January End of the Month Sales Update and a Website Review

Hey everyone! Sorry I'm a little late with my blogging. College has been keeping me super busy! My January profits weren't as much as I was hoping for, but they were better than previous months sales.
This month I profited almost $500. The past few months have only been $200-$300 profit a month. So I was happy with that amount. My goal for this year is to FINALLY have a $1,000 profit month. I'm working on it slowly but surely.
I have over 400 items listed on eBay right now.
Here's a few things I sold last week to get you caught up. If you'd like to see everything I've sold check it out HERE.

I had TONS of sales the last week of January. Here's some of the highlights!


I picked up these North Face pants at my favorite Goodwill for $3. I sold them for a best offer of $30 +shipping.

 

I think this came in a lot of clothes I bought from a lady in my Facebook yardsale group. It sold for $14.95 +shipping.

Mom picked this cross stitch kit up for me for $4. It sold for a best offer of $18 +shipping.

 

This was my sisters. She loves to beat me to things at yardsales because she knows if she buys it mom will make me sell it for her on eBay. Which is fine. I know she needs money too! She paid $2 for this latch hook kit, and it sold for $24.95 +shipping.

 

I picked this Bible up in Michigan for $0.50. It sold for $19.95 +shipping.

 

This shirt came from a yardsale last fall. I paid $1 for it and it sold for $39.95 +free shipping.

 

I ALWAYS pick up Vera Bradley if it's cheap. This purse was $3, and it sold for $19.95 +shipping to Canada.

 

I picked up this L.L. Bean blazer at my favorite Goodwill a few weeks ago. I paid $5 for it, and it sold for a best offer of $28 +shipping.

 

My grandpa gave me these Florsheim made in Italy shoes. They sold for $19.95 +shipping.

 

 I sold one of my college textbooks that I bought off of the Facebook yardsale. I paid $20 for it, and sold it for $25 +shipping. 

 

That's my sales from the last week in January! They were pretty great!

 

                               Website Review/EBay Haul

 

I've not bought much to resell lately, but 2 weeks ago, a site called ThredUp hosted a 99 cent sale on their website. They had jeans, shirts, dresses, shoes, and everything else for 99 cents! ALL NAME BRANDS!!!

I had a $30 credit from the site for some referrals from months gone by, so I ended up ordering 52 pieces of clothing (mainly jeans) for $20 shipped! I just got the order yesterday, and boy was I IMPRESSED! I got brands like Banana Republic, Lucky Brand, GAP, and more! All for $0.40 per piece! I ordered everything in my size, and ended up keeping 22 pieces for myself, so I now have 30 pieces to resell! I am going to make some SERIOUS cash on this stuff! I'll be watching for another AWESOME sale like this, and I'll be sure and post if they do! Here is my referral link if you'd like to sign up! CLICK HERE I'd appreciate it! Also, feel free to share your referral link in the comments.

 

Thanks for reading everyone! Have a great rest of the week!! :)

~Nandry 

Super Lame Sales Update 1/14-1/20

Hey everyone!  I'm back with yet another sales update. (You're all probably tired of them by now!) This week has been HORRIBLE. Absolutely AWFUL. It's my fault though. I only have 69 things listed. Yeah... that's the least I've ever had since I started years ago. I have over 400 items in the unsold section. I'm still waiting for a promotion.. Someone said we'd be getting another promotion somewhere towards the end of the month, so I'm praying for a free 30-day fixed price one! That would definitely get me motivated!

I went to my favorite Goodwill Thursday, and picked up TONS of great items to resell. One of which I picked up for myself and then found out it was worth a pretty penny. I just could not make myself keep it. I've got to keep the income coming in!

I'm hoping to work tonight after class and get everything I bought last week listed. We are planning on making a trip to the Goodwill Outlet soon! So hopefully I'll have it all listed before I haul home 100s of pounds of more junk  umm.... I mean treasures!

This week like I said, has been HORRID! I have had TWO Unpaid item cases open. I haven't had one of those in ages.

My total sales this week: 3

Yes. I have had only 3 sales.. Two of those have not paid... The one that did pay was only $7.... I need to motivate and get some more sales coming in!

I won't bore you with any pictures since there's not really anything to show..

I hope you all are having a MUCH better week than I am.

I'll be back soon HOPEFULLY with a haul video!! Stay tuned for that!

~Nandry

Sales Update 1/7-1/13 and a Quick Question...

Hey everyone! I'm back on schedule with my sales updates! This week has been BUSY! I wish it were like this all year round! Somehow I'm still having a steady flow of sales despite me not listing anything.

College has officially started back, so I'm trying to get everything balanced to where I have time to get all of my work done along with keeping my store stocked.

