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Hey VT –
Yes, this was the first time I got COVID as far as I know. Also, a correction to one of my notes above, my husband did get sick as well. His first test came out negative, and he hasn’t bothered to take it a second time. I’m assuming he had it.
I only got the first two Pfizer shots. I haven’t done any of the boosters or other shots.
I’m not sure what happened here. I know I saw some of these posts, but I must have not pressed the subscribe button.
Anyway, last week I started feeling ill on the 1st, and I tested positive for COVID a few days later. I put my store on vacation mode for part of the week, so my numbers are pretty low.
BTW, they now have a medication called Paxolivid. It helps you recover from COVID quicker, and it worked pretty well for me. However, it replaced my symptoms with other symptoms that also made me feel pretty crappy, so I only took about half the medication. I’m still tired, but I’m doing OK.
Week of Dec 31 – Jan 6
Total Items in Store: 1709 eBay, 35 Etsy
Items Sold: 7 eBay, 0 Etsy
Cost of Items Sold: $1.23 + $45 Commission
Total Sales: $161.18 eBay, $0 Etsy; includes fees but no shipping
Highest Price Sold: eBay $46 for 1913 History of the United States Antique Books 6 Vol Set
Average price: $23
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 7I did finish the books that I brought back, but have not started on the men’s shirts. My illness is mostly over, but I’m still tired and not at 100%. Hopefully, I can finish everything in the next two weeks.
I listed 7 items.
I came back from my year end trip with a cold. I initially tested negative for COVID, but my second test was positive. Thankfully, I worked from home, so I didn’t get anyone from work sick, and no one else in my family got it. I did get a medication from my doctor to speed up recovery, and it helped.
My mom sent me home with books and men’s shirts to sell. I’m working on those first so that they don’t get any time to become death piles. The books are almost done.
Good luck on everyone’s box challenge!
1. Set up an account at another resale site (I will reveal later)
2. List 15 items a month there
3. Use Sell Similar, Promoted Listings, and new listings to stay active on eBay
4. Consider whether to transfer out Etsy items so that I don’t have to deal with three places
I was gone most of the week, so the numbers are lower.
Week of Dec 24 – 30
Total Items in Store: 1706 eBay, 35 Etsy
Items Sold: 8 eBay, 0 Etsy
Cost of Items Sold: $6 + $56 Commission
Total Sales: $222.63 eBay, $0 Etsy; includes fees but no shipping
Highest Price Sold: eBay $100 for Set 12 Santa of the Month Figurines
Average price: $27.80
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 2Wow, Steve, that 8-track carousel was quite the sale. I’m always impressed by your ability to find and refurbish old electronics.
I tried my hand at RA and bought three of these Christmas dishes during the summer. I about doubled my money; nothing exciting, but they sold on three days in a row.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185972272191
I have now sold out of all of my sterling Christmas ornaments. These were on commission for my neighbor. This one went for $44.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186144664734
For $35, I sold a 1941 limited edition speech by Judge Learned Hand. According to my neighbor, this was an early version, and later speeches were slightly different.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186051518207
Steve – You’ve sold plenty of these, a Trav-L bar. I’m actually not sure where I got it, but it sold for $34.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185979641191
This Boehm flower figure sold for $94.50 on commission for my neighbor. These are fragile and hard to pack, but I have come up with a way to do it. Both this one and the other I sold months ago managed to get to its destination unharmed. I put them in a plastic bag and then tape the figurine to a piece of cardboard using whatever base I can get to. The cardboard is then taped to a larger box. I loosely wrap around it with bubble wrap or foam peanuts.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185847353294
I bought these suspenders with a fountain pen design for $1 and sold them for $38.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186161337848
This set of 12 Santa of the month figurines sold for $100. This was something my neighbor’s wife bought from a place going out of business years ago. She actually bought two, and this was the second one I’ve sold.
