Maybe They Paid the Power Bill...

[tiramisu41]

After nearly a week of no sales and very low views, made two sales this afternoon.  Maybe someone finally paid the power bill or plugged the electrical cord back in...  😉

[calntom]

Congrats,  good to hear.

I pulled a goose egg so far today but it ain't over until it's over...

[tunicaslot]

Congrats!! Hopefully you'll have many more this weekend!!

[ed8108]

Listed at the right price and at the right time

[emerald40]

Or like me people get paid on Fridays so they have a bit of extra money.

[baxterbog]

Congrats!!  That is fantastic!!  Please send some of that magic my way. 

Not much happening at my little store.  Did pick up a watcher on an item.  So I'm expecting to see an ebay email shortly telling me to lower my price, provide free returns, and promote the listing with a 75% ad rate to make the sale.

[*coins]

Congratulations on your sales, @tiramisu41!

It's nice to have an occasional thread that isn't complaining about slow sales, lol.

[justforposting_1960]

I've had exactly 3 sales since the beginning of February. I'm a very small time seller trying to downsize my home, mostly vintage & collectable items, so I don't have a lot of volume, but I can usually expect enough sales to cover my monthly store fee. In February I had 1 sale for $19.99, take off $2.71 in eBay & Paypal fees and $10.29 in "free" shipping and the store "rent", I am in the hole $12.76.  In March I did a little better, I had 2 sales totalling $17.70, subtract $4.84 in fees and the rent (no free shipping), and I am in the hole for $7.09. I haven't sold anything so far in April.

I'm not losing big bucks, I know, but still not at all profitable. I didn't expect to get rich or even make a living selling my items, but I thought I'd make a few dollars, not go into the hole! I choose to have the store because I am disabled and have had several times when I had major surgery and was laid up for at least a month. I never know when it might happen again. It's just quicker & easier to put the store on vacation on short notice rather than ending the listings, upping the price, or increasing the handling time.

A week ago I decided to try the new promotion to see if it would boost sales. I put 7 items into a promotion with a 5% ad rate. 5 pieces of vintage Sarah Coventry jewelry and 2 contemporary necklaces.  I have had exactly 4 clicks and no sales.

I'm looking for an addional venue to sell my items  but haven't found an appropriate platform yet.

[turquoisetulips]

Or like me people get paid on Fridays so they have a bit of extra money. emerald - unquote -------------------------

I've noticed a slight increase of sales on Fridays before too ,, but usually Tuesdays are the best days for me . I spoke to my husband about  how I've noticed this . His theory is a lot of  people deposit their paychecks on Friday but banks don't generally post the money on weekends  . Instead they do it on   Monday which in turn makes them available by Tuesday . ???  Tulips 

[turquoisetulips]

Or like me people get paid on Fridays so they have a bit of extra money. emerald - unquote -------------------------

I've noticed a slight increase of sales on Fridays before too ,, but usually Tuesdays are the best days for me . I spoke to my husband about  how I've noticed this . His theory is a lot of  people deposit their paychecks on Friday but banks don't generally post the money on weekends  . Instead they do it on   Monday which in turn makes them available by Tuesday . ???  Tulips 

[tiramisu41]

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@*coins wrote:

Congratulations on your sales, @tiramisu41!

It's nice to have an occasional thread that isn't complaining about slow sales, lol.

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Thanks, @*coins.   Ended up wih three sales by the end of the weekend which I was pleased about.

Three more sales this week and one more on another site.   I'll take "slow but steady."   It's "crickets" that I could do without...   😉