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Of course, you should learn how to list slides from the experts. Here is Ryanne and Jay’s episode on selling slides. The topic has been brought up several other times as well. Search “selling+slides” in the podcasts.
Scavenger Life Episode 70: Selling Vintage Slides and Photographs on eBay
I bought these matching mugs at a Goodwill for a few dollars thinking that they were unique. They have been sitting in my store for a few years and finally sold for $20.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183765763449
I overpaid for this African hand carved stool because I thought that I was buying three full sized ones when I was actually buying only this one, and the other two were doll sized. Anyway, this one sold for $125, but I paid about $75.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183753705809
Old cast iron tools sell well. I paid a dollar or so for this plumb bob in an auction lot. Sold for $19.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184318630104
My commission person has lots of fabric. I don’t care to test each piece of fabric so that it can be listed accurately, so I gathered a large quantity and listed it for $49 or best offer. The buyer did not make an offer, but I did a 20% off with the make offer feature. It sold for $39.
I have a thermal printer, but it didn’t print out properly. I was thinking about formatting some labels, but now I don’t have to!!
I was switched to managed payments on Monday. I still have a message saying that I have to verify my bank information, but I’ve received at least two deposits already.
I had a decent week. My COGS is a bit high because of my highest sale, the African hand-carved stool. It was purchased in an online auction where it wasn’t clear that only one stool (the one that sold) was normal sized, and the others were sized more for a teddybear. I should have complained, but I let it go. This was maybe two years ago, so I’m glad it finally sold.
Sorry that your helper didn’t work out. Each of my kids helped me out for a summer, but then moved on to other things. I don’t think either was that interested.
Week of Aug 9 – 15
Total Items in Store: 1263 eBay, 36 Etsy
Items Sold: 14 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $89.72 + $17 Commission
Total Sales: $347.78 eBay
Highest Price Sold: $125 Ashanti hand carved wood stool from Ghana
Average price: $24.84
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $14
Number of items listed this week: 17I had 17 new listings. The challenge on Monday definitely helped! Two of the items meet the August challenge. One is a teddy bear. Hey, he’s a finished product made of fabric!
On the last stop of our vacation, I picked up several boxes from my one commission. My goal this week will be to gather all the textile products from the boxes, add that to a few things I purchased recently, and get them listed. The boxes also include some fabric, but, since those won’t go towards the challenge, I’ll put then off for now.
With last few items I’ve listed with first class shipping, eBay has not allowed me to enter in 16 oz. I get an error message that it has to be 15 oz or less. I wonder if this is part of their price increase.
I hear ya. I have sold numerous tube radios, but all in as-is condition. At one time, I thought that I might do some repair, maybe with transistor radios from the 70s & 80s, but it would require some time, study, and equipment. I now have a part time job, so that went out the window.
I did have one that was not blue in color. I had a shot glass from the Philmont Training Center in NM. The thing is, this is a Boy Scout facility. Why would they have alcohol related items at a place that is for kids? Well, I figured if you were an adult going through BSA leadership training, you might need a shot or two. So, it goes in the “depression/feeling sad” category.
I could have just listed another blue item because I had more photographed and I couldn’t get to them all, but I liked the funny tie-in.
Wow, I actually won one! My last ditch effort paid off!
I had recently come back from vacation, and I picked up a bunch of items for commission. If I didn’t have that, I don’t think I could have come up with seven blue items to list.
I finally have something to talk about. The previous few weeks have been sort of bla.
I bought these two framed paint by numbers a few years ago thinking that they’d be pretty fast sellers. Actually, I did sell another one very quickly, but these have stagnated. Finally sold to Shop America for $58 (which usually means that they will end up in Japan). I paid $2.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184022584351
I bought this retro record/cassette/CD player combo at a garage sale thinking I was going to use it myself, but I decided that I’m happy with my separate component system. I bought it for $25, and it sold for $73.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184352629727
I overpaid for an auction lot of flatware, but I made profit on the first sale. A stainless steel flatware set, service for 8 – paid about $15 and sold for $46.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184379664015
I purchased an auction lot that included Petite Flowers Stangl dishware a few years ago. I finally sold three listings for a total of $54. I paid a dollar or two for all of them. Here is one of the listings:
I had a buyer open a case about a delayed item. I did all the things I was supposed to do (contact the buyer, track the package, open a case at USPS.com). In the 3/4 days that eBay gives you to fix the issue, I did not get any movement on the package. I was not able to call eBay at the end of the 3 day period because I was on vacation at that time, but the buyer did call and was given a refund.
Suddenly, the package started moving on the weekend, and it was delivered on the 11th (about a month late).
I called eBay today about the issue, and the customer rep told me that I could contact the buyer and request that I be repaid or the item sent back. If the buyer is willing to repay me, I have to ask for their PayPal address in order to invoice them. If they want to send it back, then I guess I will have to send them a label or maybe they open up a return. I didn’t get into those details with the customer rep.
I was pretty emphatic (in a nice way) about this being an eBay issue since they are aware of the USPS issues, and they should not have refunded so soon. The service rep stood his ground, so now I need to decide what to do.
I have another issue complicating the whole debacle as the USPS is saying that I misrepresented one of the dimensions and are charging me for the additional cost (I don’t think I did). I’m concerned about having the buyer chose to send it back when I might get yet another charge against the package size.
Anyway, the above two paragraphs are just me ranting, but eBay’s response was the part about contacting the buyer and asking if you can re-invoice them or having the item sent back.
I received an email that I sent a package 3 inches thicker than what I put down. I suppose that is possible, but the PRIORITY package took over a month to get to its destination. Since they are charging me over $16, I will be contesting the extra charge!!
I listed 7 items for the “Tuesday Blues Day Challenge”. I was very busy, so they were all late evening accomplishments. I’m quite busy today as well, so I wanted to get this in as soon as possible. See ya!
Not 100% sure, but looks like this one:
