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Thank you for all of the responses! Always easy to second guess when you lose a sale or two but that is how it goes! have a wonderful day everyone! Liz
Steven and Sharyn thank you for sharing your “What solds.” I look forward to these every week! Hope sales pick up for everyone! Have a peaceful day! Liz
So…. went to the local jewelry store that buys and sells… Great news! Ring is REAL. DIAMONDS ARE REAL.
Bad news… they offered me $75…. then upped it to $100 when I asked “is that the best you can do?” Told me $75 for the gold and $25, yes, $25 for the diamonds because “they have TONS of diamonds and don’t need them.”
Seriously? Talk about a scammy industry… ring would easily cost over 2k if you were purchasing. Going to try a couple more places. Liz
Just listened to the podcast. Great as always! Here are photos of the ring in question. Marked 14k.
Thanks for the information. Liz
Thanks Mike! I will take the ring to a local jeweler when I get a chance and let everyone know if it is real or not. Thanks! Liz
Thanks Jay! An option I hadn’t considered. I need to find out a little more about the total karat weight of the diamonds, etc. I’ve heard horror stories about selling jewelry online. But will look into it some more. Thanks again! Liz
Jay, Good point. I misspoke. I don’t really think it is worse either. It has just become socially acceptable. I see this as a failure of our education system and the decades long transfer of wealth to just the few at the top. Truly amazing how they have gotten the masses to blame people “under” them for their hardships and not the corporations/wealthy that are systematically bleeding America dry.
Jay, glad to hear that there was some accountability.
I’m up here in the North… Long Island, NY to be specific, and some (not all) of our local community leaders feel free and get away with making both subtle and overt racist remarks. Sadly, it is part of our modern day society. I hear awful comments by coworkers, “friends,” business owners, neighbors, etc., etc.
Too bad equality and kindness isn’t profitable for corporations and the wealthy at the top. Things seem to be getting worse, not better. Liz
Had a few fun sales this week.
Picked up this set of antique brass wall sconces at a storage locker cleanout sale for $5.00. I’m pretty sure I could’ve gotten more if I had waited but a $150 offer came quickly well, why not? https://www.ebay.com/itm/373096543603
Last year I posted on the forum asking the best way to sell a huge amount of NOS costume jewelry that I was given. After some experimenting with pricing i’ve discovered $37 free shipping for 100+ pieces seems to work. I spent an afternoon putting mixed lots together and prepacking the mailers so this is an easy sale. https://www.ebay.com/itm/373129525338
Went to an estate sale that was advertising a basement full of tools with my husband last weekend. Didn’t think I would find anything to buy but while waiting looked through all of the old books in the basement and came across this 1969 Fredericks of Hollywood catalog! I looked and it seemed that $35/free shipping was the price so I listed and it sold within a couple of hours. Too low maybe? Well we paid $25 for ALL of the stuff we picked out so this paid for all of the purchases which included a mini anvil for my husband’s woodworking shop! https://www.ebay.com/itm/373137627964
Have a great weekend everyone! Liz (Catmom)
Thanks Steven! Always love that you include the pets in your videos.
Haven’t posted in this section in a long time. Figured I would share some of my good sales from this past week.<span dir=”ltr”><span class=”_3l3x”>Picked this 1964 Robert Kennedy NY Senate pin up a couple of weeks ago with a handful of charms for $5…. sold $60+ shipping
https://www.ebay.com/itm/363046859742Found these dumped in the woods along with a huge pile of high end cook and bakeware.. I’ve sold many items from this abandoned lot. These Martha Stewart pans sold for $90 combined shipping. Yes, i could have held out for more but figured time to let them go.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362919913698 & https://www.ebay.com/itm/362919914115</span></span>This is an older sale of mine that was interesting. Original 1984 Cramps poster that I bought at Bleeker Bob’s records in the Village when I was in college. Bought for $12 sold for $199. Interesting about this poster was it went to a Punk Rock Museum in California!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362975665466Have a great day! Liz
Thanks Steven! Always love that you include the pets in your videos.
Haven’t posted in this section in a long time. Figured I would share some of my good sales from this past week.<span dir=”ltr”><span class=”_3l3x”>Picked this 1964 Robert Kennedy NY Senate pin up a couple of weeks ago with a handful of charms for $5…. sold $60+ shipping
https://www.ebay.com/itm/363046859742Found these dumped in the woods along with a huge pile of high end cook and bakeware.. I’ve sold many items from this abandoned lot. These Martha Stewart pans sold for $90 combined shipping. Yes, i could have held out for more but figured time to let them go.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362919913698 & https://www.ebay.com/itm/362919914115</span></span>This is an older sale of mine that was interesting. Original 1984 Cramps poster that I bought at Bleeker Bob’s records in the Village when I was in college. Bought for $12 sold for $199. Interesting about this poster was it went to a Punk Rock Museum in California!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362975665466Have a great day! Liz
Excellent strategy PellMell! Thanks for the response! Still have the item. I’ve been getting many lowball offers with weird messages from people. ie… “for some reason shipping that book to Canada is coming to $130″…. would you consider $375 for the book? stuff like that! lol
Thanks for all of the thoughts! I may end up selling to the dealer. He told me his offer stands for whenever I decide. Have a wonderful day everyone. liz
Thanks for the comments. The book is actually worth at least $900. Many are asking over $1,000. The $500 offer was from a dealer.
Thanks again! Liz
