Here I go!

Okay, I have never attempted to blog before, so here goes nothing. I am a single mom of two awesome kids and I just recently started selling on eBay in hopes to make some extra cash so I can continue to stay at home with my kiddos. And when I say recent I mean like I just started maybe two weeks ago. I would love to hear any tips or tricks of the trade when it comes to selling on eBay. I'm super excited about starting this venture and hope I will actually be able to make some money. I am obsessed with reading all blogs related to selling on eBay, I read them every morning while drinking my morning coffee before my kiddos wake up. My favorite ones so far are The eBay Thrifter, The Clueless Thrifter, I can sell this and The Thrifty Picker. I love them all. It's so nice to read about all the amazing deals these people got from yard sales or thrift stores and then making good money from selling them on eBay. I want to be one of those people! I love to go to yard sales and thrift stores, I am borderline OCD about it, but I can't help it. I love finding a bargain whether it comes to finding a great pair of Volcom jeans for my son for a buck or couponing and getting free shampoo and razors and all those goodies. Since I am so new at selling on eBay, I am setting super achievable goals for myself when it comes to my sales. My goal is to sell one item a week. I know, I know it sounds pathetic but I don't want to set unreal expectations for myself plus if I stick with only one item a week I will be pleasantly surprised if I sell more than just one thing, ya know? My first week I sold a pair of my daughter crocs that she never, ever wore. They were super cute, but my daughter likes everything she wears to be super girly and sparkle and these crocs weren't fancy enough for her. Lucky for me! I snapped some pics, took a deep breathe and listed them on eBay. Someone bid on them right away and I was so giddy and excited thinking "Wow, maybe I can do this." So here I am trying to figure all this eBay stuff out like how to take great pictures because mine are pretty bad and trying to figure out if it's better to do the auction style or just do Buy it now. I don't know which attracts more buyers, so any advice is welcome. Well, I think that's enough of me going on and on for tonight. The Real Housewives of Orange County starts tonight and I can't miss that now can I?