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Double the money for your Skate Swaps!!!

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

1491figure_skatesA Skate Swap is a popular fundraiser where clubs or teams set a time and place where their members can sell skating items they are no longer using to other members. Usually, the club or team keeps a portion of each sale. 

How would your figure skating club or team like to continue making money after the day of your skate swap?  Here is the scoop on an easy way to do just that!

Step 1: When items are checked at your skate swap, ask the sellers if they would be interested in selling their items on MySkatingMall.com if their items don’t sell during the skate swap. Collect $1 from those who are interested.  This $1 will be used for the listing fee or returned if their item sells during the skate swap.

Step 2:  Find a club or team member who is handy with a digital camera and shopping on the internet.  Many clubs have service hours that members are required to fulfill each year. This person can earn her volunteer hours by taking home items that did not sell during the skate swap and listing them on MySkatingMall.com. When the items sell, this person would need to ship them out promptly to the buyer.  

Send us an email at info@myskatingmall.com if you would like us to help you with raising more money from your Skate Swaps. We would be delighted to help.

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SUMMER SALE!!! July 11-16

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

salepicFor the week of July 11-16, MySkatingMall.com will refund all sale commissions normally earned by the site! Please help us spread the word to skating friends that this is a great week to make purchases while still raising money for skating charities.

All sale commission refunds for items sold directly on MySkatingMall.com will be returned within 48 hours.  If you buy an item from one of our Partner Stores linked to MySkatingMall.com through logos on our front page, simply send us an email at admin@myskatingmall.com.  We can verify those purchases as well and refund our commissions within a few days.

This is the perfect opportunity to shop for your favorite skating brands such as: 

  • Carrie Jones
  • Chloe Noel
  • Figure Skatewear
  • Graf
  • Harlick
  • Jackson
  • Jerry’s
  • John Wilson
  • MK
  • Mondor
  • Paramount
  • Riedell
  • Sharene
  • Se_Ku
  • Ultima
  • US Icewear
  • Zuca

    • Don’t delay because this sale is ending soon!

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    Synchronized Skating Team Success Story

    Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

    TeamReglectiosNationals2010silverMedal2Team Reflections of central Pennsylvania had a problem on their hands: After several competitive seasons, they had roughly 15 copies of nine different beautiful dresses and nowhere to sell them.  Luckily, the team found the Synchronized Skating Team Dresses category on MySkatingMall.com and listed their dresses for sale. In the last eight months, 16 dresses have sold. Two at a price of $100 and 14 at $40 each!

    “We get to make money for our club (Central Pennsylvania FSC) and others can also select the club as their charity,” wrote Colleen Haley, who handles the team’s listings on MySkatingMall.com. “You have been very helpful and have always been there to help either by email or phone.”

    Every synchronized skating team is eligible to list team dresses for sale on MySkatingMall.com. Just imagine what it would be like if many teams created listings of their available dresses.  An amazing selection of dresses would be provided that would save buying teams hundreds of dollars over making dresses from scratch while at the same time earning money to fund the selling team’s endeavors.  Please tell the synchronized skating teams that you know of this great opportunity!

    Here are the details of how to sell synchronized skating dresses on MySkatingMall.com:

    1) An individual needs to register on MySkatingMall.com and create the dress listings. We recommend that the team creates a PayPal account that this individual can use in her/his MySkatingMall account so that the sale proceeds flow directly to the team. The team as an entity can not list the dresses due to legal reasons. An individual needs to be responsible for shipping the dresses and handling any payment concerns.

    2) That same individual can also register the team to receive the charity portion of each sale on MySkatingMall.com. 5% of every purchase on MySkatingMall.com gets split between the skating club or team of the buyer and seller. To register, simply go through the registration process again but choose the “Club or Team Registration” button rather than the “Individual User Registration” button. A different email address from the one used for the individual registration will need to be used for the team registration. The same PayPal account can be used for the individual and team registrations. It usually takes 7-10 days for us to get the new team up on the site.

    3) Create the skating dress listings and include as much detail as possible. There is a $1 per year listing fee. If you have 20 dresses to sell, it is still $1. Check out our FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) for more information on how MySkatingMall.com works. Put the price per dress in the price box when creating the listing even if you have many dresses for sale. Choose a shipping cost for the listing even if it is not totally accurate since you can change it later. In the description box, you may want to include text such as “Final price and shipping costs are determined by the amount of dresses purchased. Contact us before purchasing.”

    Look to other listings in the Synchronized Skating Team Dresses category for examples.  Once an agreement has been made between you and the buyer, you will need to log into your MySkatingMall.com account, click on “my active listings” and choose to edit the listing in question. At that time you will put the total purchase and shipping prices in the listing and let the buyer know they can go to MySkatingMall.com and purchase the dresses.

    If you have remaining copies of the dresses after the sale, you will need to renew the listing to put it back up on the site. We apologize for this inconvenience but this is due to limitations in our current software. We anticipate that this problem will be fixed in the next six months.

    We are here to answer any questions and help you along the way!  Email us at info@myskatingmall.com or call us at 719-210-5517.

