Chuck, Great Point… I should have all my cups listed here. It really works… I will be honest with you. Not a fan of the new Plastic Padded Flat Rate… working on a fix for that and will film that this week.
I read so many horror stories about shipping to Russia. Had 2 items going to Russia last week….I ship internationally, but this was a first to Russia, and 2 in the same week. I ended up insuring them thru U-Pic (shipsaver doesn’t cover Russia). We’ll see how it goes. Let us know the outcome of your Russia transaction.
hi, A great friend of mine, Scott Henshaw, contacted Robin and Mark at Bubblefast with an idea for a box to fit inside a flat rate padded envelope. Thus, the Scotty Stuffer was born. These fit into the flat rate padded envelope and can ship mugs, (some claim you can get two in here) and also flat ware, and collectibles. You can find these at http://www.bubblefast.com and this method of shipping can save you a great deal of money by shipping across the country. Flat rate being around $5.00 online (not at counter) and could be as much as ten dollars if priority by weight.
Thank you so much. This was extremely helpful to have all the information I was wondering about in one spot. Looking forward to hearing about the registered first class international prices after they have been updated. I love the Ask Cindy concept. THANKS
Paula, it is a test. I get asked a lot of questions on a number of facebook pages then the people can’t find my reply and have to search. We hope this works.
Debbie, I have written about the new changes quite extensively on my blog at http://www.cindysorley.com. You will notice the biggest changes in First Class International Parcel as much as 66% percent increase. If you have flat international shipping on your online sales, you have until Sunday to change it. If you use calculated the platforms will change it for you.
I mailed to Russia today.. very nervous… I have had one claim in 75,000 transactions and it is to Russia. I lost but but is the key word here. I have sold hundreds to Russia with no problem and I usually ship First Class International with no insurance and no delivery confirmation.
Robin. so far 23 but I have 21 unpaid and 18 of those are international. I am hoping they pay by tomorrow. My post office closes at 2 PM MST so I better be working…
There seems to be a bug with Buyer Requirements. When I post with my phone or Ipad my saved buyer requirements from the website do not get applied to my items. Also you are not given the option to manage your store categories. I think they still have some work to do so you do not have to rely on the desktop version of the website.
Gregg, you are correct about not having store categories. It is the ONE thing I have begged for on eBay mobile since I started using the devices to list. One way I fix that currently is that I list a number of items from one category in my store the I do a bulk edit on my IMac and it takes me about a minute or two. I have a message into Jonathan about the buyer requirements and will get back to you on this asap.
Something I have been wondering about flat rate boxes. I was told at my PO that since they had nothing but flat rate boxes that if I took a flat rate box and flipped inside out that as long as I shipped PRIORITY it would be fine. Well sent like 5 packages and one the customer wound up with postage due, ironically I had already paid over 5$ for shipping priority inside state and the PO wanted $10 something more. I called the PO and she kept saying had to be sent priority and thats why, but I had. Finally I gave up and refunded the customer the $10 something as I didn’t want them to have to wait more than a day on this problem. I am wondering should of I really been charged that 10$ and change for large flat rate price even though I did pay priority but flat rate box was inside out? THANK YOU
Kim. If you took a flat rate priority box and used it to ship priority and you paid less than the flat rate price, yes the post office can charge you the flat rate price. The box is basically free but has a price of th flat rate amount. So say you only paid $5.00 to ship in state and the flat rate price was $14.95. They will charge the other $10.00. My suggestion is to go to the USPS website and order fee priority supplies. There are a mixture of sizes that are not flat rate to order so you have them on hand. These are called shipping boxes. Order some regional A and b also. They save a lot of money. While you are online order flat rate padded. They are only available online. Hope that helps Kim.
Thanks Cindy. I have another observation while listing tonight on Iphone. When entering in Item Specifics: Lets say I enter in a Brand Name and a Color as a example. If I go into any other field such as Size and determine I want to back out of this field without adding info, I am forced to hit cancel. Doing this erases all of the previous information that I had already put in. Hope that makes sense.
When I save something from my computer I can’t get it to send me a notification to take pictures with my phone or when I go to the eBay mobile app on my iPhone it won’t show the listings I have saved.
This is from eBay Mobile: Hmmm…same questions from before. This came out in 2.7 iPhone, 2.1 Android, and 2.2 iPad. If they’re using one of those, then check push notification settings are on. If so, I need to think about it more. 😉
Other thought is draft listing vs SM Pro inventory. Works with the former, not the latter.
I got 2 more for you! The first regards the “X” delete button. I have accidentally erased my info multiple times in various places. Being the iPhone is so small it makes it too easy to make these errors. Today I did it when trying to edit the description. The “X” was right next to the word I was trying to edit and BAM! it was all gone. Suggest maybe having a some kind of warning come up when you hit the “X” to confirm you actually want to delete. This also happens a lot when creating my title. Second issue involved international shipping. I have been doing all flat rate shipping. I have been doing 1 charge for Canada and 1 charge for worldwide. If I chose a shipping method for Canada that same shipping method disappears when I try to select the same type of shipping method. So if I chose Priority Padded Envelope for my Canada Price, I cannot chose Priority Padded for Worldwide. I need to go into my laptop to make the adjustment. Thanks for passing any info on as always!
