If you’re like me and the many people I know who went through Covid, it will take a while to build up your strength again. Try to not stress. That slows the progress. I’m rooting for you - you can do it!
Glad to see you're feeling better, however resting is important from a nurses and medical point of view. Don't rush it. Baby steps so you won't have a relapse please. I enjoy your videos and enthusiasm.
106!!! Wow thats huge especially when your not 100%.... Allow yourself time to rebuild after being so ill and rundown. Lets see that draft bank rebuild too!! Thanks for sharing!!
Missed ya. Glad you are back. Don’t stress. I got cancer last year and had to stop for 6 months I’m back up and running full speed if you lose your health you have no business stop breath and enjoy. Give yourself a rest. I had Covid 2 times. Once really severe and the other sniffles you got it.
And she's back! My goodness, what a whirlwind. But did we imagine anything less? I don't know how you do it Mel. I hope things worked out ok with the posting of the parcels. Your sales will be up again in no time. Please be gentle with yourself.
so glad you are feeling better Mel after a touch of Rona it's hard get back into it I was isolated for 10 days when I got it and just spent the whole time in bed it was really weird coming out of there for the first few days and it took me weeks to get back to full energy even though I had no appetite for over 5 months I also shut all my ebay and amazon stores it was a nightmare, but I hope you have some lucky finds and may the thrifting gods look down on you favourably
I have watched you for awhile and have never commented but you broke my heart while watching today!! I felt so bad for you!! It takes time to get back into the swing of things. Give yourself some grace. I’m in the US and we had covid a year ago November. It took me at least a month to get back to normal. A year and 4 months passed and I still struggle with certain things. I will say a prayer for you. Take it easy, get plenty of rest and drink lots of water. Feel better soon!!
Mel, now you really are back from Burnout! That is, if you don't relapse into Covid. You really should've tried to have family help you today. Well enjoy your weekend with some fresh air and hopefully Monday will seem more normal. P.S. since most resellers have a heavy packing Monday, hope you try to pack some orders Sunday. Well, it's Thursday already when this vid is released. Looking forward to your next one to see how it went. Luv Ya from America!
You poor thing. While your body may be feeling better, be sure to take care of your mental health as well. Very glad to see you feeling better. As for your shipping labels, maybe sign them and fold them as they print. And we don't need to sign labels in the US when dropping off at the post office.
How did you get on in Post Office My local post office in UK have a break down if I take five parcels in ha This adds to my anxiety so I go a bit further to another post office and they are all smiles no matter how many parcels I take in Love your energy
Mel, you did so well. You really give yourself such a hard time, Sweetheart. You have been so ill! I understand that you don’t want to upset your clients but, hey. You don’t want to relapse 😔 Build up your strength. You have such a robust business, it will rebound, just like you. Take care of yourself, cheers, Maz. ❤️❤️❤️
That seems crazy the Australian post requires you to hand sign each label. Could you possibly get away with a stamp of your signature? A custom one isn't terribly expensive & would probably pay for itself with time saved!
Good to have you back. That was a lot of parcels Mel! Horrible to feel pressure like that. God willing it'll be smoother from now on. I still have the shingles and the pain is horrendous, I work a few hours a day, then I have to rest. Brought on by stress. So let this be another lesson for you and all of us. Stress causes weakened immune system. Can't take on more than we can handle!
P.s For a video idea. I am in the United States. I would love to see more vlogs showcasing Australia and what its like being a reseller in your country. What side of the road do you drive on? Do you drive on the left/right side of the car? What's it like going to a thrift store, post office or grocery store. What is Australia like on a daily basis lol
You had a rough day but you made it through. Chris (Daily Refinement) talks about one of the benefits of being a reseller is that you experience every emotion. Some good and some bad but always worth it. Glad you are back! And feeling better!!
You poor thing...I hope everything went well at the post office. I really appreciate your sharing of the good and the bad. You are everyone's sister...
