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@phorum_junkie* wrote:

At least I know about and understand the system, so I don't have to waste emotional energy anguishing over things that I can't control.

 

Me to, I never search for my own items so have no idea where they come in searches. It is not something I can do anything about so why bother.

 

I either have a good week or a bad one, overall salea are less than they were over 3 years ago but so far better than last year for the first three and a half months I have been open.

 

Still have a shed load of stock though which will probably have to go by the end of my next selling cycle or I will be having one heck of a garage sale lol.

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I guess we are all different. It also depends on what you are selling. I am in a collectable market, and as such targets are snapped up quickly, hence having some idea of when lights are on and off is helpful. I also prefer to be in control of my own destiny, if I choose to work hard then in a level unrestricted field it should equate to better results. Equally if I choose to take a break then the results should be no sales. On eBay you can be in enforced shutdown for weeks and then suddenly you have to jump into action as it all kicks off for a few days.

As I say, we are all different, some are happy to be swept along the river where the currents take them, I prefer to have some control.