The other day I sold a watch on Ebay for $54. That may sound like a good sale, but the listing was on Ebay for a year before it sold. Over that time, I lowered the price several times as I tried to find a buyer. When I put the
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USPS Driver Lost My Package
On January 8th I was excited to get my first Ebay sale of 2022. The last 3 months have been very slow for me on Ebay. Any hope I had of making a side income from reselling was crushed when shipping prices went up in early 2021. I lost interest
Continue readingSeiko Watch Repair Update
In a previous post, I talked about replacing the band pins on my Seiko Kinetic. I purchased the new pins from a seller on Ebay. The listing was for 20 pins that would fit my Seiko Windward band. Total price with tax and shipping was $14. I ended up replacing
Continue readingRefurbishing old Watches
Getting an old watch to work again can often be as simple as replacing the battery. Anything more than that can be a challenge for a watch repair novice. I’ve been looking for small items that can be easily shipped and sell for good money on ebay. Refurbishing old watches
Continue readingEbay Managed Payments
You’ll have a hard time finding any sellers on Ebay that have anything good to say about Ebay’s new Managed Payments system. It is their replacement for PayPal, a payment processing company that they sold off in 2015. It took 4 years for Ebay to come up with a new
Continue readingTwo More Marble Boards
I listed 2 more marble game boards on Ebay. The first new board was completed in March 2020 and looks similar to the one shown above, but without the crown decals. The crown themed board was completed in April 2020. It includes a Crown Royal mini pouch to hold the
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