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Favorite Flips Friday – January sales

February 7, 2020 by Kari @ She Thrifts 1 Comment

Here are a few of my favorite sales from January on eBay.

Baby blankets are always my top favorite. These all sold between $27.95 – $34.95.

This particular Spark Create Imagine elephant plush seems to have a good sell-through rate.

Paid: $2.99 @ GW, Sold: $19.95
(4 days after listed)

Squishable plush are new for me, but this one sold very quickly.

Paid: $0.40 @ GWO, Sold: $19.95
(1.5 hours after listed)

I sometimes find duplicates of plush or loveys. I usually list one and keep the second in a duplicates tote, and list it after the first has sold. (With used items I hesitate in making multi-quantity listings because the condition may be different). I sold two of these People Pals plush cows for $24.95/ea about 2 months apart … to the same person. She also asked that I let her know if I find any more in the future.

Boo Boo Bear Plush
Paid: $1 @ ys, BO Accepted: $30
(listed since July, 2019)

I picked up this aardvark (??) plush at a small local thrift when visiting my in-laws last summer.

Paid: $0.50, BO Accepted: $35
(listed since Aug, 2019)

Toddler Piglet Costume
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $29.95
(2 days after listed)

Purple Hush Puppies
Paid: $3 @ ys, BO Accepted: $34 + shipping
(listed since Sept, 2019)

JLo Lovelies Jeans
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $39.95
(listed since July, 2019)

VTG Gunne Sax Girls Dress
Paid: $5 @ ys, Sold: $39.95 + shipping
(auction that only got one bid)

Princess Leia Her Universe Dress
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $39.95
(2 days after listed)

The North Face Denali Jacket
Paid: $1.92 @ GWO
Sold: $49.95 + shipping
(9 days after listed)

Did you have any fun sales in January? I would love to hear about them!

Adventures in Mercari

February 6, 2020 by Kari @ She Thrifts Leave a Comment

I finally opened up a store on Mercari back in November. To begin with I was enjoying something new. At the time I was working on listing all of the costumes I had recently purchased, so that is what I was also mostly listing on Mercari. And I did get a few sales right away.

I shared recently what kinds of items have been selling for me on Bonanza, and at first it was my intention to use that data to inform what I would be listing on Mercari. Basically, I was planning to list costumes, plush and loveys on Mercari but no clothing. But then for I don’t know what reason I did end up listing a dress on Mercari that wasn’t a big name brand and actually had a flaw, and it sold almost immediately. So that made me question my plans. Should I just list everything?

Answer? Ugh. I honestly don’t know. But I have been listing this and that and like PM it feels haphazard and also like PM I’m not getting the best results. I have had 18 sales total since opening my account in November.

I do appreciate Mercari’s low fees. Shipping is a bit of a pain though because I am offering free shipping on all of my listings. When purchasing the shipping I go through Paypal if it is under a pound and can be shipped First Class. If it is over a pound and smallish I will purchase shipping through Pirate Ship because it is a bit cheaper than Paypal.

Interested in what I have sold on Mercari since November? Here’s the scoop:

I have sold a few clothing items, including another 49ers shirt, a baby Columbia jacket, Hanna Andersson training pants, men’s dress shirts and a dress.

A few miscellaneous items, including a Dora plush lot, a Princess Leia hologram potato head, and a fancy Mario pencil box.

And a bunch of costumes, since that is basically all I listed for the first month or two. I sold two of the Blue Ranger costumes.

I do like having another platform on which to sell my items, and to have a bit more money coming in. Crossposting takes a little time but very little brain power so I don’t mind it too much. I did try using Vendoo when it was free and liked it okay, but felt like I was double and triple checking everything to make sure information transferred correctly so I didn’t feel like it was necessarily saving me time. I am currently doing all crossposting manually.

I would love to hear from others who are selling on Mercari. What do you love? What bugs you about the platform? Do you have specific categories of items that sell best? I’m all ears!

January sales on Poshmark

February 5, 2020 by Kari @ She Thrifts Leave a Comment

Another month has come and gone. I sold a total of 20 items on Poshmark – only about 2/3 of the way to my goal of selling an average of at least one item per day.

I have a bunch of things listed. My closet is actually so big it makes it hard to share because there is just so much. It is not curated at all, instead pretty haphazard, a bit of this, a bit of that.

I am super close to being finished going through my closet adding “3/$25” in front of a bunch of my listings in hopes that it will increase bundle sales. Thus far it has resulted in exactly zero bundle sales.

So. Ho hum.

But if you’re interested, here are a few items that did sell on PM last month.

Someone was preparing for the Super Bowl!

Victoria’s Secret 49ers tank
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $22

I do sell a fair number of costumes on PM.

Simba costume
Paid: $1.99 @ WM, Sold: $20

These toddler boots were so darned cute. They were with Halloween clearance, so I got them for 90% off.

Paid: $2.49 @ Target, Sold: $25

Guess what else I like to sell on PM? Shocking no one … plush and baby blankets, of course. Honestly, I sell about as many loveys on PM as I do clothing.

