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About two weeks ago I bought an additional 250+ vintage books very cheaply at the auction… The problem is that about half of them are in German.. Talk about death piles. I’ve begun to purge the non-sellers, but it’s a project and a half.
I have eight or nine early Thomas Mann books in German and 4 signed Oskar Maria Graf books in German that I can find no comps for. I’ve been to the Ebay.DE site and it is difficult at best to navigate as I do not know the German language.
If anyone knows of a way to make the German Ebay Page English, I would be grateful.
Thanks
This one will sell, it will just take a while. As crazy as it sounds, someone will want it, because it is beat up and faded.
A while back I had several sets of Gold plated Flatware. I listed them as sets and got no interest for months.
I then relisted them separately as knives, then forks, then spoons etc. Everything sold and relatively quickly for much more money. I even sold the box on it’s own. I was happily surprised.
I agree with Inglewood, break up the large set.
07/11/2017 at 1:31 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 318: Spending Money Should Be Painful #20252Regarding stripping motorcycles and selling the parts on Ebay as mentioned in the podcast.
Back in the early 2000’s, when Ebay was all auctions, cashier’s checks and Bidpay, I sold used motorcycle parts. You couldn’t lose back then.. everything sold.
I had a friend who bought used bikes and either fixed and flipped them or stripped them and sold the parts on Ebay. It was very lucrative, but there were a couple of tough issues.
The hazardous materials, old gas, oil and other fluids had to be disposed of. The oil was no big deal, but it had to be dealt with. Fortunately for him, he had an old Chrysler with a 383 that seemed to burn anything he put in the tank, so that took care of the gas.
The other issue was that most bikes would have a limited amount of valuable parts and the rest has to be disposed of. At least around here, motor vehicle parts need to go to a licensed salvage yard. They weren’t too anxious to deal with vehicles stripped pf their valuable parts.
The third issue was limited paperwork or non existent paperwork. Typically the bike would have belonged to a deceased relative or a long lost boyfriend who basically abandoned it years ago. None of these carcasses were stolen, they just lacked documentation. Either way, it further complicated the issue of recycling the frames wheels etc.
After about a year of selling my cache of parts, I lost interest. The market had become competitive and I had a day job to focus on.
As far as I know, it’s not an exceptionally rare hat.
I’m pushing the unique distressed one of a kind angle. I was told the man who owned it was a big fan and wore it all the time, hence the condition.
We’ll see where it goes. I know over time, it will sell in my store, but I thought I’d put it on auction and see where it goes.
I changed the title.. I’m not really looking for the fetish crowd and don’t need that kind of attention..
I’ll sell it to whoever is willing to buy it…
07/10/2017 at 6:16 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 318: Spending Money Should Be Painful #20213I just listened to the podcast.
It’s is amazing how much controlling our weight and controlling our finances have in common. Neither one is difficult to figure out, yet they can be almost impossible to master. Eat Less/
Exercise More vs. Spend less/Earn more.It sounds like the guy who Emailed you with all the debt, really needs Dave Ramsey.. I don’t agree with everything he teaches, but for people out of control he is very effective.
Thanks..
You may want to consider eliminating a step, by writing the complete listing out in the beginning including shipping, pricing etc. This way you won’t have to revisit the details in your mind again.
Then after taking the photos, you can just hit list.
Since I walk a lot, I received a gift of a really nice pair of running shoes. I was told in no uncertain terms that I was not allowed to put them on Ebay.
Some people just know me.
Here it is.. I think.. Plus there are others.
This is aftermarket, but you get the idea.. Search Mustang Magnum center. The magnum 500 wheels were popular on many cars in the late 60’s and 70’s
Looking at the first item my I am thinking that is possibly a center cap for one of the wheels. The prongs on the back are similar to other items I’ve seen in the past.
That’s the direction I would be looking in to identify it.
Great finds… Good luck.
They may be paying with a stolen credit card or the like. They get you to refund the difference and then you lose the initial payment.
You did the smart move, by avoiding them altogether.
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