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Has anyone noticed that we are about to have 5000 members on this blog anytime now? 4994 right now.
Mark
Since I am doing year end numbers for taxes, I thought I would compare 2017 to 2018 in a certain way.
I want to know if the percentage increase in the number of items translated into the same or more percentage increase in the dollar. It was nearly dead on! I increased my number of average items per month from 2087 to 2402. That is a 15.25% increase of average items per month.
My 2017 total sales were $28,894.85. My total sales for 2018 were $33,385.32. That is a 15.5% increase in the total dollar amount.
Mark
Mike, Jay, Christine,
Back by popular demand is the Scavenger Buying Equation Matrix Version 2.0! And yes, “cute” makes the matrix this time!
I thought I would make the headings simple. Also, there is now an “Ok” in the middle of great and not great. Here is the new link to version 2.0:
Mark
Regarding the Scavenger Buying Equation Matrix above – You can come up with your own strategy. For example, the item has to be in the Great column for at least 3 out of the 5 categories.
Mark S
I came up with a Scavenger Buying Equation Matrix.
For those of you having a difficult time deciding if you should buy an item or not, maybe run the purchase by this matrix:
Mark S
Thanks Simon,
You provided the missing link that I needed!
Wonder Lister had all the information I need for my taxes, except my USPS shipping costs (it only saves Fedex, I believe it is a bug). Anyway, with Go Daddy losing my data, I had no way to get this data. The only accurate way to get it was to add up it up by hand the postage I paid from each 1 page print out. I didn’t want to do that, so I just downloaded the shipping costs from Paypal (had to filter it), but it gave me the number I needed.
Thanks again Simon.
Mark
2019-01-27 – 2019-02-02
Total Items In Store: 2,683
Items Sold: 16
Cost of Items Sold: $50
Total Sales: $516
Highest Price Sold: $76 (Hunting Jacket)
Average Price Sold: $32.25
# Items Listed: about 20
Money Spent on New Inventory: $0Gut Sales Report for the week: Somewhat slow week. Had some good sales on Sunday, so I’m good.
Challenge of the week: Have to start on my taxes. Bad news is that my Go Daddy account got shut down because I forgot to have money on a credit card. The good news is that I don’t think I need it. I can get everything I need from Wonder Lister.
Scavenge of the week: Nothing
Movie of the week: Ralph wrecks the internet! Must see ebay movie. See my full post about it at:
Best ebay movie ever! You have to see this movie – Ralph wrecks the internet!
Mark S
02/04/2019 at 7:40 am in reply to: Best ebay movie ever! You have to see this movie – Ralph wrecks the internet! #56351Tony,
I saw a video with that side by side with Rick and it is dead on!
Mark
02/03/2019 at 3:41 pm in reply to: Best ebay movie ever! You have to see this movie – Ralph wrecks the internet! #56322It was Free. Thats what this article says:
https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/wreck-ralph-ebay-starring-role/315748/
02/03/2019 at 10:42 am in reply to: Best ebay movie ever! You have to see this movie – Ralph wrecks the internet! #56313I don’t know if Ebay gad to pay. Most of the most popular web sites were in the movie. You tube was not – it got a new name like buzz feed I think.
Great movie.
Mark
02/03/2019 at 10:08 am in reply to: Best ebay movie ever! You have to see this movie – Ralph wrecks the internet! #56311Almost forgot, here is the link to the official trailer:
Mark
01/28/2019 at 8:35 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 396: Guaranteed Delivery? How is that working? #56050Mike,
All the US Post Offices in my area take the Smartpost packages. I don’t have to go to Fedex for Smartpost. I only have to go to Fedex for Home Delivery and Ground.
Mark
01/28/2019 at 5:58 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 396: Guaranteed Delivery? How is that working? #56040DT,
Yea, those marbles are a challenge. I found a good site for help: http://www.buymarbles.com/
They will do a free appraisal.
They also help you identify if they are German handmade or machine made.
Mark
01/28/2019 at 5:53 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 396: Guaranteed Delivery? How is that working? #56039Mike,
I still use Smartpost all the time. It seems to work best for really small packages – 12 X 9 X 4 or smaller. Ground and Home always are better for Bigger and heavier items I have found.
Mark
01/28/2019 at 9:50 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 396: Guaranteed Delivery? How is that working? #559892019-01-20 – 2019-01-26
Total Items In Store: 2,667
Items Sold: 15
Cost of Items Sold: $50
Total Sales: $556
Highest Price Sold: $105 (Allen Edmund Shoes)
Average Price Sold: $37.06
# Items Listed:
Money Spent on New Inventory: $200Gut Sales Report for the week: It was a painfully slow week until the Government shutdown was over; then sales picked right back up to where they normally are.
Challenge of the week: I got my new clothes racks setup. But guess what? Three double racks are not enough! I keep saying I am getting out of clothes (well, cheap ones anyway, just going for the good stuff).
Scavenge of the week: I struck it rich at two 50% off high end sales. I got $1500 worth of items for $200. The average selling price is $55.73. Among the items were a Burberry Trench Coat, a Hartmann Briefcase, a Pendleton Sports Jacket, a nice Stetson Cowboy Hat, a Tux, and an LL Bean Duffle bag with leather trim. These are the types of sales that I am looking for. Spend a little more money and get these high end items with a high average selling price. Now if I can only find more of these types of sales along with nice vintage sales, then I am all set for the year.
Guaranteed Delivery: I think I was selected by ebay to do guaranteed delivery, but no one has even asked me about this.
Mark S
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