OK, Only so you will KNOW FIRST and won't scream you missed the chance to bid, buy or cry about losing out, I am posting these here first.. If you don't need them, don't want them.. then I appologise for interupting the blog flow...

220067024342 BAKER'S DOZEN OF GREAT USED VHS MOVIES .01
220067018316 CLEARANCE - LOT OF 47 NEW VHS ACTION MOVIES .01

220065532590 LOT OF 20 PAPERBACK BOOKS 9.97 WITH FREE SHIPPING..

Just cleaning out the shelves ... watch for more NEW items as I am going to be putting lots together of many of my items... and starting everything LOW so it wiil GO...

We grouse when sales are slow, we moan when there are no bids.

We anquish when our sales, are on the Ebay skids.

We grump about those Watchers, who never seem to buy.

But we go on writing listings, our faith we don't deny.

We think that if we list enough, the sales will then begin.

And when they don't, we realize, we'll take it on the chin.

Our efforts are not just about, the money we can make.

It is really more an act of faith, And giving all it Takes.

So keep on listing all your goods, the pricey and the cheap,

And know that in this little task, your addiction you will keep.

Copyright 2006 Toby Edmondson

Use, copying, ignoring, or otherwise misuse of this poem will result in MASSIVE SALES causing you to go to bed tired and happy. .

THE QUESTIONS ABOUT QUESTIONS...

I often sit and read questions from sellers and from bidders that I simply can't understand the thinking behind the question. Some examples below:

Questions from Sellers

1. How do I block bidders with less than (you insert number) feedbacks? (how many feedbacks did you start with on Ebay? Who in their right mind let you bid on your first item?)
2. Where do you get your products to sell? (oh yea, I want you as competition)
3. This transaction ended yesterday and I haven't heard from the bidder. What should I do? (Hey, not everyone lives 24/7 on their computer.)
4. It has been 5 days and I haven't received payment. Should I leave them Negative feedback? (You should have left them negative feedback before the bidding ended.)
5. How do I cancel someone's bid (auction # you insert number here) who has a negative feedback? (Well I looked at the auction and feedback of the person in question and they have 3046 positive feedbacks, why don't you give them a break?)
6.Bidder wants to pay me through Western Union and is giving me 600.00 extra to send with the package as a present, should I do this? (Well only if you intend on gifting the money to this bidder.)
7. Bidder wants me to end the auction (which is now at .99 and sell the item to him for 500.00, should I do it?(Yea and make sure you don't do a special listing on Ebay for this transaction because selling outside of Ebay is much safer.)
8. Bidder's feedback was positive, but was less than wonderful, should I give them a negative feedback? ( I am sure you interpreted the message right so give them a neg and block them from future transactions. You don't need return customers on Eay.)
9. Customer ask for extra careful wrapping on this glass item and what it would cost for Priority shipping. I HATE special requests from these idiots. Do I go ahead and bow down to their request? (Naww, wrap the glass in newspaper and stick a stamp on it. Don't even respond to silly requests from customers, you don't want them back bothering you again anyway.)


Questions from Bidders..

1. Seller wants to be paid in cash, should I send cash in the mail?
2. Seller has a feedback rating of -3, but has a 500.00 item I really want, should I bid on it?
3. How do I cancel my bid? I bid on 10 items all alike and won 6 of them, but I only need one. I want to keep the cheapest one. (Aww, just tell the seller you changed your mind, they don't care that you cost them money and time.)
4. I had the highest bid on an item and it has been 3 hours and still no invoice, what should I do? (Just give the seller a negative and go bid on another item.)
5. I won an item and the shipping seems too high, can I get out of this transaction?(Did you read the description? If so and there was no shipping charges mentioned you should get free shipping. No point in asking questions before you bid.)
6. I bid on a Harley Davidson Motorcycle 4588.00 and sent payment through Western Union. I have never heard from the seller again. What should I do? (Well first of all, don't ever read Ebay's tutorials on Safe Buying Practices.)

