FOR ANY ONE WHO HAS EVER HAD TO WORK ALL DAY AND NEVER PLAY WITH YOUR LITTLE ONES  INSTEAD YOU PAY OTHERS TO . THIS IS FOR YOU !!! I WAS A HAIR AND GIFT SHOP OWNER IN A BIG TOWN AND GOT UP EVER MORN. AT 6:00 AM  RUSHED TO GET EVERY ONE DRESS PACKED AND OUT THE DOOR ONLY TO BE  AT WORK BY 8:oo AM  DID HAIR ALL DAY , AND RETAIL BUYING FOR MY SALON TO  PAY SOMEONE ELSE TO PLAY AND RAISE MY LITTLE ONES . WHILE I WORKED TIL 9:30PM DROVE 30 MIN HOME AT NIGHT AND MY LITTLE ONES A SLEEP ALREADY NO NIGHT NIGHT KISS FOR ME  AGAIN  NO SIT DOWN AT OUR TABLE NO PLAYING IN OUR YARD !!!!  

THEN ONE MORNING I WOKE UP AT 3:00 AM AND TOLD MY HUSBAND I AM NOT GONNA DO THIS ANY MOR E I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN TO MISS THEM GROWING UP !!! SO I SOLD MY SALON  AND SAID HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THIS ???? ALL I EVER KNEW WAS WORKING AND PAYING OTHER TO DO IT ALL THAT I COULD NOT GET TO . BUT AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS A FRIEND SAID LET DO E-BAY I SAID WHAT I HAVE NO COMPUTER SKILLS I CAN NOT TYPE I ONLY NO SELLS AND HAIR ...

SHE SAID[ AND YES YOU CAN PACK A CAR LIKE  KNOW ONE  I HAVE EVR SEEN PACK A CAR ] MEANING I GUESS YOU CAN SHOP TO YOU CAN'T GET ANOTHER ITEM IN THE SUV  SO WE WENT YARD SELLING AND I BOUGT ANY THING   AND I MEAN ANY THING , GOT HOME TOOK PHOTO'S AND LISTED THEM RAN UP A EBAY BILL 500.00 IN FIRST MONTH DUE TO I DID NOT KNOW WHAT I  WAS DOING .  THEN I SOLD THE ITEMS WAY TO CHEAP DUE TO I CHANGE PRICES IN THE MIDDLE OF SALE  BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK ANY ONE WAS LOOKING AT MY ITEMS .

 BOY WAS I EVER WRONG I STARTED GETTING E-MAIL WHERE DID THE ITEM I WAS WATCHING GO~~~~~~~~

SO THEN AT THE LAST MIN EVERY THING SOLD AND THEN WANT THE INVOICE ON HOW MUCH THEY OWED ??

I MESSED UP AGAIN I DID NOT KNOW I GUESSED ONLY TO GET TO THE PIOST OFFICE AND SAW IT WAS MORE ON  SOME AND LESS ON OTHERS.

ITEMS CAME AND WENT AS FAST AS I LISTED . MY FAMILY ROOM LOOKED LIKE A YARD SALE . BUT MY KIDS HAD FUN PLAYING AND TESTIG OUT ITEMS . BOY IT WAS FUN EVERY ONE WHO CAME OVER LAUGHT AT ME UNTIL THEY LOOKED AT MY EBAY SALE AND THE POST OFFICE DID NOT WANT TO PICK UP MY ITEMS DUE TO 35-50 A WEEK.

 NOW EVERY ONE WANTS ME TO TEACH THE - SHOW THEM - HELP THEM,.  SO I DO OVER AND OVER . I HAD TO LEARN THE HARD WAY DO 'S AND DON'TS

 TRY DIFFERENT THINGS  ALWAYS LEARNING LOOKING UP ITEMS  SHOPPING [ SOUNDS LIKE ANY WOMENS DREAM ]  IT IS PLUS MY CHILDREN HELP . I BOUGHT A SCALE I SAVE BOXES  ODER BOXES USPS FOR FREE  AND TAPE I HAVE TRUELY FOUND ONE MANS JUNK IS ANOTHER MANS TREASURE IN MY CASE MY DREAM !!!![ TO BE A STAY AT HOME MOM AND PLAY  WITH MY CHILDREN FOSTER OTHER CHILDREN AND MAKE MONEY WITH NEW AND USED ITEMS . 

 E-BAY IS THE BEST PLACE TO BE  BECAUSE YOU ARE EVERY PLACE IN THE WORLD YOU WANT TO BE AND YOU CAN GO IN YOUR P.J'S  HAVE YOU LITTLE ONE SITTING ON YOUR DESK YOU CAN MAKE AS LITTLE OR AS MUCH AS YOU CAN DREAM !!!!! WORK WHEN YOU FEEL GOOD AND MAKE MONEY WHEN YOU DON'T  WHEN YOU SLEEP, EAT ,PLAY, OREVEN  WHEN YOUR AWAY !!!!ON SHOPPING TRIPS  BIRTH DAY PARTIES WITH YOUR KIDS !!!

