"SHOULD I SELL MY STUFF ON EBAY?"
There's so much to say about the experience of selling on eBay. I get
to work at home because of the fact I sell my goodies on eBay. What
helps is having something people want--and having really great
photography and well written descriptive copy. And being prepared to
work your butt off...service is everything, eBay people expect their goods
yesterday.
***Since this blog post was published, we opened our own on-line store in 2006 called: XinaCat at XinaCat.com. Shhhhhh....you get better deals going directly through XinaCat.
It took a while to get my pricing to where it needs to be and get into
the rhythm of fulfilling the orders. It turns your home business into
a cluttered fulfillment house, laden with piles of boxes and packing materials. Not to
mention dealing with the 1000's of e-mails weekly, a seller would have to be ready
to deal with tons of correspondence...and endless questions, some of
them amazingly weird...and even more amazingly silly.
Still, it's a way to match buyers with your goodies, such as original
work. You have to ask, would anyone want this thingie I'm selling?
Start out small--see if people like what you have; that's how I started out.
I hit the market when Austrian crystal jewelry was a big deal.
But now it's not such a big deal anymore, so I
had to branch out with cat-related items for the many cat-people out
there (xinacat!). It's a very dynamic environment and never boring.
But it is a lot of work.
That's just scratching the surface.
I'd say, try it--there's nothing to lose but a little time. I do well
on eBay and I'm grateful there is such a high profile venue for my
stuff and have met so many great people plus loyal buyers. I love it
that I'm home and not on the scary roads. My stress level is way low.
And I love my work.
There are variables, every seller will discover his or her own place on eBay.
eBay is not cheap, either - but that's the necessary overhead of doing
business. And you get to WORK AT HOME.
Here's the way to my eBay store: XinaCat
Who IS XinaCat? About XinaCat
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| Skye Kitty covered in rainbow spray, XinaCat |
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| Skye kitty on the stairs, XinaCat image |
Traffic on the stairs...or Skye being a speed-bump
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