The Numbers: April 16-22, 2023
Good week of sales and we did nothing different. The power of zen selling?
I (Jay) went to a flea market for the first time since the pandemic. It was awesome. I love flea markets and talking to people and seeing everything they bring. There’s the antique guy who has ridiculous prices on everything and uses his table to just show off his collections, rarely selling. The lady who always brings piles of nothing but kids clothes. The tool guy. The hunting, knife, bullet guy. The lady who sells plant starters she’s grown herself. The lady who sells discounted soaps she’s bought with coupons. And my favorite, the junk guy who spreads out all his jumbled knick knacks over several tables for you to sort through (everything under $5).
As much as we depend on eBay for steady sales and profits, I love that there’s still a community who love cash and in-person sales.
I spoke to several sellers who complained that it’s been harder for them to find stuff to sell. Likely because more auctions are going online. I’m more and more confident though that the deluge of abundance/waste will find its way to the market for cheap one way or the other. As a scavenger, it’s just about finding where that stream is.
Ryanne competed in a national competition for coffee tasting. This skill is needed for being a great roaster. She made it to the quarter-finals against some of the best in the country. Next year!
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Our Store Week April 16-22, 2023
Total Items in Store: 9337
Items Sold: 21
Gross Sales: $1,345.86 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $1,066.84 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $70
Cost of helpers: $40
Highest Price Sold: $150 (vintage curtain tie backs)
Average Price Sold: $50.80
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 20
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(Your numbers can be found here: https://www.ebay.com/sh/performance/sales)
The Numbers: April 9-15, 2023
As we all discussed last week, it feels like a weird slooooooow period is upon us. Our week was certainly quiet. A handful of sales, few offers or messages. Our gut is that we’re starting a recession that hasn’t been officially announced. Or everyone is just worried and pulling back spending (is this the same thing?)
Anyway, we’re still finding new stuff to sell, putting it in the pipeline, and know it’ll all eventually sell. Hope you guys are doing well!
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Our Store Week April 9-15, 2023
Total Items in Store: 9337
Items Sold: 15
Gross Sales: $804.52 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $642.53 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $55
Cost of helpers: $80
Highest Price Sold: $80 (vintage lamp)
Average Price Sold: $42.83
Returns: 1
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 20
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(Your numbers can be found here: https://www.ebay.com/sh/performance/sales)
What Sells On eBay: String art, BMW patch, Aristocraft birds, Slot cars, Zenith stereo
The Numbers: April 2-8, 2023
It’s currently a stressful time at Scavenger HQ. We have a lot of pokers in the fire which is exciting and overwhelming. When do you know when it’s too much?
I guess you really don’t know. We just try to have as much fun as we can while doing projects. If it’s not fun, we don’t do it. Stress isn’t the worst. It’s hating our lives while working on something that’s the killer.
It’s just like listing on eBay. Sure, this pile of men’s ties might make us money, but we hate photographing and listing ties. It makes our life miserable because ties are boring, so we just re-donate. Researching and listing random antique porcelain plates can be overwhelming but is also fun for us. We like to be excited about what we’re doing.
We had a good week of sales on eBay. Sold a lot of fun weird items. Our pipeline of items to list seems never ending. There’s just so much good stuff out there.
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Our Store Week April 2-8, 2023
Total Items in Store: 9348
Items Sold: 21
Gross Sales: $1,323.23 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $1,079.54 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $81
Cost of helpers: $80
Highest Price Sold: $200 (vintage necklace)
Average Price Sold: $51.40
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 20
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(Your numbers can be found here: https://www.ebay.com/sh/performance/sales)
The Numbers: March 26 – April 1, 2023
No big news on the any fronts. We’re just “heads down and working”. Is the economy going to crash? How scared should we be? How much cash do we need to keep on hand? Will people keep buying our sh*t? These and other exciting thoughts keep us up at night. Welcome to the glamorous life as small business owners.
I did sit for an interview with Mark from “Not Your Dad’s CPA“. We interviewed him for our podcast in 2016 for reseller tax advice. He since has become a tax accountant almost exclusively for other resellers. He’s a good guy and resource.
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Our Store Week March 26 – April 1, 2023
Total Items in Store: 9340
Items Sold: 24
Gross Sales: $1,283.34 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $974.82 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $122
Cost of helpers: $80
Highest Price Sold: $150 (lot of wool coats)
Average Price Sold: $40.61
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 20
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(Your numbers can be found here: https://www.ebay.com/sh/performance/sales)
What Sells On eBay: Woolums lamp, Office chair, Auto parts, Acoustic guitar, Record player
The Numbers: March 19-25, 2023
Our common refrain last week was “why am I so tired?” Ryanne and I both would be exhausted by the end of the day. It’s the first week of Spring and we realized what a bust Winter we’ve had. Usually the cold season is when we “catch up” with things, but this year we’ve been pushing deep into several new projects.
With coffee, we’re expanding our wholesale business as seen in our recent announcement of roasting the coffee for our local hospital chain, who is a great partner. But doubling our wholesale orders overnight meant a lot of work training new staff, testing new equipment, and building new systems to handle more roasting. It’s exciting to see the roastery that we built during the pandemic full of activity.
As for eBay, we had good steady sales all week. Lots of offers coming in and we’re happy to accept them. Our large inventory is really doing all the work during these times when we’re busy. It’s a good feeling when things you planned/worked come together!
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Our Store Week March 19-25, 2023
Total Items in Store: 9360
Items Sold: 28
Gross Sales: $1,438.58 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $1,140.14 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $117
Cost of helpers: $80
Highest Price Sold: $95 (artwork)
Average Price Sold: $40.71
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $50
Number of items listed this week: 50
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(Your numbers can be found here: https://www.ebay.com/sh/performance/sales)
What Sells On eBay: Vintage TV antenna, Levis sherpa denim jacket, Jim Dandy Grits material, Apothecary bottles, Pencil sharpener, GE Wildcat stereo
The Numbers: March 12-18, 2023
When we started selling on eBay, it was 2008 when banks were collapsing across the country and hundreds of thousands of people were losing their homes. We didn’t own much of anything. eBay was a way to make some money in a rural community.
Fifteen years later, banks are collapsing again. I’m not educated enough to know how serious things are in the economy. We’re still helpless to do anything about the larger world, but we know we can work and be smart. Our financial lives have grown since 2008 and yet scavenging and listing on eBay is still part of our habit. Our scavenger knowledge have only improved. Nothing else has really changed. Here’s one of the first weeks we started publicly posting our numbers.
No magic or secrets. Just listing the same as before. Hope you had a good week.
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Our Store Week March 12-18, 2023
Total Items in Store: 9316
Items Sold: 21
Gross Sales: $1,335.52 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $1,062.02 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $117
Cost of helpers: $80
Highest Price Sold: $110 (antique scale)
Average Price Sold: $50.57
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 10
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(Your numbers can be found here: https://www.ebay.com/sh/performance/sales)
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