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08/19/2019 at 11:30 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 424: 1 Year Later, Our New Rental is Done! #66613
Jay,
Yes, it seems like that would be true.
Mark
08/19/2019 at 9:50 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 424: 1 Year Later, Our New Rental is Done! #66556Retro,
Yes, clothes started selling for me too this week. Hope the facet stays on!
Mark
08/19/2019 at 9:44 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 424: 1 Year Later, Our New Rental is Done! #66553Retro,
It seems counter intutive at first to split the clubs up because hey, i have a nice set here. But i guess few people want to pay that much for the whole set. In my case, i thought a near antique set would be worth more as a set, but no.
Mark
08/18/2019 at 2:34 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 424: 1 Year Later, Our New Rental is Done! #665022019-08-11 – 2019-08-17
Total Items In Store: 3205
Items Sold: 16
Cost of Items Sold: $50
Total Sales: $587.90
Highest Price Sold: $125 (Bible)
Average Price Sold: $ 36.74
Money Spent on New Inventory: $54.40
Number of items listed: 9The new rental looks pretty snazzy!
Gut Sales Report for the week: Decent Sales. Just a lot of returns.
Challenge of the week: Getting all of my supplies ordered and filled up in preparation for the busy season. Seems like the longer I am in this business, the more supplies I need. The $150 in supplies from ebay from having an anchor store is really helping. I sell a wide range of items and I need some very large boxes in non-standard sizes. I like stocking up and getting ready, it makes me feel that I can handle anything that comes my way now.
Scavenge of the week: I bought some really old golf clubs in a bag. I was going to sell them as a set, but it turns out I can make a lot more by spliting everything up and selling them separately. I paid $17 for the whole bag, and my total listing price by separating it all out is $376. Not the easiest way to do it, but definitely most profitable. Jay recommended this method to me and it is a winning approach.
Mark S
08/16/2019 at 10:47 pm in reply to: Do you test shoes before listing them? I have had several soles come apart. #66416Jay,
Do you bend toe to heel with the bottom of the soles?
Mark
Correction – KFC said there would be at least 3 Chicken Breasts – we got 4.
Mark
2019-08-04 – 2019-08-10
Total Items In Store: 3210
Items Sold: 17 (16 ebay, 1 Bonanza)
Cost of Items Sold: $50
Total Sales: $506.50
Highest Price Sold: $60 (Shoes)
Average Price Sold: $ 29.79
Money Spent on New Inventory: $60
Number of items listed: 85Gut Sales Report for the week: Sales have started very slowly, but then picked up after I started listing a lot.
Challenge of the week: Still trying to get my shipping room in order.
Scavenge of the week: Found 4 pair of brand new with Tag Levis for $4 each at an outlet store while I was on vacation for the weekend. Also found some nice vintage Levis & Wrangler Jean jackets on vacation. So new\Vintage jeans\Levis was the story for the week.
Mark S
08/05/2019 at 9:00 pm in reply to: Sending offers to watchers experiment (with numbers!) Month #1 #65944Ok, so our experiments seem to find the same conclusion: people want offers in the $40 and under – preferably under $20.
I guess that makes sense. It is a no brainer to spend less than $20 on something you need\want and are getting 20% off. Those high priced items probably make people think a lot more about spending that much money.
Mark
08/05/2019 at 8:44 pm in reply to: Sending offers to watchers experiment (with numbers!) Month #1 #65942mickdog,
My limited experiment showed that sending an offer on items $35 and under gave a better conversion rate than those items priced over $35. Not real scientific because of my limited scope, but see if that corresponds to your findings in the future.
Mark
Retro,
I just had a return come in. It says that the buyer has until Aug. 12th to mail it.
That is 5 business days as usual.
I think you situation with that return is either a glitch with ebay, or your particular item is different in some way.
I would call ebay and see which it is.
Mark
Retro,
Thanks for reminding to go to the thrift store. Just got back from there. I got a $65 pair of Hockey Skates for $6. This time I made out.
Mark
Retro,
I have done that also going to the thrift store scoring those $200+ items. But to be fair, I have also gone with great expectation and then just left with a $25 baseball glove that I paid $3 for.
But yes, you have to take the good with the bad. Hey, if you don’t go, you will never find those $200+ items.
Mark
08/04/2019 at 6:52 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 422: Ready for a Recession at Any Time #658642019-07-28 – 2019-08-03
Total Items In Store: 3142
Items Sold: 13
Cost of Items Sold: $50
Total Sales: $505.00
Highest Price Sold: $160 (Cornet)
Average Price Sold: $ 38.85
Money Spent on New Inventory: $197
Number of items listed: 31Gut Sales Report for the week: Sales have started to slow. The week keep getting slower. I have noticed this summer that most sales take place during the week rather than on the weekend.
Challenge of the week: Still trying to get my shipping room in order.
Scavenge of the week: I picked up a 1940’s Air Force Wool Overcoat.
Mark S
08/02/2019 at 8:13 am in reply to: HUGE lot of Vintage Toys – Need Help Before Seeing/Offering #65782It is some good stuff, but I don’t see it being worth over $1000 unless I am missing something here.
Mark
AtomicStar,
Yes, I am constantly diversifying. There are certain niches that I like, but I am always open to new items I haven’t sold before. They just have to make sense when I buy them. In this way you become a generalist with specific knowledge in many areas. That make every sale so much fun. You just go in there and you know what you are looking for and how much you can pay. For new item areas\items, I just look them up on my phone.
Lately, it just feels like I have been getting such great items. Not sure if that is because I am getting better, or great items are getting more abundant. My theory is that I am getting better trained, and also I go out buying nearly everyday so my chances are greatly increased. I don’t really buy a lot in any particular place, it is just a little here, a little there and then it all adds up.
Mark
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