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As is typical for me this time of year, almost all sales were new with tag items. I sold a couple more Christmas items. Running the 40% off after Christmas sale really helped move more of that this year. Sold a couple of cross stitch kits, nothing notable really.
https://vimeo.com/860275682 Probably will work first and go beta in cards, clothing and motors. https://chainstoreage.com/ebays-latest-ai-seller-tool-enables-instant-multiple-listings
Today I saw a flash notice on the desktop saying I could list with a photo. It disappeared quickly before I could use it. 🙁
I am really liking this one. Around the 40 minute mark they speculate on eBay 2025 advances, including AI listing (yes please), and eBay showing you your net profit for each item.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-selling-on-ebay-radio-show/id1610885063?i=1000683867234Total Items in Store: 1200 ish
Items Sold: 22
Cost of Items Sold: $
Gross Sales: $766; Net sales $419
Highest Price Sold: eBay $140 (Fabric)
Average price: $35
Returns: 2 Buyer lied 🙁 Refunded, blocked, reported. 1 mistake on measurements (sell similar error of mine).
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 20Ebay sales are tapering off but last week was ok. I had a few buyer issues. One I’m sure substitued an item for a brand new one. One buyer from October said her package never arrived (tracking sales delivered to door). My high sale buyer made me do a fabric burn test before finally buying. Lots more messages than I’m used to.
I have a new opportunity to do consignment with an ambitious young girl who is opening a new part new-part vintage hybrid store in April. I hope it works out. I’d like to unload some stuff that way, especially larger art work.
One more week and I’m back to kid free, so have been enjoying the family time but look forward to being on a more regular schedule and digging in again on my organzing. I’m seeing a lot of Facebook group postings about people going back to focusing on Ebay and leaving the other platforms. I’m hoping Ebay rolls out the new feature to start a listing from a photo soon. I need to list faster.
Truth be told, I bought more than I listed I think this week so far. Need to right the ship.
Call me crazy but I still get excited over $25-30 items. I love picking.
Bins is the nickname for goodwill outlet. On Google maps that is whet they will call the one nearest you. If you like lightweight small items you might do well there as I think people overlook that kind of thing at the bin bottoms.
@Craig glad you are getting through your piles and it’s a good time of year. In home decor it can be slow but I haven’t been listing much either. My son leaves this Saturday and my daughter late next week. Need to step it up. People nest and do crafts this time of year so I need to hit that stuff. Also I have some jackets to sell.I’m also getting way more selective if I source. All of the thrifts have definitely priced up even from a couple of months ago. This actually helps because I need to visit them less. There are a lot of amateurs picking in my departments lately.
Hi @VT, sorry for the delay. So we eat casually and there are a lot of nicer restaurants, lots of great Italian.
Best view craft coffee house in the city: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NN62CScaZjurwqFn9
Handlebar is the other good local coffee place.
This group of restaurants in the “Funk Zone” https://maps.app.goo.gl/RntWvsF4U81dHnHWA
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PfFubCNp19HVNjUe7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ye4ARgU6jyH3a8fR9
We have really the greatest Mexican food. There are a variety of family run. This one (no sign, limited hours) is very famous and affordable https://maps.app.goo.gl/pxJhspMabqMDNZ4j6
There is a family with popular locations https://maps.app.goo.gl/T9gt7ade51zxdsnH8 (also another location with the same name). https://maps.app.goo.gl/U6nPr2rTJVYVYi6r9 (more upscale, in tourist area).
I love our little zoo if you are into walking. It was once a person’s private estate near the ocean. They film a lot of commercials there. Not sure what you are into but there is quite a bit to do. The Funk Zone has some fun shops and a couple of really nice vintage stores, upscale and mid-scale gift shops, craft breweries and wine tasting. It’s walking distance from a lot of the restaurants I’m recommending. We eat at this place a lot https://maps.app.goo.gl/9P1Wy7YBQEdkEjWf9. You can rent all kinds of bikes and vehicles, trolleys, etc. near there. There is the harbor and the wharf. For seafood, this is a local favorite with views of the harbor https://maps.app.goo.gl/H8zmh1vyKrmNtu83A
Have fun. I really don’t know much about Pismo unfortunately.
All is well here. We are about 1.5 hours North of the big fire and have no smoke or ash. It’s so sad what’s going on. I’m familiar with the some of the fire areas and they are beautiful neighborhoods. VT I hope you have a great trip. The weather here is beautiful – in the high 60s to low 70s but chilly for us at night. If you want any recommendations, feel free to lmk.
I’ve been having a lot of family time. After next week the college kids will be away and I have some things I want to improve on with the business and routine. Also lots more inventory management to do. It feels so good to do that.
I listed 20 items last week. Hoping for more listing and more organizing this week.
That’s a good week for this time in January.
I sold a decent amout of Christmas this week, which I was thrilled about. All items were pretty much bread and buttery. I did sell a very high quality piece of fabric https://www.ebay.com/itm/335658551237 for $120. Paid $5 or $8 I think. I look for the ends of these upholstery fabrics on the big cardboard tubes – thrift stores usually price them to move.
@Craig Maybe just a slow time of year for listings?
I went to the bins with my daughter. It was fairly crowded. Our bins get pretty well picked over, which is reassuring because only broken and heavy items end up wasted as far as hard goods go at least. When I went to the bins in other cities, there was a lot of excess and people were cherry picking. I know some of these sellers take their items to the flea markets. Like Jay used to say, it’s its own micro economy.
I did manage to get two framed needlework and cross stitch pieces, a nice J Crew leather handbag, a full open box of magic erasers!, and a couple of other items. You have to go elbow to elbow with people for the new ones or pretty much there is nothing left. It’s like a bunch of ants on a carcas. There is a pretty good etiquette at mine about not going through other people’s carts around the outside, some of which have family or friends standing guard.
I also went to the flea market but was very selective. I got a really nice, clean Pottery Barn comforter for $1, which the other women proceed to try to steal out of my bag multiple times. LOL. Just a piece of Swedish glass and a small painting otherwise.
I had sort of a similar issue this week with a buyer I think buying my new in very safely packaged item to replace a chipped one she already had.
“the cup is chipped at the bottom. I dont keep damaged dishes in my house. need to return thx”
I used a stock photo and it’s worth it to me to continue to use them on my new items due to the time savings. So, I was pretty torn. I normally just refund and chalk it up to doing business but didn’t like her message. Ended up asking for photos of the packaging inside and out and the chipped portion. She only sent a photo of the chip. I also did immediately send her a label for the return. She hasn’t sent the photos and wanted a replacement so I took the item down and again requested the photos and told her I’d return her money when I get the item back. I told my husband no way am I sending another one. I will block her after she (maybe) provides the packaging photos. It does feel like people are just losing their morals sometimes…
Tracking my habits every day has helped keep me a lot more accountable. I don’t like when I look at my daily listing log and see zero items, so I’ve started creating a little backlog of photographed items for those days when I’m completely unmotivated or super busy.
Super great advice. I plan to do this, but it doesn’t really make sense until after the kids go back to college. I’m helping my son with grad school apps. Before they go I’m also working on organizing inventory and selling off some larger items on Facebook. I still need to finish the atomic habits book as well. I really liked the way it is written.
