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07/20/2018 at 5:45 am #45838
Post your What Sold video in the forum>>[See the full post at: What Sells On eBay: Wind up car, Tori Richards Hawaiian shirt, TV Repairman’s box, Outsider art, Birkies]
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07/20/2018 at 3:07 pm #45850
Hey Ryanne – I can never find the Current what sold videos on youtube directly. Does Stephen have his own youtube channel? Thanks
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07/20/2018 at 5:20 pm #45855
Sorry, I keep these what sold videos ‘private without a link’ so someone who bought something from me doesn’t happen upon these what sold videos and finds out what I paid for it.
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07/20/2018 at 8:10 pm #45865
I just sold a pair of jeans to someone in Jay and Ryanne’s town. Woot woot!
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07/20/2018 at 10:51 pm #45871
I have a few sales that I can share from last week.
I bought this vintage desk lamp in an online auction for a dollar or two, and it sold for $32.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183287823389I had no way to test these five reel-to-reel tapes, so I listed them as-is with no returns. They sold very quickly, maybe in an hour or two, for $23. I got them for free.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183318572417This is my first paint by number sale. I remember Ryanne showing many of these when she did the what sold videos, but I never found one until recently. I bought it at an estate sale for $1, and it sold overnight for $24. I priced it at the lower end because it had three holes in it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183319280703Another vintage Pantone book sold. I have only one left. I paid about $4, and it sold for $45.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/182628973489- This reply was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by Sharyn.
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07/21/2018 at 9:17 am #45884
Steve – I love getting to see the beautiful landscapes you get out into! Thanks. 🙂
Sharyn – I haven’t seen a PBN like that before. Nice find and sale. With the exception of one rare still life, all of mine have been/are animals. Perhaps that’s just what my eyes are drawn to…
Some interesting sales from last week:
Picked up this unlabeled vintage Pendleton Glacier National Park Wool Blanket at an estate sale for $6. Would love to have kept it for my own use, but not with my two hairy dogs… Could have listed it for a bit more, but really didn’t want to sit on it for so long, and there are plenty on the market. Sold quickly for $120: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Pendleton-Glacier-National-Park-Wool-Camp-Blanket-Hudson-Bay-72×90/323338882775
Found this vintage football program from one of the last games of the Norfolk Neptunes in a closet lot I won in an online auction – glad I went digging through the random odds and ends in the back! Took me a long while to get to listing it, but in doing research found it had value. I thought it was from their last, Championship game of the season, but was corrected by the Buyer; took a best offer of $100: https://www.ebay.com/itm/ACFL-1971-Norfolk-Neptunes-Final-Championship-Game-Souvenir-Football-Program/323317432653
I have a soft spot for vintage English transferware. Picked these up at a thrift store for a couple bucks. Took them many months to sell: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-4-Meakin-Homespun-Brown-Transferware-English-Ironstone-7-Salad-Plates/323019693441
When we moved into our new place last July, I found that we inherited a lot of concrete garden statuary (not my bag). I’ve sold off a few pieces via Craigslist and the like. There was this garden fairy figurine sitting in the middle of one of the gardening beds, that I picked up to move last year while weeding and gardening. I was quickly stung by a wasp, having upset a nest within the piece, and threw the statue down as part of my reaction, breaking it into pieces. I threw the legs out, but kept the top half, as well as these feet! I figured I could sell them to just the right person, and they sold last week for $15: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Garden-Decor-Nymph-Fairy-Feet-Broken-Sculpture-Planter-Creepy-Terrarium-5x4x2-5/323071166093 Here’s hoping the top half sells – just posted it on Craigslist yesterday. Surprised the wasps haven’t found it again…
Have a great weekend, all.
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07/22/2018 at 11:16 am #45908
Oh hey! I recognized Sioux Falls almost instantly! It’s such a pretty sight. That was my first stop when I did a road trip across South Dakota. What a beautiful state! The Badlands were my favorite part. Anyways, nice sales as always. Here are a few of mine…
I’ll start with the big money maker of the week. This simple, 4-button remote controller came out of a dumpster. It looked like the business was just cleaning out a junk room or something. Well I knew this looked important, so I grabbed it and a bunch of other stuff I could fit in my car. Turns out, it’s used to control those huge antenna dishes on top of roofs. I priced it high and just had to wait for the right buyer to come along. After probably a year, I sold it for full price of $340!
Antenne ColtrollerThis letter opener / folding knife came from the bottom of a fishing tackle box that I only paid a couple bucks for. Everything else in the box was trash (melted rubber lures, rusty hooks, that sort of thing) but I knew the box itself was desirable (Kennedy brand). I didn’t think anything about this knife until I looked up the maker – Queen Cutlery. Apparently it’s a bit of a desirable brand. So I priced it higher than what I thought it was worth anyway, and it sold within hours for full price of $50.
Queen Cutlery Letter OpenerSo sometimes I make mistakes when buying things at auctions. But it’s all about the learning experience, and thankfully most of the time they’re cheap lessons. This is one of those things that are really neat but just don’t sell well. I got this box of 6 copper & wood screen printing blocks for a couple bucks. They were mostly portraits of dapper looking people, but so far this Christmas card one has been the first one to sell for $20. I probably won’t be picking these up again if I see them, but I thought I’d share the lesson anyways.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/302799914210Finally, here is a nice sale of random wrist watch and pocket watch parts. I bought several boxes full of random clock repair stuff at an auction for a total of $65 (each sellable item only came to .88 cents). I really should have went big and bought everything there, but I just didn’t know enough about clock repair to have known. This stuff demands big prices! But anyways, this was the random stuff that was left over after I picked all the good stuff out. It took a while, but it eventually sold for a best offer of $129. And the guy was so happy when he received it too!
