You know sales are bad when....

[kathieskorner]

the postal clerks ask you where you've been.

Had my third sale since Christmas so I made a trip to the post office today- had two clerks and the supervisor inquire if I had been out of town or sick.  Had to tell them it was eBay that was sick - not me.  

[gwzcomps]

It is always awkward when the shipping company is more concerned about your business than the failing site you are paying to sell stuff through.

[smileytown18]

I'm impressed that the clerks know you like that and care to ask. Here in NY nobody looks at you.

Sorry about the sales. My sympathies. Same situation

[alcoforever]

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@kathieskorner wrote:

the postal clerks ask you where you've been.

The self-sealing glue on your Priority boxes has dried out.

[dinpavent0]

Not sure what part of NY you are in, but I am in NY and each postal worker in the office knows me and my husband and we all on first name basis since we there all the time. Well I hadn't been in for about week and half before Christmas and when I went in they asked what was going on with me and so did the supervisor..lol. They also thought I was sick or out of town since they hadn't seen me or my husband. I just says NO, EBAY SUCKS!!.....LOL
Well it was true..lol

[parkersparrow]

Yeah, Whenever I go lately the clerk will say to me oh that's it? or Only one?  : | 

[mypostingid15]

You know sales are bad when....

You forget that you have an ebay store.

[jwdesigns43]

...and I thought it was just me.

[turquoisetulips]

You know sales are bad when... kathieskorner 

You make 5 sales in one day ,,, all to yourself   😞   Tulips

[chapeau-noir]

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@smileytown18 wrote:
I'm impressed that the clerks know you like that and care to ask. Here in NY nobody looks at you.

Sorry about the sales. My sympathies. Same situation

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Kind of the same in the Seattle area.   And we don't have the excuse of being a huge city where people are trying to keep themselves from over-stimulation.  One clerk there smiles and says hello, and she's particularly friendly. Everyone else is "Meh. Another danged merchant and their danged boxes."

And, yeah, what's up with that GLUE?

[dinpavent0]

That is too funny. My husband asked me last month, jeez, i haven't seen you on ebay or your computer in like a week. I said nothing selling whats the point. I did actually forget to even check on it at all....LOL. I do have the app on my phone so if I get an offer or something I am notified right away but I usually use my computer for everything else on ebay. No notifications on phone, so didn't even think to pick up my computer.

[memphiskansasgirl123]

You know sales are bad when the cost of the trip to get to the Post Office is costing you more than what you sold!

[membersinceaug2001]

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@alcoforever wrote:

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@kathieskorner wrote:

the postal clerks ask you where you've been.

The self-sealing glue on your Priority boxes has dried out.

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And the Priority tape too.  It must be going on 20 years old by now.  It just won't stick.

[alcoforever]

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@membersinceaug2001 wrote:

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@alcoforever wrote:

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@kathieskorner wrote:

the postal clerks ask you where you've been.

The self-sealing glue on your Priority boxes has dried out.

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And the Priority tape too.  It must be going on 20 years old by now.  It just won't stick.

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Priority tape is a collector's item now since the PO stopped giving it away.   You might be able to sell it on ebay for big bucks.

[onestopnerdshop]

Amazon did this a few years ago, decided they wanted big box companies selling rather than small businesses. They made things so bad that a lot of people went to eBay.

I think eBay is trying to "thin the herd", getting rid of anyone without a corporate level war chest of money to soak up losses from excessive fees/free returns, etc. Certainly feels like Amazon all over again.

My postman has also remarked on the lack of outgoing packages recently.