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Fiesta Hostess Serving Bowl Marigold 40 oz HLC Fiestaware
I’m slowly but surely selling the Fiesta ware death pile I listed a few weeks ago. The next time a lot of this stuff comes across my path I think I’ll pass.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267243864818
Beltone Model C-1 Hearing Aid Charging Case With Box Tested
Sold for full price. I did a bundle when I bought this at an estate sale so my purchase price was sround $5-10.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266893783613
Louis Vuitton Denim Leather Sandals Flip Flops Size UK 10
Sold on offer for $385. From the hoarder collection.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267218445431
Lazer Tag Team Ops Master Blaster Missile Launcher WITH missile
Shame on me for letting this sit for so many years in a death pile. Sold for full price. Having the missile let me command top dollar.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267243306590
Sony PSP-1001 Playstation Portable Console Black W/ Game, Memory Card, Charger
Sold for full price. including a game and memory card helps my listing stand out and get a higher sales price. I considered replacing the battery but at the end of the day I just wanted to get it listed.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267228100566
DynaTrap 1/2 Acre Trap Fly Mosquito Bug Light Zapper Pole Mount New In Box
Sold on offer for $85. I just picked this up a few weeks ago at a yard sale for $10. Glad to have flipped it so quickly!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267048223028
Oofos Sandals 8 EU 39 Ooriginal Thong Comfort Slip On Recovery Pink
This is a bolo brand if you can find them. I picked up two pair for $1 each at a yard sale last fall and both sold recently for $30 each.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267099265063
Burberry Jeans Mens 42 x 32 Beige Stretch Pantaloni NWT 5 Pocket Straight
Sold on offer for $118. Hoarder item.
I’m trying to get my yard sale pickups listed same weekend this summer. Here were some of my best scavenges.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267271949347
Sizzix Big Shot Stampin Up Die Cutting Embossing Machine & Multipurpose Platform
Paid $10.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267271949675
EATON CHSPT2ULTRA Complete Home Surge Protection Surgetrap Type 2 SPD 10800 Amps
I picked up 4 of these for $80. Once I listed them though, only these were higher dollar. The other two only sell for $50. Still, $80 into $300 is great!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267271951084
GUITAR HERO PS3 Dongle Red Octane Model 95121.806 LES PAUL Wireless Receiver USB
Guitar hero dongles are extreme BOLO. Paid less than $1.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267271954617
Lectron Tesla To J1772 Charger Adapter 250v Charging Electric Vehicle 48A – New
Paid $5. It was marked 10 but I found a nice messenger bag that will sell for $40-50 to bundle both for $10.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267273053718
Herbert Ryman Disney Cinderella Castle Serigraph Framed 198/200 Imagineering
Boy I REALLY debated on buying this one. It’s sooooooo big and the matte is in rough shape. I picked this up Friday during my lunch break for $90. I told myself that I had to get it listed and stored immediately – no death pile addition. I fulfilled my mission and now I don’t care how long it sits. There is one other listed for sale at the same price on another platform and there is one worthpoint entry for print only. I don’t have a worthpoint so I don’t know what it sold for. I do know that this cost about $1600 when it was purchased at Disney World originally.
My hope is that someone will offer me over $1k in the near future so I can move it on.
I apparently killed the sale of the week thread. I waited 10 minutes between posts but that didn’t matter. Still ate my post and I doubt anyone elses posts will show up.
Regarding your box of autographed stuff.
As a test, lay it all out and list it as a big lot on ebay as an auction. Worst case, nothing happens.Best case, you blow it all out at once. You’ll probably get eyeballs on your other items if it gathers some attention.
The only cool item of note I sourced last week was this item:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267265849379
Playskool Power Cycle Ride-On Big Wheel Pet Shop Girls Pink Purple 1988 Vintage
Not one of the big boys of the big wheel era like the GI Joe, Transformers, or Knight Rider big wheels, but still pretty cool. I priced it to the moon and we’ll see what happens.
Personally, I had the knight rider big wheel and it was AWESOME! I wore that big front tire clean in two with peel out starts.
If eBay open was east coast and at the beach or Orlando I’d maybe go. The ability to tax deduct a vacation/mileage would be wonderful.
Vegas? I don’t drink or gamble so no desire to go there at all.
Yes that is correct. Depending on what you are wanting to track, you can select different time frames.
weekly STR for my style inventory is about 1%, so if I want to sell 45 items a week on average then I need about 4500 listings.
