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True but for my own purposes, I cannot rely on these platforms 100% for my income...

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Me either, but at one point, I had no choice, would never give up my day job for it :-)

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Hi, there I understand you loss. You can make money on ebay but it's hard and takes a lot of time. I'm still learning myself sometimes I just want to give up bc it takes some much time and just when you get things going it seems like they suspend your account for some B.S. and like others have said you now have to compete with the wholesalers in china selling at cost so is tough but you can make money and whatever you make helps right?

You just have to try different products to see which ones sell. What do you buy? What do your friends buy? Thais a good start for some ideas.

Also if your going to school, you can get financial aid to help with expenses until you graduate. Go to a trade school, get some certification and get out and get yourself a skilled job and not waste a bunch of money and time with a 4 - 5yr college.

I would seriously look into moving to a city where there are emplacement options. You can do ebay from anywhere.

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My plan is to:

Get a CNA certificate. They're in demand, I can get hired easily, it's a sucky job that nobody wants but it's good to use as a stepping stone to something better & I can do it from any town or city I want. I'm forced to do it anyway with my father so I might as well stick with it & get paid. I'm getting a ton of free training & experience so I might as well put it to use.

Buy an RV & live in it full time & travel around. I never want to be trapped in a rent or a lease ever again. I can't stand being in the same place for more than 6 months.

Go to pet grooming & dog training school. I'd like to work with animals. Cats rule!

CNA, animal grooming/training, ebay & an RV can give me he freedom I desire. I need to put all the pieces of the puzzle together.

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My father passed away yesterday. I only had him here a couple weeks & it's all over already. I was able to take good care of him & I was with him when he passed.

Now I'm all alone, no family, no brothers or sisters. I'm in a big 3 bedroom 2 bath house with a $600 a month rent.

I set up 1 stealth account so far. I'm not ready to start selling & I don't even know what to sell. Starting tomorrow I have to go try to find a job.

I keep thinking about the buyers that totally screwed me in the past & how ebay & Paypal put me in this position. I was doing great on ebay back in the 90's. But they totally screwed me!

Now I'm asking myself the question, do I really want to support them & give them money? They totally screwed me over & if I get back on & pay there fees & give them money does it make sense? It's similar to somebody shooting you in the spine & paralyzing you from the waist down & then you go give them money & help them do the same to others. Or if a woman got raped & then gave the rapist money & helped him to to go rape other women.

It's a moral dilemma. Do I really want to support & help these Satanic demon b*****ds screw over more honest people? What kind of a person does that make me? I think I'm just gonna go find a better way to earn a living. I wanna take'em down & bury these evil demons NOT support them.

It's also such a huge hassle to keep juggling a bunch of stealth accounts & being treated like a criminal when I didn't do anything wrong. I did everything right, I did everything perfectly but the buyer didn't like the shipping price the USPS charged so I got punished. Do I really want to be involved with this insane psycho Satanic demon BS?

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Sad to hear about your loss N7 - have to keep your spirits positive and keep at it

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I hope he died a painless death and it's good that he didn't go alone.

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I can relate your pain N7, I am only one child but I am a mother with 2 kids I still have my husband also,but i can not rely on him,so ebay is my income source, I didn't give up after they banned me, i still learning until now but for me its a challenge, life must go on and never give up because there's always hope to success. Condolences to u and be strong!

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Sorry about your loss. But when it comes to eBay and PayPal, you are looking at it from the wrong perspective.

It is not about supporting or not supporting anything. It is about making money for YOU!

And yes, I agree, Cats DO RULE!!!

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That avatar is great. A friend of mine adopted a rescue cat that is a dwarf :d

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Sorry for your loss. Do what makes you happy and can earn you an honest living. It's hard to just relie on ebay for your primary source of income. Given your situation you should be able to get some sort of financial aid or a scholarship whether it's a trade school, tech certifications or going for your CDL if you like to be on the go constantly.

I wish I didn't go to a 4 year school and take on a bunch of debt it's a pain in the ass especially when your doing well for awhile making your payments and god for bid you miss a few the interest can be a real headache. Plus more and more entry level jobs don't require a 4 year degree like they use too. If you have a clean sheet of paper (no felonies) then the opportunities are endless. Goodluck Pal

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But I was doing great & they f***ed me over. Now I have to start from scratch with 0 feedback & go through all this unnecessary stealth BS. Just so they can suspend & limit me again. Then I have to start all over again. Rinse repeat over & over & over.

It always amazes me the stupid **** that people will put themselves through for money.

This is abnormal! Constantly worrying about money every second of our lives. We weren't designed to live this way. It's ****ing retarded!!! It's not natural, man put this on us and everybody was stupid enough to go along with it.

