Kenners

Past, present, or future, the statement "everyone deserves something career-wise that makes them happy" is never true. Believing it is true is why many people here have said you have an entitled attitude. You don't deserve a career that makes you happy simply by existing no matter how old you are. People who have careers that make them happy have earned their position in life through hard work and patience. This is what jcjames is trying to convey to you. Finally, it seems there are some here that are here simply to poke fun at or just flat out insult Gabe. If it's not constructive or at least funny (Gabe seems to have thick skin and a decent sense of humor), maybe try not to post here. And leave the election talk at the door lest this thread get scrubbed. Thanks for explaining that I always wondered why no matter what I said James would say I was entitled, having a sense of humor is needed in this world you can't be serious all the time or people won't want to be around you. Not even lip service to the main point this time? Acknowledge the fact that you (or me, or anyone) don't inherently deserve a career that makes you happy...such a situation is earned. This acknowledgement is typically the first step on the road to success. It seems like you're not even prepared to start down that road yet. I will admit it. No one deserves a career that makes them happy unless they earned it. Do you also admit that there are millions of people who hate their job but do it because they need to keep a roof over their head, pay for bills, etc??? Welcome to the real world, Gabe. That is what most people do.

I'm still trying to figure out why he's using a different accounting for his little books than he is for his big books. Little Books Bought $2455.12+247.01+699.53=$3401.68 Sold $4007.43+1679.24=$5686.67 Losses $1079.43+637.19= $1716.62 Profit $568.37 Big Books Bought $5329.03 Sold $2340 Losses $2989.03 What are all the colored figures in the Little Books section for? Nevermind. I'm not sure why the others are colored but the red is for losses and the green is profit Wait, what? If the red is for a loss, how can you add it to two positive numbers to get a total number that's the sum of the absolute values of the three? And if the red is for losses, what's the line 'losses'? Seriously, I have no faith that you even know what your current situation is. Please do an introductory book keeping course, or at the very least buy 'book keeping for dummies'. And if you really don't want to invest any money there's always this. If you are ever successful at this, you'll have to pay taxes and might get audited. In that case you need books that can be scrutinised - which means they have to be understandable by people other than yourself. Sorry I didn't pay attention to what the color coded numbers were and I'm not sure why it turned out that way but put simple this it what I used to calculate it How much I spent - How much I sold it for - Losses = Profit made Nope - not how that equation works. Your losses are factored into the amount you sold them for. How much you sold it for minus all fees minus how much you spent then gives you profits. If Gabe sells a book for $30 shipped and it cost him $7 to ship and $4 in fees and cost him $20 to buy it then how much has he made in profits? I would be losing a dollar You're thinking this WRONG! .. it's not just "losing a dollar" .. it's NOT MAKING PROFIT/MONEY.

Just joining in here so I don't know specifics but it seems you would have been better off dropping 11k into a Hulk 1 and flipping it. I was told that or a AF15 but I wouldn't have made all the mistakes that I have. .. but that would be a GOOD thing, Gabe. Maybe but then I wouldn't have all this advice .. all this advice is basically telling you how not to make mistakes (advice which you ignore) .. hence you still make mistakes. If you'd have just bought an AF15 and flipped it, you'd have "more-than-likely" made a profit. The fact that you've had 3 years of not getting into positive equity should really be making you think at this point if this whole comic lark is for you, but so obviously it's not.

Just joining in here so I don't know specifics but it seems you would have been better off dropping 11k into a Hulk 1 and flipping it. I was told that or a AF15 but I wouldn't have made all the mistakes that I have. .. but that would be a GOOD thing, Gabe.

Revat makes great posts I agree and he always loads them with lots of questions too. .. but does what Revat write really sink-in? He asks those questions to make you think about your life, decision-making and emotions. He questions you, so you hopefully question yourself.

I've read every post in Gabe's Journal. There's probably been just a handful that make me think: " .. I sincerely hope Gabe takes stock of this great, very well written, concerned advice and acts on it .. " Revat's 1st most recent post above is one of those posts. Gabe, please take note.

