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These boxes have been around for some time. If you are on Facebook, try getting on some freecycling groups. I recently obtained both A & B boxes from someone who no longer did resale. (Note that most freecycling groups do not allow you to sell items you get for free there. I religiously follow those rules.)
I hardly ever use flat rate, but I keep a few around just in case. These are the other mailing boxes that I use often.
https://store.usps.com/store/product/priority-mail-medium-box-P_O_BOX7
https://store.usps.com/store/product/priority-mail-shoe-box-P_0_SHOEBOX
I keep a few of these for long items like posters. They also offer a smaller version:
These fit inside a padded flat rate bag (I only occasionally use them on their own):
https://store.usps.com/store/product/priority-mail-small-box-P_O_1096L
Yes, I do recall something on SL about cruise ship memorabilia but maybe years ago. Sometimes that happens; I recognize a thing based on a vague memory that someone made money on a similar item.
The MaxSold lady said that the previous owner was a teacher but didn’t know where. Maybe a professor at the university?
Very cool that the record exchange is able to have a viable business there!
To comment now on the scavenge of the week, I bought some items in a MaxSold online auction this week. This person was a collector of many type of china, ceramics, and pottery that were really high quality and different. I was outbid on many lots (which I expected), but I did pick up some nice things.
However, I found one surprise just a few minutes ago. I bought what was labeled as Sheet Music & Magazines. I bought the lot at just under $5 mostly for the old Sears catalog, which ended up being a 1968 reproduction of a 1897 catalog. Pretty cool, actually. However, the surprise was menus from a 1962 cruise of South America/Brazil. I don’t know if it is worth all that much, but I just think these will be a cool thing to research and list.
https://maxsold.com/auction/90550/bidgallery/item/6106787
I also bought a camel saddle stool, some china from Brazil, some artist made clay figures, and a regular but cool ceramic set. I won’t have time to list these items until next month, but I’m looking forward to it.
One of the MaxSold reps said that there will be a part two, but I have a conflict and won’t be able to bid. I’ll be watching just to see what else this lady collected.
I accidentally submitted this on your other post. This is in reply to you using a med flat rate box that reduced your profit:
@craig-rex – You should take a look at other free shipping boxes that USPS will give you. There are “mailing boxes” that are not flat rate, and the label can be based on the size and weight. These two boxes are similar to the medium flat rate:https://store.usps.com/store/product/priority-mail-medium-box-option-1-P_O_1092
https://store.usps.com/store/product/priority-mail-large-box-P_O_1095
Steve – My dad had an Atari computer back in the day. I don’t think we had a storage container, because I don’t think we ever had that many games.
I purchased a few liquor advertising box cutters at auction several years ago, and, for some reason, this Johnnie Walker one did not sell with the rest of them. Finally sold for $17.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186363872635
In the past, I had sold Nikken necklaces from this one family friend / commission. For some reason, I hadn’t listed this one. It sold for $67 in less than a week. It is a magnetic necklace that is supposed to cure you of whatever. Some day, in the future, it will probably go under the Quack Medicine category on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186406813548
A few years ago, my parents downloaded all their music and gave me their CDs. I didn’t really want to list them individually or even do the research to see if one was worth a bit more than the others, so I just listed them as one lot at $29 or best offer. It sat there for years, and I occasionally thought about just giving them away. Someone from Guam bought it for full price.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185639037402
Similarly, I was going to give away all my men’s sport coats but never did. This one sold for $28. This was one of my parents’ friends who no longer needed a winter sport coat for work since they no longer work and they live in Florida.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185832876770
Cute brooch from my family friend commission (same as the Nikken necklace). Sold for $34.
With all the talk of yard sales last week, I felt I needed to get out on Saturday. I spent about $25 on mostly bread and butter stuff. Nevertheless, it was fun, and I’m listing most of that stuff quickly.
I’m slowly backing up my Ruby Lane photos and listings. As I mentioned last week, they are raising the store costs excessively, so I need to close the store up. I will quick list enough items from my Etsy store so that they don’t charge me a store fee for this month, and then I will shut it down in about two weeks.
