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I have three vintage Realistic CB radios (untested) to list, and then I will have completed one death pile box.
Is there an age limit for a pile to be considered a death pile?
You need to go to USPS.com, Help menu, and then File a Claim. Not sure, but they might want you to file a missing package first.
I have two cats that are about six years old now. I wouldn’t get them a subscription like the Bark Box, but cats are much different than dogs. They really aren’t into playing like they were when they were kittens. Also, they puke often, so a variety of snacks wouldn’t be a good thing for them. Anyway …
I posted a few weeks ago asking about how to ship a mercury thermometer. Temudgin pointed me in the direction of FedEx, which does allow you to ship mercury that is contained within a manufactured item. I sold the first one last week, and the buyer did not want me to post feedback for him. I guess he doesn’t want his environmentalist friends to find out? I’m very concerned about the environment myself, but I totally understand the conundrum. Digital thermometers just don’t work as well. Anyway, paid hardly anything in an online auction, sold for $24.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184600938636
Something looks not that nice in an auction, and no one wants it. You throw out the shade and dust it off, and voila, $70.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184123647862
I bought an online auction lot of tools. At the bottom of one of the boxes was a bunch of calligraphy tips. Paid about $1, sold for $26.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184600173912
Many online auctions would do better with books if they did the research and pointed out the good ones. But, then I wouldn’t find these gems like a newly translated first edition One Hundred Years of Solitude from 1970. I paid pennies considering my low bid and large number of books, sold for $50.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184588797425
I’ve had this jacket for about two years. It had a Japanese hotel tag. I assumed it was something that would have been sold at the hotel gift shop, but my buyer’s feedback set the record straight:
It is a really nice uniform top made in the 1950’s Very authentic & nice.
That said, I looked up other hotel uniforms, and my price was about right at $26. Paid maybe $1.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184068972575
Another item from the same auction lot as the thermometers is this hair dryer from the 1950s. This person really didn’t throw anything out.
Look! I’m not the only one who is trying to park their car in the garage!!
I also sell on commission for a family friend. For your cost of goods sold, you use the amount that you give to your parents.
My commission is 50% of a sale. Let’s say I sell something on commission for $20. I first subtract off the eBay fees, which is usually $0.30 plus 12.35% for a premium store. For a $20 sale, that leaves $17.23. Rounding down the numbers, half goes to me ($8.61), and the other half to the original owner ($8.61). The $8.61 to the original owner is my COGS.
I hope that makes sense.
I just sent a message to eBay for Business on Facebook. I would think that they would know about this, but I sent it anyway.
@Amatino – You are so adorable.
Week of Dec 27 – Jan 2
Total Items in Store: 1450 eBay, 27 Etsy
Items Sold: 22 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $38.98 + $8.15 Commission
Total Sales: $436.53 eBay
Highest Price Sold: $70 Copper & brass tone table lamp
Average price: $19.84
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 19Lower average price but more items and less commission sales, so it was better than last week. My highest sale was also a large item, so I’m happy to move that out.
In November, I found a quiet period in auction sales where I was able to buy some large lots at very good prices. I’m still overwhelmed with all of that stuff. I’m glad to see auctions going high right now while I can focus on listing. Yes, sourcing is the fun part, but I have to cut back for a while.
Anyway, I listed 19 items last week.
I moved one deathpile box from the garage into the house, and it is almost empty. I’ve got another one to move in, so hopefully I will report on both of them next week.
I’m going to quote Amatino from 12/15 regarding the end date of the challenge. This has nothing to do with the fact that I want the extra days. It is just that I usually am very forgetful, and here I actually remembered something correctly 🙂
Now, I’m going to do something odd here, but I’m using the fact that it is a Leap Year to justify it. Our year ends on Thursday, so most of the last week of December is in week 53. Next year, if I start at week 1 will end with 53 weeks, due to the strange set up of the dates. But hey, it’s 2020. Why shouldn’t we have a 53 week year? LOL.
This means that we have three more check in days for this year and for you to post listings for the Patriotic/Red White & Blue Challenge. I’m not going to post any more pop up challenges, as it’s in crazy season already.
So, we should have had through the weekend to add to the challenge. It wouldn’t have helped me at all; just demonstrating that my neurons are working correctly. LOL
So funny. I mention all sorts of stuff in my weekly numbers, but parking in my garage gets the most comments!!! 🙂
I do not like to be cold, so I want to be able to walk from the car right into the house without going outside. Also, my car is a 2007 Sienna with 246,000 miles, and it doesn’t seem to like the cold much either. It’s just better for the both of us.
I’m still working on it. I’ve got a few large items in there that I obtained in the fall, and I need to find a place for them inside. Then my husband has to get his stuff put away as well.
Doesn’t the December challenge end on Sunday? It’s not a big deal for me because I don’t believe I have any more to add, but I want to make sure everyone gets their time in. My total is 13.
I’ll just add to what everyone else is saying. I love this little “corner” of the forum, and it does inspire me to list more. I enjoy the challenges, and I’ve changed the items I was going to list in order to meet them. Thanks, Amatino, for making it happen!
I certainly have plenty of death pile boxes for the January challenge!
Tupperware is a brand that has been around for decades, and the vintage stuff does pretty well on eBay. Sometimes it is people looking for a lid that was lost or adding coordinating pieces to what they have, but some use it for decorating similar to the old Pyrex.
I don’t think Tupperware is a pyramid scheme, at least not as bad as other companies.
