1 00:00:01,710 --> 00:00:04,680 Gift biz unwrapped episode 43. 2 00:00:04,940 --> 00:00:07,790 I love being out and hearing a little Ching. 3 00:00:08,120 --> 00:00:11,780 Hi, this is John Lee Dumas of entrepreneur on fire, 4 00:00:11,780 --> 00:00:14,300 and you're listening to the gift of biz unwrapped. 5 00:00:14,300 --> 00:00:19,070 And now it's time to light it up. 6 00:00:19,070 --> 00:00:20,600 Welcome to gift biz, 7 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:24,590 unwrapped your source for industry specific insights and advice to develop 8 00:00:24,590 --> 00:00:26,270 and grow your business. 9 00:00:26,270 --> 00:00:27,530 And now here's your host, 10 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:28,730 Sue Monheit. 11 00:00:31,070 --> 00:00:31,400 Hi there. 12 00:00:31,550 --> 00:00:35,800 I'm Sue and welcome to the gift biz unwrapped podcast That 13 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,660 you own a brick and mortar shop or you sell online 14 00:00:38,780 --> 00:00:40,340 or are just getting started. 15 00:00:40,550 --> 00:00:44,090 You'll discover new insight to gain traction and to grow your 16 00:00:44,090 --> 00:00:47,120 business. And today I have brought to you, 17 00:00:47,150 --> 00:00:51,710 Carrie. Carrie is the founder of social selling mom, 18 00:00:51,770 --> 00:00:55,910 where she teaches people how to make a significant part-time income 19 00:00:55,940 --> 00:00:57,080 selling on eBay. 20 00:00:57,590 --> 00:01:02,930 Carrie is an eBay education specialist trained directly by eBay and 21 00:01:02,930 --> 00:01:04,220 is a top rated seller. 22 00:01:04,370 --> 00:01:08,570 She's been on E-bay radio and in eBay's YouTube video called 23 00:01:08,570 --> 00:01:09,890 we are E-bay. 24 00:01:10,220 --> 00:01:14,210 Carrie started her career as a menswear designer for major brands 25 00:01:14,210 --> 00:01:18,590 in the fashion industry today known as elegant KB on eBay. 26 00:01:18,650 --> 00:01:22,370 She's made enough money selling part-time to pay for her daughter's 27 00:01:22,370 --> 00:01:23,600 college education. 28 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:24,350 How about that? 29 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:25,970 Based on this success, 30 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,870 Carrie created social selling mom to teach others how to support 31 00:01:29,870 --> 00:01:30,770 their families. 32 00:01:30,950 --> 00:01:34,580 Her favorite e-commerce site by far is guess what? 33 00:01:34,670 --> 00:01:38,300 E-bay. She believes that there are endless opportunities there for people 34 00:01:38,300 --> 00:01:40,940 to make money and help those they care about. 35 00:01:41,210 --> 00:01:45,530 She is also the eBay for charity coordinator at Marin school 36 00:01:45,530 --> 00:01:46,430 of the arts. 37 00:01:46,610 --> 00:01:48,170 Carrie, welcome to the show. 38 00:01:48,230 --> 00:01:49,130 Hi, Sue. 39 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:50,390 Thanks for having me. 40 00:01:50,690 --> 00:01:53,270 Would you like to add anything to that intro before we 41 00:01:53,270 --> 00:01:54,020 get started? 42 00:01:54,380 --> 00:01:56,270 No, I think that was a good intro. 43 00:01:56,300 --> 00:01:57,260 Thanks so much. 44 00:01:57,380 --> 00:02:00,260 Well, it is exciting to hear about eBay and I can 45 00:02:00,260 --> 00:02:01,550 not wait to get started. 46 00:02:01,790 --> 00:02:02,810 As our listeners know, 47 00:02:02,810 --> 00:02:05,390 we like to align the conversation around the life of a 48 00:02:05,390 --> 00:02:06,560 motivational candle. 49 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,230 It kind of gives us a little bit of a subtle 50 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:10,940 different kind of view of you. 51 00:02:11,090 --> 00:02:13,970 The light shines on you while you share your stories and 52 00:02:13,970 --> 00:02:16,070 experiences. So Carrie, 53 00:02:16,070 --> 00:02:18,020 are you ready to light it up? 54 00:02:18,500 --> 00:02:19,520 I am ready. 55 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:21,620 Wonderful. Well, 56 00:02:21,620 --> 00:02:24,230 let's start with a motivational candle. 57 00:02:24,230 --> 00:02:26,720 I'm going to pretend like I'm on eBay and I am 58 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,380 looking for some beautiful candles and I happened upon a site 59 00:02:30,380 --> 00:02:32,120 because you just happened to have a candle site. 60 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:32,930 You didn't know that now, 61 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:37,430 did you not know if you were to tell me which 62 00:02:37,430 --> 00:02:38,900 candle to purchase, 63 00:02:38,930 --> 00:02:41,360 what color would it be and what would be the quote? 64 00:02:41,660 --> 00:02:47,270 Well, I love the openness of a classic white candle when 65 00:02:47,270 --> 00:02:48,890 it's lit and the flame is there. 66 00:02:49,070 --> 00:02:52,220 It symbolizes openness and peace and love. 67 00:02:52,250 --> 00:02:55,550 And the quote is use what you have. 68 00:02:55,670 --> 00:02:56,810 The full quote goes, 69 00:02:56,810 --> 00:02:57,950 start where you are, 70 00:02:58,130 --> 00:02:59,090 use what you have, 71 00:02:59,290 --> 00:03:00,370 do what you can. 72 00:03:00,490 --> 00:03:02,260 That is from Arthur Ashe, 73 00:03:02,290 --> 00:03:03,580 who was a tennis player. 74 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,030 Tell me a little bit about how you would apply that 75 00:03:06,030 --> 00:03:11,910 quote. I really believe in using resources to the fullest potential, 76 00:03:11,970 --> 00:03:15,150 and I'll talk a little bit more about E-bay resources, 77 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,810 but that's how I've been able to be a really busy 78 00:03:18,810 --> 00:03:22,890 mom, have a full-time job and have a part-time business where 79 00:03:22,890 --> 00:03:26,430 I was able to make enough money to do things for 80 00:03:26,430 --> 00:03:27,270 my family. 81 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:31,560 Being able to be smart about using the resources and really 82 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:32,880 looking at what you have. 83 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:36,840 And sometimes it's not physical things or items sometimes the knowledge 84 00:03:36,870 --> 00:03:39,000 that you have inside of you or the desire that you 85 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,320 have Got it. 86 00:03:40,470 --> 00:03:41,010 Well, listen, 87 00:03:41,010 --> 00:03:43,950 I am not wasting any more time because I know all 88 00:03:43,950 --> 00:03:46,650 of us are really interested in hearing what you have to 89 00:03:46,650 --> 00:03:47,790 say about eBay, 90 00:03:47,940 --> 00:03:49,320 but before we get started, 91 00:03:49,350 --> 00:03:52,860 we've talked a little bit about who our audience was pre-interview 92 00:03:52,860 --> 00:03:54,540 so you can have a feel for that already, 93 00:03:54,630 --> 00:03:58,350 but would you describe who this conversation is for in terms 94 00:03:58,350 --> 00:04:01,710 of potentially considering being a user of selling on eBay? 95 00:04:02,130 --> 00:04:07,740 Sure. I really feel like this E-bay site is especially wonderful 96 00:04:07,740 --> 00:04:11,850 for people who are creative and do hobbies and crafts. 