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Sales are definitely slow. Life is busy and I don’t need ebay money right now, so I don’t sweat it too much. Keeping the listing going and I’m working on my storage this weekend. I’ve had 7 sales this week but two are still waiting on payment. Also got a return request from someone who “accidentally ordered the item”.
There are so many aspects to this business that you can just switch gears to rediscover something you like. If you need some downtime change handling time to 3 days and take some time off.
Go list that box of junk you have been dreading. Once you are into it I guarantee you’ll feel better and realize it wasn’t half as bad as you built it up to be.
Work on your record keeping systems. Do some research into new software tools. Go on a thrifting road trip to discover new thrifting spots.There is a ton of things you can do to keep things fresh and avoid burnout.
So I was just playing with the width of my browser window. There is some kind of glitch that forces the forum section of the site to get more narrow for certain widths of the window. If you resize the width to what the forum actually is, it is fine. Then I start to widen the window. After I’ve widened it about 3″, the forum reduces in width about 40%. If I keep widening the window about 1.5″ more, the forum goes back to normal size. I’m using IE11 browser on a PC.
Is it just me, or has the forum all the sudden become much more narrow. I mean it was already pretty narrow and non-adjustable to match window size, but now posts are at most 6-7 words per line.
I’ve recently had some great sales. Here are the highlights.
Vintage Joy Caros Print Decoupage on wood.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-1970s-Joy-Caros-SEPTEMBER-LOVE-Print-Decoupage-Custom-lacquered-Solid-Wood-/262331459014?rd=1
There was no market for this so I shot for the moon and happily accepted a $120 offer.BORN Telly Brown Leather Dyed Shearling Winter Fashion Boots
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BORN-Telly-Brown-Leather-Dyed-Shearling-Winter-Fashion-Boot-Women-size-6-36-5-/262521463051?rd=1
Got these at a yard sale for $3. What a find!Marantz Professional PMD620 Solid State Recorder With AC Adapter
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marantz-Professional-PMD620-Solid-State-Recorder-With-AC-Adapter-/262683566330?rd=1Found a gallon sized bag at goodwill for $4 sitting on a random rack. The bag had two of these in it!! Plus a few other accessories that went to them – total list price for all items was $600. Finds like this is what keeps me coming back for more.
Women’s Orthofeet Leather Therapeutic Diabetic Shoes
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Womens-Orthofeet-Leather-Therapeutic-Diabetic-Shoes-Black-Size-9-1-2-Extra-Wide-/262562073056?rd=1What can I say – shoe sales make my world go round. Sold these for $70 best offer.
Vintage T Snap USA Synchilla Aztec Indian Navajo Patagonia Ski Fleece Jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-T-Snap-USA-Synchilla-Aztec-Indian-Navajo-Patagonia-Ski-Fleece-Jacket-XL-/262556660120?rd=1Another off-hand goodwill find. The color scheme caught my eye, and I just got happier and happier the more research I did to drill down all my keywords. “Settled” for a $135 offer.
USA Wellco Military Army Combat Work Boots
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USA-Wellco-Military-Army-Combat-Work-Boots-hot-weather-Type-1-spike-protect-6W-/262702352676?rd=1Here is an example of being willing to spend more sometimes. I had to pay $15 at goodwill, but I knew I’d do well. Accepted a $51 offer within 3 hours of listing.
Yeah careful with all these exciting new changes j&r or We might just talk you into trying the “managing an eBay store with a baby” experiment. lol!
Averaging $5k a week? Whoah! You guys are such an inspiration. I’ve shared your story multiple times with my wife. You guys are living my dream!
I have the 5′ long shelves in the link. Currently I have 3, but plan to add two more eventually to finish lining my walls. Back when I got them they were $99 shipped with Prime. They are still rock solid 6 months later being fully loaded up the whole time. You can fit 4 of the cheap $5 18 gal tubs from walmart on each shelf if you situate them just right.
That’s how it worked for me as well. It would always jump to the bottom.
You have to do the math to determine if it is worth it. It looks like my 6 month fee for my books will be between $70-80. I have 143 books in stock. My average LTSF is $.50 per book. After the fee is initiated I get another 6 months to sell them. Assuming a modest $7 average profit a book and assuming I sell a very conservative 50 books, then I make:
$350 after fees profit – $80 LTSF = $270 profit. No that’s not a lot of money, BUT I’m not losing money. Not even close! You effectively get a year to sell your long tail books. Some books I make much more than $7.So yes, I decided to leave everything at FBA. Going forward my sourcing will be much more conservative. It helps now that they flag slow moving items while using the seller app.
What an awesome site! I looked for something like this and never could find anything. I created word document template that I could print out and write measurements on while taking measurements. I’ve since went back to just taking pictures of the tape measure to put on the listing.
With this site though, it would be a great tool to farm the measurement work out to a worker though! Give them a tub of clothing and they generate pictures with all the measurements and a description of the item.
