Thrift Shop Pickups

themboyz · 02-02-2021, 12:40 AM

Found this , looks like Chris Chelios but need to find out the other auto

lambeauleap87 · 02-03-2021, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by themboyz

Found this , looks like Chris Chelios but need to find out the other auto

That is 100% not a Chris Chelios autograph. I'm not sure who it is, but it isn't close to Chelios, nor did he wear #3 for Team USA.

RobDerhak · 02-04-2021, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by lambeauleap87

That is 100% not a Chris Chelios autograph. I'm not sure who it is, but it isn't close to Chelios, nor did he wear #3 for Team USA.

When i first saw that hat,. I thought the #3 Auto was Christian Colon

shanks25 · 02-04-2021, 11:12 AM

OK, I have a couple questions for the guys (and gals) that have been doing this for a lot longer than me. I've been in the game almost a year and I credit this thread for teaching me so much about all of this.

For the past 5-6 months, I've really hit a groove on buying and selling stuff. I've had a constant supply of inventory in and out. Over the past three four months, I've been averaging about 4-6 sales per day. Sometimes (like weekends) it higher and sometimes lower. I've never gone below three sales in a single day. All of the sudden, I just hit a wall. I haven't sold a single item in 2 1/2 days now. I have also added what I consider to be some really easy sellers in the past week. Stuff that usually is gone immediately. It seems really weird for everything to just come to a screeching halt. Has anyone ever experienced this?

And now for the tin-foil hat. I know the eBay algorithms are a mystery but I've noticed something else. In the past year, I've had anywhere from 120 to 180 items for sale at any one time period. Sales are normal except when I'm around 140 items for sale. Right around 140, there seems to be a very noticeable slowdown. That's exactly where I am now...sitting right at 140.

Someone tell me I'm nuts and this is all in my head. Tell me to take the tin foil hat off and step away from the computer. Am I reading way too far into this????

BGT Masters · 02-04-2021, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by shanks25

OK, I have a couple questions for the guys (and gals) that have been doing this for a lot longer than me. I've been in the game almost a year and I credit this thread for teaching me so much about all of this.

For the past 5-6 months, I've really hit a groove on buying and selling stuff. I've had a constant supply of inventory in and out. Over the past three four months, I've been averaging about 4-6 sales per day. Sometimes (like weekends) it higher and sometimes lower. I've never gone below three sales in a single day. All of the sudden, I just hit a wall. I haven't sold a single item in 2 1/2 days now. I have also added what I consider to be some really easy sellers in the past week. Stuff that usually is gone immediately. It seems really weird for everything to just come to a screeching halt. Has anyone ever experienced this?

And now for the tin-foil hat. I know the eBay algorithms are a mystery but I've noticed something else. In the past year, I've had anywhere from 120 to 180 items for sale at any one time period. Sales are normal except when I'm around 140 items for sale. Right around 140, there seems to be a very noticeable slowdown. That's exactly where I am now...sitting right at 140.

Someone tell me I'm nuts and this is all in my head. Tell me to take the tin foil hat off and step away from the computer. Am I reading way too far into this????

You're not crazy at all. It happens. I used to get frustrated and still do a bit but now I use the down time to get more work done. If you're listing things that should sell sooner or later it will. For the one slow week you'll have a week were you see double the sales. The worse thing I've found you can do other than having ebay rule cases against you, is to not list.

I juggle two accounts and its noticeable every time when I stop listing on one for a few days sales really drop off. On one account if the number of listings drop from 1030 to around 970 the same thing. When I get the listings back up to 1030+ sales take off again.

I sort of welcome the down time a bit because shipping many of the items I do can take up a good portion of the day. It allows me to prepare and list more items.

shrevecity · 02-04-2021, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BGT Masters

You're not crazy at all. It happens. I used to get frustrated and still do a bit but now I use the down time to get more work done. If you're listing things that should sell sooner or later it will. For the one slow week you'll have a week were you see double the sales. The worse thing I've found you can do other than having ebay rule cases against you, is to not list.

I juggle two accounts and its noticeable every time when I stop listing on one for a few days sales really drop off. On one account if the number of listings drop from 1030 to around 970 the same thing. When I get the listings back up to 1030+ sales take off again.

I sort of welcome the down time a bit because shipping many of the items I do can take up a good portion of the day. It allows me to prepare and list more items.

We all get into a listing purgatory it seems. I have a friend who says it as well It seems like anytime I get to right around 1400 listings I drop to 1350 real quick from sales and then it goes dead again. It was the same thing when I tried to get over 1300 I would fall back to 1260 or so quickly then hit a brick wall till I got just short of the next 100. Its just crazy how the algorithm seems to work sometimes.

I am getting to where I enjoy my Tuesday thru Thursday slowdowns cause lately Friday through Mondays have been crazy for me.

gglenn3278 · 02-04-2021, 07:04 PM

It is a bit strange how that happens. Tuesday of this week, I sold roughly $600 worth of items, which is a GREAT day for me. Yesterday, I didn't sell a single item, and that lasted until this afternoon. Late this afternoon, I got a return request for a clothing item that didn't fit the buyer. Within 5 minutes of approving the return, I sold two items that magically met my "average" daily sales. I 100% believe that my daily sales are manipulated by an algorithm, and that is the main reason I have chosen to keep my day job instead of doing ebay full time. With the occasional up or down week, my weekly managed payments payout is suspiciously consistent.

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02-04-2021, 11:12 AM	#4
shanks25 Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 705	OK, I have a couple questions for the guys (and gals) that have been doing this for a lot longer than me. I've been in the game almost a year and I credit this thread for teaching me so much about all of this. For the past 5-6 months, I've really hit a groove on buying and selling stuff. I've had a constant supply of inventory in and out. Over the past three four months, I've been averaging about 4-6 sales per day. Sometimes (like weekends) it higher and sometimes lower. I've never gone below three sales in a single day. All of the sudden, I just hit a wall. I haven't sold a single item in 2 1/2 days now. I have also added what I consider to be some really easy sellers in the past week. Stuff that usually is gone immediately. It seems really weird for everything to just come to a screeching halt. Has anyone ever experienced this? And now for the tin-foil hat. I know the eBay algorithms are a mystery but I've noticed something else. In the past year, I've had anywhere from 120 to 180 items for sale at any one time period. Sales are normal except when I'm around 140 items for sale. Right around 140, there seems to be a very noticeable slowdown. That's exactly where I am now...sitting right at 140. Someone tell me I'm nuts and this is all in my head. Tell me to take the tin foil hat off and step away from the computer. Am I reading way too far into this????

02-04-2021, 07:04 PM	#7
gglenn3278 Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 370 gglenn3278	It is a bit strange how that happens. Tuesday of this week, I sold roughly $600 worth of items, which is a GREAT day for me. Yesterday, I didn't sell a single item, and that lasted until this afternoon. Late this afternoon, I got a return request for a clothing item that didn't fit the buyer. Within 5 minutes of approving the return, I sold two items that magically met my "average" daily sales. I 100% believe that my daily sales are manipulated by an algorithm, and that is the main reason I have chosen to keep my day job instead of doing ebay full time. With the occasional up or down week, my weekly managed payments payout is suspiciously consistent.