Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas?  Oh, really?  I can just hear you saying, “but, Halloween isn’t even here!” 

That’s right—but Christmas items on eBay have been appearing since September.  Just today I listed a couple of men’s ties with Santa on them.  I picked them up at one of my favorite thrift shops yesterday and listed them right away this morning.  Somewhere out there a businessman will be needing a cute holiday tie and I want mine to be already out there when he (or his wife) starts looking! 

Men’s ties are easy to send (if you recall, I don’t like to spend a lot of time on elaborate packing) because they are lightweight and will fit into a small manila envelope that can be sent by 1^st Class mail. 

I also like ties because they are easy to photograph.  Actually, I put most of my ties in the scanner!  This Santa Golfing tie had to be photographed because the main design was longer than my scanner’s screen.  So, I just put a cloth over the back of my sofa, and took a quick shot of the tie that way. 

Whenever you find a unique tie (at a reasonable price—approximately $1 or less is my personal rule) grab it up and list it.  One of the more outstanding ones I ever sold was a Beatle tie.  There was a whole series of ties produced that pictured some of the songs by the Beatles.  The one I had was “Fool on the Hill” and in my opinion kind of ugly, but being a Beatle tie, it sold well! 

So, go ahead and check out how I sell ties. (Here’s the page in my store) Look through the various listings and get an idea of how to do it yourself!  Now I’m off to list more Christmas items….I have a Christmas tree platter, a baby’s “First Christmas” pajamas, and a glass Nativity.  I’m sure there’s more things tucked away, too…gotta get busy!