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Week of Dec 22 – 28
Total Items in Store: 1200ish
Items Sold: 28
Cost of Items Sold: $201
Total Sales: $1237; Net $817
Highest Price Sold: eBay $103 (Set of three new plates (RA))
Average price: $44
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $200 – After Christmas RA, $10 thrift Christmas clearance.
Number of items listed this week: 4I reported in the scavenge of the week but bought mainly some Anthropologie clearance right before and the day after Christmas. Have some some of that already (probably close to the $200 I spent) and waiting for a few more matching pieces to arrive. The other clearance sales weren’t great. I might check them out again as people tighten up spending in the coming weeks. Truth be told, I’m paying down a credit card now and we don’t usually ever carry a balance so I’m not looking to buy too much more.
Hope to get back to listing. The puppy is a good one but still needs a lot of tending to. My kids are still home so they can help make sure she doesn’t eat anything she shouldn’t. We got her a bed by my desk she can sleep in while I’m on the computer working. I still need to tackle the garage and inventory though.
I just found some new items I had to cancel last year in the wrong category bin. Super frustrating. Last year I did totally convert and organize the listed smaller item storage in my guest room closet with clear bins. I use painters tape for marking as some turn over completely. The garage is only half organized.
Sales were good. I’m doing 40% off Christmas and 20% off everything else. Also sending extra 5% – 33% more offers. Some older and less exciting merch is going out the door. Christmas is tapering off.
@Retro yes you are probably right. I’m going to see what I find the next couple weeks and check myself. There is PLENTY on hand. I’m also trying to think of a weekly 2X listed as I take in goal or something simple like that. I don’t need any more weeks when I’m not listing but go thrifting.
It’s weird that you mention Saudi Arabia. I had a really chatty buyer from there this week.
Well, I don’t really do resolutions but definitely need to work the piles I have here. I am going to stop short of a full picking ban, because I need to get out of the house and keep the interest peaked. I also need to consider which of my sources I will cut back. I feel like there is downward pressure on prices, so the flea market, bins and estate sales are best for sourcing. I do score some great picks at the thrifts but I think I need to have a limit on where or how much I visit them. I have been practicing getting through them faster. Also am looking up the values more often. Trying to stick to at least $25 for new purchases.
I started out 2024 doing well at getting into piles, but got really sidetracked by preparing for and doing the live booth selling. I really enjoyed it, met great people, but it definitely took away from my listing time and was a distraction. Would have made much more listing on Ebay to be certain. I think it might be a summer thing for me, or maybe summer and seasonal post – Thanksgiving? Now I have the set up and learned a bit so it would be less time consuming. I’m also going to try to get into the bigger monthly maker and vintage market next time. The small ones aren’t too well attended and unfortunately aren’t probably worth the time and effort business-wise.
In the meantime I need to make some tracks on my accumulation. I need to reorganize and consolidate, get a car back into the garage, shed some more used clothing cheaply (yard sale or flea), and tackle the piles. I have made a pact with my husband to pay for most of the groceries with Ebay, so need to ramp up the listing.
As far as Ebay goes I will be doing end and sell similiar more frequently. I also really need to try to not skip many days listing. Some days I’m not feeling it but should try to knock out a few in the morning. I suspect Ebay has tweaked the algorithm to increase emphasis on freshness in the last year or two. I’m going to keep pricing on the higher end and pretty much run a perma-sale at 15-20% with additional offers.
On the personal side, I plan to take more walks in different areas of town. Our new smaller doggo is pretty active so that should help. Also want to try to work more beans and veggies into my diet.
Wishing everyone a productive and happy 2025!
@VT that would be amazing. We have my son’s graduation trip in May and my daughters gifts are a trip, so probably won’t get up to OR for a while. But my cousin lives in Bend too so would love to check it all out. We used to be big resort / beach types (and theme parks with the kiddos) but as I get older I appreciate nature much more – with a side of thrifting of course!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DEP9Gk9p05K/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
our new rescue doggie.
@VL so glad you were able to get away. The Oregon coast has caught my attention from watching a YouTuber, Laura Caldwell. Gorgeous. Flights to Portland are pretty reasonable from here.
Just RA for me this week. I didn’t go as deeply into after Christmas sales as I usually do. The Williams Sonoma brand discounts were not deeply discounted enough for me. I think in February or early March they are more serious about clearance. I did have a haul at Anthropologie. Picked up a few clearance items for us at Marshalls.
No used shopping. Flea and some of the thrifts are closed. I did pick up a 50% off bag of Lenox flat ornaments after scanning the barcode. Will toss in the Xmas bins for next year probably.
I was pretty excited in terms of what sold last week, not necessarily the prices. I sold some Christmas cards I posted after Christmas. Also sold some more old listings of dishes! I still think these are cool but I’m being way more careful about picking up this kind of thing. The mugs are cool but not rare on Ebay. The plaid plates are fun but super long tail – like years. The bowls took a year or two. https://www.ebay.com/itm/335658544393 https://www.ebay.com/itm/335658553209 https://www.ebay.com/itm/235819204357 I’m really trying not to just source things that I think are attractive and I’m using google lens more often if shopping.
I didn’t list much last week – 4 new RA listings only. We did get a new rescue puppy. I will post a picture soon.
I dread the boxes of linens waiting for me. Have some loose purchases lying around too. Need to reorganize.
I had a similar experience with UPS and have not offered them as an option since. Took it to the mat and spent a lot of time but never got paid. I’m sticking with Fed Ex (haven’t yet made a claim with them). Though, I think Ebay underestimates Fed Ex shipping at times and some sellers feel that Fed Ex is predatory. I did have a $35 upcharge for shipping a tube and not sure what else. I’m afraid to look. Both are close to my house but the UPS parking lot is a PITA, so Fed Ex wins there as well.
Total Items in Store: 1200ish
Items Sold: 22
Gross Sales: $1066
Net Sales: $609
Cost of Items Sold: $167
Highest Price Sold: $63 (Preowned Christmas pillow – estate sale $5)
Average Price Sold: $48
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $20?
Number of items listed this week: 32Definitely pretty good sales but running discounts to get them. Have used even further discounts after Christmas.
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I did some Christmas clearance shopping this week. At some stores the sales are actually better right before Christmas and they still have a pretty good selection. Sold this set already (paid $34 on Monday) https://www.ebay.com/itm/235880218928 I won’t be going in too deep this year on RA clearance since I have so much inventory.
Didn’t buy much this week but did pick up this at the flea market for $10 https://www.ebay.com/itm/335738334243 I actually haven’t done very well with Legos.
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/335651282994 I like this Scandinavian pottery (a rare find here). Paid $4
This sale is what Ebay is all about. A doctor wrote to me to get fast shipping on this item for his wife, who had these as a child in Sweden. https://www.ebay.com/itm/235819204323 I paid like pennies I think.
Death piles and super duper stale listings – thank goodness out the door! https://www.ebay.com/itm/235819208764 https://www.ebay.com/itm/335658535177 Purchased in maybe 2014. This ornament series I think used to be worth good money. It’s been listed for YEARS
I got busy this week with 32 listings.
As far as the DP challenge goes, I did get rid of somethings at the live markets and online but probably not nearly enough to compete. So many piles left for 2025. Ugh. I’ve made a deal with my husband to take on some household expenses with my Ebay income so I will need to get much better about listing in 2025. I did warn him late Jan and Feb are always very slow for me. I hope that if I list more, it will be not quite as dead.
