Caribbean vacation.....any advice for using ebay?

[jjscruff]

Originally Posted by Lost in the Supermarket

Hi,

Quick down and dirty.

Going to the Islands for 7 days.

1 legit account and 9 stealth which are active and selling just fine.

Expect up to 50 sales during my time away.

My take: I can just ignore about half of the sales until I get back home. Everybody will fall for the "I was away camping" during the summer excuse.

I can use WIFI to check my email and answer questions through email instead of through ebay messaging.


I know the vacation setting thing on ebay but we all know how it only takes a couple of noobs to mess over an account. I really prefer not to end all listings. But...it might be a good chance to reorganize and allocate listings as they have become muddled.


SO MY MAIN QUESTION: I have TRS with discounts on about 4 accounts. Any advice on buying shipping labels (and uploading confirmation numbers) without going into ebay? I now the standard for the discount is 90% and all of mine are right at 100% so I guess I can afford to drop a few 1-day shipping ratings.

I am a USA guy and will be taking a laptop fully prepped with cookies etc etc

do you really need 10 ebay accounts to sell 7 things a day

[Lost in the Supermarket]

Originally Posted by jjscruff

do you really need 10 ebay accounts to sell 7 things a day

Well......that is about 200 sales per month. $6K profit plus I send a catalog withi each order and get at least that much out of direct sales.

Since most are stealth accounts and PP asks for SSN after about 150 sales in a year (mine do not approach $20K limits)...I guess I DO need that many accounts. I have to spread sales over many aco****s so I don't get irritated by paypal for info I do not have.

Plus, my stuff is buy it now and there are selling limits. I sell about 30% of listed items in a month (BIN). With my profit margin, ebay listing fees etc I can let an item ride for 7 years without a sale before I lose month.

I am not selling ipad protectors or pencils. If I had 20 accounts I could use them all. With my stuff I am the sole source in the world for each and every item. I have thousands available but only the ebay capacity to list about 1000 at a given time.

[rsot]

Originally Posted by jjscruff

do you really need 10 ebay accounts to sell 7 things a day

Always recommend to spread sales - keep amounts coming in low