97 00:04:11,910 --> 00:04:15,660 Almost everybody that I talked to who has a creative hobby 98 00:04:15,690 --> 00:04:18,630 looks at shops on eBay for supplies, 99 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,140 because they know they can get very nice deals on the 100 00:04:22,140 --> 00:04:25,380 site. Many of the sellers don't have high overhead, 101 00:04:25,380 --> 00:04:29,310 so they're able to pass deals along to their customers and 102 00:04:29,370 --> 00:04:34,530 I've sold craft supplies and sewing notions and goodies like that. 103 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,350 What's great is it is a community. 104 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,290 And so if you're a crafter and if you want to 105 00:04:40,290 --> 00:04:41,820 sell things that you make, 106 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,850 if you want to sell customized products that you make, 107 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,280 eBay is an excellent place. 108 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,760 It pretty much sounds like all of our listeners actually. 109 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,040 Okay. So let's back up and I want to talk a 110 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,310 little bit just about history of how you landed on eBay 111 00:04:56,340 --> 00:04:58,410 as the best e-commerce site. 112 00:04:58,410 --> 00:04:58,560 You know, 113 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:00,450 just give us a little bit of your journey of how 114 00:05:00,450 --> 00:05:03,450 you discovered eBay and how you got started For me. 115 00:05:03,450 --> 00:05:05,280 Again, it goes back to family. 116 00:05:05,370 --> 00:05:07,890 We lost a dear loved one, 117 00:05:07,950 --> 00:05:09,900 someone who was a quilter, 118 00:05:09,900 --> 00:05:11,730 crafter and collector. 119 00:05:11,970 --> 00:05:13,920 And at that point in time, 120 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:18,450 I just felt that all of these wonderful things should go 121 00:05:18,450 --> 00:05:20,670 to people that will care for them and give them their 122 00:05:20,670 --> 00:05:21,510 second life. 123 00:05:21,540 --> 00:05:21,750 You know, 124 00:05:21,750 --> 00:05:24,390 I don't want to put anything into a waste bin and 125 00:05:24,450 --> 00:05:25,140 send it out. 126 00:05:25,470 --> 00:05:27,060 There was a collection of books, 127 00:05:27,090 --> 00:05:28,680 crafting and cookbooks. 128 00:05:28,740 --> 00:05:29,430 And I said, 129 00:05:29,430 --> 00:05:29,850 you know what, 130 00:05:29,850 --> 00:05:31,590 let me just see what happens. 131 00:05:31,740 --> 00:05:35,190 I posted some of them on eBay and this was a 132 00:05:35,190 --> 00:05:35,730 while back. 133 00:05:35,730 --> 00:05:38,640 So books were still a very valuable item. 134 00:05:39,030 --> 00:05:40,710 And overnight, 135 00:05:40,740 --> 00:05:42,630 one of the books that I had it turned out was 136 00:05:42,630 --> 00:05:43,650 a first edition. 137 00:05:43,710 --> 00:05:47,100 It was a dessert cookbook and the bids had gone up 138 00:05:47,100 --> 00:05:48,780 to over $90. 139 00:05:48,810 --> 00:05:49,830 Wow. So, 140 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,920 yeah. So that opened your eyes. 141 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:55,560 Yeah. So, 142 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,430 and that is one thing that's really about eBay is that 143 00:05:58,430 --> 00:06:00,890 there's the potential to sell at auction. 144 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,920 It really can drive the price to a point where sometimes 145 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:04,700 you can't believe it, 146 00:06:05,530 --> 00:06:07,510 A very heartwarming story actually, 147 00:06:07,870 --> 00:06:10,150 to be able to take something that was so precious within 148 00:06:10,150 --> 00:06:12,970 your family and make sure you can place it in the 149 00:06:12,970 --> 00:06:14,740 hands of somebody who's really going to care about it. 150 00:06:14,740 --> 00:06:16,600 Exactly. All right. 151 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,420 And so then you started learning the ins and outs. 152 00:06:19,420 --> 00:06:20,740 Let's keep walking this path. 153 00:06:20,860 --> 00:06:21,940 What happened from there? 154 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:22,600 That's true. 155 00:06:22,660 --> 00:06:25,750 True. And then because of my background in the fashion industry, 156 00:06:25,750 --> 00:06:30,040 and my knowledge is selling started selling clothing and accessories and 157 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,590 things that people would give me or things that I had. 158 00:06:32,590 --> 00:06:36,520 And even as my children grew out of a certain kind 159 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:37,300 of toy, 160 00:06:37,390 --> 00:06:40,810 they wanted to sell their toys on eBay so that they 161 00:06:40,810 --> 00:06:42,250 could get a new toy. 162 00:06:42,280 --> 00:06:42,610 You know, 163 00:06:42,610 --> 00:06:44,590 it was time to get rid of the Polly pockets and 164 00:06:44,590 --> 00:06:46,870 move on to the video games or whatever. 165 00:06:46,870 --> 00:06:50,620 So it was something that I was able to do part-time 166 00:06:50,650 --> 00:06:56,320 and then it evolved into more of a consignment selling business. 167 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:57,850 So I've tried a little bit of that. 168 00:06:57,940 --> 00:06:59,050 And in doing that, 169 00:06:59,050 --> 00:07:03,010 I've sold everything from motorcycle parts to stoves, 170 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,110 to larger pieces of furniture, 171 00:07:05,110 --> 00:07:05,740 chairs. And, 172 00:07:05,740 --> 00:07:05,950 you know, 173 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:07,570 once I got this E-bay bag, 174 00:07:07,570 --> 00:07:07,840 I'm like, 175 00:07:07,870 --> 00:07:08,710 Oh, I'm going to try that. 176 00:07:08,740 --> 00:07:09,610 I'm going to try that. 177 00:07:09,610 --> 00:07:10,570 And then I, 178 00:07:10,930 --> 00:07:11,890 at one point I said, 179 00:07:11,890 --> 00:07:13,090 well, I have all this knowledge. 180 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,940 I really think that other people would see the opportunity of 181 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,740 eBay if I could show them. 182 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,670 And that's how I got into the EBA education specialists program. 183 00:07:22,090 --> 00:07:22,570 Got it. 184 00:07:22,690 --> 00:07:23,500 Okay. That's great. 185 00:07:23,500 --> 00:07:26,410 Because that gives us a little background and understanding of how 186 00:07:26,410 --> 00:07:30,010 you started on eBay and then lays the groundwork for what 187 00:07:30,010 --> 00:07:31,120 you're going to share with us. 188 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:33,190 So let's talk about it. 189 00:07:33,430 --> 00:07:38,050 Why would you be choosing eBay over other platforms or what 190 00:07:38,050 --> 00:07:39,790 do you see as the value of eBay? 191 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,370 If other people haven't considered there before? 