What Sells On eBay: Christian Dior sunglasses, Bose speakers, Lucchese boots, Artists pochade box, GE Wildcat record player

[Ryanne]

Lucchese (pronounced loo-kay-zee) boots may sound like they’re from Itlay, but their maker was from Texas of Italian descent. Either way you shake it,[See the full post at: What Sells On eBay: Christian Dior sunglasses, Bose speakers, Lucchese boots, Artists pochade box, GE Wildcat record player]

[Inglewood]

Being a long time scavenger for eBay, I remember a day when you couldn’t give away 8-tracks, or anything to do with records/LPs. In fact local thrift stores wouldn’t even accept them in the 1990’s through the early 2000’s. It’s funny how times change – they are now some of by easier to sell items.

If I could have only had to foresight to get a warehouse of these items when they were plentiful and people would pay you to take them in the 1990s!

The Panasonic remote is a good example of an item that is often overlooked – remotes tend to sell often for me, especially known brand names for stereo equipment. Avoid TV remotes unless they are modern or very vintage (pre 1980’s). Once you know what remotes sell, they are an easy $1 to $2 find at most stores that pull in $10-$15 easily, if not higher (some remotes I have sold have pulled in just under $100). To test remotes, I bought an infrared sensor that lights up an LED when infrared signals are picked up – it will let you know if any of the buttons don’t work. Even if a button doesn’t work, be honest and someone will still buy it.

[So Cal Joe]

Everything you are saying about 8 tracks and records, I see going on with books right now. They are heading to the landfills by the ton. Go get your warehouse and buy all the pre 1970 books you can find. Believe me there are lots and lots of them.

In 15 or 20 years, I think the world is going to ask “What happened to all the books?”. We will find that Wikipedia is not the answer to all the questions, and media stored on the internet is far from permanent or free.

I personally donate books by the hundreds, many of which are over 50 years sold. Unfortunately there is no resale value right now for most.

[Roland Deschain]

In 15 or 20 years, I think the world is going to ask “What happened to all the books?”. We will find that Wikipedia is not the answer to all the questions, and media stored on the internet is far from permanent or free.

Good points!

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[Linda Shields]

And we will find that “history” has been rewritten to conform to the politically correct paradigm of the day.

[Steven S]

I point the remote at my iphone’s front facing camera lens and test the buttons, you can see the emitter flash.

[Sharyn]

I had a number of interesting sales this past week:

I was given some vintage electronics & equipment last year, which quickly became a death pile. A friend was able to test a few items for me, but the rest was listed as non-working. This SyQuest hard drive didn’t do anything when I plugged in, but I don’t know if it needed something else to work. It sold for $22 through the GSP to the UK.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/182592493025

Vintage cooking books sell well for me. Bought this 1965 one written by Vincent Price and his wife for $1, sold for $20.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/182717291895

For some reason, tablecloths have suddenly been selling for me. These two listings were sold to the same person for a total of $76. I paid pennies.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/182509114943
https://www.ebay.com/itm/182509153851

A Harley Davidson lamp sold via GSP to Canado for $59, paid $15.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/182713667231

I paid about $0.55 for this vintage Trapper Keeper binder as part of a $1 minimum bid lot at an online auction. Sold for best offer of $35 to someone in Guam.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/182688664843

Another vintage Pantone book sold for $50, paid $5.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/182666766917

[Ryanne]

i also do well with vintage cookbooks, i love finding and selling them. the graphics and illustrations are usually great!

also, TRAPPER KEEPER!! having 1980s flashbacks. i’ll have to scan ebay for the one i had in 2nd grade now.

[Ryanne]

this was the one i had in elementary school!
neon fruit!

https://imgur.com/a/nQoJZ

[Sharyn]

Yes, I remember the Trapper Keepers from school, but I don’t think I ever owned one. When I was taking my kids school shopping recently, I noticed that the brand is still around. It is now owned by Mead.

The binder was part of an online auction. Basically, it was a bin full of mostly junk. I figured I could use the bin itself (even without the lid), and it included a chalk board that would be worth the $1. Once I got it home, I decided to look up the Trapper Keeper before throwing it away, and boy I was surprised at the prices! I figure the buyer either wants it for nostalgia or else his or her kid is going to have the coolest notebook in Guam!

Here is the auction lot, paid $1.10 total:
http://maxsold.maxsold.com/auction/5370/item/mugs-and-more-a-535460

[Djett83]

Hi Sharyn

Great Job on the Trapper Keeper! I love MaxSold. We have those auctions here in Northern VA and I’ve picked up some great box lots on the site. One of my favorites was a box of Johnny West dolls and house for $8. You never know what you’ll find listed.

Thanks for sharing
Donna

[sonia]

Trapper Keeper!!! awesome. I remember those from junior high school in the 80s.