Gregg,
I will address both of these questions you have. I have sent your message to Jonathan about the having a warning to delete. BRILLIANT idea. My husband has this issue when he lists and he hates it. For the time being if you have an ipad, load the iphone app onto the ipad and use it there (I prefer the IPhone eBay app over the Ipad app currently because it is more advanced) If not, your recommendation has been sent to the right team.
The issue with Canada and worldwide has been an ongoing request for eBay Mobile for some time. We would love to have two options for first class (Canada and Worldwide since there is such a large difference in shipping costs). I was told that is is in the works and will be available in the near future.
Great to know the full back story on an amazing lady and wonderful seller. I was not aware of all the amazon issues (mainly the can return at ANY TIME?) Yikes that would be a PITA and a good reason to leave them.
Great job Cindy and thanks for sharing all your time and knowledge so freely to all of us!
Hi Lesley, I’m currently sthicitng a Bothy Thread cross stitch kit of yours called Dawn, I’m sthicitng this for my Auntie who is very special to me, I started it last Feb/march on the hope I’d have it completed for May 2012, but it ended up getting put away as I had an accident so I started sthicitng motif pictures for cards etc. Anyway I’ve recently started it again. One day last week as I was so much enjoying sthicitng this pattern, I decided to search for more patterns of yours for my next conquest, to my delight I found that this particular pattern is 1 of 2, the other being Dusk. I’ve searched and searched and tonight finally found one, which hopefully be with me next week. So now I have the pair to complete before May 10th. Will you be creating anymore fabulous fantasy angels/fairies in the future, not only do I love the design, but the colours work so well together. Thank you for giving me many happy hours of sthicitng. Ill send you a photo of my finished projects, that’s if you don’t mind. Thanks again. Nessa
This works
Not only for mugs – but I have shipped small figurines, MXM vases, cameras, lenses cross country and beyond (one lens went overseas) using FOMO. . .
Thanks Cindy
I noticed that Jason was using a priorty box to wrap around the mug. What size works the best? A long time ago I order the large video priority box that I have never used and was wondering if that would be a good size to use. Thanks for the info
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Filet lace is like a grid because it uses only two crochet stitches chain stitch and double crochet stitch. Chain stitches use less of yarn which form pattern by filling in parts of mostly chain stitch with double crochet stitches. Crochet thread made of mercerized cotton in white or ecru is used to construct a monotonous design.
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I am so happy that Janelle Kleppin told us about you on Thrifting For Profit forum. I thought Paypal had one of these but could not find it. Thanks to your blog post, I am now signing up for it.
I have been using FOMO and have recieved one neutral complaint (shipped in cardboard and loose tape in a plastic bag). Not even close… and the item wasn’t broken. They left neutral on shipping package which isn’t part of the criteria and ebay wont remove. 🙁 I still have 100% tho’. thanks for putting this on the web.
Amy , I am so sorry to hear about your FOMO neutral. I have been adding my shipping as a flat rate padded envelope so at least the customer sees that it will come in the envelope and they are not shocked and can question you before hand if they are concerned. See if that helps. Keep coming back… we will have lots of tips to share.
I have a similar problem, but mine is inventoried on a spreadsheet. Yet there is so much that will never be listed. As I tackle boxes, I will just HAVE to start redonating.
Cindy – Great video, looks to be safe for coffee cups or heavier pottery … what about finer china, not antique or vintage but modern brands like Mikasa?
Patricia, I don’t do FOMO Shipping unless it gets over a the 13 ounces to not be able to ship first class or goes over the 1 lb to go across country or international at priority.
I was able to do the exact same process through eBay. I swapped the ship to and ship from address and when it went to print, I printed as a pdf and sent to my customer.
Maybe it works different on Apple products, but it takes forever to upload pictures on Android tablets/phones. You have to select pictures one by one and then it prompts the user to crop each one. Do you know of a different method or quicker for Android?
Love the blog so far! My wife and I(early 30’s) love to thrift and decided about a month ago to start selling on ebay. My friend Leanna Reece recommended you to me and added me to your CO$T group. How can I get approved for the group? Thanks for all you do!
Thanks Cindy for providing what the different types of stitchery kits are and how to tell them apart, it is very helpful when listing a kit and you have the correct information on the listing. I hope it also tells buyers that you know what you are talking about. Thanks again
Annie I went to a lot of them in New Hampshire and did well at all of them. I can’t tell you where they were as I was a passenger and didn’t pay attention. Look up Thrift Stores and they were all in the same general area.
Can you use the .19 cent 4x4x4 corrugated boxes for mugs inside the USPS padded envelopes? Has anyone tried? Will they fit? I’m trying to avoid having to cut my own card board for each mug. Seems like a lot of time to invest when the mug costs less than the shipping :(.