I also log quarterly STR so I can get a feel for how my sales will vary throughout the year. It keeps me from panicking when sales are slow. I know when
45 sales with a $45 average sales price is my long term goal as that is a $100k annual sales store. 4500 items is about as much as I can efficiently store as well.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266917451649
REEBOK Men Rapid Response Composite Toe Tactical Boots Size 14 M Black RB8874
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267200757780
Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 Blake Griffin BG 32 Shoes Mens Size 14 469776-006
Two good examples of why shoes have to be researched a bit at time of purchase. These catch my eye, but until you research the model you don’t know if you have undesirable (but nice) shoes or something special. I’ve put back really awesome shoes because there was no market, and I’ve been shocked by some that were interesting enough to at least research. For sure though – I don’t leave a thrift shop until I’ve researched every item in my cart and applied my sourcing standards. Both of these pair sold for full price and I paid $5-8 each.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267201711839
Porsche Design Sunglasses P’8613 64 mm White Aviator P8613-C-6414-135
Another hoarder item. I’ve been slow walking these Porsche glasses to ebay. This is the second pair I’ve listed and sold. I’ll put up another pair soon. Sold from sent offer for $135. My cost was $10.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267217421397
Gucci Supreme GG Canvas Bloom Print Green Flower Slip On Sneakers Men’s Size 10
Sold on offer for $300 since I was hungry for sales while on vacation. I had high hopes for this pair since they had a receipt and even a hand written thank you from the salesperson. Eh, can’t be greedy – time to move this stuff at the near 2 year mark from when I got my first load of stuff.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267243304670
Cooper XL7 Hockey Helmet White Size Small Vintage
Pulled this off of a death shelf while reorganizing. It’s another one of those “why didn’t I list this thing when I bought it!” items. Sold for full price within a week. Paid $3 at Goodwill from the olden days when they didn’t put a barcode on every item.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266925679430
PetSafe Large Freedom Alum Pet Door 10 1/8 X 15 3/4 Magnetic Flap HPA11-11600
Sold on sent offer for $60. I got lucky with a buyer in Virginia so my shipping was less than $7. I rarely use free shipping but on some items it can be strategic when comparing to the market. When the buyer is local it’s just a bonus.
Your ebay store has been overperforming for a while. You sold 8 items on an inventory of less than 300 – all of which are in a very specific niche? CONGRATULATIONS! That’s a resounding success! A store that size (unless you are selling underpriced hot cakes) I would expect to generate less than 10 sales a week.
My store has about a 1% STR every week when I’m actively listing. Back in March I had a week of 10 sales for $286. That really was a doomsday feeling week. Since then I’ve listed almost 500 new items.
Keep your head up and keep plugging. If ebay no longer works for you, feel free to pivot to wherever the iron is hot. That’s why so many youtube resellers have left ebay and went all in on live selling. You can always come back to ebay if you need to.
Live selling is eventually going to get oversaturated and then hit a decline. The growth it is currently experiencing is not sustainable. Will it be as epic of a collapse as the metaverse? I doubt it. It’s here to stay in some form or another. Just another tool in the tool belt.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267240816690
Wells Gardner K7000 Chassis Complete Untested Arcade board Not Working
A leftover relic from my days of restoring arcade games. When I cleaned off a “death shelf” in my garage there was a box of arcade parts and this was sitting on top.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267237291773
Ariat Mens FR M4 Relaxed Boot Flame Resistant Jeans Size 38×30 Workwear Stretch
Ariat men’s jeans are BOLO, especially FR rated ones. I took a $35 offer on these since I was hungry for a sale. Paid $8 at Goodwill.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267240806477
<span tabindex=”-1″ data-testid=”ux-textual-display” aria-hidden=”true”><span class=”ux-textspans”>CHILDCRAFT 1954 Complete Set of 15 Volumes Hardcover Books Set Vintage</span></span>
Another item I just had sitting on a death shelf for years. WHY!?!?! Sold within 2 days for full price. Paid a couple bucks at a yard sale.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267221123853
<span tabindex=”-1″ data-testid=”ux-textual-display” aria-hidden=”true”><span class=”ux-textspans”>Donald Pliner Penny Loafers Men’s Size 11.5 Nicola Blue Aged Look</span></span>
A cool pair of shoes from the premium hoarder collection. Donald Pliner shoes don’t sell great, but these sure did. Sold within a month for full price.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266992708708
<span tabindex=”-1″ data-testid=”ux-textual-display” aria-hidden=”true”><span class=”ux-textspans”>Polo Ralph Lauren Waffle Shawl Cardigan Brooklyn Black Men’s Size 3XB NWT Light</span></span>
Sold from a sent offer for $160. Premium hoarder item. They’re still selling regularly.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267240410636
<span tabindex=”-1″ data-testid=”ux-textual-display” aria-hidden=”true”><span class=”ux-textspans”>Pixar Cars Mack Hauler Carrying Case 16 Car Dinoco 400 Toys R Us Exclusive</span></span>
Sold on offer for $65. So a few years ago I got a HUGE lot of pixar cars stuff – 2 extra large overflowing bins worth. I’ve made soooo much money off of this lot and only ever listed half of it. The rest has been collecting dust on a death cart for years. Well no more! I’ve been working through the rest of it. There was a big pile of Mack trucks that this was in and I originally discounted all of it as undesirable low priority. Well…I was wrong. I didn’t realize this one was a storage truck AND it was full of minty cars with real rubber tires. Some of the cars that were in this thing sell for $30 each.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266595207289
Polo Ralph Lauren Single Stitch T Shirt Pink Surfer Vintage Men’s XL
Hoarder item sold for $50 on offer. such a cool shirt. I love listing ralph lauren stuff.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267243302357
<span tabindex=”-1″ data-testid=”ux-textual-display” aria-hidden=”true”><span class=”ux-textspans”>Star Wars Blue Lightsaber Anakin Spring-Loaded 2006 LFL Light Sounds Works</span></span>
Another death shelf item I listed and that sold very quickly. These spring loaded lightsabers are pretty cool. I’ve sold plenty of them in the past.
