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Not seeing what you have, I’ll give a go at it. I would break them out into two groups by sorting them every other size. So, the first group would have the largest one, the third largest, fifth largest, etc. The second group would have the second largest, the fourth largest, etc., until you have two groups of five.
Take the largest bowl in a group and wrap it in bubblewrap. Take the second largest, wrap it in bubblewrap and fit it in the larger one. Keep doing this until you have a group of five, each wrapped in bubblewrap and fitting together. Then do it to the other group of five.
Take each group of five and either find a box just the right size or “wrap” the group in cardboard by cutting it to size, bending it around, and cutting up the ends to make your own box. There shouldn’t be anywhere for the bowls to move around. Use extra packing material to fill in spaces. Then, bubblewrap the outside of each cardboarded/boxed group of 5.
Find a box big enough to fit both packed up (cocooned) sets and use packing material around them. What you want is where the outside of the box can be pushed in and your cocooned bowls will have some room to move out of the way. What you don’t want is the bowls to have movement inside the cocoon where they might hit against each other and break.
I hope this makes sense. It is how I pack multiples of breakable items. I have had breakage when I didn’t follow the procedure.
Ugh, my gmail account is sending Scavenger Life emails into SPAM again. I think it started yesterday, but I didn’t realize it until an hour or two ago.
Check your SPAM folders!
OK, I don’t know if I have a twin, but I do have death piles! Some of it is stuff that I need to fix or test. Some of it is stuff that I recently purchased either at auction or a recent rummage sale. The last of it is stuff that was recently given to me at my year end trip.
And I can’t seem to keep from buying new stuff. Going to auctions gets me out of the house, so I hate to give it up! I need to list, list, list!!
For your viewing pleasure:
https://imgur.com/a/xTu4bI was away last week for my normal end of year trip, so I did not list and I had extended handling time for part of the time. My numbers reflect the lack of attention.
Week of Dec 24-30
* Total Items in Store: 1164
* Items Sold: 14
* Cost of Items Sold: $14.80 + $0 Commission
* Total Sales: $222.60
* Highest Price Sold: $47 Copco casserole with stand
* Average Price Sold: $15.90
* Returns: 1 – Copco casserole was damaged in transit
* Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
* Number of items listed this week: 0The worse part of it was that my highest price item was damaged in transit. I thought I packed it well, but not as carefully as breakable items like porcelain. Some of the enamel was damaged, and the buyer wanted to return it. I decided to refund, and I’ll see what I can get back from FedEx.
I just finished some photography, so I gotta get back on that listing bandwagon. I hope everyone had a wonderful New Years, and here’s to 2018!
Great interview, and a good one to save for the holidays.
Week of Dec 17-23
* Total Items in Store: 1180
* Items Sold: 12
* Cost of Items Sold: $16.66 + $0 Commission
* Total Sales: $191.00
* Highest Price Sold: $35 Vintage keyboard
* Average Price Sold: $15.92
* Returns: 0
* Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
* Number of items listed this week: 0Pretty slow week, and a sharp contrast with the previous few weeks. I stopped listing about a week and a half ago as I needed time for a different project and for organizing my office.
I did do some prep work to start listing quickly starting the 2nd; however, I have several distractions that first week of the year. I will probably be a full throttle starting the week of the 8th.
I’m concerned that a paperback will get damaged in transit, so I will wrap it in cardboard and then put it in a polymailer. That is a pain to do, so I will just use a box if I have one easily available. For instance, many books are no longer than 8″, so I’ll use one of the Ebay 8x6x4 boxes.
However, hardbacks (in good condition) will do fine in either a padded mailer or wrapped in bubblewrap in a polymailer.
I consider myself a bit of a paranoid packer, but I recently ordered an appliance manual off Ebay. The seller wrapped it in several layers of plastic wrap. So, I figure I’m not the only crazy one out there.
I would think after Christmas sales would be better? Actually, I think that later in February, when many gift cards have been used up, would be best.
I don’t really do RA, but I wait until later in February or March to buy stuff I need for myself.
… you and your sister-in-law used to have very little to talk about, but, now that you both sell on ebay, there is no end to your conversations.
You could try to get insurance cover it. It might not work if she didn’t wrap it in bubblewrap.
What an awesome lamp! Looks like a one-off to me. I think you priced it well.
I don’t think that I’ve ever seen a Texas Ware Confetti Bowl. I’m going to have to look out for it now.
… your parents come to visit you with a completely packed SUV. When they leave, there’s just a few suitcases.
Ebay calculates the ship by date counting out your handling time and discounting weekends and holidays.
So, if you have a 2-day handling time and the buyer paid yesterday, today would be day one, the weekend is not counted as well as Monday, which is a holiday, and then Tuesday would be day two. Ebay’s calculation would say that you have to ship by Tues, Dec 26.
Thanks, Steve. I think you are correct.
I don’t have the patience to repair the unit or the tapes. Unless I find a tape that is valuable, I’ll list them in bulk (either 1 or 2 listings). Both the tapes and the unit will be listed as potentially non-working with no returns, and I’ll see what happens.
Something to work on in the new year!