Has anyone tried using the 4x4x4 corrugated boxes inside the USPS flat rate padded envelope? Will it fit? Trying to avoid spending time cutting cardboard.
Hi Cindy, I found your site while doing a search on types of needlework and it’s great! I am trying to find out what a method is called that I did back in grade school. We used embroidery thread and had a pattern on paper but nothing on fabric. The way we did the needle was drawn through the fabric, not through it. So when you look at the back of the fabric you couldn’t see the thread. I’d love to find it and do it again. Any help on identifying is appreciated!! thank you!
Hmm is anyone else having problems with the
images on this blog loading? I’m trying to find out if its a problem on my
end or if it’s the blog. Any responses would be greatly appreciated.
Great article. One question: When I was about to change the address on “SHIP FROM,” I couldn’t change the name. It was still my name and I couldn’t change it to my buyer’s name. Is there anyway I can change it?
My Mom did needlepoint in the 70’s that had wool yarn on the canvas and then she used wool yarn to go over the one on the canvas. Imported. What is this called??
Nancy,
Was the fabric a mesh type fabric or a tight fabric like you see in clothing. If it was fabric then it was crewel embroidery likely. If is was mesh then a form of needlepoint in bargello or something. Do you have any photos at all you can send me and I can verify…
CIndy
Dear Cindy,
I just viewed your interview on The Thrifting Lounge and would love to be a part of your group. I have been selling strongly on eBay for one solid year now and am looking for a solid group to be a part of as I continue this great eBay selling adventure. Thanks!
Thanks for the info. I had the same problem when I changed the address on “SHIP FROM” It wouldn’t let me change my name. I was in PayPal doing this as I was following your directions. Thoughts?
just curious, if the mug breaks, is it still covered thru the usps insurance – since its technically not padded 2″ or do you just refund on the occasional breakage?
You might want to rethink this. I see a LOT of people with broken mugs. Padded envelopes do not protect. The cost to bubble wrap or cardboard pad appropriately ends up off setting the cost. Good luck people.
I just ordered the . Flat rate Padded Priority Envelopes- when I go to mail my mugs out to my customers, I bring these to the post office window to mail them out, and that is when they will charge the 5.50 flat rate? A little confused after I pack the mugs how to get them shipped out and pay the flat rate. Do they weigh them at the window and then I pay? dumb question but I need a little clarity?
There’s a bit of an easier way – you can leave your address as the shipped from & simply enter your “returnees” zip code in the small “origination zip code” box just below. That will adjust the price of the shipping based on where your package is coming from, without you having to add a strangers address to your paypal account settings. And if the package gets lost, it is addressed as from you to you & will usually end up back home. : )
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Chuck P
January 10, 2013 at 12:25 amI may have to buy a mug from you just to see how they arrive. Do you have a link to your active mug listings?
Cindy Sorley
January 10, 2013 at 12:38 amChuck, Great Point… I should have all my cups listed here. It really works… I will be honest with you. Not a fan of the new Plastic Padded Flat Rate… working on a fix for that and will film that this week.
Cindy Sorley
January 13, 2013 at 2:21 amI will be interviewing our postmaster this week on the Flat Rate Priority Envelopes and the regulations.
Karen
January 25, 2013 at 9:12 amI read so many horror stories about shipping to Russia. Had 2 items going to Russia last week….I ship internationally, but this was a first to Russia, and 2 in the same week. I ended up insuring them thru U-Pic (shipsaver doesn’t cover Russia). We’ll see how it goes. Let us know the outcome of your Russia transaction.
shenshaw
January 25, 2013 at 7:41 pmCindy. Do you know how I can find a box size that fits into a padded flat rate envelope?
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 8:59 pmhi, A great friend of mine, Scott Henshaw, contacted Robin and Mark at Bubblefast with an idea for a box to fit inside a flat rate padded envelope. Thus, the Scotty Stuffer was born. These fit into the flat rate padded envelope and can ship mugs, (some claim you can get two in here) and also flat ware, and collectibles. You can find these at http://www.bubblefast.com and this method of shipping can save you a great deal of money by shipping across the country. Flat rate being around $5.00 online (not at counter) and could be as much as ten dollars if priority by weight.
Ben Dover
January 25, 2013 at 8:17 pmMy name is Ben and I am wondering if you can explain to me the meaning of life?
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 8:55 pmBen, the meaning of life is how you accept it… definition is in your head, your heart and in your soul.
Michelle
January 25, 2013 at 8:18 pmTest
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 8:49 pmMichelle, Thank you.. it works.. now If I can see where it goes! You are the best to help out with this new venture.
Kim Sager
January 25, 2013 at 8:18 pmThank you so much. This was extremely helpful to have all the information I was wondering about in one spot. Looking forward to hearing about the registered first class international prices after they have been updated. I love the Ask Cindy concept. THANKS
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 8:54 pmKim, it was you, Cari louden, and Robin Vergason who made me think about it in from posts in Thrifting with the Boys. We will see how it works.
Paula
January 25, 2013 at 8:19 pmHey, Cindy, is this Q/A site helpful for you?
