**Make Me Rich This Year eBay or Else!!**

frasersmum123

Evening all,

Just has a message from Amazon to say they have sent me £14.80 for a book I sold (minus the fees) so have added that to my total.

Have 15 listings ending tomorrow so hopefully that will increase it more.

too_much_debt

Have bids on two items that I relisted yesterday.

hermum

Hi all - oldtimers & newbies. I've been MIA for quite some time but hopefully this year things will be better, if I can only keep motivated.
Hope everyone had a good Xmas & New Year.
I'm going to go for 5 listings a day or 35 a week.
Do remember that the free 99p listings are for 100 per month after that you are charged & ebay often try to get you to register as a business.
There are lots of free photo hosting sites, I personally use, http://jpegbay.com/ some categories have 12 free pictures, if you're lising in one that only has 1 don't pay for extra pics as that soon eats into profit.
Turbo Lister seems to have picture packs & upgrades as the default setting, so beware of that as I've been caught out and these are expensive.
Some categories have p&p capped, so do make sure if you list in these that you start your price high enough to cover the extra postage costs.
Does anyone know if I can download all sales from last year & see how much I actually made without having to add it all up from Paypal?

wookiebob

Hi Guys, This is my first post!!! I've wanted to sell my stuff on Ebay for a while now but always thought it would be a hassle, so just wanted to say thanks to you all and I'm in!!!! I'm going to go round looking at all the junk about the house and go for it! Thanks so much! Here is to a debt free 2011!

Floxxie

trying_hard wrote: »

You can also claim for any petrol at 41p per mile so I have another sheet for mileage.

Do you know when did it went up to 41p?

trying_hard

Floxxie wrote: »

Do you know when did it went up to 41p?

Sorry my mistake 40p per mile! See below

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/travel.htm

miss_empty_piggy

CompletelyLost wrote: »

I'd make sure they definitely want to buy it before you list as 'buy it now'. I've done it for a few people and never had any problems

I've just had someone email me about some shoes I listed, asking what postage will be to Germany. Fingers-crossed she'll buy them and make me my first sale of 2011 - she has bought shoes from me before.

Thanks CompletelyLost, one bought it straight away, and then asked me how much I was looking for for all the other related items I was selling so fingers crossed. Another one already has a bid on so unfortunately I had to let the lady down as I couldn't put a "buy it now" price onto it. I felt bad as we had agreed a price but then I have to continue with the auction now. She was good about it though bless her. Good luck with the shoes - hopefully by the end of the day we'll both have completed a sale. Thanks for the advice. x:)

mrscmr

well 50 listed over the last 2 days... which is a little feeble for me ! will list about another 20 tonight i think all photos ready. some watchers which is nice

welcome back hermum!

sallymander

Hi Trying hard I down loaded the openoffice spreadsheet about a year ago and, although Im no expert and don't run a business with it, its been great.

Mrscmr - wow you are really throwing down the gaunlet! 200 listings in one day is awesome!

I havn't listed anything for the past two days but have some good bids so fingers crossed

sally x

misskaytee

trying_hard wrote: »

Hi MissKaytee

I have a A4 diary that is a page a day including Sat & Sun. Then when I go out I sit on a Sat or Sun after the car boot or whatever and write in there, a list what I brought eg 6 craft magazines £1 and so on. Then I total it up, and transfer it onto a A4 sheet. So I have an A4 sheet for January outgoings another for Feb etc. The incomings are the invoices from ebay or Amazon. You can also claim for any petrol at 41p per mile so I have another sheet for mileage.
I don't have excel so everything is paperbased but I need to put everything on a spread sheet. I think openoffice have one to down load, I might do that tomorrow. Also don't forget to write down entrance fees etc.

Any recipets from charity shop/pound shop etc get put in an small envelope with the date on and I have a box that I put everything in. I also clip the postage recipts to the invoices that have sold everyday and put in the box. The same for Amazon sales etc.

My accountant is happy with this

I hope that is ok - sorry for long post

Thanks so much for sharing :j
All that sounds simple enough, i just wasn't sure if my word for what i'd paid for an item would be good enough, with there being no set price on a secondhand.
When i ran the Slimming world franchise i was told i needed to keep reciepts for everything but this was easy, outgoings where only Venue rent, stationary and advertising/promotion all of which i got recipets or invoices for.
I used to do my own accounts and tax returns,( although i hated it and always left it until the last minute! ) For those of you who run your own small businesses, would you recommend employing an accountant?

Ive been a SAHM since having the girls, and running the franchise worked well while they were younger, But after 6 years although my groups were successful i had lost my passion for it, and decided to give it up, Its not the sort of Job you can just sit in "for the money" IMO.

I adore Carboot sales and have been going to them on a regular basis for over 15 years, and i also drive the OH mad with my need to go in all the charity shops. We have 2 all year round carboots where i live and come spring there is a differnt one within easy driving distances every day of the week, also have 2 weekly fleamarkets held in the evenings ~ Roll on spring!!

Im really excited about whole the idea, but a little scared at the same time, Is this how you all felt before starting out on your own?

Gosh that turned into a ramble ~ hope you had a cuppa to hand :rotfl:

~Kaytee~