What Sells On eBay: Hats, Light fixtures, Shoeshine box, Inarco Collie figure, Barbie costume, WWII Army trunk, Siamese cats TV lamp

Steve – I sold my first shoe shine box on Oct 9, and then I saw you sell one a few days later!

Mine was in not such good shape, but I did include the dried out polish. I don’t know, but I figured people buying the box might be interested in the advertising on the old containers. Anyway, I didn’t do so well on it. I paid $4 and sold it for $15.71.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183287823316

Here’s something I did better on. In August, I went to the last day of a rummage sale where a bag of clothing was $5. I bought this men’s suit (I believe custom) made in Canada for about 75 cents. Sold it for $53 through the GSP, and it is going back to Canada.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183397609565

Another thing going to Canada is a lot of four books from the 1800s. They were part of a table lot at an auction. I paid about $1, and they sold for $26.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183347913454

This framed print was purchased in an online auction. The auction company’s service provider had a server issue after the auction started to end, and people couldn’t put in bids. I probably should have had competition, but I bought it for the minimum bid of $1. It sold for $43.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183237639289

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Highlights from last week:

These antique sleigh bells were a fortuitous freebie from my Aunt, who is downsizing following a move. I know from selling them previously that they can earn great money, but they are a slow sale. These have been listed for a few months, and sold for their asking price of $150:https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-c1880s-Improved-Swedish-Brass-Sleigh-Bells-Leather-Hip-Rump-Strap-17×2-5/323407396753

I spotted these mint condition Bed Stu womens boots at a Goodwill earlier this year and scooped them up for $8. $12? Not too much for what they were. I expected them to sell much more quickly than they did, and for their full price, but they went recently on sale for $112: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MINT-Bed-Stu-Yell-Rich-Blue-Leather-Womens-Bootie-Sz-8/323261516038

I’ve sat on this brass mailbox for almost a year. Picked it up at an estate sale for $20. It went during my recent sale for $103: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Large-US-Mail-Box-Cast-Solid-Brass-Saddle-Bag-10-1-2-Tall-x-11-Wide/323145028525

I bid on several lots of this Haviland Cambridge china in an online auction this summer, but between the rising prices of bids, and looking around my office at the china that hasn’t yet sold…well, I backed off. Ended up winning just these 2 platters after hoping I’d be outbid and save the drive, alas. Made decent money. Paid $13, sold for $64 on sale. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-2-MINT-Theodore-Haviland-Cambridge-Red-Serving-Platters-14-and-11-5/323296948093

I got this awesome MCM fabric at a nearby estate sale, along with a slew of other fabric, and recently got around to listing it. This was my largest amount of fabric from that purchase, at 8 yards. I sold it too low in price, in afterthought, but I was happy to see it go. Paid something like $2, sold for $80: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Mid-Century-Black-Cotton-Novelty-Print-Fabric-Candy-Dish-8-Yards-x-34/323487914669

Anyone else using an iPhone 8 for photos? I upgraded this summer from a 7 to an 8 Plus, and a good deal of that was for the better camera, but looking back at my photos – like the fabric above – I see how terrible they can be. Blurry…. Maybe I was just moving too fast.

During a trip to Seattle/Portland this past May, I had my first experience with the Goodwill bins. Got a few clothing items, as well as this vintage airline bag. Despite it’s stains and missing shoulder strap, it had lots of lookers from the get-go. Sold in my recent sale for $34: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Reeve-Aleutian-Airways-RAA-Flight-Carry-On-Tote-Luggage-Bag-Alaska-Map/323357418535

From the poodle cache (large lot of poodle figurines bought in an online auction early last year, listed late this summer), this dapper, capped dog. Paid ~$2, sold for $25: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Standing-White-Poodle-Dog-Figurine-Spaghetti-Gold-Trim-Blue-Captain-Hat/323441077688

Not sure why I picked these Wamsutta pillowcases up at a recent estate sale. Perhaps because there wasn’t much else catching my eye, and they were NOS. The cashier got a little confused by the labeling which says pillowcases and sheets, but it appeared there were just 2 pillowcases in the sealed packaging. Got them for $2. When I got home, I did open them up to check on the contents – 2 pillowcases. Was able to note in the listing how incredibly soft they were, very nice old school 100%, tight weave. They sold within the week for $25. https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Wamsutta-Supercale-Soft-100-Cotton-White-Standard-Pillowcases-USA/323495311850

I’m traveling for the next 2 weeks, and will miss the podcasts, forums, and sharing! Happy sales and sourcing. While traveling, I hope to hit some thrift stores – in New Zealand! 🙂

I had a couple of better than average clothing sales this week.
First is a NWT Anne Klein 2 piece skirt suit. Original retail was $340. Recently reduced the price to $80 which sold it. Paid $10.99 at Goodwill. Suits are little pricey at my Goodwill but worth going through in the off chance I find a St. John suit or blazer – which is rare.

A fun clothing sale was this 1980s style prom dress. Superb condition. Paid $6.99 sold for $60. I did have one annoying inquiry on it about a month ago. The potential buyer asked if I’d take $25 since they only intended to wear it once. With that logic the entire wedding gown industry would come crashing down.

Not a high dollar sale but a quick flip and I probably underpriced it – Box of 20 Edward Gorey Holiday cards. I paid 99 cents for the box and it sold within a day for $22. Not your traditional holiday card illustrations. I’m pretty sure these were originally sold at Barnes and Noble.

Looking forward to having a listing marathon this weekend. My husband is out of town working overtime so I have the entire house to myself which means spreading out and setting up my ebay photography equipment in a usually inconvenient area in the kitchen and leaving it all set up for 2 days rather than having to pack it all up after a few hours so we can use the kitchen like normal people. Here’s hoping for a very productive 48 hours!

That Polaroid film was a bit cheap at $40. I am usually able to get at least $7.50 a pack. They do reproduce it now a days so it doesn’t bring as much as it used to, but a lot of the people prefer the old film.

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