Consignment Sale Success!!

I had an easy, profitable experience with the recent consignment sale! It was as amazing as I had hoped and I am already fired up for the spring one. Here is the list of my sales and profits:

Items Purchased from Garage Sales

Sponge Bob Connect 4 Paid $1.00 Sold for $2.93 Profit: $1.93

Milles Bornes Paid $1.00 Sold for $3.90 Profit: $2.90

Pulling My Leg Paid $1.00 Sold for $3.90 Profit: $2.90

Witch Doctor Paid $1.00 Sold for $1.95 Profit: $0.95

IZZI brain teaser Paid $.25 Sold for $2.60 Profit: $2.35

Build a Bear hoop Paid $.50 Sold for $1.30 Profit $.80

Barbie DVDs Paid $2.00 Sold for $6.50 Profit $4.50

Bean Bag Chair Paid $3.00 Sold for $6.50 Profit $3.50

Gymboree Shoes Paid $1.00 Sold for $5.20 Profit $4.20

Bloomers Paid $.40 Sold for $.98 Profit $.58

Pirate Ship Playset Paid $2.00 Sold for $5.20 Profit $3.20

Voltron/Monster Paid $1.00 Sold for $1.30 Profit $.30

Building Set Paid $2.00 Sold for $4.55 Profit $2.55

Items from Goodwill

The Children's Place Skirt Paid $.40 Sold for $5.85 Profit $5.45

Circo Jeans Paid $.40 Sold for $3.90 Profit $3.50

Guess Skirt Paid $3.00 Sold for $6.82 Profit $3.82

Cherokee White Sweater Paid $1.00 Sold for $3.90 Profit $2.90

Kaskey Hockey Kids Paid $2.00 Sold for $5.85 Profit $3.85

Diva Sweatsuit Paid $1.00 Sold for $3.25 Profit $2.25

Guess Jean Skirt Paid $.75 Sold for $1.95 Profit $1.20

Jumping Beans Giraffe Paid $.20 Sold for $2.28 Profit $2.08

Jumping Beans Reindeer Paid $.75 Sold for $2.93 Profit $2.18

Noah's Ark outfit Paid $.40 Sold for $2.28 Profit $1.88

Monkey & Mommy Paid $.80 Sold for $1.30 Profit $.50

Ralph & Sonoma Paid $.20 Sold for $.81 Profit $.61

Dr. Seuss books Paid ?? Picked up over time Sold for $3.90

Items from VOA Thrift

Glo Bonz Paid $.90 Sold for $1.30 Profit $.40

(Which is great considering when I got home and opened the Glo Bonz container,

I realized half the pieces were missing and instead the container was filled with

marbles, checkers, and various pieces and parts from toys)

Football Toy Box Paid $8.00 Sold for $22.75 Profit $14.75 (So glad to be

getting rid of this after having it listed for months on Craigslist with no bites)

Umi Shoes Paid $3.00 Sold for $6.34 Profit $3.34

Leopard Print Circos Paid $.50 Sold for $1.30 Profit $.80

Smart Fit Blue shoes Paid $1.00 Sold for $2.60 Profit $1.60

Black Circo Flower Shoes Paid $1.00 Sold for $2.60 Profit $1.60

Baby Smart Shiny Shoes Paid $1.00 Sold for $2.60 Profit $1.60

Build a Bear Blanket & Pillow Paid $.90 Sold for $1.46 Profit $.56

Pirates Dice Game Paid $2.00 Sold for $3.90 Profit $1.90

Goodwill Outlet Trips

Trip #1

Little People Tractor $2.60

Godzilla Monsters & Dinosaurs $2.60

Profit-to-date -$3.07

Trip #2

Nancy Drew mysteries $3.25

Blankets $.98

Smart Fit boots $2.00

Profit-to-date $11.59

Personal Belongings... The few things that were originally purchased NOT to resell

Disney Tree Purchased back in 2006 for $20.00 Sold for $4.55

Longaberger Basket My dad gave me to sell; Sold for $6.50

String Lights Purchased last year, I believe at 75% off which would have been\

$5.25 Sold for $6.50

2 Sets of Pencils Purchased at I believe 75% off or $3.00 for all Sold $3.24

Wig Purchased for $4.00 Sold for $2.60

The Game of Life Given to me by my dad to sell, Sold for $2.60

Christmas Tree I believe purchased at 75% off, which would be around

$24.50 Sold for $18.20

NCAA game Bought $4.00 Sold $2.60

The prices sold for up there are AFTER the 35% cut the sale gets. After the cut and the consigner's fee, I will be getting a check for approx $177.

Lessons learned for next time:

Start MUCH earlier with the tagging and packaging. Like months in advance. Like now. That way my living room doesn't look like a tornado and I actually have time to bring all my inventory.

Color-code my hangers. I was confused as to why some folks' hangers had ribbon on them. Well when I went to pick-up my remaining items it made perfect sense. You have to find your items in a sea of chaos. Some other people duct taped their hangers with pretty colored tape. I'm thinking I might order labels from Vista Print for next time. They'll be pre-cut as opposed to having to get the duct tape off the roll, and will probably cost about the same after Vista Print's freebie deals.

P.S. No clue why a few lines of this post are highlighted.