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I think it may be the coat of arms of Germany: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Germany
Nice to talk to another scavenger. Does he sell online? Or he’s old enough to only sell in stores/boohs?
This could be one of the biggest lessons of their life if they realize how to make money. Fun.
Its so funny that “being video game youtube stars” is a thing these days.
Understood. Maybe the postcard/stamp/trading card guys can help.
Im just imagining a scanner as you suggested, and then you would need to edit photos to crop/enlarge the parts of the image you want.
What kind of camera do you use now? Might be better to buy a “macro lens”. It allows for close up photographs.
I believe you can even buy them for an iPhone or cell phone.
https://www.amazon.com/macro-lens-iphone/s?k=macro+lens+for+iphone
Your knowledge is what’s so valuable with those lots of cards. Sounds like that’s rare within the card market where everyone else sells individual cards? As an eBay buyer, I find its pretty rare in general to find sellers who seem to really know what they have and how to sell it to me. Lots of low effort.
That’s exciting to see that your eBay sales are growing outside of trading cards. That “Krog Street Underpass DVD” is the exact kind of media we love to find and sell. We found a box on the street of original Reading Rainbow DVDs. It’s our favorite find recently because each DVD sells for $30! So niche. It doesn’t sound like you could ever get bored scavenging trading cards, but it is nice to have other categories to lean on.
You are correct that we have always thrived within limitations. I get nervous for people when they put a lot of conditions needed to have business. “I need to have a new computer and an office and an LLC and hire three people and a warehouse and all these shelves and a fancy printer….and then I can start selling.”
At the same time, it might be our detriment sometimes by not investing in growth. Pain is a big motivator 🙂
Its great to hear your story. So many sellers chug along, then a big event/chaos happens, and they lose the flow. Sometimes I guess it can be difficult to get back into the system of selling online after a big event. But like you, we’ve always found eBay as a meditative endeavor. We like the discipline.
Lots of items are fun to sell. Magazines always do well for us so we look out for boxes of them. But not all lots work: we tried lots of clothes and that was a bust. Collectibles are what make sense (like trading cards).
Nice sales! Interesting to see your experiment listing lots of cards. Assume that your knowledge helps create relevant sets.
Are you back at home and into your normal life now? Its always interesting when we take time off and then get back into our routines again.