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 8:52 pmPaula, it is a test. I get asked a lot of questions on a number of facebook pages then the people can’t find my reply and have to search. We hope this works.
Debbie
January 25, 2013 at 8:39 pmAny thoughts on the USPS price increase?
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 8:51 pmDebbie, I have written about the new changes quite extensively on my blog at http://www.cindysorley.com. You will notice the biggest changes in First Class International Parcel as much as 66% percent increase. If you have flat international shipping on your online sales, you have until Sunday to change it. If you use calculated the platforms will change it for you.
Gail
January 26, 2013 at 2:41 amWhere is the “like” button?
(oh, wait – this is not FB)
Allen
January 25, 2013 at 8:58 pmWho sell seashells by the seashore?
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 9:03 pmAllen, That would be Sally but she wasn’t there last week when I was by the seashore looking for her.
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 9:02 pmI mailed to Russia today.. very nervous… I have had one claim in 75,000 transactions and it is to Russia. I lost but but is the key word here. I have sold hundreds to Russia with no problem and I usually ship First Class International with no insurance and no delivery confirmation.
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 9:14 pmTest for eBay.. does this go anywhere else?
Robin Vergason
January 25, 2013 at 10:23 pmCindy, How much shipping will you be doing tomorrow before the rates go up?
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 10:25 pmRobin. so far 23 but I have 21 unpaid and 18 of those are international. I am hoping they pay by tomorrow. My post office closes at 2 PM MST so I better be working…
Gregg Blachstein
January 25, 2013 at 10:42 pmThere seems to be a bug with Buyer Requirements. When I post with my phone or Ipad my saved buyer requirements from the website do not get applied to my items. Also you are not given the option to manage your store categories. I think they still have some work to do so you do not have to rely on the desktop version of the website.
Cindy Sorley
January 25, 2013 at 10:44 pmGregg, you are correct about not having store categories. It is the ONE thing I have begged for on eBay mobile since I started using the devices to list. One way I fix that currently is that I list a number of items from one category in my store the I do a bulk edit on my IMac and it takes me about a minute or two. I have a message into Jonathan about the buyer requirements and will get back to you on this asap.
Gail
January 26, 2013 at 2:37 amwell, I’m in! Gail Harris, reporting for duty 🙂
but I have no questions at this time.
oh, wait – one question: what am I doing up so late?
Kim Sager
January 26, 2013 at 10:36 pmSomething I have been wondering about flat rate boxes. I was told at my PO that since they had nothing but flat rate boxes that if I took a flat rate box and flipped inside out that as long as I shipped PRIORITY it would be fine. Well sent like 5 packages and one the customer wound up with postage due, ironically I had already paid over 5$ for shipping priority inside state and the PO wanted $10 something more. I called the PO and she kept saying had to be sent priority and thats why, but I had. Finally I gave up and refunded the customer the $10 something as I didn’t want them to have to wait more than a day on this problem. I am wondering should of I really been charged that 10$ and change for large flat rate price even though I did pay priority but flat rate box was inside out? THANK YOU
Cindy Sorley
January 26, 2013 at 10:55 pmKim. If you took a flat rate priority box and used it to ship priority and you paid less than the flat rate price, yes the post office can charge you the flat rate price. The box is basically free but has a price of th flat rate amount. So say you only paid $5.00 to ship in state and the flat rate price was $14.95. They will charge the other $10.00. My suggestion is to go to the USPS website and order fee priority supplies. There are a mixture of sizes that are not flat rate to order so you have them on hand. These are called shipping boxes. Order some regional A and b also. They save a lot of money. While you are online order flat rate padded. They are only available online. Hope that helps Kim.
Gregg Blachstein
January 26, 2013 at 11:07 pmThanks Cindy. I have another observation while listing tonight on Iphone. When entering in Item Specifics: Lets say I enter in a Brand Name and a Color as a example. If I go into any other field such as Size and determine I want to back out of this field without adding info, I am forced to hit cancel. Doing this erases all of the previous information that I had already put in. Hope that makes sense.
Cindy Sorley
February 5, 2013 at 1:09 amGregg, This is from one of my eBay mobile Gurus
That’s fixed in the 3.0 version (likely May). Sorry for the inconvenience.
-cp
Cindy Sorley
January 26, 2013 at 11:09 pmGregg, this does make sense and I will pass this to Jonathan to look at. Thanks for letting me know.
Trevor Morris
January 28, 2013 at 2:28 pmWhen I save something from my computer I can’t get it to send me a notification to take pictures with my phone or when I go to the eBay mobile app on my iPhone it won’t show the listings I have saved.
Cindy Sorley
January 28, 2013 at 5:38 pmTrevor, I am going to ask Jonathan, our eBay Mobile Guru about this and see what he has to say.. I will get back to you.
Trevor Morris
January 28, 2013 at 10:22 pmOk thank you!
