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Nike Total 90 Laser FG Soccer Cleats Size Mens Size 6 Yellow Gray
Man these took FOREVER to sell! When I originally listed them I was trying to get $100+. In the end though they were never in good enough condition to ask that much.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266970530433
Ralph Lauren Purple Label Dark Blue Jeans Size 42 Made in Italy 41×32 Actual
Hoarder jeans, so my COGS average out to around $10.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267098662571
Bill Blass Mens Corduroy Cotton Robe Smoking Jacket Vintage Lounge Satin Lined M
Sold on offer for $40. hoarder item .
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266889519868
Giorgio Armani boots men’s lambskin upper size 45 black new
Buyer made the right offers on a slow week. I was hungry so I negotiated a price of $300. Hoarder item so COGS was $20
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266888263027
Donald J. Pliner Men’s Beaded CHAMARRA Loafers Made in Italy Size 10.5 UK M
Another pair of hoarder shoes. Sold on offer for $152
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266534150053
Jack LaLanne’s Power Juicer Model CL-003AP Original Classic Juice Pulp Extractor
I’ve sold a bunch of these Jack lalanne juicers over the years, but they don’t sell as quickly as they used to. When I pulled this one from inventory I saw another identical one out there I never listed, so right back up the listing went.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267125105014
UNCLE ARTHUR’S BEDTIME STORIES Volumes 1-5 Maxwell Complete Series Set 1950
I don’t sell alot of books, but when I do I prefer to make money like this! Bought the lot at a yard sale for $2.
Week of 3/3-3/9/2025
Items in Store: 2915
Items Sold: 24
Total Sales: $1,250.00
COGS: $171.00
Total Profit: $1,079.00
Average profit: $44.96
Average sales price: $52.08
New Listings: 0
Items scavenged: 0
2025 weekly new listings Avg: 18
2025 avg gross weekly sales $1,441.50
2025 Avg weekly Items Sold 27
2025 ASP $53.39
2025 projected total sales $74,958.00My large inventory is really carrying me through this rough stretch. My family has been sick one virus after another since the beginning of February. I’ve been through 2 sets of antibiotics and a heavy course of steroids. Now we all have the flu. I’m very thankful my day job is flexible and I can do most of my work from home. I’m also thankful that my ebay store is robust enough to keep on chugging even when I do the absolute bare minimum.
There is also some management shuffling going on at my day job. A regional manager unexpectedly left the company so our site manager is moving up earlier than expected to fill the gap. My boss is now the interim site manager. While he is still technically the engineering manager for now, odds are high that I’ll end up being asked to become the engineering manager at some point this year. I don’t really want to be a manger. We’ll see how it shakes out.
I tried posting my numbers in both threads and the forum broke both times. Oh well.
Here’s a couple highlights from the past week:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267097312835
Polo Ralph Lauren Hampton Red Line Selvedge Blue Denim Jeans 46Bx34
NOT a hoarder item. Found these in the wild at Goodwill recently. Unfortunately the closest Goodwill now charges an outrageous $12 with tax for jeans! I only pick up $50+ jeans from there because of it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266453562113
Frye Men Philip Harness Boots Black 3487870-BLK Size 11 M New In Box
Sold on offer for $225. $25 pair of hoarder shoes.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266968063756
Jacob Cohen Men’s J620 Handmade Luxury Blue Jeans Button Fly Size 40×36
An uncommon brand to keep an eye out for. Sold 3 pair of hoarder designer jeans to the same person. My cost on these jeans averages out to $12 a pair.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266457411336
LOS ALTOS Men’s Red Ostrich Leg Boots 6X Pointed Toe Size 11.5 EE 1960512
Sold on offer for $350 after I revised the BIN price. Originally had $500 on them. Hoarder shoes so $25 COGS.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267091197695
California Raisins Vintage Halloween Costume 1987 CALRAS – Adult Med With Hair
And here’s a fun little item I ‘bought’ this summer. My older kids did a yard sale at their grandmother’s house. Some of our stuff we normally would donate to goodwill plus whatever grandma brought out. I picked up a few things when it was time to close down. I paid them a couple bucks for this item that came out of grandma’s house.
I’ve sourced some pretty awesome stuff from Grandma’s house over the years. She’s been a goodwill shopping hoarder for a long long time.
Week of 2/17/25-2/23/25
Items in Store: 2959
Items Sold: 24
Total Sales: $1,599.00
COGS: $144.00
Total Profit: $1,455.00
Average profit: $60.63
Average sales price: $66.63
New Listings: 2
Items scavenged: 0
2025 weekly new listings Avg: 22
2025 avg gross weekly sales $1,470.88
2025 Avg weekly Items Sold 28
2025 ASP $52.53
2025 projected total sales $76,485.50What happened this week? I can’t remember. We were all working on recovering from illness still. Had some great sales.
In the arcade and pinball hobby, the age old lie is “ It’s probably just a fuse”
Spoiler alert, It’s never just a fuse.
