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Found open flea in the Florida sun. Negotiation was over the 3 little skeleton keys that were once attached to it which really had little value, and were added to an ever growing bag of old keys. I paid three bucks for all or one dollar per key, the junky keychain just doing its job.
I love these types of scarce finds looked upon as junk by most, or not looked upon at all, and so easy to ship. The offer accepted was $44.44 from a buyer in Brooklyn NY living in a 2 millionish piece of real estate. I shipped to his 1.5 million apartment just across town. I’m not even sure if the likes of Ryanne would have asked more than $50.00 for this piece, so I’m still fine with the sale! Only on eBay!Late, late, late!
Is there a prize for that?
Lots of northern family in town last week and some still here,
Party, party. Eager to get back to eBay (and Etsy) basics, still have not heard the entire podcast!4/22 – 4/28/18
eBay Store totommyto
Total store items: 536
Number of items sold: 11
eBay sales (not counting s/h): $541.65
Cost of items sold: $11.00
Consignment payouts: $159.00
Highest price sold: $142.00 1:18 scale diecast car
Average price sold: $49.24
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 4Etsy Store Oldfleatoymarket
Total store items: 465
Number items sold: 8
Etsy sales (not counting s/h): $134.80
Cost of items sold: $10.50
Consignment payouts: $9
Highest price sold: $22.00 JP Mini dinosaur set
Average price sold: $16.85
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 3Now to the podcast, from the beginning, again, and hoping to listen straight through!
Take care, thank you again J&R and everyone,
tomHave not listened completely, some passive listening late night while packing, only 20 minutes in…
4/15 – 4/21/18
eBay Store totommyto
Total store items: 542
Number items sold: 29
eBay sales (not count s/h): $1,462.64
Cost of items sold: $39
Consignment payouts: $346
Highest price sold: $160 1:18 scale diecast car
Average price sold: $50.43
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $9
Number of items listed this week: 4Etsy store Oldfleatoymarket
Total store items: 470
Number of items sold: 13
Etsy sales (not count s/h): $351.60
Cost of items sold: $31
Consignment payouts: 0
Highest price sold: 4 lots of Elf dolls to one buyer total $126
Average price sold: $27
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $1.00
Number of items listed this week: 5I ran storewide sales all week, 10% off on all of Etsy items, eBay items carefully chosen for 5% – 30% off, many of the long time watched items fell to sales last week. I’m in the process of moving things around between home storage and storage unit, the total sale of 42 items helped and the prices were really at sweet spots for just about everything so a good week. Lousy week listing. Been busy with other stuff, but excuses don’t bait the $ hooks!
Heading over to listen to the rest of what sounds like classic J&R podcast material! Thank you again for the greatness!
TomI’ve settled into just offering regular parcel post, unless an item is going to be for sure 1 pound or under, then First Class. There are always the oddball Priority mails mixed in. For most items, especially the lighter ones (I’m more of a one shot vintage toy seller), I will then ‘upgrade’ the package to Priority Mail after a sale, which works out cheaper for me with the eBay seller’s discount. It seems I pocket about $2-$3 on most packages (after the fee 😉), and the buyer gets a much faster service with built in insurance. Makes me look good, and I make a little extra $ on the sale. Win Win by any stretch, and NO, I do not pass along a couple of bucks back to the buyer!
When I start using the 3 Day Gauranteed Handling Time option, (for me it starts in May), I will loose some of this strategic upgrade money. I’m thinking the 3 day option will increase sales so that will more than balance the loss out. We shall see how that one goes. I’m eager to get an idea on how the 3 Day Guarantee Delivery is going for some of us. I’m barely accomplishing 1 day shipping. If I have a printer(s) issue, it’s bad, and seems to happen on 10 packages sold nights only! I may loose my TRS first time it appears. However I’ll be real interested to see how profit/loss goes while NOT being a TRS! That will be a forced experiment bonus, maybe just perhaps I’ll get over sporting the badge of TRS…we shall see.ER, yea, it was ’78, Van Halen opened for Black Sabbath, everybody boooed poor Ozzie after Halen, I cannot remember the opener for KISS, but the crowd wasn’t nice…swirly recollections
Awesome find! I had that one vinyl & yes, 8 Track! Saw the boys in 77′ in New Haven when I was a wee 16 year old. Van Halen opened, quite a rocker night, you could feel the heat blaze big time back then, seared your eyebrows like Elmer Fudd, but enough of my bragging about how old I am.