THIS IS JUST A FEW THINGS TO DO ***

1. I  LIKE TO YARD SALE SHOP - GOOD WILL SHOP& SALE SHOP AT TOP STORES.   LOOK FOR ITEMS AND SEE IF IT SALES ON EBAY OR NOT  . THEN BUY THE ITEM ONLY IF YOU FEEL YOU CAN MAKE MONEY ON IT AFTER LISTING FEE'S AND SHIPPING THE ITEM .

IF ITS A YARD SALE SOME TIMES YOU ARE IN HEAVEN  , YOU WILL FIND MANY GREAT ITEMS SO OFFER A SET PRICE ON THE ITEMS YOU KNOW YOU CAN SELL. I HAVE FOUND THEY ARE TICKLED PINK TO MAKE THAT AND TAKE THIS OFFER . BEFORE YOU DO LOOK EVERY THING OVER SO THAT WHEN YOU GET HOME YOU DO NOT HAVE ANT SURPRISES [ STAINS HOLES BROKE ITEMS ]  YOU NEVER WANT TO LIST THESE TYPE ITEMS IF YOU WANT TO GROW .

 THE ONE THING I ALSO DO IS I GET TO YARD SALES AND ESTATE SALE EARLY [YES  EARLYER THAN WHEN I WORKED OUT SIDE OF THE HOME ] IT IS 100 % TRUE  THE EARLY BIRD DOES GET THE WORM!!!!  BUT AND I DO MEAN BUT IT IS ALSO GREAT TO GET THERE AFTER THE  11:00 CROWD . WHEN YOU GO EARLY HAVE A PAPER WITH YOUR PHONE NUMBER SO THAT YOU CAN ASK THEM WHAT ARE YA GONNA DO WITH ALL YOUR ITEMS WHEN THE SALE IS OVER ??? THEY MOST OFTEN SAY THROW IT AWAY !!! THEN YOU SAY I WOULD LOVE TO COME CLEAN IT UP FOR YOU FOR FREE . I  , E-BAY AND WOULD LOVE TO TRY . TO SELL IT  MOST OF THE TIME THEY ARE MORE  WANTING YOUR PHONE NUMBER BEFORE YOU CAN PULL IT OUT !!

 THE NEXT THING I DO IS I MAKE UP FLYERS AND TAKE THEM TO   ALL TYPES OF PLACES DAYCARES  STORES  AND BEAUTY SALONS [HA HA]  THAT SAY !!!! WANTED NEW AND GENTLY USED TOYS CLOTHES BABY ITEMS AND MORE  WILL BUY  , AND PUT MY NUMBER .THE PHONE RINGS OFTEN MANY PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO YARD SALE OR DON'T KNOW THEY CAN LEARN TO E-BAY  BUT NEED MONEY TO PAY THE CHARGE CARD BILLS THAT THERE HUSBANDS DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE .  SO THEY WILL SELL THE ITEMS INSTEAD OF THROWING THEM AWY OR GOODWILING THEM.  THE SAD THING IS THAT MOST OF THE ITEMS THEY ARE STILL PAYING FOR AND DON'T WANT OR NEED THE ITEM ANY MORE.

 THERE IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU MUST ALWAYS REMBER  IT IS EBAY'S POLICY  THAT EVERY THING MUST BE CLEAN !!!  YOU WILL WANT TO READ ALL OF THERE POLICY  !!!!  I ALWAYS USE THE GOLDING RULE ;;; MAKE SURE EVEY ITEM IS WHAT I WOULD WANT TO OPEN IF I HAD SPENT MY HARD EARNED MONEY ON IT OR WOULD I GIVE IT AS A GIFT.

 WHEN YOU LIST THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT ........

USE AS MANY WORDS AS WILL FIT TO TELL A BOUT THIS ITEM  EXSAMPLE ;AN OUTFIT THAT HAS BALLET  ITEMS PINK TODDLER PRINCESS  NWT

THIS WILL BE IN SO MANY PLACES  DO TO EACH WORD YOU ADDED  , ANY ONE OF THOSE WORDS THAT SOMEONE TYPES IN LOOKING FOR SOME THIG NOT EVEN WHAT THEY THINK THEY THOUGHT OF BUYING IT  JUMPS UP AND GETS THEM THINKING ~~~~ I WANT THAT!!!