192 00:07:42,910 --> 00:07:46,780 What I find with E-bay is that there is a huge 193 00:07:46,810 --> 00:07:49,420 community of shoppers. 194 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,550 So when I put something on there, 195 00:07:51,550 --> 00:07:54,910 if it's something unique or something that somebody needs, 196 00:07:55,150 --> 00:08:01,150 there's 157 million active buyers on that site. 197 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,080 Wow. That's a few you have stuff to use. 198 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,520 So what I feel is when I go on eBay, 199 00:08:06,580 --> 00:08:08,950 I actively look for something. 200 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:10,300 I know, 201 00:08:10,330 --> 00:08:10,530 you know, 202 00:08:10,550 --> 00:08:13,000 how much money I want to spend today because I'm looking 203 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:14,980 for an item or I see something, 204 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:16,300 Oh, that's a great deal. 205 00:08:16,330 --> 00:08:19,150 So I think there's people on there in the mindset of 206 00:08:19,150 --> 00:08:22,060 shopping, some of the other shopping sites, 207 00:08:22,060 --> 00:08:24,730 I feel like there are a lot of lookers and there's 208 00:08:24,730 --> 00:08:26,980 also some larger fees. 209 00:08:27,190 --> 00:08:29,260 So the simplicity of E-bay, 210 00:08:29,530 --> 00:08:30,850 it's easy to list. 211 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,540 You can do it from your mobile and they've gotten rid 212 00:08:34,540 --> 00:08:37,840 of any fees that you have to pay upfront to list 213 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:39,580 as a new person on eBay, 214 00:08:39,580 --> 00:08:43,360 you can list up to 50 auctions per month for free, 215 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,490 and then you pay a little fee on the end, 216 00:08:45,490 --> 00:08:47,440 a final value selling fee. 217 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:52,030 So there's really very little overhead in getting started except for 218 00:08:52,030 --> 00:08:52,990 your time. 219 00:08:53,290 --> 00:08:55,210 But now that you can take the pictures, 220 00:08:55,410 --> 00:08:58,530 the mobile and list from your mobile, 221 00:08:58,680 --> 00:08:58,980 you know, 222 00:08:58,980 --> 00:09:01,080 you don't have to be tied down to a desk. 223 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:03,020 So, okay. 224 00:09:03,020 --> 00:09:04,700 So just to make sure I understand this, 225 00:09:04,850 --> 00:09:06,710 cause I have never sold anything on eBay, 226 00:09:06,890 --> 00:09:09,800 but you can set up an account and sell up to 227 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,220 50 items at no cost each month, 228 00:09:13,220 --> 00:09:15,170 right? At no initial cost, 229 00:09:15,170 --> 00:09:16,640 right. But no initial cost. 230 00:09:16,700 --> 00:09:19,310 And then you don't pay anything upfront, 231 00:09:19,310 --> 00:09:22,610 but once that month is over anything you've actually sold. 232 00:09:22,610 --> 00:09:25,190 There's some type of amount that they pull out. 233 00:09:25,910 --> 00:09:28,730 Yeah. I can't get into the fee structure because it's very 234 00:09:28,730 --> 00:09:31,040 different based on which categories you sell in. 235 00:09:31,340 --> 00:09:34,490 But there is a small commission on that side and on 236 00:09:34,490 --> 00:09:35,540 the PayPal side. 237 00:09:35,570 --> 00:09:36,740 But overall, 238 00:09:36,770 --> 00:09:38,540 really your overhead, 239 00:09:38,690 --> 00:09:42,710 your startup costs are very small and you can test all 240 00:09:42,710 --> 00:09:45,830 kinds of things because if you put something up as an 241 00:09:45,830 --> 00:09:47,150 auction and it doesn't sell, 242 00:09:47,270 --> 00:09:48,500 you didn't pay anything. 243 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:50,390 It was just a little bit of time invested. 244 00:09:51,020 --> 00:09:54,380 But if you put up something for auction or even a 245 00:09:54,380 --> 00:09:55,790 fixed price listing, 246 00:09:55,970 --> 00:09:59,540 which doesn't go into the bidding process and you get sales, 247 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,270 you now know that there's a market for that item. 248 00:10:02,390 --> 00:10:04,820 And then you can run with that and try all different 249 00:10:04,820 --> 00:10:05,900 kinds of variations. 250 00:10:05,900 --> 00:10:09,320 So it's a really nice place to try things where you 251 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:13,130 can get cash flow relatively quickly eat. 252 00:10:13,130 --> 00:10:16,340 It also has a seller protection policy, 253 00:10:16,460 --> 00:10:20,750 basically, as long as you describe the items accurately and ship 254 00:10:20,780 --> 00:10:25,160 within the amount of time that you've promised you're covered the 255 00:10:25,220 --> 00:10:27,920 person on the other end could claim they didn't receive it, 256 00:10:27,950 --> 00:10:29,390 but you're still going to get paid. 257 00:10:29,930 --> 00:10:30,410 Got it. 258 00:10:30,680 --> 00:10:34,070 So you talk about how you've been so successful that you 259 00:10:34,070 --> 00:10:35,750 just doing this part time, 260 00:10:35,750 --> 00:10:38,300 you've been able to pay for your daughter's college, 261 00:10:38,780 --> 00:10:40,400 Right. Which is exciting. 262 00:10:41,210 --> 00:10:42,320 It's so exciting. 263 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,410 And we don't need to use specifically your example, 264 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,180 but if someone were to do this, 265 00:10:47,180 --> 00:10:49,460 let's say nighttime weekends, 266 00:10:49,460 --> 00:10:51,680 cause they have a job during the day already. 267 00:10:51,680 --> 00:10:52,070 So there, 268 00:10:52,100 --> 00:10:54,560 they may even just be testing out their product just to 269 00:10:54,560 --> 00:10:58,190 see if people would be interested in it before they went 270 00:10:58,190 --> 00:11:01,100 full force into opening a shop or, 271 00:11:01,100 --> 00:11:01,280 you know, 272 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:02,120 something like that, 273 00:11:02,270 --> 00:11:03,710 meaning, meaning a retail shop, 274 00:11:03,860 --> 00:11:06,500 but let's say they were selling just part-time at night. 