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08/19/2024 at 9:24 am #103759
This is the 2nd thread for 2024. Post your Challenge numbers here each week starting on Monday. You do not need permission to join, just post your numbers and I’ll add you in.
For information and rules on the Challenge, go here. Please note 2024 changes to the rules in this post here.
First week of this post begins on Monday August 19.
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08/19/2024 at 9:32 am #103763
TWENTY WEEKS DEATH PILE CHALLENGE STARTS TODAY!
This week you need to clear twenty items from your death piles. You can donate, trash, or list, as long as you get them out of the house*. OUT of the house, not in a box to be found six months from now. 😁
Ready? GO!
*Okay, if they’re listed, they get to stay in the house until they’re sold. 😉
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08/19/2024 at 11:51 am #103770
I listed 27 items. I would have more, but I decided to schedule the rest over the next two weeks while my parents are visiting.
Their visit will also get in the way of the challenge. However, I will do my best now before they show up. I’ve got a pile of empty boxes on top of some death pile boxes. I’ll want to clear those up first.
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08/19/2024 at 1:45 pm #103774
I created 6 listings this week.
I will work on the 20 items. I plan to take some items to the flea market but I’m not sure that counts so I will try to clear 20 other items by posting them on Ebay.
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08/19/2024 at 5:42 pm #103779
@ChistineR – I’m pretty sure Amatino’s challenge is just to either list or get rid of 20 items in your deathpiles. So, anything you get out of your house including taking them to a market, bringing them to a donation spot, or throwing them in the trash count!
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08/19/2024 at 7:23 pm #103781
Super!
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08/19/2024 at 2:37 pm #103777
Eleven listings for me this week. Had a vicious cold on top of everything else so just had to muddle through. This weekend is our BIG summer show in Oregon City so this week will be mostly about prepping for that, although I hope to get some listing done as well.
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08/21/2024 at 6:31 pm #103793
34 listings.
I dropped one death pile item off at the tailor today to get a hook from a missing hook & eye closure on a dress attached. It’s a super easy fix that I could have done myself but I constantly put those types of projects off so now I let someone else do it.
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08/22/2024 at 6:22 pm #103794
Ugh so hard to get going with listing after a long break. I just got a pumpkin spice latte (only one pump) to fire up. Hope you all are finding it easier.
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08/23/2024 at 3:58 pm #103800
Nope! I managed one day of organizing and creating a pile of items to donate. I’m going to be filling my quota for the week with donations rather than listings, just because of sheer lack of time this week. But I’ve been finding it awfully difficult to make the time available. And listing after such a long break is a killer! I think we can commiserate, Christine!
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08/25/2024 at 11:44 am #103801
I listed 20 items last week, forgot to post earlier!
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08/25/2024 at 11:18 pm #103803
I listed 24 items last week.
Of those, 13 were part of the challenge. I also donated or threw out 8 additional items. So, I met the 20 item challenge with a total of 21.
My parents are visiting, so I’m not going to do any additional listing this week. I have scheduled about one item a day until next Sunday, so I will have a small number to report next time. None of them are part of the challenge.
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08/26/2024 at 8:08 am #103804
My post (above Sharyn’s) for 20 items listed was for the week of 8/12 – 8/18.
For last week: 8/19 – 8/25 I listed 30 items. 20 were from my DPs to meet the new challenge goal of 20 DP items dealt with last week.
Thanks again to Amatino for proposing the new challenge to jumpstart the second half of 2024 – I’m loving being able to pull from any DP box!
Wishing everyone a productive week!
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08/26/2024 at 9:27 am #103805
I whupped everyone with a big goose egg for listing 😀 but I did make the challenge by donation only. That shelf looks really neat and workable now that it’s almost cleared of junk! LOL.
Wishing you all a fantastic week.
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08/26/2024 at 10:22 am #103806
@Amatino thanks! Yes definitely having some issues with being tired and keeping my booty in the seat and listing. I only got 6 items up that day. Some things going on this week, flea market, vintage market and a wedding but I hope to have a couple of good listing sessions.
If we are counting the market, I’m good on the 20 items for sure. It was a great market. Got rid of a little bit of inherited costume jewelry, clothing, unlisted art work.
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08/27/2024 at 10:08 am #103819
Last week’s winner was Sharyn. Congrats on great numbers!
Julie is still whipping our collective booties with her terrific listing numbers. If she wasn’t our Honorable Mention for the year, she’d be so far ahead of us we would have no hope of catching up! LOL. Congrats on your hard work, Jules!
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08/28/2024 at 12:54 pm #103826
18 items for last week, none were DP.
Had a great show in Oregon City and took more than 20 items from my DP to the show.
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08/28/2024 at 3:01 pm #103827
How wonderful for you, Lacy! After the time you’ve had, I’m glad you had a great show.
Ah.. but did you and Christine SELL the 20 items from DP at your Shows? If you took them there, then brought them back home, they didn’t count! 😉
Of course they sold. You always sell so much stuff, Lacy, it’s quite impressive how much you pack into your markets. I’m thrilled you guys are finding alternate ways to reduce your DPs. I’ve had to fall back on merely donating mine due to simply not having the time to do any more, nor the space to continue to hold onto them. We have a local Street Market coming up in October, perhaps I should get myself a pile of DPs to offload there and follow the herd* to the markets! 😁
*(Herd? Piggies? They all sound so unflattering, don’t they?)
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08/28/2024 at 6:16 pm #103828
Thanks Amatino. I’m motivated to list. I had insane vet bills plus both a crown and a filling replaced all within less than a month!
42 listings. My death pile was untouched, unfortunately.
I’ll be visiting my mom next week so I might not remember to post here for a week or two.
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09/02/2024 at 9:02 am #103849
30 new listings, 19 were DP items for the 19 DP items dealt with challenge goal for last week.
I’m really loving the new challenge, it’s awesome to be listing items I’ve never listed in years!
Wishing everyone a happy Labor Day!
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09/02/2024 at 2:11 pm #103851
Zero listings on Ebay for me last week. Sold well over 20 death pile items between the flea market and the pop up market. Also dontated a lot of our clothing left over from the flea market.
