We haven’t made a final decision yet but we are considering closing our Etsy and eBay stores for good but we have a considerable inventory to unload.We are considering ways to close December 2026 and would ponder your opinions.Our first thought would be to announce right away that we will be closing December 2026 and will start October 2025 by offering a 20% sale on all items and increase that by 5% each month to a maximum of 70% off until December 15, 2026. 70% off is about our break even point...

You don't have customers.EBay has customers.There is no point in telling customers that you will be closing over a year from now. Either they are buying NOW or they are windowshopping and will never buy. So don't get fancy.Run sales, and keep reducing prices.ButIf you tell customers your strategy, at worst they will decide to wait, won't buy while they are interested, and then lose interest.The sale is lost. A discount sale should be time limited and make the customer feel t...

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