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10/09/2019 at 5:20 pm in reply to: Reporting my 72 hr Listing ban on ebay for being a violator… #68842
Wow, I had no idea. Not something that a random seller would know.
10/09/2019 at 2:19 pm in reply to: Reporting my 72 hr Listing ban on ebay for being a violator… #68832Why can’t you list an antique railroad key from a defunct railroad company? There’a policy against that?
You can just estimate the thickness. Don’t worry about it too much because the post office bases its shipping cost only on the weight of the package until you get to a certain size. I can’t tell you the size off the top of my head, but it is way bigger than what you are talking about. So, you can put in something like 13x10x2.
The advantage of poly mailers over boxes is that they weigh much less. If you are close to going from one weight range to the next, the poly mailer will help keep the price lower. For example, If an item in the 1.0-1.99 pound range increased to 2 to 2.99 pounds when you put it in a box, then the cost of shipping would go up.
Also, first class shipping (which is below 1 pound if you buy labels from eBay) doesn’t require you to put in the size of the box. As long as the item is below 1 pound, you are OK. (there might be a limit, but you are very unlikely to get there).
On the Scavenger Life website, most pages have a “Search Forums” box on the righthand side. Perhaps your iPad isn’t showing the full length of the page.
10/07/2019 at 9:34 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 431: Top 10+ Scavenger Life Lessons #68761I struggle with this as well, although, I wouldn’t have an issue with pornographic magazines as discussed in the podcast. So far, though, I haven’t purchased any for resell.
eBay actually has a policy against Nazi items, so I would stay away from anything obviously related. If it was unclear or not specific, something on the lines of WWII German might be OK (can’t say from experience).
I have a set of silver plate flatware made by a German brand somewhere in the WWI/WWII timeframe. It isn’t Nazi related, but I thought there might be interest because of the era, so I’ve price high and I’m waiting to see. I just titled it as German with no mention of era.
I wouldn’t want to sell the Black Americana items, although, the one time I saw a collection of it at an auction, the bidders were mostly African Americans. I guess I would sell it if it ended up in an auction lot, but I would be as respectful as possible.
I decided that I didn’t want to purposely buy cigar or cigarette related stuff because I think it’s just bad for you, but I’ll sell it if I end up with something in a box lot. I have bought and sold it in the past, so this was a new decision for me.
So, yeh, I am challenged with some of these items. I just stay away from them, but would deal on a case by case basis. If I didn’t want to sell something, maybe I would donate it to an appropriate museum or organization.
10/07/2019 at 9:15 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 431: Top 10+ Scavenger Life Lessons #68760Just wanted to add that I enjoyed hearing my name in the podcast.
Second, the item I mentioned above, that I thought was broke, was actually not (the handle was folded in and I didn’t see it), so I canceled a sale for nothing. Oh well, it wasn’t a big sale.
All righty then. Add 15 to the pile, and I’m at least at the minimum 31. In going through the items I ended, I realized that I did not bring all of them to my event, so I’ll need a trip to donate. I’ll add that in next time.
I hear you on the clothing. The thing is that men’s clothes is a bit better to sell than women’s, so I kept those bags I talked about earlier. I’m much more pickier with the women’s than men’s.
I have submitted claims with subpar photos before. Go ahead and submit it. One might be enough.
10/07/2019 at 11:04 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 431: Top 10+ Scavenger Life Lessons #68710Week of Sept 29 – Oct 5
* Total Items in Store: 1485 eBay, 3 Etsy
* Items Sold: 19
* Cost of Items Sold: $15.65 + $0 Commission
* Total Sales: $357.33
* Highest Price Sold: $59.50 Martha Stewart Comforter Set
* Average Price Sold: $18.80
* Returns: 2 (-$65 if returned)
* Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $21.50
* Number of items listed this week: 44Not a bad week, but it will suck if those two returns actually happen. Also, I went to get an item out of storage this morning, and it was broken. So, just having some bad luck.
I only counted things I decided to get rid of after this challenge started. I already had piles for my freecycling event (happened yesterday), but I didn’t feel it was right to count them. I still managed 16 items.
