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I enjoy hearing about your coffee shop. I’m looking for an opportunity to check it out, but it might not happen until the fall.
Slow week, but nice after the previous week that was very busy on the non-eBay front.
Week of May 30 – June 5
Total Items in Store: 1364 eBay, 44 Etsy
Items Sold: 7 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $6.80 + $19.62 Commission
Total Sales: $116.65
Highest Price Sold: $36.50 set of 6 cobalt blue drinking glasses (on commission)
Average price: $16.66
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 21My big sale last week was a set of silver plate flatware, full service for 12 plus a few serving pieces. Pattern is called First Love. I picked it up at a moving sale for $12.50. This is not my first time selling this particular pattern as it was quite popular in the 30s -40s. The first time, I had an incomplete set which I sold together for not that much, so the second incomplete set I parted out. Because it was so popular, I wasn’t able to get real good prices, but I did OK. When I counted out this current set, I found that it was missing one stinking salad fork. I thought that I sold everything from the last set, but, when I looked at my eBay inventory, I found that I had one remaining listing for seven First Love salad forks. Now it is a listing for six salad forks, and this COMPLETE service for 12 sold in a day through the GSP to someone in Toronto for $132.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184850694386
Couroc serving trays are quite popular, and I wasn’t surprised to see this one go for $30. Since it was a hard plastic, I packed it in bubblewrap and placed it in a box. Unfortunately, that wasn’t enough for the trip back to CA (where it was originally manufactured). Oh well, sometimes things that look nonbreakable aren’t. I bought it with my big haul of artwork earlier this year for less than $1.
Well, I just received a GSP email with the one day shipping requirement, and I have two day handling. I will ship it out today because I normally do, but I wouldn’t worry about it if I couldn’t. I think it is just their attempt to get GSP packages out quicker because of the delay in Kentucky.
@amatino – It’s all good; I was just busy. However, the prep for the colonoscopy was not fun AT ALL.
@julie-b – I have the opportunity to go to Sanibel Island the first week of July, but it depends on my son’t summer job. My sister is renting out a house there with my parents, and they have an extra room. I’d have to get us there, but the lodging would be free.eBay has always pushed sellers to ship GSP packages quickly. In the past, they’ve left off your handling time from the sold emails, I assume, to get you to ship faster than normal. However, I’ve never seen them state a handling time such as one day. It could be a glitch, or it could be something that was set in your account. No way to tell except to call, unfortunately.
I hear ya about fixing up the old car. I had to replace the radiator during the winter and recently the compressor on the air conditioner. I’m down close to $4k. It’s a 2007 Toyota Sienna with 250k miles. Yikes! But now is not the time to buy. I hear rentals are even expensive. When everything shut down and people weren’t traveling, the rental car companies sold off inventory to stay afloat. Now they don’t have enough cars to rent for people going back on vacation.
Week of May 23 – 29
Total Items in Store: 1344 eBay, 44 Etsy
Items Sold: 7 eBay + 1 PayPal*
Cost of Items Sold: $21 + $7 Commission
Total Sales: $254.83 + $93 PayPal*
Highest Price Sold: $132 Service for 12 First Love Silver-plate flatware
Average price: $36.40
Returns: 0 (1 refund for damage)
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 0* Note: Someone from Alabama purchased a 92 piece set of china from me on March 1 that was local pickup. She was not able to find someone willing to pack and ship the set to her, or at least for a reasonable cost. Rather than lose the sale, I agreed to ship it for $200. Shipping three boxes through UPS was a bit less than $107, so I’m left with $93 for my time.
And, Amatino, all your furbabies are gorgeous. How is a dog too ugly to place?
@Vintage Lacy – I’m rarely the first person to post because I’d rather wait to get the link from someone else’s post rather than search for it. LOL
I listed a big fat zero.
Here was my week: Prep for colonoscopy, colonoscopy, prep for design review at work, design review, pack up a 92 piece set of china in three boxes that was local pickup but purchased by someone in Alabama, and I finally agreed to ship it (for a price, of course).
I have something similar. I was taking pictures when I came to a stamp on the case that said it had to be used under a doctor’s care, or something like that. I know that eBay has a restriction that any items that are prescribed by a doctor (such as a CPAP machine) is prohibited. So, it has been sitting in my basement until I figure out a place where I can donate medical equipment.
Steve – You really did well last week! Lots of vintage stereo equipment that you know how to refurbish and go for really good money.
My big sale last week was a vintage electrical beer sign that I bought for $11.50 and sold for $99. Unfortunately, it was damaged during shipping, and I have to submit a FedEx claim.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184211196859
I stockpiled flatware for the past year and finally listed it all. The first to sell was two sets of tablespoons and one set of soup spoons of a silver plate pattern called Deauville. Total was $57. The most expensive item was the set of 7 bouillon soup spoons for $33.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184845072322
I sold another painting for $56 from my art purchase a few months ago. This one is damaged, but large. I’ve basically taken all the COGS from that purchase now, so this is just free money.
Yeh, no problem. As a seller and aware of how the USPS works, I understand 🙂
Your note reminded me that I did not receive it with my mail today. I looked up tracking, and it says “In Transit, Arriving Late”.
I created 23 listings last week.
This week is going to be crazy busy, so I don’t think I will post as many next time.
I started a subscription with Broadporch a little over a month ago. I went with the smaller size bag for now, and I’ll see how it goes. We enjoyed the Southern Split last month, but I’m not sure what we are getting this time. It is supposed to be delivered today.
Yep, we’re all feeling that slowness right now, but a few sales kept the numbers acceptable.
Week of May 16 – 22
Total Items in Store: 1344 eBay, 44 Etsy
Items Sold: 11 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $22.50 + $12.95 Commission
Total Sales: $307.14
Highest Price Sold: $99 Electrical Icehouse beer sign
Average price: $27.92
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $2
Number of items listed this week: 23
