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It might be a seasonal item from Target or similar; is the item itself Halloween themed?
04/04/2017 at 8:09 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 304: Do a little bit today, then do a little bit tomorrow #15910Linda, the story wasn’t just something Jay heard, it was an extensive article in the New York Times. Also, the woman’s brain bleed happened well after she would have been eligible for any COBRA coverage.
I’m not Catholic, or religious, but I’m fairly certain that’s a carved Mary wall shrine.
03/29/2017 at 10:58 am in reply to: Cleaning Tips – How to Remove Price Marks, Tags, and other Annoyances #15547Linda, that’s a great idea, for those teeny chips. I’ve used Sharpie marker before, but the stamping ink idea seems like it has a lot more range of color. Thanks.
Whoa! Heavy Miro influence!
That’s fantastic.03/26/2017 at 3:33 pm in reply to: Pottery mystery initials; How to describe coloration and style of MCM pitcher #15329I totally agree with Sue. I’d say it’s a vintage commercial blank, where the person etched their initials into the ceramic and then glazed the whole thing. Am I right that it feels more like “ceramic” than “pottery” in hand?
03/24/2017 at 10:39 pm in reply to: Poll: Cancel Sale or Unpaid Item Assistant… What would you do? #15269I think she’s telling you that she doesn’t have the money to complete the sale. I’d just cancel the sale immediately and move on. Is there any benefit to waiting until the assistant kicks in?
The “Mezzanine Picture Shops” were at Barker Bros. in Los Angeles. That’s all I’ve got.
What’s the signature?
Except for my spelling of “Isaac’s,” of course. 😛
Sorry!
I think it’s St. Isacc’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg, with a statue of Tsar Nicholas.
03/19/2017 at 7:46 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 302: How to Deal with Dreaded eBay Scammers Lurking Everywhere!! #14836Week 3/12/17 – 3/18/17
Total items in store: 250! (<– as of today, anyway)
Items sold: 9
Cost of items sold: $20.50
Total sales: $317.00
Highest price sold: $120 (vintage skirt)
Average price sold: $36
Returns: 0The biggest news of the week is that as of today I finally hit 250 listings. I’m going to keep going, but that’s a milestone I’ve been struggling to reach for a long time. What finally pushed me over the top was a big lot of antique slides which I bought at an auction two weeks ago. I’ve been listing some individually and some in groups.
Not a bad little week of sales for a small shop, and I was able to stay home with sick kids twice during the week — a perfect example of the kind of situation I’m looking for. An income with total flexibility. Still, always, looking for how to increase the income without losing the flexibility.
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Okay, wait — do your plates have SFA on them? I swear I saw that earlier.
03/18/2017 at 11:27 am in reply to: Buy it now vs. Best offer, I have been thinking maybe I am leaving $ on table. #14771Right — I respond to offers almost immediately (unless I’m having a bad day and seething over how low it is… then, I give myself some time to cool off and consider it less emotionally.) There shouldn’t be a lot of waiting.
The following is just my opinion, and I’m sure there are plenty of higher-volume sellers with different ideas, but… Re-reading your post, it seems like you’re contrasting “spending time researching an accurate price” with “putting make an offer on an essentially randomly priced piece.” If you’re pricing basically blind with “make an offer,” I don’t think you’re using “make an offer” in its optimal way. You should always research the market price, and go from there. Maybe you decide to price it a little low to move it quickly, price it a little high with “make an offer,” price it on-point, whatever. But if it’s an item with a knowable market price (a Ralph Lauren shirt, a calculator, a pair of shoes, a branded set of dishes) you should know that market price before you list, whether you add “make an offer” or no. If nobody’s buying your (non-unique) item for a year until they come in with a lowball offer, maybe your price is just too high. The only way to know that is to research first. Again, this is just my opinion.
Christine, I’d definitely add “SFA” to the listing title. I don’t know what the letters mean, but they’re on the back of the plate and might be significant.
I know some people are anti-question-mark, but I definitely use them if I’m not entirely sure of what I’ve got. So, in your case, I’d feel okay putting “Robert Picault?” in the listing title. eBay buyers are often happy to set you straight, in my experience! 🙂
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