@keziak wrote:
February was somewhat uneven but overall better than I expected for this time of year. I sell books and media and a little dinnerware. I have been on partial "staycation" meaning taking care of non-work jobs, reading more and the mail. No listing until yesterday. I had my inventory number relatively up and I guess that helped. I also leave and receive offers with what I think are decent discounted rates though I don't take the time to check the competition which I should. I caught a nasty virus and was down for 10 days though pushed myself to get the mail done, otherwise staying in bed.
Because I'm in Canada, there's been lots of drama in February with a few days shut down and trying to figure out what happens next.
All my regulars have come to buy stuff this month, so we actually had some pretty good sales in February (maybe they don't remember I'm in Canada, but my business card says Canada, and it seems that will mean tariffs in the near future).
While I didn't work at listing any new items in February, I did work at having auctions and trying to move some inventory cheaply, and the side effect of that is traffic in the store, generally speaking. I also had some good Canadian sales (which I think occurred because the buyer found out I live in Canada, it started out with a question about shipping to Canada and shipping costs, and quickly transformed into a bunch of sales).
Hope you're feeling better from the virus. I've never thought it was much fun to be trying to sell and ship stuff while feeling sick.
C.