Dear God - your basic book keeping skills are heart breaking. Please explain your math on the little books section. $3,401.68 bought and $5,686.67 sold but you had $1,716.62 in loss but $568.37 in profits??? This is what really matters: Total Comics Bought $11,048.55 Total Comics sold $10,424.16 Inventory $1448 If your numbers are correct then it looks like you will be up $823.61 when you sell the rest of your inventory. This is assuming your sold number has subtracted fees and all cost to sell the books. I'm assuming the inventory number is what he paid for it...who knows what it'll actually sell for. I think most reasonable people would come to the conclusion that after 3 years and being in the red, that it might not be the best business for them. But even if he gets half he will still be up compared the loss he keeps talking about. But I do agree being up a couple hundred dollars after 3 years and $11,000 in sold books is so low I'd have not thought possible. Don't mix the big and little books and my inventory I just did that because someone asked for it. Go by the inventory list that's what you should focus on. [/quot Are you actually telling others what THEY should focus on? That's like Stevie Wonder offering to give driving lessons. Yes I am because people are adding the losses of both of my updates when that's all been calculated already and that's my inventory update Taking all that into account .. you're still in the shitter .. 3 years and you haven't made a profit. It doesn't matter that you think you're moving forward and you'll make the occasional mistake in the future .. the crux of it is: You're not making any profit.

With shipping included it cost me 12 dollars Betty and me 16 $4.50 NYX 4 $4 Shipping $3.50 Did you do ANY due diligence on shipping? How do you expect them to ship 2 comics for $3.50 INTERNATIONALLY .. it's going to be packed inbetween two sheets of newspaper and couriered by donkey .. expected delivery: April 2017 (if at all).

.. don't forget: it's them that are paying for the shipping options .. not you .. which is why that thought crossed my mind, as you worded it as what the shipping would cost you (which isn't correct at all).

Gabe .... the different amounts for shipping shouldn't matter. You are giving options for your potential buyer, and they will appreciate the time you are taking to do that for them. I always look to see what packaging options a seller provides. It's not a deal-breaker, but it's good to have that extra packaging option. Other buyers mileage may vary on that one .. and anyway .. it's the buyer who will be picking up the tab for shipping. A thought just crossed my mind: Heaven forbid you're "adding a little bit more" on the shipping price to make that little bit more on the thing that you're selling? Doing that is rightly-so frowned upon

I think the way people see you is not only through how you conduct yourself but also how you represent yourself. You do not appear to be someone that knows what you're doing. The way you describe yourself and the way you conduct your business is sloppy. You won't be taken seriously unless you clean up your act. I see so what can I do immediately to make people want to buy more? Lower prices Good pics and descriptions YES! ... doesn't that seem like common-sense to you? That's what I did with some of my listing but they were hit and miss tbh Gabe, you're not seeing it ... if you lower your prices: You'll make your books far more liable to be purchased. If you provide good pics and descriptions: you're giving your potential buyers confidence that what you're offering is what they'll receive if they DO buy from you. I always (but ALWAYS) walk away from listings that have poor pictures. To me, it shows that the seller is either potentially hiding defects, or that they're lazy. Either way, it doesn't inspire confidence for me to bid or buy it now. Ok pricing is one thing I need to change and which listing are you saying has poor pictures? The DD257 or Tec 359? Strong truth from me: I've not bothered looking at either listings, as too many people have said the pics are poor. .. and talk like that doesn't inspire confidence in me to look at them (plus I'm not a Bats fan, so I wouldn't naturally hunt them out anyway).

Let me rephrase that. I'm selling comics and I know may grammar isn't perfect but they can understand me. .. have you heard of the saying: You are what you write? If people see lots of grammatical errors, they will pre-judge you as a simpleton. Yeah, sure .. the odd one-or-two ... everyone's human afterall ... but when whole sentences are strung together with no punctuation, well .. you are what you write.

I think the way people see you is not only through how you conduct yourself but also how you represent yourself. You do not appear to be someone that knows what you're doing. The way you describe yourself and the way you conduct your business is sloppy. You won't be taken seriously unless you clean up your act. I see so what can I do immediately to make people want to buy more? Lower prices Good pics and descriptions YES! ... doesn't that seem like common-sense to you? That's what I did with some of my listing but they were hit and miss tbh Gabe, you're not seeing it ... if you lower your prices: You'll make your books far more liable to be purchased. If you provide good pics and descriptions: you're giving your potential buyers confidence that what you're offering is what they'll receive if they DO buy from you. I always (but ALWAYS) walk away from listings that have poor pictures. To me, it shows that the seller is either potentially hiding defects, or that they're lazy. Either way, it doesn't inspire confidence for me to bid or buy it now.