Cindy Sorley
February 5, 2013 at 1:13 amThis is from eBay Mobile: Hmmm…same questions from before. This came out in 2.7 iPhone, 2.1 Android, and 2.2 iPad. If they’re using one of those, then check push notification settings are on. If so, I need to think about it more. 😉
Other thought is draft listing vs SM Pro inventory. Works with the former, not the latter.
Trevor, I hope that helps.
Gregg Blachstein
January 30, 2013 at 8:23 pmI got 2 more for you! The first regards the “X” delete button. I have accidentally erased my info multiple times in various places. Being the iPhone is so small it makes it too easy to make these errors. Today I did it when trying to edit the description. The “X” was right next to the word I was trying to edit and BAM! it was all gone. Suggest maybe having a some kind of warning come up when you hit the “X” to confirm you actually want to delete. This also happens a lot when creating my title. Second issue involved international shipping. I have been doing all flat rate shipping. I have been doing 1 charge for Canada and 1 charge for worldwide. If I chose a shipping method for Canada that same shipping method disappears when I try to select the same type of shipping method. So if I chose Priority Padded Envelope for my Canada Price, I cannot chose Priority Padded for Worldwide. I need to go into my laptop to make the adjustment. Thanks for passing any info on as always!
Cindy Sorley
February 1, 2013 at 10:04 pmGregg,
I will address both of these questions you have. I have sent your message to Jonathan about the having a warning to delete. BRILLIANT idea. My husband has this issue when he lists and he hates it. For the time being if you have an ipad, load the iphone app onto the ipad and use it there (I prefer the IPhone eBay app over the Ipad app currently because it is more advanced) If not, your recommendation has been sent to the right team.
The issue with Canada and worldwide has been an ongoing request for eBay Mobile for some time. We would love to have two options for first class (Canada and Worldwide since there is such a large difference in shipping costs). I was told that is is in the works and will be available in the near future.
Keep those questions coming.
Ben Dover
February 3, 2013 at 1:34 amMan, that is a lot of junk in your trunk!
Cindy Sorley
February 3, 2013 at 1:38 amAt least I got it sorted. I hope to get the rest of the house and storage units done.
Kathy
February 3, 2013 at 4:39 amLOVE your story- love the insights on the costs & hassles of running a brick and mortar store- also on store categories ty Cindy!
Molly Jo
February 3, 2013 at 6:21 amGreat to know the full back story on an amazing lady and wonderful seller. I was not aware of all the amazon issues (mainly the can return at ANY TIME?) Yikes that would be a PITA and a good reason to leave them.
Great job Cindy and thanks for sharing all your time and knowledge so freely to all of us!
Cindy Sorley
February 4, 2013 at 12:15 amMolly Jo, thanks for stopping by and reading about my eBay life. I will be writing a few times a week.
rosiehorner@gmail.com
February 3, 2013 at 8:31 amWhat a motivational post. I have saved it to share with others starting their journey on Ebay. Thanks so much for sharing these insights.
Cindy Sorley
February 4, 2013 at 12:16 amSo glad you enjoyed
rosiehorner@gmail.com
February 3, 2013 at 8:36 amYet, the search continues for that hidden treasures, so much fun
Cindy Sorley
February 4, 2013 at 12:14 amSo glad you visited. Please check back often
Trevor Morris
February 7, 2013 at 8:23 amVery nice article! Pushes me even more to get my stuff listed!
Mastindang
January 23, 2014 at 11:56 pmHi Lesley, I’m currently sthicitng a Bothy Thread cross stitch kit of yours called Dawn, I’m sthicitng this for my Auntie who is very special to me, I started it last Feb/march on the hope I’d have it completed for May 2012, but it ended up getting put away as I had an accident so I started sthicitng motif pictures for cards etc. Anyway I’ve recently started it again. One day last week as I was so much enjoying sthicitng this pattern, I decided to search for more patterns of yours for my next conquest, to my delight I found that this particular pattern is 1 of 2, the other being Dusk. I’ve searched and searched and tonight finally found one, which hopefully be with me next week. So now I have the pair to complete before May 10th. Will you be creating anymore fabulous fantasy angels/fairies in the future, not only do I love the design, but the colours work so well together. Thank you for giving me many happy hours of sthicitng. Ill send you a photo of my finished projects, that’s if you don’t mind. Thanks again. Nessa
Trevor Morris
February 7, 2013 at 8:26 amAll push notifications are set. Do I have to start the listing from a mobile device?
Marc Bates
February 17, 2013 at 9:12 pmThis works
Not only for mugs – but I have shipped small figurines, MXM vases, cameras, lenses cross country and beyond (one lens went overseas) using FOMO. . .
Thanks Cindy
Cindy Sorley
February 18, 2013 at 12:06 amMarc, Thank you so much for letting us know that the FOMO method of shipping works and saves a lot of money. You are the best.
JoAnn Rath
February 19, 2013 at 3:22 amThank you a million for sharing this information Cindy, it is VERY helpful.
Debbie
February 19, 2013 at 10:41 amExcellent article for those of that don’t know embroidery from crochet. Thanks Cindy!!
