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My apologies back atcha...

Posted By: MaaMaw
Tuesday, 11 July 2006, at 10:26 a.m.

In Response To: Maa Maw? (Sean)

> I'm sorry, you probably think I'm a pest...

No, you're not a pest. I didn't see your other post. I'm glad you asked again.

> Have you changed your mind about ebay since?

I still don't enjoy selling on eBay, and I doubt I ever will. I have a huge closet full of stuff to sell, and I can't bring myself to open it.

I also don't like to buy on eBay.

Tons of people make a bundle of money selling on eBay.

Tons of people live and breathe eBay. They absolutely LOVE everything about it and they can't get enough of it.

I also happen to believe that TONS and TONS of people sell on eBay and don't have a CLUE about profit-and-loss. That isn't to say bzillions of them aren't making great money -- of course they are -- but I'd bet my last Milk Dud that bzillions of them who sell hundreds of items a week at pennies over cost are "getting high on cash flow" and don't understand what it's costing them and that they're making pennies per hour. (eBayers, feel free to smack me if I'm wrong.)

It is *extremely* time-consuming.

> Have you attempted using the course and improved your understanding or
> results?

I used the course immediately because I was eBay-dabbling at the time.

I was getting eBay advice from everywhere, and I was drifting away from what my instincts told me to do and going with the flow. I was thrilled to see that the course encouraged what I had been doing -- so I said, "To hell with everybody!" and went back to doing my own thing (only better).

In a couple of months, I made two or three times what I had made in a much longer period before that.

I can't remember the numbers or the exact time period, but you have to understand -- it was still peanuts. I never went beyond "dabbling," and my earnings were in the hundreds, not thousands.

I found it *extremely* helpful, and if I were interested in starting a serious eBay business, it would be my bible and I would follow it step by step by step.

But I'm not.

Hope that helps, and sorry again for ignoring you.

Luv,

MaaMaw

Did I mention the eBay Course is also OUTSTANDING???

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