First Sale on E-Bay

@SheliaLee (2736)

United States

June 13, 2007 8:13am CST

I am really excited! I made my first sale last night on E-Bay. My daughter and I both sell BeautiControl products and I decided to list some of our sets on E-Bay. Well the sale ended last night and two of the sets sold. I'm still waiting to hear about the other two. My daughter and I are really on cloud 10 LOL.

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• United States

14 Jun 07

Congrats on your first sale. I read on another discussion that you sent an updated invoice to your buyer after she won the 2nd auction but that she hasn't answered you back and that you also sent her a message asking if she had gotten it. I wouldnt worry too much, looking at your buyers feedback history she is a great buyer with lots of comments about fast payment and good communication. Your auctions look good but there are a couple things I would do on future auctions, 1.use as many keywords in your auction title...example for the auctions that closed BeautiControl Beauti Set Eyeshadow blush lip color...that way you will get more hits to your auction because they will pull up in more searches. 2.Forget about using the subtitle...its just costing you and extra .50 cents. Make sure that you put Delivery Confirmation on anything you take Paypal on, and add insurance on anything you can't afford to replace or refund out of your own pocket. Good luck with all your future auctions.

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

14 Jun 07

Thank you very much for your advice. That sounds excellent and I'll do that on my next listings. I'll have to admit I have been sort of concerned about the other buyer. I thought I would have heard from her by now. I noticed looking at her feedback that she had purchased some items yesterday and had already paid for them so that was another reason I was concerned. I had told her in the first invoice that I would ship the merchandise once I have received payment. Since I haven't heard from her and haven't received notification of payment from PayPal I'm going to wait about shipping the merchandise to her. The reason for this is it is actually worth about $200. I don't want to mail it to her and then not get paid. I was very specific about this in the first invoice I sent. Anymore advice that you can give I'll gladly take. Thanks! SheliaLee

@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

15 Jun 07

Hi brattaxi! I had to run some errands this morning and when I got back home and checked my e-mail I had one from PayPal saying that the lady had paid me. I checked in my PayPal account and the money was there. I'm going to put the merchandise in the mail to her tomorrow so it had a good ending after all. I also will be adding Delivery Confirmation with it. I'm finding out that that is for my protection. Thank you again for your excellent advice.

• United States

14 Jun 07

Did you send the message thru ebay and thru your regular email? If thru regular email I would send thru contact member and let her know that you are just checking because you were afraid that she did not receive your message and that you are leaving for a week and want to make sure that you get her purchases out to her before you leave. Never ever send the items before you get payment, and if its an paypal e-check don't send till it clears.

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@66jerseygirl (3877)

• United States

15 Jun 07

Congrat! i know you must be happy! I have been wanting to sell some crafts on ebay but don't know if it would be worth it. p.s. isn't that supposed to be cloud 9,lol?

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@66jerseygirl (3877)

• United States

15 Jun 07

how do people go about getting started on ebay?

@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

15 Jun 07

Thanks a bunch jerseygirl!! I think you would do fine on e-bay with your crafts. You are right it is supposed to be cloud 9 LOL! I had just been thinking about a song I hear on the radio called "I'm Up on Cloud 10" and that was what I was thinking about, Ha! Ha! Have a great day! Shelia

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@Sir_bobby88 (8231)

• Singapore

15 Jun 07

Congrats but did you received the money yet ? don't be over happy unless you received the money first yea lol .... anyway hopefully you can continue to earn in ebay yea ....

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

15 Jun 07

Good Morning! You are right about the money, but the good news is both of them have already paid me. :) They paid by PayPal and I received notification. After that I checked in my account and the money was there. I appreciate the excellent advice. Hope you have a great day! :) Shelia

@mamacathie (3928)

• United States

13 Jun 07

I am so proud for you and your daughter. That is great! I have tried to sell on ebay and only sold one thing. I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. Congrats!

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Thanks Cathie! We were really surprised that all four items sold. We have received payment already for two of the items that were bought by one lady and I put those in the mail to her today. The one who bought the other two items hasn't sent payment yet so I'm waiting before sending those to her. She may not have a PayPal account and is going to pay by money order. We are going to list some more items this weekend since the listing always goes for seven days. That way they will have time to be looked at while we are gone on our trip. We should have the results by the time we get back. We will be leaving Monday and coming back on Sundary the 24th. I'm really ready for a vacation too LOL. Shelia

@pyewacket (43903)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Why congratulations there!! I know how you must be feeling as I felt the same way when I opened up a "shop" at Etsy.com...I posted my little teddy bear one day, and two days later it sold!! It's a great feeling...I hope to start selling at e-bay too soon

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

That is great pyewacket! I hope you have lots of success with e-bay. I plan to list more items this weekend and hopefully sell more. Have a great day! :) Shelia

@dragonokiefly (862)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Congrats on your first sale! I sell some things on Ebay here and there and so far have never been disappointed. The trouble I always have is trying to make sure I sell it at a high enough price that I cover the listing fee, my paypal fee and make enough over the price of the product I sold. I messed up the first couple of times and actually lost a couple of dollars but now I got the hang of it lol I have never heard of BeautiControl products, are they just make-up products or what? I guess I could go look it up on the internet but than that would take take away from MyLot lol. Ok, Ok I'll go look so people don't think I am lazy lol.

