Sales Update 10/21-10/28

Hey everyone I'm back with another weekly sales update! Things have been SO slow for me lately! I can't believe it! It's the fourth quarter and I was expecting things to be booming! Hopefully it'll pick back up soon. I listed around 20 something items yesterday, so I'm going to finish listing the rest of my clothes, and then I'll start taking pictures of everything I have left!  (Shown in one of my last posts HERE.) I still have around 30-50 articles of clothing left to measure, and photograph. Along with over 200 items to photograph, measure, and list. I've got to get busy! I keep telling myself that I've got a GREAT winter stash, since there's no yardsales right now, but then I think that all of my stuff sitting there is just money that I'm not making. 
I got a promotion a few days ago for 10,000 free listings, and usually that motivates me enough to get 100 things listed throughout the length of the promotion..  But this time they've excluded the 30-day buy it now period, and I'm trying to figure out if it's worth doing it. I guess it is, but 10 days.. That's not long at all, and I NEVER pay for my listings. I always use my 150 free from my store subscription, and then I wait for a promotion. 
Another problem I've ran into is the new/old automatic FREE relist. Everyone should see this box checked at the end of every listing, right before you click the final submission button. 

This has been changed to relist automatically 1 time, instead of 3, for free now, but as I was reading one of eBay's updates, they're saying now that if this box is checked, you will be CHARGED when the item relists. Of course I called eBay to find out what was going on. The rep I talked to said that we will still get the one free relist. So we will see what happens on November 9th! If I start getting charged, I'll have to go into each and every one of my 400+ listings and uncheck that box.. It'll be such a hassle. 

Enough of my ranting... And onto my weekly sales update! I'm actually on schedule this time!!

10/21-10/28

Number of items listed: 412

Number of items sold: 8 items

Amount sold: around $97 (not including shipping)

Very VERY slow week. My goal is to get up to selling around $400 a week. That would be IDEAL! 

Here's what sold: 

This orange Haegar pitcher was picked up by my grandma. It sold for $14.95 +shipping.

These two pairs of shoes were also my grandmas, they sold to the same person for a best offer of $15 +shipping.

 

I paid $3 for this L.L. Bean Hawaiian style shirt. It sold for a best offer of $12 +shipping. 

This Aeropostale jacket was given to me by my aunt along with a lot of other clothes. It sold for $9.95 +shipping. 

Here's another set of shower curtain hooks! I think mom picked these up for a dollar or two. They sold for $9.95 +shipping.

This was something my grandpa picked up at a yardsale for me to resell for him. He paid $1, and it sold for $19.95 +shipping.

Summer clothes are still selling! This dress sold for $14.95 +shipping.

Those are all 8 of my sales for the week! Not much at all, but I'm happy! It's definitely better than nothing! 

I've been thinking about upgrading my store to the next level. I have the basic store right now with 150 free listings, and since they MAY be taking out the free auto relist, I will probably be needing the bigger store with 500 free relists. It's just an extra amount of money to spend.. $16 compared to $50. I'm making enough to cover the $50 amount, but I'm just not sure if I'll be able to use all 500 listings every month. It's definitely something I'm considering though. Let me know what store you have, if you have one. And how you're managing with the limited free listings we get every month! If you don't have a store, I'd love to hear how many listings you have on eBay and how you manage them.

Thanks for reading everyone! Have a GREAT week! 

~Nandry

Oh! And before I forget!! I got approved for adsense!!! I've went through and tried to select the most appropriate ads for my blog, and I'm trying to post them as inconspicuously as possible so that they don't hinder your reading. They will always be at the end of every post! 

What To Sell Wednesday 10/22 Halloween Edition

Hey everyone! Here's the Halloween edition of What to Sell Wednesday! These are just a few things I found on eBay that sold for some BIG bucks! Maybe you'll stumble across them at the goodwill one day! 

Tico Toys/ Rosbro Orange Witch on White Motorcycle - 1950's

Pretty rare piece! But hey, you never know! Hopefully one of us will find a big $1,800 score like this! 

This probably isn't something you'd find at a yardsale, but I thought it was pretty weird neat! 

Halloween Coffin Bookcase

Couldn't you just see these in your own living room filled with all your horror novels?! 

