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Sell on eBay (43): a tip to save eBay’s commission fees

M: πŸ™‚
M: I found some rules about ebay. When you do your big business on ebay, probably it will be useful to you πŸ˜‰
U: what did you find
M: every month, ebay will have some special offer to the sellers.
M: the Insertion fee can be much lower for listing items
M: if it offers $0.25 for one item in one month, soon it will offer a much lower insertion fee for one item within this month, e.g. $0.01
U: great information
U: i just don’t pay attention to all that
U: i just do it for fun…for now
M: If it offers $0.05 for each item, most likely it will just offer this special promotion one time in this month.
M: every month, ebay will offer a special promotion for insertion fees
M: πŸ™‚
U: i do notice sometimes they let you add a second photo for free
M: I never get that so far
U: really
U: all of your listings only have one photo anyway
M: because I don’t like to pay that extra fee
U: i know….you cut costs and make maximum profits….Business 101
M: the benefit is low. I need to cut the cost to the minimum

Sell on eBay (42): necklaces for Summer

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M: I found new items
M: do you like to see?
U: sure
M: the link
U: 8-|
M: necklace etc..
M: Just so you know, the season for scarves is almost over.
M: I need to find something new
M: πŸ˜‰
U: yes..i see
U: the kissing fish necklace is creative
M: I think that the summer is a good season for necklace.
U: yes, i agree
M: πŸ˜›
M: it’s also for dress, skirt etc. but they are so big
M: I need to find something small enough to put in an envelope πŸ˜‰
U: the link
U: you are smart
M: Just from my life experience
M: πŸ˜‰
U: wow! some great looking jewelry
M: It’s a lovely necklace. I may order it if I decide to buy things from this boss.
U: its a great idea…people who want to buy scarves will also see the jewelry…and may want both to compliment each other
M: (nod) sure
U: very smart
M: always so, right?
M: I have a question here. Are you ready to answer?
U: i love your brain
M: πŸ™‚
M: me too
M: I love your brain too
U: i’m ready
M: In this online shop, there are some necklaces which just immitate some brand jewelries.
M: They can be called “fake”
U: true
M: The boss said that they are fake, just immitation
M: It’s legal to sell fake products on ebay?
M: any copyright?
U: it would be best to list them as imitation
M: that’s sure
U: if you don’t…you could very well get negative feedback
M: I don’t like cheating.
U: its Ok…as long as the listing is honest
M: I will describe it as immitation for sure
M: That’s great
U: imitation is a much better word to use…than the word fake
M: oh, I love your English (chuckle)
U: goods from China do have a reputation for being imitation or fake
U: Another word is pirated
M: but you people still love them
U: i don’t recommend using that word either
U: oh yes
U: as long as its affordable
M: You people encourage it.
M: You people enjoy the very low price products and blame the manufacturers in return.
U: not me
M: πŸ™‚
U: as long as it is attractive and inexpensive….i think people will buy
M: attractive is most important.
U: eye candy!
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Sell on eBay (41): “I need to find new great items to sell”

M: Today I went out to ship five mails πŸ˜›
M: for scarves
M: I got 2 positive feedback for the scarves today.
M: 3 new bids on the scarves today
M: quite good πŸ™‚
U: business is really starting to boom
M: a few kinds of scarves are out of stock πŸ™‚
U: from china?
M: I just ordered one or two for some colors
U: i’m amazed that you found such a great item to sell
U: how is it going with the papercuts?
M: Because I’m smart. πŸ˜‰
M: No papercuts I bought sell so far.
U: usually smart people wear glassesΒ  8-|
U: so…you are just half-smart
M: Do you wear glasses?
U: no…
U: but i put on fake glasses to make people think i’m smart
M: I’m an honest person
M: half is smart, half is honest
M: πŸ˜‰
M: Half of you is smart. Half of you pretends you are smart.
U: an honest woman with a brain
M: ((nod))
U: that is a dangerous combination
M: why?
U: because an honest woman with a brain could end up ruler of the world
U: and men will be slaves
M: :O
M: I am not interested to be a ruler
M: I have no ambitions about it
U: Just ruler of your own business
M: I just hope I can have freedom to do what I like.
M: I need to find new great items to sell
M: right?
M: I will wait and see. no rush.
U: i wish you success at achieving that goal
M: πŸ™‚
U: yes…its always good to have some variety
M: http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=9628166134
U: thats how you make the business grow
M: have a look at this link, beautiful wraps
U: and…combine that with some good marketing…and then…BAM!
M: yeah, but what is BAM? πŸ™‚
U: like an explosion…like a rocket blasting off
M: maybe one day, I can just give orders to the factories to produce some scarves I need directly.
U: that page you linked me to has a cute t-shirt model
M: yeah.
M: can you understand its meaning?
U: it looks like she is making the man(boy) do some cleaning
U: because of mother’s day perhaps
M: The right one is a dish-washing machine. It shows: I only do dishes, not take meals.
M: The T-shirt of that boy has the same words: I only do dishes, not take meals.
M: On the T-shirt of that girl is: I only take meals, not do dishes.
U: understand?
U: yes
U: clever
M: πŸ™‚
U: it makes the point i made earlier about a woman ruler

Sell on eBay (40): buy low…sell high

M: I show you one scarf: the link
U: wow…6 bids…and very beautiful
M: When I ordered it in China πŸ˜›
M: the link
M: which scarf you think is best?
U: they all are nice
U: but this one would go best with my army boots
U: http://cgi.ebay.ca/Gift-24-Womens-40-Silk-Square-Neck-Head-Scarf-Wrap-/170637304154?pt=US_Scarves_Wraps&hash=item27bac6a15a#ht_736wt_1012
M: πŸ™‚
M: That green and white one sells good
U: really
U: it is nice
M: two sold
U: good
M: πŸ™‚
U: you have as a hobby….online surfing
M: yeah.
U: and shopping
M: ((nod))
U: i suppose they are popular hobbies
M: I have got a lot from the Internet.
U: so…will you take me shopping at the big mall in toronto?
M: I have got a lot of useful information from the Internet
M: do you like it?
U: of course…the internet is the best educational tool ever
M: Eaton Centre is the biggest shopping mall
U: you should love americans for inventing it
U: or actually a british man invented it…but the americans made it available to the world
M: My former classmate and I spent a whole day in it for shopping: shopping, took a meal, then continued to do shopping, but now, I don’t have that big interest.
U: oh ok
M: πŸ˜›
M: Goods in America has much lower price. You don’t need to go shopping here.
U: i know.
M: πŸ™‚
M: People like to buy things when they are bored, right?
M: Buying scarves help me save money. I already bought, bought, so I don’t have that interest to go to the mall to buy.
U: its true
U: you have good business sense now
U: buy low…sell high
M: πŸ™‚
U: let someone else buy
M: I like beautiful scarves too.
M: It’s a pleasure to buy and own them.
M: also it’s a pleasure to sell to others to get some money
U: you make make the scarves look beautiful…right?
M: I’m confused. πŸ˜›
U: they look better on you than others…right?
M: They look best on you
M: πŸ˜‰
U: it depends on what color my speedos are
M: πŸ˜›