Friday, January 4, 2013

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


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  1. Kari @ She ThriftsJanuary 4, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    I was actually thinking about you around New Year's, wondering if you were in NYC. NYC is my favorite place to vacation! My goal is to make it there for a long weekend every year. Who knew you had to pay to be in Time's Square on NYE?! Did you see any shows while you were there?

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    1. AmandaJanuary 4, 2013 at 3:12 PM

      Nope, we were just there for one night. We were planning on going to the Met, but it was closed :(

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  2. Sir Thrift-A-LotJanuary 7, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    Never thought to buy cheap, cheap packaged undies! OK, I did think to buy discounted skateboarding brands at the outlet & resell them (they do sell pretty decent, but might sit around for awhile). Maybe I'll be buying undies from the thrifts this year, NIP for $2!

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