Earning a living is one thing. Letting people like the one's that run ebay & Paypal get away with their insane retarded BS is a totally different issue.

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I read that a high school diploma used to be the big thing. But the more people that had them,the less valuable they became. Then it moved to college degrees. College degrees were something special when not too many people had them. But now everybody has one so they're not as valuable as they used to be. Now that everybody has a college degree you can wipe your ass with it. They're as common as sheets of toilet paper.

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I know they do help given what your background is in but when the mobile boom the past 5 years, I know people that went to comptuer tech schools and made out a lot better. Being in the right place at the right time helps also. Take one day at a time, things are rough everywhere people just don't like to say it. The economy and job growth is good but then again how many employees are underemployed a ton of them!

I think a lot of us on here just rather be our own boss and juggle a few hustles retailing/wholesaling on all the different platforms currently available.

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I'm definitely the entrepreneur type. I can't stand holding a job & dealing with stupid employers. I don't like people much to begin with because this entire wold is under Satan's influence. I just want good clean honest work that doesn't bother my conscience. Like caregiving, running errands, making deliveries or mowing lawns.

Ebay is treating it's sellers like criminals when they've done nothing wrong. I despise liars more than anything. The first thing Satan did was lie. What's the most Satanic thing you can do? Murder? Rape? Steal? No, lying is the most evil Satanic thing there is. And what is ebay forcing us all to do? Use phony names & addresses. They're forcing us to lie like crazy. Every stealth account is full of lies.

I didn't do anything wrong. I charged the price the USPS charged, the seller didn't like that price, left me multiple negatives, knocked my DSR down & a month later my seller account was suspended indefinitely.I was treated like a criminal. And now I have to start lying to create a bunch of stealth accounts. Basically forcing me to follow Satan's methods. That's how Satan tricks you into doing things his way.

This entire world is evil. Plain & simple!

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Interesting outlook, Stealth=Satan's Work

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There was another person who came here with the same energy last year.

This is definitely the first thing he needs to address. the negative outlook on everything is actually hindering him more than he may realize.

These people do exactly opposite of what successful people do.

Unsuccessful people blame everything but themself so they never fix their problems while successful people blame themselfs and go about fixing it. Unsuccessful waste a lot of their time dwelling on negative thoughts unconsciously.

Everything you have around you is all because of you. Stop wasting your time blaming others (ebay for example) for your current status. You can't change them nor will they change for you. You can only change yourself.

The lesser you think about how ebay or anyone else did this and that to you the more time you have to think about developing the skills and gathering the information you need build a successful ebay business. Its not just this ome bad thought, it's all your negative thoughts.

Its not a matter of its possible or not. You know its possible because others are doing it right before your own eyes. Start figuring things out.

The next time a negative thought even crosses your mind just scream the word "STOP!" And replace it with a positive thought immediately. Do this every time a negative thought comes to mind. Youll start to realize how much negative thoughts you have in your head.

Everyone has only 24 hrs in a day. What are you focused on in these 24hrs?

Ill add by saying listen to self help audiobooks if you don't want to hear it from others. Just sit and listen to what these people say in the audiobooks. Its all over yt for free nowadays. Brian tracy is my favorite.

Sorry for your lost.

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:lol: :lol: :lol: POST OF THE YEAR!

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Well, we can surely rate the OP as a good story teller.

:rolleyes:

Sorry for the loss of your father.

Appears to be a lot more sudden than you thought. Hard on you to keep everything together.

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Ohhhh... So you're one of those crazy ****s?

Do you think it was a coincidence that your dad died so quickly or do you think he just gave up after listening to your Satan talk? I know that if I was dying and somebody would come with Satan and God talk, I'd pull the plug myself ASAP.

Not saying that losing a loved one is easy, but clearly you are as mad as Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest so yeah... I'm sure you'll find help from a random bible group full of like minded people. The force is strong with those people.

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Sorry for your loss and I hope that this negative, toxic feeling/attitude you currently have will soon transpire into a positive and bright outlook and does not become your reality.

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It's true. This realm is controlled by Satan. It can get dangerous if i go into dept on an open forum, so I won't.

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Put it this way. Ebay buyers dont identify you as a person, they identify you as a business, customer support, quality, price and etc. So, if you fulfill those terms well, you will get great reviews from people who are satisfied with all those aspects. Surely there are people who have bad intentions when they purchase on ebay but those are minimal and it's hard for ebay to filter those people with online methods they have. I mean they work but sometimes there are exceptions. Ebay is based on trust and that was the main idea of its finder that the communities can be as vast as the whole world; and surely not all communities are flawless. Burning "witches" is an example from the past?

