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Ikr? I thought it was some money laundering thing until I realized there were no other actives. Too bad I didn’t find any more lying around. At one point Target Starbucks had a rare sale on them and I picked up a few for less than $12.99. On occasion being a slow lister with a death pile works out well.
I had a couple of low dollar sales on Mercari as well, zero on District buy it now.
Total Items in Store: 1200ish
Items Sold: 23
Gross Sales: $1200
Net Sales: $801
Cost of Items Sold: $136
Highest Price Sold: $250 (one new discontinued Starbucks mug)
Average Price Sold: $52
Returns/Issues: 1 I broke a figurine while pulling out to ship. 1 package got “lost” at postal office without a scan. 🙁
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $35
Number of items listed this week: 22Ebay is chugging along. I’m continuing my storewide perma-sale 15% off with an additional 5-33% off (depending on how long I had the item and what I paid). The offer opportunities are down but still better than before my post-election store reset. The retailers are running sales but nothing too tempting except some deeply discounted Halloween at Williams Sonoma. Thrift store donations seem poor since the election, so I’m just going to the flea market this week to get out. Hope to get a lot listed this week for sure to help my store keep moving.
I had one item disappear from the postal office bin. It never got a scan. Around this time last year I had a similar issue. Both were small packages with metal items (figural bottle openers), so I’m guessing someone might mistake it for jewelry. There have been some reports of issues with our local branch, but of all my packages, these are the only two with a problem.
My back is a little cranky with the pulling and packing. I’m doing a live market again this Saturday and it should be fun. I’ll be doing a smaller set up than usual and my husband will help before football. I put most of my Christmas on Ebay so I’ll probably just be doing the smaller & medium art work and mini decor, maybe a little glassware. I’m quite sick of listing Christmas on Ebay. I probably have enough for one long or two shorter sessions left.
It was a busy week with family and friends so I only got 22 listed. Hoping for a great week this week. Still listing Christmas, so not really death piles. I’m getting pretty sick of listing Christmas. Probably have about 20ish items left.
Just a lot of bread and butter Christmas listed. In the case of weird sells, hopefully this old pick up will go https://www.ebay.com/itm/335688181242
oops – this was for the week of 11/24-30
Just a lot of bread and butter going out the door this week.
@technsports I tried but I don’t do clothing and his Q&A answers are so shallow. He is a good motivator though in terms of listing.
Galaxy will definitely keep you up to date on the <span class=” cl-b d-b fc-pewter fz-14 lh-16 mt-2 ml-22″>minutiae</span> of platform and shipping changes in the reselling landscape, so I do like that part. I do understand how he could be annoying to some though. Pure Hustle does talk about Ebay’s performance and changes that are most impactful. I don’t care for the guy in San Diego but I do appreciate that he mentioned sales and deeper discounts being more necessary this year. I am in that camp.
I loaded a couple other new ones but so far I’m not impressed. Miss the SL podcast!
We need My Cottage back to keep us up to date. 🙂
@Antiquefrog that’s an amazing map.
@craig lately in general I’m pricing at 1 year similar solds, running a 15% discount sale and then making offers at an additional 10-30% off. I would probably do only 10% on this piece. I think I did only find one similar sold and the artist is selling a different small cat now for a bit less than I’m asking. God bless the old ladies at this thrift store. They are pricing higher on some things but miss a lot. Unfortunately a lot of people have caught on to that honey hole since Covid.https://www.ebay.com/itm/335693270041 Really cool sculpture, only 2″. Hard to price these used, probably will go for less. This artist makes really cool stuff. https://www.jonstuartanderson.com/ Paid $3 at indy thrift.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335688139862 I sold a bunch of these local starbucks mugs last year for $35 each. Found one more hiding that I think I had planned to gift to my father-in-law. Sold for $250! Only one on Ebay. You bet I did not promote it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235840668747 Used Christmas stocking kit for $92. Also sold quickly. Keep an eye out for this Dimensions Gold, especially Christmas.
Total Items in Store: 1200 or so
Items Sold: 29
Gross Sales: $1181
Net Sales: $704
Cost of Items Sold: $202
Highest Price Sold: $202 (2 x Anthropologie 2023 clearance xmas cream and sugar set)
Average Price Sold: $40
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $160
Number of items listed this week: 33Week of 11/10-16
Total Items in Store: 1200 or so
Items Sold: 27
Gross Sales: $1177
Net Sales: $648
Cost of Items Sold: $225
Highest Price Sold: $101 (1 of the creamer sugar set (one left now))
Average Price Sold: $44
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $160
Number of items listed this week: 33Good sales, though it has since slowed. Not a great weekend. I’m happy after my post-election reset of sale items I was able to make probably 175 offers. If the item is large or old, I’m sending an additional 20-40% off and it seems to be helping. I’m also running a sale 15% off. Ebay definitely likes the more regular listing, but I’m working hard to make money and getting lower prices.
I went to my favorite indy thrift’s holiday boutique, and just bought a few gifts and things to resell. Crowded and not as good this year IMHO. I have one more sitting of Christmas listing to do. Getting awfully tired of it but I burn my Christmas candle and listen to Christmas music. I have been doing a little RA here and there if the price is good enough. The new item velocity does help my store and I sell a lot of that right after Christmas when people tend to buy for themselves. I have TWO bankers boxes of flatware in the guest room closet. Maybe I should list that when I finish the Christmas pile I have left.
Mercari is doing a death spiral I’m afraid. I did sell two items on there in the last two weeks and Fed Ex finally returned my scammer item. As far as I know the buyer hasn’t yet gotten their money back from Mercari lol. District.net (Niknax, VAMP) is slow for me BIN. Niknax maker says she is going to work on how to do better with non-live items, VAMP is getting rid of the less committed sellers and they have always been exclusive so that’s cool for me. There are a decent amount of members. Misty invited me to live sell but I am super camera shy and tech phobic, though chatty as you can see here. You can do it in a team. There are a lot of young moms selling live and some more experienced people. It’s interesting.
Looking ahead, in the new year I plan to list a lot of linens – I have boxes. I may try crossposting on Poshmark, as I follow someone who does well on there with linens. However, I don’t want to do sharing so I hope to sell without sharing in a less competitive category. Sharing is why I never tried Posh in the first place. Over that.
Glad to hear about the roasting business! Congrats on your continued success.
Working on my husband to go and rescue a doggie before Xmas. He will come around. Everyone have a great Thanksgiving holiday.
@Retro that’s very interesting. After the Christmas rush I will reorganize. I do it by type, mostly in bankers boxes. However, when I do my COGS this January I’d like to add to my listings in the custom sku the price I paid (now recorded on paper). I found out I can ask Ebay to print that out on my yearly report. It would be nice to get a bump.
@Amatino no fees at all on Mercari now and never were listing fees. Just trying to get back what I paid if possible. Listed long ago. They aren’t really moving so probably will end up later at the flea market. I use a lot of recycled packing materials but do buy large bubble. Sometimes I find it at estate sales too.
Awesome work!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235823861916 I’ve sold these before used. Cute little bolo. Sold fast both times. There is far less Thanksgiving decor out there. I do well with it. These are common but always sell for me this time of year. https://www.ebay.com/itm/235805455951
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235819196240 Free item at the flea market. Thimbles can be good. I have a bag of them in my death piles somewhere…
I haven’t been thrifting much but not missing much it seems when I stop by. I think there is a post-election slump in processed donations. The Christmas throw up seems to be pretty much out at our two biggest and they are way overpricing some items at that local chain. I believe the flea market is also not happening this week. From my piles, it’s pretty much RA and bread and butter Christmas getting listed – nothing too exciting.
