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50% Off Auction-style Listing Insertion Fees on eBay

anajz — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:53:01 +0000

For two days only, February 23-24, eBay is offering a 50% discount on listing fees. Most categories are included and this discount is offered to all sellers with a Detailed Seller Rating (DSR) Rating of 4.5 in all categories.
I always try to take advantage of these types of eBay discounted fees promotions with listing my more expensive items.
From the eBay promotions page…
This promotion starts on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 00:00:01 PT (12:00 AM plus one second on Tuesday, February 23, 2010) and will end Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at 23:59:59 PT (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds) (the “Promotional Period”). For listings on www.ebay.ca, the promotion will begin at 12:00 AM plus one second on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, ET, and end on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 11:59 PM plus 59 seconds ET.
The discounted fees will be offered on www.ebay.com, www.ebaymotors.com (parts and accesories), as well as eBay Canada at www.ebay.ca. For more info and to check out which categories are excluded, visit the eBay Promotional Page….where you will also find a handy-dandy insertion fee schedule displaying the savings.

Prom Dress Shopping

anajz — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:44:35 +0000

The two month e-hiatus is over and we are getting back on track. The winter blahs will soon be replaced with thoughts of spring and spring activities…prom, graduation, babies, and even wedding plans…not necessarily in that order or one immediately following the other.
In our household, we are looking at Prom dresses, which sent me to the bridal store for inspiration. Hais is 6′2″, so formal dress shopping is quite a chore! There are so many wonderful designs in the stores, many with wonderfully hefty price tags included. Choosing a pattern and a seamstress is often a great choice for the possibility of saving a bit of money or, in our case, getting the perfect fit.
One of the formal dress patterns that we listed in our store last week is very similar to one of the past prom dresses from this household. The dress was a huge hit!

Formal dresses at Simply My Business

Another similar choice is the McCall’s Pattern M5807. I would prefer to see Hais choose View A…the wedding gown version in a beautiful black, shimmery lace overlay.
Unfortunately, Mom’s do not always get their way.

Prom and Bridal Dress Patterns at Simply My Business

With Prom coming up in April, choices must be made and a more proficient seamstress found.

CyberMonday Event Set on Facebook

anajz — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:14:44 +0000

Everyone wants a successful, BLACK holiday season. Retailers call their break even day BLACK Friday….online retailers call it CYBER MONDAY. eBay, etsy, and Bonanzle sellers are no different….we all want a GREEN HOLIDAY. With all the auctions and seller booths out there, we often need to find ways of gaining more customers to our own sites. Simply My Business has created the CYBER MONDAY PARTY event on Facebook. Anyone is welcome to join…buyers and sellers alike.

A successful holiday selling season is definitely time consuming and a considerable amount of work, but we can make it a fun gathering of the minds and the goods at the CYBER MONDAY PARTY.

Games and drawings for some cool prizes will add to the celebration on Monday, November 30th, but don’t wait until then to get started. Go upload some of your items TODAY! OH…and bring your friends!

theinsidesource new ebay magazine

anajz — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:11:29 +0000

Exciting news, but I am a little late in reporting it. eBay now has its own online magazine, The Inside Source. The front page offers the “Most Watched Now” and “Most Searched Now” on eBay. Another interesting feature is that you may log in from your facebook account.

The following is from the magazine ABOUT page…

“As the world’s largest online marketplace comprised of 88 million active users, eBay is uniquely equipped to serve as a cultural barometer – its global community helps set and forecast global shopping trends daily through their searches, purchases and live sales.

The Inside Source (http://www.theinsidesource.com) is a digital media destination that harnesses the eBay shopping community’s real time buying and selling activity to curate proprietary insights that shape the retail industry and American consumer’s lifestyles. The Inside Source offers fresh, original perspective and editorial content, such as feature articles and opinion pieces written by journalists and shopping specialists, that provides an insider look at what’s hot and what’s next.

Visit The Inside Source daily to catch up on the latest mainstream and niche trends, peruse our multimedia gallery of videos and photos, post comments and share ideas with likeminded trendsetters from next door and abroad. You can also submit story ideas to our editors; like the global marketplace that inspires us, The Inside Source is listening and wants to hear from you.

We trendspot. You trendset.”

Meredith Barnett, Editorial Director

eBay 2009 Advertising Campaign

anajz — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:54:16 +0000

eBay’s new advertising campaign…..first video….
“Come to think about it, eBay!”
Tell me, what do YOU think about IT?

No Tricks, Only Treats for My eBay Customers

anajz — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:13:13 +0000

Fall is here and Halloween is around the corner. eBay sales have been picking up and we are trying some new marketing with paid advertising, auction bumps, and such.
Thanking our customers is important to us and I have been looking for some kind of gift to include with every order. Because we are small, cost per item has limited the availability of choices.
This month, I have been including a small candy treat with each purchase and have attached it to this card…..

Though this card has been sent out with several orders, the more I looked at it, the more I wondered if it was a bit “corny”….so I went to work trying to reword it. This is what I have come up with so far….

