So I figure if somebody can make $28,000 on eBay for a toasted cheese sandwich with the "virgin mary" on it, then maybe Dear Fiance (a recovering packrat) and I could make a few bucks unloading perfectly useful and interesting items, such as authentic antiques, electronics, and cool stuff, like vintage comic books. Boy it seems I was wrong!
eBay's either the biggest time waster outside of World of Warcraft, or it's still a viable way to make money from stuff that you don't need anymore. As far as I'm concerned, the jury's out. It's going very s l o w l y. And I keep holding back the urge to check our listings for views.
Add that s l o w market dynamic to my natural impatience to get this done, and you've got a clear recipe for somebody who's going to obsessively check stupid eBay to see how all the listings are doing. A lot.
This could be addictive.
So what's the story? Has eBay become an epic, addictive waste of time or is there just an undiscovered (to me) art for listing unusual items? Help!
eBay is most definitely what it used to be. You could make a decent living just 5 years ago from it. Now there are too many venues. :)
I agree!! A few years ago I organized/cleaned out a lot and did very well on eBay. Helping Dear Fiance has been an eye-opener, but I'll list a few more items to see how it goes.
Your artwork is just too cute and fabulous to be on eBay anyway!!
Ive had more luck on Craigslist the last year or two.