I did sell one item on Ruby Lane this week, but I don’t know if I would have done any less on eBay.
Week of Apr 28 – May 4
Total Items in Store: 1628 eBay, 27 Etsy, 61 Ruby Lane
Items Sold: 10 eBay, 0 Etsy, 1 Ruby Lane
Cost of Items Sold: $2 + $45 Commission
Total Sales: $203.42 eBay, $198 Ruby Lane
Highest Price Sold: eBay $198 for 1981 Sheepshead Bay High School Ring 10K
Average price: $36.49
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $25
Number of items listed this week: 9Hum, it didn’t like my Amazon link. Do a search for this product:
Hybsk 2×2 Inch ORM-D Shipping Labels Diamond Limited Quantity of Dangerous Goods Stickers for Warehouse Handling Transport Shipping Stickers Total 300 Labels Per Roll (2×2 inch)
It has been a while since I did the research, but I have been selling perfume as a collectable. I think mine have been unopened or mostly full.
All perfume should be shipped with Ground Advantage and the package needs to be marked with a hazard symbol. Initially, I copied the symbol from somewhere on the web and printed it many times on a sticker sheet and cut out the symbol each time something sold.
More recently, I bought the following product:
I listed 9 items. I have about 18 listings that just need photos, so next week’s number should be good.
@Amatino – I should have said that I was near the end of my jewelry DP that was my challenge starting in March I think. Don’t you worry; after that is complete, I’ve plenty more where that came from. 🥴Similarly, I have a Bokara rug, and, yes, I could list it on eBay without saying that it was made in Iran. I would prefer to be able to say what it is and not have to skirt the rules. Ruby Lane was OK with it, but I’m sure it will take some time for the right buyer to come along. I will have to look for other sites.
eBay is still slow for me, and it continues to be slow.
My news, though, is with Ruby Lane. I started there at the beginning of the year because I needed to sell a 1960s Persian rug that eBay didn’t allow even though it isn’t affected by the embargo. I’ve been listing all my higher priced items there, but I’ve sold only three so far, and no one has left me feedback.
I list 15 items a month so that they will refund the $24 store fee. I received an email yesterday saying that the monthly fee will increase to $45/month, and there will no longer be a way to get that fee refunded. So, over the next few weeks, I will need to move all my stuff over to eBay and close it up. I’ll have to find another place to sell the rug. Easy come, easy go.
Week of Apr 21 – 27
Total Items in Store: 1628 eBay, 27 Etsy, 61 Ruby Lane
Items Sold: 8 eBay, 0 Etsy, 0 Ruby Lane
Cost of Items Sold: $0 + $38 Commission
Total Sales: $178.80 eBay
Highest Price Sold: eBay $67 for Nikken Magnetic Necklace
Average price: $22
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 1111 new listings for me.
I almost made it to the end of my DP. I still have a bag of stuff I want to list in groups; I can probably break it down into 2 – 3 listings. I will do that this month along with another group of jewelry that hasn’t been lying around quite as long, but still needs to be listed.
I had a sort of lousy week as well. I haven’t listed as consistently on eBay somewhat due to my day job and somewhat due to Ruby Lane. I have to list 15 items a month so that I don’t have to pay a store fee there. I’ve only sold two items so far, but I still willing to keep up at it.
Week of Apr 14 – 20
Total Items in Store: 1629 eBay, 28 Etsy, 55 Ruby Lane
Items Sold: 11 eBay, 0 Etsy, 0 Ruby Lane
Cost of Items Sold: $12.60 + $67 Commission
Total Sales: $275.06 eBay
Highest Price Sold: eBay $120 for Vtg Lynn Stuart Womens Junior Suit Blazer
Average price: $25
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 16@Craig-Rex – I assume you know of MaxSold since you buy from online auctions, but I saw this one that is located in south Jersey, and it has lots of baseball and other sports stuff in it. At a quick glance, some of it is the 70s-80s stuff that isn’t worth much, but there are some non-card items you might be interested in. Again, you probably already know about it, but I wanted to make sure.
