Lots of Sales and a Couple of "What Would You Do's?

Sold quite a few things this past week! Here are my eBay sales:

27 Rubber Stamps from my stash

Sold for $10.00 - Profit $9.41

11 Boys Shirts from a Friend

Free - Sold for $13.50 - Profit $9.58

5 Pairs boys jeans from a friend

Free - Sold for $13.75 - Profit $13.90

Boys Dress Clothes

Free - Sold for $10.00 - Profit $6.07

3 Pair boys jeans from a friend

Free - Sold for $12.01 - Profit $10.51

Baby Boy Gymboree Jacket

Paid $2.00 - Sold for $7.00 - Profit $5.00

This went to Chili!

Mens Nike Golf Shirt

Paid $4.38 - Sold for $17.51 - Profit $10.42

 

Hubby's Pepsi Leather Jacket

Sold for $30.00 - Profit $24.43

192 Scrabble Tiles

Paid $2.50 - Sold for $15.00 - Profit $10.16

Homer Laughlin Dinner Plates

Paid $1.20 - Sold for $12.95 - Profit $12.16

Vidal Sassoon Hot Rollers

Paid $4.38 - Sold for $19.95 - Profit $11.18

 

Lot of 16 Cards and Paper Crafts Magazines

Sold for $9.99 + $88.75 Shipping!!!

Profit $20.17

 

Now this is where one of the "What would you do?" questions comes in! I sold this lot of 16 older card making magazines to someone for $9.99. The woman is from Latvia! That's in England in case you're like me and didn't know that! It's on the continent of Europe bordering Russia....guess I was getting my "E" words mixed up! :) When I saw that she would have to pay that much shipping I thought she probably didn't realize it and would never pay. The next day she paid! It's hard to believe that someone would pay that much for magazines but she must want them! Anyway, the question is this.....she was charged the $88.75 according to the weight that I put in which was 14 pounds. That's what the actual package ended up weighing too. Since I am a top rated seller, I got a discount of I think 26% so the actual shipping ended up being $71.45. Would you refund her the difference, part of the difference or figure that you earned the discount and you should get to keep the difference? I kinda thought I should at least give her $10 back. Part of the problem is that on international labels they put the cost of the postage right there on the label so she probably will see it if she looks! I've had different people say that the person agreed to pay the price so that's it. What would you do?

 

Now here are my Etsy sales for the week:

10 Blue Ball Quarts plus 10 Zinc Lids

Paid $10.00 - Sold for $75.00 - Profit $49.28

 

Sold these 2 sets of jars for $48.50

Profit $40.88

 

Wonderworld of Science

Paid 50 cents - Sold for $7.00 - Profit $7.26

 

10 Blue Ball Quart Jars

Paid $10.00 - Sold for $65.00 - Profit $41.28

 

Now here is where the other "what would you do?" question comes in. This last jar order of 10 jars was placed yesterday. She said she really wanted them for next weekend because she was having a bridal shower for her sister and was going to use these for the flowers. I let her know that I would mail them out Friday. Today I got a note from her saying that it would be great if I could mail them out today and she wondered what the time frame for the shipping would be. When I got the package ready it said parcel select would be 2-9 days. The package is going to New York. I figured it would probably get there by next weekend but...who knows for sure. So I checked how much priority would cost and it was $4.34 more than what I had charged. I didn't have time to send them a message asking if they would want to pay the extra, so I was deliberating in my mind whether or not to just spend the extra and send it by priority mail so they would get them for sure. I didn't want to have to worry about it getting there in time. So, I went ahead and mailed them by Priority Mail. I sent them a note telling them what I did but I didn't even bother saying that it was extra...I tried to but it sounded tacky so I just forgot that part and told them they should get them by Tuesday or Wednesday. So the question....would you have spent the extra to make sure they got them in time? Or would you have hoped for the best with regular shipping? They apparently waited till the last minute to do their shopping so it's kind of irritating.....I was kinda hoping that by me telling them that I shipped them by priority  mail that they might ask if it was extra or offer to pay the extra but they just said thank-you, which is fine. If it would have just been some change or a dollar or so it wouldn't have been so bad. Oh well....just a question for ya! I shouldn't complain...I had a pretty good week!

 

Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam

 

 

 



3 Sales Since Last Time

I had 6 sales that I posted at the beginning of the week and then I sold these 3 items 2 days ago.

 

Ball Jar w/#13 on the bottom

Paid $1.00 - Sold for $15.00 - Profit $12.43

A year or two ago I had a "supply" shop on Etsy. I would buy scrapbooking supplies at a Super Dollar Store and then resell them. I never really did very well at it. Partly because I just didn't have time to keep up another shop. So, I have quite a bit of stuff left that I never sold. This is a lot of 17 clear stamp sets that I paid $1.00 each for. I was hoping for more of a profit but at least I got my money back plus a little bit. I still have more of these left to sell too.

17 Clear Stamp Sets

Paid $17.00 - Sold for $24.95 - Profit $4.13

I don't remember if I actually bought any of these lids or not. When I get jars from people there are always lids and extra lids thrown in with them so I'm counting these as "free". Maybe I could have gotten more if I would have waited till summer when people are canning. Maybe I should have divided the lot in 2 listings and I might have done better. This listing only had 13 lids and rings and they got $25.00. Ya just never know exactly what to do or what's going to happen when you list an auction! I had started these at a higher price 2 different times and finally the 3rd time just got what I had lowered the price to.

