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Can I ask perhaps “duh” question? Why would someone want 1 panel?
IN 2019:
1. I will not marathon source anymore in 1 day if I can avoid it. I need to break it up. I noticed at first store I buy a ton and it all trickles down. So, either I lose stamina or interest by end of day.
2. Eliminate box hoarding due to lack of space. It’s making me nuts.
3. Continue to try to expand categories – I am already doing this, slowly. It’s painful learning new things but thrilling when cha-ching hits.
4. Maintain a healthy balance of “real life” and my business. Continue to meal plan, have food on hand, and clean as I go!
5. Less Social Media – I have set up a screen time limit on my phone. Helpful.Also here to encourage the “progress not perfection” in ebay tasks. I have a large amount of window treatments that I had a fantasy about hanging on my windows at home, and shooting all the pics with a real window. Well, 1 week later, it has not happened and I had a giant curtain monster.
So, yesterday I scrubbed the (white) kitchen floor) laid them out and took the photos. Done and done. They look fine – better than most ones that have sold for lots of money.12/03/2018 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Promoted listings experiment RESULTS: Reducing all promoted listings to 1% rate #52613I heard a rumor the recommendation is to run a short campaign on the Promoted Listing, end it, then start it again a few days later. This has worked for me on some mulit-quan listings. Initial boost then a taper-off.
Thanks for the data supporting trending rates as well!
NOVEMBER total Sales:
Store: 1020$ales:
ebay: 136 items, $4211
Depop afer fees: 3 items, $73
Poshmark: 18 items, $520Sales Month November Total: $4804
As you can see – Posh averages about $100/week average for me. It basically covers my ebay Fees! 🙂 Which is fine frankly. It also helps move cash!
Highest November Sale: Victorian ephemera bundle: $120
so scary! If she had 4-5 cancelations, + a case open filed against her for the return I could see the new order of ebay giving suspension but not deletion.
Agree w/ Jay there may be more info out there…
Bottom line – take the damn returns. No amount of money is worth losing your 5,000 item store.
This also why many ppl need to consider a platform like Etsy, Mercari, or Poshmark NOW. Start small.NO! List it. Someone on a budget won’t care. Not everything needs to be pristine. $12+ ship and call it good.
Adding my new efficiency “rules:”
1. Must ship/drop off items before going out sourcing or errands. I had another close call at 4:55 at an out of town PO today where I was stuck at 30 miles from home! Undue stress for no reason except my poor planning.
2. I need to keep a tab on my favorite shipping supplies (poly and clear bags). I keep ordering crap ones and while I use them, it frustrating. They all look the same in the listings.
3. Budget time for office space/desk/inventory tidy weekly and Clean As You Go.Re: Losing time on the internet. Entirely user responsibility. Most of the content is for “sale”, so buyer beware. But, when you are a reselling weirdo it’s nice to see other people online doing it. ! 🙂
I do indulge in some Influencer reseller entertainment, but I see it as that – entertainment! I don’t watch TV or movies too much. This is kinda of the phase I am in currently – reselling!Re: FED EX LABELS
I had an employee had me a stack of the fed ex plastic sleeves and said “make sure to put your label in here.” So – maybe ask for some when you go next time. She seemed to know things. Yes, seems like it should be fine without – but why not.I had this happen with USPS – First Class to France. A very nice man, buying a tiny trinket. France messed it up and sent it back to me. Buyer still wanted it and asked if I would resend it. (NOT via GSP). I said well, what the hell, I will just buy a new label outside the ebay system (using Pirate ship, $14) and send it. He got it, positive FB, and we all moved on.
Yes, I could have said “you owe me $14, France post isn’t my issue.” But, I didnt. Shrug.Sourcing Speed: I live in a mid size urban city, but the ‘burbs have the better sourcing, estate sales. I try to plan multi-sales and stores in one day in a certain suburb. I want to be done by 4pm. I need better time mgmt within this as well – I need to pack a lunch for example as I have spent too much time, calories, and money grabbing a kids meal to eat quickly.
When I got to Bins, it is my only outing for the day due to it’s weird location and rather intense experience.Yes, I see some older (men) pickers go in and out of the thrift store in 5 minutes, too! My guess Is that they are looking for 1 – 2 specific things, no clothing or shoes. I never see them use their phone.
Other time saving wins:
1. Inventory system – saves my bacon, using SKU field in listing. Once in a great while something sells that is not inventoried, and I have a minor attack. I don’t prepapck unless it’s delicate, white, or vintage.
2. MINIMAL photo editing. I only crop nothing else. I also shoot in iphone SQUARE mode so it’s easier to crosspost to Poshmark and Mercari.
3. I process my COGS and Sales every 90 days.So_Cal: Thank you!! I will add to my Xmas list. These are weirdly hard to find.
I spelled EFFICIENCY wrong. Oh well! 🙂
The need for speed! I agree, T-Statt. I think I am more like 45 minutes from cradle to grave on average. This could be a whole different conversation about where I lose time: In fact, I will start one!
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