Waiting. And Waiting

 I'm trying to take action or be more proactive.

I feel like the waiting game is creeping back in my life again.

I was determined before the year ended to be more active on eBay and get more listings up.  I felt like maybe holiday flips from Target & Dollar Tree might help me.  I had sold a few packages of holiday pot holders and ornaments that I matched up as a set.  And with 70% off?  Maybe in a few months I can list these items and make a little profit.

I had gotten a lot of kids items and I kind of thought maybe that was a wash. I did make one sale for some finger paint soap and crayons from Crayola.  I got the idea that maybe I could put some of this stuff for kids as a set and offer free shipping and handling. I started off with the packets of crayons I had, some sticker pads, coloring book, etc.  It sold for $20.

I haven't gotten payment.  Maybe they'll pay in a few days, maybe they get paid on Friday, I don't know.  I also made a sale for some older Nike shoes for $9.70.  They're not in bad shape and I actually got them for like maybe less than $5 with all of my gift cards and discounts.  They haven't paid.

Will it break the bank that I don't have this money?  No.  Does it suck?  Very much so.  I went through spells with eBay where I just got frustrated and stopped selling for awhile.  I kind of hurt my rating from not selling and from a couple of bad buyers.

eBay will test your patience and this woman from Virginia made me lose it.  I messed up with shipping and handling and her package wound up on hold at the post office.  I got notified by her about it like 5 times within a day.  I didn't know how to respond the first time. I was going to send her money through paypal but by the fifth time I had it.

She got about 5 items and the most expensive sweater was $2.  The sweaters I sold her maybe cost me $20 or $30 and I was really upset that someone was nit picking me over paying an extra $5 and I basically called her cheap without calling her cheap.  She left feedback that I was rude and she was right.  She was cheap.  If she wasn't so obnoxious about harassing me and I warned her on more than one occasion that her emails were harassing, I would have worked with her.  I also got a negative feedback in the last year that I didn't catch that said my shirt was ugly.  How is that my fault?  I'm sure I've had a few questionable fashion choices but you picked it, buyer.  

Yeah.  Why am I doing this?  Good question. There was a moment when I made the sale from the Crayola gift set that this was actually fun.  I liked putting stuff together and be creative.  I have been better about leaving feedback and it does kind of feel good that someone feels like they found a treasure whether it's my Dollar Tree hunting or an item I'm not using anymore.

I'm tired of drowning with my bills.  I feel as though my neighbor crippled me by using the electricity for so many months.  If it's not him?  It's someone else and the bleeding needs to stop.  

Someone just bid on the sloth and unicorn that I got from Dollar Tree.  Seventy five cents profit.  Here's hoping I'm not waiting for payment.  


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