Remember that yard sale on my very own street that I was so excited about a few weeks back? If not you can re-live my "best yard sale of the season" post HERE!
Well I finally got my Toy Story original toy, Mr. Mike, listed last week! I listed him high at $109.99 with free shipping OBO. I immediately started getting offers in and they were low, like $50-$70 but I countered at $90 on a couple of them and one person took the bait! He sold for $90 + $20 shipping to Italy! Granted it ended up costing me $28.87 to ship it there because I didn't weigh it beforehand but I'm still very happy with my flip! If he'd have never been opened he'd have been worth about $200+... Now lets hope it gets there in one piece!
Toy Story toys are always a "Be on the Lookout" items. I have sold several items from Jessie dolls, Zurg, Potato Heads, Bullseye, etc and they ALWAYS give me a great profit! Mr. Mike is a definite BOLO and the other characters that are not as common in the movies are great because they tend to be more rare and worth substantially more!
I also sold these cuties last night for $9.99 with free shipping! They were in a grab bag of things at the thrift store that I paid $3 for. I have sold everything else in the bag already for a profit so these were all profit for me! Funny thing with these is that I got an email after they had sold from someone who wanted me to sell them to her for 1/2 price because her daughter liked them. I responded very nicely that they had sold already that evening for my full asking price. Some people are so strange!
Wow..that Mr. Mike was a fabulous find! I know people are pretty weird. I have this Addidas golf shirt for sale and I had this guy who kept sending me low offers...and the last offer he sent me was saying...the shirt looks stretched out and warn (it's like flippin NEW)...then he says in his offer "just take the offer already"! Jerk!!!
ReplyDeletePeople are definitely strange!!! LOL
Margaret @ Live Like No One Else
Yes because being a jerk is surely going to get me to sell that shirt to you... and now you're blocked! haha!
DeleteGreat sale! Not to be a Debbie Downer, but the only toys we are allowed to ship to Italy have to be all wood. Hopefully yours slips through without any trouble. Did you insure it?
ReplyDeleteHere is the list of Italy restrictions. It's a long one.
http://pe.usps.com/text/imm/il_008.htm
OH MY GOSH! How did I miss that! I usually check before I ship! My only hope is that it does go through because I marked it as a tape recorder and not a toy but who knows, GAH! Thank god for Shipsurance, I just did buy insurance for it, please GOD let it get there!
DeleteWell thank GOD I marked it as a tape recorder because it arrived in Italy safely, I thought for sure I'd have to make an insurance claim! Whew!
DeleteGreat news! Sorry to scare you needlessly. It's good to know for next time though :)
DeleteI would have bought those little people! :( I was looking for those this summer to go with a 60 cent princess little people ride on I had got for my daughters first birthday at a thrift store. Wanted those exact ones but never found them, I'd have totally paid $10 for them!!! Should have called you. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh man! I wish I'd have known you were looking for them I'd have just sent them to ya! :)
Deletelol - just realized you have to approve them I was wondering why it didn't post - sorry delete these last two. :)
ReplyDeleteNo worries! :) I just have it approve if it's over a week old so I don't miss anything! :)
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