Slow and steady wins the race

Here are my recent sales... Nothing to write home about.

V TECH VTECH VSMILE V SMILE ART STUDIO GAME CARTRIDGE ONLY REPLACEMENT

Sold for $12.99 plus $3.50 shipping, paid no more than $2.00 (VOA)

New NIP High Falutin Footless Spanx Size D Nude High Waisted Pantyhose A72593

Sold for $9.50 plus $4.00 shipping, paid $3.25 I think... (VOA)

New POG Milkcap Milk Cap Maker Refill Pack 75 Blank Milkcaps Vintage

Sold for $9.93 plus $4 shipping; Paid 50 cents (VOA)

Boyds Bea R Hope 2008 Daffodil Days American Cancer Society Teddy Bear Plush

Sold for $12.99 plus $4.00 shipping, paid $5 (VOA)

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

Success, I'd say!

I can't believe Christmas is over. This whole school year is flying by. Overall, I'm pleased with how my eBay selling went for the holidays. I managed to get a decent amount of things listed. My inventory is still overflowing, but what I listed and sold was manageable. 

2002 LOTR LORD OF THE RINGS RISK BOARD GAME PARKER BROTHERS NEVER PLAYED HOBBIT

Sold for $30.00, paid $1.99 (SA) 

Quick nickel sale :)

NEW NIP TAMATOWN TAMA-GO TAMAGOTCHI MAMETCHI #26614 VIRTUAL PET BONUS DVD BANDAI

Sold $19.99, paid $4-ish (discount store)

LOT OF 20 SHEETS VINTAGE SCRATCH N SNIFF INNOCENT MOODIE STICKERS BABY POWDER

Ahh, Moodies, we meet again. How I love you. 

Sold for $15.99; paid $9.99 for set of 75 sheets

currently in the black $13.98, with more to list

NEW NIB LALALOOPSY PLAY AND DISPLAY DOLL COUCH HOT PINK FITS TWO DOLLS SEW CUTE

This one sold for $16.00, paid $4.99 (discount store)

NEW SEALED BOX of 50 IMATION 3.5" 2HD 1.44 MB IBM Formatted Diskettes Discs #838

Sold for $19.99, paid .99 cents (Ohio Thrift)

I loooove new in box media.

NEW NIB WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE TZIPPY STORYBOOK FIGURE MCFARLANE SENDAK

Sold $29.99, paid $4.99 (VOA)

NEW NIB RUDOLPH RUDOLF THE RED-NOSED RED REINDEER CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT RANKIN BASS

Sold for $10.50, paid .75 (Goodwill)

TACKY UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER VEST SNOWMAN WOMENS SIZE SZ MEDIUM M SPARKLY TIARA

Sold for $6.00, paid $2.50? (Ohio Thrift)

WOMENS SIZE 1X LOT OF 2 SWEATERS QUACKER FACTORY FLAMINGO HULA DANCER LUAU

Sold $29.99, paid $5?? ish... I got a ton of sweaters and didn't keep track of each individual

HOUSTON OILERS CLIFF ENGLE SWEATER ADULT LARGE VINTAGE TENNESSEE TITANS TEXAS TX

Sold for $49.99, paid around $3?? (Ohio Thrift)

SWEET!

Lot of 20 1.50 oz Bags Candy Corn Limited Edition White Chocolate Halloween M&MS

Sold $19.99, paid $10 or less (after Halloween clearance CVS)

NWT NEW ST. JOHN'S BAY BIG MENS SWEATER XLT X LARGE TALL DARK GRAY JC PENNEY

Sold for $19.99, paid 19 cents! (Salvation Army- having a sale one day- no clue why this gem was mixed in!)

So overall, success I'd say! One of my goals for the new year is to do a better job keeping track of my costs. I have a bad habit of buying and then stashing my inventory in either... the crawl space... the garage... the trunk of my car... and losing my receipts. A lot of my items have tags left on, but then I can never remember if I paid that price or if I picked up the item on half-price day. So I'm going to force myself to write down how much I paid for each individual item as soon as I get home. 

