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@Ryanne I ordered some coffee again. Finally got the fillable Kerig pod.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335702050808 Allrighty, I never want to see this item again. An unwanted Christmas present I’ve been trying to sell forever and the subject of a big Mercari scammer mess. Fed Ex finally got the item back to me and Mercari ended up refunding both of us afterward. I’m SO not tempted to sell electronics.
Also happy to be rid of this large teapot. I don’t usually pick them up, but I think it was super cheap at an estate sale. https://www.ebay.com/itm/335658553249
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335670905141 I’m doing very well with Pottery Barn stockings this year. I had about 8 or 9 and most have sold. Excited about this one because the buyer wanted to get it to Australia after adding a family member – baby I think probably.
Just 2 listings for me. Eek. I kind of fell down this week on listing – terrible timing too. I do have some ready for photos. I have no idea where last week went actually. I did a winery pop up market Saturday https://www.instagram.com/p/DDSpyHvTjk5/ and helped the kids a bit, couple of Christmas events. However, I also watched Dexter – on Season 4 and it’s really getting good. Shame!
Yes I love Tuition Ain’t Cheap. She has a couple of research videos – one for Ralph Lauren bedding, which I do well with. Thanks for the other suggestions. I also could use someone yelling at me to list / cut back on sourcing. This summer was a set back for me but I’ve cut back a lot on sourcing lately. Listing more.
@Craig good for you. I have not stopped scavenging but I’m getting pretty picky. There is so much here. I also will be needing to limit my trips while I try to clear some piles. I do enjoy the flea market and many times do not pick up too much there.
On the Virtual Antique Marketplace (District.net) I bought one of the cooler items I’ve found https://district.net/product/mid-century-flame-red-ceramic-as-e13 I did pay up for this a bit from an online buddy so I need to list it, preferably with a hanger if I can find one. They usually go for $140-150
Congrats @Julie. I hope you are well and getting a lot done! BTW I know you listen to podcasts so lmk who you like. Thanks!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235843981322 Lots of bread and butter going on these days but this was a little surprise on the value. It’s a Russian painted egg. Mine has no stand and a chip of paint flaked off, or it would go for $40-50. Paid $3 for this life size one. The larger ones can go for much more.
100% right. My daughter (now 18) was helping w photos a couple of summers ago. It was nice while it lasted but she has not wanted to do it again. She helped me set up my business Instagram account. So much of teen’s life now is social and the internet. I think possibly later she will come back around to it.
I don’t know how you are able to get so much done with all that is on your plate, but hats off to you. I definitely share the passion for this but have too much in piles and really need to get back to righting that. Our fixed expenses, cost of living, and taxes are very high and it’s time to move more inventory. I love it but I’ve been treating it as kind of a hobby still and not a business. Though I don’t need it to do my taxes I’m considering getting flipwise in January to analyze returns and keep me more honest.
Reselling is so good for me – gets me out of the house, moving, meeting people at markets, makes me productive. It’s great that it’s flexible but I need to get on a better schedule.
Fun note, I tagged EBay on my most recent soles Insta post and they replied! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDKpTNWSMxI/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
If anyone’s on Instagram I’d love a follow and some likes and comments. It seems like I lost some momentum on my break from live pop up markets. Ty!
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.
