tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43635418862238503002024-02-19T03:13:33.932-08:00How To Make Money On EbayMichelle shows stay at home Moms how to make money on eBay. This is a step-by-step blog where you can get involved, ask questions and learn how to make money on eBay.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-48582728279640869732011-04-30T07:37:00.000-07:002011-04-30T07:39:18.579-07:00eBay - I Have Missed YouI know it's been a while since my last post. You know the old saying when it rains it pours! Well, that could not be more true in our situation. We had a bit of a flood in our home just before the holidays, and it has taken us months to restore. All the while I have still been doing well selling on eBay. My deepest apologies to all my loyal followers.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-63865875473115725902010-11-12T08:25:00.000-08:002010-11-12T15:26:05.363-08:00eBay - The Book Is ReadyJust wanted to let you all know that I have finally completed my book titled How Moms Can Make Money On eBay. This book is filled with great information from my most costly mistakes to my greatest secrets. I will share with you detailed information how I got started, marketing tips and more. This book is filled with 100 pages of information to help you become successful. If you have enjoyed my blog you will love my book. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-64891538079038072472010-11-11T08:32:00.001-08:002010-11-11T08:32:26.844-08:00eBay - Stock UpToday I went to Toys "R" Us to stock up on the seasons hot item, "squinkies." Naturally, while shopping my son has to use the restroom. Sometimes I wonder if anyone else can shop with their children and not visit the porcellian express. However, because of his over demanding need for the restroom we walked past a sale rack loaded with Halloween costumes marked 90% off. I was so excited, I couldn't get him to finish fast enough. I purchased many of them for only $1.99 and $2.99. These will be great sellers in September. With that said if anyone has a Toys "R" Us near by you should pay the store a visit and stock up. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-76598578994821265862010-11-08T08:17:00.000-08:002010-11-08T20:19:19.895-08:00eBay - Hot Christmas ToyNow is a great time to start listing toys as well as holiday outfits. It's crazy to think that the Holidays are just about here. Keep in mind, every year there is that hot Christmas toy.I believe this year it is, "Squinkies." Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-86928294402527555692010-10-27T08:42:00.000-07:002010-10-27T08:42:00.538-07:00eBay - List It Once, Not TwiceI was on eBay the other day doing a search for an item I was about to list that I never sold before. I notice this item was listed 3 or 4 times by the same seller. I wondered to myself what advantage they had by doing this. Then I looked at the sellers feedback score and it was a low number. Then it clicked that they had no idea as to what they were doing. I thought I would share this with you because I'm sure that many of you just starting on eBay might make the same mistake. <br /><br />When you have more than one of the same item you can list it once and put in the listing that you have (x) quantity available. This way when you sell one your listing will still be there. If someone wants to purchase more than one, the rest will still be listed. There is no point in paying eBay a listing fee more than once for the same item listed at the same time. You will find entering the quantity will not only save you time, but also money. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-10390679389882558422010-10-26T08:50:00.000-07:002010-10-26T11:51:13.767-07:00eBay - Look Through The RacksI know I have told you all this before, but it is so important I thought I would share it again just to make sure all you Moms are doing this. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR DEALS.<br /><br />I was in CVS Pharmacy of all places picking up a prescription. As I was walking out of the store I thought I would take the long way and cruise by the summer clearance rack. I know, none of you are surprised by this. Any time you are in any store you should at least give the sale rack a blink of your time. At CVS I found back packs for $.90 usually $14.99. Those will sell in August and September for a minimum of $10.00 each. I bought 3 so I figure I just made about $25.00 after fees. I also found these Kung Zhu Collector Cases which looked pretty cool, but I knew nothing about. They retailed for $12.99 and they were $.90 each. I purchased 11 of these. Not sure what they will sell for, but they were a cheap investment. Let's assume they sell for $9.00 each. After fees I will have made about $80.00. Let's see I didn't go out of my way, spend much money or invest a whole lot of time and I will make at least $100.00, all because my daughter needed allergy medicine and I passed the clearance rack. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-71089542707551774312010-10-25T09:00:00.000-07:002010-10-25T09:01:20.410-07:00eBay - Make Money Off Free A CouponGymboree just emailed a 25% off coupon. For those of you who are selling children's clothes like myself, try and get to the store before everyone else does. I will be looking for Spring clothes because come January that is what will be selling on eBay. <br /><br />For those who are not selling the clothes sign up to get a Gymboree Rewards Card. It's free and you can sell the coupons on eBay all day long for $10.00 a piece. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-28353418396625202292010-10-22T08:39:00.000-07:002010-10-22T08:40:05.040-07:00eBay - Gymboree TimeGymboree just emailed a 25% off coupon. For those of you who are selling children's clothes like myself, try and get to the store before everyone else does. I will be looking for Spring clothes because come January that is what will be selling on eBay. <br /><br />For those who are not selling the clothes sign up to get a Gymboree Rewards Card. It's free and you can sell the coupons on eBay all day long for $10.00 a piece. