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<p>[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 7908245, member: 13307"]A few years back, I briefly worked for a collectibles dealer who desperately needed someone to create eBay listings for them. Had a literal barn FULL of totes and boxes filled with NIB toys, games, collectibles, etc. Just didn't have time to do all the listings online, so he asked me to come work for him.</p><p><br /></p><p>On my first day, after seeing just how much STUFF this guy had...my first comment to him was, "I think the single most important thing we'll need to do is keep really good track of what I've actually listed and where it's stored." </p><p><br /></p><p><i>It was kind of like the storage warehouse where they stashed the Lost Ark at the end of the movie, you know?</i></p><p><br /></p><p>I started working and did a couple hundred listings a day. He'd bring me a few totes and boxes, I'd list everything, and when I asked where he'd like me to put the completed (listed) boxes, he told me that he didn't need me to label the outside of the totes, because he was going to do it later that day. Okay, I said. Don't forget!</p><p><br /></p><p>I worked for him for only a few weeks. Listed so many items. Then, suddenly, he calls me and tells me he can't afford to pay me to list items any more, because all the sales he'd made had to be refunded because he couldn't figure out where he'd put the completed inventory. </p><p><br /></p><p>To his credit, the next thing he said was, "And you know, I remember that being the first thing you said we needed to keep an eye on...you were right about that."</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I have something similar happen once or twice a year with my auctions - because anything unsold gets added back into the next auction. However, since I first try to sell the Leftovers in a few different places, sometimes if I'm distracted or in a rush I can forget to edit the auction spreadsheet after an item sells. So it's not that I've technically "lost" the item...but that I've made an inventory documentation error. When it does happen, though, I try to be as upfront with the customer as I can and take care of them as best I can. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm human (technically, haha) and I do make errors...I just try to keep it to one or two a year. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stldanceartist, post: 7908245, member: 13307"]A few years back, I briefly worked for a collectibles dealer who desperately needed someone to create eBay listings for them. Had a literal barn FULL of totes and boxes filled with NIB toys, games, collectibles, etc. Just didn't have time to do all the listings online, so he asked me to come work for him. On my first day, after seeing just how much STUFF this guy had...my first comment to him was, "I think the single most important thing we'll need to do is keep really good track of what I've actually listed and where it's stored." [I]It was kind of like the storage warehouse where they stashed the Lost Ark at the end of the movie, you know?[/I] I started working and did a couple hundred listings a day. He'd bring me a few totes and boxes, I'd list everything, and when I asked where he'd like me to put the completed (listed) boxes, he told me that he didn't need me to label the outside of the totes, because he was going to do it later that day. Okay, I said. Don't forget! I worked for him for only a few weeks. Listed so many items. Then, suddenly, he calls me and tells me he can't afford to pay me to list items any more, because all the sales he'd made had to be refunded because he couldn't figure out where he'd put the completed inventory. To his credit, the next thing he said was, "And you know, I remember that being the first thing you said we needed to keep an eye on...you were right about that." Now, I have something similar happen once or twice a year with my auctions - because anything unsold gets added back into the next auction. However, since I first try to sell the Leftovers in a few different places, sometimes if I'm distracted or in a rush I can forget to edit the auction spreadsheet after an item sells. So it's not that I've technically "lost" the item...but that I've made an inventory documentation error. When it does happen, though, I try to be as upfront with the customer as I can and take care of them as best I can. I'm human (technically, haha) and I do make errors...I just try to keep it to one or two a year. :)[/QUOTE]
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