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thanks for the coupon reminder! Here’s what I’ve got for March 30 to April 5. and can’t believe I didn’t list anything for a whole week….ugh. But my wife and I are getting ready for a garage sale. Taking 4 boxes of books that are currently listed on ebay and if they don’t sell then taking them to a used book store. Time to clear some space in the garage!
Total listings: 702
New listings this week: 0 (yikes!)
Items sold: 3
Gross sales: $133.25
Cost of items: $33.00
Ebay fees: $29.46
Gross Profit: $70.79
Average sales price: $23.59My best sale for this week was a desk top model airplane. I got this one and about 10 others at an estate sale and have done really well with them as a group. https://www.ebay.com/itm/198203478532
For Mar 23 to 29 I had 5 sales. Interesting that 3 of the items were garage sale finds. I got a SMEG coffee maker that looked almost new for $10 (sold for $125), a couple pairs of Peloton shoes for $5 each (sold one par for $28.50) and my wife bought 3 Coach items for $40 total and sold one this week for $85! I also got most of a set of Nike golf club irons for $10 and sold them locally for $110. This was all from the same garage sale. We spent about $100 total (including $40 for some wooden deck chairs we wanted) and so far have made about $250 after all our costs. Yea garage sales!
Total listings: 693
New listings this week: 5
Items sold: 5
Gross sales: $289.00
Cost of items: $65.00
Ebay fees: $61.13
Gross Profit: $162.87
Average sales price: $57.80Got this SMEG coffee maker at a garage sale for $10.00 and sold for $125.00. I was hoping to sell it locally on FB but was only receiving lowball offers. Ironically, I had just sent a $100 offer to someone before they could buy it sold at full price.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/198192608313For Mar 16 to 22 I had 1 sale. ugh. For new listings I only see 2 but I’m pretty sure I listed a few more that have since then sold. Guess that’s the problem with doing this a week late.
Total listings: 696
New listings this week: 2
Items sold: 1
Gross sales: $55.00
Cost of items: $2.00
Ebay fees: $13.84
Gross Profit: $39.16
Average sales price: n/aMy only sale for this week was a Houston TX Livestock and Rodeo show jacket. https://www.ebay.com/itm/197606720893
@christiner ….Thanks! I haven’t done it yet, been busy with my regular job but soon
let’s see how we did for Mar 2 to 8.
Total listings: 690
New listings this week: 16
Items sold: 6
Gross sales: $141.35
Cost of items: $5.00
Ebay fees: $32.26
Gross Profit: $104.09
Average sales price: $23.55I had a tie for my highest seller this week. Two items, each for $35.00
First is this Vice Presidents Christmas Ornament. Listed at $45 and took an offer $35.00. At an estate sale I came across about 12 of these govt related ornaments, all still in the box. I paid $1 each and have sold 8 so far for a total of $250.00 before fees. https://www.ebay.com/itm/197659223860
Second is this 1985 Texas Prison Rodeo Program. This came in a box of about 30 items total. I paid $20 for all of it. Sold this one right away for $35.00. Always nice to get that money back quickly. https://www.ebay.com/itm/198161356197
Hey Christine….do you have a referral code for Poshmark? I’m going to take a look at it and don’t want to create an account yet if there’s a way to help a fellow scavenger!
here’s my email jsmithbull@yahoo.com
For Feb 16 to 22 I had a few sales and did a good number of listings. My wife was the winner again with 2 of the three items sold being things she found while we were at estate sales. And they were the highest priced as well!
My sales over all have been pretty good this past month but I do think that was due to find and listing some good stuff. During Feb so far I’ve had 13 sales. I’ve only had one item sell that had been listed longer than a year. two other items had been listed for almost a year and the rest were within 30days.
For promoted listings I’m now using 3.1 as my rate. Saw another reseller talk about it in a video and giving it a shot.
