I took the risk on a lot I found on eBay. I wrote about it a couple of weeks ago. It met most of my criteria in buying, except one. Lots of pictures but no pics of the backs. It was a bad risk I made. There really wasn’t anything to salvage. Main issue was the smell. It was dirty and dusty and attacked my asthma something fierce. I reached out to seller, in a very nice way and asked for a $12.00 refund (I paid $44). She wrote back apologizing profusely saying she buys tons of estates, hadn’t gone through it except to take pictures. She refunded me $32.00. Even without her refund the whole event gave me an opportunity to flex my wings and just try. I see now what I should have done in selecting. Complete learning experience. Thanks Team Skool!!

I was recently asked by a newer seller about how they go about pricing items for their auction. My response was to let them know how I do it in terms of figuring out cost per item and going from there. 95% of my items are uniformly started at a lower bid amount while a few bangers go for higher. How do you all determine your starting bid amounts?

Is there any resources you use for repairs? I have collected some more unusual stones - rivolis, molded glass, different shapes - trapezoid, etc, glass cabochons of all shapes sizes and colors. But I never seem to have the right size, color to repair a good piece. It would be great to find a trading site where I could share the unusual stones and swap for what I need. Can anyone share a good resource? Would skool be a good place to request stones for trade? Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks! Toni (Tonfly)

I believe at one point someone noted a source for shipping boxes. Could we revisit that? I would also love to find sources for the little bubble wrap bags and padded envelopes in the 4 x 6 size etc... I used to use U line, but their shipping costs are astronomical, speedy but expensive. I also need someone to help me set up a shipping station and I do believe I'm on the brink of trying to hire an assistant for shipping but I work out of my home and am not sure I want someone coming in especially since I sell jewelry. Thoughts? Advice? Feedback?

Sorry to be late to the party...I've missed the show notes for our Raid Train. I tried to screenshot from others but can't seem to make it work. Please send me the link or full page so I can post. Tysm!