Tiddliwinks Giraffe Blanket
Paid: $1 @ ys, Sold: $20

Carter’s Thank Heaven for Baby Boys Blanket
Paid: $2.49 @ GW, Sold: $25

Ikea Dog Plush
Paid: $2.39 @ VV, Sold: $26

I listed consistently on PM in January, and I have to say I was quite underwhelmed by the results.

How is Poshmark looking for you? Please share.

Goodwill Outlet

January 27, 2020 by Kari @ She Thrifts 3 Comments

There is a Goodwill Outlet on the other side of my town – probably a 15-20 minute drive from my house. I went there for the first time about 10 years ago. The only way I can really place it in time is that I had my oldest (and at the time, only) son with me. We went in, looked around, I felt overwhelmed by the people and chaos and underwhelmed by the kinds of items (I think at the time I hadn’t started selling clothes). I bought my son an Elmo toy and we got the heck out of there after just a few minutes.

Fast forward 10-ish years, I had never once gone back. I don’t remember even being tempted to go back. But as you may know, my Value Village closed. And now that I am working from home full-time I have started listening to Youtube videos in the background as I work, and the majority of folks seem to shop at the bins. So I decided it was time to go back.

One of my personal goals each year is to donate blood at least 5 times (eligible donors can donate every 56 days!) The Red Cross blood donor center recently moved … in the same general direction as the bins from my house. So I decided that the next time I donated blood I would go to the bins after.

It was pretty much exactly how people describe it. Most items are priced $1.29 per pound if you purchase 25+ pounds, media items are priced separately. You dig. Mine is busy, but not so busy that you can’t keep your cart next to you all the time. I didn’t encounter anyone that was rude or overly aggressive. It was fun, but at the end I had to be honest that I didn’t find many amazing things … mostly Nike, Under Armour, Columbia and the like that will bring in small but decent sales. I was also super curious about how much I actually paid for each item, so I weighed every single thing to get an idea of actual cost. Here are a few of the items I have sold so far:

Nike athletic pants
Paid: $0.56, Sold: $14.95
(2 days after listed)

Athleta tank top
Paid: $0.48, Sold: $15.95
(11 days after listed)

Outfitter’s Ridge Boys Camo Jacket
Paid: $1.68, Sold: $24.95
(4 days after listed)

Rothco Concealed Carry Hoodie
Paid: $1.76, Sold: $24.95
(less than 12 hours after listed)

Pottery Barn Kids
Beatrix Potter fitted sheet
Paid: $0.64, BO Accepted: $30
(7 days after listed)

I was also given 2 Red Cross shirts for donating blood. Probably about half the time I go they have some kind of freebie offer going on, this time it was a long sleeve tee. Apparently they had boxes and boxes of the shirts because one of the gals working there encouraged me to take more than one if I wanted.

2 Red Cross Long-Sleeve Tees
Paid: $0.00 (1 pint of blood)
BO Accepted: $16
(11 days after listed)

I have to admit I enjoyed the GWO experience. When I got home my boys asked why my blood donation appointment had taken so long and I told them I had gone to the Goodwill Outlet.

8yo: You went to the bins?!
Me: How do you know it is called that?
8yo: That’s what they say in all of the videos you watch.

I came home with a lot of mediocre items. (AND, unlike shopping at Value Village where I mostly bought NWT items, I felt the need to wash absolutely everything.) If I was low on inventory it would be a very cost-effective way to get more … but right now I am still making my way through backlogged inventory. So I don’t plan to go back often.

That said, last Friday was my birthday and when my husband asked what I wanted to do I told him I wanted to go to the Goodwill Outlet. He was totally a good sport and went with me. I was kinda hoping he would love it, but notsomuch. We did find him a new pair of work pants, which I washed over the weekend. He just (minutes ago) came downstairs wearing them and said he found a dollar in the pocket. !!!! I thought I had checked every pocket on every item, I’ve seen pictures online of people finding money in pockets and I was hoping I might get so lucky. But, no.

Current score: Me – $0, Husband – $1

Do you shop at the bins? Do you love it? Please share!

Mystery Money Box #1

December 30, 2019 by Kari @ She Thrifts 4 Comments

It has been about 6 weeks since my Value Village closed. (Sniff, sniff. No, I’m not really over it.) But the silver lining is that I am making my way through some old inventory. Take this box:

This was a really big box that I have in my storage room. It was under some other boxes. I really and truly thought that it was empty. Until something inside the box shifted and started playing music. And would. not. stop. It played and played until I unburied the box and opened it up. Inside I found a huge number of things that probably should have been listed years (yes, years) ago. But since it wasn’t, I am listing what I can now.

This wagon was the music culprit. If you push down on Pooh he plays music and talks. The wagon was kinda big. I had no interest in trying to ship it so I sold it locally for $10.

This is a super cute Melissa & Doug Noah’s Ark set, but a couple of the animals are missing so I decided to sell it locally. I’ve actually gotten a bunch of messages about it, but so far no one has purchased it.

I found not one but two(!) Wiggles guitars in the box. The red one works, but the purple one doesn’t. I’ve been waffling on whether to sell them online or locally due to the condition.

I am almost certain this toy was a gift to my now 8yo when he was a baby. I listed it on eBay and it sold for $29.95 (20 days after listed).

