Hot Dogs And Bait Ads to Postcards Store Widget

The eBay store widget doesn't look right cut off, so I'm moving it to the posting area. I guess I can just recopy the code into each post. Wow. Must have had some good sleep last night.

To continue the observations, February is not recording any record breaking sales, inspite of the 20% off sale in the store on everything except postcards. I think I am going to take the postcards out of the store anyway, since they seem to sell better at auction. I'm thinking of setting up my own web page for the postcards. The eBay fees add up quickly.

Speaking of eBay fees, I do not plan to participate in the boycott being pushed for Feb. 18-25 or whatever it is. The new fees go into effect on Feb. 22. I haven't done a calculation yet, but it seems that the new fee schedule should mean a lower expense for me. We will see.

I've also arrived at the mind boggling concept that listings that don't sell well are just eating up the income from those that do sell. Therefore, I am going to unlist ads which are not in the top 9 or 10 categories and only use ads in those categories for additional new listings. So far, boats, postcards, cars, offroading and trucks have the highest ratios of sales to listings.

A 100% Guarantee

While watching a Devils hockey game a while back, someone, I think it was Chico Resch, quoted Wayne Gretsky as saying something like, "It is 100% guaranteed that shots not made will not score."

That applies to ads not listed as well. And I have said it myself, but I'm happy to give the credit elsewhere.

So far, I'm not getting too close to the 6000 figure. I think it is about 3480 listings. January sales were below December's, so it was the first month in which sales did not increase over the previous month. Not good, but only more reason to get more listings up.

I started my first sale, since February is the end of the first year. I'll be interested to see what effect that has.

Another thing I have found to do is to send things from the store out to auction again. Several have sold. Would they have sold anyway from the store? Who can tell? The important thing is they sold.

To report back on the newer ads, they seem to sell as well as the older ones. At the moment, there are two with bidding wars going on and a couple more days to go till the end. I'll let you know. But it seems like an interesting idea.

Meanwhile, postcards will just go out to auction, using Garage Sale and their picture service. I can show both front and back, and without using gallery for now (and I see most postcard listings do not use gallery), it cuts the listing cost almost in half. To be followed up. Of course, with the new eBay fee structure going into effect Feb. 22 (I think that's the date), gallery will be no charge.

Got to the new Prudential Center a week ago for a Devils game. What a neat facility. Close to the train station and really well attended by police, etc. Friendly, great food, reasonable costs. Loved it. Gotta go back soon.

Way to go, Giants!! What a game - my bride was screaming her head off. As was the daughter. What a racket. My football game for the year.

Have a great day. Wish us all luck tomorrow (Super Tuesday).