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My numbers aren’t too bad. I had a $143 sale on Etsy and a couple over $25 sales on eBay. I don’t know why my experience is opposite that of Retro & Jay, but my inventory is much smaller and a few big sales make a bigger difference.
Week of Oct 6 – 12
Total Items in Store: 1814 eBay, 40 Etsy
Items Sold: 11 eBay, 1 Etsy
Cost of Items Sold: $29 + $11 Commission
Total Sales: $386.70 eBay & Etsy
Highest Price Sold: Etsy $143 for Pueblo Nativity Scene Southwestern Folk Art
Average price: $32.22
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 14Seems like you need to have a business account if you want to live off the money you make because getting paid four times a year isn’t going to cut it. I haven’t heard of anything like that being implemented in the US.
My big sale of the week was a Pueblo Nativity Scene for $145 on Etsy. This was purchased in a MaxSold auction listed as artist made figures that included the set plus a few similar but unrelated figures. If it had been advertised as a nativity set, I’m sure it would have been bid higher. The full lot was $22 and this set made up 80% of it.
From that same auction, I lotted up a bunch of 1960s Brazilian newspapers mostly discussing Carnival. They came from a $4 lot and sold for $34.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186695251296
I don’t even know which auction I bought this record headshell with cartridge. I had no way to test it, and it wasn’t complete, so I put a semi-low price of $40, and it sold in a few hours.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186722073162
Here’s just a fun one; I bought a bunch of art in a 2020 live auction, and most of it has sold. This foam board mounted poster from the movie Snatch finally sold for a bit under $29.
I listed 14 items last week. 13 to meet my DP challenge plus one newer item.
Challenge is 12 for this week. I did have a few extra ready on Saturday, but I scheduled them purposely for this week so that I can get a head start. Ha, I take these challenges WAY too seriously!
I hope everyone had a great week!
I can’t really say because my store is much smaller, but this week has been not too bad. Mostly, I had one big sale on Etsy and a couple decent sales on eBay. But, this is me, and I don’t have a great sell through rate to begin with.
Damn, well I am glad that you are feeling better and are able to continue with eBay. Take care of yourself!
Glad to hear that your eBay and coffee businesses are all doing well. eBay is still slow for me, but I have had a few good sales recently. My numbers will look better when I report them next week.
My “career” job has been quiet recently due to a contract that has been on hold since May, but that may change if we win a few new jobs. I’m using the quiet time to get through my death piles.
Week of Sept 29 – Oct 5
Total Items in Store: 1809 eBay, 41 Etsy
Items Sold: 10 eBay, 0 Etsy
Cost of Items Sold: $13 + $0 Commission
Total Sales: $197.62 eBay
Highest Price Sold: eBay $29 for vintage Kmart Automotive Tool Set
Average price: $19.76
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 14I had many lower price sales last week, so not much to talk about.
I’m not sure why someone in the UK would want me to ship them an almost complete Kmart tool set, but this was my highest sale at $29.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186679724467
I’m still working on getting shavers listed from an auction purchase at the beginning of the year. I paid too much, but at least they have a good sell through rate. It is a pain to hand wash and then wipe them with isopropanol. This Supply brand one sold for $23.
I listed 14 items, and they were all DP. Ten of them were vinyl records, that I had to research first and then test. This took me several days, so I listed those plus four other items during the weekend.
This week, I am already making drafts, so I’ll be able to spread out the listings better. Challenge is now 13.
@ChristineR – From this and your other posts, it seems like you threw out your back or something similar. I wish you fast healing and a quick recovery. Sounds like you are making progress. Once you get over this issue, perhaps you can find out if there are preventative measures you can do for yourself. Personally, I perform stretches every morning and go to a chiropractor every other week.I had some great sales during the week you skipped. And, of course, I wrote over those numbers this week forgetting that I never posted them! For the record, I had $609.46 of sales and 15 buyers.
I did notice that Broad Porch was having an issue. I was looking to buy coffee a week or so ago, and the website showed that nothing was available. I was able to buy some coffee this weekend.
This past week paled in comparison, but I have all the numbers:
Week of Sept 22 – 28
Total Items in Store: 1804 eBay, 41 Etsy
Items Sold: 9 eBay, 0 Etsy
Cost of Items Sold: $16 + $15 Commission
Total Sales: $162.46 eBay
Highest Price Sold: eBay $45 for HS Henson Safety Shaving Razor
Average price: $18
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 18@Vintage-Lacy – Good choice! I was given a large bunch of ties several years ago. I grouped them up into many listings. I’ve sold one listing a year for the past three years, and not for great money. I did not pay for them, but it was not worth it.
