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Steve – It does seem like it. My dad gave me a set of two MP3 players with accessories, but the players had some kind of sticky stuff on the back. I really didn’t want to test them, but I noticed that someone sold one untested mentioning the sticky stuff. Must be a defect with the rubber back. Hopefully, I’ll be able to sell it that way.
Huh, I just noticed that the sweatshirt photos ended up in the t-shirt listing. Whoops! I received positive feedback from the buyer, so all’s well that ends well? 🙂
I was the only one posting last week again. Come on scavengers!! I mean, I don’t really have much to post many weeks, but Steve’s doing the work. Give him some company!
I did have a slow week, but here’s a few things.
I’ve been focusing on my backlog of electronics. I tend to let them pile up because they require time for testing. Here is an old working MP3 player that my dad gave me to sell.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185251133361
My husband lived in France for about 1.5 years in the late 90s for his job. I listed both of these France golf event shirts about six months ago, and they both sold in the same week. The t-shirt went back to France, and the sweatshirt to Washington state.
Another way is to send a message to the Facebook group “eBay for Business”.
That’s a good idea, Amatino, but I’m not sure I want to outlay that much money. It’s a lot of stuff, and some is brand new. I think I’d rather pay later than earlier. My commission is 50% anyway. However, I can see using that tactic under other circumstances.
Week of Jan 16 – 22
Total Items in Store: 1408 eBay, 30 Etsy
Items Sold: 11 eBay, 0 Etsy
Cost of Items Sold: $27 + $15.80 Commission
Total Sales: $235.96 eBay, Includes fees but no shipping
Highest Price Sold: $53 for Dental control box
Average price: $21.45
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 11In the subject of COVID, I found out that the lady across the street from us passed away over a week ago from the virus. She had refused to get vaccinated and had been in the hospital for a few weeks. The ambulance had come by when we were away for our year end trip, so we had no idea. I have several fond memories of her through the years. She was a very nice lady who was active in town and state politics.
Anyway, her husband has asked me to sell her stuff on commission. He had told me in the past that she was a bit of a shopping addict, and now he wants to declutter and eventually sell the house. This is now my project over the next half year or so. I suppose I still need to buy new inventory, but the pressure is off.
I listed 11 items. Many continue to be from my Jan challenge of listing electronics. I still have several components, two DVD players and a VCR, that I would be thrilled if I could test and list this week. A bonus would be to go through the lamps and order replacement parts.
Saturday, my neighbor from across the street came by with some boxes for me, but also the crushing news that his wife passed away over a week ago. It was a bit of a shocker as I did not know that she was ill.
She was a bit of a hoarder/shopping addict, and he wants me to help him sell off her stuff. While I don’t like to do commissions, I’m fine with him as he is a friend and he doesn’t care what I sell things for or if I don’t want to sell lower cost items.
I did walk through the house to get a feel for what needed to be done. There is one room that is filled with her junk that will take some time, but the rest of it seems reasonable. She junked up her side of the garage, but I think there is less sellable stuff there. There are a few larger items that I might have to sell through Facebook Marketplace.
I was going to come here today and talk about how I had been so focused on listing death piles and not buying new inventory that I was getting close to having to buy new stuff. However, the universe intervened. Maybe in not such a good way, but intervene it did. It’s nice that he is across the street, and I can come by as I list stuff. He needs time to process through everything anyway, so it should work out well.
Ha, I like this story and the accompanying picture.
We all do things to try to get the best price, that being higher if you are the seller and lower if you are the buyer.
@craig-rex – In this case, toniwill is saying that the person never opened a case or sent a message. They just left negative feedback. In this case, there is a higher probability that their actions were fraudulent. I hear what you are saying, and I personally will absolutely work with someone who contacts me and seems to be legit, but this does not seem like one of those cases.
What does the tracking say? If it says delivered, contact eBay and ask them to remove the negative feedback.
Steve – I keep up with your sales in eBay, and I was certain that you had shut down your store for a few days. I know that you try to sell the higher end stuff, but I’m surprised that you went that many days without a sale. eBay can be a weird place.
Right before Christmas, I listed this sequined blazer given to me for free. This is probably an item I should have listed in the fall so that it would be ready for the holidays, but it sold on Jan 3 for $24.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185228672835
I mention this one friend of my parents (Ed) quite a bit because he really has given me (for free) several great items over the years to sell. I pick up his stuff when I visit my parents in Florida. I’ve got a few to talk about that have sold in the past two weeks. This is the last of the slide organization boxes he gave me. This one is a double-decker and sold for $36.71.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185070656995
These are just vintage telephone message cards sold for $28.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185053093660
Here’s the biggie. I know about Heathkit sets from some of Steve’s videos. Ed had put together one in the 1960s. He wasn’t sure that it was worth much, but I knew. I listed the set in November, and the listing was racking up the views and watchers. I put them up unrealistically high for negotiation “clout”. I saw one sold in the past year for $209, but I had the original manuals. I also uploaded a video showing it working (although I listed it for parts). I got an offer for $185, which I countered with $240. The buyer declined. Apparently, he had a change of heart and offered $245 (I’m sure he forgot my original counter offer was $5 less). They are now back in Florida. I’m not Steve, so it has been a while since I’ve had a large sale like this.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185181359427
This dental control box was a death pile item I had sitting around for well over a year. It came in a box of dental and denture related stuff. I had no way to test it, and I wasn’t sure what to do with it. I started this year with a challenge to list electronics. I listed it for parts, and it sold within a day for $53 and cost $24 to have it shipped to CA. I probably could have gotten more, but who knows with something like this?
It was rumored before, but I don’t think eBay announced anything about it. I have not had issues with this recently, but it is a good thing.
I saw him in concert Aug 2007. I’m not sure how it happened, but I bought tickets through his website with reduced fees (instead of Ticketmaster) and ended up in Row H. For those not wanting to do the math, that’s row 8! I don’t think I’ve ever had such good seats at a big concert like that before or since. Like Retro said, he is quite the entertainer.
Week of Jan 9 – 15
Total Items in Store: 1406 eBay, 30 Etsy
Items Sold: 14 eBay, 1 Etsy
Cost of Items Sold: $6.77 + $22 Commission
Total Sales: $483.84 eBay, $24.35 Etsy; Includes fees but no shipping
Highest Price Sold: $245 for Vintage Heathkit FM Radio & Remote Speaker with Manuals
Average price: $33.88 ($18.80 without highest sale)
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 28I keep not buying stuff and listing items from death piles (or getting rid of things). Makes me feel pretty nice to see some space opening up. We are planning on some painting and repair in our master bedroom, so I have been clearing out some closet space in the guest room and listing some of those items. Downsizing also makes me feel good. I guess I’m just in a good groove at the moment!
