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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cxgirl, post: 186929, member: 63&quot;]Wise words brad.</p><p>I&#039;m lucky as my rent is cheap so I can keep my store open but for many the rent is the killer and without selling on-line they can&#039;t survive (small town West Coast Canada). I sell lots of smalls on the local 24 hour auction site on Facebook, items that wouldn&#039;t be worth it to list on ebay. Nothing sells for over $20.00, but selling 15-20 items a day adds up quickly and they are gone.&nbsp; If I had these items in my brick &amp; mortar store they probably wouldn&#039;t have sold - people like the idea of sitting at home or work and buying stuff.&nbsp; </p><p>I do okay selling on different Facebook sites that have a worldwide audience - sales have been better there than ebay.</p><p>My friend has his furniture store which used to be antiques only but he now sells MCM furniture and does okay. He still has antique furniture and pieces sell but not for the high price or as quickly as in the past.</p><p>The local thrift stores struggle as donations are down -&nbsp; folks are trying to sell stuff themselves rather than donate. Value Village does okay as they bring items in from the main distribution centre but even there pickings have been slim lately.</p><p>Here we are becoming more of a retirement community and (most) seniors aren&#039;t buying things other than the basics. Most of them downsized before they moved here so they don&#039;t have stuff to sell. We have no industry here anymore, so many folks are working 2-3 jobs just to get by. </p><p>Hopefully with the Christmas season fast approaching people will be out spending money to keep all us crazy sellers going<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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