Selling on eBay is a Great Part Time Job for Moms

If you are a busy stay-at-home mom you may not have the time to get a part time job. However if you have had experience in retail or want to open your business, consider opening a store on eBay.

In the world of eBay there are definitely some products that are more high-risk than others. This is why before you agree to buy anything you have to ask yourself 'is it going to sell?' As a mom you might think you want to sell kid's clothes or toys. However watch out because this can be a very competitive market.

The truth is that it is harder to sell some types of things than others just simply because everyone is selling it. The less competition you have the better. The categories that are considered to be the most high-risk in this regard are electronics, cell phones, cameras, video game systems and computers.

Knowing where to obtain products is also essential to making money on eBay. This is often determined by how much cash on hand you have to buy stock. Many new sellers have turned a hundred dollars into a hundred thousand in just a year or two of being on eBay.

A very easy way to begin as an eBay seller is to make a deal with a drop shipper. This type of business gives you smaller profits but if you sell in high volume you can really have it made. There are also lots of other options to wholesaling including contacting the manufacturers directly and establishing eBay businesses for local merchants.

One of the most common mistakes made by beginning eBay sellers is spending too much on stock too soon. They think the more items sold, the more money they will make when really it is quality that counts over quantity. Sell something you would buy yourself.

Some newer sellers aren't even aware that they are barely breaking even. They have not learned how to figure out their 'cost by sale'. This is the percentage of your sales that is eaten up by the Paypal, eBay and shipping fees. Make sure that you view your eBay sales reports so that you know always how much you are spending.

You should also keep an eye on your ROI, which is short form for your 'Return on Investment.' For instance if you buy something from a liquidation reseller for ten bucks and then sell it for fifteen but your Paypal and eBay fees are six dollars you clearly have not made a profit on the sale. It is best you do not let this type of expense creep up on you and use careful judgment when it comes to deciding how you will list your product for sale on eBay.

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Drug Or Alcohol Addiction in Your Family

If you are in love with an addict then you have some thinking to do. Most people who get involved with addicts spend far too much time following their heart. They think they are being understanding and compassionate towards the addict when in fact they are enabling the person.
If you are going to have any type of lasting relationship with the often emotionally unavailable addict you need to understand the concept of unconditional love. This means not having any expectations of the person who is sick with the disease of alcoholism. In fact, the more you humor an addict in the name of love, the more codependent you are with the addict or alcoholic.
Another word for unconditional love is 'tough love.' This is to avoid 'enabling' which only makes the alcoholic or drug addict you are in love with more destructive to you.
Enabling is a term used in Twelve Step recovery to describe the behavior of family members, or other loved ones, who rescue an alcoholic or drug addict from the consequences of their own self destructive behavior. If you are in love with someone you may feel that rescuing him or her is what must happen but that is not true.
No matter how devoted you are to someone, you should not rescuing anyone who is caught up in any of the compulsive or addictive self destructive behaviors that are symptoms of codependency. Besides doing drugs or drinking too much these behaviors include gambling, spending, eating disorders, sexual or relationship addictions; and the inability to hold a job.
A person who is acting out self destructively has no reason to change if they do not ever suffer major consequences for their behavior. If they are rescued from consequences, they are enabled to continue practicing their addiction.
This might be confusing because the term unconditional love implies that we love them no matter what we do. This is true but when we do love the addict it is supposed to be with a sense of loving detachment. This means that we let them make their own mistakes without meddling or interfering.
The theory behind codependency is that we react to the alcoholic to spare ourselves the pain of having to watch the alcoholic destroy him or herself. They are being selfish which is human and normal. The idea is to set oneself up as a victim and abuse or shame the loved one so that they feel shame. Unfortunately feeling more shame makes the addict want drink even more.
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Rescuing someone who is actively practicing addiction of some kind, is also a form of enabling. It is dysfunctional because it supports the person in continuing to practice their addiction. A person in recovery working on getting healthier may need some help from time to time – and that is great, that is being supportive in a positive manner. Helping someone to continue to self destruct is not support is codependency. It does not really qualify as love.

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