The garage is still pretty full, but I really need to turn some attention back to Ebay after our relatives leave Tuesday.
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09/02/2024 at 6:26 pm #103852
37 listings, all new items. None were death pile. However, went through several boxes and at least 20 DP items are off to be donated. Mostly books that have too little value to deal with.
My brother is coming for a visit this week from Colorado. We have to move my dad into Memory Care Saturday and it’s going to be a big job. I do have at least a day and a half with him helping me with DP items and it’s going to be awesome. We’ll make a big dent. He’s also an Ebayer Scavenger, so he knows the ropes! He and his wife just bought an antique mall in Florence Colorado, so I can’t wait to hear about that. We have scavenging in our veins!
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09/02/2024 at 8:57 pm #103853
I listed 10 items. Most were scheduled from the previous week. As I mentioned, my parents were in town, so I didn’t have time to do much listing. None were DP.
My mom brought a bunch of stuff up for me to sell; mostly art & books. She also brought up some clothing that her friends didn’t want anymore. I’ve told her to stop, but she forgets. I will get rid of it otherwise it will be become more DPs that I don’t need!
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09/04/2024 at 7:30 pm #103868
Zero listings and I didn’t make the DP challenge either. It was an insane week. I will have to make up with double this week!
Treasures won the week ending 8/26, congrats and well done on all your hard work!
According to my schedule, we have to get rid of/list/donate 18 items this week. I will try to do 37 so that I catch up with last week as well. That sounds like a lot, but I am pretty sure I can donate or trash that amount without too much difficulty. When I first started eBaying, I got a lot of genuine honest-to-goodness junk. Paring down will be a joy!
Wishing you all a great first week to the last third of the year!
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09/09/2024 at 12:46 pm #103892
I listed 33 items last week and 18 were from my DPs so I met the challenge goal last week. Yippee! It feels really good to finally be getting items I’ve avoided listing for years listed.
Wishing everyone a productive and healthy week!
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09/09/2024 at 1:14 pm #103894
I listed 25 items last week. Of them, 17 were from death piles and 2 were donated, for a total of 19 against the 18 challenge.
Since I missed the previous week, I like Amatino’s idea to make up for it. So, I’ll need 19 for the missed week plus 17 for this week, a total of 36. Since I listed an extra last week and another in the first week, I’m reducing it to 34. Doable, but definitely a big challenge! I’ll only list DP items this week!!!
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09/10/2024 at 11:42 am #103902
Zero. We had a major heat wave and don’t have air conditioning. Also I’m just struggling to get into the seat and list. Need to do it this week after I have something going on today.
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09/12/2024 at 9:15 am #103916
Winner for week ending 09/02 was Lacy with some great listings. Well done!
Sharyn, I missed two weeks in a row, now, so we’re both playing major catch up!
Christine, our HVAC went out this week too. I’m so grateful we’re not in triple digits any more! Still, when it’s in the 90s it’s a little hard to find the energy to do much. I’m super lucky that I have the mini split unit in my sunroom where I’m doing all my quilting work.
Just got another quilt off the frame yesterday. We have a Crazy Cat Lady challenge this year and this quilt is one of my faves. The custom quilting took 12 hours over 3 days, and the customer is thrilled.
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09/12/2024 at 9:17 am #103917
Forgive me bragging, but I’m so proud of this work. Here’s a close up of the center. I had a little giggle when I quilted “kitty kitty kitty” on the large grey “book” on the top shelf.
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09/12/2024 at 1:12 pm #103918
Amatino that quilt is amazing! Lovely work and so charming.
Zero listings for me last week. Moving my dad took SO much time. I was able to do some sorting with my brother however, and donated at least 15 DP items. Not looking better for listing this week either. Just really slammed with things.
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09/12/2024 at 8:38 pm #103921
Wow you are really talented! I am not crafty but created some succulent planters in 60s low pottery planters with Temu mushrooms and I’m working on creating some match holders out of mini bell jars with pretty paper on the lids and a strike sticker on the bottom. I also ironed on some cute patches to my daughter’s sweatshirts for resale. If you would have told me I’d be doing this stuff a couple of years ago I would have thought you were nuts.
I have my mom’s nice sewing machine and I’m following some makers on Instagram who use vintage fabrics to make simple things like tote bags. Maybe someday I’ll get slow enough to give some of that a try. I’m horrible and have no patience for threading the machines but my husband will do it.
We only have about 3 heat waves a year this bad, and it’s really nice now to have the ocean on-flow cooling us off again at night. I watched a lot of tv those evenings and felt guilty about it.
I’m running a clearance on summer clothing at the market this weekend and I should sell enough art to meet the 20 item DP challenge, but maybe not make up for last week. My husband really wanted me to get the car back in the garage and it almost fits, but the hard goods that I’m not taking back to the market need to be dealt with because they are still encroaching a bit into the car area. He’s being really patient with me.
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09/13/2024 at 6:09 pm #103925
First, that is an amazing quilt, Amatino! I love it.
Second, I’m going to bow out of this group for awhile. It’s a wonderful group of ladies and I appreciate all of the motivation and kindness shown by everyone here, especially Amatino who keeps us all going and who has faithfully logged our numbers week after week.
I’ve gotten a bit scattered and unfocused lately and am trying to streamline as much as possible. I just wanted to hop on here and let y’all know so when you don’t see me posting weekly, you won’t think something bad happened to me. I’ll check in from time to time but I won’t be posting my weekly numbers.
Best wishes to all!
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09/13/2024 at 7:14 pm #103926
Oh, Julie! We will miss you, and send you on your way with our very best wishes. It’s a revolving door on this thread, you can come back any time!
Thanks for all your kind words, everyone!
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09/14/2024 at 9:40 am #103927
Take care Julie!
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09/16/2024 at 12:13 pm #103937
Good for you, Julie! Take care of yourself.
I listed 26 items (all DP) and donated three.
That’s 29 against my goal of 34. That leaves me with five I still need to catch up, so this week’s goal is 16 + 5 = 21. (double-check me, but is that correct?) This seems more reasonable especially since I found two boxes of magazines that should be easy to list or pull out ones to throw out / recycle. I’m pretty sure I can catch up this week.
