Starting to Get Exciting

I think it is starting to get exciting. Postings are at 2183 or so and there are some neat changes in statistics. Yesterday, there were bids on 4 ads at once, and the watch list was up to 93. While there is practically no correlation between watchers and sales, the number of watchers is indicative of whether the ads are being found and looked at. And bids haven't been a big part of the operation. They are usually buy it nows or offers. The offers are kind of fun. I'll pass along a story about offers in the future.

The other exciting part is in the traffic reports for the eBay pages. So far, July has passed June, and there is still a week to go. All categories are nicely up over June, and each month has been better than its predecessor.

I spent some time researching some other things to sell. Bought some bookends, and the horse heads pair arrived damaged, leaving just the sailing ship ones to sell. Nothing yet.

I haven't forgotten the promise about the photography site (where you can get paid if someone downloads your shot - not much, but better than nothing). I've been enjoying my pictures of the Great Smoky Mountains and Niagara Falls, so I'm thinking I should take my own advice and get them posted. Will report back on how it works when I do it By the end of this week, promise.

OK, back to the scanner.

Happy Tuesday.

Onwards & Upwards

Two weeks again. I'm in a deep rut. I thought it was one week. Sorry, all you avid fans.

The number of postings just crossed the 1900 mark. Another thousand to go to prove or disprove the number 3000 as sufficient. June was not as good a month for sales as May, in spite of a larger number of listings. Meaningful or fluke?

We got up to near Buffalo as planned last week. We were only gone two days, but it needed a recovery day (Saturday) and yesterday was Sunday, which became a recovery day from carrying the magazines down into my basement on Saturday, so not too many listings were added since Thursday. The lot of magazines was just as promised, maybe more. I have to inventory it yet, but I'm guessing it was close to 300 magazines. Real number to follow. I am going to keep those listings together so I can compare the income with the cost.

Niagara Falls is really special. If you haven't been there, it's worth adjusting something to do it. I had remembered it was very powerful, my wife not so. She was very moved this time by both the power of the water and the beauty of everything. I have to say that I decided I like our American side better, with nature up front and the commercial stuff kept back from the water's edge. We kept getting lost trying to get to our motel - my fault, not theirs. At one point Thursday night, I thought we were going over a bridge which would bring us down in Canada and that, since my wife didn't have a gov't-issued photo ID, we might be there forever. Not too worry - we were apparently brought down on Grand Island, still part of New York and the good ole US of A, so no problem getting back since we never left.

Rather than stay a night at my brother's lake place, we went to the Corning Glass Museum and then came on home by way of the farm I used to have near Cortland. The farm was very neglected, the old barn had completely collapsed - it was only half of its original self when we bought it and an old dirt road at the edge of the farm had been paved and had several new residents. Overall, it was depressing. The kids were right - it is better in NJ.

And that means that I had better get back to scanning so I can get the boat fixed and out on the river. Summer is moving along and it will be time to pull everything before you know it. The wife liked the Finger Lakes. Maybe someday we can take the boat along the Erie Canal and down into Cayuga Lake by whatever that canal is that connects them. Gotta get the boat working right first.

Happy Monday.