And, congratulations Julie! So focused on getting my point out that I did not say anything about your win. Definitely a success on your way to bigger and better; getting to where you want to be!!
Why, thanks, Amatino! I try to be helpful.
I do have a follow on question. This might not be as applicable as it was a few years ago.
We all understand that multiple quantities on one listing only counts as one. So, when ChristineR goes a RA’ing and buys three of the same sheet or whatever, it counts as one listing. However, if she should use “variations”, she still has to take photos of each type of sheet and put that in the description. Within the listing, she can have a pull down menu where the buyer can chose a pillow case, flat sheet, fitted sheet, and maybe different sizes of each. Not saying that she uses variations, but I’m using this as an example.
Examples of where I’ve used this is for my neighbor whose wife would buy the same shirt but in different sizes or colors with plans to ship back whatever she didn’t want. Those plans never materialized, so I made a variations listing where the buyer could pick the size and color they wanted.
Here’s what I’m talking about:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186164936651
I’m choosing not to use this type of listing as much for a few reasons; first because all the quantities get reset with sell similar and second because I’m not worried about hitting my upper level of included listings any more. Since eBay changed the quantity of listings that come with my basic subscription and I have that part time job, I don’t have a great need to use variations.
In the above listing, a buyer returned the camel jacket for fit. It is still NWT, but it has been removed from its plastic. I need to retake photos. I’ll probably relist that jacket as a separate item.
I think that variations are a pain to create, and we should count each variation as a listing. So, in my example I came up with, Christine could list three pillow cases, two flat sheets, and four fitted, but that would count as three.
Now that I’ve spent upmteen paragraphs trying to explain myself, maybe this is too complicated and you should just ignore this whole post. The only way I think I might use this in the future is if I get a group of flatware (spoons, for example), and I want to sell them in sets of three or four. I do have to take a photo of three and then four spoons, but I’m OK saying that is one listing.
I listed two items by Christmas, and then I went to visit family for the rest of the year.
I like the DP box challenge, and I’m sure I can find one a month to list.
It is getting harder to make money on eBay which works against you if you are trying to make more. I am thankful for my part time job which is much more lucrative. I may get more hours this year. I’ll just pare back the reselling if I need more time.
I do have some plans for reselling that I will share once I get it all setup.
I hope to keep the job for several years, at least until my husband and I downsize our house.
Happy New Years, and good luck for a successful 2024!
I’m fine with the proposed schedule.
I can see a mystery box challenge when I have one. You know I always try the challenges when I can 😊
So, yes on both, but I’m flexible.
I went back through my most recent listings, and I found some issues with my variations but not multiple quantity listings. I’m a sample of one, so I can’t say for sure. I think it was Retro WV who mentioned that the multiple quantity issue had been fixed.
I had this happen to me as well. I accepted an offer and was looking for the sale in my orders, but didn’t see it.
I also ran into an issue with a previous “end and sell similar”. I forgot about looking for listings with variations since eBay changes all the items to their original quantities. I was confused because an item with multiple quantities (but no variations) will now come up with the right number. If you had five originally and sold two, the new listing will say three. The point is that I sold a pair of pants that I no longer had, and I had to cancel the sale.
Week of Dec 17 – 23
Total Items in Store: 1711 eBay, 35 Etsy
Items Sold: 10 eBay, 0 Etsy
Cost of Items Sold: $9 + $72 Commission
Total Sales: $313.49 eBay, $0 Etsy; includes fees but no shipping
Highest Price Sold: eBay $94.50 for 1999 Boehm Flower Figurine
Average price: $31
Returns: 0 (1 had to cancel due to sell/relist issue)
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 8I’m back on the board with 8 this week.
Not sure how the last week of the year is going to pan out, but we shall see.
Or is it that the item is still available until the offer is paid? So that if the buyer doesn’t pay, you don’t have to wait four days until the item is available for purchase again? That way, if they don’t pay right away, someone else can snatch it up.
@Indysales – Which is it?
