Wednesday, May 9

Goodwill Wednesdays

Unfortunately I haven't been able to get to Goodwill too much during the past few weeks. I know I need to keep at it to keep up my eBay inventory. Right now I have around 60 items for sale, which is down from my previous high of around 90 items. I'm planning on going later today, but these are the highlights from my last trip.

New Alabama Crimson Tide ProToast Toaster. As you can see, it toasts an Alabama A on your toast.

New & factory sealed National Parks America 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle.

New Simply Shabby Chic lacey window panel.

Abercrombie & Fitch size 4L flare jeans. I have had good luck selling A&F jeans.

Ralph Lauren size 16 wide leg jeans. I have also had good luck selling plus size jeans.

New Style & Co. long jean skirt. I originally thought this was just in excellent condition, but after I got it home, I saw the original tags were still attached, yay! Long jean skirts sell well.

Cute Motherhood Maternity medium pink dress. I love selling maternity clothes.

Crewcuts (J.Crew kids) size 4/5 cotton & silk top.

Betsey Johnson girls size 14 blue leopard velvety cardigan.

Wish me luck!


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Monday, April 16

Last weeks eBay adventure (catch up) #8 & 9!

Well, I have good news and bad news. The good news is, I had my best eBay week yet. The bad news is, it was followed by my absolute worst eBay week ever. That's eBay for you, you just never know.

For week #8, 3/29 - 4/4, I sold 12 items for $197.39, again my best eBay week ever, yay! Here are the highlights:
New Dr. Scholl's Original Exercise Sandals size 9 with tan straps, hand painted by me. I used to paint these about six or seven years ago. When I was done painting them, but before I was selling on eBay, I gave about 20 pairs to Goodwill. I kept 5 or 6 pairs that were either my size (10) or painted, I wish I kept them all. Since I already had them I consider them free, sold $29.99.

Another new pair, size 10 with purple straps. Free, sold $29.99.

Starbucks hand painted mug. Paid .49, sold $9.99.

New in package Bobike windshield for a child's front facing bike seat. Paid $3.99, sold $19.

Quacker Factory large embellished jeans. Paid $3.50, sold $19.99.

Abercrombie & Fitch men's 34x34 Remsen jeans. Paid $3.50, sold $19.99.

Style & Co size 18WP jeans. Paid $3.50, sold $16.99.

Motherhood Maternity medium linen dress. I thought this one would have sold faster than it did, at least it's gone now. Paid $3.50, sold $13.49.

For week #9, 4/5 - 4/11, I sold 2 items for $27.99. Again, worst eBay week ever, boo! I'm trying to stay positive and look at it as something is better than nothing.
St. John's Bay size 12 skirt. I paid $2, sold $14.99.

Fresh Produce large capri pants. I have heard this brand is a good seller, but these pants sat around for a while. I'll probably stay away from the Fresh Produce brand in the future unless I find something really special. Paid $2, sold $12.99.

Wish me luck next time!


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Sunday, April 1

Last weeks eBay adventure #7!

Things have started to pick up a little around here. March was definitely my best month so far! I doubled my sales from the month before. Here's a quick recap of my monthly sales to date so you can see my progress:
December 2011: $118.73
January 2012: $236.03
February 2012: $344.52
March 2012: $688.04
I'm still not exactly where I need to be, but I could be on my way! For the week of 3/22 - 3/28, I sold 13 items for a total of $163.37, my second highest week yet. Here are the highlights:

Pottery Barn 15% off coupon code. This was the most I have sold one of these coupon codes for yet. It sold about an hour after I listed it. It was free, sold for $24.99.

Vintage, sealed Pass Out drinking board game. I never heard of this game before. It was sealed and looked interesting, I looked it up with my phone and it appreaed to have some potential. I paid $2, it sold $19.99 to someone in Canada that also paid $25.80 shipping.

Abercrombie & Fitch mens 34x34 Remsen jeans. I saw two identical pairs of these jeans at Goodwill, but they were at the full price of $6.99 a pair, so I passed them. I went back a few days later and all jeans were half off and both pairs were still there so I scooped them up. I paid $3.50, sold for $17.99.

