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Observation...

The 1'st and 15th of the month play a larger role in determining final price then ending auctions on Sundays.

Thoughts???
 
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Buyers must contact you first to resolve any issues. Opened cases no longer count.

eBay has always encouraged buyers to contact sellers to resolve any issue with their purchases. Starting in April 2013, buyers will be required to contact sellers first through the Resolution Center for issues relating to 'item not received' or 'item not as described'. This will ensure you have the opportunity to serve your customers before eBay gets involved.
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@Steve Smith this is just freaking hilarious...I'll still buy from you though :)

"My only negative was from a guy in Hong Kong who bought a Thom Browne blouse which was clearly described as a women's blouse. It didn't fit (no ****) and he demanded a return. I politely advised him to resell it. He left negative."
 
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Fellow dudes/users of Garagesale. Is this something I can hit the ground running with on a basic level? If I download it right now, can I expect to have some basic ads posted tomorrow without much more effort than just posting via ebay? I need to start trading my closet's steez for cheese.
 

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Fellow dudes/users of Garagesale. Is this something I can hit the ground running with on a basic level? If I download it right now, can I expect to have some basic ads posted tomorrow without much more effort than just posting via ebay? I need to start trading my closet's steez for cheese.

Yeah I just downloaded it the other day and found it pretty straightforward. Have a bunch of listings scheduled tomorrow with it. You can at least choose a simple template and get started. Take the 10 mins or so to watch one of the demo videos.
 

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Observation...

The 1'st and 15th of the month play a larger role in determining final price then ending auctions on Sundays.

Thoughts???


Interesting theory. Is the idea that people are feeling flush around payday and are more likely to bid higher amounts then? My paydays don't usually fall on those days/weekends perfectly though—I'm sure there's lots of variance.
 

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Built a light tent last night out of a cardboard box and some muslin - it's big enough for ties only. The slope in the back is made from poster board, muslin is used on the outside of the box for diffusion. Thinking of making a larger one that can fit my mannequin, if I have room.

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Built a light tent last night out of a cardboard box and some muslin - it's big enough for ties only. The slope in the back is made from poster board, muslin is used on the outside of the box for diffusion. Thinking of making a larger one that can fit my mannequin, if I have room.

Nice. Would love to see a photo of the box itself and light setup.
 

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Nice. Would love to see a photo of the box itself and light setup.


It's a hideous looking thing, but I'll post it up later. I didn't want to waste time last night making it look pretty before I started snapping pics. For the picture of that tie, I used 2 clamp lights from Home Depot or Lowes, and each light has a 100W CFL daylight bulb in it. They are both positioned above the box, about 3-4 inches away from the muslin. You could substitute a white t-shirt or white bed sheet for the muslin, although you probably wouldn't wanna go too thick on the sheet. For the backdrop, I used a piece of poster board material I found at Jo Ann Fabric. It makes a perfect sweep because it doesn't wrinkle like muslin would, although for larger setups poster board would be hard to find in such a large size, so seamless paper would be an alternative (or muslin).

I'm making one out of PVC pipe tonight that will house the mannequin. It's basically just a 3-D cube with the muslin draped over it, and muslin used as the sweeping backdrop since I don't have poster board near large enough for a tent that big. A little ironing should take care of the wrinkling problem. I'm also going to upgrade to 4 clamp lights for a total of 400W with the ability to aim a floor lamp at the setup for ad additional 100W if I need it.

This isn't my box, but it's the same basic setup:

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Built a light tent last night out of a cardboard box and some muslin - it's big enough for ties only. The slope in the back is made from poster board, muslin is used on the outside of the box for diffusion. Thinking of making a larger one that can fit my mannequin, if I have room.

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Photo looks great! I'd love to know a bit more about it as well or get a good idea. I like your idea for PVC for the whole mannequin. Is there any worry of heat from the lamps?
 

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Not really any worry of heat (that would melt the pvc) from CFL's, especially if there's any ventilation at all.

Built a similar setup for a friend (pvc cube made from home depot's sprinkler aisle pipes and elbows. Come to think of it, for another friend, we built 6 foot tall frames out of pvc that could stand on their own, which we draped white bed sheets over and shot lights through. With the right amount of light, it covered a person over 6 feet tall from head to toe on a white seamless background.

Going to go try garage sale now... Thanks for the info!
 

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It's a hideous looking thing, but I'll post it up later. I didn't want to waste time last night making it look pretty before I started snapping pics. For the picture of that tie, I used 2 clamp lights from Home Depot or Lowes, and each light has a 100W CFL daylight bulb in it. They are both positioned above the box, about 3-4 inches away from the muslin. You could substitute a white t-shirt or white bed sheet for the muslin, although you probably wouldn't wanna go too thick on the sheet. For the backdrop, I used a piece of poster board material I found at Jo Ann Fabric. It makes a perfect sweep because it doesn't wrinkle like muslin would, although for larger setups poster board would be hard to find in such a large size, so seamless paper would be an alternative (or muslin).

I'm making one out of PVC pipe tonight that will house the mannequin. It's basically just a 3-D cube with the muslin draped over it, and muslin used as the sweeping backdrop since I don't have poster board near large enough for a tent that big. A little ironing should take care of the wrinkling problem. I'm also going to upgrade to 4 clamp lights for a total of 400W with the ability to aim a floor lamp at the setup for ad additional 100W if I need it.

This isn't my box, but it's the same basic setup:

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I bought a couple of these guys to increase the light output.

http://www.amazon.com/Photo-Basics-...8&qid=1361479757&sr=8-1&keywords=multiple+cfl

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Not really any worry of heat (that would melt the pvc) from CFL's, especially if there's any ventilation at all.

Built a similar setup for a friend (pvc cube made from home depot's sprinkler aisle pipes and elbows. Come to think of it, for another friend, we built 6 foot tall frames out of pvc that could stand on their own, which we draped white bed sheets over and shot lights through. With the right amount of light, it covered a person over 6 feet tall from head to toe on a white seamless background. 

Going to go try garage sale now... Thanks for the info!


I completely forgot to respond to your GarageSale info request. I got started using it about a month ago. Pretty intuitive, spend some time figuring out the basics before you list. Make a fake listing and see how it looks without submitting it. Try a few of the templates to see which one you like the best. Other than that, pretty straight forward!
 

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Photo looks great! I'd love to know a bit more about it as well or get a good idea. I like your idea for PVC for the whole mannequin. Is there any worry of heat from the lamps?


The CFLs didn't get very hot, even after being on for over an hour. PVC seems to be the easiest way to build it. Even if you had a cardboard box that size, it would be a lot more work having to cut out holes in the sides, not to mention it would be pretty flimsy.

Hopefully I'll have it built tonight and I can post photos.



I wish I could get those locally. I might go down that road if my setup isn't bright enough.
 
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