I bought a lot of Little People sets on my Facebook group last week. I let the kids play with them for a few days, but I did get them listed last night. I paid $30 for a massive farm set, an almost-as-massive zoo set, and a normal-sized school/playground set. Oh, and a playmat. I've got them all listed for a grand total of $197.96. Now, the 3 sets all have best offer on them, so I know I'm not going to get that much for them, but even at half price, that's still a nice profit.
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I also bought a Plug n Play Ms Pac Man game from the group. I've sold several of those. Definitely add it to your BOLO list, because they sell well, and relatively quickly too. This is what you want to look for:
I've sold 3 of them for $25-30 each. The one I bought today I paid $2 for. I let my 9 year old test it out. He even took the initiative and changed the batteries all by himself! Of course he left the spare batteries and screwdriver laying on the carpet, but it's a start. Unfortunately, the "right" function on the joystick doesn't work. I'm going to have my brother look at it to see if it's fixable. But if not, I'm only out $2. There are definitely risks involved in buying on local yard sale sites. You just have to be careful, and try to remember to check your stuff over before you leave the meeting. Obviously, this one was unavoidable, but I now know not to buy electronic items from that person anymore.
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On the eBay front, I had a couple sales today:
I paid $3.90 for these Doc Martens last July. I'm extremely surprised that they took nearly a year to sell! They finally sold today for a best offer of $28 + shipping. I was hoping for more, but after a year, you take what you can get... Surprisingly, they are NOT going to Australia!
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I paid 50 cents for these at a yard sale last month. They're Old Navy. I've never tried to sell ON cowgirl boots before, but I've had very good luck with Circo cowgirl boots. For 50 cents, I figured it was worth a shot. They sold quickly for $14.99 + shipping.
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I got these lovely SAS loafers at the same yard sale, also for 50 cents. I love church basement yard sales :) These also sold very quickly, for $35 + shipping! They're a hard-to-sell size too, so I expected to have them for awhile. Always pick up good condition SAS shoes. Always leave behind any women's shoes in a size 5 or 6. They're just such sloooooooow sellers.
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My nephew is going to be here at 5:30 in the morning. Unfortunately, I always remember that when it's way too late to go to bed earlier. It's past midnight. Tomorrow might be a long day....
Slow sellers? You mean like the 3 paid of SAS shoes I have sitting in my store for the 4th month in a row? (grumble, grumble...) They will go eventually, I HOPE!
ReplyDeleteWhen I can sell a pair of SAS shoes for $35+, I don't mind having them sit for a few months. Size 5 and 6 in any brand usually sits in my store for closer to a year, often longer.
ReplyDeleteYou have to have a different mindset when selling from a store. Sellers who are used to selling auction style are used to a quicker turnover. Selling from a store ... The best strategy, in my opinion, is to get that store filled up so that you have plenty for people to choose from.
This just shows I have to go with my instincts from now on when thrifting (well sometimes.) I saw two of those pac man games at savers Friday and had no idea what to look up on my phone so I passed. Same with some vintage polly pockets, which were bagged and could not tell if it was worth it or not. At $.99 a bag I don't know why I passed them up. Turns out the same ones I saw sold for about $15-25. Thanks for sharing. -MIA
ReplyDeleteI must be doing something wrong. I have had a ms pac man listed for quite some time. There was one at a garage sale last friday but I didnt buy it because my first one is still sitting
ReplyDeleteBecky, when I say "relatively quickly," keep in mind that a lot of what I sell is shoes, which can sit for 6 months or a year. Relatively quickly to me means 3 or 4 months. lol
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