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Thank you again for the podcast. It’s nice to look forward to Monday mornings!
6/17 – 6/23/18
eBay store totommyto
Total store items: 537
Number of items sold: 7
eBay Sales (not counting s/h): $411
Cost of items sold: $23
Consignment payouts: $7
Highest price sold: $135 – Vintage Harvard bookends set
Average price sold: $58.71
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $15
Number of items listed this week: 8Etsy store Oldfleatoymarket
Total store items: 500
Number of items sold: 5
Etsy sales (not counting s/h): $84
Cost of items sold: $7
Consignment payouts: 0
Highest price sold: $25 vintage ice cream scoop
Average price sold: $16.80
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $15
Number of items listed this week: 2Finally went to the flea market, had Wednesday off from my regular job so able to go to the best flea in my area. In most parts of Fl there is a flea market every day of the week all year round. This one is at an old drive in theater, long shut down, and is the type Jay describes. So much junk spread out on the ground Mad Max style and plenty of characters and rogues to go around on both sides of the table. This is off season for us, when January rolls around this market will be insane, and I will be stuck in my regular job which I like enough but always yuck to that! There is another almost as good on Tusday mornings though, so easy to settle for that one.
Happy picking and earnings and hoping the photo debacle has not pained too many too much. I had 20 listings affected, not sure yet how to fix with the Google cache, maybe, somehow, it will be magically fixed by the beast itself!
Steve,
I have been selling on Etsy for a few years now. My sales there are really just a bonus, 10-20% of my eBay sales for the most part, pretty decent though around the holidays. I do not cross list, my items are unique to Etsy. The smaller lower end items really not worth listing on eBay seem to do OK on Etsy and actually sell for a bit higher. The fees are lower still. I’m up to 500 items on Etsy, basically the same one offs, collectibles, and small vintage stuff I have on eBay, just lower end. I’m an old hand at it, comfortable. It is going to be my go to if things begin to crumble for me on eBay. Hopefully Etsy can juice up for the future and still somehow maintain the easy going nice to be around atmosphere.“Too many people are getting ready to live, but are not living”
Someone said that or took credit for it, I stuck it in my head back in the mid 80’s. Always trying to balance the idea.
Steve, very cool sales! The stereo equipment is an area I would like to explore yet requires more time to do properly than I have right now with the Velvet coffin day job I have!
So, I continue with a weird eye for the ugly guy kind of pickups, hope some enjoy:10″ of kitschy Christmas in June, summer fun Japan style, found as a bonus, sold $27 Etsy:
Soaky clone Flipper imposter cheapo bubble bath bottle, worn and not designed to stand up for display, crappy makes it better, fetching a price in the Soaky Monster Bottle range, found as a bonus, sold $95 on eBay, don’t bother looking for this nautical Unicorn unless this one floats back out into the wild seas:
Numbers first, listen second, thank you again for all that you do.
6/10 – 6/16/18
eBay Store totommyto
Total store items: 536
Number of items sold: 8
eBay sales (not counting s/h): $253.00
Cost of items sold: $22
Consignment payouts: $33
Highest price sold: $70 – Legos building pieces
Average price sold: $31.62
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $85
Number of items listed this week: 12Etsy store Oldfleatoymarket
Total Store items: 505
Number of items sold: 3
Etsy sales (not counting s/h): $58.50
Cost of items sold: $5.50
Consignment payouts: 0
Highest price sold: $27 – mini Christmas tree (vintage putz)
Average price sold: $19.50
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $20
Number of items listed this week: 8Still finding great stuff to list from a big buyout a few months ago. The stuff you set aside during the first sifting and later realize good stuff! I did take an opportunity to pick a neighbors house that is leaving the area, found some good things, paid fair prices.
For sure, a calm selling week.
Take care
Good Morning to all!
6/3 – 6/9/18
EBay Store totommyto
Total store items: 530
Number of items sold: 15
eBay sales (not counting s/h): $567.15
Cost of items sold: $29
Consignment payouts: $47
Highest price sold: $100 – small metal industrial stool found at flea market for $5.00
Average price sold: $37.81
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: .50 cents
Number of items listed this week: 7Etsy store Oldfleatoymarket
Total Store items: 491
Number of items sold: 4
Etsy sales (not counting s/h): $62
Cost of items sold: $6
Consignment payouts: 0
Highest price sold: vintage key – $25 from $1
Average price sold: $15.50
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $2.00
Number of items listed this week: 5Other:
Flea market flip, old toy assortment from a big vintage toy buyout not suited to list online – $25.00. (Bonus)Customer issues:
#1. Stupid Disney Princess dolls! I always confuse characters! Sent a Jasmine instead of an Esmeralda, corrected for $10 to ship the right doll, just let buyer keep the wrong doll, no biggee.
#2. Sold a doll house furniture lot, very careful, TOO careful packing, when buyer received claimed missing two (of the rare pieces!). After the email dance, the experienced buyer/ seller found the elusive pieces! Fishing for a partial refund? Not sure. To be honest, I used a ton of packing material and believe the small pieces were lost in it all. All fixed, no loss.Finally did some real scavenging yesterday, lady in our community moving, spent $105, lots of freebies for me & wife included, will be back.