275 00:11:07,010 --> 00:11:08,330 And maybe on the weekends, 276 00:11:08,510 --> 00:11:13,400 can you equate some type of our input to dollars out 277 00:11:13,430 --> 00:11:15,290 like what's possible on eBay? 278 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,840 What you need to do is kind of figure out the 279 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:18,710 sweet spot. 280 00:11:18,740 --> 00:11:21,680 What I do is I start with research and I like 281 00:11:21,680 --> 00:11:26,540 to sell things for at least 25 to $35 based on 282 00:11:26,630 --> 00:11:28,640 how much I paid for them and how much I'm going 283 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:29,990 to put my time into it. 284 00:11:30,110 --> 00:11:33,470 So what you would have to do to make $2,000 285 00:11:33,470 --> 00:11:36,470 a month on eBay is to find the inventory that adds 286 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:41,090 up to that amount and then spend time listing it. 287 00:11:41,420 --> 00:11:44,930 It's not that hard to do if you have items that 288 00:11:44,930 --> 00:11:45,860 are going to sell. 289 00:11:45,890 --> 00:11:49,340 And the main part that I wanted to stress was really 290 00:11:49,340 --> 00:11:50,420 the research, 291 00:11:50,510 --> 00:11:54,250 because there's so much activity on that on eBay, 292 00:11:54,820 --> 00:12:00,130 you can easily do searches and look at what has sold 293 00:12:00,130 --> 00:12:00,940 in the past. 294 00:12:01,180 --> 00:12:05,230 I actually have a step-by-step guide and some pictures that I'd 295 00:12:05,230 --> 00:12:08,020 like to offer as a free gift for your listeners, 296 00:12:08,050 --> 00:12:10,540 where they can see in detail how to do that because 297 00:12:10,540 --> 00:12:11,140 it's really, 298 00:12:11,140 --> 00:12:13,900 if you can research it and you have similar items, 299 00:12:14,140 --> 00:12:16,780 those are the types of things that you want to try. 300 00:12:17,500 --> 00:12:20,260 And sometimes you want to try really unique things. 301 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:21,520 For example, 302 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,500 there are personalized items, 303 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:29,230 there are customized items and you could even bundle things like 304 00:12:29,530 --> 00:12:32,170 having a craft kit of some type, 305 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,560 with a booklet that you've written and really make it something 306 00:12:35,560 --> 00:12:36,810 special. Okay. 307 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:38,910 So we're going to talk about your freebie more at the 308 00:12:38,910 --> 00:12:40,500 end. That's very generous of you. 309 00:12:40,500 --> 00:12:41,760 Thank you so much. 310 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:42,270 So we'll, 311 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,330 we'll get all the details on that before we're done here. 312 00:12:45,390 --> 00:12:48,660 Let's talk just a little bit more about the types of 313 00:12:48,660 --> 00:12:51,720 products you think do work on eBay. 314 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,390 And if there's anything that you think doesn't really work from 315 00:12:54,390 --> 00:12:55,320 your experience, 316 00:12:55,410 --> 00:12:56,610 From my experience, 317 00:12:56,640 --> 00:13:01,140 if you want to get a little significant income going, 318 00:13:01,620 --> 00:13:04,740 what I think doesn't work is having a garage sale. 319 00:13:04,830 --> 00:13:06,810 What I call garage sale mentality. 320 00:13:07,260 --> 00:13:10,530 We're not selling things for a buck or five bucks. 321 00:13:10,950 --> 00:13:13,290 You want to get products that are unique, 322 00:13:13,410 --> 00:13:17,610 that are desirable and you want to set a nice asking 323 00:13:17,610 --> 00:13:18,600 price for those. 324 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,220 So of course, 325 00:13:20,250 --> 00:13:22,980 all kinds of brand items, 326 00:13:23,250 --> 00:13:24,390 fashion items, 327 00:13:24,630 --> 00:13:25,590 banana Republic, 328 00:13:25,680 --> 00:13:27,840 Uggs, Vera Bradley. 329 00:13:28,050 --> 00:13:32,100 There's a lot of higher end designer brands that sell really 330 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:34,200 well. Levi's casual wear. 331 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:34,770 So those, 332 00:13:34,950 --> 00:13:35,190 you know, 333 00:13:35,190 --> 00:13:38,550 I'm going into the clothing area because I've sold a lot 334 00:13:38,550 --> 00:13:40,440 of clothing and shoes on eBay. 335 00:13:40,620 --> 00:13:42,510 So that's a great way to get cashflow, 336 00:13:42,750 --> 00:13:45,270 but then there's more specialized items, 337 00:13:45,270 --> 00:13:46,980 things that you create yourself. 338 00:13:47,190 --> 00:13:48,360 Or in my case, 339 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:52,920 I had a lot of vintage sewing notions and people are 340 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:57,750 collecting that there are trends right now where lace is popular 341 00:13:58,020 --> 00:14:01,290 and you can go in and sell bundles of lace. 342 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:05,460 You can also do things with putting together lots. 343 00:14:06,060 --> 00:14:08,340 So I have a lot of higher end, 344 00:14:08,340 --> 00:14:11,970 nicer vintage jewelry pieces that I can sell individually. 345 00:14:12,030 --> 00:14:16,230 But then I also have a bunch of jewelry pieces that 346 00:14:16,230 --> 00:14:18,000 I could have put into a lot, 347 00:14:18,090 --> 00:14:22,350 put it on auction and people can use that for crafting. 348 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,670 So that's what I mean about being really unique and creative. 349 00:14:26,730 --> 00:14:28,440 Those things are just sitting here. 350 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:29,790 It's a nice collection. 351 00:14:30,090 --> 00:14:32,610 I'm not going to have the time to use those things 352 00:14:32,610 --> 00:14:33,480 in my crafts. 353 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,930 So I'll put those on eBay and get a little cash 354 00:14:36,930 --> 00:14:41,670 flow. And somebody has a beautiful batch of buttons or rhinestone 355 00:14:41,730 --> 00:14:43,350 pins that they can craft with. 356 00:14:43,980 --> 00:14:45,000 That's a great idea. 357 00:14:45,030 --> 00:14:46,350 It's also brought to mind to me, 358 00:14:46,350 --> 00:14:49,020 something that I hadn't really even thought of until you started 359 00:14:49,020 --> 00:14:51,180 talking and that is give busy listeners, 360 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,900 if you have a retail shop or a craft room, 361 00:14:53,930 --> 00:14:56,900 let's start with retail shop and it's end of the season 362 00:14:56,900 --> 00:15:00,140 and you have stuff that just didn't sell through the season 363 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,450 and you have one of this and two of this, 364 00:15:02,450 --> 00:15:02,660 you know, 365 00:15:02,660 --> 00:15:04,520 and just random things. 366 00:15:04,670 --> 00:15:06,620 What a great place to go ahead and get rid of 367 00:15:06,620 --> 00:15:07,820 that inventory. 368 00:15:07,970 --> 00:15:09,590 Just post it right on eBay. 369 00:15:09,590 --> 00:15:13,160 So it kind of compliments what you're already doing in shop 370 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,340 and moving it out so that you have space for the 371 00:15:16,340 --> 00:15:18,230 new collections that you're bringing in. 372 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:19,880 So that could be a great option. 373 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,720 I'm also thinking of someone like a knitting shop or quilters. 