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[Mark S]

05/10/20 – 05/16/20

Total Items In Store: 3445
Items Sold: 27
Cost of Items Sold: $ 100
Total Sales: $ 1067.24
Highest Price Sold: $ 145 (Vintage Sports Equipment)
Average Price Sold: $ 39.53
Money Spent on New Inventory: $ 0
Number of items listed: 17

Gut Sales Report for the week: Still feeling like the busy season. I hope this
lasts thru the Summer.

Challenge of the week: Still trying to take pictures every day.

Scavenge of the week: Nothing.

Trends of the week:

1. Golf equipment is selling.

Mark S

[Mark S]

Retro,

I think this is the first step toward the next step.

I am doing the same thing. I can see the future with my forecast spreadsheet. The problem is that I do not have sufficient storage to get there.

So, I have started to get my garage ready for growth. However, I didn’t finish like you. It is a work in progress for me.

Mark

[Mark S]

05/03/20 – 05/09/20

Total Items In Store: 3455
Items Sold: 32
Cost of Items Sold: $ 100
Total Sales: $ 998.05
Highest Price Sold: $ 85 (Vintage Jacket)
Average Price Sold: $ 31.19
Money Spent on New Inventory: $ 0
Number of items listed: 20

Gut Sales Report for the week: Again, it felt like the busy season and sometimes the shipping got annoying. Now I have my shipping supplies stocked up to busy season levels.

Challenge of the week: Still trying to take pictures of about 10 items everyday Mon-Sat.

Scavenge of the week: Nothing.

Trends of the week:

1. VCR’s seem to be selling well now.

2. USPS is still slow. I sent a First Class package on April 22nd to the Pittsburg area, and
it is still in transit. And Pittsburg is not that far away.

Mark S

[Mark S]

04/26/20 – 05/02/20

Total Items In Store: 3467
Items Sold: 28
Cost of Items Sold: $ 100
Total Sales: $ 1056.10
Highest Price Sold: $ 150 (CD Recorder)
Average Price Sold: $ 37.72
Money Spent on New Inventory: $ 0
Number of items listed: 54

Gut Sales Report for the week: Again, it felt like the busy season.

Challenge of the week: Still trying to take pictures of about 10 items everyday Mon-Sat. Also, trying to get all back logged items listed – Won’t happen unless the lock down goes till the end of the year.

Scavenge of the week: Nothing.

Trends of the week:

1. This is basically a second busy season and large items have been selling such as
roller blades and stereo equipment.

2. Certain shipping supplies that I need to pack up the roller blades and stereo equipment
have been running out. So I have had to some running around to get the supplies I need.

3. I am glad I have a good inventory method of keeping track of all my supplies. The larger
you grow, the more important this is. Especially if you ship larger items that require
certain supplies.

4. I have been going to FedEx so much that they know me there now. I seem to go everyday and
sometimes twice a day.

5. Last Wednesday I sent a package USPS 2-Day Priority to Florida. They just received it
yesterday, so about 10 days time. This seems to be a common issue with USPS lately. I think
FedEx is doing a much better job during this time for delivery time. I wonder if customers
are realizing this? Also, I had a customer select Fedex, but USPS was a lot cheaper so I
sent it USPS. Then I wondered, would they have a legitimate complaint that I switched it
even though the stated time for USPS is much better?

Questions of the week:

1. In Sept. 2019, I bought 12 rolls of 2″ x 60 Yards 4 Mil Fiberglass Strapping tape for
$47.56. Now, the same supplier wants $67 something. What Happened? Does anyone know where
to get this for closer to the $47?

2. The cheapest I have seen Large 250 Feet of Bubble Wrap® 24″ Wide! 1/2″ is for $51.99 on
ebay. Anyone know where to get it cheaper? I have seen people here on the blog say they
found some great deals locally, but what about online?

Mark S

[Mark S]

I did some research when I got a vero. I found that information on this was very hard to find. Ebay doesn’t get too specific about it.

But I did find out that vero’s drop off after 1 year.

Ebay seems to take these on a case by case basis. They told me that it all depends on what kind of a seller you are. If you have been having a lot of other issues, the penalty may be more severe. If you are a good seller otherwise and you just got a vero, they are much easier on you. It appears that you would fall into the latter case.

I don’t think you will get banned from ebay, but I would be very careful what you list in the next year till these vero’s drop off.

Mark

[Mark S]

Update: Cost of Items Sold should be $ 85.

Mark

[Mark S]

04/19/20 – 04/25/20

Total Items In Store: 3441
Items Sold: 25
Cost of Items Sold: $ 850
Total Sales: $ 884.54
Highest Price Sold: $ 72 (DVD\VCR Combo)
Average Price Sold: $ 35.38
Money Spent on New Inventory: $ 0
Number of items listed: 130

Gut Sales Report for the week: Again, it felt like the busy season. I was still selling a lot of Inline skates (4 this week) but other things as well.