About 1/2 my sales or so are shipping PRIOIRTY with the guaranteed 3 day. Buyers are bumping up shipping costs more than a couple of dollars to do this. It is beginning to feel like some of these sales are because of the 3 day guaranteed shipping. Is it more than a feeling? Not enough data yet. Certainly come Holiday time, it will be a fact.
Now to the Podcast…
Happy Birthday Jay!
Loving the podcast, on second whirl around while Doing this.5/27 – 6/2/18
eBay Store totommyto
Total store items: 539
Number of items sold: 10
eBay sales (not counting s/h): $278.50
Cost of items sold: $13.50
Consignment payouts: $51
Highest price sold: $50 vintage doll house furniture lot
Average price sold: $27.85
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 20Etsy store Oldfleatoymarket
Total store items: 497
Number of items sold: 6
Etsy sales (not counting s/h): $92.80
Cost of items sold: $15
Consignment payouts: $8
Highest price sold: two items tied – $17.60 antique wood frame, $17.60 Rubber vintage car toy
Average price sold: $15.46
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 31I only have a handful of items left from a huge buyout some months ago. $600 in mostly old toys has turned into $5,450 gross with God willing more coming. I must mention that this buying opportunity came as a direct result from my relationship with a thrift shop manager who knows I sell online. I don’t tell the world that I sell online. My gut moves my mouth in this area.
I cannot wait to hit the fleas hard! I don’t want to depend on these old toys so much that I cannot keep prices high and hopefully sell high as we close in on the Holidays.It will be interesting to see where all these changes eventually land, how permanent they may be, and how they will evolve.
BigSally,
I’m strictly USPS for all. Shipping services is just one of those areas I simplify so I don’t have too many moving parts going on in my business. With another full time job, I have to decide where to and where not to branch out so to speak.I realize I am behind with the program compared to others, but for me all new.
After speaking to a rep yesterday, it appears I am already opted in since I have already been offering 1 day handling. So I am in the ‘Handling Time’ version, not the ‘Door to Door’ version, which I am not interested in right now.I went over my listings and:
1. Made sure all my BIN was set to pay immediately.
2. Made sure Priority was first shipping option.I left about a dozen items as they were since they are larger and in storage. I don’t want to get stuck paying the shipping if I cannot get one of these items shipped out on time. Also, I left my three local pickup items alone.
When I searched some of my items and switched the 3 day Guaranteed Delivery on, sure enough there they were. On several items, competition was reduced from many items like a dozen and more, down to a few or even none others visible.
This could be a really good thing late in the year when buyers are in a hurry for gifts. We shall see.Hi VintageTreasures,
Yes, something like that or maybe exactly that. I still have not opted in, seems like a natural progression if you are already shipping next day and a all else remains the same. I’m going to wait it out a bit, maybe today I’ll opt in, seems like only advantages here if your already hustling.Great Podcast as always, thank you.
5/20 – 5/26
eBay Store totommyto
Total Store Items: 528
Number of items sold: 18
eBay sales (not counting s/h): $710
Cost of items sold: $51
Consignment payouts: $60
Highest price sold: $100 Diecast 1:18 scale car
Average price sold: $39.44
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $2.00
Number of items listed this week: 10Etsy Store Oldfleatoymarket
Total Store items: 476
Number of items sold: 4
Etsy sales (not counting s/h): $67.90
Cost of items sold: $8.50
Consignment payouts: 0
Highest price sold: $21.60 old metal tackle box
Average price sold: $16.97
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $2.00
Number of items listed this week: 7Still feeding off a huge buyout from 3 months ago or so. Process continues and getting down to lower value stuff. Can justify a good
Flea market run soon, couple weeks out maybe.Take care.
Oh no, the B word, can We talk about other forms of adult behavior…?
5/13 – 5/19
eBay Store totommyto
Total store items: 537
Number of items sold: 8
eBay sales (not counting s/h): $404
Cost of items sold: $8.50
Consignment payouts: $122
Highest price sold: $225 vintage scifi action figure
Average price sold: $50.00
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $2.50
Number of items listed this week: 19Etsy Store Oldfleatoymarket
Total store items: 473
Number of items sold: 2
Etsy sales ( not counting s/h): $92
Cost of items sold: $15.50
Consignment payouts: 0
Highest price sold: $70 set of 5 vintage Annie dolls
Average price sold: $46
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $2.50
Number of items listed this week: 18I also made a quick $2.50 to $20 small flip at the flea market, unloading some old toys that would not lot well online.
The sort and sell process from a huge buyout from 2 1/2 months ago continues. This has fueled new listings and taken care of scavenging itches for close to three months.
Last week beginning on Friday and ending on Sunday, not one sale on either platform! Shocked. This morning I accepted an offer of $150 for a rare toy I picked up on eBay months ago for under $20. Nice, the tide is turning! I learned here not to panic. By looking at the past 10 weeks I can see where my numbers average. The sales are coming!
Now to the podcast for more numbers talk it sounds like, and the B word.
Thank you again Jay and Ryanne and fine community.Amazing! After comic books and toy soldiers, and before my hobby turned to buying and selling, I started collecting Vintage Hong Kong figures. It is so funky cool what low wage, worker driven, assembly line factory work can produce overseas with all the language/culture barriers. By the time the factory gets the production order, cuts corners, runs out of paint and such, the end product is far from what was ordered. Old Hong Kong Christmas ornaments are especially wild! I hunt that stuff!