374 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:23,900 You know, 375 00:15:23,900 --> 00:15:24,290 if you, 376 00:15:24,350 --> 00:15:28,340 again, just have some random bolts leftover or you've cut them 377 00:15:28,340 --> 00:15:31,250 into squares for quilting or just, 378 00:15:31,250 --> 00:15:31,400 you know, 379 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:34,820 you'd use them for a yarn class and you have semi 380 00:15:34,850 --> 00:15:37,580 portions of yarn like Harry saying, 381 00:15:37,610 --> 00:15:39,710 put them into a lot and get rid of them. 382 00:15:39,770 --> 00:15:40,070 I mean, 383 00:15:40,070 --> 00:15:44,000 what a great option and crafters always need a little bit 384 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:44,270 of this, 385 00:15:44,270 --> 00:15:45,230 a little bit of that. 386 00:15:45,230 --> 00:15:48,440 So perfect way for you guys to clean up shop a 387 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,360 little bit and make money at the same time. 388 00:15:50,410 --> 00:15:51,280 Wow. Sue, 389 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:52,990 that's great. 390 00:15:53,050 --> 00:15:55,060 There's really lots of ideas. 391 00:15:55,150 --> 00:15:56,290 Do some research. 392 00:15:56,350 --> 00:15:59,110 And if you are a brick and mortar and you do 393 00:15:59,110 --> 00:16:01,810 sell some clearance or lots, 394 00:16:01,810 --> 00:16:04,090 or even some regular merchandise, 395 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,300 you can brand yourself in that package, 396 00:16:07,390 --> 00:16:09,550 even though they purchased on eBay, 397 00:16:09,580 --> 00:16:12,460 you can put a note card in that package that you 398 00:16:12,460 --> 00:16:16,030 ship out and tell them to call you, 399 00:16:16,060 --> 00:16:19,690 look on your online store and give offers for them to 400 00:16:19,690 --> 00:16:21,190 keep coming back to you, 401 00:16:21,310 --> 00:16:23,110 either on your eBay store, 402 00:16:23,110 --> 00:16:26,860 maybe exclusive monthly or weekly auctions, 403 00:16:26,860 --> 00:16:29,980 where they can get great deals or bring them over into 404 00:16:29,980 --> 00:16:31,390 your brick and mortar, 405 00:16:31,690 --> 00:16:32,320 The website, 406 00:16:32,380 --> 00:16:34,510 they like what they're seeing and they want more. 407 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:35,560 That's an excellent idea. 408 00:16:35,590 --> 00:16:36,490 And that's really good. 409 00:16:36,490 --> 00:16:38,740 Cause I was thinking just eBay as being one off, 410 00:16:38,740 --> 00:16:39,520 one off sale here, 411 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:40,390 one off sale there, 412 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:44,200 but I could see where you could build loyal customers depending 413 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,270 on whether they continually need your product. 414 00:16:46,630 --> 00:16:47,290 It's true. 415 00:16:47,290 --> 00:16:48,580 And as you know, 416 00:16:48,580 --> 00:16:51,550 you can keep eBay open 24 seven. 417 00:16:51,550 --> 00:16:54,940 So you can go to a conference or go off to 418 00:16:54,940 --> 00:16:59,860 a scrapbooking retreat and leave your shop open. 419 00:17:00,070 --> 00:17:03,520 And I love being out on the weekend and hearing on 420 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:04,360 my cell phone, 421 00:17:04,360 --> 00:17:05,500 the little Ching, 422 00:17:08,850 --> 00:17:09,610 Oh my gosh, 423 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:10,900 I didn't even know this, 424 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,960 what fun then it's like, 425 00:17:13,990 --> 00:17:14,690 Oh, that's fine. 426 00:17:14,710 --> 00:17:16,060 Cause I'll just ship on Monday. 427 00:17:16,090 --> 00:17:18,490 Or you can also have people that you can train to 428 00:17:18,490 --> 00:17:19,090 ship or, 429 00:17:19,150 --> 00:17:19,600 you know, 430 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:21,970 if you're going to be away for extended time, 431 00:17:21,970 --> 00:17:27,280 but it's just another channel for you to build customers and 432 00:17:27,340 --> 00:17:28,960 to test products, 433 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:33,310 to test things like the lots to test bundled items and 434 00:17:33,340 --> 00:17:36,340 definitely custom items and personalized products. 435 00:17:36,610 --> 00:17:37,570 They are on eBay. 436 00:17:37,570 --> 00:17:40,240 I see people ordering invitations. 437 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,390 There's a lot of printables that can be sold as well. 438 00:17:43,660 --> 00:17:45,130 Interesting. So it is, 439 00:17:45,130 --> 00:17:46,930 that's where the whole research comes into play. 440 00:17:47,770 --> 00:17:49,590 We have a lot of products you're not even thinking would 441 00:17:49,590 --> 00:17:50,400 fly on eBay, 442 00:17:50,430 --> 00:17:52,500 but there's a whole testing ground to see if it's true 443 00:17:52,500 --> 00:17:52,890 or not. 444 00:17:53,190 --> 00:17:53,610 That's right. 445 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:54,680 Wait, that's the beauty of it. 446 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,770 It's that you can do it for very low cost and 447 00:17:57,770 --> 00:17:58,220 then, you know, 448 00:17:58,220 --> 00:18:00,920 just make sure you study your shipping methods. 449 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,040 Initially you want to ship things that are easy to ship. 450 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:09,620 I wouldn't recommend starting off with really fragile glass champagne, 451 00:18:09,620 --> 00:18:11,870 flutes, things that I've done with no problem, 452 00:18:11,870 --> 00:18:12,830 but it's so much, 453 00:18:13,190 --> 00:18:13,490 you know, 454 00:18:13,490 --> 00:18:15,950 I'm just kind of like on edge until I hear that 455 00:18:15,950 --> 00:18:17,270 the package arrives. 456 00:18:17,510 --> 00:18:18,050 Yeah. You know, 457 00:18:18,050 --> 00:18:22,040 you want to start with things that are regular size unbreakable 458 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,050 and not over a couple of pounds. 459 00:18:24,140 --> 00:18:26,810 I use USBs free packaging. 460 00:18:27,350 --> 00:18:28,910 And with that, 461 00:18:29,090 --> 00:18:32,450 it's super easy because you buy your shipping label right through 462 00:18:32,450 --> 00:18:36,560 the eBay site and the tracking number gets uploaded right there. 463 00:18:36,740 --> 00:18:40,040 So your customer knows exactly when it was shipped. 464 00:18:40,070 --> 00:18:42,590 They can click on the tracking number and see that the 465 00:18:42,590 --> 00:18:43,700 package is on the way. 466 00:18:44,270 --> 00:18:46,250 Perfect. What a nice smooth system that is. 467 00:18:46,550 --> 00:18:47,630 It's pretty smooth. 468 00:18:48,170 --> 00:18:50,480 Give biz listeners one other idea for you guys that I 469 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:54,260 used to use in the past when I was shipping pretty 470 00:18:54,260 --> 00:18:57,500 delicate pieces that I needed to make sure arrived on the 471 00:18:57,500 --> 00:19:00,200 other end properly to test my shipping methods. 