I'm down to 145 items in my store. I know whatever isn't listed can't sell, but I can't constantly relist my unsold items, because I'd end up losing money! I'm trying to list 150 new items every month, and then only relist old items when eBay runs a promotion. So far it's worked pretty well for me.

I have listed a total of 56 items this month.
Number of items sold this week: 13
Total amount sold (before fees): $137.52
2 International sale this week.

Here's a few of my biggest sales this week!

I sold this Lynyrd Skynyrd cap for $15 +shipping to Spain. I picked it up for $0.25.

 

I'm not sure where I picked this cross stitch kit up at, but it finally sold for $14.95 +shipping.

 

I've had this game while. I think it was from the huge lot I sold back in 2011 when I first started eBay!

(You can read about my first eBay sale HERE!) 

The game sold for $16.96 +shipping.

 

I picked this up at Goodwill for $1.50. It sold for $12.95 +shipping.

 

Sorry for such a short post everyone! I've got to go start on an essay! I will try and be back Friday with a Goodwill haul post! OR here's my question.. What do you all think about me starting up a YouTube channel with my Goodwill hauls? Let me know in the comments below! Thanks for reading everyone!

 

~Nandry

Sales Update 12/28-1/6 2015!!!

Hey everyone! I'm back with a quick sales update. The new year has been bringing customers in from everywhere! Items I've had listed around a year now are selling, and the newer items are too! I've been noticing a dramatic jump in sales every time I list 5-10 items, so I'm trying to keep that up! 

If I can get *most* of my high dollar items listed today and tomorrow, I'm going to go to my new favorite Goodwill Thursday! This Goodwill does not have very many knick knacks and household goods like I'm used to selling, but they do have clothes. LOTS of AMAZING brands and styles. Most Goodwills I go to, the clothes are EXTREMELY picked over. When I went to this one last Saturday I found cashmere pieces, Ralph Lauren, and even a $200 sports coat! I don't know if I came on a good day or what! I'm hoping it's just because resellers don't shop there! I'm wanting to get more into clothes instead of just selling the articles me and my family don't want anymore. I feel like there's a lot of money to be made in that category, but there is a lot of competition. Selling in clothes also requires A TON of research. I'm working on it, slowly but surely! 

Anyways! Sales!! They are picking up GREATLY! I LOVE January. It seems to be my all time best month every year. I'm hoping for a $1,000 month! We will see! 

I've had 22 sales since my last post. 
Total sale amount (less any shipping costs): $319.50

Here's a few of my sales! 

I picked up this pillow case a while back. I paid $0.99 for it at the Goodwill and it sold for $10 +shipping. Pillowcases are EASY money. They ship light and are easy to store!

I picked up this Lenox ornament a few months ago for $1, it sat and sat, then last night I put the link on my Twitter, and lo and behold, IT SOLD! $15 +shipping! 

I picked this Bible up in March at the Goodwill Outlet, sold for $29.95 +Free shipping.

Me and Derek went "halfers" on this one, we paid $5 at Goodwill and it sold for $39.95 + free shipping. This is a 2XL. The larger sizes seem to do very well for me. 

I picked this Perfection game up back in the summer and just listed it last week. It sold within minutes for $19.95 +shipping. Definitely a BOLO! 

Here's another item I picked up months ago and just now listed! I picked this Pampered Chef oval baker up for $1 at Goodwill and it sold within a day for $19.95 +shipping.

If you would like to see my other sales check them out HERE!

Thanks for reading everyone! I hope you're having a very successful New Year!! 

Sales Update 12/2-12/27

Hey everyone! I hope you all have had a very merry Christmas!

I'm sorry I've been gone almost the whole month without a post, December is a super busy month for me. (Not on eBay sadly...) Sales this month have been HORRIBLE! The worst probably so far! I've had $300 in sales, one non-paying buyer, and one return request which I'm dealing with now.. I'm hoping January picks up the pace and gets some after-holiday shoppers in my store! I have around 379 items listed currently, and I'm hoping to get the rest of my stash listed BEFORE January 1st. Now I know this won't happen, but it's good to have some hopes. I need to use my 150 free listings before they run out as well. I think I have 117 left.  So listing is my number one priority these next few days.  

Total number of sales: 18
 Here's a few of the highlights.

I picked up this NFL-opoly game back in the summer for $2 and it sold for $29.95 +free shipping.

 

Derek picked up this vintage Apollo workout kit at the Goodwill for $5. It FINALLY sold for $50 +shipping

 

We also sold our last pair of Firefighter boots for a best offer of $35 +shipping.

 

Here's another one of the $3 shirts I picked up at a consignment store a while back. It sold for $19.95 +shipping.

