Ebay Shop, is it worth it?

cafenervosa_2

overworked_underpaid wrote:

What happens if you open a shop but decide not to sell anything for a few months in the year. Will the monthly fees be put on hold? or would you need to close your shop and start a new one?

There is a holiday function that will display a message in your shop when your away. I don't know the answer to your question but I presume you will still have to pay the fees until it is closed.

cazmanian_minx

overworked_underpaid wrote:

What happens if you open a shop but decide not to sell anything for a few months in the year. Will the monthly fees be put on hold? or would you need to close your shop and start a new one?

You'd still have to pay the fees unless you closed it.

I've got a basic shop on eBay - these are my monthly turnover figures pre and post shop (average price of an item is about £2.50):

June 2005: £206
July 2005: £178
August 2005: £268
September 2005: £777
October 2005: £941
November 2005: £916
December 2005: £937

Spot where the shop opened - well worth it if you've constantly got stuff listed!

cafenervosa_2

cazmanian_minx wrote:

You'd still have to pay the fees unless you closed it.

I've got a basic shop on eBay - these are my monthly turnover figures pre and post shop (average price of an item is about £2.50):

June 2005: £206
July 2005: £178
August 2005: £268
September 2005: £777
October 2005: £941
November 2005: £916
December 2005: £937

Spot where the shop opened - well worth it if you've constantly got stuff listed!

Wow thats some difference, a shop really does make a difference. I think buyers take you more serious if they see you have a shop and of course there is also impulse buying which helps when they go in