472 00:19:00,230 --> 00:19:03,770 I would ship to myself or ship to a relative across 473 00:19:03,770 --> 00:19:06,350 country and have them take a picture when they opened the 474 00:19:06,350 --> 00:19:08,540 box. So a couple ideas for you, 475 00:19:08,540 --> 00:19:10,760 if you're not exactly sure how to ship. 476 00:19:11,090 --> 00:19:12,410 Okay. So now Carrie, 477 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:16,430 I think we've wet the palette of everybody about potential opportunities 478 00:19:16,430 --> 00:19:17,360 here with eBay. 479 00:19:17,870 --> 00:19:19,490 How would someone get started? 480 00:19:19,490 --> 00:19:22,700 Are there three steps that you suggest for someone who's never 481 00:19:22,700 --> 00:19:23,960 done anything? 482 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:24,140 You know, 483 00:19:24,140 --> 00:19:25,280 they might've purchased before, 484 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:27,890 but they would just be getting started for their business. 485 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:29,630 What would the steps be that they should take? 486 00:19:29,810 --> 00:19:30,710 So if you really, 487 00:19:30,710 --> 00:19:33,590 really back up to the baby baby steps, 488 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,520 okay. So make sure you have a PayPal account that is 489 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:41,030 the safest way to pay almost everybody on eBay. 490 00:19:41,270 --> 00:19:42,500 It accepts PayPal. 491 00:19:42,860 --> 00:19:44,960 When you go to do your research, 492 00:19:44,990 --> 00:19:48,920 you must set up your eBay account because there are going 493 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,230 to be people listening that have any bank account, 494 00:19:51,230 --> 00:19:52,940 but they're not set up as a seller. 495 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:56,570 So what you need to do is change your account to 496 00:19:56,570 --> 00:20:00,860 a seller account and link it to the PayPal account and 497 00:20:00,860 --> 00:20:05,030 what that will give you the ability to when you search, 498 00:20:05,210 --> 00:20:10,820 you can see completed and sold items because you're not interested 499 00:20:10,850 --> 00:20:13,580 so much in what's for sale on eBay, 500 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:14,870 people, Mark, 501 00:20:14,870 --> 00:20:16,340 their things really high. 502 00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:17,810 They Mark the things really low. 503 00:20:17,810 --> 00:20:19,730 Everybody has a different scenario, 504 00:20:20,150 --> 00:20:22,970 but you want to see what the marketplace rate is for 505 00:20:22,970 --> 00:20:25,040 something you need to look at sold items. 506 00:20:25,430 --> 00:20:26,570 So just to clarify, 507 00:20:26,570 --> 00:20:29,120 if I already had an eBay account and I wanted to 508 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:29,690 go on, 509 00:20:29,750 --> 00:20:33,650 I would reclaim my account as a seller. 510 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,790 Do you create another account or a separate account? 511 00:20:38,210 --> 00:20:40,400 I know people that do have multiple accounts, 512 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:41,900 but to keep things simple, 513 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:42,740 I would say, 514 00:20:42,740 --> 00:20:44,960 just make your account a seller account. 515 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,410 It's not going to be really visible to anybody, 516 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,200 but you and then you could purchase or sell off of 517 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:50,800 that account then. 518 00:20:50,830 --> 00:20:52,810 Exactly. And you know, 519 00:20:52,810 --> 00:20:54,490 my very next thing would be now, 520 00:20:54,910 --> 00:20:55,690 as you said, 521 00:20:55,690 --> 00:20:57,790 shipping to yourself to see how it comes. 522 00:20:58,150 --> 00:21:01,810 My very next thing that I tell everybody that I train 523 00:21:01,810 --> 00:21:03,010 is, okay, 524 00:21:03,010 --> 00:21:03,970 now you're set up, 525 00:21:04,210 --> 00:21:05,980 let's do some research next, 526 00:21:05,980 --> 00:21:09,070 let's go shopping because you want to know what the process 527 00:21:09,070 --> 00:21:09,580 is like. 528 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,600 Yeah. You want to experience it from the buyer's standpoint. 529 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,540 And there's almost always something you can get on there. 530 00:21:15,540 --> 00:21:18,600 There's water filters or printer cartridges or whatever, 531 00:21:18,750 --> 00:21:20,970 or you could buy something nice for yourself. 532 00:21:21,510 --> 00:21:23,070 Once you get shopping, 533 00:21:23,070 --> 00:21:24,600 you'll get a couple of feedback. 534 00:21:24,630 --> 00:21:28,290 People will leave feedback for you and you'll start seeing how 535 00:21:28,290 --> 00:21:30,030 it is being a member of eBay. 536 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,190 And then once you have your research done, 537 00:21:32,220 --> 00:21:36,030 rarely you can go ahead and get the listing written. 538 00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:38,670 Once you're in the double digits on your feedback, 539 00:21:39,030 --> 00:21:41,910 you are really ready to do some of the things we 540 00:21:41,910 --> 00:21:42,570 talked about. 541 00:21:42,900 --> 00:21:47,010 Test some new products and price selling some clearance items. 542 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:48,060 Okay. All right. 543 00:21:48,090 --> 00:21:50,070 We're not going to go into all of this on this 544 00:21:50,070 --> 00:21:52,980 call because I know I like to keep it within a 545 00:21:52,980 --> 00:21:53,790 certain amount of time. 546 00:21:53,790 --> 00:21:55,170 And I know your time is short today, 547 00:21:55,170 --> 00:21:58,110 Carrie, but do you then would the next step after all 548 00:21:58,110 --> 00:21:58,350 of this, 549 00:21:58,350 --> 00:21:59,910 after you're established on the platform, 550 00:21:59,910 --> 00:22:00,480 you're going, 551 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:01,290 you're confident. 552 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,200 Do you then by any chance, 553 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:07,830 promote your site over through social media networks like Facebook or 554 00:22:07,830 --> 00:22:10,980 anywhere else to drive people over to E-bay. 555 00:22:11,220 --> 00:22:13,080 I absolutely do. 556 00:22:13,380 --> 00:22:15,930 And I will tell you some of the sites that I 557 00:22:15,930 --> 00:22:20,190 find huge success with are my own personal blog. 558 00:22:20,910 --> 00:22:21,570 Oh, good. 559 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:22,050 Okay. Well, 560 00:22:22,050 --> 00:22:23,880 I look at the traffic reports on eBay. 561 00:22:23,910 --> 00:22:26,250 If you have a blog and you just put up listed 562 00:22:26,250 --> 00:22:28,200 today and you know, 563 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:32,880 I was doing vintage sewing patterns and there's collectors out there 564 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:33,450 for those. 