As I was standing in line at the post office a few weeks ago, I received a rather interesting comment from the man standing behind me.
I was holding several boxes and copies of my EBay invoices so it was very easy to deduce why I was standing there. As I waited patiently, the observant man behind me said, “Sold some stuff on EBay, huh?’. To that I replied, “Yes, a couple things” with a smile.
Next came the interesting comment, “I’ve tried that before”, he asserted, “but it was just way too much work”.
I was almost immediately called to the next available clerk so I didn’t have a chance to respond. Once I completed my transaction, I couldn’t stop thinking about my fellow patron’s comment.
What part could he have found to be so difficult? What could have caused him so much aggravation that he felt compelled to tell a perfect stranger that something was too much work for him?
Personally, I felt that standing in line at the post office was the “hardest” part of selling (and making a profit) on EBay.
Oddly enough, I’ve heard this comment in various ways a lot recently. One particular acquaintance of mine told me that trying to save money on her groceries took too much time and preparation for her.
This comment was made approximately one minute after she told me how difficult things have been since her husband lost his job 4 months ago!!
I just don’t get it. I guess things are very difficult when you have no intention to make them work. For a lot of people I just think that it’s easier to complain about how bad things are than to actually take steps to make them better.
Things are difficult in my family as well, but I am committed to help change that. Therefore, increasing my income and decreasing my spending are top priorities to me. I suppose that’s why it’s so hard for me to understand why other people have no interest in taking the necessary steps to help themselves.
I will admit that selling things on EBay, planning my shopping trips to maximize my money and updating this blog do tend to get in the way of watching television and surfing the internet for a new pair of designer shoes but I think it’s worth it.
After all, I made $135 on EBay and saved over $500 on my groceries in the month of March alone!!
I guess I should be grateful, though. Every person I hear giving lame excuses for not doing things to help themselves is one less person to compete with on EBay, at the grocery store and in the blogosphere!!
~ Hope
“When the world says ‘give up’, hope whispers ‘try it one more time.” ~ Anonymous
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