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@Amatino –
Not to nit pick or anything, but I think the shed looks better with a dog and a cat whether it is organized or not!
And, shouldn’t the acronym be DBNMYH? Rather than DBNMH. Gotta keep the grammar in check.
Anyway, congrats on the work well done! It should help well into the future.
Nice to hear about your coffee shop. I hope it continues to do well!
Week of May 9 – 15
Total Items in Store: 1344 eBay, 44 Etsy
Items Sold: 10 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $1 + $37.45 Commission
Total Sales: $137.82
Highest Price Sold: Tie, $33 Vintage Kramer of NY brooch
Average price: $13.78
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $10.35
Number of items listed this week: 19The same number of sales this week compared to last, but about $300 less in sales. Selling less expensive items and a good portion are on commission.
I originally purchased those types of boxes from Uline. If you look through their online catalog, they have certain sizes that they discount. I think 30x24x5 is one of them. You have to buy a decent quantity to make the cost reasonable. They charge for shipping.
A few years ago, I found a box company through eBay that happens to be about 40 drive from me in NJ. I was recently low in my art boxes, so I had them deliver. Since the purchase was over $50 and I am sort of local, they delivered for free. However, outside of NJ, you would have to pay for shipping. You can call them directly; website is below. Note that not all of their available box sizes are shown on their website. The 30x24x5 were $3 each.
http://www.affordableboxes.com/
Lastly, if you buy enough quantity, you might find good prices on the Staples or Office Depot websites.
I listed 19.
I’ve started to get into my unlisted flatware, so I won’t have any additional listings against the challenge unless I find something to sneak in.
VT – So glad to hear that your husband’s surgery went well!
This is a signed print of decoy drawings. Not sure I get it, but a lady named Thelma Peterson drew the decoys that were made by Nathan F. Cobb who lived in the 19th century, and the decoys were made in Cobb Island, VA. The island must be named after him. I hardly paid anything for it, and it sold for $75.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184763300003
This is a watercolor painting of a beagle dog from the same auction lot as the print above. I was able to find the artist since she belonged to some association in NY. I thought that the portrayal of the dog was a bit strange. It looked like he wanted to Netflix and chill. I made that part of the title, and it sold for $36.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184763271055
I recently picked up some items from the one person I do commissions for. He told me that this 19th century book about English Law was worth about $100. In my research, I wasn’t sure I could get that much. Then I found that some pages from the back of the book were missing, so I listed it for $60. It sold within hours of listing, so maybe I was wrong?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184819454748
This is an antique Noritake divided platter. I could not find anything exactly like it, but, based on somewhat similar items, I listed for $66. It also sold within hours through the GSP to Japan. And, again, it is from the same person as the book above. I hope I didn’t list both too low (whoops).
This could be due to managed payments and the company that is running it. Some of the categories that eBay sells in were not allowed by Ayden initially, but they did get through coins and bills and some other categories.
However, it could also be to prevent those photos from being displayed to a minor. I occasionally see nude photos come up in a search. Usually it is because I have a search term that has a double meaning. Perhaps they decided to get out of the business because of the liability. I thought that the adult only sections were supposed to be blanked out, but I haven’t seen it that way for some time.
Amatino – Yes, let’s lower my goal to 15. I might have to lower it again because I’ve got another project at my part time job, but let’s see how this works out.
I have not had a reason to use it recently, but I did see the following from an eBay email:
From May 2021, sellers will no longer need to open an unpaid item case if a buyer doesn’t pay. Instead, sellers can simply cancel an order if payment hasn’t been made starting on the 5th calendar day from when the listing ended. This change is already available to some sellers – if it’s available to you, you’ll see Buyer hasn’t paid as an option when cancelling an order in Seller Hub or My eBay Sold. If you can’t see this option, don’t worry – it’ll be available to you in the coming weeks.
This seems to fit in with either #2 or #3 explanation above.
Jay – Somewhat recently, you changed your weekly sales number to include shipping & fees and added net sales without shipping and fees. Before you started showing your numbers this way, didn’t you calculate your sales with the eBay fees but not the shipping? And then compared that to $1000? Now, you are listing your sales without any fees and still comparing to $1000?
If I remembered this correctly, the $850 you made this week would then be very close to the $1000 a week you want to see.
Anyway, my numbers:
Week of May 2 – 8
Total Items in Store: 1323 eBay, 44 Etsy
Items Sold: 10 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $8 + $60.70 Commission
Total Sales: $400.34
Highest Price Sold: Tie, $75 Signed & framed print “Cobb Island Decoys” & $75 for 3 dental implants sealed in box
Average price: $40.34
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 23While I didn’t sell many items this week, I did have a high average price. I was also more active with listing, so that did help. Three items I listed sold within 24 hours.
I had a decent week at 23. I had fewer distractions, and next week should be good as well.
Four met the May challenge. When I was in Pittsburgh last weekend, I picked up some items from the one person I do commissions for, and several were Jewish holiday items.
VT – Prayers to your husband for a successful surgery and a quick recovery.
My sales were lousy last week, and I have nothing to discuss. I figured I’d throw in a video of my cats at breakfast. They have some kind of agreement where the bigger, male cat, Hops, allows the smaller, female cat, Lilu, to eat first.
No problem. That came in very handy last year when USPS was running late. Some people swear that their packages start moving by just signing up for the status emails.
Apparently, I don’t have this report available yet. I tried Simon’s link, and then clicking to different areas on my account, and I don’t see a listings quality report. I see links for a sales report and a listings traffic report.
Follow the steps on this page:
https://www.usps.com/help/missing-mail.htm
First, you request status via email using their tracking history page.
Second, you can submit a help request.
Third, you can submit a missing mail search request.
