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Agree. Yes, don’t pass that up again. 🙂 The wood can be refreshed on those too.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334893849999 This was from Goodwillfinds.com I paid about $30 I believe. It did have some minor flaws but I expect to do ok. Gorgeous work by this artist.
I also found this in my dad’s closet – it was my grandmothers. https://www.ebay.com/itm/334893894557 Probably not a popular style these days but I priced it up a bit since it’s bigger than the solds. The artist doesn’t seem to be famous.
Slow week again for me too. https://www.ebay.com/itm/234981036016 Sold this guy. I don’t typically do plush but these stand out for their quality and realistic appearance so sometimes I scan the plush and look for them at the thrift store. They are usually in excellent condition and hardly played with – let’s face it kids don’t really play with puppets that much but the adults buy them at boutiques. Sold fairly quickly. It’s nice I’m seeing similar “sponsored items from this seller” right above the listing.
Last week was bad for me also. I sold this single plate for $40 that I found at a rummage sale for a buck. Nice return. https://www.ebay.com/itm/234990992882
I’m not getting out sourcing lately, which is good. Worked on a box of smalls from my piles. This is a great item https://www.ebay.com/itm/235035234704 Art tiles can be a real sleeper hit.
Total Items in Store: 626
Items Sold: 5
Gross Sales: $249.59 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $153.55 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $64
Highest Price Sold: $78 (New pajama pants)
Average Price Sold: $43.57
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 2Well not a good week for sure and I didn’t help it along by listing. Have some things going on but hoping to get my Ebay mojo back soon.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235019985013
The good news is I actually found some Catherineholm at a garage sale. The bad news is I only found the lids. Lids like this have sold for $60 though, not too shabby.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334724913825 Euro cross stitch kids for the win. Paid $4. I recommend again watching https://www.youtube.com/@ThePaperCastle a Jersey rummage sale queen. I really learned a lot and have posted about her before. She just started posting videos again after a break.
Total Items in Store: 623
Items Sold: 7
Gross Sales: $355.08 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $229.35 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $28
Highest Price Sold: $79 (Cross Stitch Kit)
Average Price Sold: $50.73
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 6An average week. I keep thinking I’m going to get back to Ebay in earnest but had some unusual stuff going on and sickness. I have a nice COGS today because some of these items were rummage sale finds. I was able to pay very low prices there compared to thrift store prices. Would certainly pay again to get in early. Unfortunately I think most of the post-Covid rummage sales have already gone on but hopefully there are a few more church ones. We only have like 3 major annual ones plus the upcoming college recycling event.
I’ve been appreciating how spacious my garage feels. There is more interesting stuff to list in there. Some things not so much. It’s been a 5 year journey and I feel like I have a good balance now after WAY overbuying in the beginning. When I do go hunting I am quite selective and lately have not been finding a lot worth buying. I don’t really need to shop at all but it helps keep me interested and gets me away from sitting for a while.
Have a good week everyone. Enjoy your new laundry facility R&J. I share your lack of enthusiasm for listing and selling clothes, even though in some respects it is easier than hard goods.
So I’m having a kid sick weekend at home. Had forgotten about it for a while, but went into Goodwillfinds.com this morning. A lot of my favorited items had sold. It was interesting to see what those went for. A few were heavily marked down. They are doing a lot of clearance at $9.99.
I bought two items, one started out way way too high, now cheap enough for me to flip. The other was a newly listed item with a typo and title mistakes I should be able to get a 66% profit. The description was “it’s vintage it’s good”. LOL. I passed on a painting of our local mission – the description was laughable. Would have been easy to find with a Google lens search. The first picture is the back of the painting, which I have seen a lot.
I believe there is money to be made on here. If it wasn’t for keeping and watching favorites it would not be worth the time probably but it’s kind of an education to look on there as well. There are definitely cool items. I was hoping once the publicity cooled off, buyers would forget to shop there but evidently they are doing well. https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanverdon/2023/03/29/goodwillfinds-the-online-thrift-store-expands-to-meet-strong-demand-for-resale/?sh=184f1a757d26
Still good opportunities because of the poor listing and lack of minimal research by the employees, especially at certain locations. Fab stuff getting pulled out of the Pacific Northwest stores and listing quality is still variable. You can tell a few listers do get it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334647003162 This is way out of my wheelhouse but I’ll buy anything Scandinavian. Buyer messaged they would have bought three more if I had them. Now I look at the bathroom stuff.