565 00:22:33,510 --> 00:22:36,510 And then I would just put basically a picture that I, 566 00:22:36,530 --> 00:22:38,160 the same picture I used on eBay. 567 00:22:38,190 --> 00:22:39,030 And I would say, 568 00:22:39,450 --> 00:22:40,950 here's what I have listed today. 569 00:22:40,950 --> 00:22:43,050 I really liked this one because dah, 570 00:22:43,050 --> 00:22:43,530 dah, dah, 571 00:22:43,650 --> 00:22:46,410 and find it on eBay that was working for me. 572 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:47,040 You know, 573 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:50,190 they would actually search for vintage apron pattern. 574 00:22:50,580 --> 00:22:52,620 They'd come to my blog and then click over to eBay 575 00:22:52,620 --> 00:22:55,020 and see that I had more vintage patterns. 576 00:22:55,110 --> 00:22:56,580 So if you have a blog, 577 00:22:56,670 --> 00:23:00,150 be sure to include a section of your blog for your 578 00:23:00,150 --> 00:23:01,500 eBay postings. 579 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,170 And then Pinterest is excellent. 580 00:23:04,290 --> 00:23:04,560 You know, 581 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:05,460 they make it easy. 582 00:23:05,460 --> 00:23:08,490 And I also think that people on Pinterest are open to 583 00:23:08,490 --> 00:23:10,200 shopping and Twitter. 584 00:23:10,350 --> 00:23:13,650 I don't just do an RSS feed on Twitter of my 585 00:23:13,710 --> 00:23:17,010 listings. You'll see some people doing that on eBay. 586 00:23:17,100 --> 00:23:19,710 I actually like to put a couple of product photos and 587 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:21,960 say, this is a really nice product. 588 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:22,440 Or, you know, 589 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,650 just give it a little bit more of a pleat basically. 590 00:23:25,770 --> 00:23:28,590 So that way I get people back to eBay and I 591 00:23:28,590 --> 00:23:31,950 also use Instagram is a great way to showcase products. 592 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:33,840 So you do what you can. 593 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:35,070 That goes back to my quote. 594 00:23:35,070 --> 00:23:35,370 I'm just, 595 00:23:35,370 --> 00:23:35,580 you know, 596 00:23:35,590 --> 00:23:36,750 doing what you can, 597 00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:39,600 but those are the top things that I do to promote. 598 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:42,210 I'm not trying to overwhelm our listeners either. 599 00:23:42,210 --> 00:23:44,820 I'm just closing the loop that just when you're up and 600 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,410 selling, there are more opportunities to increase your sales to through 601 00:23:48,410 --> 00:23:49,640 free media platforms, 602 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:51,590 such as all the ones Carrie just listed. 603 00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:53,240 Excellent. All right, 604 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:56,210 Carrie, we're going to move on into our reflection section. 605 00:23:56,450 --> 00:23:57,530 If you can think back, 606 00:23:57,590 --> 00:24:00,620 what is a natural trait that you possess that you think 607 00:24:00,620 --> 00:24:02,990 has helped you to get to the place that you are 608 00:24:02,990 --> 00:24:06,670 now? I've always been big on learning new things. 609 00:24:07,090 --> 00:24:09,130 So once I get started, 610 00:24:09,130 --> 00:24:09,340 I'm like, 611 00:24:09,370 --> 00:24:11,110 Oh, I got to learn that I've got to learn this. 612 00:24:11,110 --> 00:24:12,190 So like I said, 613 00:24:12,190 --> 00:24:15,070 I started selling one type of item on eBay. 614 00:24:15,070 --> 00:24:15,550 And then I'm like, 615 00:24:15,580 --> 00:24:18,670 Oh, maybe I should learn how to sell on eBay auto. 616 00:24:19,120 --> 00:24:21,700 For some reason I'm selling motorcycle parts. 617 00:24:21,820 --> 00:24:25,090 I have this hunger inside of me to learn more about 618 00:24:25,090 --> 00:24:28,300 things and to constantly be trying new things, 619 00:24:28,540 --> 00:24:31,390 eBay really stuck with me because I was able to be 620 00:24:31,390 --> 00:24:33,730 successful in the things that I tried. 621 00:24:33,820 --> 00:24:35,530 And I really feel like, 622 00:24:35,740 --> 00:24:36,930 like I said earlier, 623 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:38,770 once I get that inside of me, 624 00:24:38,830 --> 00:24:40,210 I get really excited about it. 625 00:24:40,210 --> 00:24:42,100 I want to share what I've learned. 626 00:24:42,340 --> 00:24:42,820 Got it. 627 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,190 And what tool do you use regularly? 628 00:24:45,190 --> 00:24:49,360 Let's say besides E-bay now to keep you and let's focus 629 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:50,860 on just the business aspect, 630 00:24:50,860 --> 00:24:51,250 I think, 631 00:24:51,250 --> 00:24:54,430 cause this will be helpful to keep you productive and moving 632 00:24:54,430 --> 00:25:01,870 forward, Say a tool for productivity is staying organized and I 633 00:25:01,870 --> 00:25:03,340 use Google drive. 634 00:25:03,460 --> 00:25:07,150 I set up folders in there to keep myself organized with 635 00:25:07,180 --> 00:25:10,510 the photos that I've of products that I have listed the 636 00:25:10,510 --> 00:25:12,790 photos with products that I've sold. 637 00:25:13,180 --> 00:25:17,170 I keep records of the product descriptions in case I come 638 00:25:17,170 --> 00:25:19,060 across another similar item. 639 00:25:19,060 --> 00:25:20,080 I can just boom, 640 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:21,250 put that in there. 641 00:25:21,250 --> 00:25:24,400 So I really like Google drive and the fact that I 642 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,970 can access it from my computer or from my phone, 643 00:25:28,030 --> 00:25:31,900 because I'm doing things like taking the description minute and putting 644 00:25:31,900 --> 00:25:33,160 that into a blog post, 645 00:25:33,190 --> 00:25:35,740 I can just kind of copy and paste that as I 646 00:25:35,740 --> 00:25:38,140 need to no Need to do the work twice. 647 00:25:38,140 --> 00:25:38,890 That's for sure. 648 00:25:38,980 --> 00:25:40,690 Exactly. So I really, 649 00:25:40,690 --> 00:25:43,600 really appreciate like a cloud-based storage system. 650 00:25:43,900 --> 00:25:45,070 Yeah. That was a great one, 651 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:47,080 especially for what we've been talking about here, 652 00:25:47,140 --> 00:25:48,460 how it applies to eBay, 653 00:25:48,670 --> 00:25:50,950 what book have you read lately that you think our listeners 654 00:25:50,950 --> 00:25:51,850 could find value in? 655 00:25:52,090 --> 00:25:54,670 I really liked Brenae Brown's work. 656 00:25:54,700 --> 00:25:55,960 It's a longer title, 657 00:25:55,960 --> 00:26:00,910 but it's daring greatly is basically about doing things like you 658 00:26:00,910 --> 00:26:02,260 said in your podcast, 659 00:26:02,260 --> 00:26:04,150 pushing yourself beyond what you think, 660 00:26:04,330 --> 00:26:07,870 driving yourself to a higher place and doing so with confidence. 