Challenge of the week: Still trying to take pictures of about 10 items everyday Mon-Sat.

Scavenge of the week: Nothing.

Trends of the week:

1. This is probably the most items listed in a week for my store.

2. I am going to Fedex a lot more. They lowered their prices for larger heavier items and that
helps a lot. In some cases I make more sales. In other cases (the buyer doesn’t select
Fedex), I make more money on the shipping.

3. Golf clubs are starting to sell.

4 Stereo equipment, DVD’s, VCR’s are starting to sell.

Mark S

[Mark S]

04/12/20 – 04/18/20

Total Items In Store: 3336
Items Sold: 27
Cost of Items Sold: $ 100
Total Sales: $ 1059.91
Highest Price Sold: $ 75 (Rollerblades)
Average Price Sold: $ 39.26
Money Spent on New Inventory: $ 0
Number of items listed: 28

Gut Sales Report for the week: It felt like the busy season. I was still selling a lot of Inline skates (8 this week) but other things as well. I was also selling larger, more expensive items. Had to go to FedEx a lot this past week.

Challenge of the week: Still trying to take pictures of about 10 items everyday Mon-Sat.

Scavenge of the week: Nothing.

Mark S

[Mark S]

04/05/20 – 04/11/20

Total Items In Store: 3335
Items Sold: 25
Cost of Items Sold: $ 70
Total Sales: $ 764.60
Highest Price Sold: $ 65 (Rollerblades)
Average Price Sold: $ 30.58
Money Spent on New Inventory: $ 0
Number of items listed: 34

Gut Sales Report for the week: It felt like all I was selling was Inline skates. I
sold 7 pair this week and another person wants to buy 2 pair. Without the skates, it would have
been an ok week.

Challenge of the week: Still trying to take pictures of about 10 items everyday
Mon-Sat.

Scavenge of the week: Nothing.

Mark S

[Mark S]

The main reason I provide a packing slip is for the case where your label on the outside of the package comes off or is unreadable. In that case, the postal carrier will open your package to see if they can determine where it should go. If there is nothing inside to inform them, then the package will go to some storage facility and probably sit there a long time until it is auctioned off.

But the other reason is to include a packing slip to make it look more professional.

Mark

[Mark S]

3/29/20 – 4/4/20

Total Items In Store: 3326
Items Sold: 15
Cost of Items Sold: $ 50
Total Sales: $ 629.67
Highest Price Sold: $ 85 (Clock)
Average Price Sold: $ 41.98
Money Spent on New Inventory: $ 0
Number of items listed: 35

Gut Sales Report for the week: Good week. Sales were sporatic again this week, but ended up at a fairly normal gross sales amount.

Challenge of the week: I have been trying to take pictures of about 10 items everyday Mon-Sat. I have been averaging about 8\day.

Scavenge of the week: Nothing.

Trip of the week: My family went to a nice park with a nature trail today. Wild birds ate out of our hands. We met a “friend” Pelican that followed us around the trail, so my girls gave him the name Morris. We saw a couple swans on their nests (2 different nests). On Friday, we went to a park that we heard had owls in a tree. We saw two owls and they were feeding their baby owls.

So, got my nature stuff done for the week.

Mark S

[Mark S]

Almasty,

Yea, it is really funny sometimes. This is happening to me also.

I think it is because 8 years ago or so I was just starting out and didn’t always know what I was looking at. Now, I look at it and can determine exactly what to do with the item and also how good it is.

We just need to be nice to our younger selfs who didn’t know any better, lol.

Mark

[Mark S]

Let’s think about that. That would mean that anyone’s travel to the post office is not essential business. Therefore no one should go there. Then why are they open?

My post office is open and I go nearly everyday. Nothing like this has ever been said. I think they should be reported. Call your post master and ask if they are spreading bad information. It sounds to me like the employees just don’t want anyone to come in, so they are saying that. Really, what they are saying makes absolutely so sense, it is non-sense.

Mark

[Mark S]

3/22/20 – 3/28/20

Total Items In Store: 3306
Items Sold: 18
Cost of Items Sold: $ 50
Total Sales: $ 541.60
Highest Price Sold: $ 100 (Military Coat)
Average Price Sold: $ 30.09
Money Spent on New Inventory: $ 0
Number of items listed: 21

Gut Sales Report for the week: Sales very sparatic this week, but ended up ok.
Grossing about 2\3 of what I usually do in the last 3 weeks.

Challenge of the week: Trying to get all my “To be listed” inventory tagged, weighed, and get dimensions. I think I will have enough for quite a while, but want it all fully ready to be listed.

Scavenge of the week: Nothing.

Mark S

[Mark S]

Well, it’s official now. Michigan is now under lock down.

Things won’t change too much more for me, but a lot of business is shut down.

If your state is not on lock down, it may be coming soon.

Mark

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