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https://www.ebay.com/itm/334786487137 Not the best item I found at the rummage sale but I was thrilled to find out that a basic pillowcase can sell for this price. A few comps even a bit higher and I got to make an offer right away.
Not much to write home about this week. I did finally start to sell multiples of a new blouse I’ve had listed for a few of years. Had to drop the price to get a small profit only but wanted to move them. https://www.ebay.com/itm/334587735001 I don’t sell many clothing items other than pajamas and this is rare near fail with this brand.
Total Items in Store: 691
Items Sold: 6
Gross Sales: $215.05 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $120.09 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $36
Highest Price Sold: $54 (Set of 4 used Williams Sonoma side plates)
Average Price Sold: $35.84
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $53 (Rummage Sale)
Number of items listed this week: 12Slow sales here. Did not list until the end of the week. I’m hearing on a podcast that sales are significantly slower for them even though using promotions, coupons and the works.
The rummage sales dormant during Covid are all popping up here at once. I did attend but had a few talks with myself while there. The first chat was about how I can always find more things to sell, even things that are easy to list with barcodes. For example, I passed on a Toyota cargo net, some new in box Costco stuff, etc. I just am not excited about listing that stuff. My store has been getting a little more generic and I have mixed feelings about that. I also found some vintage tablecloths with stains. I have a number of these on hand and those 60 year old stains are pretty tough to beat. I made myself put them back and someone else quickly scooped them up. I mainly am talking to myself about my time being valuable and what I want to put up in my store. Not to mention the piles.
This week some personal stuff should calm down and I hope to complete all of the recent purchase pile next to my desk (two bankers boxes).
The rummage sale was charging $20 to get in an hour early. Totally worth it for me as a scored some new in package items and some vintage. It’s been raining a lot here in California and all of the stuff was absolutely crammed outside under tents. It was super claustrophobic once everyone else got in and I checked out. I had to keep making rounds in the same tent to see everything. I noticed the hard core dealers refused to pay that high of an entrance fee.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234916962315 Vintage Ralph Lauren sheets are a bolo. The checker told me someone had bought the pillowcases 3 minutes earlier so I just missed having a complete set. :/ Don’t you hate that.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234917133610 I thought this was kind of unique but there were a bunch on Ebay. It sold super quickly at a good price vs comps – I attribute this either to 4% promoted fee or posting on Pinterest. BO $35
For three years I was tracking my rookie death piles around New Year’s. I did have a large garage sale to help, but I’m pleased it doesn’t look like this any longer. I’ve been very good to get ahead of my purchases but do have a two boxes of recent stuff by my desk now. That needs to get out of the living space first. Then I’d really like to clear next what’s in my guest room closet, which is about a quarter listed inventory and half personal stuff. Some is pillows. I need to stop buying pillows until I make room in the garage storage even if I can make money on them. Perhaps that should have been my March Madness item. Despite the improvements from the Pinterest situation, I feel like the construction guys are still thinking hoarder in the garage. LOL
13 for me
I have a big bag of vintage fabric sitting next to me that would be good for the March Madness challenge. Linens in general I don’t like listing. Sheets and duvets I find myself avoiding more than fabric.
Total Items in Store: 705
Items Sold: 9
Gross Sales: $471.78 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $301.74 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $58 plus new one item ours (unused gift)
Highest Price Sold: $65 Flatware
Average Price Sold: $52.42
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 13Decent week for February and not much listing. Can’t complain. We have construction and some extra life chaos going on. I’m hoping to get back to cranking on listings in the near future. I did catch up on the small bit of RA I did in February but I’m still working on getting through the rummage sale hauls and small haul from my mega-thrifts trip. The piles of death await after that.
Glad things are so great with the coffee shop and your vision has become reality. Yeah! This year seems to be going by so quickly. I can’t believe we are looking at spring break and Easter soon.
My poor son and his peers are having no luck with tech internships. Not great timing.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234808737513 Holt Howard always a good name to check out. Yeah for a Christmas sale in mid-February! I’ve been having some focus issues with my phone camera settings that I need to address. This was an uber cheap one off rummage sale find.
Total Items in Store: 669
Items Sold: 4
Gross Sales: $180.17 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $121.50 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $20
Highest Price Sold: $41 (one new Serena and Lily pillow sham, paid $6)
Average Price Sold: $45.04
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 0Slow week but typical for me for February plus I didn’t list. I’m celebrating selling two bars of thrifted soap for $40. Ebay can be amazing. This week should be much better for listing.
My husband mainly but I too have been having some issues buying on Poshmark with INADs. He just bought a pair of women’s shoes sold as mens for example. Bought a pair of pants marked 32″ inseam that were altered by about 5″. It’s a bit frustrating as a buyer. I told him to try looking for returns sellers on Ebay but he said the prices were higher on Ebay for what he was looking for.
I was looking through my store and noticed some super stale low end stuff. A few items I dropped to $5 and they still didn’t sell. Thinking of donating a few things in case they are a drag with the current algorithm. I did sell similar mid-2022 for everything listed 2021 or earlier.
Have a great week.
@Twizzle that was a typo. They were selling used cars not cards. I also enjoy vintage greeting cards. 🙂
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234806123974 I like to rescue these old metal recipe boxes. I don’t usually sell them with the recipes inside but I think some people like that. I also keep an eye out for vintage new old stock recipe cards and dividers to put in them. My mom had one when I was growing up. Just picked one up for a buck at the flea market.
