have an anchor store and the amount of packages I’d have waiting would be dizzying.
@Jay yes, we won’t be “making money” with the property per se, but we will most likely not have to pay a mortgage once you figure in rental costs.
@ryanne Nope, it’s actually pretty decent for the area. Topsail Island. But we’re looking for a large house that will demand a large rental price.
@Jay The houses we are looking at are oceanfront and around 650-750K. We are also retired military which has its benefits when it comes to borrowing.
@Jay IF all weeks are booked. As you know, that’s not a sure thing in the rental business. That’s why we are taking our time finding the right property with a long and loyal rental history. We also have to be prepared for a hurricane making the property unusable for a time. Completely possible with coastal homes.
@Jay June through October. The summer months for the families visiting the beach and September & October for fishing. Not sure what fish is “in season” in September and October, but apparently it’s a very popular time to fish in NC.
@retrotreasures That is indeed the plan. We are currently researching properties in both states. We go to Maine this summer to evaluate properties there. Our hope is to find properties with an established rental history. Our NC house will rent from 4-5K per week in the height of the season and about 3K in shoulder season. That should pay for the house for the year. (we haven’t bought a house yet, this is based on current available properties) And then the Maine house will rent for a bit less, but will cost significantly less, so we hope that one will pay for itself as well. Worst case scenario we have to pay whatever doesn’t get covered by rent and we expect the worst case would be a few thousand a year per house which is fine. I will still work full time and my husband will be semi-retired, so this would be an optimum arrangement because it will allow us to save a significant amount of money even in our “older” years.
@utahbill No for two reasons. Each property will be rented out for the 6 months that we aren’t in each of them. Both homes are in vacation areas. One at the beach for summer rental and one in the north for ski season rental. So leaving the inventory back will take up needed space for rental income. And even if we did that, we can’t shut the stores down for 6 months from what I can see with eBay policy.
We do have a tow capable SUV. BUT I am pretty sure we would get divorced from yelling at each other backing it in and out and what have you. I might have to learn how to do this.
@Jay I’d have to look into the costs, but I have friends who have used the pods to move and they said that it was affordable. I have to find out what affordable means. I have 2,500 items currently in my inventory and I think it will fit in one pod. If not, I can auction off a portion of the lower value stuff to make room. I want to move more towards accessories, perfume and jewelry as time goes on, so I think it’s doable.
I don’t think older items are falling off entirely. I’ve sold quite a few older items recently. Meaning, items listed 3+ years ago or longer. Sales have been erratic though the last few months. One week I have a meager week and then the next week a booming one. I do think something is up with the algorithm, but not exactly sure what. Summer is typically slower, but I still think it has a lot more to do with a surge in reselling popularity.
