Christmas shopping is upon us! What are your plans to maximize your sales, or are you just going to 'go with the flow'? Have your sales picked up or not yet recovered? And what thoughts have you given to 2022?
Inquiring minds would like to know!
-Bob.
@richard1rst wrote:
I plant to be more active on these boards as a way of drawing attention to my account. Yes, I know only a limited number of people see these boards. But if I do nothing then I miss even them.
It may surprise you how many people read these boards but never post. That was the one thing that really surprised me at eBay Live 2014 (New Orleans) -- lots of people knew my ID, knew of my postings, and expressed their thanks for answering this or that question that they were not sure they should ask. They were readers, not posters, and they read a lot! Since the merger of some of the smaller boards into one larger board, I'm sure that ratio (reader to poster) has only increased.
Plus a lot of folks just want to get answers from people they know are doing the same thing they want to be doing, rather than a CSR reading from a corporate-focused script.
-Bob.
Thought I was selling (local) another $150 refurbished PC, but the buyer bailed and hasn't replied to any inquiries (I think he's a seasoned eBay buyer - they do the same). But I did manage to spend $100 and get about $450 retail worth of equipment in the form of a top-line but incomplete chassis (got a use for it), and high performance HDD, and a $250 retail high performance gaming motherboard. AND I got yet another PC finished and listed of FBMP. Was going to start working on a third, but my wife needed the desk to work this weekend, so I pulled my stuff out and put hers in. If I get the motivation, I'll reset sometime this week and start on another refurb. If not, it will be ready for her should she need it again next weekend.
Did make a few eBay sales, nothing in my PC parts collection, but several elongates sold and that's good enough for me! Had one buyer pay an additional $10 for a $3 elongate to be Express shipped (FedEx ExpressSaver) so she could get it by Friday. FedEx quoted Friday by 5pm, delivered Friday at 11am. She was extremely pleased, left wonderful feedback, and that felt pretty good.
Working on a few more listings to get posted. And by this coming Saturday, I need to decide if I'm going to reprice some of my Win95 PC Games (new in sealed boxes!) or hold out for another week before cutting the price. Sold half my stash last year, this year things are a bit slower.
Had a relaxing weekend with my wife. Warm enough to do a few things outside Saturday, rainy and windy enough to do a few things inside on Sunday. But sooner or later I'm going to have to go grocery shopping again..... sigh.
Back to the salt mines on Monday - have a great week y'all!
-Bob.