Oh and guess what? I'm going to Times Square for NYE! I am nervous about the crowds... but it's a bucket list opportunity so I had to jump at the chance. 

18 days to go...

Things are picking up, but I am still concerned about these Christmas sweaters! There is next to no interest. I have only sold one. Yikes.

I have done two deals on Craigslist recently, of two items I purchased on Black Friday.

NEW STUFFED POCOYO PO CO YO PLUSH CUDDLE CUDDLY PILLOW NICK JR HUGE

Paid $12 (Wal*Mart); Sold for $25
Funny story about this guy. I listed him on eBay for like, $35 or best offer. I got an offer of $20 and was not going to have anything to do with such a lowball offer. Then I happened to glance at the potential buyer's zip code and low and behold, she lives in the same city as I do! So we arranged an off eBay transaction. She was planning on paying $20 plus shipping, so we agreed on $25 cash. Super easy! And no fees!

NEW IN BOX 2012 NIB WHITE HASBRO FURBY INTERACTIVE TOY GREMLIN

Paid $45 (Wal*Mart); Sold for $65
Took a gamble on this fella. I remember the original Furby craze of the '90s (I conned my dad into buying me one then, and it was... stupid..) and thought I'd take a chance. Picked this up on Black Friday and knew if it didn't pan out, I could return it. Listed it on eBay with no interest for the first week, and was going to return it, but in typical Amanda fashion, I misplaced the receipt! Decided to list on Craigslist in the meantime. Sold for $65 cash in another easy as pie deal.

These Black Friday items cost more than I normally pay to resell but it was acceptable to me since I had the option to return them to the retailer.

On the eBay front:

NEW NIP SONY PREMIUM GRADE 6 HOUR VHS BLANK TAPE 6 PACK T-120

Paid $1.91 (Ohio Thrift); Sold for $19.00 plus shipping

NIP/blank media has been a consistent seller for me. Even the formats that are outdated go quickly and for good prices. And they are CHEAP to pick up, since they are outdated and thrifts think they are useless.

NEW NIP HUGE STUFFED CAILLOU CUDDLE CUDDLY PILLOW PLUSH OVER 2 FEET TALL

Paid $12 (Wal*Mart); Sold for $25 plus shipping

Another Black Friday pillow. I have one more left- Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba.


LOT OF 8 VTECH VSMILE VIDEO GAMES CARTRIDGES DORA CARS BLUES CLUES LION KING
Paid $3.50 (VOA); Sold for $19.99 plus shipping

I picked up the set of these games plus a VSmile console on half price day at my favorite thrift. I still have the console which I will try to sell at the spring consignment sale.


Susan Bristol Christmas Cardigan Sweater Size Medium Sz M Ugly Tacky Moose Deer
Paid $3-4??; Sold for $19.99 plus shipping

The lone selling Christmas sweater. I probably could have gotten more for it but I'm desperate since none of these are selling and I've amassed a few dozen. Can't remember how much I paid for this one specifically but it was no more than $5 at most.


NEW NIB LALALOOPSY PLAY AND DISPLAY DOLL COUCH HOT PINK FITS TWO DOLLS SEW CUTE
Paid $4.99 I believe (discount store); Sold for Best Offer $14 plus shipping


NIB NEW FROSTY THE SNOWMAN CARTOON XMAS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT ON HIS BELLY WITH BOY
Paid 75 cents (Goodwill); Sold for $15.99 plus shipping.

Happy December!

I am SO excited to say that DH is finally on first shift. Merry Christmas to me. For the past three years it's like I've been married to a zombie... I can only imagine having actual quality time with him now, not interrupted by naps and sleep-deprived grouchiness!

Question-- anyone use Tradesy? It sounds great... I'd like to hear anyone's experiences.

I've been trying to list these past few days. I waited until December 1 since I had used up my free auction listings, then of course learned that there's been free fixed listings since November 28. Ugh. Oh well...

Have a good week all!