Earning a living?

[N7 Shadow]

Originally Posted by yankee

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.

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.

[Underhand]

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

[yankee]

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

[N7 Shadow]

Originally Posted by haidukk

but for some reason I just see it as life.

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.

[N7 Shadow]

Originally Posted by yankee

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

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!

[yankee]

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.

[jeffweico]

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!"

[vogeltron]

Originally Posted by jeffweico

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

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.

[Bunneh]

Originally Posted by jeffweico

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!"

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

[rsot]

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

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.

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by rsot

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

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

jeff has a manager already under consideration.

[GreenBean]

CEO Cat of Weico Inc.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by GreenBean

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

jeff has a manager already under consideration.

Maybe this is better...



Cat element involved

[GreenBean]

nope, jeffweico is a Gentleman.

He does not do tawdy.

[Kajunrook]

Methinks all of this nonsense is pure fiction. Pure and simple. Nuff said. How do we get threads like this deleted.

[Bunneh]

Originally Posted by Kajunrook

Methinks all of this nonsense is pure fiction. Pure and simple. Nuff said. How do we get threads like this deleted.

You were not here, so you would not know.

[PESMO]

Biggest point of advice is MAKE SURE YOUR MAKING MONEY. So many ppl I know will keep undercutting there competition so many times they are really doing nothing but wasting their time.

[mchgrt]

Originally Posted by N7 Shadow

I'm pretty much in the place where most normal people would commit suicide. A couple words that come to mind are destitute & despair.

I'm trying to fight through it. I'm going to get training as a CNA because that's what I'm doing here anyway, might as well get paid for it. The problem is I don't know exactly when my father will die, could be tonight, could be 5 or 10 years from now. After he dies I'll have total freedom, I planned it that way, no girlfriend or wife, no kids, no brothers or sisters & no family. Just me alone to live my life the way I want to. I have plans for after he dies but I'm trying to get some money for myself right now. I'm using his SSI check to pay all the bills but that leaves me with nothing for myself. Since I know how to sell on ebay I'm trying to figure out how to crank up the volume. I was doing it for fun before but now I need to crank things up to the professional level.

I've been reading the past few years that ebay sales are down for most people. And ebay blocks your listings so not all people can see them. This is the BS that I'm worried about. If ebay is going to limit the people that can actually see your listings then I want no part of that nonsense. I'm not interested in playing stupid baby head games, that's why I don't have a girlfriend anymore. I can't tolerate BS!

Sorry that you're going through such a rough time. I know money and your time is tight, but you might benefit from seeing a counselor. Just my 2 cents