ALWAYS keep an eye out for vintage holiday decor. You never know what it'll be worth! 

Vintage 30 Inch Halloween Red Devil Fully Jointed & Poseable Beistle USA Die Cut

There's just a few highlights from the thousands of items that have sold! I hope you all are having a GREAT week of sales! 

Thanks for reading! Be sure and comment about some of your Halloween sales below! 

~Nandry

Sales Update 9/30-10/20

Hey everyone! I'm back with almost a months worth of sales! Ebay has been kinda slow for me lately. Maybe a few sales a day. Nothing like I'm wanting, but it's paying the bills!
Sorry I've been gone so long, I went on ANOTHER vacation last week to Edisto in South Carolina. It was beautiful. We all had a blast! But I can say I was glad to be home. I have so much work to do, and I'm ready to get it done! 

Here's everything I have left to photograph and list: 

Yikes! Probably 200 or so items... I need to get to work!


But anyways! On to my sales update!

Since my last post I've had 35 sales. 
Total before fees: $463.20
I wish I was making that much per week! 

Here's a few of the things I've sold:

I sold this Bucilla felt stocking kit for $22 +shipping.

This George robe sold for a best offer of $22 +shipping. I originally had it listed for $14.95 +shipping, and it had 10 watchers so I raised the price to $34.95 and what do ya know? A few hours later I got an offer! SOLD! 

I finally sold this set of Williams Sonoma 12 days of Christmas mugs for a best offer of $40 +shipping.

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I sold this Vera Bradley bag for $20 +free shipping.

I picked this Laurel Burch bag up at the Goodwill Outlet a while back, and it sold for $19.95 +shipping today.

There's just a few of my sales! I'm hoping once I start listing again, things will pick up! Thanks for reading everyone! Hope you're having a great week! 

~Nandry

I've Been Gone A Whole Week! Catchin' Up on Sales 9/17-9/29

Hey everyone!! I'm back from my trip to Mackinac Island in Michigan!! I went last Sunday with a group of senior citizens from Tennessee. We had a BLAST! I took a whole week off from school, eBay, and blogging, but I'm glad to be back! It was absolutely beautiful up there! The weather was perfect and I got to spend my week with some of the best people. 

I did not put my store on vacation the week I was gone. I left my parents in charge of all the questions and shipping. Boy was that something. I am a total control freak when it comes to my eBay business. I like to know how much money is being spent, where it's going, how it's being packaged.. It was super hard for me to go away knowing my business was in their hands. They managed it well though for the whole week! And of course, the week I am gone, I had more sales than I've had probably all month! I've decided I need to go on vacation a lot more... 

I had a total of 26 sales since my last sales update! 
I am super excited about that number! I wish I could get up to around 100+ a month, but I'm happy with the 50 monthly sales I'm getting now. 


I picked up these infant John Deere boots from a girl on our Facebook yardsale site. Paid - $2 Sold for - $19.95 +free shipping

My mom picked this costume up for me a couple months ago. It's a homemade scarecrow costume and it cost $2. I wasn't sure how to list something homemade.. So I listed it for $19.95 +free shipping, and it sold within hours.. Maybe I priced it too low? Who knows. 

Here's another costume! I bought this Transformers costume for $2 at a yardsale, only to come home and find out that it had two holes in it... I listed it cheap and it sold pretty fast for $9.95 +shipping. 

I sold this Harley Davidson cap for $9.95 +free shipping. Paid $0.25

These Twinkle Toes were my sisters, they sold for $14.95 +shipping. Our mail carrier picked them up, then marked them delivered in Kentucky instead of Florida.. So of course I received a crazy message from an enraged buyer... Thank goodness I got that straightened out, and they left positive feedback as well! 

I sold this KJV leather covered Bible for $19.95 +free shipping. Not sure what I paid for this. Probably $0.50? 

Here's yet another costume! This Disney Tinkerbell costume was given to me from my grandma. It sold for $9.95 +shipping to Canada. 

I sold this belt buckle for a friend, it sold for $19.95 +shipping to Italy! 

Here's the rest of the things I sold these past 12 days (without pics!).