I have a wholesale account with a video game parts company and get the 72 pin connectors for four dollars. I always keep a couple on hand in case I come across Nintendos. I’ve done this multiple times so I can change out the pin connector in about five minutes. It makes the Nintendo work like new. I can also get dirt cheap AC adapters and aftermarket controllers.
I prefer to sell these in fourth quarter so I may hold them for a little while.
Oh and don’t forget old polaroid 600 instant cameras.
the rare color schemes are worth huge money, but any common color one is an easy $30. They’re built like tanks. Unless you see major physical damage they work. Most of the time the company who makes the film now will be who buys it from you. They buy a ton, returb them, and sell them on their website.
Canon ae-1 is the gold standard for old slr’s.
really any camera is worth looking up. Super valuable 35mm point & shoots can look quite crappy!
No need to use actual film. Put in a battery to test the meter. Make sure the shutter mechanism works on all settings, aperture control works, then check the seals on the door. Most buyers understand that they will likely have to replace the seals as I don’t do that. I have a working knowledge of SLR and DSLR cameras which helps. I got into photography 10 years or so ago. Then I got an iphone that could take excellent pictures with decent bokeh and moved on.
I bought some cool stuff at thrift last week but I’m too lazy to go through it to pick out the nice stuff to mention. Just know that I did indeed get some cool items. LOL!
Yesterday I saw a Nintendo lot on Facebook marketplace. I picked it up yesterday evening and of course the whole experience makes me question why I bother with FBMP. I drove out of my way, then the person kept me waiting an extra 30 minutes. Had their girlfriend meet me instead of meeting themself. Said girlfriend was apparently ticked off he sold the lot and she pulled out a game. They deleted the post so I couldn’t pull up the listing photos, but I told her which game was missing and she said “oh you wanted that? well I guess I can go get it”. Then she whined more about the fact the boyfriend sold the lot so cheap.
….they lived literally next door to the place I was meeting them…they made me wait 30 minutes….and all they had to do was walk 100 feet over to the parking lot…
In the end I paid $100 for two NES systems (dirty and missing one adapter), 4 NES games (nothing earth shattering, the best game is only worth $20), and one xbox 360 game.
The xbox game is the one she took out and had to go get. In the photos I could only see the side spine and this appeared to be a $70 game – Need for speed Most wanted. The whole deal was worth it because of this game. So YEAH I wanted that game! Then when I got it and saw the front…bummer. This was the “deluxe” edition, which is only worth $10. They appear identical on the spine.
Anyways, I’ll refurb the two nintendos with new 72 pin connectors and sell as refurbished bundles with a game for $150 each. The extra games from this will net me $50. I’ll make about $200 profit on the deal.
Plus, I really like having items like this in my inventory. It’s just fun and fits with my brand!
Next time you get one of those shippo cheaper packages bring it up to pirateship customer service. I did that once when ebay had a label cheaper than them. They put a $20 credit in my account for helping them out.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266294969293
Pentax ME Super SLR Film Camera 28mm 2.8 Lens Case and Strap Tested & Works
Sold on offer for $80. Paid $5 at a yard sale.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267119958432
Robert Graham Jardin RGS5053 Mens White Loafers Slip On Driving Shoes Size 11
Hoarder shoes – sold on offer for $150.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/267147599962
ASICS Beast JB Elite V2.0 Men’s Wrestling Shoes Sneakers Black Gray Size 8
47599962Sold for full price. Paid $4. I love those wrestling shoe sales!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266932019678
Homies Palermos Italian Figures You pick
I sold 10 of these figures this week. 6 to one buyer and 4 to other random buyers. $6 a pop adds up when I have like 180 of them! I love these little pipelines that are easy to ship and take up practically no space.
Items in Store: 2981
Items Sold: 24
Total Sales: $834.00
COGS: $121.00
Total Profit: $713.00
Average profit: $29.71
Average sales price: $34.75
New Listings: 0
Items scavenged: 15
2025 weekly new listings Avg: 25
2025 avg gross weekly sales $1,452.57
2025 Avg weekly Items Sold 29
2025 ASP $50.84
2025 projected total sales $75,533.71Twas a rough week last week with all the kids sick plus me going down. I put my store on time away all week so I didn’t have to worry about ebay, but sales could still come in. Still a decent week all things considered. I have plenty of shipping to catch up on now. Still don’t feel 100%, but good enough to function.
I didn’t expect ebay to be such a backburner so far this year. I only have so many hours in the day and I have so much going on – ebay will always be the thing that gets bumped. I effectively lost 2 days of the week to basketball so it is to be expected. The terrible weather we have had complicates my situation even more. Basketball ends on March 8th, but then my oldest son starts soccer that same day. No baseball this year though so hopefully one kid in sports for the spring is manageable.
This week I’ll try to get some drafts done on my lunch break at work. I’m needing to clear up some space in my garage so my son can get on the elliptical every day in prep for soccer. Gotta get that done this week if possible.
Jay and Ryanne are doing fine, but they likely won’t be back in any significant form. Jay gave me no indication that the forum would be closed. They’re just incredibly busy!
feel free to jump back in and participate.
