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I’m a recovering ballet flat wearer (bad arches) but if you want to look at some high end brands, check out Garnet Hill online or Nordstrom (you can narrow down the search by flats).
Awesome! She’s one of the few Youtubers I am still learning from. I like her midcentury and Scandinavian stuff and I’m not into clothes (she’s (probably wisely) gotten more into that) but I still love her videos. With the rental, she’s definitely in your wheelhouse, except for the part-time aspect.
Thanks for sharing about the promo. I might try that too. I try to push multiples in my listings. I figure if it makes Ebay like me, I should give it a go and hopefully will be rewarded by the mystery system.
Active items in store: 348
Sales: $102
COGS: $38 new RA + $3 used
Highest price sold $43 New Anthropologie Brownie Pan
Average price: $25
Intl Sales & Returns: 0
Spent on new inventory: About $20
New items listed this week: +/- 25Well, a really slow week for me and the month is pretty crappy I must say. But I was able to finally get back to listing and I’m creeping toward hitting 400 items in my store. I went thrifting once and it was quite fun because here they hold back the holiday stuff and I hit several just as they put it out. An early Christmas present for a scavenger!
I haven’t yet listened to the podcast, so I probably shouldn’t comment on the election effect. But we aren’t doing business in a vacuum here. I live in So Cal and the day after the election it felt similar to 9/11 because the Trump victory was a total surprise. The mood was not good and everything still feels subdued. As Trump picks his team and there have been some protests and racial events (in schools), I think that has added to the feeling of dread and uncertainty. Like the election result or not, our great country is having an identity crisis and that’s sure to put a damper on sales at least to Coasters. Regionally, we are still in a drought and the temps were hot until yesterday, so it doesn’t feel like Fall here to boot! That’s just a snapshot of my general consumer climate here. I’m curious what things are like in Trump states – whether consumers feel confident that Trump will deliver what he promised or if they are feeling cautious too? I think as small business people, this is what is worth discussion here – along with saving money in times of uncertainty.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Scavengers! I look forward to seeing some fun sales posted in the forums. Also, quick reminder that Small Business Saturday is coming up in case you want to offer a little promo sale. Thanks to R & J for the new platform – love it!
Thanks for your thoughts. I started watching a couple of two egg bundles but I suppose I should list now with the big shopping weekend coming. Someone has the green one up for $4k – in the title is “I need to fix my car” “) The real danger is probably my daughter finding the box!
Thanks Ryanne. The 30% package was going nearby so that makes sense.
Eye Candy – Holt Howard Christmas Dishes. Atomic + Christmas = I heart this. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/343399540321706637/
Take a look – the chip and dip is worth like $300
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LOL – no it would have been good to go early, but I stuck with the crew and we slept in. Your advice was sound. I would love to go again with a lot more time. Even just picking up cool items and checking them out or educating myself by chatting with the vendors would be worthwhile. Plus it’s a treat to be around others who appreciate these items and see them in great condition. I’m just spoiled where I live because I can pay less and there is a lot of vintage stuff.
Went to this and I have some quick tips on how NOT to do it.
#1 Bring your kids.
#2 Bring your husband who doesn’t like to shop.
#3 Pay an entrance fee for everyone.
#4 Do not bring hats or sunglasses and wear long sleeves.
#5 Go expecting low prices, at least in the back corner where they didn’t bother to clean anything – nope!
#6 Go late and don’t give yourselves much time.Ok, seriously it was fun. But I think you would need to go very early and give yourself a lot of time to shop and haggle. The vendors seemed to be very used to people overpaying. In the front, the pyrex lady was charging double what it goes for on ebay. And even in the back, the deals were scarce. I bought one item – a Catherineholm lotus pan, just marked as enamelware. I should be able to pay for our entrance fees with the profit. I’m appreciating my local scene a bit more. If I went back, I’d look for special items to keep in the front and forget about scavenging. They said the Long Beach one is better and easier to get through. I did like how they kept the new stuff out in it’s own area and the clothing specialists separate.
Fun fun I quickly snaped a few pictures Rose Bowl quick pics
Hi Guys,
I work part-time and on Ebay so I can take care of my kids most afternoons. I’m the last surviving lady in our small immediate family, and my husband and I are both only children. Our dads are ok for now, but it is foreseeable that one will go mentally and one physically downhill. I expect it will be my privilege to be their caregiver and advocate while doing Ebay. I think it’s pretty awesome that you put your family first and it’s a shame our society doesn’t recognize that. Kudos and best of luck making it work. I love to scavenge in the Balboa area when we visit San Diego. It’s a beautiful city I once lived in.It has been slow for me too and I do think it’s election related. The overall mood here on the coast is not great and the weather is warm to boot. Have you tried running sales or doing a couple of auctions?
* Total Items in Store: 320
* Items Sold: 5
* Cost of Items Sold: $79
* Total Sales: $208
* Highest Price Sold: $68 New Anthropologie Knobs
* Average Price Sold: $42
* Returns & Int’l Sales: 0
* Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $15
* Number of items listed this week: 0Another pretty slow week, but I did sell RA items, some as Christmas presents per buyer. Life is really getting in the way of listing and my contract work is quite busy. I’m in a tax sensitive field, so post-election should get interesting. I’d love a day of simple ebay listing with a scented candle lit and a podcast on…
I learned about money from my dad, a proudly cheap Swede from MN. My dad grew up wealthy but is extremely thrifty because he is super practical and cares not for impressing others. He’s about doing his activities not buying – “a car gets you from point a to point b”. My father-in-law grew up the poor son of a trucker in the South. He was cheap out of necessity and dreams of being rich – he just finally bought himself a new luxury car and now he won’t turn on the air conditioning.
I share this because it’s interesting that my husband and I both learned to be frugal from each of them for different reasons. They both were all about education and helped us with college and graduate degrees so we could help ourselves. We are pretty much the same with our kids, but they are still growing up and I think you need to scale the lessons and examples until they are ready to hear it. As a bit of a helicopter mom, I find it hard but useful to let them fail in safe circumstances. My son at 13 has already gone from a spender to a saver once he realized it’s no longer fun to buy just to get something, and had some of his own purchase regrets.
I do share Jim’s belief that much is nature not nuture. Some kids will be harder to influence then others and maybe need to make more mistakes.
