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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

It Sold The Same Day I Listed It!

I was given a Mrs. Santa outfit to sell….so I thought it would be OK to list right now at a Buy It Now (with a best offer option).  It’s 3 months until Christmas, right?  My theory is that something ought to sit in the store for a while to gather some attention before selling. 
So much for theories—the dress sold the same day I listed it!  It makes me wonder if I priced it too low?  I can’t complain—the outfit was “given” to me, so anything I made is gravy…but still, that little nagging voice in my head keeps telling me I should have started it at $25 instead of $20….or may-be I should have put it into auction format to see how high it would have gone. 
I had daughter Chelsea model the dress—it looks so much better on a real person than just laid out flat.  Chelsea insisted that I not put her head in the picture (I wasn’t going to anyway….).  Pictures of clothing always look better on a person or a mannequin so the customer can get a good idea of how it fits.   
So, may-be I’d better get more Christmas items out….Thanksgiving is not even here yet!  But, if people are looking for Christmas items, I’d better get them out so they can be seen!  Are you getting your Christmas items listed?