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https://www.ebay.com/b/Matson-Menu/14053/bn_7023279657?_sop=16&mag=1&rt=nc
These are the menus I have for sale. I wonder if there are Carnival collectors. I would think so.
Paper can be so interesting to find. I am terrible about getting it listed for some reason.
https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m11271259587/
Following up on the perfume discussion, both the sealed one on Ebay and the unsealed full one on Mercari sold quickly. It was discontinued but still available in department stores for about $175. Very nice sales, paid $18 apiece. The Ebay buyer is adding it to her “fragrance closet”
Also sold this oddball item. Took a while, listed last Fall https://www.ebay.com/itm/235194331893 There weren’t any really comparable items so I tried higher but very happy with $80. Paid $7.99 GW.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335377656021
No shopping this week but I did scavenge this listing of mine out of the entirely wrong category. It wasn’t in the canning supplies at all for a couple of years. I’m really going to try to check out my ending listings and make fixes and price adjustments.
In case you missed my earlier mention, I watched a lot of this person while sick. https://www.youtube.com/@tuitionaintcheap/videos She picks up a lot of really common things people overlook and her videos are quick and dirty with comps. A new thing I learned is vintage hair accessories – like Goody combs. Definitely a super star trash elf.
Total
ItemsListings in Store: 927
Items Sold: 14
Gross Sales: $747 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $468 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $140
Highest Price Sold: $142 (Two new throw pillows)
Average Price Sold: $53
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 0Glad you enjoyed some time away and vacation sourcing R&J. Sounds like you are happy with your life choices and I couldn’t be happier for you.
I was sick all week with a potent but run of the mill virus. Turning the corner now and getting mildly productive. Fingers crossed my family doesn’t get it. Ebay sales continued to be ok. It’s nice that some of my Mercari flips are selling. Overall, I did pretty well on those bundle offers. About half were canceled by the sellers – probably crossposted and sold elsewhere. But the remaining items have done ok and sold for more on Ebay. About half of my sales were new items, which is a little concerning because I have a lot more used items listed and haven’t been doing as much RA in the last year or two.
I’m getting excited about live selling at the pop up market, though the market I think could be publicized better and seems to wane at times with only 6 sellers turning out. Hopefully, my plan of waiting until tourist season will work out ok. The guy who runs the market also set up a new indoor vintage mall. https://www.instagram.com/p/C6bjkU0r9JW/?img_index=1 I’m not sure what they are charging for rent but it will be a good connection made in case I feel like my family life is settled enough to indulge myself in a regular booth.
Hoping it’s a much more productive week this week. Praying my son gets a tech internship. He just got back from Stockholm in time for Mother’s Day.
I’ve been sick and basically in bed all week. Went to the urgent care and it’s nothing notable with no help from antibiotics. Just wait it out. Today is day 11 and I’m improved and able to get a few things done and then rest. I’m excited for tomorrow. I think I may be up for sitting and starting listings a bit today. I’ve been shipping out. Sales are ok.
As far as sellers go, they would need to have a subscription on EBay to see Taraoesk, right? So they will still need to look the old way if casual tats sellers. On the newbie flipper end, true that this might help the competition a bit but I think Google lens already spoiled that. Most new sellers are relatively young and know about Google lens I’d wager.
I’ve been sick but I’m looking forward to trying it. I hope it works quickly.
https://innovation.ebayinc.com/tech/features/ebays-mobile-app-offers-a-goldmine-of-insights-for-sellers/ Another good Ebay improvement!
@Retro something magical about a fountain for kids. We never put one in, that or a clubhouse due to having to remodel our house expensively.
Ps. I’m noticing much slower sales on most stitchery kits than pre-pandemic.
Total
Itemslistings in Ebay Store: 932
Items Sold: 16
Gross Sales: $1,214 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $803 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $228
Highest Price Sold: $236 (new duvet and shams set, paid about $110)
Average Price Sold: $76Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $100 +/-
Number of items listed this week: 2Facebook Marketplace: 1 sale of wooden cabinet $60 sourced for free on Nextdoor
District: Niknax / VAMP: 0 sales, 0 new items listed, about 30 BIN listings
I’ve been sick basically since the toddler visit last week but rallied last Saturday for a school rummage sale and a neighborhood sale, which was really fun. I’m really backed up now on listing and getting ready for my June live selling as I am hit with a rebound round of different symptoms. Luckily tested negative again for Covid. Really hoping to get back in the action again soon. I’ve been in bed a lot. I found a new scrappy youtuber to watch during my misery. Tuitionaintcheap I wouln’t pick up some of the things she does but still interesting. Her favorite pick up is perfume and cosmetics. If used, she puts it on Mercari.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334913104189
https://www.ebay.com/itm/335236717916
Oops sorry about the bad links.
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I think they changed the rules not long ago so I’m sure there are a lot of people are still selling open perfumes. Here is the official rule:
“What is the policy?- Listings for used cosmetics, sponges, or applicators are not allowed. This includes products such as skin moisturizers, sunscreens, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail polishes, eye and facial makeup preparations, shampoos, permanent waves, hair colors, toothpastes, and deodorants
- Cosmetics, colognes, perfumes, and lotions must come in the original container…”
Apparently open box is ok. That is probably what I have, though the bottle is white and not clear, so hard to prove. I can tell by shaking it that it’s almost full and made a video of that. Hopefully Google will pick it up on Mercari.
Thanks Jay. I did the same thing for 24 years so I love continuing to learn about vintage and running a small business. It also is less time sitting at a desk, which is good for me in my 50s. We have a lot of family ups and downs going on, otherwise I might do an antique booth. The rents here are like $500! a month for a single space so you need to be really on top of it to do that. A pop up seems just right for me, though I’m not really sure they are doing a great job advertising to locals. I hope to turn a profit there, at least in the summer. Fingers crossed. The flea market would not be worth it unless I just wanted to unload some things – plus I could just do a yard sale to get my money back on mistakes.
I’m also networking with locals and some of the pop up sellers on Instagram, which is fun. As my daughter points out, I’m not that skilled at social media posting yet but I’m just doing my thing and learning that too.
