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Such an awesome story. Thanks for the update!
There has been times I’ve really debated with myself when considering a large haul.
Every time I’ve done went all in I have not regretted it once it came time to count the cash. Lol!Items in Store 1354
Items Sold 32
Total Sales $1,001.00
COGS $93.00
Total Profit $908.00
Average profit $28.38
Average sales price $31.28
New Listings 18Best sale of the week: $50 for a set of left hand golf clubs.
Why is this the best sale? Because as I was going to my car at Wal-mart Saturday the person next to my car asked if I was left handed. I said no, and they said they had these golf clubs in their car for over a year and they were tired of them taking the space. I said “well if you’re giving them away I’ll take ’em.” Loaded them up, snapped some photos when I got home to put on facebook, and had them sold within a day.Another fun tidbit: I keep finding Jack Lalane juicers this year. The first one I listed sold the same day I found another one. So I shipped the first one and listed the second one. This Saturday I found another one at a yard sale. The one already listed sold within hours of picking up the new one. Weird!!!
Depends on the market and experience. If I know without a doubt I could get $100-200 more if I wait a few months I’ll wait. Sometimes though, you take what you can get. There’s always more stuff to sell.
I just piggyback off of my wife’s facebook so I can use marketplace and follow a few businesses/groups. I deleted my personal facebook a looooonnnng time ago – probably 9-10 years ago!
Her facebook profile is locked down tight. People can’t even find her profile unless they are friends with someone already on her friends list – which is kinda hard since that list is pared down to about 60 people.
I got this message from someone who made me an offer that I accepted shortly after acceptance:
I’m about to buy the item, I just need to know:
Any holes rips stains or smells ?
Any fabric peeling ?
Any damage?
Was it worn often?
Does it fit loose or tight?
I do not plan on responding at all. I’ll just let this item go to unpaid item and hope they walk away.
Sometimes you just get “those buyers”. They cannot be satisifed.
So just to be devils advocate here, where did you purchase this head? If you bought it new yourself from the original store, then you know it is good. If you bought it at a thrift store then there is absolutely the possibility it appeared new but was actually used. I’ve had this happen to me.
There is nothing more satisfying than going to your box pile and pulling out the PERFECT size box for an unusual item. It’s almost as if a light shines down on it and heavenly angels break out in song.
Originally ebay profits were “fun money”. Over the years I’ve been working up to paying more of my recurring monthly bills with ebay funds. I started with a car loan, then I pushed myself to try and get the mortgage payment too. Then occasionally a power bill, etc.
I can proudly say I now pay all of my recurring bills (car loan, mortgage payment, utilities, cell phones, car insurance, etc) with ebay funds quite regularly. I keep all of my credit cards zeroed out every month. Other than mortgage and one car loan ( which if things keep going well I’ll pay off early before the end of the year), I’m debt free.
This allowed me to max out my HSA contributions and increase my 401K contributions with my day job paycheck. My dayjob paycheck goes into another checking account that I (thankfully) can just let grow now. I have more cash reserves now than I’ve ever had in my life, even after several large unexpected expenses and several vacations this year. It is AWESOME!
Our long term goal is a home addition. We’ve planned it out, but the cost is pretty high. With the uncertainty in the world right now we don’t want to pull the trigger so for now we’ll just build cash reserves and next year if things have improved we’ll likely break ground on that.
Items in Store 1368
Items Sold 42
Total Sales $1,671.00
COGS $252.00
Total Profit $1,419.00
Average profit $33.79
Average sales price $39.79
New Listings 3Due to lack of listing I’ve dropped below 1400 listings yet I had a huge week. This must be the “2nd wave” Corona boost. Nothing major went on this week ebay wise. I’m still having trouble fitting listing into my busy schedule.
I hope everyone has a great week and stays safe.I have to say, I’ve read all the guides and this is still confusing as all getout. It is NOT clear at all where the grant ends and the loan begins! I had to apply for the loan – they gave me a range of $1000-$16000, so I chose the $1000 assuming that is the grant portion.
I filled out all my info and they kicked it back due to unconfirmable information. After reading all of their possible reasons why (they don’t tell you exactly what was kicked back), it seems it is my bank account. The bank account used MUST BE directly associated with your federal EIN number that you have for your business. I use an old personal account for my business, so it looks like I finally have to create a dedicated business checking account. It needs to be done anyways for ebay managed payments, so whatever… Grrrr.
If the item I am selling is non-functional in some way and meant for display only, I may use the word “prop”.
I sold a vintage fax machine a while back and my target buyer was either a museum or a prop company as it didn’t work. It ended up going to a museum as expected for $250.
I have a pair of old unused work boots that are dry rotted, but look amazing if they just sit on a shelf for display. I believe I have the word prop on that one.
If she was on a work computer with a VPN, then the shipping would have been lower if the location of the VPN is different than her real zip code. Once she logged in and put in her real info, the price would most definitely change in that case.
I got the Victrola unloaded and tested out last night. What a cool piece of functional history! It sounds great, but definitely needs some TLC. Based on the condition I may only get $200-300 for it. I don’t think I have the time/energy to fix it up anymore than minor repairs.
I researched the model and it was manufactured in 1921 – the first year for the VV-100. How cool that I just listened to a record in my garage on a record player made almost 100 YEARS ago!