What do you think? Are both equally corny? Do you have a suggestion for better wording? I am always looking for new ideas…tell me yours!

eBay PGP Halloween TagSale Underway!

anajz — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:23:11 +0000

This is my favorite time of year for selling on eBay. The anticipation building up to the BIG holiday season….all begins with the Halloween Pottery, Glass and Porcelain TagSale.
As a seller, participating in the sale allows you to have fun and connect with fellow eBay friends while diligently building up to the Christmas selling season. Don’t get me wrong…I love Halloween…in fact, I can hardly wait until it’s time to put up our outdoor decorations.
As a buyer, you can always find great deals because all auctions begin at $9.99 or less.
Everyone may participate….as long as you follow the rules of the TagSale…found here on the eBay PGP Discussion Forum. Meanwhile, check it all out by typing TagSale into your eBay search or click on one of these haunting TagSale Logos… OH…and while you are there…read the Halloween stories written about some of the products by the sellers…then vote for your favorite. Some of them are quite chilling…..bwahahahaha!

The Pottery, Glass & Porcelain Sellers announce the Halloween TagSale!!

Join us for our TagSale,

$9.99 Maximum start bid with No Reserve!

Click on the logo to take you to the Tagsale listings or use the keyword “TagSale“ to search for all sale items!

We have an extra contest this month!
Pick your favorite Halloween story then Click here for to send entry.

Home Office Organization

anajz — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:27:42 +0000

Still looking for ideas to make my eBay office more efficient and thereby more pleasurable and productive. I am still have difficulty being organized with how listed auctions are kept separate from pending. I started containers of items that needed to be photographed, items awaiting listing, and items that had been sent to auction. That was fine until I started having some auctions not sell.
When an auction does not sell, I sometimes go back and take more photos, or rewrite the auction description or possibly even decide to hold back on it for a few weeks before re-listing. Where does it go from there? That entire system is a now a mess again.
The other area that continues to be a complete cog in the wheel of my success is the “shipping station”. Quotation marks should be followed by a huge belly laugh because it is NO station at all. A few shelves stuffed with different sizes and types of envelopes and mailers. USPS Priority Boxes stacked in a box beside and the small space I had set aside to actually wrap packages up…..well, I cannot see one inch of it because it is covered in more envelopes and stacks of boxes that will not fit anywhere else. In addition, those containers full of awaiting auctions are blocking the front of it.
I am a sad excuse of a home office manager, aren’t I? Productivity is thwarted by my lack of organization. So here it goes….I am asking for your ideas and suggestions for what makes your home office more productive. What tools of the trade save you time and help you be more successful? What organization tips have you learned or want to try? Feel free to comment away…I AM LISTENING…errrr READING!

Facebook Fan Page Now Official

anajz — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:58:23 +0000

It’s official! I finally have over 100 fans on my facebook FAN PAGE! WooHooo~doin’ a happy dance here at my place! Thank you to my established and NEW friends for making this possible. I had loads of fun waiting to see who won each of the number prizes. You see, in addition to the drawing for the $20 McDonald’s Gift Card, I decided to choose some numbers that were significant to my family and to give a small token of appreciation to each of the fans that became that number on my FAN PAGE. #2 for DH’s birthday, #13 is my fav number, #43 was Hais’ first school basketball jersey number, #52 was her H.S. jersey number, #72 DH’s H.S. football jersey number, and 96 a special number to DH and me .
Before I announce the winner of the gift card, I want to send a special thank you out to Tommy Price from Hound Dog Trading Company for all of his help and ideas for getting my page off to a good start. If you are not already a fan, I strongly urge you to step on over there and become one immediately. Tommy fills our days and nights with inspirational quips that are always uplifting and thought provoking. Thanks Tommy, you are a Prince!
Okay…here we go…without further ado….the winner of the Simply My Business Fan Page 101 Fans Drawing i-i-i-i-s-s-s…Bobbie Bushey! A message has been sent to Bobbie via facebook and as soon as she sends me her address, I will get the gift card on its way to her.
Thank you everyone, for your help and support. Now…..let’s get rockin’ and rollin’ ….

Goals, goals, and MORE goals!

anajz — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:26:16 +0000

Goals are like planning a vacation. If you don’t know where you are going, how are you going to know when you have arrived? With that in mind, I have set a couple of quick, short-term goals.

#1
I will have 101 Fans on my Facebook Simply My Business Fan Page by midnight on September 26, 2009. To make this proposition more fun, I am having at least one drawing when the goal is reached. At 101 fans, there will be a drawing for a $20 McDonald’s Gift Certificate. I have some other tricks up my sleeve for the time it takes to build to that 101 fans, also….so stay tuned!

#2
I will have 1000 eBay feedback ratings by Thanksgiving. I am only 157 away from that amount, so it is definitely attainable.

The Simply My Business eBay store is going to grow by leaps and bounds over these next 6 weeks. Hope you will check us out and feel free to leave comments/suggestions for reaching either of my goals.