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I actually made time this weekend to list four items. One sold right away 😊 but now she is returning it 😒
I am closing out this post because it has become too long. I have started a new one for 2026. Please start posting there.
True, to complete the process you have to ask for a receipt. I always ask it to print. You can have it send you something via email, but then you have to type in your email address.
@ChristineR – Yes, it is at the same machine where you can buy a label or stamps. I had to ship a package today, so I snapped a few photos, see the link below. You should be able to scroll through them. The machine does ask a few questions about hazardous materials. I didn’t photo every screen, but they are self explanatory.
My post office has a self service machine where you can scan the packages yourself and then put them in a drop slot. They have a small drop slot and a large one, although really large packages won’t fit. I can also put the packages on the counter after I scan, and they will take them in the back when they are not as busy.
I haven’t been doing my numbers lately, but I thought I’d show an item I sold last week:
This was the top rack from my old dishwasher, sold for $64: https://www.ebay.com/itm/187115370836
We finished up our flooring project a week ago. I had put my store on Time Away until my desk, computer, and printers were back in action. I also did a large end and relist. I did sell a few items, but my sales are very slow since I’m not listing.
Yeh, and I think I even thought about it, but never checked for how many days were left. Too much in life is going on these days.
I actually managed to list two items this past week.
Because of my inactivity, about a dozen drafts I had started a few months ago fell off. They shouldn’t be too difficult to recreate, but it is lost time.
For the items I purchase in a garage sale or auction, I keep track of my costs in a spreadsheet. I’m able to find the date of purchase in there and then use my emails to find when they sold. When I sell something, I grey it out, and the grey I use changed about four years ago. That helped me find my newer sales in the spreadsheet.
I bought an auction lot of new Asian items in August 2017, and the last item I sold was a set of porcelain storage bowls this January. So, that is about 7.5 years.
A vintage framed colorized photo was bought in Oct 2017 and sold this April, so also about 7.5 years.
Lot of World of Warcraft stuff that was bought in Feb 2018 and sold in July 2024, so 6.5 years.
Vintage oil painting, signed by Norma Smith, purchased in May 2018 and sold in April, so almost 7 years.
I can’t get a sense of how things are going because I have not been listing anything for several months. I stopped doing any promotions, and all I do is send out offers. I’m selling about 1-4 things a week. I’m glad to know that it isn’t just my inattention to eBay.
My career job is getting more time consuming. With vacations and family stuff, I just don’t have any time. Now we are getting a significant portion of our downstairs tiled, and we have to move furniture and whatnot back and forth as they make progress.
I guess it is a good thing that I’m able to work and make money that way while eBay is on the outs.
I have used ChatGPT for descriptions. I first give it a prompt & ask it not to be salesy and provide a fact based description, or something in that vein. Then I would give it the description. I haven’t used photos for it to gleam information.
I like your description, but maybe a bit long. I am impressed that it didn’t add in “this item is a must …” or “it is essential for anyone interested in …”. When that happens, I have to be specific about not using that language.
@VL – That sounds like a huge change! Good luck to you!
I just came back from yet another trip, our third in August & September, and I’ve not had time to do any listing. For the month of October, we will be replacing the tile in the kitchen/foyer, taking a week to move out furniture from the den/office, and then installing tile there. I’m guessing I will be quiet here for some time, but I do have listings started & waiting for photos. Maybe in between the craziness?
Huh, I never thought of that. I assumed the notifications were mostly baseball cards because those were popular for livestreaming, and they do well in that forum. But, you might be right. Those notifications are mostly cards.
I’m guessing that he is charging USPS regular rates. But, when he goes to buy the shipping label, he gets eBay’s discount rates. The difference is profit.
I already pass on the discounted rate to the buyer, but eBay’s fees are based on both the purchase price plus shipping, so I end up losing money on shipping.