[sonia]

Wow, Steve! I am impressed with your $10 offer for those like-new boots after the seller said they wanted $50. I was thinking you were going to say you got them for $30. How do you get up the nerve to go so low – you don’t worry about pissing off the seller with such a ridiculously low offer for such a high value item?

Gotta work on getting my nerve up to make low offers when people ask me to make an offer…

[Steven S]

You must schmooze the seller, get a friendly conversation going. Never say anything derogatory about the item, in fact try and do the opposite without sugar coating it too much. I often stay “that’s a fair price but I’m just not willing to spend that much today”.
Feel out how desperate they may be.
Make an offer that you intend to be declined and countered, it may surprise you.

[sonia]

thanks steve for the great advice.
“that’s a fair price but I’m just not willing to spend that much today”. – that is awesome – I am definitely going to incorporate that into my spiel.

[GreenDragon]

Wondering if there is something actionable to do with “underperforming listings.” Woke up this morning and the number suddenly went from 80 to 999+!

[Doublythumbs]

Not very many exciting sales, but I’ll share some highlights…

I got this old Choke Thermostat Housing part from a box lot that I overpaid for. It was an online auction that only posts one picture of everything they sell, so it’s always a gamble. I forget what I even saw in the photo that I wanted, but it was all junk except for this part. Paid $5. But I listed it anyways and it sold within hours for $16. So I made my money back and then some.
Old Ford Choke Thermostat Housing

Estate sales aren’t too common where I’m from, but I did manage to go to one last spring. I found a few goodies, including this Sony Walkman for $5.00. It was in very good condition and worked beautifully. Came with Sony earbuds too. I priced it for $50 and someone bought it for full price.
Sony Walkman

Sometimes I’ll go to the Goodwill Outlet store outside of Pittsburgh. It’s a hit or miss really, but I’ve learned to be creative when perusing the bins. I found an old electric coffee percolator, but it was really beat up and virtually unsellable. But from past experiences, I’ve learned that the inside stems often need replaced. And this one’s stem was in great shape. And since the outlets have really loose rules, I took just that part and left everything else. Listed it and it sold within a week for $13. I probably paid approximately $.50 for it.
Farberware Percolator Replacement Stem

I wanted to talk about these Rubbermaid Lazy Susan turntables just because of how much of a pain in the ass they were to pack. I got these in a box lot of other kitchen container stuff for $3. Mainly, I just wanted this set of push-button airlock canisters that I already sold for $32, but I saw that people bought these so I listed them for $16 each. Well someone came and bought both for a total of $32. But since the flood destroyed all of my packing supplies, I didn’t have a box big enough to accommodate these. It was getting late and I was dead tired, but I managed to Frankenstein three priority mail boxes together. It looked horrendous, but it made it to it’s destination and I haven’t heard any complaint yet.
Rubbermade Lazy Susan

[Inglewood]

Funny that Trapper Keeper was mentioned – I bought a bunch of similar ones in the summer, as well as the other similar 1980’s ones like “Note Tote” and “Finder Binder” and all sold like crazy (I was only asking $10 each). They were only 25 cents at a local thrift store. My wife thought I was nuts buying them, but two sold within 30 minutes of listing…

I think they are a good back to school item to stock up on for next year – not sure what they would sell like after back to school is over…but a good BOLO item to start listing in June/July next year if you find them

[jinedo58]

Super slow here one of my many caps sold at a decent price, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walmart-Sparks-Logo-Blue-Baseball-Cap-Hat-Cloth-Strap-Adjustable-/202032857450?rd=1

[Habnab]

Keep an eye out for dishes made by Juliska and also certain patterns by Lynn Chase. I’ve had reasonable success with those brands recently, and they might not catch your eye at the thrifts. Also, certain Kate Spade for Lenox do well.

[ChristineR]

Super slow here and I’m shaking the trees and listing. Kate I just found some hard placemats by Lynn Chase this week. I can’t believe the prices for the china but they it looks well made and beautifully designed. Will look for Juliska, thanks.

[Linda Shields]

It seems like the hurricanes hurt my sales. I normally sell a large percentage of items to Florida and Texas. I hope there won’t be a hurricane in California!

[Linda Shields]

Steve, is that you on the guitar at the end? I just love how you enjoy repairing broken electronics to resell. I love doing the same thing with things I love and know about. I touch up chipped porcelain, wash and press vintage linens and love the process. Problem is that the things I enjoy fixing up to resell are worth a lot less than your “guy stuff”! 😊

[Steven S]

Yes, it’s gratifying when you spend time refurbishing something and it sells. Sometimes I feel like a repairman with too many projects, but I always try to find time for the 6 string.

[Wallabee]

What sold June 25- July 1. (1200 item store)

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[Wallabee]

What sold July 2-8 https://youtu.be/YgqIvyG5Lm4

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