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Monday, October 17, 2011

Make It Happen Monday


Wow. I had The. Worst. Sales. Week. last week. It was horrid. I just barely reached HALF of my goal for the week. And I wasn't alone. So many of our members on eBay Underground said they were also having their worst week this week. Can't really figure it out, but it stinks.

I spent MUCH of last week feeling really nasty and bitter toward eBay. It's extremely irritating to me that I am PAYING for a month of listing, I am PAYING for a month of store fees. And yet, all signs point to the fact that my listings are NOT showing up for that entire month. I was grumpy and moody most of the week. But you know what? I may not have reached the thousand that I was hoping for, but I do have $500 more than what I had a week ago. So why am I complaining?

We are very fortunate in that my eBay income isn't a requirement. Yes, since I've started selling, our quality of living has increased. I've gotten lazy with my coupon shopping (higher grocery bills). I've gotten lazy with cooking (higher restaurant spending). But we've also gotten to do some stuff we hadn't been able to before (taking the kids out for one-on-one evenings, redecorating bedrooms, etc). None of those things are necessities. I don't HAVE to make $1000 a week selling on eBay. I seriously need to keep things in perspective. We have a comfortable life. I need to learn to be grateful for the sales that I do have, and not be so grumpy when I don't reach my high, self-imposed goals.

Don't get me wrong - I'll still set high goals for myself, and I'll still strive to reach them. But I'm no longer going to let it get me down and make me snap at my family when I don't have a good sales day.

Someone hold me to that?


3 comments:

  1. I thought I was the only one! It was my worst week of sales since opening my store 3 months ago. But you are right, this is preschool/ballet/sports money and it's not do or die. So I'm going to enjoy the small amount I did make and hope for a better week!

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  2. I cannot tell you how much I really needed to read this today. :) Thank you so much for sharing!

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  3. Maybe it's the calm before the (Black Friday)storm? I know it's a ways off, but it's coming and people may be preparing for big sales in the stores. Just a guess. I actually had a fairly good week, but I know that some people on the Powerseller forums are saying traffic and sales are down down down.

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