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09/16/2024 at 5:07 pm #103947
Amatino – your customer’s quilt is amazing and your quilting makes it stellar! I love it!
Julie – your weekly presence here will be missed! Your dedication to listing was very motivating for me, now I’ll just have to imagine you listing away every week. I hope your focus improves with your break from the forum.
I listed 31 items last week. But only 8 of the 31 listings were DP items. I donated 9 DP items in order to make the 17 DP items dealt with goal for last week. That was disappointing to me, I’d hoped to make the DP goal each week just through listings, but it was a busy week and I just couldn’t accomplish it. This week will be no better as I’m leaving for a short vacation in the morning. But I guess any means of reducing the DPs is still a big plus.
Wishing everyone a great week!
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09/17/2024 at 10:23 am #103953
I had a zero week again. I sold some death pile artwork at the booth for sure but probably not 20 items.
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09/17/2024 at 12:16 pm #103954
Julie….here’s hoping you have a wonderful rest of 2024. You will be missed!
As for me, I have to admit that I’ve been in the glumps, which makes it even harder to list. Feeling swamped and so behind and Brookhaven only a few weeks away. Hoping to get my mojo back this week. Fingers crossed.
Zero listings last week. I did get some DP items priced for Brookhaven.
I did pick up some fabulous vintage fabric…two big boxes of it….for two bucks at a yard sale last weekend. If anythings going to inspire me to list..that’ll be it!
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09/23/2024 at 12:52 pm #103963
I pulled out those two boxes of magazines I mentioned earlier, and I listed exactly 21 new items to meet my goal. I started working on other DP as well as some newer stuff, but they haven’t been listed yet. So, just met the goal and that’s it.
This week’s goal is then 15. Yesterday, I washed enough dishes and men’s shaving razors (random) to about make those 15 listings, and I have more to wash today to get to that number. I feel I’m on my way.
I hope everyone else is doing well. I know that I working towards this challenge a bit more seriously because I’ve promised my family that I’m going to give them back enough space in the basement to set up a small workout area. My first goal is to reduce my DPs, and then I will set up an online auction to sell off old inventory that has been sitting for years. I will also sell off some DP electronics that I don’t feel like testing, so I guess that will reduce the number of items I could be listing for the challenge by about 3 or 4. Don’t worry, because the boxes of stuff that weren’t DP when we started the challenge will be towards the end of it! LOL
Anyway, please join me in this challenge. You can always restart now with 15 and say you didn’t meet the goal a week or two.
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09/23/2024 at 1:49 pm #103964
Oh dear Sharyn, I’m going in the reverse direction: I didn’t meet any of my listings goals last week. I was out of town for a few days and then I just couldn’t get going on eBay again. I only listed 5 items before I left and none of those were from my DPs.
The good news is that I’m finally listING again and I’ve already matched my listing number for last week today. Hopefully I’ll get back to DP listing as well, or at least make the 15 DP items goal for this week by donating items.
Wishing everyone a great week!
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09/24/2024 at 5:52 pm #103970
Sharyn…I’m in! I’m just approaching it from a different direction. We emptied my DP storage unit into the carport late June, thinking we’d get through processing it in July. Then, I was very sick for six weeks…pretty much the whole summer. I have this semi-full carport staring at me every day. My show starts set up in two weeks, so I have to focus on going through the carport and pulling everything I can for the show and getting it priced and ready. I have shelving that I am putting DP t0-be-listed boxes on, and keeping it organized. The pile of boxes is going down every day. Just not being listed. Some of it is being donated. As long as it goes away, one way or another, it counts, right?
Zero listings, but actually a pretty productive week.
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09/25/2024 at 9:00 pm #103973
If you donate something, it certainly counts!!
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09/27/2024 at 2:31 pm #103978
Life took a major turn this week. 😑 I listed 16 Halloween items before that. Not really death piles. Had to cancel my live markets. I’m home from the hospital now and figuring out how much ebaying I will be able to do for the next month. It’s a real shame because I was looking forward to getting my EBay act together after kind of over sourcing. And needed to finish freeing up part of my garage. But I’m relieved I have some capacity to do it after this. Hopefully by November, it will be back to normal. It’s a good time to go through old listings. We were kind of at an empty Nester transition time, but having an event helps you get into perspective, wanting to leave your house literally in order. Seems like I have a sourcing ban comimg. Needing to work on time management.
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09/27/2024 at 6:49 pm #103980
Christine…gosh I am so sorry. Sending healing thoughts your way.
You are right…having an event does put everything in perspective. When I went through my thing in the summer, I kept thinking about Charlie having to deal with all my stuff if I was gone. It’s a sobering thought, among many other thoughts.
I hope that your recovery goes well.
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09/28/2024 at 12:22 pm #103981
@VL thanks! I had bought a little bit of cool stuff for decoupage Halloween projects and booth sales. Boo. I did get to do a little Fall display booth before this happened. I love changing it up. During my break from live sales I will turn my focus to accessible ebay items, updating old listings and probably can do some Facebook Marketplace. Will miss the booth! Hope you are having better days yourself. Will be figuring out what I can handle and it will be more gradually.
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09/30/2024 at 11:30 am #103987
Apologies for my long absence, ladies. I had the quilt show this week and it was one incredibly hectic week! I have created an album with photos from the Show so that you can enjoy the fantastic artwork our little town creates: https://photos.app.goo.gl/KBxKZc75sZfybPiU6
Winner for week 9/9 and 9/16 was our industrious VT! Go you! You have really been putting your foot down and cannoning down that finish line! Congrats, VT!
That brings me up to date, I think. Now for last week’s posts… I am going to miss Julie. I hope she gets herself organized as much as she wishes and visits us often.
@Sharyn, I’m in. In fact, last week I got rid of 19 items, putting me at week 2 of the challenge. I plan to try to catch up with several weeks this week. I’m hoping I’ll do the 18, 17, and 16 items to get me almost up to date, and I’m getting up at 6 AM every morning so that I can put in an hour or two before my day begins. How’s that for dedication? 😉@Lacy, so sorry to hear you’ve been sick for the summer. Sending healing wishes your way. And absolutely count donations. That’s pretty much my entire operation right now. I don’t have time to list, but I do have time to get rid of the duds so that when I start listing, I know I have the good stuff!