Total listings: 671
New listings this week: 12
Items sold: 3
Gross sales: $210.75
Cost of items: $12.00
Ebay fees: $40.23
Gross Profit: $158.52
Average sales price: $70.25My highest priced sale was this vintage college duffle bag. It reminds me of an old bowling bag. Seems the company that made it made them for numerous schools, assume it was not licensed.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/198071772594
I came here to both rejoice as I just learned that the 2025 tax threshold is 20k!! I don’t know how I missed that news but hallelujah!
and my Scavenge of the week. Mine was several desktop model airplanes I picked up from an estate sale. I rarely find them at a large 1/48 scale but got two for $15 each and have already sold both at $125 and $75. Now I’m hoping they arrive without the propellers broken off 😛
https://www.ebay.com/itm/198130783218
My Nov 17-23 was ok. I had 7 sales. We hit one estate sale this past weekend and got so Frankoma pottery. My wife found it and she’s been bust today looking it all up.
I need to get on the stick and list more but that’s a common theme isn’t it! 🙂
Total listings: 618
New listings this week: 4
Items sold: 7
Gross sales: $323.00
Cost of items: $71.00
Ebay fees: $71.19
Gross Profit: $180.81
Average sales price: $46.12Highest sale this week was this fancy plate. https://www.ebay.com/itm/197831184904
I bought this one and another at an estate sale. This is the crab plate and the other is a lobster. Bought for $50 and Sold on a Send Offer for $157.25. Gross margin was $123.79 after Ebay fees and then a final net profit of $73.79 after subtracting cost of the item.Best margin by percent was this Christmas Ornament that I bought for $1.00 and sold for $55.00!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/197659160231For Oct 27 to Nov 2 …. pretty good week for me selling 7 items! no bueno week on listing though with nothing added.
Total listings: 609
New listings this week: 0
Items sold: 7
Gross sales: $247.70
Cost of items: $18.00
Ebay fees: $48.57
Gross Profit: $181.13
Average sales price: $35.38Highest priced item sold was a CCM adult hockey shoulder pads. Bought this at a thrift store for I think about $8 and sold for $89.50!
not knowing what the start and end dates are for listing, I listed sixteen things between Oct 21 and 24. happy about that.
but nothing since until hopefully today!
For Sept 29-Oct 5 …. only 2 items sold this week, but they were both higher priced which was nice. Low on new listings as I was out of town 4 days.
Total listings: 609
New listings this week: 4
Items sold: 2
Gross sales: $350.00
Cost of items: $75.00
Ebay fees: $65.00
Gross Profit: $210.00
Average sales price: $175.00My big sale was a 1949 Pontiac Chieftan hood ornament: https://www.ebay.com/itm/197645972034
found this and believe I paid $60 and sold for $225.00. Neat item!For Sept 22-28 …. 5 items sold including a big one thanks to my wife. I did a lot of listing (a lot for me) that week. Trying to stay consistent although have work travel going on. Finally cracked 600 listings!
Total listings: 601
New listings this week: 22
Items sold: 5
Gross sales: $1212.43
Cost of items: $213.00
Ebay fees: $202.23
Gross Profit: $797.20
Average sales price: $242.49My big item for this week was a pair of Bill Huebbe fox wall sconces. My wife and I went to an estate sale and saw them, she looked them up and they seemed to be a great find at $250 for the pair but we were already spending a few hundred so I wanted to pass. the next day everything was going to 50% off and we decided to go back. We were 3rd in line when they opened (among about 25 people) and I got them. Ironically the lady behind me was planning to grab them as well! So paid $125 and sold for $875.00!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/197718714278also sold a Louis Vuitton bag that my wife found at an estate sale. the chose an Authentication service offered by Ebay. She paid for it and we shipped it direct to them. Now we all wait to hear if it’s real or not! Bought the bag for $80 and sold for $275.00. hoping it goes through.
@vintagelacy…wow! lots going on! I owned a comic book store in the late 90’s to early 2000s in Baltimore and it was one of the best times of my life. So enjoyed the store, the buying and selling and the people.
For Sept 15 to 21…. surprised it was only 3 sales. I’ve been listing a lot. Really trying to list multiple times a week. Daily if I can help it. Also trying to keep at the death pile stuff. List List List!
Total listings: 587
New listings this week: 23
Items sold: 3
Gross sales: $125.00
Cost of items: $35.00
Ebay fees: $24.49
Gross Profit: $63.58
Average sales price: $41.66Biggest sale of the week would be this vintage tennis racket. Sold for $45 and bought for $5 at an estate sale. https://www.ebay.com/itm/197630843697
