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I received mail as well about this. Got pissed for a few seconds, checked my stats out quickly, nothing crazy going on with my returns, promptly deleted the mail, started listing. I refuse to be tossed and turned with every little or even big blurp. I just keep doing the next right thing and well, here I am still. If I was more dependent on eBay to survive and thrive, I suppose I wouldn’t be so flip but again, there was nothing I could have done differently in regards to my returns. If I tried, I may have compromised my integrity on one, received a neutral or negative feedback on another, and so on. You fix one metric and risk injuring another. Just keep on keeping on and work that which is good. In any case, good to see I have so much company, but people, never loose your motivation!
Hello to all! Another great Podcast!
EBay store totommyto
Total items in store: 531
Number of items sold: 6
eBay sales (not including s/h): $308
Cost of items sold: $21
Consignment payouts: $60
Highest price sold (tie betw 2): $75 diecast 1:18 scale car X 2
Average price sold: $51
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: 0
Number of items listed this week: 17Etsy store Oldfleatoymarket
Total items in store: 458
Number of items sold: 6
Etsy sales (not including s/h): $108
Cost of items sold: $14
Highest price sold: $25 Vintage vinyl zipper mini bag w/ doll
Average price sold: $18
Returns: 0
Money spent on new inventory: $1.00
Number of items listed this week: 23Still working through the mother lode of old toys and dolls I purchased some weeks ago. Again, feeling that scavenge in the wild itch, but will probably continue to sort and list what I have.
It is interesting to look at the numbers weekly (something new for me!) Last week $1,400 or so sold on eBay, and this week almost 1/5 of that! I turned down quite a few offers, that sure would help slow things down, and hoping this week the offers will be juicier!
Take care all! Thank you again Jay and Ryanne!
TomHi all,
Reminds me of the year I did the World’s Longest Yard Sale, started south somewhere in GA. I went off the beaten path and found an original SKOAL tin sign for $5, a real beauty. It must have lifted up and sailed gently away as I drove off, did not hear a thing.Good Morning all, and great Podcast as usual humble hosts! After last weeks podcast, I finally get it! It is good to examine myself, be accountable somewhere, and post numbers since I do toss in my two cents now & then, and call in occasionally. It has been awhile since I’ve done either, but ALWAYS listening and enjoying. I’m seller totommyto on eBay & Oldfleatoymarket on Etsy.
eBay store:
Total items in store: 529
Number of items sold: 20
eBay sales (not including s/h): $1,430
Cost of items sold: $53
Consignment payouts: $434
Highest price sold (tie betw 2): $250 ‘Man from Uncle’ Action Figure
$250 1/18 scale diecast car
Average price sold: $72
Returns: 1
$ spent new inventory this week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 0Etsy store:
Total items in store: 432
Number of items sold: 8
Etsy sales (not including s/h): $200
Cost of items sold: $19
Highest price sold: $75 distressed aluminum toolbox
Average price sold: $25
Returns: 0
$ spent new inventory this week: 0
Number of items listed this week: 0I have not scavenged at all really, at least I have not purchased anything this week. I am still processing through a mother lode of old toys purchased from a thrift shop early February. Although I have plenty to list, a real scavenge fix is itching, maybe tomorrow!
Take care, tom
A local thrift shop owner that they do business with and have a good relationship with tipped them off.
Hi Jay,
They just posted a new update, sales have begun and it is extremely exciting. It is so interesting as they share this experience and how they are figuring out this good thing. They are two days in, several items sold, barely a scratch, and I’m not saying how much they have made so far and how little they paid. You have to watch it yourself, it’s worth it.
If you want to jump to the chase, this shorter 30 minute video is the one to view. If they are reading their YouTube comments right now, I did warn them you may come knocking…A pick like this will help us all keep our lines in the water for our big one!
The newest today:
Sales update – Vietnam Pilot Estate Pick after 2 days – selling on eBayGood morning Jay,
They made four YouTube videos on this, the first put out on May 9, ‘We Found Silver, Platinum, Gold live unboxing of a private pick’.
There have been three more since but I enjoyed that one best since it is the first and adrenaline and exhaustion fueled. I cannot seem to copy the link off my iPad, I’m at my day job right now, but if you search that title or Golden Finger Picker, the videos will pop right up on YouTube.
I imagine they are probably chin deep in listing and photographing the stuff. What they found is way too interesting and profitable to sit on.
A thrift shop owner that they get along with great gave them a tip and they enjoyed an open door pick at a private residence. It is mostly a time capsule style pick, the owners having passed away several years ago, the estate maintained by a family member. The best part is the owner was a LtCol fighter pilot during Korea and Vietnam who saved and took care of his possessions. The family in fact, bought quality things, took care of what they had, and stored stuff away when it became obsolete.
