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Friday Favorites, 12/21/12

December 22, 2012 by Kari @ She Thrifts 6 Comments

Here are a few of my favorite sales from the last couple weeks:

I always look in the baggies of toy dishes at Value Village to see if there is anything good amongst the blah and rubbish.  A few months back I found a bag with 2 Baby Alive bottles that make sucking and burping sounds.  I finally got around to listing them, and both sold within just a few days.  (The rest that is not eBay worthy I will put into my own baggy and re-sell at an upcoming consignment sale.)

Baby Alive bottle with sounds
Paid $3ish for the bag; Sold $14.95/ea – shipping
Still have extras to sell at consignment sale

I thought these were really cute!

John Deere play keys
Paid $0.25 at consignment-ish sale; Sold $14.95 – shipping

I had read somewhere that Caboodles sell well.  I found one a couple weeks ago at Value Village, and a second one the next week.  I finally listed both the same day.  A smaller one instantly had a bunch of watchers, but this bigger one was the first to sell.

Vintage Caboodle
Paid $5.24; Sold $49.95 – shipping


I love finding Thomas Duplos!  I actually have a bunch I need to get listed.  My goal was to get them all listed before Christmas, but alas, it did not happen.  Almost all those that I did list have sold.

James Duplo Train
Paid $40 for a huge lot at a yard sale last summer
Sold James for $24.95 – shipping

 I am a plush lover who cannot be bothered with Beanie Babies.  They have never seemed like they were worth the effort.  This guy, however, I will make an exception for.  He’s so cute!  He was the “extra” in a bag from Value Village.

Boo-Hoo Halloween Owl Beanie Baby
Paid $1ish?; Sold $17.50 – shipping


Last summer I picked up Stephenie Meyer books when I found them cheap.  I am sure I didn’t pay more than $1 for any of these, at most.  Imagine my surprise when I got the 5 together and realized I didn’t have any duplicates!  I sold them as a lot.  

Stephenie Meyer Book Lot
Paid $3ish?; Sold $29.95 – shipping

For some reason I really liked this Ugly Christmas Sweater, and I actually thought about keeping it for myself.  But I knew I would never actually wear it, so to eBay it went.  My hesitation in listing it caused me to price it a tad higher than my other sweaters I was selling.

Ugly Christmas Sweater
Paid $2.50 at Rummage Sale; Sold $34.95 – shipping


I bought three plush last month at a consignment sale – Simba, Eeyore, and Minnie below.  I paid $7 total for the three.  Minnie was the last to sell (in less than a month), for a grand total of $94.85. 

Minnie Mouse Plush (2011 Collectible)
Paid $2 at consignment sale; Sold $24.95 – shipping

This summer I bought a couple totes full of PVC Disney characters.  One I sorted out, photographed, and listed.  The other is still waiting for my attention.  The lot below is one of the last I had left from the first tote.  I paid $7 for the tote, and have sold at least 10 different lots for $15-$20 each.  The organizing and photographing, etc, took some work, but it’s been worth it.

Princess & the Frog PVC lot
Paid  (maybe $0.50?); Sold $17.50 – shipping

These PVC toys I found in a baggie at Value Village.  They are tiny.  They took a couple months to finally sell.

Vintage Strawberry Shortcake PVC lot
Paid $3ish?; Sold $25.95 – shipping

Filed Under: Bellies Babies Beyond, eBay, Favorite Five Friday, Legos, Plush, Thomas, Value Village

Comments

  1. We are: clamco says

    December 22, 2012 at 8:04 am

    Great sales! There’s just something about owls that make them so irresistible.

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    December 22, 2012 at 3:07 pm

    I know you sell a lot of plush so I thought I’d tell you about a lot I stumbled across. I bought a lot of 12 plants vs zombies plush off of my local FB yard sale group. I had to look up what they were, but decided to take a risk. I paid $20 for 12 which is a bit on the pricey side, but it paid off. I finally got around to listing them about 2 weeks ago. After looking at the other listings I decided to list them at BIN for $8.99 each. I sold 7 of them overnight! 4 of them before I went to bed that night! They were all gone within 48 hours. Now obviously I underpriced them, but I still made a profit of about $100 on them. so there another BOLO for you in plush world!

    Reply
    • Kari @ She Thrifts says

      December 22, 2012 at 9:37 pm

      I just looked them up on eBay. I probably wouldn’t have given them a second thought had I seen them out and about. Thanks for the tip!

      Reply
  3. Marci says

    December 24, 2012 at 1:00 am

    Wow, you get really good prices on your stuff! I think I list too low. Do you auction or do you have a store? (I know you have said before but I can’t remember) I just closed my store because I didn’t really do a whole lot more than 50 sales a month but I am still unsure if I should keep it open. I need to crunch some numbers I guess.

    Reply
  4. Marci says

    December 24, 2012 at 1:03 am

    Oh, forgot to tell you, I did just sell a Land Before Time plush. Got that tip from you so thanks!

    Reply
    • Kari @ She Thrifts says

      December 24, 2012 at 5:01 am

      Awesome! I’m so glad to hear that helped. There have been SO many blog posts I’ve read that have helped me out, I love the idea of being able to pay it forward.

      I have a store, and only use BIN. Right now I have 450 items listed. Before the holidays I was keeping it around 500, and my hopes for the new year are to get it up around 600 and just maintain. We’ll see how it goes. 🙂

      Reply

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