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I just pulled all of my book listings out of Amazon. I love them as a buyer, but as a seller it is rough. Last book I sold I owed THEM money.
It got embarrassing when my phone would cha-ching loudly at work. People wondered what it was. Turned the volume down a lot after that, but I miss it. Also, my phone, like Linda Shields above, doesn’t cha-ching anymore. Until I pick it up, then sometimes I will get it. Otherwise, have to keep checking email. Wah! Time for a new phone maybe.
We had two $1 yard sale blankets that we cut up, lots of bubble wrap and shredded paper, a bigass box which had to be cut down…. It weighed 63 lbs and thankfully FedEx took it for $33.
This was our best sale this week. Took forever to pack them up. Paid $15 at auction which included the table. We’re keeping the table for now. These are going to Brooklyn NY.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Vintage-MidCentury-Beige-Cosco-Kitchen-Dining-Folding-Metal-Chairs-Card-Games-/112297368285?rd=1Got this for 50 cents a couple weeks ago at an estate sale, sold for $45:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Blue-Metal-Thermos-1-Quart-1-Liter-Glass-Lined-USA-Made-King-Seeley-/112332676972?rd=1Vera Neumann scarf, paid $1, sold for $18:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-VERA-NEUMANN-Square-Scarf-Polka-Dots-Dark-Red-Gold-Yellow-21-034-x-21-034-/112022962478?rd=1I waited a couple of days and sent the request again but meanwhile ebay was sending me some vaguely threatening sounding emails. So I called them and followed their advice. Well, of course, their advice basically threw me under the ebay bus. It’s hard to ignore those ominous sounding emails though.
Thanks for the advice on how to handle returns. I copied it over to where I can consult it if needed. One question though, how do you handle someone who doesn’t respond to your request for photos of damage? This happened to us when we sold a vintage Samsonite suitcase and the guy claimed that one latch was broken. We asked twice for photos but got nothing. Thanks!
Omigosh I had that “you ok bro” message several times on a vintage Levi Garrett trucker hat. He made several lowball offers but I held out for full price ($50). I think he was from Singapore or something like that.
For the jerky troll who complained about the Mr. Peanut listing, I wouldn’t have even written back to him. Block!
Got this for $5 at our very first auction about 16 months ago, sold for 80:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-BLENKO-948-Chartreuse-Bent-Neck-Decanter-Applied-Handle-W-Stopper-MCM-/112053929967?rd=1I’ve had this since I was a little kid, sold for 85:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1965-Uneeda-Double-Headed-Wishnik-Troll-Doll-3-25-034-Tall-3-034-Wide-/112191992374?rd=1This was given to me by someone who’d been to Egypt back in the 80’s, sold for 50:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Arabic-Egyptian-Abaya-Flowing-Robe-Gown-Ornate-Handmade-OOAK-Garment-/112053929974?rd=1@Stuff – Our chickens love leftovers too. Nothing goes to waste around here with a dog and 17 chickens. You could always pasteurize the milk yourself. (We love it raw though. Been drinking raw milk for 10+ years and only have good things to say.) I think you’d only have to heat it to 165 F.
We’ve had chickens for 12 years and sometimes raise a bunch of meat birds. Selling eggs is a money-losing proposition when you consider all of the housing, fencing and feeding costs but we do it anyway. Periodically we’ll raise 25 meat birds and kill them all in one weekend and fill the freezer. It’s a crap ton of work. We built our own Whizbang chicken plucker (just google it) and mobile sink/table on wheels. Such fun!
I suspect that they were promotional items, but there weren’t any labels. I only found one other that sold on ebay, a single lamp, and that one didn’t have any more info either.
Here is our best sale in a while. Bought these for $8 at a yard sale and sold today for $160:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-Chocolate-Chips-Cookie-Lamps-Set-of-2-Wood-Base-Kids-Novelty-Lamp-Ahoy-/112016643468?hash=item1a14b6558c:g:CPgAAOSw2xRYSctU
