Great job ladies! Get off your butt Wanda...I see you over there eating bon-bons with the pool boy when you should be listing those Halloween Costumes.

Take the next few days to re-organize your area. Plan specific areas for specific things. I have one area where I stack boxes that are listed and ready to ship if they sell, a shelf for sold items that are paid for and have labels on ready to go, I have totes and bins of items that are ready to be listed...clothes are neatly folded...collectibles are clean and ready to have their photo taken, fabric is washed and neatly folded, etc., I also have a neat and tidy drawer with all my envelopes, and priority mail supplies directly at hand from my computer chair. Here is a list of some helpful packing materials to have on hand.

-Postal Scale, These eliminate the need for guessing on shipping costs or running to the PO every day to get a shipping quote for a bidder. I put this at the top of my list because I don't think you can do without one. Prices vary but I have had one that I got at Wal-Mart for $20 that had been just fine for 6 years.

-Packing tape

-Cardboard for shipping things that need to stay flat.

-Black markers to mark out company names and previous contents on recycled boxes.

-Boxes, you can get these at grocery stores, restaurants, and other similar places. Ask what day the truck comes in and if it would be ok for you to come then and load up your car. You can get a nice variety of sizes this way for free. Break them down and store them flat under under a piece of furniture, or behind one to keep them out of sight.

-labels

-pens

-Packing materials, I get mine off freecycle. Every few months I post a wanted for packing paper, bubble wrap, packing peanuts, etc. and every time I have gotten replies with all kinds of good stuff to pack my breakables in.

-Padded envelopes

-Large yellow folders, I use these quite a bit for mailing fabric, books, sometimes clothing, they are really versatile. I get a HUGE box at an office supply store or at Sam's Club for cheap. If you sell a lot of clothing you might want to invest in Tyvek bags, or you can ship priority in their Tyvek bags that they supply for you for free.

-Priority mail supplies if you ship this way.


-Some kind of organization for tax purposes. I have a spreadsheet with all pertinent information for each Ebay sale that I print up and keep in a binder.

-Research books, I sell mostly collectibles so I have a shelf of books for research purposes. You make more money if you know what your item is worth.

Yummy bon bons!!!!! Seriously, it is going to take me all weekend to get this place cleaned up. Before I start, I am going to take a before pic and post It!!!!! I have ebay stuff in the loft, ebay stuff in the closet under the stairs, the garage, my closet, in storage, and the dining room table. I did at least try to clean off the table today, does that count?


BTW, I haven't ever seen the pool boy!

Sorry, I don't have to clean anymore. I got bucked off my horse and hurt myself so it is a rest day. TV and reading for me:D

OoOhhh. . .take it easy! As for me, I NEED to do this, but keep getting interruptions from DH.

I just took pics of everything I am going to eBay and put all Lots into boxes. Now just need to post and ship. Not as complete as suggested, but its a start! And posted some on bartering board

Thanks for the motivation!!