tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post2004367826518928999..comments2024-03-27T18:25:13.118-04:00Comments on Cup on the Bus: The red starJoanne Noragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-18707986305822313772013-09-20T17:19:24.867-04:002013-09-20T17:19:24.867-04:00I used to like ebaying, but these days you get alm...I used to like ebaying, but these days you get almost no money and it seems a huge hassle for what you get. I am talking of the British site. Many of the people on the British site (at least)seem to be companies selling on ebay - as opposed, I suppose, to selling from regular shops. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-73018949404470227152013-09-20T11:10:49.675-04:002013-09-20T11:10:49.675-04:00Dear Joanne, as "Susan Kane" says, all y...Dear Joanne, as "Susan Kane" says, all you described doing in your posting seems exhausting to me. So much patience and research and packing, etc., etc., etc. So much to learn over the years. I'm glad that you were such a success at this and who knows when you will need all this experience and information again. Your venture into selling is truly amazing to me. Inspiring. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-54434599647538838812013-09-19T22:09:59.871-04:002013-09-19T22:09:59.871-04:00That was exhausting to imagine, Joanne! I will no...That was exhausting to imagine, Joanne! I will not use eBay to hawk my wares. I have so much I need to sell, and you have saved me some hard experiences.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-47420682707988212162013-09-19T16:17:06.025-04:002013-09-19T16:17:06.025-04:00What a wonderful summary of what had to be countle...What a wonderful summary of what had to be countless hours spent. And you have re-affirmed and solidified my vow never to get tangled up with eBay :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-85458661905166116312013-09-19T11:49:36.623-04:002013-09-19T11:49:36.623-04:00Hari Om
I know folk who have used it but can hones...Hari Om<br />I know folk who have used it but can honestly say I have not been near ebay - a native distrust which I cannot quite place. Perhaps like that of the lamb when the wolves are near...<br /><br />YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-43486386456792567932013-09-19T10:29:15.968-04:002013-09-19T10:29:15.968-04:00Wow, you were an Ebay expert. I have never gone t...Wow, you were an Ebay expert. I have never gone that route. If we want a tax deduction, I always donate to charity. And that's it. As good as cash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-49160707926570659602013-09-19T10:18:00.353-04:002013-09-19T10:18:00.353-04:00Gutsy ol' gal, you are! Reminds me of a calen...Gutsy ol' gal, you are! Reminds me of a calendar we saved for years just for the laugh. Hill Billies--Grandma out fist fighting a bear. The caption read, "She don't want no bullet holes in him." For me to do eBay would be like duking it out with a bear.Handy Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03132709938216842143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-80441770436925744772013-09-19T08:49:34.160-04:002013-09-19T08:49:34.160-04:00Two or three years ago one daughter asked me to tr...Two or three years ago one daughter asked me to try eBay again; she wanted to stop storing all the western jewelry (boleros and turquoise) she inherited from my mother-in-law. It all was late fifties, early sixties stuff. My mother-in-law had impeccable taste, but it all sold for minimal amounts of money and the buyers just weren't nice.<br /><br />A shame. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-20968925407928846102013-09-19T08:25:13.957-04:002013-09-19T08:25:13.957-04:00I have never used ebay...I'm a dinosaur.
Jane ...I have never used ebay...I'm a dinosaur.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-33870951970304053062013-09-19T08:19:16.433-04:002013-09-19T08:19:16.433-04:00oh what a great story, never knew there was that m...oh what a great story, never knew there was that much trouble with ebay, always meant to try it but never have. Now wondering if my Gary's train is worth anything.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-59893372777566928192013-09-19T08:12:33.681-04:002013-09-19T08:12:33.681-04:00You were getting to be an expert! You have a lot o...You were getting to be an expert! You have a lot of different skills!rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-62408950666271055722013-09-19T07:38:40.797-04:002013-09-19T07:38:40.797-04:00I'm not a fan of e-bay, I signed up there when...I'm not a fan of e-bay, I signed up there when searching for a hard to find movie which I eventually found through a different site that my daughter found for me. I still get emails from e-bay asking me to buy or sell, but I've seen the system and am not happy with it. There seems to be a lot of bidding pushing the prices up, usually to much higher than I could afford. I probably should unsubscribe.<br />I think you did very well with them, especially with helping Nina close the barn. You certainly earned that red star.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-32388805736831404562013-09-19T06:05:39.865-04:002013-09-19T06:05:39.865-04:00I've used Kijiji...it's free unless you wa...I've used Kijiji...it's free unless you want to upgrade your ad but it is basically a garage sale on line...not intended for priceless objects.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-547135664118521472013-09-19T03:44:14.893-04:002013-09-19T03:44:14.893-04:00I have sold a few things on e-Bay -- but quite som...I have sold a few things on e-Bay -- but quite some time ago -- trains for my husband. He was happy with the price he got and that the postage to New Zealand was not included in the price! It was very tempting to go further, but having read about your adventures, glad I decided not to do it! Like everything else on the Internet, time has turned it all into a big hassle. Thank goodness for the 'Grandma' excuse, eh? ;-)The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-72752675487866655042013-09-19T02:59:14.061-04:002013-09-19T02:59:14.061-04:00Fabulous ! I am amazed at your skills Joanne.