@Christine, goodness! I definitely send healing wishes to you! I hope that your recovery is swift and uneventful.
That makes last week’s winner Sharyn! Congratulations!
Last week I listed zero but I got rid of 19 DP items. I’ve not worked it much yet, but I’m loving this challenge. I’m working on the stuff that is NOT in totes or bins, so it’s very visible when I’m clearing spaces and even Himself is impressed!
Wishing you all a fantastic week. Don’t forget to use your shipping supplies coupon today!
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09/30/2024 at 1:21 pm #103988
First of all to Christine – I’m sending healing vibes and I hope you return to excellent health ASAP!
I listed 31 items last week. And I caught up (through donations) with all the DP items that needed to be dealt with for me be up to date on the DP challenge. I really wanted to have all my DP numbers completed through listings but that hasn’t worked out for me.
My husband and I should have flown out this morning for our anniversary trip but we had to postpone it due to both our cats getting sick. We’ll lose $1,000 on our vacation house rental and we may have to replace some of our carpet. It wasn’t pretty.
Thankfully the cats are getting better after an emergency vet visit. I guess we might have one more trip that won’t happen as we’ve missed two now and they say those things usually happen in threes.
Wishing everyone (and your pets) a healthy week!
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09/30/2024 at 5:40 pm #103990
I listed 18 items last week. 15 were DP and met the challenge while three were newer.
I am wishing everyone healing powers towards their (or their pet’s) health issues; whether minor, major, physical, or mental. We all need prayers, happy thoughts, and good doctors & vets.
@VT – One of my cats had an issue recently. Prior to our vacation in May, we noticed a big lump in the back of our cat Hops. Not like a growth, but like a big extended butt. Ends up he was really constipated. We had to take him to an emergency place, and, for over $900, they removed the poop and gave him a little cat enema. It started happening again in August, and this time we called the vet for an office visit, and he did something similar. It still cost us over $400. He was put on a high fiber diet, just like we humans need to do as we get older, and I’m plying him with MiraLAX mixed with a treat.
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10/01/2024 at 4:54 pm #103999
Oh my gosh. Everyone is going through things this year. Here’s hoping things start going better for all of us! Amatino what a lovely quilt show. So many wonderful creations!
I managed two listings last week, but more importantly I purged a whole bunch of DP items, including over 30 men’s ties I had planned to list on Ebay years ago. I have no interest in them now, so out they go. I also got a bunch of DP items ready for the show next week. Y’all are very inspiring!
Onwards and upwards, ladies!
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10/01/2024 at 9:14 pm #104000
@Vintage-Lacy – Good choice! I was given a large bunch of ties several years ago. I grouped them up into many listings. I’ve sold one listing a year for the past three years, and not for great money. I did not pay for them, but it was not worth it.
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10/07/2024 at 10:18 am #104009
Thanks everyone. I listed 2 last week and managed 10 this week. I can take pictures standing at my kitchen island and sit with my pillows and post. I can’t sit at the desk chair yet unfortunately.
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10/07/2024 at 10:36 am #104010
I listed 14 items, and they were all DP. Ten of them were vinyl records, that I had to research first and then test. This took me several days, so I listed those plus four other items during the weekend.
This week, I am already making drafts, so I’ll be able to spread out the listings better. Challenge is now 13.
@ChristineR – From this and your other posts, it seems like you threw out your back or something similar. I wish you fast healing and a quick recovery. Sounds like you are making progress. Once you get over this issue, perhaps you can find out if there are preventative measures you can do for yourself. Personally, I perform stretches every morning and go to a chiropractor every other week.-
10/10/2024 at 9:59 am #104038
@Sharon thank you. Unfortunately I had a cardiac event that caused me to pass out and fall. All fixed up now. This week I’m improving and was able to stand and take photos and then sit on my pillows and list on my phone, which was encouraging.
I’m getting used to listing on the app now and I kind of like using the dictation feature. I also like the app version of Terapeak. It’s pretty easy to change the period of comps and it calculates sell through for you, at least on very common items.
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10/10/2024 at 3:09 pm #104042
Damn, well I am glad that you are feeling better and are able to continue with eBay. Take care of yourself!
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10/07/2024 at 11:15 am #104012
Happy Monday, everyone!
Congrats to VT for her win for last week.
Well done on getting 2 listings up, Christine. I hope that you continue to get better.
Thrilled that everyone is doing so well on their DP items. I managed to get my 18 items out and started on my 17 but failed to finish. Boo. Well, I’m still progressing. I’ve got to finish my 17, 16, and 15 and then I’ll be up to date. Of course, by then it will be next week, so I’ll still be one week behind BUT… I’m getting my DPs out of the house so I’m taking it as a win!
Still no listings for me, unfortunately. I had hoped that my quilting business would have settled down by now to allow me to return to eBay, but it has not. The machine I was working on declared war, full out combat mode, and the hubs, who is a sewing machine repair tech by trade, lost his temper with it. Fortunately, I was given a replacement machine. Same machine, newer model. When this machine started acting funky on its very first day, Himself told me to research getting another brand. Serendipitously, a brand that I’ve been following for a long time had a Road Show this weekend and I scored a new machine with over $4,000 in discounts plus another couple thousand in additional freebies. I’m horrified to report that a longarm machine costs the same as or more than a small car! They know this, so they are kind enough to do an estimate of how many quilts you have to do per week to pay for it! They don’t tell you how to find this much business, though. 😜
The machine is expected to arrive within a week, so I have a few days to list and sell the new (working) machine as well as sell the older machine for parts, to get them out of the house. Then I have to clear and set up the room for the new machine to come in and to allow me to start working as soon as possible so that I can get those quilts out to pay for the machine! Oh, and I have to make all the stock for the Christmas Boutique I have in 6 weeks. Yikes!
Perhaps I should plan to return to eBay in the New Year?
Wishing you all a wonderful week.