Wow what a day Mel. Do take it easy now for a bit, I know you had to get the 106 out but please pace yourself now as you will make yourself poorly again. Great video x x
Atleast you have the parcels out and hopefully you will never have to do that amount on your own again as I think anyone would struggle with that volume
Oh my goodness - cut yourself some slack!!! You’ve been sick. You aren’t wonder woman but you sure are trying to do be!! You are AWESOME for what you have just been through. I hope it got in the post. You’ll be back right up in sales within a week. You are doing great - breathe!! LOL
Are you missing your Granny Naps? Lol. You looked like you needed one after all those parcels. Another amazing video showing what its like to be a real Reseller
Welcome back! The community missed ya! Take it one step at a time. You are right though, I was jealous at one point when I saw people doing 100s per day... then I had a large day/weekend because I was backed up from vacation or something... I felt pressured, stressed and I did not like it at all.... I want a comfortable 15-20 per day 7 days a week lol
I am so glad you have learned to slow down. Being productive is good, making money is awesome but there must be a balance and a peace in your life. Praying you get your strength back full force soon .... rest in the meantime.
Welcome back! You’re right, you did too much in one day. Just because you recovered from Covid doesn’t mean that you’re back 100%. Give yourself some grace and adjust your goals. Maybe list 15 a day, and put any extra in a draft bank. Then as you get more strength, up it a few a day.
I really like this video, even though you struggled in your day and by the end you were noticeably stressed and exhausted, it was real and shows just how much work goes into each step. I'm glad that today you are feeling better and that you got through that hard day and came out stronger I'd say. You are still my favourite youtuber! I look forward to your videos the most 💕 stay well Mel!
I still have brain fog from having Covid 2x. It's hard to get back into reselling. You got this just keep pushing through it does get better. I would love to see a sourcing video. I love watching how everyone sources.
WOW!! You go girl!! Did you make it?? Was your packaging scanned? What a job, huh? I wouldn't trade for anything! Working from home, as we do, I wouldn't have a job to come back to when we were sick - we lost the whole month of December to C19. Welcome back, chicky!!
Hey Mel so glad your back from bad covid - Post Covid it took me a while to get back in the swing of things too and covid long fatigue sucks. I have a small suggestion re. draft bank, which is something I’ve been practising: the items you end everyday to sell similar, save a few to drafts, no extra work required and it won’t take long before you get a bank up.
I dropped them all off right as they closed so not sure if they scanned them in the end but they were dropped which was a relief in itself just to get them out of my car!
Great to see you back up and about. I have fortunatly managed to have a draft bank of 300+ items set up ready for when I get sick. Try not to go to hard you need to rebuild your energy bank as well
Hope you have an easier day tomorrow, Mel. Good to see you back. I’m interested too, to see how your store bounces back after covid. Enjoy a relaxed weekend. 🥰
Hey Mel, Do yourself a favor and take some of your items that are either coming due to be renewed automatically and older items. Then end the listing and do sell similar and then schedule them to get listed. This will help you get some time to recover and time to build a draft bank. Give yourself time to slowly recover from the illness. Be careful and safe. You will need to rebuild your strength and restore your body allowing you to heal. Setup your store to allow 3 or more days for handling to help you, so you don't get overwhelmed like you did. Protecting your reputation is what you need. While you recover. Get well soon.
Hi Mel, thx for uploading your video although you had to struggle and to suffer a lot. I felt you beeing very unconfortable and in pain during the shipping process BUT the most important thing for your mind is: You managed to finish your shipping, you made your customers happy and you made your youtube audience view yourself completely authentic. You can be proud on yourself. Personal growth results in leaving your comfort zone. And you did that with great effort.
I like how you're doing small changes to your process. small wins = big gains! keep going but yeh, keep an eye open if changes cause other bottlenecks. so glad to see you smashing it Mel. Super proud of ya!!
You've done very well under the current circumstances getting all those orders processed. Building up the draft bank is on the high priority list now I guess, always wise to have a contingency plan in place. You have a justifiable excuse to pace yourself at the moment, take it easy Mel !! Thanks for the video!