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Thank you so much! I don't think you are lazy at all! I'll just PM you and give you my website address and it will tell you all about it. We have wonderful products. :)

@dragonokiefly (862)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Thanks sweetie... knowing my luck I wouldn't be able to find it lol.

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@texasclassygal (5305)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Oh that is wonderful, I remember my first sale on eBay, I started on eBay as a Buyer then after buying so many things and not liking them or wearing them I started selling them back on eBay, that is what first got me addicted, now I am just a freak about the auctions, I love the thrill of the auctions ending, I love waking up in the morning and checking your auctions and seeing how many watchers you gained or bids overnight, I love all of it. I wish you the best on there!

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Good Morning! I'm beginning to understand what you mean. I got plum giddy last night when we made that sale. I told my husband "This is fun!" and he said he was proud for me. I'm going to list some more items this weekend. We are going to be out of town all next week so I'll have to wait until we get back home to find out how it is going, but I'll be looking at it ASAP after we get back. Thanks for the words of encouragement. :)

@aprilgrl (4460)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Hey that's great! Congrates on your first sale on ebay. I bet you were so happy. Good Luck.

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Thank you aprilgrl! I hope to do better in the coming days. :)

@maddysmommy (16230)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Congratulations SheiliaLee. What type of beauty products do you sell? maybe I should take a look on ebay too? :)

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Hi There maddysmommy! I sell BeautiControl skin products and makeup. We have wonderful products and I don't say that just because I sell them. I use them myself and love the way they make my skin feel. My husband can even tell a difference in the way my skin feels. I have just had a few products listed but I'm going to be listing more. If you would like to know more about them just let me know and I'll be glad to give you more information. :) SheliaLee

@sjohnson628 (3197)

• United States

13 Jun 07

That's great does it cost anything to get started in the business you are in? If not then it is something that I may be interested in also.

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Good Morning! Yes it does cost to get started. You have to purchasae your kit which is a little over $100. After that you always get your products at a discount when you order. If you want to know more about it just send me a PM and I'll be glad to give you my website address. It will give you all the information you need. :) SheliaLee

@KissThis (3003)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Congratulations on your first sale on EBay. I have never sold anything on EBay but I have bought several things that my children have asked for. I think EBay is a wonderful site that is helpful to both sellers as well as buyers. Does it make it easier to sell the products on EBay rather then in person? Which way do you prefer to sell the products, on EBay or in person?

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Good Morning! I really think it is a close tie KissThis. I can just tell people about the makeup because, of course, I wear it myself and the products usually just sell themselves. I just signed up in March under my daughter. I actually just planned on signing up to buy my own products at a discount but when I start talking about it people get interested. My daughter and I have a party this Friday night at my aunt's house and we are hoping to get more parties booked also. If you just have a few people you can usually get pretty good sales. But I'm looking forward to selling more on E-Bay too because hopefully that will cover the times when we may not have too many parties booked. :)

@Sherry12 (2472)

• United States

13 Jun 07

That is great, SheliaLee, I'm excited for you and your daughter. Since you've tried it and it worked maybe you can keep doing it.

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Thank you Sherry! I'm going to list some more things this weekend. We will be gone next week on vacation so I'll have to wait until we get back to find out the results. Hopefully I'll have more success. :) Shelia

@terri0824 (4991)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Sheila Congratulations on your first sale on E-bay. My sister buys and sells things on E-bay all the time, I guess I am going to have to have her teach me how it works.

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Good Morning Terri! Believe me I'm still learning. I think the hardest part is knowing what starting bid to begin with. But it will get easier as I keep going on. :)

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@fallenangelteegra (235)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Congratulations hon on your first sale!!! I hope that the good luck keeps going and going!!!

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Thanks so much! I hope so too! :) Hope you have a great day! Shelia

@gabs8513 (48686)

• United Kingdom

14 Jun 07

Well Sweetie when you put them on again will you let me know actually if you send an Ebay Message to me I will put you in my Favorites as I would like to see what you have there lol Hugs to you

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@Bizziebod (3497)

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16 Jun 07

Well done on your first Ebay sale, hope you have many more - it is quite a buzz and I still get it each time now!

@byfaithonly (10698)

• United States

14 Jun 07

Oh that is exciting, congratulations. I've never sold anything on eBay although I am thinking about getting into it - I have some crafts I could sell.

@Savvynlady (3684)

• United States

14 Jun 07

WAY TO GO SHELIALEE!!! Wish you well on the other two as well.

@cynddvs (2948)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Congratulations! I love BeautiControl products and I'm actually having a spa party in July for my consultant. I've thought about selling it as well but I'm not sure if I have time for the parties. Keep up the great work! I'm sure you'll do really well selling on Ebay.

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@SheliaLee (2736)

• United States

13 Jun 07

Thanks cynddvs! When I first signed up as a consultant I really wasn't planning on doing anything except buy products for myself and to help my daughter (I signed up under her). But I started talking to people about the kind of makeup I wear and the products just sell themselves. We are having a party this Friday night at my aunt's house and we are hoping to get more parties booked soon.

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@wealthmagnetsystem (7)

• United States

26 Jun 07

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