OH OH I got one!!!! (Rather I mean I have one)
Staying home and entire day to understand how to start an Ebay business.
Starting said Ebay business
Getting the checking account squared with your former email accounts that you no longer use and syncing it all to one new email account
Finally getting your item ready to photograph
Finding your camera
Finding your camera has no charged batteries
Charging your batteries (I'm waiiiiiiiiiiiting)
Okay now the light is gone, but you still photograph the item and get it on Ebay)
You figure out the entire Ebay system - it only took you eight bloody hours - you feel like you wasted an entire day, wonder if it takes EVERYONE this long because everyone you talked to said "Oh, ...it's not THAT hard." so you're feeling like you're somewhere between an idiot and accomplished.
OH whats this? Military items have regulations - read this DOD handbook to make sure you are in compliance. OH.MY.WORD. Government handbook is like 900 pages long - you read , skim, scan - no I don't see my item, and also good thinking you post that you are in compliance with DOD regulation list number of regulation and will NOT ship outside of US (there that should cover your hiney)
You post your item.....and now you have to figure out shipping. SHIPPING NOW? UGH - you sign up for a postal USPS account. GOOD Done.
You have to offer ALTERNATIVE SHIPPING? OMG are you F#($%*)*(% kidding me? You sign up for a UPS account. OH **** I forgot to write down my password, you dink with that for awhile -
You get back to EBAY and offer your shipping, and expedited shipping, and alternative shipping.
DONE -
YOU POST (TA DA!) You are on your way, yes indeedy! Sigh of relief. You check it, you check again - you have a few lookers.....it may sell - oh you're up to eight. You're price is good. Okay was that reserve price or is that the price I start at? OMG I don't know did I do that right? Am I giving it away? Why is no one bidding? (bites fingernail - yuk) Oh just let it go - this is a learning experience. You check the site 12 times a day. It's still there - no buyers. Okay, okay - you can relist.
And this morning you get up to an EMAIL - OH JOY _ someone wants to ask a QUESTION!!!!!!!!! (SMILE) open the email and it's EBAY telling you...............
We apologize for the inconvenience, but your listing has been removed and your charges will be removed. The DOD DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE has requested the item be removed for VIOLATIONS - you can contact them at *(lists email) for further question.
I AM JUST ........