eBay

keziak · ‎02-22-2019

Sales have been sorta, kinda OK but not compared to last year at this time . As for the past, don't make me laugh.

Anyway, lately I do not channel the sales into being fired up to list and sometimes I find days going by. Do you set yourself a quota most days, set aside certain days to list, or other tactic? I do get more listing done on the weekend. My husband today said "It's Friday! But that doesn't matter to you since you work 7 days a week, right?"

sweetpieces4you · ‎02-22-2019

Personally I'm on no listing time limit. I just list when I feel like it. As I do it for relaxation NOT serious business. I mostly list according to amount of money the item will most likely sell for. I know my items very well and know close to that amount , but not always. So I might list just 8 items per month or 88 items if I need/want to. If I'm happy with the amount I make I'm good for awhile !! People that make a living selling I can't speak for. But for me it's nothing more than a hobby !! I guess it depends on how serious you are as a seller !! Sounds like you are going thru a burn out phase and just can't get yourself motivated to get after it again !! I think everyone goes thru a burn out/tired time as it can be a very time consuming commitment !! Take Care and Good Luck to You

magsmg101 · ‎02-22-2019

@keziak wrote:
Sales have been sorta, kinda OK but not compared to last year at this time . As for the past, don't make me laugh.

Anyway, lately I do not channel the sales into being fired up to list and sometimes I find days going by. Do you set yourself a quota most days, set aside certain days to list, or other tactic? I do get more listing done on the weekend. My husband today said "It's Friday! But that doesn't matter to you since you work 7 days a week, right?"

For me photos are a real chore… so when the “mood” hits I can spend hours taking a few hundred pics.

Then create the listings and schedule them, a few at a time over several days.

Tuesday was a binge photo / list day... 1 of those items sold on Thursday and 1 item, that has been relisted many times sold today.

I have an ebay friend that has a “system” which involved a timer and regimen…not my cuppatea!!

As for husband…I do not work weekends…that is our time together to hunt for more ebay stuff.

mypostingid15 · ‎02-22-2019

@keziak wrote:
Sales have been sorta, kinda OK but not compared to last year at this time . As for the past, don't make me laugh.

Anyway, lately I do not channel the sales into being fired up to list and sometimes I find days going by. Do you set yourself a quota most days, set aside certain days to list, or other tactic? I do get more listing done on the weekend. My husband today said "It's Friday! But that doesn't matter to you since you work 7 days a week, right?"

For me, sales are my energy and motivation boosters, no sales means no new listings.

duncanvr · ‎02-22-2019

I have a daily quota list around 15 to 20 new listings a day. It brings the sales. But Sundays is time out! When I list all distractions are turned off.

findingfinds888 · ‎02-22-2019

Ah motivation versus procrastination. I found a book to help with procrastination, The Dummy's guide to breaking bad habits, I think its the 3rd chapter that's on procrasination. That was.. 5 years ago. I haven't read it yet.

And the above is actually true. sigh.

If I have good sales... "man, I'm too busy to list more!"

If I have rotten sales.. "Man, why list, it isn't going to sell anyway."

I have to set a goal. I sell things as GTC, each listing is variety due to colors available. I have a good 15 to do... am going to try to aim to do 2 per week.

I'll let you know this summer if that works. Sigh...

lex-talon · ‎02-22-2019

@keziak wrote:
Sales have been sorta, kinda OK but not compared to last year at this time . As for the past, don't make me laugh.

Anyway, lately I do not channel the sales into being fired up to list and sometimes I find days going by. Do you set yourself a quota most days, set aside certain days to list, or other tactic? I do get more listing done on the weekend. My husband today said "It's Friday! But that doesn't matter to you since you work 7 days a week, right?"

I have 3 left of my monthly 50, so it shouldn't be too bad. Weekends are for relaxing for me.

yuzuha · ‎02-22-2019

For me, eBay is my source of "fun money" rather than my actual job, so listings happen when my actual job isn't running me ragged. I find that photos are the biggest hurdle-- once I've got the photos done, it only takes me a couple of minutes to write up a listing. I try to just sit down and get a whole boatload of photos done at one time so I can then list at my leisure later. Most of my listing happens when I'm logged into Final Fantasy XIV waiting either on a dungeon queue or for friends to log in so that we can do something together, so for me the actual listing process itself is a way of killing time while I'm waiting on something else. It's just the photo part that slows me down the most.

this*old*attic · ‎02-22-2019

LOL, I got nuthin’. Please share when you figure it out. 😂😂😂

turquoisetulips · ‎02-22-2019

@keziak wrote:
Sales have been sorta, kinda OK but not compared to last year at this time . As for the past, don't make me laugh.

Anyway, lately I do not channel the sales into being fired up to list and sometimes I find days going by. Do you set yourself a quota most days, set aside certain days to list, or other tactic? I do get more listing done on the weekend. My husband today said "It's Friday! But that doesn't matter to you since you work 7 days a week, right?"

Good question ! I list nearly every day so probably 5 days out of 7 I'm listing stuff . However over time I've realized the most important reason employers give their employees days off , and its burn out . It's not healthy for the mind , body or soul to do the same thing every day . So when you're self employed you should try to be the best employer as you are an employee and give yourself a break . You'll know when you need it and then you can return to work with a freshened perspective and even new better ideas . Tulips

keziak · ‎02-23-2019

@duncanvr wrote:
I have a daily quota list around 15 to 20 new listings a day. It brings the sales. But Sundays is time out! When I list all distractions are turned off.

I probably should give myself a quota too. For some reason the books I haven't listed yet aren't selling.

When it comes to the "not enough time" excuse I have called myself on that because I now spend the first hour of my day working out. Soon it will be Spring and I'll have a lot to do in my gardens so that will be another chunk of time I'll need to find in my day. Time to improve efficiency I guess.