Listia Stories is part of the new All Star series where members are invited to share their Listia experiences to be named a Listia All Star. Send your testimonial to ILove@Listia.com for a chance to be included in the Listia Stories or Listia All Star series.

Friends, Family, Community and Sheet Music

RosesyLace

I have enormously been enriched by the friends I’ve made on Listia. I am able to share craft ideas and add to my collection. Over a year ago, I’d lost a lot of weight. I needed to get rid of my fat clothes. I started listing my bigger size clothes on Listia. Customers kept encouraging me to continue losing weight. So, because of their kindness and friendship, I now have lost close to 100 pounds! I also discovered that there were people on Listia who could not get out to go shopping because of disabilities. Some of these individuals were winning some of my auctions. It was these same individuals who kept encouraging me to continue with my weight loss. They may have gained some nice clothes, but I was enriched by their encouragement and friendship! I have also been able to purchase some seeds for our High School garden on Listia. One of the teachers works in the flower garden and vegetable garden. Both she and I have gained a lot of great advice from some of the Listian gardeners. You are never too old to learn! The lady that is using the vegetable seeds I’ve purchased on Listia is giving the food she grows to the local food pantry. Plus, the flower seeds I’ve purchased are enjoyed by thousands as they transverse the High School halls. I’ve been able to purchase some items that remind me of people that I’ve loved who have since passed on. I’ve discovered antiques that remind me of my grandmother, tatting patterns that remind me of my old music teacher, and even sheet music that I can play for people on the piano in nursing homes! Listia has been a blessing to myself, my family, and my community. It has enriched our lives! Thank you, Listia!!! You are more than just an auction site! You add so much enjoyment to our lives!

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Mittyrk

I discovered Listia one day through Facebook as I was messaging my dad. I noticed all these wonderful posts about free listings and I just had to find out what it was about! Boy oh boy I thought how amazing is this site?? I started learning how everything worked and I was off lol. My children now tell everyone that there mom is a Listia addict. It is a wonderful place for people to come not only to auction off items and to win items but also to meet great people and to work with charities. I am a disabled women and it is hard for me to get out to go shopping and things so this is wonderful for me, I absolutely love it!! I just got my seller wings on my last auction…hippeeee 😀 It is a very fun and exciting site and I have been on a roll getting my friends and family involved because they are always asking ” what is this Listia you keep talking about and getting all these great things from” and I say well let me show you lol.

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*Many thanks to our most recent Listia All-Stars for sharing their experiences! Send your testimonial to ILove@Listia.com for a chance to be included. If your entry is chosen for the blog for either the Listia Stories or Listia All Stars series, you will receive 5 Listia stickers in the mail, have a feature here, in our newsletter, with a mention on Facebook, Twitter & Tumblr.

Many thanks to our most recent Listia All-Stars! Send your testimonial to ILove@Listia.com*

JoAndCoMosaics

“I am HOOKED ON LISTIA!!
I am a relative newbie, having discovered Listia only recently. I broke my ankle and had to go to a rehab nursing home for a month. I am NOT a computer savvy person- in fact I’m definitely a technophobe! I have long wanted to jump into other auction websites, but I have been stymied by fees, complicated requirements, and, as I said, my own lack of computer savviness. I’ve felt shut out of these other auction communities by an unwelcoming and competitive attitude.

But with Listia, right from the start, it felt like a FAMILY.

The Listia community is so friendly and supportive! From the very first day people were anxious to help. And I started to get over my technophobia almost immediately. The Listia website is SO EASY and intuitive to use that I was able to jump right in.  Browsing, searching, commenting, and bidding on Listia kept me endlessly entertained, 24 hours a day! When I listed my first auctions I was terribly nervous- and then THRILLED to discover that selling on Listia is as easy and even MORE FUN than buying! I was able to connect with other people when I would otherwise have been very isolated. And receiving delightful packages in the mail (“presents from myself” I called them) kept my morale up while I was on a very limited budget and stranded far from home.

I can’t thank the moderators and support staff for Listia enough! Countless times now I have turned to them for clarification and guidance. And each and every time I have gotten the help I needed! How often does a website have a PERFECT track record for customer service!?

I just had my two month anniversary with Listia. I’ve listed more than 30 auctions so far (and won even more than that!). I got my “Seller’s Wings” badge a few days ago ( YAY!), and when my next round of bidders leaves feedback (packages should be arriving tomorrow) I hope to earn my “Trusted Seller” badge. I can’t tell you how proud I am, and how grateful I am to have found Listia. What a FUN accessible, remarkable and wonderful community!! And it’s ALL FREE!
Thank you soooooo much!!”

mysty1021

 “I love Listia and all of their support team members!!! Whenever I need them, they are there for me. And not only them, I’ve made some amazing friends in the few years that I’ve been a member. I cherish them dearly. And I’ve had members make requests from me, when I thought I couldn’t do it, I pushed myself to make them what they asked. They have brought out the best in me I feel, and have opened my eyes to  a whole new world outside of my house, where I’m disabled. And whenever I’m sick or in the hospital, they are there for me, some don’t even know me, but add me to their prayer’s. I love everything Listia has to offer, I’m totally addicted!!!! They are always changing things, trying to make them better, like this e-mail. One day I hope to become a Listia support member, so I can help people they way they have helped me.”

LilacJazz

“I joined January 29, 2014. I have listed 46 auctions – 2 are pending and 38 ended with a winner. All 83 feedback comments left have been positive giving me a 100% feedback ratio. So far I have won 58 auctions – oh what fun! It is like Christmas every week at my house. I am so excited to come home to Listia packages waiting for me. I have had a couple of problems but was able to receive my credits back in full. There have been a few items that I have won that the seller never bothered to send me or give me any feedback or communication but that is rare. I came across Listia as an ad on Facebook and I just love it. I am very detailed oriented and I love to take pictures. I want people to know exactly what they are getting. The feature of being able to post as many pictures as you want without paying to post them is about as awesome as you can get. I also love that Listia enforces no negative feedback and encourages finding a solution that everyone can live with. The power of words leaves an impression that is not soon forgotten. Whoever came up with the saying that sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me had no idea what they were saying. Words can be so much more painful and the sting from them can last a lifetime. Listia is a great way to thin your household inventory while replacing it with new used items. It is a swap of give and get joy – a total win/win scenario. What’s not to love! Thanks Listia; you have brought great joy to this gal who loves to shop without ever leaving home! You could say that I am slightly obsessed. I don’t believe a day goes by that I am not on Listia. Two Thumbs Up – Love It!”

*We are grateful to the Listia community for all of your support, feedback and communication. Send an email to ILove@Listia.com and tell us about your positive experiences on Listia and within the community.  Listia All-Stars are featured in both the Newsletter & blog and will receive five (5) Listia stickers in the mail!