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Vacation Clarity

I finally took a week off from listing and from work in general.  I haven’t done this since I started this full-time two years ago.  Will definitely be doing this again soon.  Not only is it good to get away from the daily grind but some time away gave me some clarity of thought that’s [...]

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My New Store on Etsy is Open

Since the new eBay store fees change tomorrow – in my case, auctions will go from .35 to .25 and Fixed Price format will go from .10 to .05 –  there was no incentive to list anything on eBay today. What better day to add to my Etsy store that I created a few weeks [...]

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When Is Free Not Free? Ask Ebay. If You Can Get Them.

I think that eBay is run by monkeys.  But let me back up a few hours. Had a dentist appointment this morning.  Not looking forward to it.  Couldn’t put it off any longer because I lost a filling in a back tooth.  Thank you caramel popcorn…  I was a little peeved that the only day [...]

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Why I Love Selling Vintage

Not only do I love vintage items and collectibles but I am thankfully reminded on a weekly, if not daily, basis that my customers do too.  I could post all day long about the stories I hear from my customers about their purchases and I would never get bored even though you might. This went [...]

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Why Is My Head Spinning? ECommerce Vertigo With a Dash Of Insomnia

Warning:  There are a lot of references to Me, I, and My in this post. It’s a January thing.  Reassessment, change, revision, re-invention are all in the air.  This is a totally self-obsessed post that, if you care to stick with it to the end, you might relate to if you sell online or if [...]

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Lessons About Business That I Learned From My Cats – Part II

Yesterday I posted about some challenges that I’m having with my online business and how I’d like to take it to the next level and change things up. Believe it or not, in a roundabout way I got some business ideas from watching my cats deal with a recent dilemma.  Sounds silly but stick with [...]

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