* A New Place to Put Stuff!!

A pretty exciting new development... I am getting a storage shed and I can't wait! When I started garage saling and thrift store shopping and selling on eBay I had no idea how quickly I would become overwhelmed with merchandise! Not to mention the boxes and packing supplies.

So far I have been managing to contain everything in my office, a guest bedroom and the living room...but just barely. The boxes and peanuts are in the garage.

Here is a breakdown of my eBay from purchase to sale:

• Shop
• Stage - When I get home from my shopping excursions, I unload in kitchen.

• Write-Up - Next, I unpack and bring things into my office where I measure, examine for flaws, chips, etc and come up with a title and short description. That information goes on a separate inventory sheet for each item.

• Pictures - Those items and the inventory sheets then move into my living room where I have a table set up to do photography. After taking pictures, I pile the dinner sets, mugs, glassware, collectibles wherever I can find a somewhat clear space (did somebody say space??) still in that living room. The books and smaller items go into the guest bedroom.

• Auction - The inventory sheets come back into my office with me where I edit the pictures and list at auction.
• Sell! (hopefully) - I pack and ship in my office (a story for another time).
• No Sell - The items that do not sell at auction immediately get re-listed into my eBay store.

Sounds like a great system, doesn't it? Sometimes (a lot of times) I don't get everything written-up. Those items get stashed in yet another place in my overcrowded house. Remember the chandelier parts? They sat under a chair in my kitchen for over a year. ;-)

So, the new shed is long overdue! I am hoping to be able to stage in the living room where I take my pictures. I am going to set up a system for locating sold items. It is true, I have no system right now and have been extremely lucky that I haven't lost anything... yet :-o ! Mainly, I am hoping to get my house back!

This is how I want it to look!