Do you remember the first item you ever sold online? Let us know by sending an email to ina@auctionbytes.com and we may publish your story. Today we hear from Roxy, whose passion for collecting vintage hankies ended up helping her in a time of need.
I have sold over 25,000 vintage hankies on eBay since 2001. I started collecting hankies 20+ years ago to cut up and make doll clothes when I was in the craft business. The problem was I would buy them and never cut them up as they were way too beautiful. Then I was hooked on the beauty of each and everyone I seen at garage sales and could not pass them up so I bought and bought, not realizing there was anyone else who loved them as much as me!
Then one day I discovered eBay and started buying them from various sellers until one day I had to find a way to supplement our income as my husband was very ill and his medicines were costing us more than his income. One of the sellers that I became friends with said why don't you sell some of those hankies you have stored away for the past 20 years. They might help you pay for some of the medicines. So my collecting became my inventory for selling on eBay and look at me now!
Roxy
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Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and AuctionBytes.com 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). Follow her on Twitter at @auctionbytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com.
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