I'm an American but live in Poland. I'm interested in learning ways to make my money stretch even farther. Our dollar has lost a lot of its value, but we run a nonprofit organization and I'm always looking for ways to reuse scraps, etc.
I saw the nice potholders today and decided to join the site. It looks interesting.
RE: Paying a Cleaning Person By yarnlady (16) Profile Contact Are you paying "under the table" or are you taking out all the needed taxes?
I believe they are self employed and should pay their own taxes. Unless you have a contract with them, that should be their status. they would be considered "independent contractors" and the responsibility is theirs to report their own income and pay their own SS taxes. ... View related article.
These are pretty. I'm not convinced about the vibes though passing to the other person. Since it is just a piece of plastic or glass, I'm not sure how that is possible. I do agree, though with the person who posted that when in a bad mood, I'm not usually too creative. :) ... View related article.
Maybe it is a set of really nice, high quality all cotton sheets with a high thread count. ?? I'm not sure, really. I've had really comfortable and I've had "normally comfortable" beds at hotels. ... View related article.
As a buyer on ebay, I don't mind inexpensively packaged stuff, but if it something really worth something...don't skimp. One time, I was surprised when I bought an mp3 player and paid $8.00 shipping and the guy put the mp3 player in an unpadded envelope and paid 67cents to mail it. No padding, etc. Boy was I rather surprised at his "cheapness"....not even CLOSE to $8.00 worth of shipping.
I appreciate sellers who try to keep down costs. I don't mind the priority rates, but they do add up quickly. I especially appreciate sellers who don't try to make extra money on the s/h which quite a lot do.
50cents and a $1.00. If it is nicer and bigger, maybe a bit more. Baby socks? Like someone said, bag them up and sell the whole ziplock bag full for $1. Some of it depends on if you want to get rid of it or pack it back up and try to sell it another way. Is your purpose to make money or to declutter? ... View related article.
Definitely it depends. I live overseas so I don't have access to garage sales now, but I do shop Ebay. Shopping Ebay is like having the "world as my store". I am bound to come across exactly what I want if I can just keep waiting. On the other hand, to the seller...the world is your potential customer. I've had friends in Poland and Germany check out things on Ebay.
BUT, to the seller, a GOOD picture/pictures makes a world of difference. It is hard to imagine that some people just describe their item and hope to get a good price. Make sure your pictures are close up and in sharp focus. The picture sells it!
I've noticed that on Ebay, knowing how to write up the description makes a difference. If you don't know too much about it, okay, you can admit that, but just saying, "Sorry...won't measure it" (for fabric), or "I don't know what it is" turns off people looking for something like cotton or cotton blends. If you aren't willing to describe something accurately, please give extra photos. I saw a double knit UGLY blanket/quilt sell for $15 or maybe even more (that I thought no one would pay even $1 for it) because the description was wonderful and she described it as an "UGLY quilt" in the title line, but wrote a nice description. I think it was sent around the internet in various emails just because it was so well done.
Also, a lady sold her kids pack of some cards they sneaked in from the grocery store (cost under $5) and last I saw, it was going for $115 because of the description that the mother wrote. It was hilarious. ... View related article.
