Day 3

I have a feeling this blog is going to turn into something I didn’t intend. My original intention was to keep track of my reselling experiment, and let people follow along if they wanted to do so. It is working. Reselling is working. It’s slow. It’s inconsistent so far. But it works. I make money. I learn daily.

Starting this blog was one of those instances in life where you feel, “It just kind of happened,” even though you’re the one who took the action. I don’t know why I did it. I just did. It was a natural event, rather than a choice I made.

On eBay I have 32 active listings, 19 orders filled, no returns, 100% feedback.

As far as a job is concerned, it’s painless. It’s a lot of work. Sourcing online and in-person, having no idea what I’m looking at while I source. Working before pattern recognition in products and brands have developed within me is daunting, and frustrating. I search through endless products to find just one I can profit from. Taking pictures, measuring, weighing, researching what I’m selling, tracking numbers, packing, shipping, dealing with customers, cross listing. It’s a lot of work, but painless.

I’m listening to Like a Stone by Audioslave right now. I’m a blob of meat in a bone cage and I find noises compelling.

Today I put up a bra and book for sale. Yesterday was printer cartridges, home decor, and hot rollers. Who know’s what I’ll find tomorrow.

My heart isn’t in this. But that’s what making money is supposed to be like, right? I hear life isn’t about fulfillment. I think most people don’t even know what fulfillment is. At least reselling isn’t painful. It’s what I can do.

How much do you have to suffer for your work to be valid? If you follow the script, you’ll feel whole, won’t you? Maybe the script we’ve been handed was written to benefit someone, or something else.

Courtney