roadsmith
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posted on December 29, 2006 06:57:37 PM new
January 15 -- Golden Globes
Martin Luther King Day
February 4 -- Super Bowl
February 11 -- Grammy awards
February 14 -- Valentine's Day
February 18 -- Daytona 500
February 20 -- Mardi Gras
February 25 -- Academy Awards
March 2 -- Irked's 60th birthday
March 11 -- Daylight Savings Time begins
March 17 -- St. Patrick's Day
April 8 -- Easter Sunday
This is what I've found so far. What have I missed?
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pmelcher
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posted on December 29, 2006 09:03:04 PM new
Great research, thanks!
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northwoodsguy
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posted on December 29, 2006 10:10:45 PM new
One more to add:
The Daytona 500, Sunday, February 18th.
Greg
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tomwiii
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posted on December 29, 2006 10:26:30 PM new
Murray warns NOT to forget Irving R. Feldman's birthday...
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on December 30, 2006 06:49:22 AM new
And the cosmic significance of these dates is...?
fLufF
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on December 30, 2006 07:46:09 AM new
Good list - thanks
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irked
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posted on December 30, 2006 08:06:33 AM new
cosmic significance of these dates is============== they all lead up to my 60 th birthdate March 2. LOL
No really possible bidders will be watching or doing something on those dates other than bidding.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on December 30, 2006 08:55:06 AM new
possible bidders will be watching or doing something on those dates other than bidding.
That's true of every day of the year.
Listings on eBay are down currently, so I suppose more of the "conventional wisdom" is that people are too busy to bid during Christmas Week.
I'm selling stuff consistently though, which seems to counteract that conventional wisdom.
I hate to say it, but if margins are so slim that you have to read tea leaves to guess which days you should avoid listing, maybe eBay isn't your cup of chai. I know there are people here who sell under-$5 items internationally and I don't get that either. Why bother to sell if you're not making money on average?
fLufF
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roadsmith
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posted on December 30, 2006 10:05:11 AM new
Fluffy: I guess we all have different ways of conducting our eBay business, depending on what we sell. If I were sellng your jewelry, perhaps it wouldn't matter what holidays are coming up. I end all my auctions on the same day of the week, so guessing wrong about my buyers' habits could lose some sales for me.
And some of us may be planning to travel on holiday weekends so won't want to end auctions on a day we're on a beach somewhere.
However, with the oddities I sell, sometimes the holidays are important. I have a Super Bowl silk tie I'm going to list soon. Ditto a book about Ireland for a St. Patrick's Day gift--I've had success in the past doing that. And old valentines. I won't end any auctions on Super Bowl Sunday, because even if the women might not be interested in the game, they're the ones serving the snacks. If I had guy-type things, those wouldn't do as well, either. I have Mardi Gras necklace favors to sell soon. And old collectible Easter things.
Etc.
--Adele
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roadsmith
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posted on December 30, 2006 10:08:52 AM new
Northwoodsguy--I've added the Daytona 500. Thanks.
And I'm going to add Irked's 60th birthday. . . .
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on December 30, 2006 11:18:38 AM new
Fluffy: I guess we all have different ways of conducting our eBay business
But that's the thing, Adele. It's not eBay business; it's business, period.
Do you see Best Buy closing down on Super Bowl Sunday? Shouldn't they, considering that the vast majority of their customers are probably ensconced before their flat-panel TVs that day?
It amuses me that so many people get hung up about the eBayedness (to coin a term) of it all. One formerly-rational seller over on OTWA is having hormonal rages over a $9.45 transaction because the customer is "blackmailing her with an INR dispute". Only on eBay, my friends, only on eBay. If you treat your business like a business, period, you prepare the way for greater success and profits.
fLufF
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niel35
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posted on December 30, 2006 02:44:52 PM new
Thanks for the reminder, Roadsmith. I remembered some Irish coffe mugs I had stored in the depths of my garage and dug them out today.
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sthoemke
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posted on December 30, 2006 03:18:38 PM new
I'd add Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to the list...
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ewora
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posted on December 30, 2006 03:59:17 PM new
March 11th...day light savings
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roadsmith
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posted on December 30, 2006 04:05:19 PM new
Niel: I have a large box of seasonal items, and I peek in it every month to see what I can sell. Saves a lot of effort digging around in my eBay office.
ewora: Yikes! DST. How could I have forgotten about that. Isn't it earlier this year? Is that a permanent change? I don't remember its being in the middle of a spring month.
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ewora
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posted on December 30, 2006 04:20:01 PM new
Spring forward...fall back.
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ST0NEC0LD613
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posted on January 1, 2007 06:59:09 PM new
So far, there isn't one single day that will matter as far as selling. Valentines is typically when eBay slows for the tax season. Easter is always bad, but not for the date, just because it falls in tax season.
None of the other listed days has an effect on eBay what-so-ever.
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pixiamom
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posted on January 1, 2007 07:16:15 PM new
Thanks for posting, Roadsmith. Not sure what I'll do with it. In some cases, listing when others avoid it is a good strategy, although it burned me this holiday season. EBay has become overwhelming unpredictable. I am lazy and don't want to change venues but unless eBay announces a new fee schema soon, I have no choice,
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amber
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posted on January 1, 2007 07:18:47 PM new
I usually carefully list my knitting and craft patterns etc. according to the season. I was thinking that I would take off my Christmas items until the fall, but I have sold 5 of them during the last week. I guess some people buy seasonal items any time during the year.
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roadsmith
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posted on January 1, 2007 10:41:51 PM new
stonecold: I tried to explain above that this calendar list doesn't apply to everyone! Some of us like to sell seasonal items when people are looking for them. The holidays I listed weren't so we could figure out ending times; they're just for seasonal items to list in a timely way.
I do know that some seasonal items sell throughout the year, and that's great.
I was just trying to help the collectibles folks here in case they were interested in what's coming up.
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You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says,
'Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'
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ST0NEC0LD613
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posted on January 2, 2007 01:05:35 PM new
I sell collectibles as well and again, none of the upcoming dates effect ebay in the least.
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vintageads4u
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posted on January 2, 2007 01:16:24 PM new
Thanks Roadsmith.
This is very useful for planning holiday ads. I also try and save up some ads just for events like Daytona, Mardi Gras, and the Academy Award. My experience has been that people are planning parties all over the US and want vintage items to add to the party decor!
My old movie ads move pretty well during the weeks leading up to the Academy.
Appreciate the work!
Beth
VintageAds4U
http://stores.ebay.com/vintageads4uonline?refid=store
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roadsmith
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posted on January 2, 2007 02:07:16 PM new
stonecold: Why don't we just agree to disagree on this? Some have your point of view, some have mine. I respect you too much to get into an argument over it. ~Adele
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You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says,
'Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'
- Dave Barry
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twig125silver
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posted on January 2, 2007 02:29:14 PM new
On Jan. 16th American Idol starts again....
I'll be on the computer anyway, but that'll be every Tuesday for a few months....
irked~ I thought you were a little fishy! (Mine's two weeks later...) 
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twig125silver
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posted on January 2, 2007 02:31:49 PM new
Oh roadsmith! I'm interested in the Mardi Gras beads! We have a party every year....
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roadsmith
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posted on January 2, 2007 09:46:15 PM new
Twig: Send me a message through one of my eBay listings, so I'll have your e-mail address. I'm willing to let these danged necklaces go for practically nothing. Adele
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You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says,
'Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'
- Dave Barry
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