I did make the attempt to go through several bags of clothing. These were from my parents’ friends who were downsizing. I think that the husband, being retired for several years, realized that he didn’t need his work clothes anymore. So, the bags had mens blazers, pants, and matching pants & blazers (ie suits). Good enough not to donate, so I failed there. But, I’ll find stuff. I know I have it!!
I had a week of many distractions; however, I was able to list 44 items.
How? Because about 33 of them were copies. I bought a large auction lot of whiskey pitchers, and the differences between the listings were brand of whiskey, brand of pitcher, height, and so on. I also had the photo taking down so that it only took less than two hours to get them all done.
This week I also will have distractions, and I’m not going to work on the rest of the pitchers until I get some other stuff listed. So, my number will be smaller next Monday.
I agree with Clarity.
However, the thing with eBay and shipping in multiple boxes is that they don’t have a good way to calculate the shipping price. One way to do that is to put in the highest weight acceptable for media mail (I think 25 pounds) and then add the rest of the shipping cost into the price of the item.
Not all buyers may be aware that the tax laws have changed. It is kind of a rude awakening if you buy online partly to get out of having to pay state tax.
At the end of my listings, I have a few sentences saying to contact me with any issues, we are non-smoking, but have cats, etc. I also write that I collect taxes for NJ residents. Because of the new state tax laws, I’ve been taking that out.
I don’t collect NJ taxes any more; eBay does. They also collect taxes for several other states, and I have nothing to do with it. So, I think you explained it properly. We don’t collect taxes anymore. We are out of that business.
10/04/2019 at 4:00 pm in reply to: What Sells On eBay: Shoes, Boots, Blow Mold Wreath, Woolrich coat, Sankyo Digital Clock, Record Players #68588Usually, if you edit right after posting, it will disappear. You have to give it a minute, and then do editing.
10/04/2019 at 3:07 pm in reply to: What Sells On eBay: Shoes, Boots, Blow Mold Wreath, Woolrich coat, Sankyo Digital Clock, Record Players #68584Pasting this in for Temudgin. Apparently, it didn’t take.
Temudgin wrote:
Good stuff Steve. Yeah, the blow molds are amazing. When I lived in Norfolk VA there was a local factory that would open their warehouse to retail sales during the holidays. I don’t recall how much they went for but we would buy a couple Santas or whatnot without a second thought and just about give them away at garage sales the next year so they could not have been much more than $10 – $20.
Great to see you could still get a decent price for those models even with random contents. Nice tea kettle too; I also do well with vintage Wear-Ever though it can sit for a while sometimes.
The doggies are NOT ignoring Midge when she’s got something interesting….
Vintage spray paint is an interesting collecting area. It’s not insane, so cans might take a while to sell, but there’s definitely a market. I always list used cans as-is for display only; non-tested and non-functional. This ‘60s off-brand can of silver was a garage sale find for a $1 and took a couple months to sell for $15.00 plus shipping. I ship these USPS Parcel Select Ground with the square-on-point limited quantity marking on the box since aerosol paint is hazmat.
I thought some hipster would snap up this Duckster golf resort rope hat right away when I paid $2.12 for it at a thrift shop but I was wrong. It took over three years to sell at $18 plus shipping. I think my taste in clothing items is lousy. I have much better luck with items pulled out of the donation box that some other family member bought for themselves.
This Tube Radio Fundamentals college textbook from the US Naval Academy circa 1942 was fifty cents at a church book sale and went for $20 plus shipping after about six months despite poor condition and being heavily written-in throughout. I’ve always loved books but I try to stay away from buying them for resale in general because I tend to select volumes that apparently I alone find interesting. They usually turn out to be very long tail. I have done well over the years with vintage technical books about radio, though, so in this subject area I will make an exception.
These two pair of vintage men’s embroidered nylon dress socks were $1 a pair at a small rural indoor flea market (the “antique mall” sign on the building was not really accurate) and sold within several weeks of listing to Ireland for $28 plus $13 shipping.
This piece of vintage La Mirada California pottery in the style of a Springerle cookie mold was a rare good deal at Goodwill for $4.23. It sold for $40 plus shipping within a month of listing and went back to California.
Here’s another challenge coin on consignment from my retired friend. This one sold for $84 plus shipping in about a month.Thanks! I’ll price it around that.
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