Happy holidays everyone.
This week I had a frustrating problem with a return I was forced to accept (it was buyers remorse - it was not "defective" at all.) This week several Community members were kind and most respectful, and together with finding some other posts I found searching where some truly wise advice was given, I found "peace" to a large extent.
I never listed more than 10-12 items at a time, but lost both my parents in 2017-2020, and my basement is filled with an overwhelming amount of items. It struck me that I've got a ton of my own things that I don't really need anymore, use, and knowing our day might be up tomorrow, I figured I should clear out my own loot. It's overwhelming. I have to sort valuable from junk, determine value, FMV, clean and test, take photos, then log everything in my spreadsheet with photo/item cross-reference.
Today is a new day. I am working on organizing a wave of listings. It hit me: if it weren't for eBay, despite all the frustration, I wouldn't have a clue what to do with much of this stuff. My father's diecast cars and other collectibles? Swap meets are the best bet, but I've done a hundred helping my dad, and HATE them.
But what does my spreadsheet show? It shows that since I began slowly listing items 14 months ago I've made a net profit just under $4,300. Today I'm listing 25-40 items which are the higher value tier. I'm not getting rich - but when the majority of items are sold and I hopefully have netted $10k...that $30 return freak-out looks mighty foolish.
So thanks everyone. Feel free to cite this if someone freaks out and posts about it...which WILL happen!
