You should be! 

Halloween sales are on the rise and you should already be prepared before it’s too late!  I’ll be sharing some of my listings over at my ebay blog.  I don’t have too many new items this year.  I’m hoping that a lot of my daughters dress up/old costumes are too small and can easily part with them.  Dress up lots do great on eBay and you can easily find them at yard sales, consignment shops and Good Will locations.

Anything that I sell out of her ‘stuff’ goes right back to spoiling my girls!  It’s usually fun getting her motivated to help me clean out the toy box so she can see how much we can make to buy her a new toy – she really wants an American Girl doll this year. 

Good luck on your Halloween sales!

UGH!  I’ve gotten at least four Spoof email yesterday alone.  Please be very careful! 

You definintely do not want to click on any links or enter ANY of your information.  Forward the entire email to eBay or Paypal – depending on who it came from.  Their email is as follows:

spoof@ebay.com and spoof@paypal.com

Here are some of the subject lines in the email that I received:

Your Account Has Been Flagged! – Paypal spoof for sure.  If you know you’ve done nothing wrong, your account won’t get flagged.

06/08/2009 eBay System Update: Information Request – eBay spoof

**PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT EMAIL REGARDING YOUR LISTING(S)** – eBay spoof

These spoofs always come out heavier around the summer time and again around the holidays so please be very careful.  Send it to the proper spoof email right away and someone from eBay/paypal will respond to you within a day or two.

Happy Selling! 

So, I’m trying something a little different.  I would love to hear about YOU!  I opened it up to the Boutique Bargains members to share thier experiences and answer a few questions.  They’ve agreed to share on the BB Blog!  Enjoy!

Our post this week is about Julie’s Basement Deals

Tell us a little about you and your family. How many kids do you have and what are their ages?

I was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, and currently live in Columbus, Ohio with my husband and two daughters. I went to The Ohio State University and received a degree in Occupational Therapy. After taking a year off, I am back to work as a “substitute” therapist at a skilled nursing facility here in town. I have two daughters, ages 5 1/2 and 3. My husband owns a screen printing company and recently started working as a sales manager for a major musical instrument manufacturer. We will eventually move to Jacksonville, Florida which is where his company is located.

What is your eBay ID or Store Name? Any story behind how you came up with your eBay name?

My eBay ID is “osuot” which stands for “Ohio State University Occupational Therapist.” My store name is “Julie’s Basement Deals” because after my second daughter was born, my computer desk was moved to our basement,

When did you first start to build a business around eBay or is it a hobby for you?

I have every intention to build a business around eBay, but it is currently just a hobby for me. I love reading posts from the various blogs/groups I have joined, and hope to use all of my new knowledge sometime in the future!

Who has been an inspiration to you to continue selling on eBay?

I am motivated by several friends I know that sell on eBay. Nothing like a little competition to inspire you!!!

What sort of person do you think would be a good fit for eBay?

Must be organized and self-directed. Also need to have some type of motivation to keep up with the postings!

What first three steps would you recommend someone take to dig deeper into eBay?

1) look into 3rd party web-hosting sites for templates and picture hosting
2) subscribe to blogs
3) stay consistent with your listings/postings…it’s hard to get re-motivated after not listing for a while!

 Thanks, Julie!!