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07/23/2018 at 7:59 am #45941
I’ve hiked the badlands a dozen times or so, it’s really great but so are the Black Hills.
Nice sale on the antenna. Remote.
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07/26/2018 at 9:17 am #46166
Hey: I saw your post late, been super busy last few days. But thought I would through some cooments in on this item that may help you with the remaining ones.
These are called “cuts”. They are inked “relief” [flat surface] and printed with a letterpress, as you have them listed, or Vandercook press. They do not have anything to do with “silkscreen” at all in any form or fashion. They are made type high, .923 or .937. They are etched plates mounted on wood blocks and printed by way of pressure down on the paper and the block. Same process as old newspaper letterpress hot or cold type. It requires a type setter to “Lock” these “cuts” into place inside of a “chase” and at times depending on the type of product or publication, magazine, newspaper or in this case an individual card.
The screen printing process requires a “stencil” to be made and mounted on mesh [fabric], which in turn is also stretched tight on a wood or metal frame. Very much like the way a canvass painting is stretched. Then ink is “pushed through” the image onto the paper by using a squeegee to pull across the surface and “push” the ink through.
Suggest a quick Wiki lookup of Screen Process [silk hasn’t been used in decades] and then Lino Type, letterpress, gravure, and advertising cuts. Then you will have a whole new list of key words to use to list that may help to sell faster or for higher amount to the specialized collectors. Just a friendly suggestion.
I know you may say well there are a ton of others using the keywords “silkscreen” in their listings. Yep, I see that and everyone of them are incorrect.
So, knowing there are people who collect items from the printing industry, you may have a better chance of selling the specific type of collectors. Some may be artists who will even start using these plates or cuts, start re-inking them and running them through a press again and issuing and selling re-prints, called re-strikes or Remarque’s.
I sold 5 or 6 advertising cuts late last year. They were much smaller than your plate, made for single color printing. Granted they were about advertising which made it a cross collectible, Carnation Malted Milk advertising and got about $40 to $50 each. Listed them separately.
Just thought I would try to help you out with some of this so that you may have a better chance of getting the others sold.
Respectfully submitted…
Mike at MDC Galleries and Fine Art-
07/26/2018 at 10:34 am #46174
Thanks, Mike, for the excellent reply. I took a quick dive into the world of printing and found some more keywords to use. Even just the word “printer cut” brought up way more sold items than what I was previously finding. I’ve revised all my titles. Hopefully that’ll spark some sales. Thanks again!
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07/26/2018 at 11:05 am #46178
You betcha’… Good luck.
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07/22/2018 at 12:19 pm #45909
Best sales of the week:
Winter coats sell all year round – Polo Ralph Lauren Men’s Wool Peacoat. Could have listed for more but wanted a quick flip. Sold it within a few weeks. Paid $6.99 sold for $62. http://www.ebay.com/itm/253711113967
Mrs. Grossman Lot of stickers from the 1980s and 90s. I bought a gallon ziplock bag full of these in a lot for $25 and have been selling them in smaller lots. This lot sold for $32. So far my profit on all of the sticker lots that have sold is $180.29 with 5 lots totaling $129 left to sell. These have been dream inventory: easy to store, easy to ship and practically a zero chance of returns (hope I didn’t just jinx it).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/253331574953Don’t remember if I listed this sale last week. NWT Chico’s heavily embroidered Pagoda Jacket. I paid $15. Retail price on the tag $188 (who buys a $188 jacket, never wears it and then donates it?!). I took a best off for $101. Sold probably within a week of listing. https://www.ebay.com/itm/253746448168
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07/22/2018 at 1:25 pm #45912
Thanks for the video. I think the market for Birkenstocks may have slowed some, I also have some that are not getting play. I don’t sell many Tori Richards shirts but I think the pattern is the main factor if they sell quick or not. Personally, I am sick of clothes. I have a ton and can’t get them to sell, so I am gradually switching to other things. I have been listing vintage software, vintage toys (I like the die cast models when I can find them), and even some post cards and books. So far it is paying off, the last several weeks have allowed me to break out of the slow summer sells pattern. I was lucky to find a ton of vintage trucker hats at my outlet and an estate sell this week, so I am washing them and then will be listing them soon in my etsy store (over 60 hats, most are in demand styles).
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07/23/2018 at 2:16 pm #45984
Hiya – Here’s what sold lately in our store.
I can’t imagine what anyone does with these anymore. Remember Day Timers? This one had never been used. Bought for $1 and sold for $20: https://www.ebay.com/itm/113112885374
Got this reloading manual for Winchester Magnum ammo at an estate sale for 50 cents, sold for $13.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112875281978Got this homemade wearable afghan at a rummage sale for $1 and took an offer for $25:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112100810136This fishing lure wall art came from the auction for $5 and we took a $50 offer. Yeah, I had it priced too high:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112647840824Found 2 of these kids photo albums at a rummage sale for $1 a piece, first one sold for $20:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112993842202This is our first paint by number to sell. Thanks Ryanne! Bought for $1 at a thrift store and sold for $20:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112597238907Got this horsehair belt at the same estate sale as the Winchester reloading manual. Paid $2 for this and it sold for $50:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112875264515And finally, paid $1 for these picture frames at a rummage sale, and sold for $25:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113033663948
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