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<p>[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 1110, member: 23"]I used to make fairly good money on Ebay and (gasp, I can actually name it here) Bonanza. Then they started changing the rules to favor buyers and bulk sellers of merchandise. Antiques and Collectibles started going down the tubes. Lately, I keep relisting the same few items just to keep my account active. Except for some items friends have asked me to sell, I haven't listed anything new of my own for months. I've been waiting to see how things fell out. My buyers always praised my packing - tissue on delicate items, lots of bubble wrap and sturdy boxes. My husband is a locksmith and the boxes I use have been shipped to us carrying very heavy locks so I know they are good. After postage started climbing, I started getting complaints even though I did the same thing as Cory and gave them what it cost me. Some people have the perception that if you sell online, you get some special deal from the PO. I constantly get generic Ebay messages telling me how I can improve my sales. Rah, rah. I'm not running a commercial business and that's all they want now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, most people have not heard of Bonanza. The cost is 50 cents a month or even less. The percentage they take is minimal. Therefore, no advertising and no pushing the site on search engines. I think if enough sellers migrated to that site, we'd have some control over our future and we might help get it on the internet map. I don't sell much there, but it doesn't cost anything to just let the items sit there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 1110, member: 23"]I used to make fairly good money on Ebay and (gasp, I can actually name it here) Bonanza. Then they started changing the rules to favor buyers and bulk sellers of merchandise. Antiques and Collectibles started going down the tubes. Lately, I keep relisting the same few items just to keep my account active. Except for some items friends have asked me to sell, I haven't listed anything new of my own for months. I've been waiting to see how things fell out. My buyers always praised my packing - tissue on delicate items, lots of bubble wrap and sturdy boxes. My husband is a locksmith and the boxes I use have been shipped to us carrying very heavy locks so I know they are good. After postage started climbing, I started getting complaints even though I did the same thing as Cory and gave them what it cost me. Some people have the perception that if you sell online, you get some special deal from the PO. I constantly get generic Ebay messages telling me how I can improve my sales. Rah, rah. I'm not running a commercial business and that's all they want now. Unfortunately, most people have not heard of Bonanza. The cost is 50 cents a month or even less. The percentage they take is minimal. Therefore, no advertising and no pushing the site on search engines. I think if enough sellers migrated to that site, we'd have some control over our future and we might help get it on the internet map. I don't sell much there, but it doesn't cost anything to just let the items sit there.[/QUOTE]
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