I have noticed, or at least it seems this way, that when I skip a few days listing, my sales go down. I think eBay rewards those that list every day, so, I list every day now, at least 10 items.
I've sent my son a couple times this week to drop my post bags off so I don't have to carry them all and I didn't film this week so I am trying to do less as much as I can x
I've never even been close to 100 in one day. That would be very hard, I'm part time and so that many would drive me crazy. lots of work but also a lot of money brought in.
That's good to hear that you're feeling better. I don't know how you do all that in so little time especially still feeling a bit under the weather. 12 bags that they only have to scan shouldn't be too bad .... imagine if you had to ship everything the normal way ... that could take hours. You've saved them alot of time by doing it that way. My Ebay business isn't quite ready to do everything like that online at this time. I think what you do in day I do in a month or so right now. I'd be doing really well if I was doing the sales you do but I would definitely need help to do it and to get the funds to buy the stuff to do it too.
I hope you found the two missing ones! It was fun to see the long «scarf» of shipping labels. But do you normally do it that way? If it was me, I would sit by the printer and sign and fold the labels as they got printet. In that way, they would be finished/ready to use the moment your printer is done :) (I hope you understand what I meant. I’m not a native speaker 🙈 Hello from Norway 🥳)
Draft bank! Draft bank! Draft bank! 😂must say it’s the one thing I am really hot on. I am scheduled up to the maximum date usually. With about 10/15 drafts lingering.Even if it’s just one thing going live every day. I did get Covid - but thankfully milder than you - but was thankful for my scheduled listings. Glad you are better!!
I would be making a signature stamp so my hand didn't have a permanent cramp! Can you arrange for Australia Post do pickups sometimes to save some stress?
Mel you really need to slow down a bit. It took me weeks to get back to somewhat normal. Let your body build itself back up again. You have been through a lot! One day at a time. One step at a time.
I know and this day was big as I had to do all the time away orders all at once but I promise this week I have gone slow (I haven't even filmed this week as I filmed this one a week ago last Friday!). I did feel it after this day though and I'm listening to my body I promise
If you have a problem with ebay regarding not getting things out on time, please have a chat with them. During the floods in my local area, I communicated with them and they were very understanding about it and did not penalise me for late postings due to my post office not being open as it was flooded. I'm sure they will understand that you were ill and couldn't ship everything on time.
I’m sure the sales will come back up in no time. Glad to see you back at it. Thanks for the upload. Must have been stressful to make a video while trying to get all that packing done and still feeling under the weather.
You have to sign your shipping labels?? 😲😲 You should get a rubber stamp made with your name. Would save you a lot of time from having to sign them all!!
I personally found the pressure of same day shipping too much due to my busy and constant changing family needs so I changed it years ago to 3 Days in the listings however I do ship nearly every day but if something comes up I have the leeway to take a bit longer if need be. I have been selling on eBay for 16 years (that makes me feel old :) so have dealt with many personal needs during this time. I am still a Top Rated Seller even with 3 day shipping :) Look After Yourself a bit to get well It will all still be there tomorrow - Jan
Mel!!! We all learn so much from you and you are such a hard worker. You are an inspiration for us. We care!! If recovering means you need to take it slower, give yourself that gift. I too can be like that, where the mind wants to go go go but my body has a different opinion. Maybe all you need is a few more days to go at 50 percent. And soon you will be at your normal speed where you want to be. We are behind you Mel. You are not alone!
I have a draft bank of just single DVDs or books that aren’t worth that much, I list them for ten bucks in the drafts and they’re there for whenever I get sick or busy. They may not be worth a lot, but I’m ok with them just sitting there for emergencies, and they keep the algorithm ticking over in my favour with daily listings no matter how sick or busy I get. I try to have about 30-70 in the draft bank and that’s enough for maybe five listings a day while sick or busy.
I am 100% there with you Mel. My wife and I both got it in January. We still haven't recovered. My wife already has a weak immune system so this wiped her out as she has a lot of trouble breathing with long covid effects. Then we got into a car accident a few weeks ago cause some idiot opened their car door while we were driving by so she got pretty bad whiplash. Now she can't breathe well and can't move her neck well. Sigh...