I thought he said he was going to retire, but not that he had retired. I will miss his videos.
Yes, I can’t imagine how the two of them are able to have all these businesses. Ryanne was going to restart her AirBnB podcast. How do they find the time? Personally, I don’t have the energy.
I hope they keep the lights on. It is certainly quiet around here, but there are enough contributors to keep it interesting.
Seems like Steve Shultz is no longer making his eBay sold videos. Or, at least he has slowed way down, so I will start posting here. Since I’m covering a long time, I’ve got a lot to talk about.
Books can be a decent seller for me, but I have to buy large lots, look up each one, and list only the valuable ones. This leather bound dictionary in very good condition came in one of those online lots. Sold for $25.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186531438443
I like to buy flatware because they are usually easy to figure out and list plus they can get good prices since people are trying to fill in missing pieces. This set was very difficult to figure out since it was not marked with a brand name, but had a logo. The closest thing I could figure out was Food Network. I don’t know if I was right, but someone paid $45. I paid just a few dollars from an online auction lot.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186565725155
Here’s another dictionary from the same lot (or maybe just the same auction) mentioned above. This one was just very large. It sold for $75.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186539530983
I went to a pickup for an online auction, and someone had swiped a tool lot that I had won. I got my money back, and the managers offered me several lots of glass that hadn’t sold. I really hate to list glass because it is a slow seller. However, I got out my black light and found all the uranium glass. Here is a salt and pepper set that sold for $28.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186630163301
When I was helping my neighbor downsize, we found a vintage suitcase that was locked up. We were able to open it up, and some nice vintage clothes were stored there. This vintage Pendleton chore shirt sold for $49.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186496552480
And here is the suitcase we found it in, sold for $29:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186129668975
This is my first charity sale. A friend had these antique felt paintings from Ukraine, and she wanted the proceeds to go to the World Central Kitchen. The lady who bought it did have a Ukrainian sounding name. It took over a year and sold for $150.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185779691820
I bought these antler handle knives as part of an online auction lot for a few dollars. I thought that they were just antler looking, but, after seeing that each was randomly different, I realized that these were actually made from antlers. Sold for $40.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186549691936
A lot of three vintage work lamps did not sell in the online auction that I organized for my neighbor. I tried to give them away to no avail. I finally decided to list them, and the first sold in a few weeks for $59. Hum.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186544266123
Earlier this year, I think February, I bid up an online auction lot of razors where I thought I saw vintage Gillette, which I know to be really good sellers. I did not realize that different brands are now selling modern versions of them. Nevertheless, a few were worth something, so I started listing those first (I’m still working through this purchase). This one sold for $58, and I’ve also sold another for $45. These pay for the purchase. The rest are only worth $15 and less, but I will group some of them up.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186683291177
This set of antique books is a commission that has been listed for a few years. Finally sold for $140.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186256429010
These three knives were purchased in a utensil drawer lot for a few dollars. They sold for $50. I believe that they are similar to Cutco in that the manufacturer will sharpen them for a low price.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186549684343
I bought a set of 11 small Rorstrand cups and saucers in an online auction lot last year for about $15. Different colors have different price points, for whatever reason. These red set of two sold for $70. I have two sets of yellow that should net me over $200 each, but those will take some time to sell.
I listed 18 items last week. 15 were DP and met the challenge while three were newer.
I am wishing everyone healing powers towards their (or their pet’s) health issues; whether minor, major, physical, or mental. We all need prayers, happy thoughts, and good doctors & vets.
@VT – One of my cats had an issue recently. Prior to our vacation in May, we noticed a big lump in the back of our cat Hops. Not like a growth, but like a big extended butt. Ends up he was really constipated. We had to take him to an emergency place, and, for over $900, they removed the poop and gave him a little cat enema. It started happening again in August, and this time we called the vet for an office visit, and he did something similar. It still cost us over $400. He was put on a high fiber diet, just like we humans need to do as we get older, and I’m plying him with MiraLAX mixed with a treat.
@Amatino – You (and your community) are so talented and creative! There are some really nice contemporary designs as well as plenty of cat themes. So cute!