For me, it was a dream pick.
Hope it works out. Maybe catch him while stuff is selling right smack in the middle of the process. Could be happening now.
TomI just bought the first one, ‘Killer Stuff’ on eBay. $4.00 shipped, PB in good stated condition, from one of those several million feedback big sellers. Usually works out.
Thank you for the scoop.
It’s hard for me to settle and read anything anymore with buy/sell on the mind all the time. This might feed that just fine and allow me to relax and read!Salaryslave,
Yes, many in Japan love FireKing! My best FireKing sales have gone there, they pay full and don’t mind the shipping costs. I’ve been nervous shipping all that way at 1st Class International, but never a problem and also, never a feedback left for me. They will even grab the more common ones at random when you price beyond market. Not a science, it just comes in waves with these Japan sales.Agree on the Starbucks to a point. If a newbie mugger is going to the thrift, a Starbucks is easy to identify and it beats a generic most times at the $10-$15 price point. Just like a Beanie is a Beanie among so much pure junk dollar store plush. Someone starting out in plush should not discount beanies, with the understanding there will be low $ sales at first. Once you cut your teeth you can up the game and get into the $20-$25 mugs which are slow baked bread and butter. Beanies as well. If I flagged Starbucks in a bolo style, my apologies, not intended.
When hunting, keep an eye out for older Starbucks (retired) mugs. Really, any nice condition and not too boring Starbucks mug is an eventual seller most times.
The Holy Grail mugs are the one of a kind risqué ‘lady’ mugs, lots of times one shot pottery, basically a woman’s nude form in the shape of a mug. I was so excited by the sale of one, I dropped it while packing. A very unhappy buyer it was after I sent an email Photo of his now mosaic fodder nude mug.
Search FireKing mugs. Look at highest prices paid. FireKing and Federal (marked with an F on bottom) are mid century mugs that do well. Especially with FireKing, there were all kinds of designs, licensing, and ads. Be careful however and do a search for sold if you are tempted to pay up for what you think is a cool design. Once you start finding them, and especially selling them, your eye will know them amongst hundreds of generic mugs. I did really well with a couple of Zodiac Sign FireKing. Any vintage personalized name mug will eventually sell. It just needs to be older and in nice shape.
I have had a set of six hand fired 1980’s pottery mugs that were presented to a manufacturing company for winning a bid for a government contract for a helicopter engine. Quite a barn find! Cool blue and white, nice design, really interesting aviation engine logos. Reasonable price with sales, and impatient price reductions, 3 years, no sale! Even tried to sell by the piece and in pairs. Finally got a watcher. You never know with mugs!
I’m not A mug expert, it’s just an expanded niche area I am aware of with some success.
Take care,
TomI jumped right in with the ‘Collections’ and enjoyed it. I’m not sure if my efforts produced any sales however! Since I do not do any social media, I more or less enjoyed ‘Collections’ as a passing hobby of sorts and an outlet for writing. And yes, it does feel like a failed experiment like was mentioned, but there it is still. Now and then I add to it. There are awful glitches where your items are auto loaded to collections that are totally unrelated to them and you cannot delete them. It makes you, the ‘Collections’ curator look like a dope. I have a pair of running shoes featured first place in my ‘Toy Soldier Collection’, for instance and I cannot make the shoes go away. eBay phone help techs appear mostly clueless about ‘Collections’ and I do not waste time with that anymore. Maybe there has been traffic driven to my store because of ‘Collections’, I don’t know. So, I’m a store with ‘Collections’. My user name is totommyto, just like here. I’m not spamming dudes, just so you can see a regular seller with a store who actually does ‘Collections’!
Those of use that can continue to attain TRS/TRS+ will have less competition due to attrition. If there is a great or a greatish falling off of TRS, that may balance out the potential loss of profit equation for those who maintain. There certainly are buyers who choose sellers based on feedback and ranking over other sellers. That’s a fact. I’m in the habit of Inflated TRS practices now, some of those habits practiced from the very start. God willing, I’ll continue with the status. Not all of us will. Kind of sucky, but better you than me bud! It’s a $jungle$ out there!
Best of luck and good health to all.Hi Jay,
Yes! We would all do better if we were more patient! I know what happens sometimes is sellers need cash now so they fire sale or relist low. Problem is, like you have stated in the Pod, is that it still takes time to sell those unusuals. Also, it is easier to go into your active listings and tweak them (mark them down!), rather than listing, to generate sales that seldom come, and when they do, the net profit is low. You feel like you are doing work by avoiding the real work, listing! There it is again! Just list. I’ve lived this and I’m still seeing my way out completely! List and forget helps to eliminate this false work that mostly hurts your bottom line. Not quite there yet. Keep preaching it brother!
