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Week of Sept 19 – 25
Total Items in Store: 1387 eBay, 39 Etsy
Items Sold: 8 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $11.85 + $17.50 Commission
Total Sales: $253.20 eBay
Highest Price Sold: $97.50 Set Rogers silver plate flatware service for 12
Average price: $31.65
Returns: 1 (refunded)
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 38I finally had a large listing week. I was just too busy during the summer to get anywhere over maybe 10. Monday and Tuesday ended up big listing days (with zero sales on those days), but I sold 5 items on Wednesday. If that isn’t an indication of how eBay rewards activity, I don’t know what is. I sold one item a day for the rest of the week.
I have to remember NOT to sell new in the box items that have batteries. My one return this week was a Jawbone ear piece that was new and sealed in the box, but was over 10 years old. The buyer complained that it wouldn’t charge. They are probably going to just buy a replacement battery (I assume that is available), but I just refunded them in full. I’ve run into this issue in the past, and I just have to sell these items as “used” and needing a new battery. Or, just not list them.
So, if they are cobbler’s tools, does that mean shoe making? That might be a nice keyword to use.
Your link is the first time I’ve seen this exact type of tool. It seems to be kind of rare.
Norman and friends just wanna relax and hang out.
During the spring, a neighbor moved out and gave me some stuff that didn’t sell at her moving sale. One was a modern style chandelier. It worked, but I didn’t like the way the bulbs got so hot, and I knew some of the glass rods were broken, so there wasn’t a full set. I decided to throw out the chandelier and just sell the glass rods. Mine are the only ones listed in the 11.5″ length. The first set of 10 sold for $27. I’ve got at least nine more sets to go.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185032753396I purchased a wooden tool box for $2 at a yard sale over a year ago. I thought it would sell faster, but I’m happy with a best offer of $59.
I posted the information about Terapeak limits to an eBay seller’s Facebook group I belong to. The moderator said that there are no limits and the issue is a glitch. She contacted eBay to get it fixed.
I don’t know whether to believe her or not; just saying that there is hope.
I listed five items, none met the challenge.
@Amatino – I cannot easily measure my listing time for a single item. I do things in chunks such as organizing, photography, and draft listings.Yesterday, I photographed about 18 items in 1 – 1.5 hours. It didn’t take too much time because many of the items are jewelry that don’t need too many photos. I’ve been creating drafts for the past few days for about 28 items. That maybe took 2 hours with just a bit of research and mostly summarized titles. Yesterday and today, I’ve listed just a few of those items. The listing can vary drastically, from 5 to 20 min. I’m better these days at minimizing wordage and only adjusting the main photo. A few items will require testing or more in-depth research, but what I’m working on now doesn’t for the most part.
I did get a few vintage electronic items out, but I put them aside in favor of quantity, for now. My next couple of weekends are going to be busy, so my listing will be when the day job slows down.
Week of Sept 12 – 18
Total Items in Store: 1361 eBay, 39 Etsy
Items Sold: 6 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $2 + $0 Commission
Total Sales: $235.53 eBay
Highest Price Sold: $69 Travelpro Maxlite suitcase NWT
Average price: $39
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $3
Number of items listed this week: 5Many of my sales were from recently listed items as well. My average sale price is up but number of sales are down. I went to a few yard sales this weekend, which I haven’t done much this year. Didn’t buy too much.
Steve – Sales continue to be slow, so those high priced stereos must really be helpful.
I had a few sales this week from items that one of my parents’ friends gave me. This guy, who is now retired, was a relatively high level engineering manager. He would buy multiple of things he wanted in case something broke or wore out. Two NWT suitcases sold very fast, one for $169 and the other for $69. Then, a nicely framed etching that he gave me several years ago sold for $97. All this was free. His things really made my week!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/185038176681
I’m done with trips and back to listing, and I got 19 up this week. Eight met the challenge.
Right around the time that Amatino listed her topic, I saw a newsletter/email with the title “Habits are overrated”, so I did a quick read. The topic was saving and investing money and how you should automate the process. I tried to think of ways to automate eBay listing, and I’m not sure how that could be done. There are ways to improve listing time and use tools to make it simpler, but not automate it. Something to think about though …
Retro – Glad to see you post, and I’m so happy you got through this. I know that you focused on improving your health a few years ago, and I’m sure that those actions helped pull you through this illness.
After Popeyes Postcards had posted about “end and sell similar” for older listings, I realized that I had not done that in quite some time. I did that to two pages worth (400 listings), and I suddenly had several sales for 2 – 3 days. Then, I listed a high priced NWT suitcase, and it sold within a day. My week was pretty nice considering the rest of the summer.
However, things are now back to “normal”, and I only sold one item during the weekend. I’m going to be very busy through Thursday, so I’m going to put my store on time away until Friday. I’m not expecting much for this upcoming week.
Week of Sept 5 – 11
Total Items in Store: 1362 eBay, 39 Etsy
Items Sold: 10 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $10.71 + $0 Commission
Total Sales: $381.21 eBay
Highest Price Sold: $169 Travelpro Crew7 suitcase NWT
Average price: $38.12
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 19Oof. I had my post all written out, and then I lost it because I got logged out.
Just a couple sales from the past week to talk about.
I tested this set of knives for gold, but didn’t get a definitive result. Possibly because the test isn’t alway good to for gold plating or because it is just gold tone metal. Similar ones on eBay are listed as gold plated, but I didn’t feel comfortable saying that it was. It still sold for $42.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184813942481
I found this antique bowl in a pile of unwanted items at an auction years ago. It finally sold for $19. The buy also purchased a replacement lid for a Farberware pot. I’m assuming he needed the lid and the bowl caught his eye.
I listed seven items last week. None of them met the challenge.
I will be listing some soft back suitcases this week, which are made of a canvas material of some sort. So, I believe those meet the challenge.
I have a project management certification where I have to meet 60 hours of ongoing education every three years. Seems like not a big deal, but I stopped working on them during the pandemic because the in-person meetings were cancelled. For some reason, I didn’t think to listen to online webinars. So, I’ve got five more I have to listen to in the next few weeks, and that is what I will be doing Monday mornings 🙂 . I should probably keep listening so this doesn’t happen to me again in three years time, although I’ll be happy to substitute the podcast if you guys decide to do one here and there.
My sales are still slow. I had three trips in August, so I have hardly listed. I was able to somewhat get back on the bandwagon last week, and I hope to do better this week.
Week of Aug 29 – Sept 4
Total Items in Store: 1353 eBay, 39 Etsy
Items Sold: 9 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $11.50 + $0 Commission
Total Sales: $155.80 eBay
Highest Price Sold: $42 Set of gold tone appetizer knives in box
Average price: $17.30
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 7So glad to hear that you are out of the ICU. You are on the mend. Focus on getting better.
I visited Broad Porch at the beginning of July. It was quite busy when I was there. When I was getting ready to leave, I overheard a lady say “I love this place. It’s my favorite”. After that, I took a walk around town. I saw other coffee shops here and there. They weren’t nearly as busy. One was completely vacant except for an employee (it didn’t have as good of a location, but still).
Whatever Jay says, don’t believe him. He’s being modest. He, Ryanne, and their partners have created something special.