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10/07/2024 at 11:37 am #104013
Charlie had a health issue last week and spent several days in the hospital. He’s home now and recovering well, but it was scary. Needless to say no listings for the week. However, I still had found some time to sort through the DP and did donate five large boxes of items, including a whole box of china teacups I had planned to put candles in, long ago. Out they go!
Here’s hoping for a much less eventful rest of the year for all of us!
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10/07/2024 at 2:51 pm #104018
Oh VL – I’m very sorry to hear about your husband’s health issue. I understand how stressful and scary a health issue for a spouse can be. You have my empathy and good wishes for a complete recovery for Charlie. And good wishes to Christine for your continued recovery as well.
Amatino the quilt show was fantastic, thanks for sharing the photos! As someone who has pieced a few quilts myself I understand the time involved and the artistry of it. I’m very envious of all the beautiful quilts you documented as well as of the intricate quilting – I’ve never done any quilting myself, just piecing. It’s wonderful!
Re: eBay I managed 37 listings last week. None were DP but I did make the DP goal for last week through donations again. A friend whose sister is an eBay seller sent me 157 sewing patterns. My friend goes to garage sales with her sister, but her sister doesn’t sell patterns so my friend bought them and shipped them to me. So I’ve got lots of items to list. Yikes.
Now that we’ve dropped another $1,000 on getting our cats well my husband and I are planning a long weekend trip this Friday, we’re driving just in case we need to return home quickly. Fingers crossed!
Wishing everyone a great week.
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10/11/2024 at 9:21 am #104044
Wow, Christine, that’s scary! Glad you are on the mend!
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10/14/2024 at 9:00 pm #104052
I listed 14 items last week. 13 to meet my DP challenge plus one newer item.
Challenge is 12 for this week. I did have a few extra ready on Saturday, but I scheduled them purposely for this week so that I can get a head start. Ha, I take these challenges WAY too seriously!
I hope everyone had a great week!
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10/15/2024 at 9:28 am #104053
20 new listings and 10 DP items donated so I have 3 more DP items to catch up on for last week. I just got back from a trip to Aspen last night and I have a house guest arriving on Friday so it’s going to be a busy week.
Wishing everyone good health this week!
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10/15/2024 at 11:51 am #104054
20 new listings for me. Some was RA clearance I just ordered, some was Thanksgiving I’ve been saving up. A fraction was death pile items.
Hoping to list more this week.
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10/21/2024 at 7:51 am #104080
I only managed 13 items on EBay but listed about 8 more on Facebook marketplace (mainly large pillows).
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10/21/2024 at 10:02 am #104081
27 new listings for me. I caught up with the # of DP donations I needed to do last week to be even for this week. So I just need to do the actual # required by the challenge from my DP this week. I think the DP # for this week is 11?
Wishing everyone a productive week!
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10/21/2024 at 10:49 am #104082
I listed 13 items. Twelve were DP, and one was new-ish. (I bought the framed art years ago, but my parents decided they liked it and hung it in their home. They were given new art recently and decided to bring it back.)
Anyway, I’m starting to have to change what I mean by DP. Since I decided to have an online auction to make room in my basement, much of my DP (mostly clothes and untested electronics) will not be listed any time soon. I’m now working on an auction pickup from June which is in the throws of death, but not really there. I only have a few items that are true DP, but require some cleanup or research. They will be sprinkled in here and there, but I’m actually running out of true DP because of the mass cleanout planned for the new year.
@VT – Yes, this week’s challenge is 11.
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10/21/2024 at 12:35 pm #104083
@Vintagelacy I hope Charlie is doing well now. So sorry. It is scary. I missed your post earlier.
My listings last week were recent pick ups (pre-health stuff) and RA, so I don’t really get death pile credit. I have a bunch of smalls on my desk that I will probably get to first to tidy up. However, I do have some Christmas stuff that I would consider death and I’ll be listing that shortly after I clear the desk.
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10/21/2024 at 8:45 pm #104088
Oops, it was actually 29 new listings for me. I forgot to count the two items I listed on Sunday night.
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10/22/2024 at 3:51 pm #104089
Correction 9 Ebay + 9 Facebook
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10/23/2024 at 8:07 am #104091
Yikes! I’m two weeks behind! This new whole-week-to-post has really thrown me off. Sorry everyone! I’m just grateful you’re all here for the community and not for the numbers! LOL
Okay, week of 10/07 winner was VT with a great number. Week of 10/14 we had a tie! Congrats to Christine for pulling through so well to tie with VT! And I think a special note of congrats to Sharyn for actually clocking the DP challenge every week. Go you!
Lacy, so sorry to hear about Charlie, hope he’s getting better.
Christine, you seem to be doing so well. Hope you continue to improve.
My new machine arrived just before the weekend and I am thrilled with it. I’ve not had much time to play, however, as I’m frantically sewing for a Christmas Boutique in only 5 weeks.
Wishing you all a fantastic week.
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10/23/2024 at 10:28 am #104092
Learned about this today from a FB group I’m in. A seller’s item was returned, buyer pays shipping, all good. Then she noticed it was scanned and eBay automatically refunded in full. She didn’t get to check condition or anything as she hadn’t received it yet, and she was just a tad horrified. I thought I’d let y’all know about this so that you’re not taken by surprise too.
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10/23/2024 at 5:18 pm #104096
What is a seller-fulfilled prime order? That sounds like a connection to Amazon.
If the buyer does not return the item in original condition, then isn’t eBay taking the risk? At least for our type of store?
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10/24/2024 at 3:22 pm #104100
I have no idea, on any of those questions.
There was a discussion just beginning in the FB group but I have been too slammed for time to investigate it deeply. I figured it was enough of a concern to just notify my peeps. As more information surfaces, I promise to pass it on.
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10/28/2024 at 11:54 am #104126
I listed 24 items, all DP.
This is against last week’s goal of 11 DP, so I’m holding onto 13 for future weeks. Add one to that (14) for an item that got donated this past weekend. I’m going to need this saved DP list because I’m running low which is a really good thing!!!
I hope everyone is healthy and up to their ears in listing!!
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10/28/2024 at 12:08 pm #104127
50 new listings for me. It’s amazing how much I can accomplish without houseguests and my hubbie out of town. Once my sister and my husband both left town on Monday I got busy.
