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I listed 29 this weeks. All books, which are so easy to do, even though many are older and don’t have ISBNs. These were all from an online auction purchase from over a week ago, so none made the challenge.
As far as the popup challenge, I had two larger items I decided to give away instead of listing, and I’ve been giving away kitchen stuff I don’t want to list from the same purchase as the books. The books that I decided not to list were given to a new bookstore/art space that was recently opened in a city near to my town. I’ll make that three additional “bags” of stuff for a total of four for the challenge.
Amatino – All those things going on in your life are good problems to have, except the not being well part. I hope you are feeling better. Don’t overextend yourself; the nice thing about eBay is that it can be put aside for awhile and will still be there when you get back to it.
I hope that everyone has a great week!
I haven’t found a Trav-L Bar recently, but those are always good sellers. I think that they were the hot gift item in the 50s/60s, but, when you come down to it, not that many people travel around with liquor. Many are only lightly used or not used at all like the one you sold.
Recently, I was going through a box of stuff that was passed down to me from a deceased relative. I was saving some flatware for when my kids moved out on their own, but I had some odds and ends lying around. I found about 10 pieces of Dansk stainless. The first to sell was a listing for two dinner forks at $38. Not bad for something I found in storage not worth anything to me.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184839737914
These took years to sell, but they are a collection of unused or voided train tickets and baggage claims. I bought these at an auction in my first year or two of eBay selling. This group came to about $4, and I sold it for $25.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184465276629
Here’s another thing just lying around that I put up for sale. These are oil cans for a car that my husband hasn’t owned for over 20 years. He probably never threw them out because he didn’t want to waste them. This older formula has been superseded by a different version. I priced the three of them a bit higher than what I found for the new product, and the three can sold for $34.
That’s a doozy, and I’m glad it was brought up before I go on vacation in a little over a week. I could change handling time, but I could also uncheck any international shipping options including GSP and then use time away.
Any thoughts on which way would be better? Or preferred?
What happens if someone negotiates a price with you and then uses a coupon to get an even lower price? Is there a way to not allow a coupon if the item is already on sale or if you’ve taken an offer on it?
I knew that you guys had a wood burning stove for the winter, but I did not know that you didn’t have air conditioning for the summer. I don’t consider that splurging!
I found a few online auctions this week where I was able to get some reasonable prices. I think people are traveling now with the end of most schools, so the bidding didn’t get too bad.
Week of June 13-19
Total Items in Store: 1361 eBay, 44 Etsy
Items Sold: 10eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $17.43 + $39.70 Commission
Total Sales: $220.34
Highest Price Sold: $53 Sajen pendant (on commission); $38 for 2 Dansk forks
Average price: $22
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $23
Number of items listed this week: 7Ooh, Julie B, you are a morning person. Nope, not me. I’ve had my coffee, but not there yet. Congrats on your great week of listing, though!
I listed 7 items. Five met the challenge.
I bid on two online auctions last week and worked on organizing the items right away rather than putting them in storage / death piles. I hope to get most of them listed this week, so my numbers should be better next time.
I usually use the cardboard rolls from bubblewrap for packing large items where I need to fill up an empty area. Now, I thinking whether I should save and sell them? hum ….
Steve – That’s a big sale of $450. The shipping to Hawaii must have been pretty pricey as well.
Don’t have too much to talk about, but I did sell this vintage set of curlers very quickly. I’ve heard that parents use them for their kid’s beauty pageants. I guess the newer ones aren’t as good? Not sure. I purchased it at a yard sale for $1, and it sold with make offer at $30.50.
There are regional size A and B boxes, both in two different sizes, that you can order from the USPS website. Your item has to fit in the box in order to use it. They are similar to a flat rate except that their cost depends on how many zones they travel. You cannot tell whether they are going to be cheaper until you sale comes through with the buyer’s address. eBay will then give you different options, and you can compare the region rate to regular or flat rate priority.
Here is one of the regional rate A boxes on the USPS website:
https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-regional-rate-box-a1-P_RRB_A1
Thanks for the podcast. I will be heading out with my son to Virginia to catch the Autotrain at the beginning of July. I’m working out my plans, but I want to leave a day early and spend one night in Luray so that I can grab breakfast and coffee at your shop (and probably do the caverns). I’d love to meet up, even for five minutes, as I have a small gift for the two of you.
Not crazy about the Autotrain, but I will picking up lots of free stuff at my parents’ house and will need my car. We’ve agreed that they will no longer be the unlimited repository for their downsizing friends’ unwanted items going forward.
eBay is very slow, which is good for vacation planning purposes.
Week of June 6 – 12
Total Items in Store: 1361 eBay, 44 Etsy
Items Sold: 7 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $12 + $3.75 Commission
Total Sales: $104.35
Highest Price Sold: $30.56 Vintage set of hot rollers
Average price: $14.91
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 8I listed 8 items and all but one met the challenge. What fun to sell stuff sitting around in drawers for years! Decades!
@Julie-b – Oh, how I hear you! And the pandemic has not helped. Recently, I tried on different pants for a dinner out, and I determined that I do not have any chance in hell of ever wearing two of them again. There are more in the closet, I’m sure.Also, the trip to Sanibel is on! I bought my auto train tickets, and I am planning some activities with my sister. On our way home, I will stop off at my parents’ house and pack my car with the free items their downsizing friends have given them. We’ve decided that they will no longer collect so much stuff again because it “hoardifies” their home, and I’m not listing as much since I now have a part time job.
Great sales, Steve. I don’t really have anything interesting to discuss from last week, so just saying hi 🙂
Your link got messed up, but I was able to follow it. It isn’t horrible. I hope you’ve listed the other one as well.
I listed 21 items this week.
Interestingly, I had just cleaned out my nightstand drawer right before Amatino listed this month’s challenge. Nothing in that drawer was good for listing, so I organized the compartment underneath and looked through some storage in my closet. I’ve listed five personal items, and I’m researching the other stuff, mostly jewelry and watches, that I will be listing.
Some of the stuff not worth listing was offered up on my local Freecycling Facebook page, and I’ve had two people pick up and one in an hour or two. So, I think that meets the pop-up “donate” challenge of one “bag”.