Tammy
February 28, 2013 at 5:59 pmI noticed that Jason was using a priorty box to wrap around the mug. What size works the best? A long time ago I order the large video priority box that I have never used and was wondering if that would be a good size to use. Thanks for the info
Barbara mhks
March 25, 2013 at 6:10 amCrochet Lace is Popular Among All
Crochet laceis an application of the art of crochet. Generally it uses finer threads and more decorative styles of stitching, often with flowing lines or scalloped edges to give interest. Variation of the size of the holes also gives a piece a ‘lacy’ look.
Originally crochet lace was not regarded as true lace. Crocheting was considered easy and less time consuming, but otherwise clearly an inferior surrogate for “true” lace such as bobbin lace, needle lace or netting. The first examples of crocheted lace try to reproduce the products of other lace making techniques as faithfully as possible. Later, the many possibilities and inherent beauty of crocheted lace were appreciated more.
Main styles of crocheted lace include filet crochet, Irish crochetand its modern derivatives, pineapple crochet. Freeform crocheted lace also exists, examples of which are pieces striving to imitate reticellalace.
Crochet was used as a fabric structure during olden days, but became popular as a lace-making technique in the mid-19th century. Some of the earliest pieces imitated either bobbin lace or needlepoint lace, and the designer of this large 19th century Irish collar incorporated several standard Reticella needlepoint motifs. It is edged with crocheted ball fringe, a strictly Victorian touch. Nineteenth century women who produced creative works in crochet have never been given proper credit.
Crochet lace is made either with a single hook or on a loom. Lace made on a loom is called hairpin lace, which works up faster and is made in strips that are then sewn together. Other types of crochet lace are filet crochet, pineapple crochet and Irish crochet. Filet crochet uses only the chain and double-crochet stitches to create a large, solid piece of mesh fabric. Pineapple crochet got its name because it uses the chain stitch and triple-crochet to create a pineapple motif, which is then sewn to larger pieces of lace or other fabric. Perhaps the most intricate is Irish crochet, which features leaf and flower motifs created [url=http://authenticviviennewestwood.webs.com]vivienne westwood plastic shoes for men[/url] separately and joined into [url=http://authenticviviennewestwood.webs.com]vivienne westwood melissa shoes lady dragon heart dove/blue heart[/url] cloth.
Ireland has produced the most crocheted lace. The best known patterns at first imitated Italian floral needlepoint, but evolved into a distinctive style that now readily comes to mind whenever Irish crochet is mentioned.
Filet lace is like a grid because it uses only two crochet stitches chain stitch and double crochet stitch. Chain stitches use less of yarn which form pattern by filling in parts of mostly chain stitch with double crochet stitches. Crochet thread made of mercerized cotton in white or ecru is used to construct a monotonous design.
Crochet is very popular among children who love to have all types of bags ranging from sports kits, packed lunches, shoes and boots, books and swimming kits, and other school, accessories.
Cindy Sorley
April 4, 2013 at 4:38 pmTammy, Jason was using an old shipping box he had received a package from. He cut up the box just to make pieces.
Pat Curry
April 10, 2013 at 3:55 pmThank you for taking the time to cover this thoroughly. I am happy to have a good reference to rely on.
Cindy Sorley
April 12, 2013 at 6:41 pmPlease come back anytime Pat… let me know what else you want me to write about.
Debbie Ybarra
April 12, 2013 at 11:26 amI’ve bookmarked this. Thank you Cindy!
Cindy Sorley
April 12, 2013 at 6:40 pmThanks for visiting Debbie… Come back or send anyone anytime.
Theresa
April 22, 2013 at 7:15 amBookmarked this page! A great resource for printing a return shipping label. Thanks Cindy for documenting this!
Cindy Sorley
June 25, 2013 at 12:20 amSo Glad I could help in Some way
Marilyn aka G-Ma
May 26, 2013 at 4:50 pmI am so happy that Janelle Kleppin told us about you on Thrifting For Profit forum. I thought Paypal had one of these but could not find it. Thanks to your blog post, I am now signing up for it.
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G-Ma
Cindy Sorley
June 25, 2013 at 12:18 amG-Ma, so glad you stopped by.. Let me know if you have any questions about the PayPal Here. It is an awesome tool
Cindy Sorley
June 25, 2013 at 12:20 amLet me know how you like the PayPal Here
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October 3, 2013 at 9:36 pmWhatever!!!
Marilyn aka G-Ma
May 26, 2013 at 9:15 pmWow! That is a lot of stock. My hubby thought I had a lot. LOL Glad to see that you are sorting though it.
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G-Ma
Cindy Sorley
June 25, 2013 at 12:17 amWe have way too much stock and need to get it listed.. thanks for visiting with us.. please come back anytime. I will be better about posting
Cyndee Summers
June 5, 2013 at 4:13 pmMy new go to place for everything stitch!
Cindy Sorley
June 25, 2013 at 12:14 amand I am so glad you are here.. just ask any questions and we will get them answered.
Holly
June 10, 2013 at 2:29 pmAbsolutely LOVE this! Thanks for taking the time to give all the examples.
