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Closing shop over x-mas

decolover2012 — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:03:56 GMT

Is after X-Mas a quiet time of year. Is this the time when shop oweners shut down for a while?

Re: Closing shop over x-mas

*crikey*mate* — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:09:55 GMT

depends what they sell I guess/

lots of people get money for Christmas, or can spend money they didn't need for Christmas, so some places must sell something.

Re: Closing shop over x-mas

digital*ghost — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:20:05 GMT

I usually keep everything fully active over Christmas, but this year there will be no mail processed / delivered from 25th-29th December (sounds brief, but a purchase posted on Tuesday, while it'll be collected etc, will not go any further until the following Monday).

So I'm thinking visible with holiday mode on for a few days is the way to go. Plus, I think retail outlets usually get a lot of the post-Christmas custom due to boxing day and new year sales, although I did't really have much of a downturn myself the last two years with a store.

Re: Closing shop over x-mas

phorum_junkie* — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:06:23 GMT

I stay open, I usually sell something even on Christmas day, not everyone celebrates Christmas.

Re: Closing shop over x-mas

billexploited — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 02:49:34 GMT

ebay gave 400 free listings this chirstmas never used them all...

Re: Closing shop over x-mas

lotsamagsnbags — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 04:40:43 GMT

so 27th is postees holiday?

Re: Closing shop over x-mas

haolove13 — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 04:55:45 GMT

Over the years I have had some amazing sales on Xmas day, boxing Day and just generally in December. One day I sold twenty Aussie kits to an American purchaser who was buying them as fast as I was listing them. A couple of extra days on postage was not a problem. But the $600 dollars extra in my bank account was the type of problem you want.

Re: Closing shop over x-mas

gizmoclearance — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 05:13:09 GMT

My sales peaked in the last couple weeks but dropped dead since Saturday.

I am going to New Zealand for new year holiday and have been worried about orders made during the time I am away.

looks like it won't be much of a problem now.

I am going to change my store banner to a holiday notice and forget about eBay for 2 weeks.

hooray!!