The Dumpster's Next, or Laura's Last Ditch

Wanting to open an eBay store, I and my mom were brainstorming for a name. I want to use the eBay store as a clearance center for unsold items. My husband is always getting on my case about turning merchandise. He's right, of course, but his idea of turning merchandise is to call 1-800-Got-Junk and be done with it, the moment an auction or BIN ends without a buyer. I decided I'd like a way of getting rid of things that wouldn't eat me alive in listing fees for hard-to-place items. So we were thinking "The Dumpster's Next" would be an apt name, but that would make people think it was all just junk, which it isn't. So we came of with Laura's Last Ditch. If it doesn't sell with the last ditch effort, out it goes. So the idea is price cheap, move it out. We'll see if it works, if it can satisfy me and my husband both. I opened the store today. It'll need lots of tweaking, but it's a start. I haven't sold anything yet. But maybe no one wants an "It's Great Working at McDonald's" vintage Quikoin change purse, bread machine heating element, or any of the other great bargains to be had.

As a post script, the eBay store has been doing well--exceeding my expectations. I plan to continue it beyond the 30-day free trial period. Some things that didn't get bids at $.99 sold for a fair amount more in the eBay store, sometimes almost right away. It really is a great place to list things that are of limited appeal.

I invite you to visit my eBay store, Laura's Last Ditch: http://stores.ebay.com/Lauras-Last-Ditch.