Introducing Cindy from CloverCity

Today I'm happy to introduce Cindy Shebley -- eBay seller, eBay marketing whiz, and co-author of The eBay Marketing Bible.

Your eBay name: clovercity

Link to your store: http://www.clovercityphoto.com/

Link to your blog: http://clovercitysells.blogspot.com/

What first sparked your interest in eBay? A friend told me about it - said he found this great little site on the web - must have been around 1997. I checked it out and was hooked. At the time I had a garden shop. We had inventory in the back store room that wasn't selling and I thought I'd give this eBay thing a try.... after the stock room was cleared out I started thinking of other things I could sell. One thing lead to another and now I'm a full time online seller.

What do you sell? When I went online I wanted to sell something that was less seasonal than gardening and over time I rediscovered my love of photography. Now, I sell mostly photo lighting equipment, books and tools to help eBay and Online sellers.

Where do you find the items you sell? I sell new products, which means I find new suppliers at Trade Shows and through existing sales representatives. Once in awhile I'm contacted by a distributor who found me online.

What advice would you have for a new seller? Take a class on eBay or find a tutor or mentor to help you. Setting up a listing is simple, but there is so much more than that, listing strategies, research and even navigating the post office can be difficult. Having someone to show you the ropes will save you time, energy and in many cases money.

How did you come up with the name of your eBay store? I have lots of dogs and cats - one cat, a tabby named Clover - she ruled the household. We used to joke about her being the “mayor of TabbyTown” - don't ask me how, but that morphed into CloverCity

A Visit With Cat from Sushiboofays

Cat is a wonderful eBayer, and the coordinator of the first annual eBay Blog Tour. I enjoyed visiting with her about her eBay business.

Your eBay name: Sushiboofay's

Link to your store: http://stores.ebay.com/Sushiboofays

Link to your blog: http://sushiboofays.blogspot.com/

What first sparked your interest in eBay? I first got interested in EBay because I was looking for Carnival Glass to buy. Then we had two storage units from when we had some convenience stores and I thought that instead of having a yard sale I would try selling some of it on EBay. After that....I was hooked!

What do you sell? I sell a little of everything. Antiques, clothing, coins and recently I've started selling some books and records.

Where do you find the items you sell? A lot of it is stuff we have accumulated, but no longer have room for. I also visit thrift stores and yards sales when I'm able to.

What advice would you have for a new seller? Decide on what you want to sell and research it as much as you can. If you try to sell too many different types of items when you first get started - you'll get overwhelmed with it.

How did you come up with the name of your eBay store? LOL....several years ago I ate lunch with some women at a Chinese restaurant. One of the women said something like, "look they have a sushi buffet" and a friend of mine who has the most southern accent in the world said..."Sushi Boo Fay...sounds like the name of a....lady of the evening....(not quite her words, but you get my point). We all had a good laugh and years later I remembered how everyone liked the name Sushi Boofay....so that's what I decided to call my store! :-)

Meet Beth from DepressionGlassWarehouse

Hi all!

As promised, I am going to start a series of interviews with successful eCommerce sellers this week. Many sell at eBay, but others sell at Amazon, Bonanzle, etc. I think you will find their interviews interesting!

Today I would like to introduce Beth. Beth specializes in depression glass, and she has a wonderful broad knowledge of antiques and collectibles.

Your eBay name: I have two – main one is WOADIELAND and 2nd one is superjunk

Link to your store: http://www.depressionglasswarehouse.com

What first sparked your interest in eBay? Years ago customers at my brick and mortar store said “you should be on eBay” so I am.

What do you sell? A lot of books, lot of Depression Glass, a lot of china and then what ever else I find.

Where do you find the items you sell? – Auctions primarily

What advice would you have for a new seller? Start slow, be VERY customer oriented.

How did you come up with the name of your eBay store? We had a LOT more Depression Glass and I was going to sell that exclusively. But depression glass is slow right now.

Coming Soon ... Some Special Interviews!

I have a fun surprise coming up that will interest anyone who is interested in selling on eBay ... stay tuned!

Vintage Sewing Patterns

I think as a result of the economy, there has been a renewed interest in vintage sewing patterns. I do especially well with 1940's - 1960's patterns. I just got in three large boxes of patterns (120 - 150 patterns total) and am having lots of fun looking at the old designs and listing them.

http://search.stores.ebay.com/Birdhouse-Books_vintage-pattern_W0QQfciZQ2d1QQfclZ3QQfsnZBirdhouseQ20BooksQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsaselZ81052548QQsofpZ0