Here’s a cool piece, my first sale a couple month’s back from a large buyout. Thank you KISS!https://www.ebay.com/itm/372222260162
Best of luck with that vinyl relic! Waaaaay too awesome dude!
Doubly,
Don’t quit while you’re winning!
Your shirt tail may just be the one to grab!
Cool post!4/8/18 – 4/14/18
eBay Store totommyto
Total Store items: 564
Number items sold: 8
eBay sales (not count s/h): $440
Cost of items sold: $16.50
Consignment payouts: $107
Highest price sold: $175 1:18 scale diecast car
Average price sold: $55
Returns: $30 partial for a $100 cassette tape set, faulty tape
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 24Etsy Store Oldfleatoymarket
Total store items: 477
Number items sold: 4
Etsy sales ( not count s/h): $75.50
Cost of items sold: $4.50
Consignment payouts: 0
Highest price sold: $25 vintage doll
Average price sold: $19
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 13Listed more on eBay last week which was good, gaining lots of watchers on some scarce toys and such, decided to have storewide sales on both eBay & Etsy, being careful not to hurt myself with the markdowns. We will see how this week goes.
Great podcast, good news that at least one city is moving towards or keeping Bohemia alive.
I have been having an interesting conversation with a UK buyer who purchased 2 large typesetter cases from me on etsy way back on Feb 16, $329.55 shipped.
I actually told the story but believe a quick Edit after posting tossed my entire post into the nothingness web. So maybe I’ll call it in, have not done that in many moons.
Take care,
Thanks again,
TomSo Cal Joe
Some great points. I do have a local contact for much better priced rolls of bubble wrap, much better priced than what Walmart carries and what you would find online. I like your deal though! As for space, my garage would be fine if I could store inventory elsewhere. I rented a 10 X 10 temp control storage two minutes away a couple of months ago to handle a large buyout. Even at $200 a month (I’m in SW Fl), I may keep it. Big issue is it closes at 10:00pm, so what to do if an item sells after closing and I cannot get to it? I go for the 24 hour shipping, and with a regular job, I would get jammed. I am growing however so… Choices, trade offs, sacrifices, and decisions! Nobody gets to have it ALL!
I can relate to all very well except I never used the seal a meal air pillows that you mentioned.
Everything you mention I did and do. Shipping efficiency is a work in progress unless you have a large space devoted to it and can stock a dozen different sized boxes, sliding each size into those metal upright frame organizers, like the ones we dream about that Uline carries. Then you would have to add the large sturdy craft type table, the massive bubble wrap rollers wall mounted in two sizes and the giant packing peanut bags hanging down from overhead. Finish it off with one of those long wall mounted plastic wrap rolls.
As scavengers this is a dream but an obscene dream, unless you have tons of amazing in demand higher end stuff sitting in a temp controlled room next to your shipping space. Then we could justify! So we share the shipping agonies that you mentioned and then wear like badges of honor! Here is a recent example of shipping woe and solution.
I found for free a Couple of dozen old wooden typesetter trays. I Started selling them on eBay and etsy for $65.00 each, blowing away the competition. I did not mind a lower price since my cost was zero and I had many. When they sold, it took forever to make or scavenge boxes for these things, measuring a flatish 32″ X 18″ and fragile.
