Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Summer's Comin!

Well this week it feels like summer has arrived! The weather is sunny in the high 70's to low 80's and we even broke out the hose last night!


Of course they were freezing afterward but hey it was good fun while it lasted!

Max is still hanging on. The vet says he would not give us more than a couple of weeks to 90 days with him. They put him on some steroids and pain meds to help him be as comfortable as possible and he's actually bounced back quite a bit. He's still very tired and does not want to eat anything resembling dog food so I've been making him chicken breasts and giving him as many treats as we can get in him and he seems to be pretty content. The vet's office said to pick 5 things that Max loves to do and once we get to the point where he isn't able to do those things then it will be time. This is hard to think about but we decided that since all he really loves to do at this point is lay outside in the sunshine in the grass all day that once he's not able to get himself outside to do that then it will be time. Until then we will spoil the crap out of him and give him as many hugs and cuddles as we can. Its going to be hardest on my daughter I think. They are very close and once she realized what was happening and we talked to her about it there were lots of tears and ever since Max has gotten lots of get well soon cards from school every day. This will be tough...

At any rate, our lives are kind of on hold for the moment but everywhere else life goes on as normal which means I have photos to edit for clients, sales to package and ship and my booth space to worry and fret about some more!

On the booth front, I worked my first shift on Monday and it went really well. I signed up for my 2nd shift next Monday and I'll be at the store all day so if its slow maybe I can re-arrange my space a bit and make it really pop! I have so far sold a total of 6 or 7 items totaling only $45 and had one $3 item break. Its 1/2 way through the month so hopefully a piece of furniture sells or something valuable in the next week or so so that I don't have to actually pay her for June's rent. I feel like with such a small space that my stuff is over crowded so maybe I'll actually bring a few things home and wait til more sells? I don't know, we'll see how this week goes!

Online sales have tanked but only because I'm just not putting in the effort to list like I was earlier this year. Last week I went a whole 7 days with no Cha-Chings so I did get a little listing does and a couple sales over the weekend. LOTS of things going Internationally which always makes me cringe and nervous because its just so scary to put something in a box and not be able to track it or know who is going to be handling it once it leaves the country or if it will even make it to the buyer.

Anyways, enough rambling for me, I'll leave you with a few of the items that have sold for me in the last month, I'm going to go enjoy this early taste of summer and plant some flowers or something!

 As always, Lilo and Stitch are BOLO's for me. Sometimes it takes a while but they always seem to sell and for a good profit. Bought in January for just over a buck and he sold this month for $35, netting me $23 after fees and shipping. Worth the wait!

 Another random Disney Store plush. This is Rosebud from Super Buddies - I paid $.28 for her in April and she sold with a best offer of $44 netting me $33 after fees and shipping! This is why its so addicting to do this!

Starbucks high relief NYC mug that I picked up for $2 back in March. It sold within a month of listing for $35 making me $22 after fees and shipping.

 This is Little Bear - I remember when I used to babysit when I was a teenager that all the kids I sat for LOVED Little Bear. My kids never caught on to him but he's still on TV years later in reruns and that means parents are on the lookout for his items because you don't see LB in stores anymore. I snatched up this little backpack for $6 and almost returned it when I got home because it wasn't in the best condition but I'm glad I didn't because it sold within a couple of days for $50 making a profit of $30 after everything, whoop!

 These silverplated spice canisters caught my eye at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago. I thought they were so neat looking so I bought them for $4. I was kind of surprised but they sold within 2 days to a buyer in England for $50 and they are on their way now so hopefully they make it safely, knock on wood! $4 turned into $36 profit after fees and almost $18 for international shipping!

Well that's it for now!

14 comments:

  1. It's nice that you've been given some extra time with Max. It's never easy, that's for sure!
    I'm always amazed at the things you sell and the price you get for them! I need to take some lessons!

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    1. He seems to be doing pretty good so we'll see how the next few weeks go by. You can see why I am so addicted to ebay and selling. Its hard not to get excited when I'm out at a sale or store and find something for 50 cents that I can sell for $50!

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  2. I love Little Bear. When my boys were little they watched that show all the time. Glad to know there is still demand for it!

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    1. I thought it was a cute show back in the day too Margaret! My daughter did like watching it now and then and I think its too slow for my crazy boy. Funny thing is that he is SUPER into Little Einsteins right now and those toys never stick around my house too long!

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  3. Love Lilo and Stitch. I just sold a Stitch coffee mug for $24.99. As far as international sales, I've switched to having most of mine (except for Canada, Australia, Japan) go GSP. It's nice being able to track it to Kentucky, and then ebay takes responsibility for it from there on. If anything happens to it after it gets to Kentucky, ebay refunds the customer- not me :)

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    1. Awesome, it seems no matter what the item is every Lilo and Stitch I've ever had has sold eventually and for a good price! Ok call me crazy - what is GSP??

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    2. It stands for ebay's Global Shipping Program. Here is a link that explains how it works http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/shipping-globally.html

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  4. If you print your postage online there are countries that are now tracked. Copied from the po site

    •First-Class Package International Service
    •Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes
    •Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Boxes

    The free online tracking feature is available for these items sent to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, Switzerland, Israel and Brazil.

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    1. I have noticed on some of my shipments that it says delivered abroad but not on every one. Hopefully they'll get more streamlined with International soon!! Thanks for the tip!

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  5. Oh my goodness, I hate international shipping too. I am always relieved to find when it's to places like the UK or Australia and not somewhere in the jungle of South America! lol Great finds!

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  6. Those silverplated spice canisters are gorgeous!

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    1. I know! I thought so too, such a fun find!

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