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I don't believe that satan crap for a minute think the guy is just trolling

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Let's take a look at your response. Nothing but one big insult. Do you even realize that you just proved my point about the world being totally evil? Calling me "crazy" & "mad" just because you're ignorant of the situation? . You have an opinion & then you turn into an immature little 1st grader & start flinging the insults. Your reply shows everybody that what I said is true.



My father had a stroke. He was confused, could barely speak & didn't even know who I was half the time. So no, I didn't talk about anything to him. I fed him & changed his diaper like a little baby. You should try it, maybe it would humble you a little. It would definitely help you grow up a little! And how do you know he wasn't like minded & wanted to talk about God & Satan? Your ignorance just proves what a Satanic apathetic hellhole we're living in. Insult what you don't understand like a little kid. Your post takes me back to the 1st grade. Hang on, let me go get my Battlestar Galactica lunch box.

And it really doesn't matter if you think I'm nuts or not. Our American dollar bill has an Egyptian pyramid with a weird, creepy eyeball floating above it. Do you know what that means? I do! Maybe you should go look it up & educate yourself. Learn just how ****ed up this world really is!

Besides, everybody always says "money is the root of all evil" so why do I even need to explain it to the likes of you?

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Ah don't worry about a thing my man, it's all good.

All I have to say is that if in a year 2015 you still need religion to keep your **** together, then no wonder you can't enjoy the ride!

I'm not going to go into great detail about who I have lost and how I have lost loved ones because I have lost many, but for some reason I just see it as life. The same thing will happen to me and you, I guarantee you this.
It's 100% certain that I will die and so will you, people who you hate will die and people who you love will die.
If that thought alone will not motivate you to become a better man and enjoy this crazy ride through our dimension, then nothing will and I feel for you.

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I always have to remind people that attitude is the effect not the cause. A negative & toxic reality is the cause. That reality is already here. And that negative toxic reality is called "APATHY". The entire world is drowning in apathy! People that only care about earning money, buying junk & little else.

I don't believe in the whole positive/negative thing. That's just some new age BS that started in the 90's. Same as that "politically correct" nonsense. It's all crap! The only thing that matters is reality, what happens in real life.

I was thinking about it the other day & it's really pretty funny. If somebody were to accuse you of raping their sister or stealing from them you wouldn't stand for it. You would be enraged! You would be so pissed that you might even start throwing punches & get yourself arrested. Nobody stands for it when they're falsely accused of criminal activity when they've don't nothing wrong. But when it comes to ebay it just goes with the territory. Isn't that funny? Ebay can do anything they want to you & you'll just keep on bending over & taking it. But in real life & you wouldn't stand for it.

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Yeah eBay and PayPal are complete bells but it's one of the biggest marketplaces in the world if not the biggest. So something about shaking hands with the devil

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My reality is very POSITIVE.
Ebay has made me very fortunate. Your view sucks and with that attitude, BUSINESS is going to be very challenging for you.

If you cant make money on ebay, you most likely are not going to do very well anywhere else. Ebay is about the CHEAPEST, EASIEST and LEAST RISKY venture on planet earth today.

Get your head out of your ass and take a look at "reality"

I hope you find some peace and happiness!

What a depressing thread. Ugggg

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The reason is a lack of knowledge & understanding. The more you learn the more you understand. I mean, if you took the time to really study the bible & then match up what it says to all the events currently taking place in the world you'd be shocked. It's all connected, from the weird symbols all over our money to the constant wars to the bible prophecies. The crap is real! You just need to take the time to learn about it. And I mean a lot of time.

I used to be like that. I hated religious hypocrite jerk-off's that told me how to live while they did whatever they pleased. I thought the bible was a load of crap. But I started paying attention & learning & connecting the dots. And I realized nothing is just coincidence, nothing is random. That's what they want you to believe. All the crap that's happening in the world is connected. And now I have become one of those religious crackpot nutjobs that I used to despise. I couldn't help it! The more I learned, the more my eyes were opened & it just happened. I can't go back even if I wanted to.

Like they said in the Matrix, take the blue pill & believe whatever you want to believe. But take the red pill, wake up & open your eyes & see just how deep the rabbit hole goes.

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I think YOU are the one that needs to look at reality. Go watch the news!

Pay close attention to the percentages. The amount of people that are poor, struggling, going under & suffering vs. the amount that are happy & positive. We're talking about 98-99% vs. 1 or 2%.