I also donated 11 DP items, including a couple of purses that I’d had forever but never listed. I don’t enjoy listing purses but I did discover that one purse I’d bought to list years ago (for $15) is selling for $250 and up on eBay. You’d think that’d be motivation enough for me to get it listed, but of course I put it right back in the unlisted DP inventory box – lol!
Wishing everyone a wonderful week!
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10/29/2024 at 8:09 am #104132
Good listing week with 25 listings, plus some crossposting on District.net. I didn’t get back to my Mercari drafts yet. Really these are mostly not death pile items.
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10/30/2024 at 7:03 am #104142
I really need to refresh my store with sell similar but I think I’m going yo wait until after the election and fallout absorption period, then do it. In the meantime running 3-4 day sales.
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10/29/2024 at 8:21 am #104133
Howdy y’all! You continue to amaze with great numbers and so much enthusiasm. I’m really privileged to be part of this happy little corner! 😀
VT won last week. You’ve done some great work, T, your numbers are fantastic. Congratulations.
I’m frantically sewing for my Boutique which is in only 3 weeks, so I’m doing nothing else but shipping an occasional order. However, I’ve been reviewing my stash which is pretty much ALL old, old, and older items. I don’t think I’ve bought anything for resale in over a year! So my entire stock is all DPs and I’ve been giving it the hairy eyeball! Stuff sells, it all sells eventually, if the price is low enough, but I think I’ve lost patience with low-priced items. So much work, so little return. After my Boutique, I’m probably going to turn this focus into my inventory and clear out as much as my Scrooge-like heart will let go. I would be happy to empty that entire bottom shelf of my storage wall and use that for storage for the stuff I have in my attic, so that I don’t have to climb up that rickety stair and clomp around with the wasps and stuff!
All this to say that I’ve not kept up with the DP Challenge (10 weeks to go!) but that in 3 weeks when my Boutique is over, I’ll probably knock it out of the park!
Wishing you all a great week.
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10/29/2024 at 4:05 pm #104140
Hello everyone,
Finally coming back up for air after Brookhaven and all the other things going on. I am finding it difficult to get back into listing mode because I see all the other things I should be doing also. I just need to buckle down and devote two hours a day to listing to get back in the swing of things.
Brookhaven was a great show, although tear down was a bear….two of my five workers called in sick that day so we were extremely short handed and it made it much more difficult. My average sale for the show was the highest it’s ever been in 28 years…so it shows people are spending money!
My ebay sales are sluggish and I know it’s because I haven’t been listing. If I can get on the ball this week and next it should help a lot.
Kudos to all you happy listers…..you are an inspiration and I hope to put up a decent number next week, or at least the week after. But for now, put me down for zeroes for all the weeks I haven’t posted. I also will work on my DP, promise!
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10/30/2024 at 7:00 am #104141
congrats to everyone on their numbers. The garage is an absolute disaster and I have boxes in the dining room of listed and unlisted merch. I should t really be lifting boxes yet but I can pull them down to grab things out. My live booth stuff is all out. I can’t wait until I can reorganize and consolidate. Everything feels like a big death pile right now all over the place.
Congrats VL on such a great show! I miss the live selling. When I’m in a hurry packing up my stuff is not well organized after but you probably have a good system.
There is a pop up organizer who is doing an empty space in the downtown mall for the holidays. I’m not sure how that will work but I hear his rent is expensive even for outdoor pop ups. We’ll see…
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11/05/2024 at 10:46 am #104165
20 new listings for me last week but I did zero as far as DP clearing. I’ll need to double my efforts on getting rid of DP items this week.
Wishing everyone a great week!
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11/05/2024 at 12:38 pm #104166
I listed 21 items. 12 were DP.
Goal was 10 DP, so that gives me a bank total of 16.
I started this week off rough with some stomach issues, but I seem to be mostly over it. Yesterday was a wash, but I’ve started by cleaning some items that already have drafts. My “career job” is mostly quiet right now, so I think I’ll be able to get some listing in this week.
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11/05/2024 at 1:15 pm #104167
21 for me. Not exactly death piles but I have gotten a lot of the stuff listing that I sourced before my injury. I also crossposted some more onto District this week.
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11/07/2024 at 12:51 pm #104178
17 listings for me. Good to get back in the swing of things…even with so much going on. No DP items, just Christmas items, which is important to get on there this time of year.
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11/10/2024 at 9:53 pm #104188
50 new listings for me plus I donated 20 DP items to catch myself up to date with the DP challenge. My hubs was out of town for a long weekend and I really applied myself to listing.
This week I’m finally expecting to hit my DP items challenge number through listings rather than donations. I’ve put DP items in the cue to be listed this week. Fingers crossed!
Wishing everyone a very healthy and productive week ahead!
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11/11/2024 at 11:16 am #104189
8 listings for me this week. Lots of serious health issues with both parents, so my time was limited. Still plugging away though.
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11/11/2024 at 11:49 am #104190
I listed eight, but only two were death pile. I will pull seven from my “DP bank” to meet the challenge.
I am now left with nine in my bank. Next week challenge is 8.
My remaining DP items are mostly more complicated because they require some research or organizing, but I should be able to get there.
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11/14/2024 at 10:45 am #104213
Hey folks. Yet again, I’m behind with updates, but I’m glad y’all don’t need me!
Winner for week 10/28 was VT, winner for week 11/4 was a tie between Sharyn and Christine. Well done to all of you.
We have 8 weeks left in the DP challenge. I have one week left until my Christmas Boutique. I’m sewing like a crazy lady, but it’s all going much slower than I’d like. Running multiple businesses at the same time is a recipe for insanity, I tell you!
However, I have been stockpiling boxes. When the Boutique is up and done, I’m going to be going through all my inventory and catching up with the entire DP challenge. The total number of donations for the entire challenge is 210 items. I’m going to fill those boxes with everything that I don’t want to list. I’ve reached the point where it’s more important for me to have the space cleared than to spend the time listing low dollar items. Give it up, give it away!
