I'm just wondering if anyone reads my blog or if it is for my own entertainment and amusement? (comments, please.)
Today I am rocking in my office at my desk and accomplishing nothing that my organizational management has been teaching me. Sometimes you're the window, sometimes your the bug. Sometimes it all comes together. (but today it just hasn't)
No, seriously I've been researching a second job selling things on ebay. But I have some ethical questions. I began by finding a dropshipping distributor and found one that was recommended by the Better Business Bureau and had few complaints. Then I researched their products and found that everyone on ebay was selling the same things and, to tell you the truth, it's "stuff" nobody needs. So I began wondering what I could sell and feel good about ethically. I can't feel good about perpetuating capitalism for the sake of accumulating more poor quality "stuff" (even though it's true I've bought some of what this wholesaler was selling.) But I do want to sell items that can be useful. So now I'm researching green vendors/wholesalers and will probably continue to sell my homemade bows (because I enjoy making them so I know the quality). The problem is, it's not as easy to find dropshippers who are green because then I began thinking about how much fuel was being expended in the shipping of items. You see, it's not so easy to be an ethical saleswoman.
And to be perfectly honest, what I'd love to sell would be things like organic milk at an affordable price or handmade clothing or an hour of babysitting (where would I find that?) because that's what people REALLY need! So if you have any wonderful, ethical, people-friendly product that I could sell on ebay for you and profit for my family, might you pass that along to me?
And this is the news from Arbuckle Creek where the vegetables are local and in season, peaches are "almost" in season, and the gators have begun mating (but hopefully not in my backyard!)
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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2 comments:
I still read you, although my reading gets spotty--and my comments even spottier--during my semester. But I'm still checking you out.
Sorry, I don't have good ebay ideas for you. It almost sounds like what you really want to do is open a co-op, but I'm not sure how you'd stack that on top of being mommy and Rev.
Yes, KT, I'm reading your blog...while sitting across the table from you.
As for money-making ideas, you could charge rent to your houseguests....oh, wait...that's me. Never mind.
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