Monday, March 17, 2014

My Best Sales This Week

Children's Book Lot of 77 Books Sold for $55.99 plus ship. It's hard to say what I paid for these as I collected them over time and many were purchased at a shop that sells books for $5 for a large grocery bag.  The picture below is just a small portion of the lot that sold. 


Eileen Fisher Jacket. Paid $4. Sold for $61.66 free ship. 


NWT Apt 9 Pants. Paid $1. Sold for $22.99 free ship.


This week I saw on Craigslist that a nearby thrift store is having a moving sale. I've been doing so good plowing through my unlisted inventory but I couldn't resist doing some shopping here. Their prices were unbelievable. I paid less than 50 cents per item when I averaged everything out but I admit I went back to my old habit of buying things that don't have that great of a return. Ugh! I'm like a crack addict when things are so cheap. I just can't resist. I mean look below at some of the things I bought…Could you resist such cuteness? They also have free piles outside the store. I picked up some obscure vhs titles. One has two watchers already. 

This place is jam packed with stuff and they say there is 3X more in the basement. I actually quit going there a while back because it was scary like a hoarder house. I was afraid to touch anything lest the pile tumble down and bury me. Can you imagine moving a thrift store to another location? No wonder they are trying to get rid of stuff first. I will probably keep checking back there. So much for getting more organized in the near future..







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  1. Uh, yeah, less than 50 cents per item? I would be buying a lot of stuff too. I would probably go back every few days to see what's been uncovered. The plush bear is adorable.

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    1. Okay. You twisted my arm ;) I think I will probably go back tomorrow and check back like you said. I don't know where I'm going to put it all but I'll just have to sell some stuff :)

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  3. Nice book sale! My parents live in Coos Bay, OR and their library has a "bag of books" sale once a month... I've been to it a couple times, but before I started selling on eBay. I'll have to go visit the folks soon... :}

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    1. They take up quite a bit of room to put together lots like this. If you do your research you can make just as much or more putting together smaller lots of popular series or authors. I think books are fun. I love seeing some of the covers and illustrations. I know as a kid I would have loved some of the books I sell.

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  4. Your posts always inspire me to really get listing like crazy. :D Writing up an eBay tips post soon, did you happen to have any of your own on this blog I could link to as reference? Thanks!

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  5. Or maybe I can ask you some questions?

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    1. Thanks Van, I'm flattered. I'd be happy to have you ask me any questions you want. I've only been blogging since last November or Oct so I can't really point you to many posts with ebay tips. But like I said I'll be happy to answer questions. You can either ask in the comments or we can email.

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