Is it time for me to be a store? Done to death I know...

[mcbautoparts]

Yes this has been done to death I know but I just would like some clarification.

So things have taken off well this year, although this month ain't too flash... I just had a look at my fee's, insertion fee's in particular. From the 17th of last month to today I have been charge 32 times for insertion fee's out of the 68 items sold during this period. Total of $91.50 in insertion fee's. And then there's three BIN listing fee's of 10c each.

I Currently have 12 items I sell and maybe will expand but we will see how it goes like this first...

If I'm reading the store fee's correctly they are a flat rate of 20c for a basic store so I would be better off. But am I missing anything?

Thanks in advance.

[calsof]

There you go! I told you somebody would come along 🙂

Cats rock! 😉

[*sparklz*]

Do not cancel the listings.

When you relist change the duration to 30 days or GTC (good till cancelled) and they will then be in your store.

[*sparklz*]

Ooops that is for BUY NOW's only.

[davewil1964]

Dave! Calsof knows something you don't know... And me too for the matter.

I know that fish shouldn't swim in waters habituated by cats. I stand by my responses unless you have hidden something. Either way - 

[calsof]

Sorry, dave, I was right... but only because I knew something I couldn't post for all eyes to see.

In general theory you were absolutely right. If anybody else has the numbers quoted in this thread, they should take your advice, not mine. However, in this case there was one small thing that I'd seen that changed things in my mind.

By the way, just to make a point. Watch the OP closely in the next few months. He will be one of the biggest spare parts sellers on eBay soon, I can guarantee that. He would have managed that without our help, anyway. He is doing exceptionally well surprisingly fast. He's a wiz!

*making bubbles in my fishbowl now*

[mcbautoparts]

I dunno about biggest Cal but I appreciate the pat on the back. Give yourself one too while your at it for helping me out, not to forget anyone who takes the time to have some input. Thank you.

If only I could post a beer I would do that for everyone. Good to see some people on here are nice and willing to help others succeed. Once I am in the know with all this I am sure I will be paying it forward.

As for my current BIN listings. I think they will have to run out before I relist them in the store. Its only a couple of days now anyway...

In the meantime I have to figure out how to use all the extra selling goodies. Plus I want to make my listings look more attractive now I'm a store. Must look more professional is very important...

[calsof]

If only I could post a beer I would do that for everyone.

[emeraldtarpon]

Trying to "encourage" someone with clouded or one-sided advice does not benefit them.

Be more specific and try not to "forget" key info'.

Is there someone around here that can be more straight forward and put a balanced view forward....I'm sorry cat but your advice is sounding more like a sales pitch that could lead someone into the negative  through just "diving in" without doing proper research.

[thecatspjs]

:8}:8}

Whoops - forgot vital information in my previous post  - for all your current listings to show in store - you would need to revise your listings to give them a store category

sorry :8}:8}

[the-kazbar]

the listings will go in to 'other' until store categories are created and then revised in to those categories