Flowbee....BOLO

As I was cutting my husband and boys hair this afternoon I had one of the boys get the vacuum to vacuum off some of the hair on the other boys shoulders that I had cut. It reminded me of the "Flowbee" haircutting system that was advertised ages ago. I think I would like to have one! So I looked it up on eBay and sure enough there were lots on there for sale! If you'd like to see the completeds check here! Some have gone for $125!!! Something to keep on the lookout for this summer!

Pricing Our Inventory

 

Wow...posting 2 days in a row.....woo hoo! Anyway, I sold 2 items on eBay since yesterday's post so I thought I'd share. My family has been really helpful since my husband lost his good paying job a couple of years ago. He is working but probably for half the pay he used to get. Soooo, my oldest daughter who is out on her own will find things for me to sell from time to time to help us out. A lady she cleans for gave her 3 fur coats that she didn't want anymore. They wouldn't fit my daughter or me so I'm selling them. I don't know ANYTHING about fur coats! This one didn't have any markings or tags on it to say what kind of fur it is. Winter is almost over. I sold it cheap. I researched some coats and a lot sell for more, some sell for less. I don't want these hanging around all summer and we need the money. Sometimes we might wonder why someone prices their items for less than what we think they might be able to get. I think each of us has our own unique set of circumstances that plays a part in our pricing strategy. I only have about 280 items in my eBay store so far. We need the income and usually sooner is better than later! I think if you have a lot more items in your store, then you probably have the luxury of being able to price higher because you have so many things to sell that usually something is always selling and therefore you have money coming in consistently. Until I get more inventory, I feel like I'm doing the best I can. If I find out that this coat would be worth hundreds because it's a special fur then yes, I will feel sick about it! :) In the meantime, I hope the other 2 sell just as fast as this one! I listed all 3 last night.

 

Fur Coat

From my daughter - Sold for $29.95 - Profit $26.63

 

My sister Naomi has been really helpful in finding items for me to sell too. (Thank you Naomi!) She found 4 pair of these EMT Tacticle Pants for women and this is the 2nd pair I've sold.

EMT Pants

From my sister - Sold for $17.50 - Profit $13.46

 

Okay, thinking about it...I'm going to show the other 2 fur coats just in case any of you might be able to help me out as to what kind they are!

 

Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam

 

Weekly Update.....SLOW!

This past week has been very slow for me, at least as far as selling is concerned! I sold 3 items on eBay and 2 in my vintage shop. It's probably my own fault....things have been busy and I haven't had taken the time to photograph or list. I've GOT to get BUSY soon! Still looking forward to yard sales which should be happening soon....we had an 80 degree day the other day! Very nice!

 

30 Cassette Tapes

Paid $5.00 - Sold for $22.95 - Profit $15.60

Vintage Game of Life Game Pieces

Paid ? - Sold for $9.95 - Profit $8.33

GAP Shirt

From my sister - Sold for $9.00 - Profit $8.33

3 Ball Jars

Paid $3.00 - Sold for $21.00 - Profit $19.66

22 Ball Jar Rubbers

Paid ? - Sold for $6.95 - Profit $6.74

 

Well, that's about it! No button sales this week or magazine sales. I'm having a sale on my magazines with a 10% discount for the next few days. I have 73 in my store!

 

Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam

Since Last Time

Time flies when you're having fun, right? :) It's been almost 3 weeks since I posted......yikes! Sales the first part of March are a lot slower than they were the first part of February. Here are a few of my better sales.....

 

I saw this box of wildlife cards at Goodwill and then walked away but the more I thought about them I thought I should look them up and I'm glad I  did! I would have been walking away from $30 profit if I had left them on the shelf!

 

Wildlife Treasury Cards

Paid $4.88 - Sold for $39.95 - Profit $30.47

 

I found these BIG shoes at Goodwill a few months ago. They are a size 17!!! The white on them was a little bit scruffy but they were in very good condition otherwise.

Nike Size 17 Shoes

Paid $4.38 - Sold for $27.50 - Profit $18.29

When my daughter and I went to an auction a few weeks ago we bought several button collectors cards like this. I figured out that I ended up paying about 14.5 cents for each button which is waaayyy more than I should have but there were some neat buttons! This collection is of pearl buttons. They are very pretty! Since there are 97 buttons on here I figured I spent about $14.00 on these alone so the profit margin isn't as good as I'd like but I did make something!

97 Pearl Buttons on Card

Paid $14.00 - Sold for $34.95 - Profit $16.15

 

Magazines......I figure I've sold 101 magazines so far and my actual profit so far is $693.67 which is $52.78 more than last time I posted!

 

The next few items are things I sold in my Etsy shop:

Robins Egg Blue Enamelware Bucket

Paid $7.50 - Sold for $21.95 - Profit $12.80

100 Old Keys

Free (they were my dads) - Sold for $15.95 - Profit $15.48

10 Sloped Shoulder Ball Quart Jars

Paid $10.00 - Sold for $59.95 - Profit $48.14

6 Sloped Shoulder Ball Quart Jars

Paid $6.00 - Sold for $30.00 - Profit $24.18

 

Soooo.....for February I kept track of how much I listed and how much I sold. My goal was to list 150 items and I listed 140, which is probably closer than I've ever gotten to that goal. What I listed added up to $1995.70. I wanted to really try to list $100/day so this is short by $805 but I'm still happy with what I did. I sold $1432.75 which is probably one of my highest months. That's not profit....just the actual sale. That makes my average sale $16.66 which I definitely want to get higher. When yard sales start I'm hoping to find lots of stuff that will bring higher prices. From reading others blogs I am learning what to look for so I'm sure that will help a lot! I'm starting off really slow so far in March...probably because I'm not getting as much listed yet. I need to pick up the pace!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! ~~Pam