This is my last interview of my friends from OBS – sure was fun getting to know them all better. I hope you also enjoyed it!
SushiBooFay
click on Her Logo Fish to visit her eBay Store!
This day’s victim, LOL, is Cat and she has some great info and stories for you!
1 – Please tell me about yourself and why you are an eCommerce entrepeneur?
The truth? It started out as a way to get rid of a bunch of stuff we had in storage after we sold our convenience stores. Then I started thinking of it as a way to supplement my Pet Sitting income. Now – I find I enjoy the challenge of selling online. I like finding stuff that I THINK will do well – and then seeing if it does. I’ve always loved antiques and this is a great way to incorporate my love of things old with owning my own business.
2 – how did you pick your business name and what you sell?
LOL….the name Sushiboofay comes from a woman I use to work with. She had a real southern drawl — and one day a bunch of us from work went out to eat at a Chinese place and they had a buffet. Someone commented that they had a sushi buffet and in this voice that sounds like melted butter she says…. “Suushii Boo Fay….sounds like a ‘lady of the evening’”…..Years later I still remembered that and how we all loved the name and had a great laugh over it….so when I started thinking about store names….that’s the one I went with! 
As for selling – I sell a little of everything. Right now I’m getting into selling records and vintage clothes. I also have some Gone With The Wind plates that belonged to me, but we just don’t have room for – so I’ve been listing them. Next month – it will probably be something else. I love to keep updating!
3 – what online venues are you currently selling on and are there others you plan to expand to in the next year?
I primarily sell on EBay, but I’ve been fascinated by Bonanzle so list there too. I’m also on Amazon and iOffer. I use Sushiboofay on all of the sites right now so people can remember it and easily find me on whatever venue I may be on.
I will probably be on GEMM next. I’ve heard some good things about them and sounds like a great place to list record albums!
4 – What are your goals for your business in the next year?
I really want to push my online business to the next level. I have down as official goal for this year that I would like to make EBay Power Seller by July 1st — got a long way to go, but I love a good challenge!
Cat's Bonanzle Booth
(click on the Bonanzle logo to visit Cat’s Bonanzle booth)
5 – Tell me a favorite story about your eCommerce career.
I don’t really have a story about my career, but I do have a favorite customer. I sold a vintage cookie jar to a woman in Canada. I didn’t have “worldwide” marked, but she bid and won anyway (pretty big amount). She had ONE feedback. I just knew this was going to end badly — but then she wrote that she wanted to give it as a gift to her mother because they had one when she was growing up and it would bring back a lot of memories. I had to rethink the shipping — took about a week to get all my ducks lines up — I still wondered if it was going to turn out well or not….but I took a chance and sent it.
She was just thrilled went it arrived. Gave me some of the best feedback I had ever gotten. THAT made me feel good about taking a chance on someone….knowing there are still some decent people out there and I made one of them happy!
Cat is also a writer and has some of most FUN signature lines on our group. Here is the current one! click on the image to visit her blog.
Cat's Blog