No wonder some people fear shopping online. The run into sellers who have the personality of a skunk in heat. They don't educate themselves and believe that all will be ok. They let greed come before common sense.

We as sellers have a responsibility to help educate, help walk new people through the process of bidding, paying and ending a transaction successfully. To do that, we need to first educate ourselves. We then need to decide how to go about our mission of dealing with customers.

My personal mission statement: "I sell service!! The products I have listed for bidding or Buy It Now are simply the means by which I can sell that service."

Copywrite 2006 Toby Edmondson
Of course some of the comments above to questions were tounge and cheek... or were they just my smart mouth getting away from me?

Fire of Success

I want to start a fire, of success for you and me.

Drawing on the warmth, of accomplishments I see.


You see it doesn't matter, Who is given credit here.

I bask in warmth of your success, I really am sincere.


I see you doing things, I only could have dreamed.

Were never really posible, or that's the way it seemed.


You've given me the courage, to start my little fire,

So we can reach for all the things, we really do desire.


Together we can do it, you've paved for me a road,

The motivation comes, you've lightened up my load.


Let's build our fires together, our light for all to see.

A blazing fire of success, built by you and me.


Others now will see the light, and join us by the fire,

And in it's warmth will find, the things of their desire.


Copywrite 2006  Toby Edmondson

Anyone starting fires without city, county, state and federal approval will
have to stand with their own water hose to put it out.
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 AGAINST ALL I BELIEVE AND HOLD TRUE ABOUT BLOG CONTENT..   

BUT HAD TO SHOW OFF THIS AUCTION. 

IF YOU FISH. IF YOU NEED PRODUCT TO SELL 

 GIFTS TO GIVE A FISHERMAN.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!

ITEM # 220061276670  is just a three day auction. Just posted it. Bloggers get first crack at this, well just because..

Also would accept any suggestions on how to make this as appealing as it really is.

This all being said, this is a one an only time I will advertise on the blogs... well until next time I break my own rules, lol.

Christmas time is certainly a time for sharing, giving to others, helping when and how we can.  I see so many pleas. Little boy needs presents. Family homeless. Not enough money for gift giving. Need more sales or there will be no Christmas.

I like most people give beyond my means.  We sponsor two families locally every year, buying presents for the kids and gift certificates for the adults.  We spend less than $5 for our own family each year so we can do this.

We are so far in debt that (and no this is NOT a plea for help) we are going to have to make some life decisions that won't be very easy.   I am not complaining. I have been rich, I have been poor and then rich again. Life seems to go in circles. I am just sharing this because MANY people are in the same boat as me. 

We want to help everyone. We greive when we can't.  We shouldn't ever feel guilty when we simply can't. By the same token, no one should try to make us feel guilty.  No one but US knows the situation we are in, so no one else can judge us.  GOD will be the judge of whether we took care of HIS other children as best we could.

JMO and I have lots of those...

You don't need to respond to this post as I am probably going to delete it later anyway.

Toby Edmondson

Well today was spent walking a path of endeavor that will either take me where I intended to go, or leave me wondering why I didn't just blog, chat and play poker online.

The day was spent lowering the prices I could, putting up about 40 more listings with free shipping and editing auctions people are telling me have mistakes. (I guess I should have taken more breaks and gotten more rest for this task.)

I currently have 1 bid on 13 auctions. I have 195 Fixed Price listings with a total of 358 items for sale, and I have just barely made a dent in what I need to get listed.

I will trudge forward believing that my efforts will be rewarded if not by sales, then at least knowing I gave it my best effort.

There are no gaurentees in life except for Death and Taxes, but there is always the matter of faith that if one does the best they can,  everything will turn out as God intended.

Hope you are all walking a path to success.

Copywrite 2006 Toby Edmondson

Reading the above post may cause you to begin thinking like me and you must remember that I have a brain injury. LOL

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