Friday, May 29, 2026

New eBay and Etsy Listings, Store Sale, and Upcoming Store Hiatus

I began listing many books on eBay and Etsy several weeks ago before school let out for summer.  I am completely finished listing on Etsy and am finishing up with new eBay listings.

Jennifer's Series Books on Etsy

Jennifer's Series Books on eBay

Due to some upcoming events, I will deactivate all of my listings on around June 20.  I doubt that it will be feasible for me to reopen before school starts, so I expect the store hiatus to last from around June 20 to sometime in October.

That is why I really pushed myself to get books listed as school was winding down.  The problem is that my Etsy listings have a four-month duration, and I pay a $0.20 fee for each listing.  When I pull my listings down, I will lose most of the listing duration.  That bothered me a little bit, so I decided that I should run a sale on Etsy in order to encourage some sales before I close.  My books on Etsy are now 12% off.

I pay for my eBay store subscription by the year, so it doesn't bother me to be closed a few months.  I have unlimited free listings (up to 5 million!), so I don't pay to list.  The store subscription covers it.  I'm less concerned about moving books off of eBay before I close.  However, it wouldn't hurt to get some of them sold, so I have also placed most of my eBay listings at 12% off.

I have not included my newer eBay listings in the sale.  When I list new books on eBay, a good number of them sell very quickly, so I don't want to have those on sale at the beginning of their run.

The sale on eBay and Etsy expires on June 18.  I expect to deactivate all of my listings by June 20.

Before I close, I want to mention that my job has become all-consuming.  I can't say anything about my personal situation.  In addition to that, teaching has been completely upended by AI usage, and it's become infinitely harder.  

I have long Covid from my infection of December 2024, and it has caused eye inflammation.  I also have this unfortunate thing where I keep smelling menthol.  When I smell the nonexistent menthol, my eyes also burn like menthol is in them.  It's now happening less often, and I hope it quits soon.

I don't believe I've mentioned much in this blog about my health situation in a couple years.  I decided to put all health updates in a new blog that I created last year.  

My Hashimoto's and Sjӧgren's Experience

It's been a lot.  Scroll down a few posts if you're interested in what has been going on.

My listings will be deactivated around June 20, so purchase anything you want before then.

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