Items in Store: 3183
Items Sold: 29
Total Sales: $1,207.00
COGS: $194.00
Total Profit: $1,013.00
Average profit: $34.93
Average sales price: $41.62
New Listings: 93
Items scavenged: 0
2025 weekly new listings Avg: 34
2025 avg gross weekly sales $1,168.53
2025 Avg weekly Items Sold 25
2025 ASP $46.94
2025 projected total sales $60,763.37It was a short week as we left for vacation on Friday. That draft bank paid off as I did a lot of photography to catch back up. I wanted to get as much done as possible before I left to have a good chance to maintain sales during my time away setting. I turned on time away on Friday morning, but also got a negative feedback and a return around the same time. Needless to say, NO sales on Friday and very few over the weekend. So strong week turned into a decent week as most of my sales were Monday thru Thursday.
It was just a solid week of sales. Nothing too earth shattering but my non- home run items were solid in the $30-40 range.
here were a couple items worth highlighting:https://www.ebay.com/itm/267009885646
Converse All Star Cut Away Sandals Slides Women’s Size 7.5 Mens 5.5 Red Line
surprisingly valuable! I paid $2 at a yard sale where I bought a van full of women’s clothing – most new with tags – for $2-$3 a piece. I also got the 27” pc monitor is use at my ebay station at this sale for $5.https://www.ebay.com/itm/267236816226
Gucci GG Web Stripe Thong Sandal Black Monogram Flat Flip Flop Slide Size 44
a premium hoarder item. I actually let these sit for a long time as I initially thought they were fake. While organizing they popped up and I threw them up on eBay. Sold fairly quickly. My buy cost was $20.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266895467294
XERO Denver Mens Size 14 Black Flannel Lined Hiking Shoe Minimalist SneakerI actually sold 2 pair of Xero shoes this week, barefoot minimalist brands like this are about as BOLO as you can get for shoes.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267244258208
Nike Air Jordan 1 Retro High Size 9 Lucky Green Black Mens DZ5485-031
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267244257000
Dr Martens Leona Platform Heel Leather Boots Women’s 6 [37] Black SmoothI got both pair of these shoes at a yard sale along with a PlayStation and a bunch of games , a couple more pair of shoes, and some odds/ends that are also good. About $500 worth of great stuff for $50.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267243864818
Beltone Model C-1 Hearing Aid Charging Case With Box Testedif only the hearing aids would have been there! This was an estate sale that was real fun to pick through on my lunch break right across the street from where I work. There was a TON of stuff! I was pretty picky as there was a bunch of stuff I would normally pick but the STR/ASP just wasn’t good enough.
i ended up with a bag of stuff for $25. The wild card is a vintage oscillator test equipment device. It may be worth a couple hundred to the right buyer. I need to photograph it still but will list for $500 based on a comp.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267243860790
Garmin Dakota 20 Handheld GPS Navigator With Belt Case Tested Working BundleI got two of these at a yard sale along with some other odds n ends. I took a swing on a few other items here but they ended up just being $15-20 items once I researched. Still profitable but I don’t really want to source items like that each of these GPS units will sell for $50+ with a great STR.
Women’s skirts is a FLOODED market.
Men’s jeans/pants can be good. Sizing isn’t bonkers like women’s sizing and once men find a specific model/size they’ll buy 20 of them. LOL!
I recommend just strolling through and looking for NWT items poking out of the racks. Your STR will be better. Mall brands NWT are always good for $25.
If you’ve never used the research tools on ebay you should give it a look.
Here is the data for women’s skirts:
https://www.ebay.com/sh/research/sourcing-insights/search/detail/US/63864?marketplace=EBAY-US
Long story short – unless you have something extra special your odds of selling are low unless you price REALLY low – like $10. I stick to unique skirts or mall brand (EX: Banana Republic) NWT skirts.