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-54353207553379429862010-10-21T08:25:00.000-07:002010-10-21T08:27:27.929-07:00eBay - Special PromoNow is a great time to start putting up auctions. Until Friday eBay is offering a special price of only $.25 for auction style listings. This is great when you have a bunch of items you are not sure as to how well they will sell. Also, if you are new and just want to get your feedback score up now is the time to list things. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-3278910611658620552010-10-08T07:25:00.000-07:002010-10-08T10:27:09.510-07:00eBay - Almost ReadyHi everyone! I just spent the last few months finishing up my book Titled, "How Moms Can Make Money On EBay". I expect it to be ready within the next two weeks, assuming nothing goes wrong during the printing process! Keep your fingers crossed for me. My book contains information from on to set up an eBay account, the best way to conquer shipping troubles, how to become a Top Rated seller, and much much more. Look for it soon and expect many more blog tips. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-34892497469517525622010-07-25T17:25:00.001-07:002010-07-25T17:51:42.522-07:00New Account I Created :O)Hope you all have been enjoying your summer? I know I have! Just finally finished writing my book. It should be out any day. I'm so excited!!! Besides that I just signed up on www.FaceBook.com and www.GymboPlacec.com. If your on their send me a message. Here's a link...<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/people/Michelle-Barrows/100001443451567">My Facebook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.gymboplace.com/">Gymboplace</a>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-81707993026139081422010-06-09T08:08:00.000-07:002010-06-09T11:09:18.486-07:00eBay - Sale ContinuedJust wanted to let you know that Gymboree has extended their fill-a-bag sale until the end of the week. They are also offering $5.00 flat rate shipping on all online purchases. In addition you can still earn Gymbucks. <br /><br />Currently their stores are filled with summer items. My suggestion would be to try to find short sleeve shirts with matching hair accessories or even socks then list them in July for back to school shopping. Remember July is a booming month for eBay. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-16896477537869038642010-05-27T06:37:00.000-07:002010-05-27T06:38:10.748-07:00eBay - It's Toy TimeNow is the best time to start stocking up on toys for the holidays. Throughout the summer keep a close watch on Toys " R" Us sales. They have a ton all summer long. You can purchase toys for up to 90% off. <br /><br />I buy all my toys this time of year and hold on to them until mid September. The best part is you always have a good birthday present lying around for last minute parties.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-89354781197200286072010-05-24T07:41:00.000-07:002010-05-24T13:42:08.379-07:00eBay - It's A Gymboree SaleNow is a great time to stock up on your Gymboree items. They are having an additional 20% off all already marked down items. Bring in a 20% coupon and that's 40% off already marked down items. <br /><br />Try to focus your shopping on back to school and fall items. Remember the larger sizes are harder to find, but sell for a much higher amount.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-59370905161692941792010-05-05T07:27:00.000-07:002010-05-05T07:27:00.386-07:00eBay - Mall DealsI was at the Westfield Mall today with my son watching him eat what looked to be a very tasty pretzel. Just to the side of the table I noticed a stack of flyers that said, "weekly savings start here." For those of you that have been following my blog, we all know when we see the word savings we need to look a little deeper. <br /><br />It turns out that each week this flyer goes out with new promotions on it. An Aeropostale coupon said take an additional 25% off any single item. Journey's the shoe store offered an extra 20% off all sale items. Yankee Candle had a buy one get one 50% off promotion. Anyhow, I think you get the idea. Your nearby mall might have this same type of thing. This is a great way to find out about additional sale items to sell on eBay. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-82524973579604789542010-04-29T08:47:00.000-07:002010-04-29T08:48:52.843-07:00eBay - List All Of Your ItemsI thought I would just touch on this topic real quick because it's important to sell what you can when you can. When you are listing an eBay auction be sure to list summer items like sandals in the summer and winter items like jackets in the winter. Most people will purchase what they need when it's in need. Another words when I'm running a 7 day auction I only list in season items. However, I believe you should list all of your items in your eBay store if you have one. Remember just because it's Spring in the US it's winter in Japan. <br /><br />Just last week I sold a jacket out of my eBay store. Now where I live it's 75 degree's but the person who purchased it lives in Oregon where I think it might not be so warm all Spring long. To sum it up just don't keep your goods hiding till season, but list them in your eBay store and not for live auction. Go eBayMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-23339025168460668512010-04-23T08:36:00.000-07:002010-04-23T09:38:01.241-07:00eBay - Getting StartedIf you did not get a chance to read yesterday's blog make sure to go back and read that before you begin this. Now that I have these two very, very large pairs of shoes my children are very eager to sell I though to myself , "What do next?". First were the pictures. I took my poster board and slated against my wall and placed the shoes at an angle for the picture. Then I did a listing check to see how other top sellers listed their shoes. So I typed in the search box men's Nike shoes 22 17 running shoes. What I was looking for was how others tittled their auctions. The title is really important because that is how it gets pulled up when people go searching for things. Next I checked the completed listing box to see what they have been selling for. Being that this is my very first time selling this particular item I wanted my price to be very competitive. Next I put the item in my store for what I thought was a competitive price.