July 2025 eBay and Etsy Update + Upcoming Hiatus

I recently collapsed most of my eBay store categories.  eBay makes it difficult for buyers to see the store categories, so having lots of store categories is of little benefit.  As a buyer, I find that I always search an eBay seller's store for whatever I want.  I never look for their categories.  In fact, I find that most eBay sellers have a poor selection of store categories. 

I have listed many books on eBay and have a few auctions running for items that are especially difficult to find.

Jennifer's Series Books on eBay

Jennifer's Series Books on Etsy

I have no new Etsy listings, simply because I have to pay $0.20 for each listing.  I will be going on hiatus in less than one month, and it's not worth paying for a four-month listing when the listing will be inactive for a significant amount of that time.

I have more free listings on eBay than I can ever use (over 10000 free listings each month), so it makes no difference what I do.  I pay a yearly subscription rate instead.  For that reason, I've been listing everything on eBay.  I won't be losing anything when my eBay store goes on hiatus, since I pay for the store rather than for each listing.

If you want something, then make sure you purchase it by around August 1.  Otherwise, you might have to wait until around October.