Once again, to satisfy my own curiosity, I did a tally for the month to figure out how long each item that sold in September had been listed. Here were the sales results:
Listed in September, 2013: 15
Listed in August, 2013: 10
Listed in July, 2013: 10
Listed in June, 2013: 36
Listed in May, 2013: 10
Listed in April, 2013: 3
Listed in March, 2013: 7
Listed in Feb, 2013: 1
Listed prior to Feb, 2013: 16
Halloween-related sales: 13
Wondering what sold the same month it was listed? Here’s the list:
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| Easter Snoopy Plush Sold in 2 days |
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| Michael J. Fox Rolling Stone Sold in 11 days |
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| Thomas at the Ironworks Sold in 3 days |
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| Mickey Mouse Baby Costume Sold in 4 days |
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| Simba Costume Sold in 2 days |
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| Jessie Costume Sold in 4 days |
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| Doritos Locos Tacos Lot Sold in 7 days |
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| Groovy Girls Tent Sold in 6 days |
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| Groovy Girls Dressers Sold in 24 days |
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| Fairy Tales Treasury Sold in 3 days |
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| Children’s Bible Treasury Sold in 7 days |
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| Schiff Digestive Advantage Sold in 5 days |
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| Lisa Frank Binder Sold in 5 days |
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| 39 Clues #1-8 Book Lot Sold in 11 days |
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| Encino Man DVD Sold same day listed |
mrs4jachi says
October 7, 2013 at 7:09 pmhow can you tell when you listed items? is there a program on ebay? now im really curious 😀
Kari @ She Thrifts says
October 7, 2013 at 9:13 pmI add the date I first list an item to the very bottom of the description section, under my policy blurb.
The Thrifty Momma Says says
October 7, 2013 at 8:07 pmI’m curious too Mrs4. I would have never thought about selling that Rolling Stone. I’m always learning and so glad for our little sharing community:)
Veronica says
October 7, 2013 at 10:40 pmDoritos? Really? Was that on eBay or Amazon?
Kari @ She Thrifts says
October 8, 2013 at 12:49 ameBay. I sold a second lot as well, but that one didn’t go quite as quickly. They were limited edition flavors. I got the idea from reading this post on the eBay Entrepreneur (and just happened across these being clearanced out at Walgreens):
http://www.theebayentrepreneur.com/2013/07/22/this-hard-to-find-item-never-tasted-so-good/
Kimberly Hutmacher says
October 8, 2013 at 12:37 pmThis is a great idea. I think it’s encouraging that 16 of your sales this month were listed prior to February. Everyone likes to talk about dead listings and clearing out old inventory, but every month I have items that have sat here forever without even a watcher and all of the sudden they sell. And those costumes are adorable! 🙂
Kari @ She Thrifts says
October 9, 2013 at 4:55 amI’ve never done a weeding of old inventory. It’s my personal belief that everything will sell eventually. 🙂 Also, weeding things out would take up time that I could spend listing more new items. Getting new items listed is always my biggest focus, after my sold items are prepped and ready to be shipped.
Adley Haywood says
October 8, 2013 at 8:17 pmI like the idea of keeping track of how long it takes for items to sell. I might have to integrate that into my listings as well.
I’ll check out the post from the eBay Entrepreneur. I’m always looking for a something that is on clearance.