lorndav
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posted on May 3, 2002 05:29:30 PM
Well.. After two years of ebaY selling, I have finally opened my own little store! Today was my opening. Nothing to write home about, but to have a place to do ebaY and have my house back, it has all been worth it! Wish me luck!!
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lattefor2
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posted on May 3, 2002 05:52:04 PM
good for you!, you must be so excited, the very best, the beginning of May sounds like perfect timing, Everything is blossoming, hope your sales do to.
reenie
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rarriffle
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posted on May 3, 2002 06:09:52 PM
Congratulations and the best of luck to you. It has always been my dream to have a little Brick and Mortar shop and it still could happen.
Just sign me ever hopeful.
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lorndav
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posted on May 3, 2002 06:44:12 PM
Thanks for your kind words of encouragement! Just remember, Do what you love, the money will follow(actually that is a book). I will print your words and look at them every day for inspiration!
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wwtraders1
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posted on May 3, 2002 07:17:43 PM
Good for you lornday 
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wwtraders1
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posted on May 3, 2002 08:29:57 PM
Oh and Good Luck
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RichieRich
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posted on May 3, 2002 08:53:34 PM
That is EXCELLENT!
Everytime my children (10 & 12) see a vacant store front they tell me I should rent it...(LOL)
There was a great big empty place that was a Long Drugs, blocks from home. They keep saying I could take my ebay stuff and move in there. I thing they just want the house back! Of course they have no idea what kind of expense that would be!
Best of luck to you!
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trippys
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posted on May 4, 2002 05:53:30 AM
Lorndav!
Congratulations and the best of luck to you! You now have the best of 3 worlds, your own little shop, eBay, and an actual house to come home to! I'm sure it's taken lots of time and hard work -- may the angels smile on you! Good luck!
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moonmem-07
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posted on May 4, 2002 08:59:13 AM
Good Luck Lorndav!
I have a B&M and it has been very slow. Hopefully you won't have that problem!
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alwaysbroke
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posted on May 4, 2002 11:13:20 AM
Congratulations, good luck, and God bless!
Right now I'd be happy with an attached garage that would be my eBay place. MINE MINE MINE and not share it!! I would like my house back, too!
Happy sales to you!!!!!!!
lurking is not an option
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kiara
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posted on May 4, 2002 11:21:05 AM
Best wishes, lorndav.
Sometimes I think having a B&M and doing ebay puts things in a balance. The only thing I would do over is not to grow so big so fast and now I wish I had a smaller shop like the ones I had when I started. Life seemed so much easier then, but it's still fun going to work each day.
Good luck! 
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trai
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posted on May 4, 2002 11:31:08 AM
"but to have a place to do ebaY and have my house back,"
Best of luck, but what makes you think that you will get your house back?
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MRSSANTACLAUS
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posted on May 5, 2002 08:31:45 AM
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Enjoy! I am sendiing lots of positive energy your way!
Are you planning on hiring employees or just running it yourself? If you are hiring I can point you toward an organization that will help you avoid employee pitfalls. If I had joined BEFORE I closed my first B&M I would still be running it!
BECKY
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lorndav
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posted on May 6, 2002 03:33:42 PM
Thanks again for all your best wishes. I am running it myself too small for employees! Actually it is only $350 a month rent. I figure with all my expenses that it comes to $600 a month. I could do it for a lot less if I wasn't paying $135 for a cable modem! They really get the businesses. That is only $20 a day on ebaY. SO if I never sell anything from my store, I still should do o.k., at least this is my plan. Of course like they say, the best laid plans..
It is only 500 Sq Ft, but it has a FULL basement just for storage! My husband says it is worth $600 a month just to get this stuff out of our house, LOL!
Thanks again for your support!!!!!!!
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pmelcher
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posted on May 6, 2002 05:03:12 PM
Good luck, best wishes, sell it all! How nice to get your own place. Let us know how it all turns out.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on May 6, 2002 06:56:01 PM
$350 a month...wow, you must not be in the SF Bay Area. $135/month for a cable modem, on the other hand, is outrageous. Are they charging you that because you're a business?
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