Motherhood Maternity size small long jean skirt. The buyer bought it Buy It Now, then messaged me about the priority shipping of $8 being too high. I wrote back that I don't make a profit off shipping and only charge what the USPS charge me. I was able to smoosh it into a legal size flat rate envelope and bring the shipping back down to $5.30. When I say smooshed, I mean it was smooshed into that envelope, but it worked out. I paid $2, sold $16.99.

Talbots size 2P mod swirl capri pants. Paid $2, sold $14.99.

Old Navy XXL Tall western style shirt. I mentioned the pearl snaps in the title and listing. This was my husband's shirt that he didn't wear anymore. I pulled it out of our Goodwill donate pile and listed it. I paid nothing since I already had it, sold $9.99. My husband was very surprised that someone would pay for something he didn't want, that's eBay for you.

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant 1993 plush. I paid .91, sold $12.99 + $37 shipping to someone in England. I'm a little worried about this sale since they haven't paid yet, but hopefully they will.

Wish me luck next time!


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Wednesday, March 28

Goodwill Wednesdays

I didn't find too much on my last trip to my favorite Goodwill. I was only able to make it there once last week. So hopefully this will be another case of quality over quantity. I guess time will tell, but hopefully it will go fast. Here are the highlights:

Vintage Poloron "Swinger" picnic cooler chest.

I just read about these vintage / mid-century lucite and driftwood grape clusters on the eBay Underground message boards. I was taking one last quick look around before I left the store and these jumped out at me. I may have walked right past them if I hadn't known to be on the look out for them. Cha-ching (hopefully)!

Nordica GP TJ kids ski boots.

NIP Restoration Hardware Ravello Bedding standard pillow sham.

Hallmark 15" cookie plate.

My second microwave glass carousel replacement.

2 new GE SmartWater Faucet Mount Replacement Filters. They were super cheap and seem to sell well.



 
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Monday, March 26

Last weeks eBay adventure #6!

Well, I'm still here and still trying to make this crazy idea of turning eBay into my job work out. For the week of 3/15 - 3/21, it was pretty slow again. I sold 7 items for $90.93. The good news is, it was not my worst week ever and something is better than nothing. Here are the highlights: 

NWT Pottery Barn cherry red textured linen pillow cover. I paid $2, it sold for $17.99.

2 used Restoration Hardware Belgian linen pillow covers. I paid .50 total, they sold $9.99.

Vintage Royal China Strawberry Pie Recipe Pie Plate. I paid $2, it sold $12.99.

Talbots size 4P long skirt. I paid $2, it sold $12.99.

Cache size 6 boot cut jeans. I paid $3.50, sold for $14.99.

Gap Kids XXL top. I paid $1.39, it sold $9.99.

Athleta size 8 pipeline pants. Athleta sells very well, so I was excited to find these. Unfortunately, I found a very small pin hole on the back of one of the legs after I got it home. I was not going to list it, but I decided to give it a try. I described the hole and added pictures with a quarter next to it for scale. I guess some people did not mind it too much, it had a lot of interest and watchers. I paid $2, It sold $9.99. I probably could have gotten double that without the hole, but again something is better than nothing.

One of the hole pictures.

Wish me luck!


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Wednesday, March 21

Goodwill Wednesdays

I have been consistently adding to my eBay store inventory and I'm up to around 80 items now. I know that one of the many ways to be successful as an eBay seller is to have a large quality inventory, so I just need to keep it up. Here are the highlights of my most recent Goodwill trips.

Vera Bradley "Folkloric" mug. I didn't even know Vera Bradley made mugs.

New Bobike windshield for the Bobike Mini front child bike seat. This is European and hard to find here in America. It already has a lot of interest.

Sealed Puzz 3D 8 Magnolia Road puzzle.

Vintage sealed Pass Out drinking board game.

I found my first microwave glass carousel replacement. I have heard these are good sellers, time will tell.

Game themed I. Godinger & Co. ceramic chip & dip tray.

Another NWT Pottery Barn linen pillow cover.

I found several different pairs of plus size jeans. I had good luck with these in the past.

Motherhood Maternity long jean skirt. I heard long skirts sell well & I usually have good luck with maternity clothes. This would be the best of both worlds or should be!

I also found lots & lots more jeans and maternity clothes. Wish me luck!


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