Yard Sale Song

Must. Hear. Hurry. Don't Delay.

Do I have Tears of sadness or laughter...? I can't tell.

Yard Sale

Do  you see anything you'd buy?

And there is this one which is cool. I wish sales did have entertainment. Wouldn't that be neat?

I came across these when I was looking for a song that I just heard on Pandora about yard sales. Didn't find the one I was actually looking for I found the one I heard on Pandora. Here it is

but got some good laughs anyway. Hope you did too!
 

My Best Sales This Week

I had a better than usual sales week this week. I also have reached a new high inventory of 575. Yay! My best sales were

This Callaway golf shirt. Paid $1.50 and sold for 24.99 plus shipping

A vintage pipe tobacco jar. This sat on my shelves unlisted for a long time because I wasn't sure what it was. The facebook group What is This? figured it out for me. I paid $2 for it and it sold for $49.99 plus shipping.

And lastly, I sold this for my sister and took a 30% commission. Does anyone else remember Little Kiddle dolls? Yes, she is topless. Maybe her new owner can take care of that. She's going to Hawaii, lucky gal. She sold for $62.99 with free shipping.

I have sold some things for family without taking a commission but there is too much work involved and I have too much unlisted inventory to do it for free. What do you do when someone asks you to sell something for them?

I hope you all had a good sales week. By the way, none of my Valentine related items sold...oh well.

My Best Sales This Week

Vintage pennant 

bought for less than a dollar. sold for 21.99 free shipping

 

A mexican candle holder with a broken leg. bought for $3 BEFORE the leg was broken and sold for $19.99 plus shipping.  The estate sale people packed it carelessly and the leg was broken before I unpacked the bag. I held on to it forever because of the broken leg and then finally listed it with its flaws. To my surprise it sold quickly even with a repaired leg.

My best sales weren't that great this week but I'm still glad for them and the other sales I had.

BOLO Cast Iron Industrial Table Legs

Not something you are likely to come across every day but I was doing some ebay research on table legs and saw a good number of listings for Cast Iron Industrial Legs. I was surprised when I saw how much these sold for. I'm sure if I saw them in the wild I'd think they weren't worth much given they did not come with the table top. WRONG I was. They are a good seller and something you might come across in garage sales or estate sales or just something hanging around in your basement? Many are marketed as steampunk. I imagine they are heavy and a pill to package but I think worth it given the selling prices.

Check out the completed listings here.

To List in February

Now is the time to list those Valentines Day Related Items, as well as Easter, Olympics, Black History Month, Mardi Gras, and St Patricks Day. Did I miss any holidays or events that we should remember when listing? Post them in the comments.Have you listed anything special for Valentine Day shoppers?

The pictures above are some vintage valentines I sold last year. Aren't they cute? They went very fast. Unfortunately I didn't come across any this year but I did list some other items that I thought might sell as Valentine related.

Harry Potter Valentines

 A Wilton Heart Cookie Stamp

A Dr Seuss Proo Tie

A Boyds Bear with a Heart

There is still time for people to buy a Valentine gift off of ebay so get um listed if you have um! Happy Sales to You.

My Best Sales This Week

REI Rain Jacket

I got this when SA had a great sale with any piece of clothing less than a dollar. I can't remember how much exactly but I got a lot of things during that sale. This REI jacket sold within a day for 29.95 and went to Germany so plus shipping.  

Revereware Pan

If they are no more than $3 or so I always pick up Revereware. This one went for $28.95 plus shipping.

NWT Vintage Tommy Bahama Shirt

Lastly this is a vintage 90s Tommy Bahama shirt that was new with tags. I got it half price for $1.50. It sold for $29.95 fs. 

I have been doing well with my listing goal of listing as many items each day as I sold the day before +1 and have been steadily increasing my inventory. My sales have picked up over the last couple of days though and I can see how it is going to be hard to maintain that goal when I have a good sales day. For one thing I will have a lot to get ready to ship that day and then I need to list more. For today that means I need to get six items ready to ship and list seven new items. A full day as I have to also leave the house at some point and drive 1/2 hour to visit my mom and a 1/2 hour back. 

Macklemore & Lewis win three major rap honors at Grammys

Woohoo! Macklemore & Lewis win Grammy awards for Thrift Shop!

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