So here’s a Pop Up Challenge for you! There are two weeks left in November. What items are you hanging onto that you should really just give it up, give it away? You know the ones; you spent money on them while they were trending, but you’ve had them so long they’re not trending any more and now you’ll only just cover your costs. Or they’re pretty, so they should sell! Vintage glassware that nobody buys any more? Cute mugs that only sell for $7 nowadays but would have fetched $20 if you’d listed it 2 years ago? That coat that is pure wool, FFS, but they’re selling on eBay for $15 each because Walmart stocks them? Give it up, give it away. Nature abhors a vacuum, I’ve been told. So get rid of that stuff to make holes for the good things you’re going to find next year! When you list your numbers for the week, don’t forget to note how many items are GI UP & AWAY!
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11/15/2024 at 2:26 pm #104216
Hm, so many things to pick from. Some sourced years ago. When I did my yard sales I went through almost every box but left some $12-15 items, including a lot of breakables. With the current shipping rates, I probably will take some of that to the local flea market when my back is better. I’m marking many of my Starbucks mugs down to $4 on Mercari…
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11/18/2024 at 12:09 pm #104237
Hello Friends!
I listed 50 items, 6 were DP item listings. I’ve forgotten what the DP challenge number was for last week but I think I’m a few short, I’ll have to catch up this week with my DP listings.
I’m pretty happy with my listing number, I’m finally seeing progress in getting through my boxes of unlisted inventory. It’ll be great to start 2025 off with less eBay unlisted inventory! Unfortunately in getting my listing numbers up I didn’t find the time to work on the pop-up challenge. It’s a great one so I hope to participate in the pop-up this week.
Wishing everyone a great week ahead!
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11/18/2024 at 3:32 pm #104239
I listed 21 items this week. Only 3 were DPs. Challenge was 8, so I’ll take 5 from my “bank”. I’d like to mention that one of the DPs (a vintage electronic item) has been around for a few years, and I’m so happy to finally tackle it!
I am left with 4 in the bank. Next week challenge is 7.
I don’t know if this meets the popup challenge, but the photo below is of items from recent auction lots that are not worth the effort to list. I posted them on two freecycle Facebook groups, and I have about 80% given away. Someone is supposed to take about 10% more, but they haven’t been responsive on arranging a time. Whatever is left will get posted again, or saved for our town’s next in-person freecycling event (which I happen to manage).
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11/18/2024 at 11:07 pm #104240
18 for me. Didn’t get to the pop up challenge.
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11/20/2024 at 9:37 am #104249
Christine, do you find selling mugs for $4 is even worth it? When you knock off all the fees and charges, the cost of packaging materials, and the time it takes to photograph, list, pull, and ship, it seems to be a loss. When mugs sold for $12 upwards, it was worth it, and I even went as low as $7 to clear stock that was already listed. But I won’t do any new listings with such low returns. Unless there’s some secret on Mercari that I’m missing.
My pop up challenge work will only start next week. I am both thrilled and terrified that today is the day we set up the Christmas Boutique I’ve been working so hard on. Terrified because I don’t think I’ve ever been so unprepared for an event, and thrilled because after this weekend, it will be over and I get my life back. And that sentence is why I believe I will not do one of these again. I don’t think I enjoy it and I don’t want to repeat it.
Here’s one of the quilted throws I finished for the Boutique. I like this one a lot!
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11/20/2024 at 10:44 am #104250
@Amatino no fees at all on Mercari now and never were listing fees. Just trying to get back what I paid if possible. Listed long ago. They aren’t really moving so probably will end up later at the flea market. I use a lot of recycled packing materials but do buy large bubble. Sometimes I find it at estate sales too.
Awesome work!
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11/25/2024 at 8:14 am #104264
30 new listings for me. Unfortunately none were DP items. I’m still two DP challenge items behind for last week, so I need nine in total this week to catch up.
I’m content with what I was able to accomplish considering I was feeling under the weather all week from having two vaccines on the same day. I’m hoping for a strong listing week now that I’m feeling well again.
Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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11/25/2024 at 9:07 am #104265
Winner for the last two weeks with some seriously impressive numbers was VT. Go Treasures, go! 😀
My red truck quilt in the last photo I posted sold immediately. I could have sold that thing five times over if I’d bought multiples of it!
Wishing you all a fantastic Thanksgiving week!
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11/25/2024 at 12:00 pm #104271
I actually did not list anything this past week. I did do lots of prep work, so I should catch up this week.
The goal was 7, and I had 4 in the “bank”, so I am now 3 in the hole. The goal for next week is 6, so I have to list 9 DPs to even out.
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11/25/2024 at 2:26 pm #104275
@Sharyn – to be honest, I’m still not keen. Actually, another member of our local quilt guild approached us on Saturday and asked if she could participate in “next year’s one.” That would take us up to 5 participants, although the lady who did the worst out of our trio (because she’s exorbitantly overpriced) wants to pull out. My partners pointed out that I have an entire year to sew for it, rather than the 7 weeks’ notice we got this time. As the venue has not yet confirmed if they want to repeat, I’m not sure it’s even up for discussion! LOL. Although I’m 100% positive that we can find an alternate venue in town, so that’s not a good excuse. I don’t know. I love sewing items and I’m very good at the display and chatting to customers. I just really didn’t enjoy the pressure of the deadline and being suddenly voted Fearless Leader. I ended up doing all the display, buying the racks, bringing my own Christmas decorations, etc. If I was doing it on a regular, this would be assets for the next one, but to be suddenly responsible for all this extra purchasing and set up when I’m not even sure we’re going to have another was a bit much. Perhaps I’m just feeling burned out from all that I’ve been expected to do in the last quarter and I’ll feel more enthusiastic in the new year? They’re already talking about a Spring Show and I’m thinking heck no!
That being said, we will be at our local Second Saturday Market to offload the remainder of our stock. It has only two rules: you must live in the area (i.e., have an address at the local post office) and it has to be all home made/grown/reared. It’s free, no fees, and only two hours, so it’s a great opportunity to clear the last of the items we made and also the last of the supplies we bought and didn’t get to make, which gives us 3 weeks to make and sell. I’m happy to do that because in our local Market, if you only have 2 items left on the table, it’s not a problem. We don’t have to have a “full” booth as we would at a craft fair or similar.