69 Presto Glass Inserts and Rings

Paid - 0 - Sold for $35.00 - Profit $31.37

 

I have 4 listings that have bids on them that end tonight. Nothing too exciting though.

 

We got more snow here this afternoon. Supposed to get a wintry mix of sleet and snow tomorrow night but then this next week the temps are supposed to be in the 40's so all this stuff will start melting! Yeah!!! I think everyone is sick of this winter!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! ~~Pam

Busy Day

Yesterday and today I sold these items. Today I got them all packaged up and mailed out.

 

Hooked on Phonics Set

I bought this years ago to teach reading so we got a lot of use out of it.

Sold for $29.95 - Profit  $25.07

My Grandma's Vintage Radio

Free from my Mom - Sold for $15.00 - Profit $13.75

Big Lounging Tigger

Paid $1.69 - Sold for $12.95 - Profit $8.25

American Eagle Outfitters Mens Shirt

Paid $1.69 - Sold for $9.75 - Profit $6.11

8 Shabby Blue Ball Quart Jars

Paid $8.00 - Sold for $32.50 - Profit $22.51

 

5 Shabby Blue Ball Pint Jars

Paid $5.00 Sold for $21.50 Profit $16.17

 

So, all of that took quite awhile to pack up today! Now I need to get busy on other stuff....and I'm falling way behind on my listing goal...again....yikes! ~~Pam

When It Rains It Pours

I went for several days without much of anything selling and then today I had 5 orders! Here's what sold:

Pyrex 1 Pint Bowl

Free from my daughter - Sold for $10.00 - Profit $8.08

Italian Macina-Lagumi Food Mill

Free from my sister - Sold for $22.07 - Profit $18.12

20 Blue Ball Quart Jars

Paid $20.00 Sold for $125.00 Profit $94.76

 

10 Blue Ball Quart Jars

Paid $10.00 Sold for $65.00 Profit $44.62

Vintage Embroidered Table Runner

Paid 50 cents - Sold for $8.00

Vintage Embroidered Table Runner

Paid 50 cents - Sold for $5.00

Profit for both together - $11.28

 

So I had a pretty good day today! Now I just need to get them all packaged up! Already have the 20 jar order ready...it really takes awhile to get them ready! I will update with profits when I get everything ready.

 

I did sell this little item yesterday:

Blueberry Muffin (Strawberry Shortcakes Friend)

Paid 50 cents - Sold for $4.00 - Profit $3.09

 

Supposed to get some more snow Saturday....will this winter ever end? Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam



There's No Spool Like an Old Spool

Yes, a silly title, I know. :) I love these old wooden spools of thread and other people seem to also. I can't remember for sure because I've had these awhile but I think I got a freezer bag full of different spools so I divided them up by color. I listed these a week or two ago and they sold yesterday.

 

 

Paid about $1.50 for both sets - Sold for $14.50 - Profit $12.65

 

 

Last night I started working on our taxes. I'm using TaxAct online. I got our basic information put in and the W-2's that my husband had. I wish I could just stop there...we would be getting back a pretty good refund! But, I have to add in my online business and then he has a lawn care business on the side so I'm sure that refund will go waaayyyy down. :( At least it's starting high enough that I don't think we'll have to pay in...at least for Federal....might have to pay State. I'd like to get done with it by tomorrow night but that's probably pushing it. If I would have been good and kept track of all my mileage like I should have then it would be easier. As is, I'm going to have to go through my money program and see when I went to yard sales and thrift shops to estimate my mileage and then go through my sales and see how many times I would have gone to the post office! Yeah....I  need to get organized! My husband did way better than me...he kept track of his mileage really well so that'll help.

 

Well, I should get busy! Gotta powerful lot to do 'afore supper time! :) (quote from Bud Searcy on "Old Yeller") (from 2:00 - 3:27) ~~Pam

 



Finally a Couple of Sales!

Yesterday I sold 6 sets of buttons! I had listed 3 sets in the morning and a couple of hours later I had a sale! I also sold a set of Sizzix alphabet die-cuts that I had bought at Goodwill a couple of years ago. I originally bought them thinking I would use them but I haven't touched them so decided to unload them. I have so much scrapbooking stuff to get rid of. I make cards, or at least I used to make cards, more than I do now. I just don't seem to have the time! I love to do it and I do occasionally get a few made but I'm always behind on sending out thank you cards. Anyway, I don't need near the stuff that I have anymore so I've been listing some of it. It'll give me a little money plus free up some space!

Sold for $2.50

Sold for $2.25

Sold for $2.20

Sold for $4.00

Sold for $4.00

Sold for $4.50

Profit on all 6 packages of buttons - $16.01

Sizzix Die Cut Alphabet

Paid $9.38 - Sold for $29.95 - Profit $16.97

 

We got a nice snowstorm last night. My husband got up bright and early to go shovel a couple of  places that he does before he went to work. That'll give us $150...hence why I said "nice" snowstorm! :) He's a hardworker!

 

Well, I've been fiddling around long enough this morning. I need to get busy! Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam

New Goal for Februrary

As you might have noticed I have a new ticker on my sidebar with the snowflakes. I picked that because of all the snow we've been getting here in Iowa....and there's more coming! Anyway, several people had suggested having a goal of listing so many things instead of a dollar amount so that's what I'm going to try for this month! I have the goal of listing 5 items a day. I don't know if that'll be too much or not. Yesterday it seemed like it took me forever to get 5 listings up but I did it! Today might be hard too since I won't be able to get started till later this afternoon but I'll give it a shot.

No sales yesterday.

Thanks for stopping by! ~~Pam