Cindy Sorley
June 25, 2013 at 12:16 amHolly, let me know if you think of more… I will add them…
Amy
June 24, 2013 at 2:25 pmI have been using FOMO and have recieved one neutral complaint (shipped in cardboard and loose tape in a plastic bag). Not even close… and the item wasn’t broken. They left neutral on shipping package which isn’t part of the criteria and ebay wont remove. 🙁 I still have 100% tho’. thanks for putting this on the web.
Cindy Sorley
June 25, 2013 at 12:15 amAmy , I am so sorry to hear about your FOMO neutral. I have been adding my shipping as a flat rate padded envelope so at least the customer sees that it will come in the envelope and they are not shocked and can question you before hand if they are concerned. See if that helps. Keep coming back… we will have lots of tips to share.
Sara Pichardo
July 5, 2013 at 10:54 amI did not know we could re-use priority boxes, that is a plus for me! 🙂 Are we also able to re-use priority padded envelopes too?
Annie H
July 6, 2013 at 7:08 pmI have a similar problem, but mine is inventoried on a spreadsheet. Yet there is so much that will never be listed. As I tackle boxes, I will just HAVE to start redonating.
Patricia Nichols
July 20, 2013 at 8:08 amCindy – Great video, looks to be safe for coffee cups or heavier pottery … what about finer china, not antique or vintage but modern brands like Mikasa?
Cindy Sorley
October 3, 2013 at 9:35 pmPatricia, I don’t do FOMO Shipping unless it gets over a the 13 ounces to not be able to ship first class or goes over the 1 lb to go across country or international at priority.
Christine
August 25, 2013 at 9:11 pmThese videos are just like you, Cindy. AWESOME!! =)
Cindy Sorley
October 3, 2013 at 9:34 pmThank you so much…
Deborah
September 23, 2013 at 11:40 amI was able to do the exact same process through eBay. I swapped the ship to and ship from address and when it went to print, I printed as a pdf and sent to my customer.
Cindy Sorley
October 3, 2013 at 9:33 pmThis is great news. I will be posting more down the road on hints .. I promise at least once a week.
Donna
September 24, 2013 at 11:21 amThank you very much. I just thrifted a crewel piece on burlap and a embroidered piece that is matted. This helped to realize it was vintage crewel.
Cindy Sorley
October 3, 2013 at 9:33 pmDonna, Glad I could help.
Are you in the Thrifting with the Boys Facebook group?
Linda Corrigan
October 3, 2013 at 7:16 pmI heard you on ebay radio today & would love to join your Facebook group.
Cindy Sorley
October 3, 2013 at 9:32 pmLinda. Here is a link and I will add you if you request to join.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/410519205675151/
Jen Gerlach
October 18, 2013 at 7:22 pmGreat post Cindy. I had no idea Google Shopping did not allow bullet points. Looks like I’ll be spending my weekend revising some listings.
Donna B.
October 24, 2013 at 6:52 pmWow, I never heard of this. About to start selling on ebay (behind the curve, that’s me) and found out about this from ebay underground. Thanks!
Cindy Sorley
October 24, 2013 at 8:29 pmDonna, We will add some new videos next week.
Isaac
November 1, 2013 at 11:51 amLink seems to be dead for meetup or rsvp.
Devon
March 4, 2014 at 9:12 amMaybe it works different on Apple products, but it takes forever to upload pictures on Android tablets/phones. You have to select pictures one by one and then it prompts the user to crop each one. Do you know of a different method or quicker for Android?
Devon
March 4, 2014 at 9:31 amLove the blog so far! My wife and I(early 30’s) love to thrift and decided about a month ago to start selling on ebay. My friend Leanna Reece recommended you to me and added me to your CO$T group. How can I get approved for the group? Thanks for all you do!
Cindy Sorley
March 10, 2014 at 11:40 pmFriend me on Facebook or ask to join and I will add you or have one of my admins add you….
Cindy Sorley
March 10, 2014 at 11:56 pmhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/410519205675151/ ask to join here Devon…
janice tobin
March 26, 2014 at 7:08 pmThanks Cindy. If you get a chance, would you be able to post pictures of good, quality work versus inferior quality?
Cindy Sorley
March 28, 2014 at 5:13 pmJanice, yes I will get some pictures posted soon.
Scott Henshaw
March 26, 2014 at 7:20 pmI have like 10 million completed vintage sets. How about you head on up here and help a brother out!
Cindy Sorley
March 28, 2014 at 5:14 pmScott, should I fly up without the family for a couple of days..
Cathy Gimbert
March 28, 2014 at 5:50 pmThanks Cindy for providing what the different types of stitchery kits are and how to tell them apart, it is very helpful when listing a kit and you have the correct information on the listing. I hope it also tells buyers that you know what you are talking about. Thanks again
Susan Fry Shaub
March 31, 2014 at 11:46 pmThis guide will be a good resource for all things needlework in one place. Thanks, Cindy!
Debbie Beechy
April 1, 2014 at 12:11 amThis is great and thanks for the pictures and explanations.
