The eBay Thrifter Is Up and Running!

It's not running very fast or very far, but it is running. My personal eBay blog is officially published as of today.  From this point on, We Sell on eBay will be group- and forum-focused, and The eBay Thrifter will be focused on my personal eBay business and day to day life of an eBay thrifter.

See you around!

I've Got a Secret!

Remember when you were little and you kept a diary and you wrote every detail of your day in it? I have one of my old diaries from when I was 8 or 9. It is full of every detail ... who I played with at recess, what I wore to my violin lesson, what I got for my birthday. There was a fun combination of big events and everyday events too.

Well my secret is ... I know a blog that is just like that. Tina is a very dear friend of mine. She's recently started a blog that she writes just like a diary. She writes about her every day occurances (sales, returns, etc). She writes about big exciting things (awesome sales or finds). She writes tutorials, eBay policy updates... I'm pretty sure she writes about everything that happened that day that was eBay-related, whether it was big and exciting, or just a normal everyday event.

I really like the tone of her writing. I haven't come across an eBay blog with a similar style, so it's fun and refreshing. She'll draw you right in and make you feel like you're in on the secrets too! Go check her out - she'll be glad you came :)

What I Read With My Morning Coffee

Ok, so I don't drink coffee, but you get the point.

Anonymous said: I would love to hear if you have any favorite blogs you follow.

Yep, I sure do! Not only do I spend entirely too much time on ProBoards, but I also spend entirely too much time reading blogs. Here are all the eBay/thrifting blogs that I read, in no particular order (well maybe alphabetical order, since that's just how I am ...):

• Big Thrifty Deal - Ginger doesn't post often, but when she does, it's usually about a specific niche.
• Coupon Tipster - Amy writes blogs about a wide variety of topics, not just eBay. She yard sales, she coupon shops, she sells, she thrift shops, a little bit of everything. 
• Do Not Count Your Chickens - Tina's a little quirky, but we love her anyway :)  She posts excellent tutorials and topics on everything from how to create promotion boxes to what eBay is really thinking when they offer us special promotions. (Tina now blogs at My Secret eBay Diary.)
• Goodwill Haunting - How is it possible that I don't know her name? I love her posts about what she sold each week!
• Money in the Garage - Dude writes about thrifting, yard saling, and selling on eBay from a male perspective. He tells some fun stories.
• My Dear Trash - Kelly and Laura share their adventures in not only selling on eBay, but also on refinishing estate finds and selling them on Craigslits.
• Precipice of Disaster - Adrienne has really been struggling. She wants to sell on eBay, but she's not had much luck. She does really well on Etsy though!
• Savvy Saver Secrets - I don't know much about Janessa yet, because I'm a fairly new reader to her blog. She seems very enthusiastic about all things resale and eBay.
• The Savvy Shopperette - Yvette doesn't post too often, but it's interesting reading about thrifting and eBaying from a Hawaiian perspective.
• The Recycle-ista - Shannon's been distracted by Early Pregnancy Syndrome lately (Congrats!) but her energy level has picked back up and she's rolling again!
• The Selling Sisters - Rachel and Lizzie sell on eBay and Etsy and post about their finds, their woo-hoos, and some really awesome selling tips.
• Treasures in Thrifting Land - Becky loves to share all the cool and wacky things she finds when she's out thrifting.
• Yard Sale Mommy - Again - how can I not know her name? She posts about ... you guessed it, yard sales! She also sells at kids' consignment sales and on eBay.

That's quite a list, and it would take me TWO cups of coffee to get through them all each morning (if I drank coffee, of course...), but I'm always looking for more.

So now it's your turn - who did I miss?? I'm sure a lot of YOU write blogs that I haven't checked out yet. Link up!