Sales for January

A few sales...

NEW LOT OF 4 TERRY’S DARK CHOCOLATE ORANGES ORANGE BALLS 6.17 oz CANDY EXP 2013

Sold for: $24.99 plus $10.00 shipping. Picked up each for $1.99 after Christmas, or $8 total (Giant Eagle)

NEW LOT OF 2 TERRY’S DARK CHOCOLATE ORANGES ORANGE BALLS 6.17 oz CANDY EXP 2013

Sold for $9.99 plus $7.00 shipped. Again picked up for $1.99 each for $4.

WOMEN'S SIZE LARGE ALFRED DUNNER ZIP UP SWEATER WINTER ICE SKATES SKATING

Sold for $9.99 plus $7.30 shipping. Paid a few dollars (3? Ohio Thrift). 

4 NEW NIP MISTER MR COFFEE REPLACEMENT WATER FILTER FILTRATION DISKS DISCS

Buyer bought 3 listings of this or 12 discs. Sold for $21.00 plus $3.00 shipping. Paid a whopping $1.25. (VOA) BOLO!

NEW NIP KJV KING JAMES COMPLETE AUDIO HOLY BIBLE ON CASSETTE ALEXANDER SCOURBY

Sold for $24.00 plus $6.00 shipping, paid $4.99 (Ohio Thrift)

NEW NIP BROBEE YO GABBA GABBA CUDDLE CUDDLY PILLOW STUFFED PLUSH 2 FEET TALL

Sold $22.99 plus $10 shipping. Paid $12 (Black Friday at Walmart)

VTG HERSHEY PAYDAY PAY DAY COFFEE MUG CUP PEANUTS CARAMEL ELEPHANT UNIQUE RARE

Sold for $7.00 plus $7 shipping; paid perhaps 59 cents (Goodwill)

Windows 8 Pro Pack Full Version 32/64 bit BRAND NEW SEALED (SKU#:3UR-00001)

Sold $69.99 plus $5 shipping; DH got for free with his laptop 

HUGE LOT OF 8 NEW NIP BLU BLUE RAY BLU-RAY DISCS DVDS FACTORY SEALED SHEEN BATES

Sold $15.00 plus $6.00 shipping; Paid $1 each/ $8 (Dollar Tree), not the best profit but I've relisted it many  times and just took the BO. 

Is it February yet?

Well, 2013 has not been off to a good start for me & my family. But I guess the worst is over (hopefully).

In short, my father-in-law was diagnosed with liver cancer a few days before Christmas. January 8th we learn the cancer had spread throughout the entire body. January 9th, he entered hospice. He passed away January 16th at age 57.

We got to say our goodbyes and he passed away surrounded by family. It wasn't a surprise, per se, as he has had multiple health problems since I've known him and he was a heavy drinker throughout most of his adult life. Even still. It came on so quickly.

So Carlos & I are now both members of the dead parents' club, with one of each left. It's tragic and we are unlucky, as we are both in our twenties. My mother-in-law has been holding up okay, but her finances and living situation are in limbo and her health is not perfect either. She has Type 2 diabetes, and the stress of her husband's illness and death have caused her to have some rapid weight loss, which can't be good. We've also taken in her dog... not what I had planned but we'll see how that goes.

It seems like we are getting back into our routines. I started my spring college class. I'm getting some items up on eBay and soon will be getting ready for spring consignment season! Yeah!

Anyway, off I go now... but soon I will post a sales update.

When all else fails... sell your dad's underwear

Happy New Year! I made it to NYC for NYE, which let me tell you... is insanity. Did you know you actually have to pay to be in Times Square? A few hundred dollars per person. Then they block off the streets and street corners. We had a great spot in a park, of which we got kicked out at 8 PM because there was a private party. My overall reaction is that it's kind of like Black Friday on steroids... A lot of waiting in the dark and cold... I did enjoy the city; it was my first time ever being there. I will go back, but not on NYE!

Anyway, back to the thrifting front...
I'm trying to get my "eBay room" cleaned and organized. That is what I have on the agenda for these last few days of winter break. It had been looking much like a Hoarders episode.

We went to visit my dad the weekend before Christmas. Every trip to my dad's results in his giving us lots of random oddities to sell on eBay. It's sort of annoying, because it's mostly older things that are not my area of expertise, and they sit for a long time because I don't feel like researching them. But then my dad bugs me every time I speak to him about what I've sold, so I'm trying to get better at listing the items he gives me. Plus, it's free money because he doesn't want anything back. Well this time, he gave me several pairs of underwear. He bought them all but then realized it was the wrong size or fit. Add this one to your BOLO list, friends:

NEW 11 PAIRS FRUIT OF THE LOOM HANES UNDERWEAR MENS BOXERS BOXER BRIEFS SIZE MED

Cost: free to me, Sold: $29.99 + $3.00 shipping


NEW 6 PAIRS FRUIT OF THE LOOM HANES UNDERWEAR MENS BRIEFS BOXER BRIEFS SIZE L

Cost: free to me, Sold: $10.49 + $3.00 shipping

The ones still in the package did better. I will definitely look for those at yard sales this year!

Other recent sales:

Women's Plus Size 3X Croft & Barrow Snowmen Cardinal Sweater Beading Snow Winter


Cost: ?? $5 or less... one of my pile of Ugly Xmas Sweaters (Ohio Thrift); Sold: $29.99 + $7.30 shipping

Relisted after Xmas and changed the wording a bit. Sold within a few hours. My thoughts for next year are to find ugly, gaudy WINTER sweaters...

NEW NIP TAMATOWN TAMA-GO TAMAGOTCHI MAMETCHI #26616 VIRTUAL PET BONUS DVD BANDAI

Cost: $4-ish (discount store); Sold: $24.99 + $4.99 shipping