I have received an offer from a
customer has already bid on a previous item that I’ve accepted. Counteroffers
can be tricky. My rule of thumb has always been get 50% of the listed price. I
mean I have to make a profit too. Besides, asking for 50% is not outrageous.
The buyer is getting it for half-off. Moreover, in this particular situation, I’ve
added combined shipping to this counteroffer. The buyer hasn’t paid for the
first item yet; but, by taking my counteroffer, she’ll receive two items for
the price of shipping one. I tender very fair counteroffers.
Shop my eBay store for the latest in tall women’s affordable luxury
fashion. I carry Theory, DVF and Alice + Olivia. www.ebay.com/usr/carljenkin_6
Watch my most recent eBay livestream where I showcase my newest
additions to my store!
Most people know that I am an
eBay reseller. Most people don’t know that I have studied and once worked as an
economist. The invisible hand phrase was coined by economist Adam Smith. I have
experienced my invisible hand moment today. I have a lull in my business and
decide to photo and upload new merchandise renewed interest. I am thinking that
no one is interested in my current inventory so why not add some new pieces. No
sooner do I finish adding the final (seventh) piece, does my Kate Spade skirt
sells! I am so giddy with excitement over this because it’s from the same
bidder! Read about it here: https://carlarjenkins.blogspot.com/2017/07/ebay-adventure-its-principle.html.
Immediately upon accepting the bid, I recall Adam Smith and the invisible hand
statement. Economics strikes once again. This time with eBay!
More information on Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand
My Kate Spade skirt sold today.
It came out of nowhere because I thought that the bidder wouldn’t return after
I made my counteroffer. Let me back up. Two days ago, the bidder placed a $47
counteroffer on a $125. No Bueno! I counteroffer with $60 (Hey, you had to do
at least half!). The bidder never returned. Now I admitted that I could had
used that money but it was the principle; and, I was glad that I stuck to my
guns because that very same bidder returned with a $55 bid (adding the $10.55
priority shipping and it was $65.). I accepted the order and shipped it
immediately. Morale of the store: always stick to your principles because the
sales will come!
OMG!
The good news just keeps on coming! You know that I have just written about how
I have received my 40th gold star (Read it here: https://carlarjenkins.blogspot.com/2017/07/ebay-adventure-receiving-my-40th-gold.html
). However, underneath this eBay tells me that I have received 100% positive
feedback! I have nearly died and gone to the heaven. Although I love those 40
gold stars, it always irks me as to how I am wrongfully getting that 1 negative
review. Yet, I am extremely happy that I have returned to 100% positive
feedback because I am all about the customers.
My customer mantra is:
Provide
good quality merchandise – that’s half the battle.
Fair
pricing – the rule of thumb is if the item is pre-owned (worn), price it
50% of what you’ve purchased it. For instance, a $500 pre-owned dress would
start at $250.
Expedited
shipping – I ship only domestic and global USPS priority mail.
Answer customers’ questions:
Livestream
to enhance customer experience – I give my customers behind the scenes
looks via Periscope and YouTube Live
Provide
lots of photos – eBay is a visual medium. Your customer does not touch the
merchandise
Honestly
in product descriptions – I tell people where there is a whole, rip or tear
in an item. It is all about being honest. Integrity is NOT for sale!
As always, shop my store for the absolute best in tall women’s
affordable luxury fashion!
I
awake this morning with the usual vim and vigor. I go about my day checking my
eBay to see if a buyer has responded to my counteroffer (She hasn’t). Lo and
behold I see it: my 40th gold star! You don’t know the euphoria I
always feel whenever I receive a new one! Below are my two blog posts about
receiving my gold stars:
A gold star on eBay means high
customer service and that the seller loves my item! I grateful that the
customer feel the same love that I display for my store and them.
Promoting your eBay store is a full-time job in itself! You have
blogging, livestreams, sharing your merchandise, doing podcasts, etc.
Livestream has helped me sell a whole lot of merchandise.
How often should I do store merchandise livestreams?
You should do one at least once a week. I do my eBay YouTube
livestreams whenever I get sales. I feel that my customers should see the
current inventory. I also do Periscope and YouTube livestreams whenever I add
or relist items because the inventory change and I want customers to know about
it!
Promoting your eBay store is a
full-time job in itself! You have blogging, livestreams, sharing your
merchandise, doing podcasts, etc. Livestream has helped me sell a whole lot of
merchandise.
How often should I do store merchandise livestreams?
You should do one at least once a
week. I do my eBay YouTube livestreams whenever I get sales. I feel that my
customers should see the current inventory. I also do Periscope and YouTube
livestreams whenever I add or relist items because the inventory change and I
want customers to know about it!
Another week, another livestream featuring the latest in tall women’s affordable luxury fashion finds. I have added new items into the store because there are so many items that are flying out of the store. Check out my latest livestream where I showcasing all of my merchandise and sprinkle in some resale business knowledge!
Shop my eBay store for the best in tall women’s affordable luxury!
I received an email from a buyer talking about being on vacation and wanting me to hold her item. Well, it is in an open case for an unpaid item strike. Since she was a repeat buyer, I was in the process of contacting eBay to see what I could do. I had something like this happen to me before. I had a lady who bought an item, it became an unpaid item strike. After the case closed, she emailed me saying that she was on vacation in western Africa and had janky wifi (She never bought the item). It was amazing how some people thought that eBay was layway but the rules clearly stated that you had to pay for your item in 48 hours. Stories like these were one of the reasons why I started eBay Adventures because future resellers needed to know the real!
