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Wow, I wish we’d find some of those serving carts. Things have still been slow for us but we did have a few notable sales.
Got this awesome midcentury coffee pot (missing lid) at the auction for $27, sold for 99:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112482007048Found this S. Korean high school yearbook at a rummage sale for 50 cents, sold for $60:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113033404580Got this at a rummage sale for $1, and thought of how Ryanne sold one quite a while ago, and snapped it up. Sold for $50 and the buyer loves it:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/113033404580Rockport sandals, $1 at a rummage sale, sold for $35:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112522304040Rubber ducky shower curtain rings from a yard sale, paid $1, sold for 13:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112439840449New in package pillow cases from a rummage sale, $1 sold for $15:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112993810730We are at 1010 listings now and have several death piles. Treasure hunting is so much fun, and easy, at this time of year. Church rummage sales are the best!
What are the dangers of shipping a bunch of matches? Would it have to go parcel select (ground)?
Jay, no wonder you love doing the numbers. It’s a Gemini thing. My mom is one too (June 10th) and she was an accountant/bookkeeper for many years, and actually loves doing taxes. Doing taxes makes other people want to puke but she adores it.
The problem with storing dehydrated food that long is that you have to eat 7 year old powdered food-like substances. Very unhealthy stuff IMHO. I guess the Mormons want to be the ones who repopulate the earth, lol. I’d rather kick off than try to survive a bunch of BS apocalypse nonsense.
It’s probably for swimming pool season. Baking soda is used to alkalize pool water. Also, Sam’s Club has 15 lb bags for $7 I think year round.
I snipe for personal items, like clothes or shoes, and only buy them cheaply. Then if they don’t fit me, or aren’t comfortable I know I can always flip them for more. Just got a nice jacket the other day for $8 shipped. I was the only bidder. I can turn around and sell it for $30 if it doesn’t fit. I’d rather resell than return and so I’ve resold several pairs of shoes.
Ephemera. 100% silk or wool, cashmere, alpaca scarves, leather or suede gloves. We did really well one time when we found commemorative lucite coasters for the Shriner’s of Hawaii which I sold singly for $50 each. Just today sold a quite small book for $67: https://www.ebay.com/itm/112964597242
Daniel – I wouldn’t thrift it. We sold some plastic ones for big bucks, even with some of the teeth broken. I would guess it’s for weaving something too.
I too joined back in the late 90’s and sold a few things. It was such a hassle though and I always seemed to lose money on shipping. One thing I sold, about 13 yeas ago, was a Dr. Who scarf that my mom had made for me a long time ago and that I had worn for years in those cold Chicago winters.
Target started doing this 15+ years ago. A friend of mine was a massive abuser of Target and JCPenney’s liberal return policy and they shut her down. I mean she would return clothes to JCP that her kid had worn out and outgrown and they took it back. She even returned drapes that had hung in her house for years. (Of course I didn’t approve.)
Sales are quite soft again, but here’s what has sold lately:
Got this men’s 3x Hawaiian shirt ages ago for $3 and it finally sold for $32:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112053929998Got this for $2, brand new, at a yard sale, sold for 67.50:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112966356021Set of 6 Coke glasses, paid $5 at a yard sale, sold for $30 and they went to Canada:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1124398481401977 American Rifleman Magazine, got a stack of these, paid about 10 cents each, sold for $4.50:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/111854872387Must have gotten this travel iron at a thrift store because I paid $5 for it and sold for only $18:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/111985836411Had this laying around the house, glad it’s gone because it doesn’t really work well on rock hard soil:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/112368992433Marjean28 – can I just say, as someone who buys clothes off ebay, that 4 photos isn’t enough for me. Heck sometimes there’s even two tags, and they are double sided. The problem I see with many listings is they don’t get any close ups to show texture, details, etc… Just my 2 cents.
Haven’t watched the show but absolutely hated the book. I have the audiobook since my commute is a long one. I remember when the book came out around…. late 80’s and a co-worker telling me about it. Elizabeth Moss was great in Mad Men though.
@Inglewood – it’s good to know that you have food on hand in case of emergencies, power outages, layoffs, etc.