661 00:26:07,930 --> 00:26:09,130 That's been a great book. 662 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:10,390 I wish it wasn't a short, 663 00:26:10,390 --> 00:26:13,120 I want to read it again so Well you always can 664 00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:14,860 Harman rating. 665 00:26:16,030 --> 00:26:17,320 I would recommend that though. 666 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,050 We'll give Biz listeners as you know, 667 00:26:20,110 --> 00:26:22,000 and as you're listening to the podcast today, 668 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,340 you can also listen to audio books with ease. 669 00:26:24,580 --> 00:26:27,910 I've teamed up with audible and you can get a free 670 00:26:27,910 --> 00:26:28,720 audio book. 671 00:26:28,750 --> 00:26:31,780 Just like the one that carries recommending all you need to 672 00:26:31,780 --> 00:26:32,980 do is go to gift biz, 673 00:26:32,980 --> 00:26:35,260 book.com and make a selection. 674 00:26:35,380 --> 00:26:37,840 Or you might even be able to go on eBay and 675 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:39,220 find a book that you're looking at, 676 00:26:39,250 --> 00:26:41,680 but a free one's over at gift biz, 677 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,800 book.com. All right, 678 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:47,190 let's talk a little bit about how our listeners could get 679 00:26:47,190 --> 00:26:51,660 in touch with you and specifically advantage of that free product 680 00:26:51,660 --> 00:26:53,010 that you are offering everybody. 681 00:26:53,010 --> 00:26:55,410 So let's go through that and then we will end with 682 00:26:55,530 --> 00:26:56,610 our dare to dream quiz. 683 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:58,430 Sounds good. 684 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:03,140 So my website is social selling mom.com 685 00:27:03,500 --> 00:27:08,060 and you can email me there and please take advantage of 686 00:27:08,120 --> 00:27:10,370 the guide that I put together. 687 00:27:10,460 --> 00:27:13,670 That's giving you tips for successful eBay selling. 688 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:18,170 You can grab Carrie's guide over at Bitly forward slash E 689 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:19,100 Bay five, 690 00:27:19,820 --> 00:27:24,440 And you'll see some screenshots and some really good suggestions and 691 00:27:24,530 --> 00:27:27,410 ideas for selling online. 692 00:27:28,190 --> 00:27:30,290 Wonderful and give his listeners. 693 00:27:30,290 --> 00:27:31,070 As you know, 694 00:27:31,070 --> 00:27:32,930 you'll be able to jump over to the show notes page. 695 00:27:32,930 --> 00:27:35,120 We'll have all of that information ready for you. 696 00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:35,780 Don't stop, 697 00:27:35,810 --> 00:27:37,130 pull by the side of the road, 698 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,740 try and copy that down while you're driving any bad or 699 00:27:39,740 --> 00:27:40,670 walking the dog. 700 00:27:40,910 --> 00:27:42,140 You may run into another dog. 701 00:27:42,140 --> 00:27:42,740 I don't know, 702 00:27:42,950 --> 00:27:44,930 but we'll have that all over on the show notes page 703 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:45,440 for you. 704 00:27:45,710 --> 00:27:46,100 All right, 705 00:27:46,100 --> 00:27:47,480 Carrie, at this point, 706 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,700 I would like to present you with a virtual gift. 707 00:27:49,910 --> 00:27:54,350 This is your magical box containing unlimited possibilities for what you'd 708 00:27:54,350 --> 00:27:55,460 like for the future. 709 00:27:55,910 --> 00:27:59,750 This is your dream or your goal of almost unreachable Heights 710 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:01,340 that you would wish to obtain. 711 00:28:01,820 --> 00:28:04,970 Please accept this gift and open it in our presence. 712 00:28:05,210 --> 00:28:06,350 What is inside? 713 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:10,070 Thank you for the gift inside. 714 00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:15,080 I would like the opportunity to continue learning to the end 715 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:15,950 of my days. 716 00:28:15,950 --> 00:28:17,930 I feel like when I learn, 717 00:28:17,990 --> 00:28:19,280 I get motivated, 718 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:23,750 inspired, and it leads to all kinds of opportunities. 719 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:27,410 Some of which I can put into practice and make some 720 00:28:27,410 --> 00:28:30,290 money, do things that I like to do, 721 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:35,480 but it all is based on getting ideas and getting inspiration 722 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,690 and having time to keep on learning. 723 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,210 And with the learnings that I pick up, 724 00:28:41,390 --> 00:28:43,610 I want to turn around and motivate, 725 00:28:43,790 --> 00:28:45,890 inspire, and share with others. 726 00:28:46,190 --> 00:28:50,150 I love your gift and you know why it's totally in 727 00:28:50,150 --> 00:28:52,010 your grasp because it's in your control. 728 00:28:52,340 --> 00:28:54,380 This is one that you can absolutely do. 729 00:28:54,380 --> 00:28:57,080 You don't need anybody else to have this come alive for 730 00:28:57,080 --> 00:28:59,330 you. So that's awesome, 731 00:28:59,390 --> 00:29:00,500 Carrie, thank you so much. 732 00:29:00,530 --> 00:29:03,770 I really appreciate this deep dive into eBay. 733 00:29:03,770 --> 00:29:05,900 I think it's opened my eyes in terms of what the 734 00:29:05,900 --> 00:29:09,230 opportunities are there that I'd never really thought of before. 735 00:29:09,290 --> 00:29:09,710 And you know, 736 00:29:09,710 --> 00:29:11,960 you've given us some concrete steps on what we could do 737 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:15,740 to get started and just a whole bunch of valuable information, 738 00:29:15,740 --> 00:29:18,020 including your free guide. 739 00:29:18,260 --> 00:29:20,810 Thank you on behalf of all of our listeners and may 740 00:29:20,810 --> 00:29:23,480 your candle always burn bright Well, 741 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:24,200 you're welcome. 742 00:29:24,380 --> 00:29:30,170 Thanks for having me Learn how to work smarter while developing 743 00:29:30,170 --> 00:29:31,310 and growing your business. 744 00:29:31,490 --> 00:29:35,060 Download our guide called 25 free tools to enhance your business 745 00:29:35,060 --> 00:29:35,570 and life. 746 00:29:35,810 --> 00:29:38,420 It's our gift to you and available at gift biz, 747 00:29:38,450 --> 00:29:41,030 unwrap.com/tools. 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