And I am awfully happy about it!! Yes, today I have closed my little red door. This was a while that I was thinking about it, and I guess I was still hanging on it by force of habit.
Someone told me “he, I thought you were doing good over there”. Which is where you realize that you do not share values with some people you know… anyway… The point is not about making money or not. The point is about what makes me happy or not.
And eBay was not making me happy.
I think that I opened this store for the wrong reason, which is… everybody does it.
After a year, maintaining this store was taking its toll on my business. Tuning up listings, competing, complying to ever changing rules, worrying about my feedback, bending like a pretzel to please everyone, paying high fees for nothing. All this time and effort invested into a venue that did not make me happy. What a waste!
I think I am also to the point of my career where I wonder if eBay is the right image I want for my business.
Having listings, says eBay casual seller. And that’s OK. Who is not a casual ebay seller? Cleaning up the garage, making a little money on the side, farming new contacts…
But having a store, says eBay professional. And thinking about it… that’s not what I want to be and how I want to be known.
It sounds funny, but it was a little tough to take the decision. You get attached to things that you have from a long time. Even if you know they do not work for you anymore, you can’t let them go easily [insert here the joke about guys and their underwear].
But at the same time I clicked on the confirmation key “yes, I’m sure, I want to cancel”, a weight lifted off my shoulders. Gosh, it was good!
As of today, I am going to invest my time and energy in things that make me truly happy. Legacy is more important than money. Don’t you think?
A bientôt!
Patricia
