Tariffs may be paused, but lots of damage was done | Selling

sin-n-dex · 2025-02-04T00:28:01.760000Z

It's good that tariffs were paused for 30 days, and both Chit Chats and Stallion Express are working to find solutions for customers if they become a reality in 30 days. I couldn't take a chance on having problems shipping and shut down Saturday night, cancelled all the auctions ending Sunday without bids, and stopped all future auctions from running (I'm loading them up to start next Sunday, with bonus auctions running to make up for the loss of revenue this weekend). I'm not sure about anyone else, but this ruined my weekend. While it would be nice to say enjoy life and don't let what you can't control affect you, the business is a big part of my life. It's what I do every day when I finish my workday at my day job, building rapport with customers and sending collectables to people who will cherish them is my joy in life. Even if only for a few days that was taken away from me. I can't say I knew what to do with myself if I wasn't going to be working on my eBay store. Supposedly this had affects in our economy, I've been told that people in Hamilton that work in steel were affected by this, and prices will go up, even if it was called off at the 11th hour. The whole thing wreaked a lot of havoc for Canadians this week. I just can't believe we've gone back to this chaos (and round 2 is worse). What I'm worried about now is the loss of trust I have with my buyers over the tariff threat. I have no way to directly communicate with everyone to tell them I'm going to come through with shipping their orders (at least for the next 30 days). I've reached out to a few disappointed buyers who missed out on my auctions, thankfully they were an understanding bunch and will come back to bid next weekend. You'd think after this weekend I'd be happy, and I am, but it's going to take some time to pull out of my depressive slump that I've fallen into as a result of this bad news. At least in 30 days I'll be ready, will have to shut my store down again, but I'll be better prepared now that I know how things will play out (to some degree) if there are tariffs. What we didn't know before the order was made was if de minimis was going to go away, so I wasn't worried all last week when they were talking about it, and then on Saturday it became clear with the order. Well next time I'll know better, and hopefully there will not be a next time. C.

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