I stopped listing them, purchased boxes to fit, raised my price to $85 and life was much merrier when one of these sold! I have one left sitting at now $95.00, a couple of more on deck, but out of boxes. So I will list them as I run into the right size boxes scavenger mode. I’m not purchasing anymore since you buy 12 of these big boxes at a time, and when will I stumble again into free typesetter trays!
Now, if I purchase the larger odd size item, I insure that it will be worth the time, packing material, and effort boxing it. I will find and fit a box before listing.
Sometimes I purchase packing material, and certainly go for the free boxes on eBay to Store Owners, especially during busy times. I cannot get over scavenging the free packing materials and boxes however. Like I mentioned earlier, things would really have to change for me to tighten and sweeten things up for myself shipping wise. Or I would have to be selling full time, maybe.Nice surprise to see a podcast loaded up on Sunday night!
Great information!EBay Store totommyto
Total items in store: 552
Number of items sold: 11
EBay sales (not counting s/h): $790
Cost of items sold: $22
Consignment payouts: $11
Highest price sold: tie between two vintage dolls, $200 each
Average price sold: $72
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 7Etsy Store Oldfleatoymarket
Total items in store: 468
Number of items sold: 6
Etsy sales (not counting s/h): $134
Cost of items sold: $20
Consignment payouts: 0
Highest price sold: Tie between an old key tag and a vintage doll, $25 each
Average price sold: $22
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 11I also did a quick flip, selling off a lot of old toys and things I would rather not list on line. The COGS was about $20, flipped for a quick $70 to a flea market vendor I deal with from time to time.
My listings slipped, a problem we all share from time to time!
Take care all,
TomAnother great one to be listened to again and again! Makes Monday Monday not such a sad song! And the company enjoyed while listening again and again while working is treasured, thank you!
Congratulations on defining yourselfs as Professionals, yes a salty line has been drawn in the sand, yet we all know your humility will always define you best, being your greatest asset and most secret weapon J&R! Frankly I could never listen like I do here if it were not for that.eBay store totommyto
Total items in store: 553
Number of items sold: 15
eBay sales (not including s/h): $971.61
Cost of items sold: $37.50
Consignment payouts: $62
Highest price sold: $150.00 Vintage action figure
Average price sold: $64.77
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 37etsy store Oldfleatoymarket
Total items in store: 462
Number of items sold: 6
Etsy sales (not including s/h): $123
Cost of items sold: $15
Consignment payouts: $10
Highest price sold: $25 vintage Lion nodder, flocked
Average price sold: $20.50
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 3Better week of sales in eBay after analyzing low sales last week (because I finally look at the numbers!). More reasonable offers were accepted, many counter offers the week prior fell flat as counter offers often due. I definitely feel good about the offers I accepted as the cost of the items sold was low, and there is plenty of good back inventory to list.
Received a negative from the Ukraine after one month from point of sale. I sold a watch and could not find it! It seemed everything was more or less OK with the buyer. Long story short, a Feedback Revision was sent to the buyer, and after many many emails the feedback is now positive. I then had to erect some boundaries between the buyer and I and our new online ‘friendship’. Some of you know what I mean! Some of the International buyers are extremely savvy, they have always had to be, and Thankfully I had the experience to maneuver and avoid the Negative with only reasonable strings attached, and reasonable under any circumstances. I still kick myself for loosing a nice watch sale and watch, and not fulfilling an order!
Everyone take care, prosper, be healthy, and thank you again, and again congratulations to Jay and Ryanne!
TomI received the Guaranteed Delivery email as well. I signed up for the Webinar, hopefully cleave some solid scoop, though going to try and listen at my regular job. I guess I’ll have to offer Priority Shipping on most of my items to benefit from this. I don’t see how else 3 days can be guaranteed. I enjoy offering Regular post or parcel or whatever it is now called, bump it up to Priority once an item sells, often actually make money on shipping with USPS discount and the buyer is happy with an upgrade in shipping. I really love that! Helps balance out the various fees that sting like bees, and get great ratings for shipping speed.
