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You can check out the forum under the latest What Sold video. Some sellers post items that they have sold and provide links (including myself). You can always find the latest by going to ScavengerLife.com, finding the latest What Sold video, and clicking the link to the forum. You can also watch Steve Schultz’s video of what he sold over the past week.
Here is the latest:
What Sells On eBay: Stereo brochure, Carl Jung book, Typewriter, Bike helmet
You have to wait a minute or two before editing a post; otherwise, it disappears. Jay & Ryanne are aware of the bug. You will mostly likely need to repost it. I did get an email with your original words (no pictures or links). Do you want me to cut and paste it here?
My dad is 78, but he is internet savy. He knows his stuff. He just didn’t check the details and didn’t like the idea that they needed his checking account.
To tell the truth, I was initially not excited about that either, but that was before I started selling on Ebay.
I was talking to my dad about this change. When he first used PayPal, his checking account was automatically selected as the first choice of payment. He didn’t realize this and was surprised that the money was automatically deducted from checking. He has avoided PayPal since. I think maybe he isn’t the only one.
Occasionally, I’ll listen to the Afford Anything podcast, which is investment / entrepreneurial related. I know about her because she interviewed J & R about a year ago!
Steve – Where in NJ did you live?
My sister and I were in South Dakota once about 25 years ago for a cross country trip. We went spelunking in the morning/early afternoon and barely could get our butts in gear to get to the Four Presidents in the evening. We missed the show, but saw them lit up.
My interesting sales from last week:
I sold two set of Dansk mugs to the same person, same address. However, she used two different guest accounts, so I knew (from a past post here on SL) not to combine them in one shipment. Here is one of the listings:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/182778012889Last year, I bought a large box of vintage drink signs, mostly beer and hard liquor. This sign is for Hoffman Sparkling Beverage, which I assume is non-alcoholic. It’s a bit in rough shape, but sturdy and intact. I agreed to a $125 price including shipping to CA (from NJ) based on a Smartpost cost of $10. Well, we all know what happened to Smartpost prices, and I ended up using Parcel for a bit over $16.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/182794903625School yearbooks are always a decent seller. This one sold for $30; I paid $2.50.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/182902798761The Member’s Only market is alive and well! I paid $1, sold for $23. I could have listed it for more, but it had a few stains, and I didn’t feel like washing it to see if they would come out.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183003306872I bought this pretty Murano glass watch and a Gruen watch at auction for $11.50. For some reason, Ebay flagged the Gruen as a highly counterfeited item when I pressed the button to list it. Rather than take a risk, I kept the Gruen for myself. The Murano watch sold for $50.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/182832857737This mechanical food slicer was in my death piles for a while because I felt I had to test it. I decided that I could say it moved smoothly and highlight any issues, and it sold for $20 in one day. I paid $1.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183035339115Time? What’s that?
If I have another reason to call ebay, I’ll ask then. Otherwise, it’s not that big of a deal. Plus, I don’t think that it is something in my account that triggered it. I think it is something that affects all sellers.
The books were not on sale. In fact, I have Make Offer on them, but the buyer paid full price for all three.
Yes, that’s the thing. I don’t often have a buyer make multiple purchases, so I don’t really have that much experience with it and don’t know when the change was made.
Last week, I did have someone buy 6 of the same item. I ended up sending in two different boxes, but I would normally expect something like that to be combined.
I have a stupid question. When they say Marketplace platform, is this a specific part of Ebay or just a fancy word for their website. I mean, what else do they have except a Marketplace platform? Maybe their help section?
I have the mid-level store, so my fee is 10 cents whenever I go over the 1000 listings in a month. In the beginning of the month through to the third week or so, the fee is 0. The last week or so, I see the 10 cents. If I edit a listing that renewed later in the month, then I might see the 10 cents.
If you click on the fee, a popup will show you the breakdown of the amount.