Oh no I hope she is ok! I went to my Dr yesterday who has given me Ventilin puffer to help with my tight chest abd dry lingering cough. I slept a little better with that last night x I hope your wife is ok
Oh my goodness Mel! So happy for your sales but what a stressful time for you right after having Covid. I know it’s easier said than done but try to get some rest. I love your channel! Great job!😀
Your not Mighty Woman - slow down you can see the frustration to get to the post office. Reselling small or large amounts should be fun. I heard you say if I don't have a draft bank I'm not covered in case of an emergency. Makes me think if I have health problems it's going to be hard to maintain my sales. Since you have savings you should look into more passive income so if u get sick longer you have something that works for you rather than waits for you to list to make money. Take it easy you don't want to have a relapse of Covid symptoms reoccurring. Best on your journey. Question: What's the end goal for you & eBay ?
Don't be too hard on yourself. Covid really takes it out of you and you might not be at 100% for a month (maybe two!). Just do your best but make sure to rest!!
Really feeling for you you will be in my prayers Remember what your tshirt says take time to Breathe! I know it can be really hard when your under the pump. Do all your parcels go untracked?
![[UNCUT] The Loyal Pin ปิ่นภักดิ์ EP.6 (1/4)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/m05kZ2GDKXg/mqdefault.jpg)
If you’re like me and the many people I know who went through Covid, it will take a while to build up your strength again. Try to not stress. That slows the progress. I’m rooting for you - you can do it!
Glad to see you're feeling better, however resting is important from a nurses and medical point of view. Don't rush it. Baby steps so you won't have a relapse please.
I enjoy your videos and enthusiasm.
Omgosh Mel I was stressing with you. Great job on getting that much done even when you're not 100% yet! Hope you have a good weekend!
Mel don't fret we all have to phone it in sometimes, rest up hit it hard when ur back on the mend! Have a good weekend!
Mel, I was exhausted watching you. Definately slow down and let yourself get better. Good luck.
106!!! Wow thats huge especially when your not 100%.... Allow yourself time to rebuild after being so ill and rundown. Lets see that draft bank rebuild too!! Thanks for sharing!!
Missed ya. Glad you are back. Don’t stress. I got cancer last year and had to stop for 6 months I’m back up and running full speed if you lose your health you have no business stop breath and enjoy. Give yourself a rest. I had Covid 2 times. Once really severe and the other sniffles you got it.
As Chris always says, do a Draft Bank! You're gonna be dreaming about doing a Draft Bank over the next few weeks
And she's back! My goodness, what a whirlwind. But did we imagine anything less? I don't know how you do it Mel. I hope things worked out ok with the posting of the parcels. Your sales will be up again in no time. Please be gentle with yourself.
so glad you are feeling better Mel after a touch of Rona
it's hard get back into it I was isolated for 10 days when I got it and just spent the whole time in bed
it was really weird coming out of there for the first few days and it took me weeks to get back to full energy even though I had no appetite for over 5 months
I also shut all my ebay and amazon stores it was a nightmare, but I hope you have some lucky finds and may the thrifting gods look down on you favourably
I really felt sorry for you watching that! I would have ended up a sobbing mess, you are very brave. X
Well done Mel doing all those orders. Glad you are feeling better. Have a good weekend.
I have watched you for awhile and have never commented but you broke my heart while watching today!! I felt so bad for you!! It takes time to get back into the swing of things. Give yourself some grace. I’m in the US and we had covid a year ago November. It took me at least a month to get back to normal. A year and 4 months passed and I still struggle with certain things. I will say a prayer for you. Take it easy, get plenty of rest and drink lots of water. Feel better soon!!
Glad to see your back at it Mel and no we don’t sign our labels why don’t you order a signature stamp so you can stamp instead of sign
A few people have suggested this I'm going to ask the post office if I would be allowed!
