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Week Oct 20 – Oct 26, 2019
Items in store: 4532 Listings for 7266 Items
Items Sold: 104 transactions for 118 Items
Gross Sales: $7389.64
Highest Price Sold: $340 Multi-item purchase of 13 Neckties
Lowest Price Sold: $15.00….Necktie
Average Sale Price: $62.62
Cost of Goods Sold $513, Plus consignment payout, roughly $1130
Number of new items listed this week: 200 listings for 826 items.
$$ spent on new inventory this week $12
International Sales 25%
Returning Customers 8Only bought two things this week, so I guess the scavenges of the week were a pair of vtg Bob Allen hunting pants for ducks unlimited, and a vintage letterman sweater.
Took the week off from doing any consignment listings to focus on listing my wholesale purchase from last week. I got through about 60% of it before 2 more consignment boxes came in so the rest will have to filter in over the next month or so.
@ChristineR, Happy Anniversary! Which day? We celebrated 12 years yesterday (20th).
Looks like mainly the Suits & Suit Separates and Shoe categories were affected by the item specifics changes as far as my store goes. I didn’t sell too much in either of those categories this week.
Week Oct 13 – Oct 19, 2019
Items in store: 4418 Listings for 6558 Items
Items Sold: 92 transactions for 96 Items
Gross Sales: $7179.96
Highest Price Sold: $240 ….NWT Peter Millar leather jacket
Lowest Price Sold: $14.00….necktie
Average Sale Price: $74.79
Cost of Goods Sold $385, Plus consignment payout, roughly $1130
Number of new items listed this week: 375 items, many were restocks
$$ spent on new inventory this week $18,140.45. Ouch.Scavenge of the week.
A nice 3 pack of mens dress shoes by Alden, Brooks Brothers and Barrie LTD.I spent 7 out of the last 10 days on the road, visiting and sourcing. Fortunately the last 3 were spent at the Finger Lakes for our 12th anniversary.
Week Oct 6 – Oct 12, 2019
Items in store: 4474 Listings for 6345 Items
Items Sold: 82 transactions for 88 Items
Gross Sales: $5403.59
Highest Price Sold: $180 …. Hardy Amies jacket
Lowest Price Sold: $4.99….shoe laces
Average Sale Price: $61.40
Cost of Goods Sold $312, Plus consignment payout, roughly $1130
Number of new items listed this week: 98 items
$$ spent on new inventory this week $277.54A little slower than I was hoping for the first week of October, but this current week seems to be picking up the slack.
Scavenge of the week.
Carmina Chelsea BootsExactly. In the mean time I think may run a sale to help minimize the work.
Since I use a third party software for listing (GarageSale), I have to fix all my listing templates to list anything new…but now I’m wondering if I fix them all and list under the new items specifics, if I will have to go back and fix all those new listings if they are able to fix the other mistake. Hmm….
Oh well, As always I’ll just keep listing and take it as it comes.
Ah, yes storage space. I remember storage space, I haven’t seen storage space in a long time.
The Sales data on the Hub doesn’t concern me, as I never have really trusted ebay’s numbers anyway. The only numbers that really matter to me are on the income report found on the Paypal site, since that’s the real money received.
However, the item specifics issue is going to be an absolute nightmare if they can’t fix it. I have chosen to try not to think about it until next week, when we return from our much needed quiet weekend getaway. The rep I talked to suggested waiting a few days to see if a fix could be worked out. I hope so, as I don’t really want to manually fix 4500 listings…..again.
@silverfoxfinds one thing to think about. If you are taking a home office deduction on your taxes, a space shared as an office/guest room technically would not qualify for the deduction.
@Julie B, Interesting that you don’t sell fur. I too am opposed to the killing of animals for their fur.
To put a different spin on it, however, I don’t have an issue selling secondhand furs, with the thinking that secondhand fur sales might reduce the demand for new fur items, in effect saving the lives of more of our furry friends.
For those who do sell furs, be sure to turn off your international shipping options, otherwise upon export you may receive a nice warning letter from CITES, have the item confiscated, or even get a hefty fine.
@t-satt. Good luck with the new gig. I’ve been thinking recently about getting a part-time job.
Week Sept 29 – Oct 5, 2019
Items in store: 4418 Listings for 6294 Items
Items Sold: 97 transactions for 110 Items
Gross Sales: $7350.65
Highest Price Sold: $550 …. LVC Leather jacket, only have one left from the 14 found in January. Sad to see them run out.
Lowest Price Sold: $13.50….Pocket Square
Average Sale Price: $66.82
Cost of Goods Sold $451, Plus consignment payout, roughly $1130
Number of new items listed this week: 92 items
$$ spent on new inventory this week $500.62
Repeat Customers: 15
International: 36%Scavenge of the week.
VTG Burberry Reversible Balmacaan Coat, Khaki and Tweed.Picked up another consignor this week. His first box should be arriving today.
@T-Satt, I find them often, but not as often as I used to….probably because I just can’t thrift long days like I used to. According to my records I have thrifted and sold 215 pairs of shells since 2011, but I know there were a few pairs in 2010 as well.
I also used to provide deer bone shell polishing services to all my cohorts, for extra cash or trades for ebay fodder. I had to stop that service when I hurt my back. I just can’t swing a horsehair brush like I used to.
Sheesh, I sound like an old man.
Heck, I feel like an old man.
