I can't believe they actually did it....

[digital*ghost]

I never saw this announced, or discussed here, but going through some information re: eBay's seller support during covid-19, I found this:

Holiday Mode Support

To support our seller community in these challenging times, we're waiving store subscription fees for sellers who need to put their store into holiday mode until the end of June. Read the Terms & Conditions below.

https://sellercentre.ebay.com.au/covid-19-holiday-mode-support

Hope this helps someone. 

[davewil1964]

With virtually unlimited listings, why would you?

My sales are running at triple my new listings. I'm more worried about getting enough stock. Of which none of my suppliers are trading.

[digital*ghost]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

With virtually unlimited listings, why would you?

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You get sick, you have to take care of someone else who's sick, you sell party / wedding supplies....any number of reasons, really. 

[tazzieterror]

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@digital*ghost wrote:You get sick, you have to take care of someone else who's sick, you sell party / wedding supplies....any number of reasons, really. 

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Or you get sick of having to take care of someone else's party and wedding supplies.

[digital*ghost]

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@tazzieterror wrote:

Or you get sick of having to take care of someone else's party and wedding supplies.

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There's definitely that, too. I know I would, especially if said party supplies were not costumes I could fancy around in at work. 

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Speaking of party supplies, I saw this for sale recently - can anyone tell me why there would be a need for such a thing? o_O  It's listed as a balloon measuring tool

[tazzieterror]

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@digital*ghost wrote:

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@tazzieterror wrote:

Or you get sick of having to take care of someone else's party and wedding supplies.

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There's definitely that, too. I know I would, especially if said party supplies were not costumes I could fancy around in at work. 

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Speaking of party supplies, I saw this for sale recently - can anyone tell me why there would be a need for such a thing? o_O  It's listed as a balloon measuring tool

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Achieving a result like that shown below proably requires a degree of consistency in size.  A balloon supplier might also want to control the size if filling with helium and working to a budget.

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[digital*ghost]

Yeah that makes sense 🙂 (My convoluted, non-rational brain concentrated on the "measuring" descriptor, and I kept thinking of people blowing up balloons and then testing them to see which hole they fit, like "ok, I guess that's a small 'un"   , but of course you'd put the deflated balloon inside then fill until it reaches the diameter of the hole  ). 

[everard6920]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

With virtually unlimited listings, why would you?

My sales are running at triple my new listings. I'm more worried about getting enough stock. Of which none of my suppliers are trading.

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Same, but luckily I hoard* stock and have a massive backlog, so I'm unlikely to run out unless this goes on for more than a year ...

*I am not a seller of toilet rolls, hand sanitiser, rice, pasta or masks. Don't come for me