Mel, now you really are back from Burnout! That is, if you don't relapse into Covid. You really should've tried to have family help you today. Well enjoy your weekend with some fresh air and hopefully Monday will seem more normal. P.S. since most resellers have a heavy packing Monday, hope you try to pack some orders Sunday. Well, it's Thursday already when this vid is released. Looking forward to your next one to see how it went. Luv Ya from America!
Aww Mel, that's a lot of work. I would have been in tears. You got this momma.
It’s the post job to accept the packages. They should live you. It’s job security. My mail lady loves to see my porch with 50 tp 80 packages
You poor thing. While your body may be feeling better, be sure to take care of your mental health as well. Very glad to see you feeling better. As for your shipping labels, maybe sign them and fold them as they print. And we don't need to sign labels in the US when dropping off at the post office.
How did you get on in Post Office
My local post office in UK have a break down if I take five parcels in ha
This adds to my anxiety so I go a bit further to another post office and they are all smiles no matter how many parcels I take in
Love your energy
Glad you are okay. Was a rough 2 weeks when I had it. Stay healthy.
I've taken it slow this week but still have a cough and tight chest so have been going slow
You are still an inspiration! Sending love your way!
Mel, you are breath of fresh air. You crack me up. Love your personality. Dont stop. Our shipping seems to be worse than ours
Hope you are feeling better Mel 💕💕💕
So glad you're back, hang in there!
Mel, you did so well. You really give yourself such a hard time, Sweetheart. You have been so ill! I understand that you don’t want to upset your clients but, hey. You don’t want to relapse 😔 Build up your strength. You have such a robust business, it will rebound, just like you. Take care of yourself, cheers, Maz. ❤️❤️❤️
That seems crazy the Australian post requires you to hand sign each label. Could you possibly get away with a stamp of your signature? A custom one isn't terribly expensive & would probably pay for itself with time saved!
That’s a great idea. Was thinking the same thing!
Mel give your self some more time Covid slows you down don't get hard on your self it will all sort out Good Luck
My stomach literally dropped and I am so grateful for your truth about this journey. I appreciate you so much and hope you are healing beautifully ❤️
Aw hun... you still don’t look well. I’ve got COVID currently too, and the fatigue is horrendous xx take care
7 is to much for me to ship in a day. I do hardgoods and all that weird boxes and bubble wrap it's to much. Hang in there
Good to have you back. That was a lot of parcels Mel! Horrible to feel pressure like that. God willing it'll be smoother from now on. I still have the shingles and the pain is horrendous, I work a few hours a day, then I have to rest. Brought on by stress. So let this be another lesson for you and all of us. Stress causes weakened immune system. Can't take on more than we can handle!
P.s For a video idea. I am in the United States. I would love to see more vlogs showcasing Australia and what its like being a reseller in your country. What side of the road do you drive on? Do you drive on the left/right side of the car? What's it like going to a thrift store, post office or grocery store. What is Australia like on a daily basis lol
Noted! Stay tuned!
You had a rough day but you made it through. Chris (Daily Refinement) talks about one of the benefits of being a reseller is that you experience every emotion. Some good and some bad but always worth it. Glad you are back! And feeling better!!
You poor thing...I hope everything went well at the post office. I really appreciate your sharing of the good and the bad. You are everyone's sister...
Go you, nothing like streamlining the packaging process. Awesome :)
Wow what a day Mel. Do take it easy now for a bit, I know you had to get the 106 out but please pace yourself now as you will make yourself poorly again. Great video x x
Atleast you have the parcels out and hopefully you will never have to do that amount on your own again as I think anyone would struggle with that volume
It is going to take a while to get back to feeling your old self. Well done on getting the 100 done - massive day. 💜
It was a big day, imagine having that many daily like some sellers! Whoa!
My recovery from Covid was rough. I completely understand the struggle of getting back into a normal routine.
