spring break

Spring break is here! Yay! No vacation plans, but I do plan on getting inventory organized. Garage sale season should be here very very soon and of course, I want to buy new stuff, which means I need to make space. I'm also getting ready for 3 more consignment sales I'll be doing over the next month or so. The first consignment sale I did last weekend earned me an $84.75 check. As of now, I have $604 worth of inventory listed for the next one.

I managed to find an estate sale on Friday to satisfy the garage sale itch. I have been to maybe 3 estate sales in my whole life but that will be changing. I never thought to go to them before because I always had the notion that it was too expensive for my tightwad taste. That, and old people's junk was not my cup of tea. However, now that I resell, that mindset has changed. I am on the hunt for those lucrative vintage sanitary pads. But this sale was for a gentleman, who it appeared lived the bachelor lifestyle, so no luck with that, but here is what I did get:
$1 2 bars of vintage Dial soap
$2 family size bottle of 1990s Herbal Essences shampoo (I will be using this- OMG it just smells so good! I saw on a commercial that they are bringing back these scents as well as the retro packaging- I'm in heaven)
$2 set of 8 new in package blank VHS cassettes
.25 rolodex
$2.75 3 tubes of 1970s Chapstick and Blistex- all still sealed

Then I went back yesterday for half price day. For $4, I walked away with:
2 boxes of floppy disks (sealed)
1 microcassette
a Smithsonian mug

Will keep you posted on what sells. I already have a $9.99 bid for the lot of lip balms.

eBay:

Akai MPKmini MPK Mini 25 Key Laptop Production Keyboard Midi Controller

Sold for $61.00 plus $10 shipping, came from husband's personal stuff. He originally paid around $30.


LIFE'S TOO SHORT NOT TO LIVE IT AS A TEXAN COFFEE MUG TEA CUP TEXAS FLAG

Sold for $9.99 plus $7.30 shipping, paid probably 59 cents (Goodwill)

Spring time

So it is officially spring which means a few exciting things! It is consignment season, and also garage sale time is coming soon! I am itching to get to a garage sale but they haven't started just yet. Maybe the weekend after Easter?

I did my first consignment sale this weekend. It is a new one and pretty small, but the upside is you get 70% (the other one I do is 65%) and it's a $15 consignor fee (other is $25). Plus they sort all your stuff for you instead of the other one where you have to play find the unsold items in a frenzy of other people. I still find it secretly humorous that I do all these kids' sales when I haven't any kids myself. :) It looks like I made almost $85. It's a start, especially considering I left one tote at home... Hee...

I just went to Chicago with 10 students for our annual spelling bee. It was an exhausting trip (had to be at the school at 5:30 AM Friday and got back to the school at 3:00 AM Saturday, FYI Chicago is a 6-hr drive) but good news is my 5th grader won the 3rd-5th grade bee! Well she tied for first place because we were running way behind so they declared co-winners, but I bet she could have taken it all. There were at least 100 spellers. I am such a proud teacher.

On the eBay front...

Haven't been listing in awhile as work has taken precedence. I've been doing aftercare till 6 once a week and Saturday school which is test prep. Also had major grading to take care of for report cards, and a bunch of entries to submit to a writing contest. We've been going to the Y more often lately to work out too! Next week is spring break!! Maybe I'll get some items listed then.

CJ CHRISTOPHER AND & BANKS 3X BROADWAY MUSICAL NYC NEW YORK PLAYS THEATER JACKET

Looks way better in person. Sold: $23 (best offer) and free shipping. Forget what I paid, maybe $5? VOA I think.

DISNEY STORE SPECIAL SECRET AGENT OSO PLUSH STUFFED BEAR ANIMAL TOY 14" SOFT!


Sold $9.99 plus $5.00 shipping. FINALLY this was paid for. It sold probably half a dozen times and I had to open unpaid cases every time. So weird. Anyway picked this up for $2 at a GS. Thought I'd get more but alas.

VINTAGE SUSAN BRISTOL WOMENS SIZE LARGE CARDIGAN SWEATER RIBBONS BOWS

Sold $9.99 plus $7.50 shipping. Picked this up in my big collection of Christmas sweaters. Go figure it sold this close to summer time. Paid, um, $3-5ish?

LOT OF 6 VTECH VSMILE DISNEY GAMES CARTRIDGES TINKERBELL ALADDIN LITTLE MERMAID

Sold $27.88 plus $3.50 shipping. Picked up for probably $2ish. VOA.

HUGE LOT OF 9 NEW NIP BLU BLUE RAY BLU-RAY DISCS DVDS FACTORY SEALED SHEEN ALLEN

Sold: $14.99 plus $6.00 shipping. Last lot of Dollar Tree DVDs. Paid $9.00. Total profit for all 26 DVDs: $19.

Sales

Yikes... It's already March! Consignment sale season is coming!!

Here are my recent eBay sales...  Nothing to go crazy for but for the amount of effort I'm putting in, it's rather consistent.

HUGE LOT OF 9 NEW NIP BLU BLUE RAY BLU-RAY DISCS DVDS FACTORY SEALED SHEEN BATES

Sold for $15.00 plus $6.00 shipping. Paid $9 (Dollar Tree)

NEW NIP Truth and & Life New Testament Dramatized Audio Bible 18 CDs

Sold for $19.99 plus $4 shipping. Paid $2.92 (VOA)

Lot of 8 Books The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey Spud Murphy

Sold for $17.50 plus $4 shipping. Paid probably no more than $5.

VINTAGE NEW NIP STAR WARS R2D2 R2 D2 KEYCHAIN ALARM CLOCK 1997 WORKS!! LUCAS

So glad to get rid of this!! Had it for over a year with no interest...
Sold $7.00 and free shipping, paid $2.99 (VOA)

Women's 2X Plus Size Alfred Dunner Cozy Red Sweater Perfect for Winter!

Sold for $14.00 plus $8.00 shipping, paid 19 cents (SA)

Huge Lot of 17 Goosebumps RL R.L.Stine Books Give Yourself Ghosts of Fear Street

Sold $19.99 plus $4.00 shipping, paid no more than $8 (probably much less)

My theme song

Have you heard the song "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore? It's quite the hit and it's very catchy, one of my current workout songs. Also I've decided it is my theme song. If the game of thrifting was a sport, I would come out to this song. Here are some of the lyrics I can relate to (expletives deleted)...

I hit the party and they stop in that --
They be like, "Oh, that Gucci - that's tight."
I'm like, "Yo - that's fifty dollars for a T-shirt."
Limited edition, let's do some simple addition
Fifty dollars for a T-shirt - that's just some ignorant ---
I call that getting swindled and pimped 
I call that getting tricked by a business

And this part, I think I will sing in my head every time I'm at the thrift from now on...

I'm gonna pop some tags
Only got twenty dollars in my pocket
I - I - I'm hunting, looking for a come-up
This is  awesome!

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.