It’s taken me all this time to write another blog for two reasons. One I have been very busy trying to be clever with a quarter and make ends meet each day. Secondly, I really wanted to write about the difference between a bug and a blessing since I did mention it before but unfortunately I found myself at a loss as to the difference these days. In any event, I have put some thoughts down in regards to that and will share those thoughts tomorrow.
As far as being Clever with a Quarter, EBAY is a great way to make some fast cash providing you have things of value to sell. Actually with eBay that could be pretty much anything as there are people from all walks of life looking for the most unimaginable things. Straight up weirdo’s if you ask me as you can sell anything from used old well worn shoes, to a used toilet that was in an old home that Jerry Garcia owned and I believe it netted over $2,500. Unbelievable!
I have reached great success on eBay selling my own items but unfortunately I loss most if not all of my inventory due to the bugs so selling came to an abrupt halt. Selling other people items would seem like a reasonable solution considering the times, but WRONG! as Charlie Murphy would say. I have had nothing but sure fire headaches selling other peoples stuff and lost money along the way. I just attempted one last time these past few weeks and they say the third time is the charm and I say the third time was the biggest pain in the ass to date and I will never make this mistake again.
My first experience found me trying to extend a thank you to someone who made an effort to helping me get sales for my books. This person lived out of state and my thank you cost me more than simply just giving a commission on the books. It cost me over a hundred dollars in tolls and gas combined with many hours sitting in horrific traffic. When my daughter and I finally arrived to list their items (they had a house filled with great eBay possibilities), this person was so dearly attached to their clutter and didn’t want to sell anything but well junk. I knew I was in trouble then as my travel time wasn’t worth what they were willing to part with and truthfully it should have all went to goodwill. By the end of the auctions, I paid all the listing fees, final value fees and PayPal fees (yes eBay is quite expensive) and after transferring over the funds, I didn’t even receive a thank you for all the time and effort put into it. My thank you ended up by costing me over three hundred dollars and a Negative Feedback (eBay’s customer service rating) on my account. I should have let that be my first and last experience selling items for someone else, but I'm a sucker for punishment.
This last experience, I found myself cleaning, yes cleaning items as the person didn’t even have enough decency to wipe down their dusty grime ridden items prior to handing them over. The end result netted me if I am lucky a profit of $24 and that does not include taking out gas money and shipping supplies and on top of everything, three complaints, one reimbursement and dealing with a man who whined like a woman throughout the process and thought he was doing me a favor. In fact after doing the math, I actually lost money yet again, but gained a very valuable lesson. Never sell anyone else’s crap ever, ever again!
This last week however, I was successful enough in selling a few of “OUR” own items and able to profit enough to pay the car note as my two month extension is up. Like with anything else, there are bumps and bruises, but if you have the right items to sell, eBay can be a great resource of making money.
Due to the last headaches of selling other people’s stuff, I no longer will sell someone else’s junk but would be more than happy to teach anyone out there interested in learning How to Sell on Ebay and sessions CAN be done virtually via the net or telephone.
Happy bidding everyone :o)
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