Oh my goodness - cut yourself some slack!!! You’ve been sick. You aren’t wonder woman but you sure are trying to do be!! You are AWESOME for what you have just been through. I hope it got in the post. You’ll be back right up in sales within a week. You are doing great - breathe!! LOL
Are you missing your Granny Naps? Lol. You looked like you needed one after all those parcels. Another amazing video showing what its like to be a real Reseller
Oh my gosh Mel....you must be exhausted just after that one effort. Take care and I hope you manage some rest over the weekend xx
Welcome back! The community missed ya! Take it one step at a time. You are right though, I was jealous at one point when I saw people doing 100s per day... then I had a large day/weekend because I was backed up from vacation or something... I felt pressured, stressed and I did not like it at all.... I want a comfortable 15-20 per day 7 days a week lol
Rest now! Tomorrow is another day. It will take a few days to get your strength back.
I promise I am trying to rest as much as possible x
I am so glad you have learned to slow down. Being productive is good, making money is awesome but there must be a balance and a peace in your life. Praying you get your strength back full force soon .... rest in the meantime.
Welcome back! You’re right, you did too much in one day. Just because you recovered from Covid doesn’t mean that you’re back 100%. Give yourself some grace and adjust your goals. Maybe list 15 a day, and put any extra in a draft bank. Then as you get more strength, up it a few a day.
I really like this video, even though you struggled in your day and by the end you were noticeably stressed and exhausted, it was real and shows just how much work goes into each step. I'm glad that today you are feeling better and that you got through that hard day and came out stronger I'd say. You are still my favourite youtuber! I look forward to your videos the most 💕 stay well Mel!
so glad your better Mel its hard to get past the Damm Covid. Give your self time to get stronger and things will start to come around. Go easy
Glad your feeling better & glad your back ! That's a ton of orders ! Great Job 😍
I still have brain fog from having Covid 2x. It's hard to get back into reselling. You got this just keep pushing through it does get better. I would love to see a sourcing video. I love watching how everyone sources.
WOW!! You go girl!!
Did you make it?? Was your packaging scanned?
What a job, huh? I wouldn't trade for anything!
Working from home, as we do, I wouldn't have a job to come back to when we were sick - we lost the whole month of December to C19.
Welcome back, chicky!!
Hey Mel so glad your back from bad covid - Post Covid it took me a while to get back in the swing of things too and covid long fatigue sucks. I have a small suggestion re. draft bank, which is something I’ve been practising: the items you end everyday to sell similar, save a few to drafts, no extra work required and it won’t take long before you get a bank up.
Ah ha! Great idea! I should have thought of that!
I love you day in the life videos
This made me so nervous! I hope you made it safely and got them all scanned. Glad you’re back at it ☺️
I dropped them all off right as they closed so not sure if they scanned them in the end but they were dropped which was a relief in itself just to get them out of my car!
For stickers, tape and peely bottoms of stickers a dryer sheet helps it from sticking to you. I tape one at the top of my trashcan.
Great to see you back up and about. I have fortunatly managed to have a draft bank of 300+ items set up ready for when I get sick. Try not to go to hard you need to rebuild your energy bank as well
I've just got tested positive a few days ago. Bedridden most of the time. I get up for maybe an hour at a time, then have to go back to bed.
Hope you have an easier day tomorrow, Mel. Good to see you back. I’m interested too, to see how your store bounces back after covid. Enjoy a relaxed weekend. 🥰
Thank you, yesterday was a good day over $600 so fingers crossed not too long to bounce back
ive found that rather than build a draft bank just let the unsold items be your draft bank
Well done Mel 👍😊
Watching from Los Angeles, California, USA. Take it easy. You need time to recover.
Glad you are back doing what sold video. Great return
Hey Mel,
Do yourself a favor and take some of your items that are either coming due to be renewed automatically and older items. Then end the listing and do sell similar and then schedule them to get listed. This will help you get some time to recover and time to build a draft bank. Give yourself time to slowly recover from the illness. Be careful and safe. You will need to rebuild your strength and restore your body allowing you to heal. Setup your store to allow 3 or more days for handling to help you, so you don't get overwhelmed like you did. Protecting your reputation is what you need. While you recover. Get well soon.