Ann
May 6, 2014 at 1:11 pmHi Cindy, heading to southern Nh next week. Any good thrift stores there
Cindy Sorley
May 14, 2014 at 12:12 amAnnie I went to a lot of them in New Hampshire and did well at all of them. I can’t tell you where they were as I was a passenger and didn’t pay attention. Look up Thrift Stores and they were all in the same general area.
Jessica
May 21, 2014 at 7:41 pmCan you use the .19 cent 4x4x4 corrugated boxes for mugs inside the USPS padded envelopes? Has anyone tried? Will they fit? I’m trying to avoid having to cut my own card board for each mug. Seems like a lot of time to invest when the mug costs less than the shipping :(.
Cindy Sorley
July 28, 2014 at 9:55 pmJessica, Where do you buy these boxes?
Jessica P
May 21, 2014 at 7:43 pmHas anyone tried using the 4x4x4 corrugated boxes inside the USPS flat rate padded envelope? Will it fit? Trying to avoid spending time cutting cardboard.
Cindy Sorley
July 28, 2014 at 9:55 pmI will ask in my group if it fits. I just wrap a lot of bubble wrap and avoid the cardboard most of the time lately.
Tracy Smith
August 3, 2014 at 10:01 amHi Cindy, I found your site while doing a search on types of needlework and it’s great! I am trying to find out what a method is called that I did back in grade school. We used embroidery thread and had a pattern on paper but nothing on fabric. The way we did the needle was drawn through the fabric, not through it. So when you look at the back of the fabric you couldn’t see the thread. I’d love to find it and do it again. Any help on identifying is appreciated!! thank you!
Verl Humpherys
August 5, 2014 at 4:06 pmI do not know if there has been a change but if you do this now you cannot change the sender name.
Cindy Sorley
August 26, 2014 at 9:51 amAwesome
JJ
August 7, 2014 at 6:16 amExcellent, used today thanks!
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Cindy Sorley
August 26, 2014 at 9:51 amNope it works
Helen Z
August 29, 2014 at 8:02 pmGreat article. One question: When I was about to change the address on “SHIP FROM,” I couldn’t change the name. It was still my name and I couldn’t change it to my buyer’s name. Is there anyway I can change it?
Cindy Sorley
September 13, 2014 at 10:09 pmAre you in eBay or PayPal doing shipping or another service?
nancy
September 18, 2014 at 10:45 amMy Mom did needlepoint in the 70’s that had wool yarn on the canvas and then she used wool yarn to go over the one on the canvas. Imported. What is this called??
Cindy Sorley
September 18, 2014 at 11:20 amNancy,
Was the fabric a mesh type fabric or a tight fabric like you see in clothing. If it was fabric then it was crewel embroidery likely. If is was mesh then a form of needlepoint in bargello or something. Do you have any photos at all you can send me and I can verify…
CIndy
Cindy Sorley
October 8, 2014 at 1:40 amI have not heard back from you.
Deb Beechy
October 8, 2014 at 1:04 amlove seeing these different types of needlework
Cindy Sorley
October 8, 2014 at 1:39 amDeb. I am welcome to suggestions on whatever you want to learn about.
Angela Lane
October 11, 2014 at 9:26 pmDear Cindy,
I just viewed your interview on The Thrifting Lounge and would love to be a part of your group. I have been selling strongly on eBay for one solid year now and am looking for a solid group to be a part of as I continue this great eBay selling adventure. Thanks!
Danyal Monique
October 16, 2014 at 6:08 pmThanks for the info. I had the same problem when I changed the address on “SHIP FROM” It wouldn’t let me change my name. I was in PayPal doing this as I was following your directions. Thoughts?
Cindy Sorley
October 22, 2014 at 5:34 amI am following up with paypal and will let you know.
paula
October 19, 2014 at 8:39 amjust curious, if the mug breaks, is it still covered thru the usps insurance – since its technically not padded 2″ or do you just refund on the occasional breakage?
Cindy Sorley
October 22, 2014 at 5:33 amPaula I am not sure to tell you the truth. I would just ask and please let me know.
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February 14, 2015 at 11:08 amYou might want to rethink this. I see a LOT of people with broken mugs. Padded envelopes do not protect. The cost to bubble wrap or cardboard pad appropriately ends up off setting the cost. Good luck people.
deidre
February 15, 2015 at 5:47 pmI just ordered the . Flat rate Padded Priority Envelopes- when I go to mail my mugs out to my customers, I bring these to the post office window to mail them out, and that is when they will charge the 5.50 flat rate? A little confused after I pack the mugs how to get them shipped out and pay the flat rate. Do they weigh them at the window and then I pay? dumb question but I need a little clarity?
Adriel McIntyre
February 23, 2015 at 6:06 pmThere’s a bit of an easier way – you can leave your address as the shipped from & simply enter your “returnees” zip code in the small “origination zip code” box just below. That will adjust the price of the shipping based on where your package is coming from, without you having to add a strangers address to your paypal account settings. And if the package gets lost, it is addressed as from you to you & will usually end up back home. : )