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Luck Or Work?
I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson I think it’s easy for people to look at others who are doing well selling online and say that they...
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Sometimes Things Sell in Spurts
The interesting thing about having a store front is that items sit there until the right buyer comes along. You stock up on things that you know will sell a certain time of the year and you have...
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The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every...
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Things That Flew Out the Door: May 2013
This month, 15 items that were listed sold in the same month. I enjoy tracking each month to see what’s selling right away, but it also reminds me that this is why I have a store. Not everything has...
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Christmas in July
When I first started selling on eBay, I decided to take off all of the Christmas items that I had listed in my store at the end of January and keep them in a bin to relist around September. I mean,...
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This Week on eBay
It’s been awhile since I’ve updated you on my selling week. Things have been a little crazy around here, which is one of the best parts of being self-employed: You can work your job around your life....
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Things That Flew Out the Door: June 2013
In my quest to get my store inventory up to 900 items, this month, only 10 items that I listed during June sold the same month. Partially that’s because I’m already working on listing coats, sweaters...
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Scoring a Home Run
The majority of the items I sell online are from around the house, thrift stores, yard sales or from consignors. I enjoy finding new merchandise on clearance at retail stores though too. It’s a lot...
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Online Selling Tip of the Week
My selling tip for you this week doesn’t get any more basic than this: ~List the items you’ve purchased before buying more inventory ~ In my early years of selling online, I was famous for having boxes...
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How I Decide Where to List Inventory
Here’s a question that comes up frequently when I’m talking to online sellers about selling on multiple venues: How do you decide which site is best to list certain items? This is a great question, and...
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