My eBay business is much more productive when I set goals. I know selling on eBay is very unpredictable and 1 week I can have a bunch of new consignment clients and 50 new thrift store finds. So for me it is hard to set goals far in advance, but I find that I get a lot more done when I set goals for the day or even for the upcoming week. One example is yesterday I participated in eBay Power Listing Day "PLD" Challenge on Virtual Online Learning. My goal was 15-20 new listings of old items that I had lying around. I beat my goal for the day and listed 21 items from scratch in about 3.5 hours.
If I didn't start my day with a goal in mind I might have listed a few items then jumped to something else then started researching new ways to make money on eBay. Too much wasted time and by the end of the day I would of felt like I didn't accomplished much. So for 2011 try and set at least 1 goallllllll for each day and challenge yourself to meet that goal.
Here are a few listings from my fellow Virtual Online Members who participated in the PLD Challenge. As you can see by their feedback rating they take eBay seriously. So check out the listings below if not to bid at least to see how sucessful eBay sellers list.
I'm back and looking forward to making 2011 the best eBay year ever. For my loyal followers I apologize for the lack of posts over the last few months of 2010. My wife and I just moved into our first home in October in a completely new area and I have pretty much been a Full-Time Stay at Home Dad while we have been settling in. Between taking care of our 7 month old boy all day and working on the house and my eBay Consignment Business www.ASAPsellsIT.com I have had little time left to thrift and write about my Thrift Store Finds. And I honestly did not want to post a bunch of junk or affiliate links just to have some content on my blog. So hopefully I still have some people checking in once in a while because I am going to try and get up a minimum 3 new posts a week in the new year.
A good way to start off the new year is by checking out one of my older posts from September 2010 about my Top 10 Thrift Store Tips. I needed to go over these again myself since I have not stepped foot in a Thrift Store for quite a while now. I really miss it, the thrill of finding something that you know will bring in a nice profit is a great feeling.
Holiday time is friends and family time!
Holiday time is giving time and Holiday time is also eBay listing and selling time!
My Holiday time suggestions are:
If you have a house full of friends and family, put the eBay store on vacation settings or add a note to the listings and/or header something like: Happy Holidays from our Home to Yours! We will not be shipping from December 21st through December 26th. However, feel free to continue to shop and keep in mind all items will ship out on Monday December 27th. Merry Christmas to all!
If you don't have a houseful and have time to list items on eBay then GO FOR IT! I am a firm believer that the shoppers are there on Christmas Day, New Years Day and all major holidays! Not everyone celebrates and I've actually had great sales on Christmas Day with less competition because most people THINK they should not have items end during this time and I feel it is one of the best times! Once year I did $1,200.00 in eBook sales on Christmas Eve (that was back in the day when we could sell digital delivery. How I miss those days!)
In all my years of experience with selling on eBay (13 years) as a "treasure hunt seller" I've made more money in January then in any other month. Now is the time to get those collectibles listed and run them as a buy it now with make an offer for 30 days.
The Holidays are yours! It is YOUR TIME TO SHINE!
Bottom line, however you decide to spend your time during the holidays, make the best of it. With family, friends or buying/selling on eBay. Either way enjoy what you do and APPRECIATE your holiday time!
My first attempt at selling records was a good one. I had wrapped up my visit at the Thrift Store and as I was walking out the door, out of the corner of my eye I saw a Beatles Album. There were a bunch of them, so I took a shot at $1.00 each.
17 sold for $104.72
A nice little profit of $87.72 before fees.
I also purchased (2) Guns N' Roses Records for $1.00 each
They sold for $28.99 & $20.50 individually. Some Tips:
Ship records in the USA via USPS Media Mail.
Invest in some boxes specifically made to ship records. They are a pain to ship if you don't have the right box size. This looks like a pretty good deal.
If you want to learn more about Selling Records on eBay you should join us over at Virtual Online Learning We will be having an online meet-up this Thursday Evening Oct. 7th at 8 pm Eastern time about selling records on eBay. So far there are about 30 people attending, so you know you will learn a thing or two.
The time is NOW to list something "Pink" on eBay and donate to a Susan G. Komen Affiliate from YOUR area!
eBay sellers can list items supporting the cause directly on the "Sell your Item" form just below where you enter in your Starting price.
Notice: eBay Giving Works!
If you do NOT see this on your "Sell Your Item" form then your settings need to be adjusted. To adjust your settings simply visit the yellow bar above the starting price box that reads: Choose how you'd like to sell your item! Then click on the words beside it reading: Add or Remove options
A new window will open and check the box below : Donate percentage of sale --> Give a percentage of the final sale price to a non-profit organization
Once you are ready to donate a percent of your listing to a nonprofit I suggest you find a local Susan G. Komen affiliate from your area! To locate one from the Sell Your Item form, above the Donation percentage click on "select another nonprofit you love!" The easiest way to save TIME finding an affiliate is to type in the word: Susan, Check the box blow and find your state. Leave all the other boxes alone and then click on SEARCH :
Now you can easily list your PINK items to help support this cause YEAR round in addition to right now during this worldwide event as we all try to find a cure for this horrible disease.
NOTE: if you are a nonprofit feel free to contact me and I will help you get your nonprofit registered with eBay Giving Works so you too can be listed in the master directory.
My email: danna@powersellingmom.com
OK, if you haven't heard by now this is the hot toy for Christmas 2010. Sold out online at Fisher Price, Toys R Us, and Walmart. Remember Zhu Zhu Pets from the 2009 eBay Holiday season.
Retail is $12.99 each and already on eBay they are selling on avg $21 each. It is still early, so if you happen to come across some you might want to hold off until the end of November to list them.
I run an eBay consignment service in the New York City Area. eBay is what I know best and this blog will be a place where I hope my fellow eBayers can learn something and succeed in selling on eBay. I look forward to learning from my readers as well, so I hope you come back everyday and take your daily dose of Vitamin eBay.
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