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I’m far from an expert but it seems that the Barbie clothes that were sold exclusively at Sears in the 60s are big money. I don’t think there is anything on the tag that will identify the item as a Sears exclusive but if you do an ebay Search for Barbie Sears Exclusive you’ll see a lot of high dollar listings.
I agree – we don’t need a tangible prize. It is so generous and sweet of you, Amatino to have done it in the past but the friendly competition and weekly check in with each other on here is all that I need.
48 listings.
I think I only completed 3 skittles, but then I deleted the rest and remade my skittles list for this week. The skittles I deleted were too ambitious to be skittles and I was actively avoiding the to do list because of it. So I’m starting fresh this morning with a new list.
I’ve been enjoying researching and listing vintage barbie clothes. I got a huge bag full for $15. They are from 1959 thru the mid-70s. At first I was just going to sell the whole lot for probably $150 but decided to go thru it to clean what I could and in doing so I started identifying some interesting pieces. I joined a FB Barbie collector group specific to 1959-1972 barbies and I ended up buying a book so I could better identify the clothes I have. I’ve been having fun matching what I have to the outfits in the book. I’m spending more time on it than I should (especially on the cleaning/stain treating) but I’m definitely learning something that will help me if I come across Barbie clothes again. And I found a rare piece that I’ve listed for $99.
Vintage Lacy – Several months ago I read something similar about giving yourself grace and I found it very helpful. It’s probably been one of the best things I’ve ever started doing for myself.
48 listings
Only completed 4 of 15 skittles. I knew I probably bit off more than I could chew when I made the list. Some skittles were more the size of a king size candy bar than a skittle. I cut it down to 10 skittles for this coming week.
I was reconciling my ebay invoices to the records I keep on a spreadsheet the other night and was shocked by how much FedEx charged me on some items. The worst one so far was a peppermill that I shipped for just over $12 only to have FedEx come back and charge me over $40! I know that my measurements and weight were correct as I always round up and even leave a bit of room for error. I question whether the ebay shipping calculator is actually calculating dimensional weight correctly of if that’s something we need to do ourselves. Some of my UPS charges were also different but only by a few cents which I find odd – almost like the quote ebay provides at the time of label creation isn’t the most current rate. A few people on a reseller facebook post said I could contact Ebay to have them look into it – sometimes they refund the difference or provide a credit. I haven’t attempted that yet but I have removed FedEx from all of my shipping policies and will be using Pirate Ship for UPS.
Vintage Lacy – thank goodness your father has you! Here’s hoping the process starts to go more smoothly.
36 listings. Sales have been scary bad for me this month. As Jay and Ryon used to say, when sales are bad, get to listing. Its the one thing we can control.
I completed 10 of 12 skittles this week. I am being a little bit ambitious with 15 skittles on my plate for this week.
Whoops! I forgot to count several listings that I did one evening while watching tv. My total was actually 65, not 58. 🙂
58 listings – nothing like a bunch of huge bills coming due to motivate me to list!
I completed 11 out of 13 of my “skittles.” There’s something about calling them skittles that make them seem easier to do. I guess that was the point of naming them that, hehe. My goal is to knock out 12 skittles this week.
Amatino – for the weekly goal number – is that just one number that I want to average each week or do I declare a listing goal number weekly? If its one time average than my weekly goal is 30.
29 listings
I just checked out the Google Keep app for creating and maintaining lists for the skittles challenge. It couldn’t be easier! Thanks for that tip. 12 skittles on my list this week.
It’s working out but I need to (and can) do better. At this point I’ve been out of my former career path long enough that going back to it wouldn’t be easy (the field has a lot of ever changing regulations and expectations that I have not been following). Plus I just can’t imagine not being able to own my time after this. It makes me sad thinking about all of my former coworkers who are killing themselves working insane hours so that one day when they are old, they can hopefully retire and then start to “enjoy” life.
I have a very supportive spouse who knows that reselling is the best option for me. Whenever I waffle and start talking about taking on a consulting gig (because I feel guilty that I’m not contributing as much to the household finances) he encourages me to just stick with reselling. I still have my consulting co’s website active but I’m probably going to take it down this year.
I like your NYC trips. I’m excited to hear what you find in the trash.
My first sale of the new year happened on Jan 1st on Poshmark only to have the buyer contact me the next day to ask me to cancel because they didn’t realize it was size XS (despite it being in the title, description and photos). She probably found it cheaper someplace else. Anyway, here’s hoping that’s not an omen for the rest of the year.
I didn’t make any resolutions but I do need to work on increasing my sales. It seems that perhaps I’m a self-sabotager. The more important it is for me to concentrate and list, the less likely I am to actually do it. I guess it’s good that I’ve identified that about myself – now to figure out how to get over it.
29 listings.
Getting a slow start to the new year. Today is the first I’ve sat down to list in several days.
Happy birthday Vintage Treasures!
25 listings up this week. The crazy cold temperatures helped keep me at home and away from the thrift stores.
I’m using this last week of the year to set myself up for a great 2023. I’m striving for it to be my most profitable year yet!
35 listings.
I’ve occasionally made giant list of things I need/want to do. I call it a Master To Do list. Sometimes I’ll come across one of my older lists from years ago and there will still be items that I haven’t done. If nothing else, it helps getting things down on paper and out of my head.
