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06/25/2020 at 11:59 am in reply to: Scrabble Deluxe, 2 Boomboxes, Toilet roll holder, Toaster shell Clock movement #78732
I guess the Scrabble Deluxe didn’t make the video. Is that the one with a rotating game board? Those are nice so each player can look at the layout without throwing their neck out. I actually made a turntable for my cheap edition using a cake decorating turntable.
If you have good til canceled items you want to suspend for up to 3 months, eBay has an out-of-stock option that could work, although you still pat the listing fees during that time. This is more intended for a situation where you have multi-quantity items that you might run out of before you can get more in, but it might work for you with good til canceled items. This also maintains any search ranking the listing might have.
I did the same thing years ago with 1 size of box. My local post office took them off my hands but I don’t know if that was just a favor or official. You might ask them.
06/15/2020 at 7:32 pm in reply to: ebay execs accused of cyberstalking the Steiners (ecommercebytes owners) #78462I’m not sure we have heard the whole story on this yet, “Or the rest of the story”.
I can get this from ShippingEasy if I need it, but I don’t want it. Here’s a stripped down sample:

For those of you that might remember I don’t charge shipping, only for contental US, this was Puerto Rico.
Thanks, I might do that.
06/12/2020 at 4:28 pm in reply to: Is it Possible to Have Listing End When One Variation Sells? #78372I don’t know unless you can somehow do it with the shipping options, or tell them in the listing to request no box and then edit the invoiced shipping.
I still have plenty of everything I use, skipped Q4 2019, and haven’t used my Q2 2020 allowance yet. So much of my stuff ships in the 2 smallest poly bags, or padded poly bags, or USPS flat rate options. Those eBay supplies I use are relatively cheap and more than I need.
Thanks for the tip. I should clean up my old bike that’s been sitting in the garage, air up the tires, etc. I haven’t ridden it in a couple of years, never did really like it much either.
Happy Birthday, kid, I just turned 71 yesterday. Life is good, I’m healthy, active, and pretty much physically fit. Oh, if I could be 47 again and know what I know now… (lol).
It’s all relative, my mother is 96 and still going strong.
Bill
TV advertising would probably have been even more effective 2 months ago when people started having to stay home. Big companies usually can’t change plans quickly enough in my experience.
Jay,
For many items, my cost is 50 cents to $2 and sell for $15 to $30. Most weigh well under 1 pound and ship first class. The shipping spread isn’t very much usually. My markup is enough that I don’t ever actually lose money on an order, but I may make more on some than others because of the relative cost of shipping. To be honest, I don’t pay any attention to profit on individual orders.
Another thing is that most of my orders are very easy to ship, most in a polybag or flat rate padded envelope. For bigger items that won’t fit in flat rate boxes, where I have enough quantity I purchased specific box sizes to keep on hand. For example, I have boxes that will fit 2 boxed shock absorbers perfectly, and another for a large performance tuneup kit I sell, etc. I can ship 20 orders an hour by myself most of the time, even less time depending on the mix. My average order value is $26 but I have some parts that go for over $200 and some I can only get $10 for. I average 70-80 orders per week.
I’m not getting rich but combined with Social Security I can live well enough to suit me and not have to dip into my retirement funds yet. The only thing I owe money on is my house and it will be paid off in 8 years making the regular payments.
Bill
I sell NOS auto parts, I suppose those are so-called commodity items. Everything I sell is “free shipping”. It’s more accurate to call this total pricing instead of free shipping, I think most buyers know shipping is just included in the price. I’m smack in the middle of the country (Missouri) which makes averaging shipping costs easier. I believe shoppers want to easily see and compare the total cost, I know I sure do when shopping online.
I haven’t always included shipping in the price. I’ve been selling on eBay for over 10 years and started doing this around year 3. I certainly was nervous about it at the time, but I saw a very definite increase in sales, and profit wasn’t impacted. I’ve shipped over 25,000 orders on eBay with I’m guessing 20,000 or more being ‘free shipping”. Another 5,000 or so on Amazon and also free shipping.
Over time I have moved to lighter weight items and items that will work with flat rate prices (love those padded flat rate priority mail envelopes).
We all have to come up with a business plan that works for each of us, this is what works best for me.
05/27/2020 at 7:24 pm in reply to: Unique 12″ Cylinder Round Tube Lidded Silver Plate Serving Dish – Used For?? #77852I’ve seen hinged lid butter dishes, never cylindrical like this but I’m going to guess that’s what is.
I would ask her to repay me using PayPal, perhaps with a discount reward.
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