Shop my latest in tall woman’s affordable luxury fashion here:
My eBay sales were coming in at a very fast clip. It was unbelievable. I did think it the increase was attributed to my blogging, the return of eBay Adventure and embedding my eBay YouTube livestream into every post. More people were watching my livestream and learning about my store translating into sales. In the midst of all of this I mislabeled a dress. While in the process of preparing it for shipment, I saw that the label was something different. After conferring with Mommy, I did the right thing which was tell the buyer my mental brain fart. She was okay with it and I kept the money. I was just happy that I didn’t let my brain fart upset my shopping cart. What I did start doing was take better inventory and didn’t commit everything to memory.
Shop my eBay store for the best in tall women’s affordable luxury
New week, new items. I have added three new items (Ann Taylor Loft, Erin Fetherston, and Kate Spade) to my store at ridiculous prices! Remember, I am a fashion luxury consignment reseller giving you Neiman Marcus merchandise at near rock bottom prices! This week is no different where I am discounting my new items by over 50%. Check these three items and all of the rest here in my eBay store.
The sales keep rolling in and I am NOT complaining one bit! I have thankful that I got off my duff this past Monday and have done the livestream else I would be sitting here flummoxed as to why things aren’t selling. I have done much more since the livestream but doing this YouTube Live is the starting point. I have written blog posts, done Facebook Live broadcasts (must cross-promote and go where the customers are!), shared my merchandise on Twitter at least twice per day, priced according to the eBay recommendations and shared my blog posts to some Twitter re-share accounts every day since Monday. The result is 5 sales this week. I have just made a sale and completed a payment today. It feels great when I keep going, being diligent and thinking of new ways to promote my store every single day because I reap the rewards.
Shop my eBay store for the latest in tall women’s affordable luxury fashions!
I awake this morning and do my normal routine: morning walk, breakfast, etc, etc. However, my routine is disrupted with an eBay offer. I check my account and see it along with a ‘pay ship now’ alert. I click on it and see that one of my dresses sold last night while I was asleep. I hit the roof because this transaction more than compensated for the open case I had against someone who hasn’t paid (more on that later!). I submit a counteroffer to the low offer. The buyer meets me halfway and because she is a repeat customer, I accept. All of a sudden, that’s two sales; but, it doesn’t stop there. The buyer with the open case buys the shoes making it three; and, there is even more because I have received a fourth sale! It is like the floodgates are open. How has this all happen at the same time?
I have laid the groundwork. This past Monday, after seeing one of my favorite YouTube channels post a video the day before the Fourth of July, I bossed up and did my eBay livestream! I didn’t stop there writing not one but two blog posts which I circulated on Twitter and loaded up onto HootSuite. It didn’t stop there! On the Fourth of July, I wrote 12 Things I Learned During My First Year on eBay on my personal site. Finally, I reduced my prices according to the eBay recommendations, relisted some more inventory and kept resharing my eBay inventory every day at noon and 9pm EST. After diligently planting the seeds, I have reaped the harvest. These three extra sales are due to hard work! I haven’t stopped because I have listed a new item, taken some more photos which I will upload tomorrow and kept resharing my inventory on my Twitter account. I am not stopped because I am having all of these sales. I have hacked my process, double downed and am ready to reload with more new merchandise on the way!
Hey, the luxury consignment reseller is back with an all-new fashion haul just in time for the holiday and beyond! I specialize in tall women’s fashion (I am a size US 12 wearing a size 11/12 shoe). This week I’ve stocked new Vince, Alice + Olivia and Stuart Weitzman. Shop my eBay store: http://www.ebay.com/usr/carljenkin_6
It is the day before Independence Day and I am chilling. I am still putting my brand out there (I know that people will take off by noon EST if they haven’t already) but haven’t looked at actually doing hard. Yet, when I see somewhere whom I follow on YouTube put out a business video the day before a holiday, then it is high time for me to BOSS up and schedule this eBay YouTube Livestream and get to this money!
Moreover, I have done four Facebook Live videos discussing my July goals which I will upload on YouTube because people are watching them and I have a responsibility to provide my Facebook community to keep them updated. I mean I have written my July goals on July 1st. It is Monday and this is the first business day of July. My Facebook community is conditioned to the weekly Monday livestreams regardless of holiday except Christmas and New Year’s.
It’s great talking with a loved one because I get to destress so much. I tell her all about my crazy training center experience and that I have received my ITIL certification. It’s a lot of stress off of my shoulders. However, imagine my surprise upon learning some very detailed information that is disturbing only because I have spoken with this person. Well, at least I have a backup plan else I would feel like a fish out of water!
Even though the XD30 challenge is done because it’s July, I will continue writing. I have new goals that I want to reach and writing helps me stay on track. I am also feeling like (maybe) another book is on the way because I have been consistently writing and have a pretty good idea that is timely since this is not only the first day of the third quarter but the second half of 2017.
I have done it! I have written a consecutive 30 days as a part of this XD30 June challenge! I am very proud that through warts and all, I have written. Some days, money has been funny, while others they haven’t; but, I will say that right now, I am in the best space ever and will keep this ball rolling. Furthermore, I will NOT act as if my receiving my fourth certification is not the singular reasonperson why I am happy. June has ended much better than it started. I am grateful for this.
I am better not just personally but professionally. Now I have my entire July editorial calendar written, will promote my certification and keep pushing well into July. I do think that July being the third quarter and second half of 2017 will get a lot more traction. I do think that a whole lot of great things await me.
One thing I will do is to keep writing every day because it is a great way to document my journey but also blow some steam. I do feel another book coming after participating in this daily writing challenge. Of course, I will keep everyone posted.