<br /> <br />As soon as the first pair sells I will let you know exactly how much I paid for the shoes, profit made and best of all weather it was Little George's pair that sold first or Hailey's. More importantly if it a success and will I do it again.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-27789682823212221132010-04-22T08:28:00.000-07:002010-04-22T08:29:45.872-07:00eBay - The New AdventureI've been mentioning to all of you to try something new. The other day I went ahead and listened to my own advice. I ventured into a new store called Nordstrom Rack. It was amazing. Racks and racks of organized brand name clothing like Abercrombie, Juicy Couture, Coach and many more for J C Penny prices. I didn't know where to go first. I ended up choosing the shoe isle because that where my children seem to have the most fun. My girly at the young age of 5 has the cutest little love for shoes. Anyhow, We stumbled upon very large Nike shoes for men. Large like 17 plus sizes. I also noticed there were a few pairs that had these grey and red stickers in them. Grey meant there was an extra 30% off and red meant 50% off. I told the kids to find the biggest shoes they could with a red sticker in it. Sure enough they each found one in size 17.5 and another in size 22. Now the game at home is to see who's shoes sells first. <br /> <br />As you all know men's shoes are not my expertise on eBay. Tomorrow I will go into detail on how I researched this product and the steps I took to list it.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-22485861050298874192010-04-21T07:34:00.000-07:002010-04-21T10:35:23.059-07:00eBay - Just Do ItJust yesterday I was having breakfast with my 3 year old son at Panera Bread. There was a group of women at the table next to us. One of them had to leave early and during her goodbyes she asked her friends for a prayer request for her husband to honor her wishes to stay home with the kids. Being that I honestly wasn't trying to listen, I'm pretty sure that her husband wants her to join the work force and she's not to happy about it. <br /><br /><br />With that said that's the kind of stuff that inspired me to writer this blog. As well as my first book which should be ready for publishing in just a few short weeks. I will remind all of you Moms that we must stick together. If any of you have any success stories that might inspire someone please share them. Or perhaps a good shopping tip or even a selling tip. Don't keep it a secret, there's enough to go around. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-27325110124478692102010-04-20T08:23:00.000-07:002010-04-20T17:24:44.684-07:00eBay - Talk! Talk! Talk!I've said this before, but I can't express how important it is to have people view your auctions. Don't keep your business a secret! The more people look at your auctions more likely your bids are to go up. So in other words, tell everyone you know, then everyone you don't know to view your eBay auctions! Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-13819458586681302182010-04-19T06:52:00.001-07:002010-04-19T06:52:46.146-07:00eBay - Try To ExperimentDon't be afraid to experiment and expand. If there is a new toy you come across with a low price tag pick it up. Toys should start coming up for sale pretty regularly now that spring is here. In my experience November is the best time to start listing toys. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-86446571615508149652010-04-16T20:32:00.000-07:002010-04-16T20:36:05.222-07:00eBay - Lands EndIf anyone of you are fans of Lands End clothing they are currently having a free shipping promotion good until the 20th of the month. I never found anything priced inexpensive enough to resale, but they do sell quality clothing. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-53293098633219467312010-04-15T09:17:00.000-07:002010-04-15T09:18:10.711-07:00eBay - Time Is Almost UpAs I reminded you earlier, now is the time to use your Gymbucks. I wanted to make sure you used all of them by the 18th of this month. That will be the last day they are excepted and it's silly to let it go to waste. I've also heard that on the 18th they will be disturbing new Gymbucks to redeem for a later period in time. Go eBay!<br /> <br />Also, if your one to enjoy shopping online they are running a special $5 dollar shipping promotion.Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-11722138888474374112010-04-09T08:05:00.000-07:002010-04-09T08:09:02.096-07:00eBay - Find A Shopping FreindOn Wednesday I beat my current Gymboree record of 3 different stores all in one day. I hit a total of 4 different Gymboree stores. It was great fun, but made for a really long day. I have to say I couldn't of done without my new shopping buddy. She helped make the time fly and together we shopped till we dropped. My advice today is to find a die hard shopping buddy to help you make the most of your eBay business. Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363541886223850300.post-87755086946374199502010-04-07T09:22:00.000-07:002010-04-07T09:23:45.436-07:00eBay - It's Gymbucks TimeIf any of you have been collecting Gymboree's Gymbucks, it's now time to redeem them. The redemption date reads April 8th. However, you can start using them in stores and online today. Be there early to get the best deals that are out there. Have fun shopping! Go eBay!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16235791771329547918noreply@blogger.com0