“Oh, Sammy’s so confused he don’t know whether to scratch his watch or wind his butt.”

Why yes, I do love chick flicks, my favorite being Steel Magnolias. And yes, I’ve been pretty confused of late. Sell on ebay they said, it’s fun they said. I thought they said it was easy, but now that I mull it over, nope, nobody said it would be easy (is that another movie quote? can’t remember).

Are you confused yet? Sorry, I’m having an ooh shiny moment (see first post). I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I’ve been selling my shiny objects on ebay for 2 or 3 weeks. And much like Sammy, I’ve been confused. Very confused.

When I started selling, I wasn’t sure where to start. Being a “just do it” type, I grab something and go with it. I’ll sell this vase. What to do first. Weigh it? Okay, it weighs 1 pound 8 ounces, but wait, I need the packaged weight.  Here’s a nice box. So I lovingly lay OohShiny vase to rest in its box, wrapped in bubble wrap, surrounded by packing peanuts, all cozy comfy ready to ship to the buyer halfway across the US, who’s anxiously awaiting the wonderful treasure I’ve found. Okay, it weighs 2 pounds all packaged up in the box. Great, let’s list it. Oopsie—no picture. Take it out of the package, strew packing all over the office, you get the picture. Before I can take the pictures, the packing materials must be cleaned up and put back in the box for later. I then take the pictures, load the pictures, now let’s list it. Wait–how much is it worth? Is anyone else selling a vase like mine? Woa, how are they selling it so cheaply?

Eventually, I do get my items listed. Now where’s my watch?