Husb...Fabulous ! I am amazed at your skills Joanne.<br />Husband buys bits for boats on Ebay for terrific value.<br />I bought a Sari once for a Bollywood evening. I wore the Sari with a T Shirt under & a friend had the tiny cropped top as it was way too small for me !<br />BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-69535640772684938072013-09-19T01:20:12.131-04:002013-09-19T01:20:12.131-04:00You are a true dynamo - and I am not surprised you...You are a true dynamo - and I am not surprised you got all that positive feedback. You don't do anything by halves do you?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-73457684464544514942013-09-19T00:22:32.452-04:002013-09-19T00:22:32.452-04:00We sold my daughters piano and violin on ebay she ...We sold my daughters piano and violin on ebay she put the add on and they picked them up at my place so no packing involved, we tried a few other things but no one wanted them so they are still sitting in the shed.<br />Merle..........Merlesworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573975763012762631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-4791211380669273682013-09-18T23:06:09.965-04:002013-09-18T23:06:09.965-04:00Wow, you did great with EBay! Good for you too wit...Wow, you did great with EBay! Good for you too with the run you had and the success with all those red stars!! WTG with that! I sold a lot on EBay when we moved from Montana back to California 7 years ago, but in going through hubby's parents' estate, although I knew there were "valuable" things here, I had heard that EBay had changed a lot of policies and I was a bit shy to reenter the market again, so I'm sure a lot of stuff we sold at garage sales ended up on EBay with people that knew what they were doing. <br /><br />What I did have great success with and would do it again if I had the time was sell books on Amazon.com. Would go to garage sales, buy books cheap, list them on Amazon and sold quite a bit that way.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-75606564961692354592013-09-18T22:14:04.187-04:002013-09-18T22:14:04.187-04:00You almost ran with that missing step, didn't ...You almost ran with that missing step, didn't you. Missing step to Clarksville...Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-25398782374668219442013-09-18T22:04:27.557-04:002013-09-18T22:04:27.557-04:00I caught and described the rest of the missing par...I caught and described the rest of the missing parts; I missed the missing step.<br /><br />EBay changed even in the ten years I was involved. People quit helping newbies; EBay squeezed everyone. Nothing stays the same.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-41320492910000500292013-09-18T21:38:54.378-04:002013-09-18T21:38:54.378-04:00One missing step from the train?
I tried the ebay ...One missing step from the train?<br />I tried the ebay selling but not as early in the game as you did. I sold less than a tenth of what you did. Not everything sells even for low prices. I don't trust Craigslist.<br />The oddest thing I put up there was a small rock my nephew found that had the shape of Wisconsin. No takers.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-7458487529884619692013-09-18T21:34:46.689-04:002013-09-18T21:34:46.689-04:00wow! native artifacts, Roseville pottery. too ba...wow! native artifacts, Roseville pottery. too bad the younger generations weren't interested.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-4872771225863815162013-09-18T21:27:11.396-04:002013-09-18T21:27:11.396-04:00My maternal grandmother was from Roseville... Pot...My maternal grandmother was from Roseville... Pottery, coal mines and glassware. Nothing left but memories now. Never been on e-bay... the stuff Grandma had probably went in the trash. It's funny what is now quite valuable, isn't it?The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-61629550403429757742013-09-18T21:01:36.715-04:002013-09-18T21:01:36.715-04:00Your posts are always so interesting, Joanne.
I n...Your posts are always so interesting, Joanne.<br /><br />I never got into eBay as it seemed like a lot of trouble and who the heck would want my junk anyway. My son, though, has sold quite a bit and done well. He now uses Craig's List which is more convenient, but I think somewhat sketchy. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-6697709961653329242013-09-18T20:58:02.073-04:002013-09-18T20:58:02.073-04:00P.s. I would have loved some of those Indian artif...P.s. I would have loved some of those Indian artifacts though probably could never afford the price.Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.com