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Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.
Without Christ there would be No Christmas.
Merchants would have no seasonal profiteering..
Merchants must be aware that, otherwise, they would live a humble life,
year ’round.
Merchants, be thankful to Christ.
Do not ridicule Him.
We don’t put down Hanukah……
“Mid-size and smaller businesses will need to be nimble and ready with their gameplans.”
OK, here’s my game plan: I go to the thrift stores 3 times a week. I spend lots of time listing what I bought. When I get a sale, I usually stop what I’m doing and package the item (don’t want to have to do a lot at the last minute before the mailman (is that word unwoke?) comes.)
How’s that for a game plan? Nimble enough?
I have no idea if I could do better listing my wares at a higher price and having sales and negociating the price with each prospective buyer. It’s just not me. My stuff is mostly one-off clothes. There’s always going to be someone priced lower. I have an idea where I need to price an item to get an eventual sale. If it doesn’t sell for a year or two, I may lower the price. Or I may raise it. I sold an item last week that was listed for 12 years.