Glad your feeling better - I made up for what you didn't list . I listed 400 items in 2 weeks. Been awhile . Nice to see your smiling face. xoxo
Hi Mel, thx for uploading your video although you had to struggle and to suffer a lot. I felt you beeing very unconfortable and in pain during the shipping process BUT the most important thing for your mind is: You managed to finish your shipping, you made your customers happy and you made your youtube audience view yourself completely authentic. You can be proud on yourself. Personal growth results in leaving your comfort zone. And you did that with great effort.
So glad to see you better & back at it! ☺️
Tomorrow is a new day! 🙌🏼
So glad to see you looking better Mel. Nice to see you took my advice about turning the envelopes over. Did it feel quicker?
I like how you're doing small changes to your process. small wins = big gains! keep going but yeh, keep an eye open if changes cause other bottlenecks. so glad to see you smashing it Mel. Super proud of ya!!
You've done very well under the current circumstances getting all those orders processed. Building up the draft bank is on the high priority list now I guess, always wise to have a contingency plan in place. You have a justifiable excuse to pace yourself at the moment, take it easy Mel !! Thanks for the video!
Take it easy Mel! Hugs to you!
I have noticed, or at least it seems this way, that when I skip a few days listing, my sales go down. I think eBay rewards those that list every day, so, I list every day now, at least 10 items.
Some great hacks by your viewers. My draft bank is gone at the moment because I was out of town for a convention. Blargh.
Hire a temporary helper Mel. Just until you're feeling better.
I've sent my son a couple times this week to drop my post bags off so I don't have to carry them all and I didn't film this week so I am trying to do less as much as I can x
I've never even been close to 100 in one day. That would be very hard, I'm part time and so that many would drive me crazy. lots of work but also a lot of money brought in.
That's good to hear that you're feeling better. I don't know how you do all that in so little time especially still feeling a bit under the weather.
12 bags that they only have to scan shouldn't be too bad .... imagine if you had to ship everything the normal way ... that could take hours. You've saved them alot of time by doing it that way.
My Ebay business isn't quite ready to do everything like that online at this time. I think what you do in day I do in a month or so right now. I'd be doing really well if I was doing the sales you do but I would definitely need help to do it and to get the funds to buy the stuff to do it too.
We dont have to sign labels here in teh UK. The only time we really sign is international postage if its not going through GSP
I hope you found the two missing ones! It was fun to see the long «scarf» of shipping labels. But do you normally do it that way? If it was me, I would sit by the printer and sign and fold the labels as they got printet. In that way, they would be finished/ready to use the moment your printer is done :) (I hope you understand what I meant. I’m not a native speaker 🙈 Hello from Norway 🥳)
Draft bank! Draft bank! Draft bank! 😂must say it’s the one thing I am really hot on. I am scheduled up to the maximum date usually. With about 10/15 drafts lingering.Even if it’s just one thing going live every day. I did get Covid - but thankfully milder than you - but was thankful for my scheduled listings. Glad you are better!!
I would be making a signature stamp so my hand didn't have a permanent cramp!
Can you arrange for Australia Post do pickups sometimes to save some stress?
Mel you really need to slow down a bit. It took me weeks to get back to somewhat normal. Let your body build itself back up again. You have been through a lot! One day at a time. One step at a time.
I know and this day was big as I had to do all the time away orders all at once but I promise this week I have gone slow (I haven't even filmed this week as I filmed this one a week ago last Friday!). I did feel it after this day though and I'm listening to my body I promise
Hang in there! This too shall pass.
It was a big day but this week I have gone slower
If you have a problem with ebay regarding not getting things out on time, please have a chat with them. During the floods in my local area, I communicated with them and they were very understanding about it and did not penalise me for late postings due to my post office not being open as it was flooded. I'm sure they will understand that you were ill and couldn't ship everything on time.
Interesting! Thanks for the tip!
I’m sure the sales will come back up in no time. Glad to see you back at it.
