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My numbers are a bit screwy this week due to the auction. Because of the way I get my numbers off eBay, I post my sales number that includes fees. MaxSold commission is pretty high at 30%, so I really just made $780. Am I unhappy about that number? I mean, a good portion of the auction was items that have been sitting in my inventory for years and years. No, I am not unhappy; I am so glad that it is out my door and I made some money on it. I am unhappy about some of the items that went for really low prices, but I will deal. Some of that was due to the fact that I have a hard time finding the time to test electronics. So, sucks for me.
As far as eBay goes, I did have one good sale, and the rest were smaller. My one Etsy sale was through offsite adds, and they really screwed me over on that one. Fees were about $5 on an item that was $10 after shipping. Ouch! I only have 30-some odd items there, so whatever.
I will have time to list now that the auction is over except I have a busy week and then I have to do taxes. I leave it to the last minute each year, but, really, I was focused this year on the auction.
Week of Mar 16 – 22
Total Items in Store: 1332 eBay, 33 Etsy
Items Sold: 8 eBay, 1 Etsy, 102 MaxSold Auction (2 didn’t sell)
Cost of Items Sold: $16.60 + $16 Commission + $203 auction
Total Sales: $218.97 eBay, $9.90 Etsy, $1110 MaxSold
Highest Price Sold: eBay $84 for Framed Horse Racing Secretariat Kentucky Derby Photo 20×16; MaxSold $100 for 8 Sterling flatware pieces
Average price: eBay/Etsy $25.44; MaxSold $10.89
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 0 -
Items in Store: 2935
Items Sold: 17
Total Sales: $745.00
COGS: $87.00
Total Profit: $658.00
Average profit: $38.71
Average sales price: $43.82
New Listings: 47
Items scavenged: 16
2025 weekly new listings Avg: 19
2025 avg gross weekly sales $1,287.17
2025 Avg weekly Items Sold 25
2025 ASP $52.01
2025 projected total sales $66,932.67Well that’s a little better this week. Most of the new listing was done at the very end of the week so hopefully this week picks up based on my renewed efforts. This week I’ve been hit hard with the reality of our housing situation. We REALLY need more space and bedrooms and the only way it can happen in this absurdly unhinged real estate market is if I make more money. I’ve gotta drive the ebay business to the moon and list as much as possible and hope that results in extra sales. I also did some end/sell similar of old listings throughout the week to try and get my store more active.
I still have a lingering cough but I’m feeling better every day. I so hope we’re done with sickness and can role into spring healthy.
This weekend we went to Columbus to get away. I always scavenge on these weekend trips in order to deduct travel expenses on taxes. I also use the Hhonors points I accumulate on my business credit card to get free hotel stays. In this case it was two free nights at an Embassy Suites. These little weekend getaways are great to reconnect with our children. At home my wife and I are always under pressure to get stuff done, and combined with kid’s natural utter lack of pressure to get things done, chaos typically reigns supreme. LOL! A couple days somewhere else where we don’t have to cook, can spend hours in the pool playing, and just hang out without (most) of the pressures of a daily grind is wonderful.
Ebay is the main reason we can do this. Traveling with 7 kids is an expensive undertaking!
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