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| Manners and Hygiene Aren't Part of the Job
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Added on 12/22/06 by Betsy
Can you believe I have been standing in the APC line at the post office for 2 weeks now.
I know other sellers hate this time of year at the post office.
Unless you are shipping a boa constrictor that has recently dined on heroin filled condoms, there is no reason it should take 25 minutes to ship one package at the automatic booth.
The post office was tired of dealing with crank pot know it all Ebay people that's why the booth is there in the first place.
Because people like me nearly go postal when they are asked "Is there anything liquid, fragile or potentially hazardous in this box". I hate that question. It's even worse when the same clerk you saw 2 hours ago asks you the same question. I know it's their job but still...
The APC (automated postal clerk thingy) was put there for impatient know it all Ebayers like myself. We are a large part of their business and after years of us grinding our teeth through their dull questions and shipping options they finally gave us the opportunity to be the clerk . Now everyone mailing a Kohl's Christmas cardigan thinks they can be the teller too.
Heed my advice- Ebayers are don't give a crap about social graces.
In fact the longer one Ebays the more socially inept one becomes. Take for instance hygiene and manners. Why should I brush my. . . (read post) |
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| When to Ditch Your TMX
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Added on 11/25/06 by Betsy
The Queen's mailbag overfloweth!
Everyone wants to know...
When is the best time to sell crap for Christmas?
People don't freak if last week sucked for you- it's holiday time honey. RQ rule #387 Never have An Auction End Within 2 Days of a Major Holiday. This includes Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, St. Patrick's and Valentine's Day. People are doing other things those days like traveling, eating, drinking or each other- so don't waste your insertion fee dollar!
If you are trying to unload some Holiday items- start your listing Monday the 26th. I heard at the post office that parcel post is running way behind so stick to priority or even better UPS/FEDEX.
As far as hot items like TMX/PS3- the faster you ditch them the better don't sit on these items, the market could flood close to Christmas. Remember Sony and Sesame Street aren't getting a cut of Ebay sales.
If you want to sit on something pick up the Build a Bear Mumble the Penguin- and wait a few months I am predicting $95-$145 unstuffed after they sell out based on past year's BABW performance.
Adios People
RQ
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| Ebay, Taxes, and Elmo
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Added on 11/25/06 by Betsy
Question: I found your sight in my search to find if my tmx elmos would still sell well
closer to Christmas (I'm sure you noticed the expected drop over the holiday).
I sold pretty heavy for a month or two last year and then bought heavier on ebay
than I sold. I stopped buying do to a couple really bad experiences and and
back to the selling side; when I started my biggest concern was taxes (When to
charge, when to declare, what forms, etc...) and at what point I became a
business versus an individual selling a couple items on ebay. I didn't know
what it all entailed and just decided to drop selling for a while. Stay at home
mom as well, knowing my ebay options would be helpful. What have you learned
about declaring taxes at the end of the year, etc / and at what you become a
business and need to start worrying about legalities.
Thanks for your time
Amy
Answer:
Without fail this is THE cocktail party question I get asked once I cop to selling on Ebay as a mommy profession: "Do you have to pay taxes on that?
What people really want to know is:
"Do YOU pay taxes?" Though generally, people are far to polite to be that forward.
According to my accountant, tax year '05 was the first year the IRS had a professional category named "online auction sales".
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