I think the way people see you is not only through how you conduct yourself but also how you represent yourself. You do not appear to be someone that knows what you're doing. The way you describe yourself and the way you conduct your business is sloppy. You won't be taken seriously unless you clean up your act. I see so what can I do immediately to make people want to buy more? Lower prices Good pics and descriptions YES! ... doesn't that seem like common-sense to you?

I didn't think people make judgement calls that quickly if they want to buy something or not I was going to take better pics and I didn't even expect to get as many offers as I did before the listing got taken down. They do .. it's called experience that makes me impart that info to you Offers from here, or eBay? .. and no-wonder the list got taken down (as others have posted already)

The thing with eBay is this: .. every Seller (whether they actually are or not) needs to be seen to be as Professional as possible and make their listings also look as Professional as possible. I'm pointing out the obvious to many on here, but Gabe might not see the pitfalls for successful selling on the 'bay. Gabe, If you put blurry pics and hardly any notes in the listing .. potential buyers will just walk away. I see it all the time, people are fickle: if it doesn't look good (nevermind if the price is good or not) they will move on to the next listing. A typical example is if you have your own website: if it doesn't grab the first-time visitor within 10-15 seconds .. they're gone. Make your listings as good as you possibly can .. and also investigate eBay's Templates (they frame the main description). Looks are pretty much everything.

.. if we can say PGX .. we can say CBCS. I get so f'kin tired of 'Voldemort'.

That makes it sound like forever and maybe hopefully making a profit. I realize I'm not starting in the best of ways but I don't ignore a good deal if it's small if I think I can make money on it I buy it. It will take a long time, but .. so what? .. you WILL make money. Please don't let this be more sound advice, which you'll choose to ignore. If that's true why did you make it sound like I "might" make money on it? .. because the way you handle sales, who can tell? Sorry if it sounded hard, but .. what can I say? .. Your track-record hasn't had a trail-blazing success rate. You need to stop thinking that you can do better than seasoned-Professionals who have been doing this for decades (please don't tell me that you don't think that, otherwise over 3 years (if you had followed advice) you would be hugely in-profit by now.

That makes it sound like forever and maybe hopefully making a profit. I realize I'm not starting in the best of ways but I don't ignore a good deal if it's small if I think I can make money on it I buy it. It will take a long time, but .. so what? .. you WILL make money. Please don't let this be more sound advice, which you'll choose to ignore.

I totally agree with chrisco37 .. get several of these types of deals under your belt (and ONLY do these types of deals for a looooooong time) and hopefully you'll start seeing profit.

Gabe, I've noticed you bring this up several times in your journal, so I feel intrigued (and able) to ask you about it. Obviously, this is a sensitive issue for anyone to discuss .. if you don't want to answer it on a public forum, I'll completely understand and I apologise for asking, but ... .. you have a learning disability, I'm sure that having a psychiatrist is not needed to help you with that, so .. what is it? What else are you holding back-on that you need a psyche?? If you do answer the question as to why, it may give us a clearer picture why you make the decisions that you do.

As a U.K. boardie, well-versed in U.K. slang, I find your above comment hilarious, Sir! .. please may we have some more?

And it has to be a very small amount. The point is to train his self-control, not indulge his impulses as much as he can afford. A small amount like what? See my Step 1 again: 1. Stop all comic-buying that costs more than you make in one-hour of work a week. Whatever you make per hour, that is your weekly budget for games/comics etc. for the rest of the year. This is the start of training your self-control which you already admit is the core of your problems. Will you like it? No. Will it feel good? No. Is it necessary? Absolutely. Will you do this? If your answer is "No", then say so and everyone will know that you refuse to restrain your emotions and impulses. " What is your answer? No because I don't understand it. My budget can't be anything over what I make in a hour so what I am allowed to spend? Gabe, I know I said I was just going to be reading your journal, but like your comic buying .. I just can't help myself. If you make $7.00c an hour (just a random figure I made up) .. $7.00c is the amount that you spend on comics a week. Hopefully you'll understand that and be able to post 'Yes' or 'No' to the question.

Great! I love your idea.

Gabe, I'm going to be a passive observer reading your journal from now on. I wish you well.