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I was gauging if anyone would have interest in a live chat option. Discord gives the ability to have a real time “chat room” via text and/or voice.
Below is a screenshot of the Reddit Flipping server:
https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/categories/200404378
I’ve never set a server up, so not sure on the specifics. You can have multiple channels, live voice chat, private rooms, etc.
Like everything else, there’s someone still in the market for it. They are long tail items and I don’t see myself getting into buying a lot of them, but I like to see old, well made things make it back into use. Styles and tastes change constantly and in the grand scheme of my business, didn’t cost me very much to bring them back.
I’ve dabbled with fur and I pick them up if they are very cheap. The thing to keep in mind is if the leather has dried out. If that is the case, the value is nearly nill unless it will be used as a prop or something. I took mine to a furrier here in town to have them inspected and cleaned. They charge $45 for cleaning, which isn’t too bad. The furrier was a great resource of knowledge and I am very thankful for their help. I have been in to see them several times and they love to talk about their profession and are some of the nicest people I have met while flipping. They even gave me a tour of their vault and were very excited about my line of work. I haven’t sold any of mine yet, but I only have 3 for sale. I see them regularly, but they are either overpriced (especially after I have them cleaned) or they are too rough to sell.
Joshua
Finished out August strong!
(Gross sales = sales + S&H charged as eBay reports them.)8/19 – 8/25
Total Items in Store: 1073
Items Sold: 29
Gross Sales: $1261.73
Net eBay Sales (After Shipping, Fees): $975.85
Cost of Items Sold: $115.71
Highest Price Sold: $180 (Board Game)
Average Price Sold (Gross): $43.51
Average Price Sold (eBay Net): $33.65
Returns: 1
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $1358/26 – 9/1
Total Items in Store: 1073
Items Sold: 33
Gross Sales: $1421.85
Cost of Items Sold: $131.67
Net eBay Sales (After Shipping, Fees): $1107.28
Highest Price Sold: $250 (Prada handbag)
Average Price Sold (Gross): $43.09
Average Price Sold (eBay Net): $33.53
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $187.94I will take the “sell it” side of this debate. Something like this would take me less than 5 minutes to photograph and likely another 5 to list it. For 10 minutes work to list it and forget it, I think it’s worth it for $10, especially if it came in a box lot or equivalent. To me, less desirable stuff in box lots is just free money that may take a while to find its way into your wallet. I see there are 5 sold (6 total, but one included a set of 2) and 33 for sale. That is a 15% sell through rate. That’s not terrible and shows that they do sell over time. When I come across things like this and I already own it, my thought process is as follows: Would I pick up $10 laying on the ground? The answer is almost always yes.
Interesting. I’ll look into it in the next few weeks. When you say “container”, what do you mean? I have a unique identifier I put in the SKU field on ebay (also how I number my pictures for future reference, if needed). On the COGS; I generally do thrift stores and places with a receipt piece-by-piece. On items I get at yard sales, auctions, etc., I lot up what I list in terms of listings and divide that by $$ spent. So, if I bought 11 items for $100, but only 10 ended up listed on ebay (we’ll say the other item is broken) then my COGS for that day is $10.
Thanks, T-Satt. It was a very solid week! WTD this week is much more subdued at $245. Saturday through today (so far) has been very slow again, but I keep listing 🙂
Sounds exactly what I am looking for, Mark. I already have SSMS installed as I was in the market to do all this on my own, BUT, if I can use a 3rd party program to essentially handle the data with the ability to create my own data points, then it sounds perfect. Have any tips on setup? I would be in the 2500 listing tier for now (I have roughly 1050 listings).
Joshua
Big expense this week was 3 Rolling shelves 60″ x 24″ x 72″. Almost $600 for the three, but will give me a ton of portable space.
8/12 – 8/18
Total Items in Store: 1024 (Listings) 1194 (Qty)
Items Sold: 33
Cost of Items Sold: $131.67
Total Sales: $1,458.45
Highest Price Sold: $179.99 (sealed board game)
Average Price Sold: $44.20
Returns: 2
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $243.53
Number of items listed this week: A lot!Hey Mark. I love the fact that you are creating your own data. This is something I want to do as well. I have been looking into a way to only have to input data once i.e. when I am listing and not have to do double data entry. Currently I am achieving this with Excel and VLookups. Can you sell me on Wonder Lister? I have a decent amount of XP with SQL. I haven’t done much in the way of SP or Functions, but am adept at table creation, query construction, joining, etc.
Joshua
Thank you soooo much….I’m a pretty good Googler, but hard to find stuff you can’t even describe in a search bar accurately 🙂
Then I learned something! I’ll have to keep a better watch on these kinds of shorts. I didn’t realize there was an increased value market for the 90’s dad models.