 



That's all for this post! I'm going to try and go package up some sales that I had yesterday and I'll be back next week with another BOLO post! If you'd like to see my other sales, be sure and check out my store HERE. We renamed it last night to "Bluegrass Bargains". ~Thanks mom! Let me know what you think about the new name, and let me know if the store needs any improvements!
Thanks for reading!
~Nandry

A-Z BOLO List Part 2

Hey everyone! I'm back with Part TWO of my BOLO list! This post is letters F-J from my book. Enjoy! 

F

Far Side Items: These include coffee mugs, calendars, or anything else you can find by Gary Larson. I've sold quite a few of these for $30+! Check out completed listings HERE! 

Fiestaware: I've sold quite a few pieces of this too! The rarer colors and stranger pieces sell for more than the more common pieces. You can expect at least $10 a piece for the common colors and up into $50-$100+ for others! Check out completed listings HERE!

Fire King: Always always ALWAYS look for this brand. Most pieces are worth in the $10 range, but some can go for HUNDREDS! If you find one of the advertisement Fire King coffee mugs, don't pass it up! It could be worth a fortune! The jadeite pieces are also popular right now! Check out completed listings HERE!

Flatware: We have all seen, and probably passed on that set of spoons, knives, or forks, at the yard sale. ALWAYS look the pattern name up and see if you get any hits on eBay. If it's cheap enough, I wouldn't even worry about looking them up. You can sell the flatware in sets of dinner forks, spoons, knives etc. or you can sell it as a set. People are always looking for replacement pieces. Check out the completed listings HERE! 

G

Griswold Cast Iron: This one is a hit or miss, but if it's cheap enough, always pick up any piece you find. You can  make a decent profit. If you ever find a #14 skillet, be sure and mail it directly to me and don't even think about looking it up first ;) Some of those go for hundreds! Check it out HERE! 

Globes: Here's another item we've all seen. These are an easy $20-$50 depending upon condition. Click HERE to see the completed listings! 

H
Handheld Games: Always keep an eye out for theses. Portable handheld games like Tetris or Poker are very popular and can be worth a pretty penny! Check it out HERE!
Hot Rollers:  These can be found at almost every single garage sale. If you can get them cheap enough, and all the pins and rollers are included they may be worth picking up! Keep an eye out for Clairol and Remington rollers. Completed Listings.
Halloween Costumes: Buy these all year round and start listing them about a month before Halloween. You can pick these up for $1-$3 through out the year and make a killing in October!
Hidden Mickey Duffy Bears: I had never known about these until recently. They are stuffed bears that have the Mickey Mouse face shape. They can be worth $50+. I've yet to find one, but I'll keep looking! Check them out HERE!

I
NONE I have absolutely no items in this section of my book! If you have any, please post them below and they'll be added to this list! The same goes for other letters. All items will be added to the post!

J
Jansport Backpacks: Preferably the vintage leather bottomed bags. I sold one for $20-$30 (I can't remember) I only paid $2 for it! All other Jansport backpacks are good as well, because there is a lifetime warranty available on them! If you fill out a form and mail them to Jansport they will mail you a NEW backpack! -Thanks Aunt Tammy!

That's all for this post everyone! Thanks SO much for reading! I look forward to reading your comments and adding your own BOLO's to our list!! 

I'll be back soon!

~Nandry 

Sales Update 11/12-12/1

Hey everyone! I'm so sorry I've been missing in action the past little while. Thanksgiving had me super busy and with finals week quickly approaching I've been swamped! I thought I would check in with a few sales I've had since I disappeared. 

Sales since last post: 
43 Sales
$477.83 before fees

Here's a few of the highlights!

I picked up this Calligrapher's bible for $1 and it sold for $15.95 +free shipping. 

This Earth Therapeutics body wrap was given to me and it sold for $34.95 +shipping! 

 I picked up four textbooks for $0.50 each. This one sold for $45 +shipping! A rule for textbooks. Make sure they are no more than 5 years old or most always they are obsolete and not worth too much.

Here's another costume sale! I picked this Power Rangers costume for $3 at Goodwill. It sold for $19.95 +shipping.

These Fossil boots were picked up by my grandma for $10. They sold at auction for $45 +shipping. 

I ran a TON of $2.99 auctions the past few weeks since I had a promotion. I sold quite a few items that I was glad to finally get rid of. I don't do $0.99 auctions, because it's just not worth it. After shipping and fees, you end up losing money. So I always start out at $2.99 + shipping so that my fees are covered and I still make a little.

Stay tuned for my F-J BOLO List Post!!

Thanks for reading everyone!!

~Nandry