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I have automatic feedback set up as well. Its a simple message, something along the lines of “Thank you for your purchase.” It’s generic so in the event the buyer turns out to be a butthead, at least my feedback doesn’t say something like “A+++++ Buyer!” Once I switched to automatic feedback I started receiving more feedback in return – which is something that would benefit newer sellers trying to build up their feedback number.
Double check the original listing to make sure you put in 3 lbs for the item and not 3 ounces. If the original listing does say 3 lbs then there is an Ebay glitch somewhere and you may need to call Ebay about it. Or just cancel the sale and start a new listing from scratch in case that listing is corrupted. There isn’t a way for the buyer to bypass anything related to shipping on their own.
46 listings for me. 0 for the MCM challenge.
Amatino – I can’t believe you’re still without water! I have well water too so when the power goes out we lose water because there isn’t any other way to pump it out of the ground and into the house without good old electricity. The longest for us has been maybe 2 days. I was the biggest baby about it the entire 2 days, I’m sure. Fingers crossed you get water lickety split!
I didn’t read the court documents but I imagine they also subpoenaed eBay for the guy’s selling history. And if so, I wonder at what point eBay kicked him off of their platform.
I used to live in the town (Marion, IA) where this took place. I’m not surprised the post office kept letting him drop off after 8, even after asking him to stop. People in that area are friendly and accommodating to one another. It was quite jarring to move from there to D.C. 15+ years ago.
20 to 25 items per hour?!! I bow to the Master! I would be happy with 20 to 25 consistently per day. Right now I’m at 40 to 60 per week and that needs to increase. I’ve taken your advice and I’m logging how I spend each minute. Just after one day I see that I bounce around like crazy. The longest chunk of time I spent doing just one thing before either being interrupted or switching to something else was a 43 minute period where I just took photos. And that was a rare chunk of time because most of the day was spent doing 1 task for 2 or 3 minutes, then doing another for a few minutes, etc.
I definitely have to list to pay the bills – and that has motivated me. I’m listing around 50ish items a week but I see other people who can list 20 items an hour! I need to get up to where I’m listing at least 20 per day. I’ve been able to pay most of my bills with what I’m listing but no enough as I have had to dip into savings already and I would rather be building savings instead of using it to cover my monthly cash shortfalls.
Thanks everyone for your comments. I spent Friday logging everything I did by the minute. I’ll probably continue that for awhile to see where I can improve. I also listened to Pandora on Friday (Hair Bands from the 80s/90s) instead of podcasts/YouTube resellers, which seemed to help.
Thank you everyone for your condolences last week. It meant a lot.
Amatino – That dog is so happy to finally be in a home, she just can’t contain herself. 🙂 She must have been depressed while at the kennel. I love the before and after photos, hehe.
55 listings for me, 5 were paper.
Sharyn, I’m doing the exact same thing. I ended a ton of listings, had to write down how many quantities of each were left and now I’m relisting. Not what I wanted to do today! I really hope the 40+ listings that already disappeared, aren’t gone forever.
Okay, thanks MyCottage. There’s comfort in knowing it’s not just me. However, I am now looking into paying for a service that will backup my listings, such as InkFrog. I hate to pay for another service but it will probably be worth the peace of mind.
Thanks for putting the monthly challenge list together Amatino.
17 for me this week. 0 met the paper challenge. I had a horrible week having to put my 18 year old cat to sleep. I had him for over 40% of my life. I spent the second half of the week doing absolutely nothing except grieving, eating & watching comedy stand up specials to help cope. I’m feeling better today and have started listing again this morning.
Here’s to all of us having a better week this week.
Funny, this morning I learned the term GorpCore which stands for the trail-mix acronym “good ol’ raisins and peanuts.” The look has also been described as “camping chic” or “HikerCore.” Its supposedly the new big fashion movement based on recent runway looks. Hiking boots, voluminous puffer coats, beanies, parkas, logos are important. Patagonia and The North Face among others are probably going to get very popular again.
Happy Monday, y’all.
52 listings for me this week. I finally got into a death pile so hopefully the listing frenzy continues. I almost stopped after 40 listings this week but then I remembered that Vintage Lucy and I tend to list about the same # as each other each week so that motivated me to push thru and list more! I never thought I was a competitive person before, hehe.
13 listings meet the February challenge.
Have a great week everyone!
Unlike everyone else on eBay, I’ve always had a hard time selling shoes. Despite that, I’m about to get a windfall of 90 pairs of shoes, all brand new. My husband’s cousin bought out the merchandise from a 4 story retail store that went out of business a few years ago. They had no experience in reselling and after several months they lost the enthusiasm for it so they sold the inventory to me for less than a dollar a pair! The shoes are higher end, retailing for $150-$250 a pair (Gabor, Marc Joseph, Vaneli). The problem is, they don’t really sell well on Ebay. My plan is to just box them all up and send them to ThredUp. Certain brands do better over there. And I won’t have to list, photograph or store any of it. I’ve never tried ThredUp before and I understand that a lot of resellers jumped ship a few months back when ThredUp changed their rules but this seems like the perfect opportunity to try it out. My only work will be getting the items to them. We’ll see how it goes.
Hi NC! I’m up in Rome, GA. I stay local to shop estate sales but occasionally get down to Atlanta and the suburbs to hit up the thrift stores.
I haven’t done any extra work in a few years but if anything interesting gets filmed near Rome and the weather is nice, I may submit for it. It depends on if the stars are anyone on my bucket list to see in person. Extra work certainly doesn’t pay enough to do for the money. 🙂