• ACE Grade 3 Hardcover Book - $5 +shipping
• 1 tube 340 Covergirl Naturelux Makeup - $7.95 +free shipping.
• 3 tubes 340 Covergirl Naturelux Makeup -$23.85 + Free Shipping
• 2 Tubes 335 Covergirl Naturelux Makeup - Best offer - $14 +Free Shipping
• Lot of 12 Vintage Piano Sheet Music Books - $5 +shipping
• Lotus Flower Wooden Abacus - Best offer $7 +shipping
• Girls size 7 Denim Jacket - $9.95 + shipping
• Mcoy mini glass jar - $5 +shipping
• Wooden Box Coffee Grinder - $30 +free shipping
• Two Diner Style Coffee Mugs - Best offer $10.50 +shipping
• Womens Faded Glory Jeans - $7.95 +free shipping
• GAP Size 0 Denim Skirt - $14.95 +free shipping
• Girls Speechless Dress - $9.95 +free shipping
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Table Decor $9.95 +shipping
• Briggs New York Black Blazer - $19.95 +free shipping
• Using the American Quarter Horse Book - $9.95 +shipping
• Merona Orange Womens Skirt - $14.95 +shipping

Here's something else I sold... I received it back in the mail today, with a sticker attached saying undeliverable address.. I sent the buyer an email saying that I believe the address provided was wrong, and that I'd reship for $X.xx or refund her purchase less any shipping and fees... I hope I did the right thing with that situation! This dress sold for $9.95 +free shipping.

Also! If anyone one reading wouldn't mind.. Please check out my store and my listings HERE.. Let me know what I need to do to improve the quality! I'm really searching for pointers on taking pictures of and listing clothing. I also would like any tips on listing templates. I think they would be so handy to have and use, and also make my listings look so much more professional. I just can't figure out how to use them in my listings.

Thanks everyone for reading! I hope you've had a good few weeks as well!

~Nandry 

Trash to Cash Thursday: Household Items

Hey everyone! It's trash to cash Thursday! 
Here's a few common household items that sell for some pretty good cash! 

100 EMPTY Toilet paper rolls sold recently for $10.50 +shipping. That's some decent return on all that toilet paper we buy! It all adds up! Check it out HERE.

If you have a baby at home, you may want to consider collecting all those baby food jars! A lot of 70 jars recently sold for $55.60 +shipping! Check it out HERE.

So before you throw out what you think is "trash", look it up on eBay! You may have some extra cash in your trash! 

Thanks for reading everyone!
~Nandry 

What to Sell Wednesday: Fall Decor

Hey everyone! Fall is in the air! This is by far my favorite season! It's so colorful, and cool, we get to bring out the sweaters, and boots! My favorite part would definitely have to be the baking and sweets!! Or.. No.. The FOURTH QUARTER!! EBay's #1 selling time of the year! Everyone's online for holiday shopping! Here's a few things that sold this week for BIG money! 


A lot of 1,000+ fall leaves.. I'm thinking easy money! Check it out HERE. They sold for $295.99 +almost $90 for shipping! CRAZY! 

Here's a lot of FIVE pumpkins! Grown in KENTUCKY! They sold for $125 +shipping! WOW! Check it out HERE.

**Update** Reader Marci let me know these are NOT real pumpkins! That title they used is deceiving if you're like me and don't know what "faux" means! They look so real! 

Some crazy prices for some easy to get items! I guess people will pay for anything! Let me know in the comments below if you like my new post!

Thanks for reading!

~Nandry

Sales Update 9/11-9/17

Hey everyone! I'm back with a quick sales update! I have had 5 sales since my last post.. Just 5. And TWO buyers haven't even paid! What's the deal! I guess it's because eBay has been down A LOT this past week.. Who knows. Whatever it is though, it needs to stop! Fourth quarter is here and sales should be going strong! 

Here's the 3 items I've sold this week that have been shipped out! 

This microwave plate sold for $14.95 +Shipping.

This Cracker Barrel coffee mug sold on sale for $7.46 +shipping. 

These Eastland shoes for a best offer of $6 +shipping. I definitely could've gotten more. I don't know what I was thinking. 

That's all for this week! Horrible sales week. I need to get listing before I leave for Michigan Sunday! Hopefully I'll have some better sales this weekend.. 

Hope you all are doing well!

~Nandry