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    Rachael Flatt Donates Dresses to Support the U.S. Figure Skating Memorial Fund

    Friday, January 7th, 2011

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    2010 U.S. National Champion Rachael Flatt has just donated four of her skating dresses to be  sold on MySkatingMall.com.  The proceeds from the sale of each dress will be given to the U.S. Figure Skating Memorial Fund.  The Fund has been providing training and academic grants for competitive figure skaters since 1961.

    “The Memorial Fund has been amazingly supportive throughout my skating career-something of which I am incredibly appreciative. I felt that donating my dresses and having the proceeds go back to the Memorial Fund was a simple way to give back to an organization that has given me so much over many years!,” explained Rachael. 

    Wow! That’s the way all athletes should be, don’t you agree? Rachael’s donated dresses include her 2008 “Moon River” Short Program dress that she wore at the Cup of Russia Grand Prix Event as well as many exhibitions.  Three of her practice dresses were also included, all of which are stylish enough to be competition dresses themselves!  You can check them out and purchase them through this link: Rachael’s Skating Dresses  You could also type “Rachael Flatt” into the search box near the top of the page at MySkatingMall.com if the link is not working.

    Rachael is the second Team USA member who has donated items to raise money for the U.S. Figure Skating Memorial Fund. Several of Adam Rippon’s outfits are also available through this link: Adam’s Outfits

    “So many Team USA athletes have directly benefited from U.S. Figure Skating’s Memorial Fund,” said Julie Schmitz, Special Projects Manager for U.S. Figure Skating. “Whether it is wearing a RISE t-shirt at the rink, selling costumes on MySkatingMall.com with proceeds going to the Memorial Fund, or using their social media platforms to promote the event, our Team USA athletes have embraced the promotion of RISE with the same passion they put into their skating on a daily basis.”

    Along with Team USA members, MySkatingMall.com is still pursuing its goal of raising at least $1,000 for the Memorial Fund by the release of the film RISE in February.  So far, we are at about $250. Take a look at these great outfits through the links above, get amazing skating items for a fraction of what they cost new, and support a great charity!

     

    P.S.   We made a mistake!

    The “What’s so great about figure skating?” Contest has been extended until January 31st due to a problem with the video uploading instructions.  Clear directions and information about this $100 contest can be found at: http://www.myskatingmall.com/skating.  We are very sorry for the confusion!  Please take a few minutes to share with the world what you love about figure skating:-)

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    2,526 Reasons to Choose MySkatingMall.com for Holiday Shopping

    Thursday, November 25th, 2010

    MySkatingMall.com has just surpassed 2,500 items listed for sale! From all over North America, skaters and their parents have offered their ice skating dresses, figure skates and blades, and figure skating accessories for sale.  Pretty much anything skating related can now be found directly on MySkatingMall.com or by clicking through to our Partner Stores.  And better yet, all those items are accessible from the convenience of your own home.

    Speaking of Partner Stores…. they are the next 25 reasons to choose MySkatingMall.com for your holiday shopping.  Your skating club or team will receive 5% of your total purchase price from the following skating merchants:

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    (Cherryloop, Skaters Landing, U.S. Ice Wear, Lake Placid Skate Shop, On Edge Skating, Sportmusic, Sk8Strong, FuzzySoakers, Ice Time Apparel, Ice Skating Accessories, Carrie Jones Designs, Ballet for Figure Skaters, T.C. Rox, Erin’s Emporium, Fleece on Ice, Flowerdaze, Handwarmers.com, IceDancers.com, Kingdom of Ice, Icersize, Kiss and Cry Angels, PixArt Creations, SilentCoach, and Sk8Mix.com)

    Remember to begin your shopping at MySkatingMall.com and then click the store logos on our homepage or click on the “Partners” tab at the top of the page to get to our Partner Stores.  That is the only way we can track the purchase and get the 5% of your purchase to your group of choice.

    2,526-2,500-25=1.  Hmmm, we’re missing one. Drumroll please…… the final reason to choose MySkatingMall.com for your holiday shopping is that you will be raising money for your favorite skating charity by buying items that you were going to buy anyway! Haven’t you always wanted to kill two birds with one stone?  Brilliant!

    P.S. This is the best time of the year to sell skating dresses and outfits. The majority of skaters are done competing for the year and are starting new programs. Every one of those programs requires an outfit so why not sell them yours?  Of course, Christmas is coming up too!

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    Adam Rippon Donates Outfits for the Memorial Fund

    Sunday, November 14th, 2010

    RipponFour Continents Champion and two-time World Junior Champion Adam Rippon has once again demonstrated his class by donating four of his Junior and Novice outfits in order to raise money for the U.S. Memorial Fund. His outfits can be viewed through this link: Adam Rippon on MySkatingMall.com.

    Adam’s mom, Kelly, included a short note with the skating outfits: “Thank you, and best of luck with this worthy endeavor”.What worthy endeavor would that be???

    MySkatingMall.com has set a goal to raise $1,000 for the U.S. Memorial fund by February 17, 2011.  This date corresponds with the national release of U.S. Figure Skating’s documentary RISE. The film will celebrate American figure skating while commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team that perished in a plane crash on its way to the World Championships in Prague.