Also, you have to have a certain mentality to be successful in business. Some people love it, most don't. Most people give up or quit or slowly fade away. Most businesses fail. I've been reading tons of comments on forums & Youtube & there aren't many people raving about it. Most people are frustrated & at their wits end. So stop trying to act like it's all sunshine & puppy dogs. The situation flat out sucks & "reality" is the ability to admit that & face that fact. That's what I'm trying to do. Make the best out of a bad situation in a horrible world surrounded by terrible, apathetic, money hungry, lying, backstabbing people that will step on you & mow you down for a buck. Pricks like the ones that run ebay & Paypal!

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HAHA

Thanks for noticing I am exceptional then! Why not be exceptional yourself?!?!?

The least of my worries is money. eBay is an unlimited ATM machine.

Your are so depressing I am going to have to ignore you and make your posts invisible.

One question though, why the hell are you on an ebay/paypal/amazon forum IF you hate them and are not one of the 1-2% with a business sense? Rhetorical really.

We live in totally different worlds. I understand your struggles. I truly do! But mindset is nearly 100% of ones perspective and perception.

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Business - at least the retail business - is a relatively simple concept. Offer a product that people want at a good price and take care of your customers and you will be ok.

Sure, there are things that come up in ANY business. If you have a store, your lease is up for renewal and the landlord wants to double your rent - or even wants a share of your profits. It happens. eBay and Amazon change their rules. Your store burns down. The government bans something you are selling. Your supplier goes out of business and you can't find a new one willing to give you the same pricing. ANYTHING can happen. People are greedy. That is not going to change.

If you find solace in the Bible, that's great. But most of the people I know of who take religion to an extreme tend to blame their situation (or the state of the world) on everyone else. If you approach life with the mindset that you cannot get ahead because life is not fair, then you will NEVER get ahead. Not everyone thinks alike, there will always be disagreements between people, ESPECIALLY when it comes to religion and politics. You have to shut all of that out and concentrate your efforts on building your business. That does not mean that you cannot volunteer to help others, or donate money. In fact, most of the successful people I know do both of those things. It also does not mean that you have to give up your religious beliefs. But you DO have to separate that from your business.

To be successful in business, you cannot be doing what everybody else is trying to do. You have to look for ways to be successful. That means research. There are no shortcuts, no ways to quickly make tons of money with no work and no risk involved. ALL business involves risk. They key is to know what your risks ARE and how to handle them.

At the end of the day, we are all responsible for our own success or failure.

With Amazon and eBay, the keys to success are:

• Be professional at all times.
• Excel at customer service.
• Take a loss when you have to.
• NEVER be rude to a customer, even when the customer is a raving loon!
• Sell legal items.
• Don't try to beat the system - WORK the system!
• Be a good money manager

That is not an all inclusive list. And the last point I cannot emphasize enough! If you are bad at managing money, if you cannot build a reserve, then eventually you will be out of business. The time to try new things is when your business is successful and bringing in lots of cash. Because if you wait until bad times hit, you won't survive the bad times. Sometimes people who don't make very much money cannot save money simply due to the fact that they earn very little and that is understandable. But if you are the type of person who cannot save a dime, no matter how much money you make, then you are probably better off getting a job.

When I left my corporate job and started my online business, I had to be very careful with money. That meant chicken for dinner instead of steaks. No ordering out or eating in restaurants. Putting off repairing my roof for a year. No vacations. No unnecessary spending. I only relaxed a bit once the money started flowing in. And even then, you can't go nuts... You have to reinvest into your business. You have to build a reserve for bad times. You cannot stop working to find new products and new ways of doing business. The only people who can live the way rich people live in the movies are the ones who inherited some huge fortune from their parents. And even then, nothing is guaranteed. There are many people who can tell you about how their grandparents were multi-millionaires, but now the family is broke. Not everybody has the mindset and ability to make money. Just because your grandparents, or parents, were successful does not mean that YOU will be successful.

An unsuccessful friend of mine who was always partying and spending every dime he could get his hands on once said to me "You were always lucky with money". I replied "It's a funny thing about luck... the harder I work, the LUCKIER I seem to get!"

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I agree 100%. Especially with the lunatic customers. Sometimes as painful as it is you have to eat it and just live to fight another day.

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People need to read and LISTEN to what Jeff says.. it is exactly how it is :)

You cannot just get angry with everyone who responds on the thread when there are people here trying to actually help you.

Best free advice out there :)

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jeffweico...you need to get into book-writing and consultation :thumb:

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I agree. Jeff posts are always extremely helpful, well written and in depth.

He really takes his time to help, and I for one appreciate that.

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So long as you are not angling to be his manager.

jeff has a manager already under consideration.

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