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Here’s another for anyone with a Worthpoint account. I have a Gin advertising pitcher, and I can’t find anything similar on eBay or elsewhere except for this Worthpoint listing. These types of pitchers don’t go for much more than about $12, but some rare ones can be a bit higher. So, I’d like to check. Thanks!
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/doornkaat-gin-pub-jug-water-bar-76844780
10/04/2019 at 1:21 pm in reply to: What Sells On eBay: Shoes, Boots, Blow Mold Wreath, Woolrich coat, Sankyo Digital Clock, Record Players #68575Thanks for doing this each week, Steve. I’m still surprised at how much those blow molds go for!
I didn’t have anything real exciting sell, although the number of sales was higher. Here are a few:
I’ve had this collection of Boy Scout merit badge books from the 50-60s listed for about two years. I am surprised that it took so long. Paid about $1, sold for $17.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183765763451I don’t know why my parents’ friend bought so many pants from Tommy Bahamma and then never wore them. Got this for free, sold for $25.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183947699358Another free item from a different friend of my parents. It sold within an hour of listing, so maybe I underpriced it? Others (but not the same model) sold around the same price. An older Casio data calculator for $10:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183972605559Same friend as the calculator, Riedel wine tumblers sold for $25.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183900025035My parents’ friends continue to put food on our table!
Possibly these are from a gum ball machine where a kid puts in a quarter and out comes an alien in a clear plastic container. My kids used to get these but they were a different design and all in the same color.
I assume means light, medium, and heavy weight coats.
I understand where chaoticgood is coming from. eBay has these lists, and how are you supposed to know the differences between types of a clothing item, decorative style, art type, etc. I can figure out abstract, folk, modern, etc., but Fauvism? Post impressionism? Tramp? Just looking through the selections, and I just don’t know enough to know the difference. I wish eBay would have a page with examples for each of their lists.
When I need types of something, I’ll google “types of coats”, and I’ll either look at the websites or images to find lists or graphics.
If I need to know the name of a part, I’ll google “parts of a coat”, and I’ll usually look at the images to find a graphic pointing out the names of each part. I do this quite often because I’m forgetful. I’ll forget a word like “finial”, and I’ll google “parts of a lamp” to get the right word.
OK, that makes it more challenging for me, but I’m game to try. I just ran into a casserole that I listed because it was there, but, really, it’s ugly. I’m a gonna end it right now, and it’s going with me on Saturday.
I have a question. Many times I decide that an item in inventory just isn’t worth keeping. So, I put it on auction rotation until my town’s next freecycling event. This is an event where you can bring stuff you don’t want and take stuff you can use. I am the manager of this event run by the Friends of the Environmental Commission.
Our next event is actually this Saturday, and I have a pile of stuff that I had on auction rotation, and now it’s time to it get out of my house.
If I chose new items to put on auction rotation until our April event, does that count? Some cheap stuff will never make my inventory, and I’ll donate. But some I’ll put on auction until it sells real cheap or I take it to freecycling.
If it counts, I’m in!
Yes, it was a great purchase! I start washing them tomorrow afternoon, and then I will get a better feel of what and how many I have.
I looked at my 2 current orders, and they both say ship by Oct. 2. I’ll keep an eye out on future sales to see if that changes. This change in policy shouldn’t affect me, but they may try to force the issue. Or, at least, throw in some scare tactics.
I recently received an email from eBay saying that they were changing my default shipping time to 1-day since I consistently ship within that timeframe. This would only affect listings that I would start from fresh, which I never do. However, I have business policies set, so the point is mute from the getgo. I’m the only one working my business, so I don’t need the stress of 1-day shipping.
Week of Sept 22 – 28
* Total Items in Store: 1464 eBay, 3 Etsy
* Items Sold: 21
* Cost of Items Sold: $19.85 + $2 Commission
* Total Sales: $310.22
* Highest Price Sold: $25.46 tie between set of wine tumblers & NWT Tommy Bahama pants
* Average Price Sold: $14.77
* Returns: 1
* Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $23
* Number of items listed this week: 32On Thursday, I went to an auction where they had more than a whole room set up to sell off someone’s collection of bar related items. Initially, the bids were close to eBay prices, so I waited. I find that prices go down after a time with large collections. People buy what they want, and then they slow down or go home.
I initially bought three box lots of pitchers together for $10. I wanted electrical lights, mirrors, trays, etc., but those were selling higher, and the pitchers were going very cheap. Then, people stopped bidding on them. They put together what was essentially eight box lots, and I finally gave in for another $10. It was such a large lot that people actually clapped!
I now have about 100 pitchers with logos from different brands of scotch, whiskey, gin, and whatever alcohol companies to wash and photograph. (I think a few are bottles or mugs). I’m sure that many will be in the $10 to $15 range, but there will be a few that will go for $20 and up. Long tail items for sure, but the $23 (including premium) investment should net me at least $1000 (might take years though).
Amatino – Please tell us that everything is OK and that you are doing better! Seems like your life goes from one crazy thing to another.
I managed 32 listings last week. I hope for a similar number next week.
I don’t sell a screw off bulb with a lamp. It’s just another breakable thing that I would have to wrap. However, if the bulb is wired in, then it’s a special type that comes with the lamp, and you should leave it in.
You will need to test them before you sell or you will have to list them as untested/as-is. They seem to have a connector style that I am unfamiliar with. Perhaps there is a special system you would require for testing.
No, you cannot be electrocuted if you cut a wire and it is not plugged in.
I prefer to not send offers on items I just listed in the past few weeks. In general, I do 10% for items already on sale and 20% on items not on sale.
09/28/2019 at 5:56 pm in reply to: Top 10 Things I Learned From Scavenger Life (aka Ebay Scavengers) #68372Don’t listen to the naysayers, don’t bother with the eBay boards, don’t freak out when a YouTuber gets all crazy about a new eBay policy.
Embrace change
This is probably the wrong advise to give you for something more valuable than what I normally have in inventory, but I usually take a damp cloth and carefully wipe down frames and paintings. There certainly isn’t any reason why you couldn’t wipe down the frame at least, but I don’t know about the painting. I’ve never damaged anything before, but you have to be careful with something more valuable.
I recently sold a book that was a reprint on a similar subject (but not the same book as what you have). I sold it for $17 with included shipping.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183266506055I think any book made before 1900 is valuable, and the subject is definitely of interest to someone in the Chinese community or to a student or professor of the language or maybe just a collector.
I can’t answer exactly how valuable, but it definitely isn’t trash. Perhaps send the photos to something like Abebooks and ask if they want to buy it from you and how much. Whatever they answer, multiply that number by 2 or 3 or more and add make offer.
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