    The mission of MySkatingMall.com is to support the skating community. We would like to challenge other skaters to follow Adam’s lead by selling their gently used skating dresses, skating outfits, and skating practice apparel on MySkatingMall.com.  You don’t have to be an elite skater to participate! Simply list your items and choose for 87.5% of the sale price to be given to the U.S. Memorial Fund.

    Canadian skaters, don’t feel left out! Remember, you have the option to donate directly to the Skate Canada Athlete’s Fund when listing items:-)

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    Skating Magazine Features MySkatingMall.com

    Sunday, August 29th, 2010

    The article “Bargain deals can be found at www.myskatingmall.com” was recently published on page 44 in the August/September 2010 issue of Skating Magazine! Skating Magazine is the official publication  of U.S. Figure Skating so I am extremely excited that MySkatingMall.com received mention.skating_mag_junejuly2010cvr_medium

    The issue highlights Olympian pair skaters Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig on the front cover. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find the cover picture for this newsletter:-)

    Below is the text from the article in case you don’t have your magazine handy:

    “Former U.S. bronze medalist and PSA master-rated coach Ryan Jahnke credits a conversation he had with his father for a new web site that offers the skating community bargain deals on new and used equipment and attire.

    “These outfits are in great shape; there has to be somewhere to sell them,” Jahnke’s father told his son one day while looking at a heaping pile of skating-related items that had collected over the years in a closet.

    Jahnke took his father’s words to heart, and with his entrepreneurial instincts, founded www.myskatingmall.com.

    The web site offers an international marketplace to buy and sell new and used skating items, with an added perk of supporting U.S. Figure Skating teams, clubs and the Memorial Fund as part of the online transaction.

    “It is there to open up the closets of all competitive skaters in the world so people are not limited to only buying new items,” Jahnke said.

    As a former athlete board member of U.S. Figure Skating and as a coach at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jahnke sees first-hand how difficult it is for individual skaters and teams to meet the financial demands of the sport.

    As a remedy to this dilemma, Jahnke used his recently earned degrees in finance and information systems to help launch www.myskatingmall.com. Behind his own money, Jahnke hired web-design pros to develop the site, which he manages on a daily basis.

    More than 200 people [currently 397] have registered to buy and sell products on the web site since its launch in March. Jahnke, in fact, sold both his costumes from the 2003 campaign, in which he won the U.S. bronze medal and earned a spot on the World Team.

    Unlike other online retail stores, www.myskatingmall.com is a perpetual fundraising opportunity. Those individuals who purchase items from the web site can designate a portion of the purchase price for a club, a team or the Memorial Fund.

    “It’s free to register for an account and all the resources are right there to help you [clubs and teams] begin a hassle-free fundraising campaign,” Jahnke said.

    Of more than 200 members to date [currently 397], 65 [currently 145] have chosen the Memorial Fund as the beneficiary of their transactions.

    “This is something the skating community has needed for a long time,” Olympic champion Brian Boitano said. “I love that it will help many people keep skating and support grassroots clubs and teams at the same time.”  -Jenny Walter

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    MySkatingMall.com Testimonials Page is now live!

    Thursday, August 5th, 2010

    Read What Others Are Saying About MySkatingMalltestimonials  

     Now that we’ve been up and running for a while, hundreds of individuals in the skating community have been able to experience MySkatingMall.com firsthand.  Some were people who wanted to earn money by selling the closet full of great skating items they have stored away. Others were looking for lower cost options for competition outfits or blades. Many people stop by the site to check out our ever growing list of Partner Stores to see if they can raise money for their club or team through buying from their favorite skating retailers.

    It is always exciting for us to receive emails from users of the site.  We’ve put up a Testimonials tab on our homepage to share these emails with you.  If you are still on the fence in deciding whether you want to participate in the MySkatingMall.com community, please read what other skaters and parents have said.

    We are interested in hearing comments AND concerns. Several of our ongoing improvements to the site were suggestions from others like you.  If you would like your experience added to our Testimonials page, please email us your note at admin@myskatingmall.com.

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    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!

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    Gently Used Marketplace Now Open!!!

    Sunday, March 7th, 2010

    Phase 1 of MySkatingMall.com has just come online!  Our customized marketplace for the purchase and sale of gently used items is now complete. You can access it at http://www.myskatingmall.com/store!

    What we really need is for hundreds of people to list their items for sale before our Grand Opening in two weeks.  Remember, there is no cost to list items for the next year.  Right now, our Mall is empty…. just like if a new mall was built in your town and no stores have moved in yet.  We need your help! Please list your items and tells your skating friends about it as well.

    In the next two weeks, we will be linking in our Partner Stores and getting their items listed on MySkatingMall.com. We will also be setting up our donation system that will allow funds to be raised for skating clubs and teams.  If you find something on MySkatingMall.com that you want to purchase in the next two weeks, go right ahead. The transaction will work.  Just know that no commission will be taken out by the site so no funds can be transferred to your club or team.

    Thank you for all the support and being so patient while MySkatingMall.com is being finished. The ending is in sight! (Or should I say the beginning:-)

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