THER IS A WAY THAT PEOPLE  WILL LEARN THEY CAN TRUST YOU OR NOT THAT EBAY HAS MADE TO BUILD YOU A CLIENT  TRUST  AND BUY   FOR THEM AND YOU . IT IS CALLED FEED BACK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME ,PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS  OR SHOULD LOOK AT THIS BEFORE THEY BUY TO SEE WHAT OTHER GOT PD. AND HOW THEY LIKED IT OR DIS-LIKED IT.

THIS CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOU ON EBASY SO  AGAIN YOU MUST FOLLOW EBAY'S POLICYS  TELL ALL YOU CAN ABOUT THE ITEM THE TRUTH  CLEAR PHOTO'S  OPEN FOR QUESTION AND BE CLEAR AS WELLON WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM THE BUYER, BEFORE THEY BID. AND LEAVE FEED BACK FOR THE BUYERS  SO ALL SELLERS CAN  OR NOT TRUST THEM . SOME TIMES THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE JUST LIKE THE REAL WORD WHO WANT SOME THING FOR NOTHING SAD BUT TRUE SO REPORT THEM!!!

NOW  AS FOR THE ONE OTHER THING I LOTS MONEY ON WHEN I FIRST STARTED THAT ALMOST MADE ME STOP EBAYING WAS***** SHIPPING . I AM TELLING YOU TO GO BUY A SCALE A FRUIT OR POSTAL SCALE BUT A SCALE AND TRY IT AT HOME THEN TAKE THE SAME ITEM TO POST OFFICE TO LET THEM WEIGHT IT .TO SEE ABOUT HOW IT IS GONNA DO I ALWAYS ADD A POUND.TO BE SAFE.   AND IF IT IS CLOSE DO A FLATE RATE SO THEY KNOW UP FRONT HOWMUCH IT WILL COST BEFORE THEY BID !! IF IT IS FAR AWAY  ADD A $1.00  TO BE SAFE.  I DO OFFER SHIPPING DISCOUNTS ON MORE THAN ONE WINNING BID I FIND THAT THEY WILL JUST ABOUT ALL THE TIME BID ON OTHER ITEMS JU=ST TO TRY TO SAVE ON SHIPPING  AND THIS HELP BIDS GO UP UP UP ~~~  WITH OTHERS WHO WANT THE SAME ITEM .  IF IT IS SOME THING LIGHT  LIKE CLOTHES I SHIP IN POLY-MAILERS THEY ARE CHEAP  AND HOLD A LOT  I GOW TO THE MAIL AND GET FREE BOXES FOR AND REG, SHIPPING AND EMAIL USPS FOR FREE PRIORTY BOXES AND FREE TAPE /  AND NOW I EVEN USE PAY APL TO PRINT POSTAL LABLES  AND SHIPPING COST,  THIS HAS FREE TRACKING TAG AS WELL SO I KNOW IT GOT THERE SO I DO NOT HAVE PEOPLE SAY I NEVER GOT IT CAUSE I SAY OH ... I SEE IT DID AND WHEN IT DID...

NOW AGAIN MY SMALL TOWN POST OFFICE HAD A HARD TIME PICKING UP THE BOXES THEY SENT THEM BACK AS FAST AS I SENT THEM OUT . I THINK THEY ONLY HATED THAT  AGAIN I STAY AT HOME IN MY P.J'S AND PLY WITH MY CHILDREN AND SWIM IN THE BACK YARD, AND THEY DON'T  NOT SAYIN ALL POSTAL PEOPLE ARE LIKE THIS BUT MINE . I  NOW DRIVE 30 MILES TO THE BIG TOWN AND PULL UP TO LOADING DECK AND OPEN MY SUV AND PUT THE ALREADY PAID FOR SHIPPING BOXES THERE AND THEY ARE THEN ON THER WAY TO YOU . AFTER I GO SHOPPING AND  AS THE SAYING GOES I HAVE MY CAKE AND EAT IT 2 !!!!.

THIS IS THE BEST JOB ANY ONE WHO HAS CHILDREN HEALTH PROBLEMS OR NO WAY TO GO AND PLUS THE WAY GAS IS NOW DAYS AND CHILD CARE IT IS CHEAPER TO WORK FROM HOME . I AM STILL LOOKING AND LEARNING AND ASKING OTHER POWER SELLER QUESTIONS SOME TIMES YOU FIND OTHERS WHO WANT TO SHARE THIS BLESSING  WITH OTHERS AND SOME TIMES YOU WILL NOT . BUT I WILL ALWAYS WANT TO BLESS OTHERS WITH THE GIFT OF LIFT WITH THERE LITTLE ONES AS A STAY AT HOME PARENT, 

I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU SAVE TIME MONEY AND MAYBE SOME DAY YOU TO CAN SAY THAT E-BAY IS THE BEST PLACE TO BE  EVEY DAY !!!