But another full show like the boutique we just finished? Still not keen. Nope.
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12/02/2024 at 11:58 am #104306
50 new listings for me. I don’t think any were from my DPs though. In order to get a large number of new listings up in a week I pull just the easy to list items. And easy to list items never make it to my DPs in the first place. I still have unlisted DP Christmas items, sigh.
Wishing everyone a wonderful first week of December!
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12/02/2024 at 5:50 pm #104314
It was a busy week with family and friends so I only got 22 listed. Hoping for a great week this week. Still listing Christmas, so not really death piles. I’m getting pretty sick of listing Christmas. Probably have about 20ish items left.
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12/02/2024 at 8:58 pm #104317
I listed three and two of those were DPs. Thanksgiving and then Black Friday ended up taking lots of my time.
Since I’m keeping track: I was 3 in the hole, I only listed two DP, and my goal was 6. I am now 7 in the hole. Not sure that I will catch up, but you never know.
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12/03/2024 at 1:22 pm #104318
Did you all have a happy Thanksgiving?
Winner for last week was VT again. Congrats on great numbers!
I’ve not shared the link to the spreadsheet in a while, so here you go: TELC
As you can all see VT won this year! I know we still have 3 weeks to go, but it’s no contest! Congrats on a stellar year, VT!
Only 4 weeks to go in our DP Challenge and I am so far behind! BUT… I have a secret weapon. My husband is a machine when it comes to work like this and he has agreed to help me sort through my DPs. Of course, he has an ulterior motive – he wants the garage back! Whatever his incentive, I’m just grateful for the help. We’re going to tag team, with me doing comps on the computer while he sorts. Stuff that is less than $30 will go straight into a Goodwill box. Stuff that is over $30 will be put into separate boxes depending on whether they can go straight to photos or if they need cleaning or some other prep work before photos. I’m fairly certain I can wipe out the entire 210 item in one day with his help.
As a precursor to this activity, he suggested I put my entire store on sale to try to reduce my inventory at the same time, as it hasn’t sold and I have a lot of low dollar stuff. So my entire store, both listed and unlisted, is going to get a massive overhaul. It will be interesting to see my “new” store afterwards! 2025 is being set up beautifully!
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12/08/2024 at 9:08 pm #104352
Hey y’all! Sunday evening and I will be out an about all day tomorrow, so I am posting today. I listed zero but I killed it at the DP challenge! Not one, not two, but 100 listings are all gone. I counted listings, not number of items, or it would be higher. A boxed set of 3 is easy to count as one, but when I have 3 items that I would have sold as a set, I had to decide it it was 1 or 3, and decided I was good with 1. To be honest, there weren’t many sets, so it made a small difference. And these were all donated, not listed. I have way too much low-dollar stuff from when I first started in eBay and didn’t know better, and I have to concede that my time would be better spent on $30 items than $7 listings. It hurts to see 100 $7 listings walk out the door, but right now, it’s good for my soul to get rid of the clutter.
The loss of possible income doesn’t compare to the gain in storage. What a huge difference in space! I’m thrilled! I have cleared one half of one shelf in my garage (I have 4 shelves that run almost 17 feet and are 3 feet deep – not small shelves.) I reckon I can easily make the next 100 out of that remaining half shelf, which will mean I only need to find the last 10 to make my 210 for this challenge. Woot! I have stuff piled on a table and on my workbench, so that’s not all I have to be listed, and I still have a full 8×16 ft shed to clear out, so I’m not short of inventory! (Isn’t inventory a much nicer word than death pile? Even if all my inventory IS death piles! LOL.) Anyway, I am sure I can find the remaining 110 items to donate without too much of sweat. And I will be thrilled to be cleared of so much low dollar junk.
For week 48, VT swept us under the table again and she is now up to 26 wins, fully half a year. Congrats VT. Is your address the same? I’ll start working on your prize soon.
Wishing all of you a great week. How’s your Christmas planning coming?
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12/09/2024 at 1:14 pm #104362
@Amatino good for you! I’m waiting until January and plan to go through the piles once again and take lower dollar stuff to the flea market to try to get my money back. People don’t really want to pay current shipping costs on a lot of my old picks probably. I have a lot of linens and vintage fabric that I will focus on listing in the new year. May do some Facebook Marketplace. My husband wants the car back in the garage and it’s tough with all the Ebay and the live market stuff. Really really need to get the piles down.
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12/09/2024 at 9:55 am #104354
Only 6 new listings for me and zero DP work. My hubs and I were away for the weekend and we’ll be out of town for most of this week as well. I don’t anticipate doing much listing or DP work again this week.
Amatino thank you so much for declaring me the winner of the listing challenge this year, it’s an honor! However I did win a category listing challenge a few years back and you were so sweet to send me a lovely prize then. I appreciate you running the challenges and keeping the score and I think that’s enough of a prize to have someone willing to do all that work. So no additional prize is needed. I still have my prize from a few years back and it’s still in mint condition.
Wishing everyone a great week!
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12/09/2024 at 1:01 pm #104359
Just 2 listings for me. Eek. I kind of fell down this week on listing – terrible timing too. I do have some ready for photos. I have no idea where last week went actually. I did a winery pop up market Saturday https://www.instagram.com/p/DDSpyHvTjk5/ and helped the kids a bit, couple of Christmas events. However, I also watched Dexter – on Season 4 and it’s really getting good. Shame!
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12/09/2024 at 6:09 pm #104364
Love your Insta, Christine! Do you use software to create them or just have mad skillz?
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12/10/2024 at 12:03 pm #104365
Ty. It’s me with no skills. Ran out of music on that post. LOL
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12/10/2024 at 12:44 pm #104366
I hit another 0 week. My time has been spent planning for the holidays and a sudden uptick in my career job hours.
Since I’m keeping track, I was 7 in the hole plus 5, so I’m now behind by 12.
Because I have so little time available for eBay now, I’m not sure that I will be able to dig myself out. I am close to listing all my DPs, and I don’t have piles of low value stuff left over from years of scavenging. I may not be able to complete the challenge after the past two months of focus. LOL
I have two groups of DP stuff that I would like to complete by the end of the year. Let’s see what happens.
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