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Clubs Should Still Have Skate Swaps

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Figure-skates-1MySkatingMall.com is here to help with club fundraising and not to limit it

I would like to take this opportunity to clarify one misunderstanding that has come up several times. Clubs have cited the fact that they have occasional skate swaps which raise money for the club as a reason not to also have fundraising through MySkatingMall.com. The thinking is that if items are listed on the site, then they can’t be sold through the skate swap.

For the record, we highly encourage clubs to continue with any activity that can help them raise the money necessary to support their members. The purpose of MySkatingMall.com is to support the skating community! It is not about us at the expense of others. 

Club members should feel free to bring items already listed on MySkatingMall.com to their club skate swaps.  If they sell, then HALLELUJIA!  The seller and the buyer both benefited.  The seller simply needs to immediately remove the listing for that item from MySkatingMall.com so it won’t be accidently “sold” again:-)

One could say that Clubs and Teams are leaving money on the table if they are not willing to participate in MySkatingMall.com because it could possibly conflict with skate swaps. Skating groups really can have their cake and eat it too by using MySkatingMall.com along with skate swaps.

Announcing our Synchro and Theatre on Ice “Team Wear” Category

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

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Teams can now buy and sell all their outfits with one listing!

MySkatingMall.com’s purpose is to support the skating community.  In our efforts to fill the needs of Synchro and Theatre on Ice teams, we are pleased to announce the addition of a Team Wear category to MySkatingMall.com! This will now be a one-of-a-kind place where teams can list all of the team member’s matching outfits with one listing.  Teams who are looking for new outfits can start their search here and possibly buy another team’s previous year’s dresses.  Buyers and sellers can communicate through MySkatingMall.com via email to get all their questions answered before purchasing.

This is an opportunity for teams to reduce their costume expenses and also raise funds by selling outfits from previous programs. In addition, if the team registers to be a beneficiary on the site, the team can earn another 2.5% of the total purchase price. That registration is free and can be found on our front page.

When you click on “Team Wear” on the left hand side of our front page, you’ll see that there are four subcategories: Synchro, Theatre on Ice, Dance, and Pairs.  Though the suggestion came from the synchro community, the Team Wear category is also for Dance and Pair teams that want to list their matching outfits.  Who knows…teams could actually find their outfits first and then look for matching music:-)

We are looking for suggestions of how to make the listings even more helpful.  What additional information would your team like to know in order to have the information you need to make a purchase?  Since there are currently no team listings, just log into your MySkatingMall.com account (registration is fast and free on our front page) and then click the “sell” tab as if you were going to create a team wear listing.  This will show you what information is being asked for.

If you think this a helpful feature, please tell others about it so that teams can have access to many lower cost options!

U.S. Figure Skating features MySkatingMall.com

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
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Ryan Jahnke picture

This month’s Club Zone on usfigureskating.org featured an article on MySkatingMall.com. 

Coming Soon: MySkatingMall.com
The seed for MySkatingMall.com was planted when Ryan Jahnke’s father looked into his son’s cluttered closet.”

You can link to the full article on U.S. Figure Skating’s Club Spotlight page.  For the next few weeks the article can also be found if you scroll down on the homepage of usfigureskating.org.

The article was published because MySkatingMall.com will potentially raise thousands of dollars for skating clubs. Many clubs who hear about this site have been very skeptical. Maybe it is the question of ”Is it too good to be true?”  I hope this vote of confidence from U.S. Figure Skating will provide MySkatingMall.com some deserved credibility.

Myskatingmall featured on About.com!

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

logo[1]Jo Ann Schneider-Farris of About.com recently featured Myskatingmall.com in her blog:

“Through MySkatingMall.com, figure skaters will be able to buy and sell gently used figure skating items online. Ice skating families will earn money that will help pay for figure skating expenses.”

You can read the entire article by clickingAbout.com logo the following link: http://figureskating.about.com/od/equipment/p/myskatingmall.htm