Thanks for the upload. Must have been stressful to make a video while trying to get all that packing done and still feeling under the weather.
Don’t beat yourself up too much, it is always hard to get back up after being sick.
Well done Mel….You’re an INSPIRING Woman Lovey….Now try & get some more rest….!!!!!😊👊🏻❤️❤️❤️
So sorry you're having a bad day, hopefully the weekend will give you some relaxation you need to recoup. Love from America
You have to sign your shipping labels?? 😲😲 You should get a rubber stamp made with your name. Would save you a lot of time from having to sign them all!!
I wonder if that would be allowed! I'll have to ask the post office. I wish we could just tick a digital box on the label before printing!
I can sympathize with you in Covid. I ended up in the hospital for 5 days and could not do anything for at least another week
Mel always ship oldest 1st this gives you a bit more extra time to ship the rest.
Yes, it was just as these were all the time away orders so they all needed to get out. I don;t normally have this many at once
I personally found the pressure of same day shipping too much due to my busy and constant changing family needs so I changed it years ago to 3 Days in the listings however I do ship nearly every day but if something comes up I have the leeway to take a bit longer if need be. I have been selling on eBay for 16 years (that makes me feel old :) so have dealt with many personal needs during this time. I am still a Top Rated Seller even with 3 day shipping :) Look After Yourself a bit to get well It will all still be there tomorrow - Jan
@@janmclean2146 same or one day shippers get more discounts but I ship same as you. It's just not worth the extra stress!
Mel!!! We all learn so much from you and you are such a hard worker. You are an inspiration for us. We care!! If recovering means you need to take it slower, give yourself that gift. I too can be like that, where the mind wants to go go go but my body has a different opinion. Maybe all you need is a few more days to go at 50 percent. And soon you will be at your normal speed where you want to be. We are behind you Mel. You are not alone!
I have a draft bank of just single DVDs or books that aren’t worth that much, I list them for ten bucks in the drafts and they’re there for whenever I get sick or busy. They may not be worth a lot, but I’m ok with them just sitting there for emergencies, and they keep the algorithm ticking over in my favour with daily listings no matter how sick or busy I get. I try to have about 30-70 in the draft bank and that’s enough for maybe five listings a day while sick or busy.
Love supporting my fellow TH-camr / Reseller with a Like & Comment on another Great Vid!
Glad your feeling better. That’s a lotta orders you had to get through! Stay blessed and keep up the awesome work. 💯🤜🏼
You go girl.
I am 100% there with you Mel. My wife and I both got it in January. We still haven't recovered. My wife already has a weak immune system so this wiped her out as she has a lot of trouble breathing with long covid effects. Then we got into a car accident a few weeks ago cause some idiot opened their car door while we were driving by so she got pretty bad whiplash. Now she can't breathe well and can't move her neck well. Sigh...
Oh no I hope she is ok! I went to my Dr yesterday who has given me Ventilin puffer to help with my tight chest abd dry lingering cough. I slept a little better with that last night x I hope your wife is ok
Oh my goodness Mel! So happy for your sales but what a stressful time for you right after having Covid. I know it’s easier said than done but try to get some rest. I love your channel! Great job!😀
Your not Mighty Woman - slow down you can see the frustration to get to the post office. Reselling small or large amounts should be fun. I heard you say if I don't have a draft bank I'm not covered in case of an emergency. Makes me think if I have health problems it's going to be hard to maintain my sales. Since you have savings you should look into more passive income so if u get sick longer you have something that works for you rather than waits for you to list to make money. Take it easy you don't want to have a relapse of Covid symptoms reoccurring. Best on your journey. Question: What's the end goal for you & eBay ?
Don't be too hard on yourself. Covid really takes it out of you and you might not be at 100% for a month (maybe two!). Just do your best but make sure to rest!!
Wow that was stressful, wish I was there to help you! 💞
Really feeling for you you will be in my prayers Remember what your tshirt says take time to Breathe! I know it can be really hard when your under the pump.
Do all your parcels go untracked?