I found an entire shoe box tote full of what I figured out were Bratz dolls. I have NO memory of buying these. I am guessing it was literally years ago.

I listed the entire lot for $39.95 + shipping. A potential buyer e-mailed me and asked if he bought the lot at full price if I could send only the clothing and accessories including those on the dolls, but not send the actual dolls. In the past in similar situations I usually put up a new listing with only the items the buyer is interested in included, but I looked at his FB and he seemed like a nice, active eBay buyer with no red flags so I just said yes I could keep the dolls if he didn’t want them and left the listing as is. He promptly purchased the lot, I sent it to him sans dolls, and he left the following feedback:
Thank you for compromising! Shipped fast packaged well

It kind of made me laugh because the “compromise” was that he got less than what he paid for, but whatever. I relisted the dolls and they sold on their own for $19.95. So, yay.

This was a GAP mock turtleneck velvet top. It sold for $15.95 (3 days after I listed it). I think it is the only other item in the box I have sold … so far.

Here are some more of the toys in the box. Of these only the Rudolph rattle is listed on eBay. I listed the Sesame Street toy locally, the Little Einsteins game is missing pieces, and most of the other items I am going to lot up. I need to do research on the dolls – they are Polly Pocket ish, but Disney, so I think they are actually something else.

There was also misc clothing and books.

Some of the books are listed. The Star Wars sticker books are brand new, I am waffling on whether to list them or give them as a gift. My youngest son snagged the Tony Hawk hoodie. The skirts are cute and Gymboree, but show a fair amount of wash wear. The stack of pants are all maternity and also show wash wear. I am guessing when I bought them the intent was resale, but they are things I would never pick up now (mostly due to condition). If I ever participate in the kids consignment sale again I may take them there, that way the buyer can clearly see what they are buying prior to purchase. (The condition isn’t bad, I am now just super picky about what I buy to resell, and generally only buy items that show almost no signs of wear.)

I wish I could say this is the only neglected box in my storage room, but I do have some totes that I know I need to go through … and I have no idea what I will find inside. But hey, it’s been there so long it now it feels like free inventory. Yay?

Favorite Flips Friday, 12/20/19

December 20, 2019 by Kari @ She Thrifts 3 Comments

Of course I sold a bunch of loveys. All of those shown above sold for $24.95.

The three listed above sold for $29.95.

This Juicy blanket got a lot of attention on PM, but finally sold via GSP on eBay.

Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $26.95
(listed since Oct, 2019)

I thought this phone was really fun, but it took forever to sell!

Paid: $1 @ ys, Sold: $29.95
(listed since Aug, 2015)
2015!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I pretty much keep things listed until they sell. Thankfully it is rare for it to take that long.

Littlefoot Gund Plush
Paid: $2 @ rummage sale
Sold: $29.95
(listed since July, 2019)

Some Land Before Time plush sell better than Gund brand. Keep an eye out!

Disney Pooh Butterflies Blanket
Paid: $1 @ ys, Sold: $34.95
(listed since July, 2019)

‘Tis the season for selling coats. All of those above sold in the $30-$40 range, plus shipping.

Every year at Christmas my boys’ BABW plush get new outfits. I purchased the lot on the left on eBay for $16.99. I kept all of the super hero outfits, and sold the Disney outfits on the right for $17.95.

Not huge flips, but I have had good luck selling NWT Bark Box dog toys. I bought a box of them at a ys over the summer and they all sold quickly. This one is Vincent Van Squirrel.
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $17.95
(listed since Nov, 2019)

How has your Q4 been? I can’t believe the new year is right around the corner!! Where oh where does the time go?

Favorite Flips Friday, 10/11/19

October 11, 2019 by Kari @ She Thrifts 3 Comments

I have had a pretty decent sales week, but they were mostly bread-and-butter, slow-and-steady sales. Here are a few:

(New old stock) notebook paper. You can tell from the packaging that it is vintage. I wish I knew why they bought it, it’s so random.
They immediately left positive FB.
Paid: $0.50 @ ys, Sold: $14.95
(listed since May, 2019)

Benelton Men’s Wool Sweater Vest
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $39.95 + shipping
(26 days after listed)

Elf on a Shelf loveys. Originally listed together, then someone asked to separate and I created a new listing … that they never purchased. Eventually relisted together, finally sold!
Paid: $3 on FB, Sold: $19.95
(originally listed Oct, 2016)

Princess & the Frog Tsum Tsums
Paid: $1 @ consignment sale,
Sold: $24.95
(11 hours after listed)

This is a vintage Care Bears toddler-size sleeping bag. The buyer was super excited, she said it is the same pattern she had when she was young, and she is going to repurpose it into a baby blanket for a family member.
Paid: $1 @ ys, BO Accepted: $25
(listed since July, 2019)

I have sold a few granny squares blankets, I definitely have the best luck with the black ones.
Paid: $3 @ ys, Sold: $39.95
(10 days after listed)

Did you have any noteworthy sales recently? I would love to hear about them!

Brand BOLO: 100 Thieves

October 8, 2019 by Kari @ She Thrifts Leave a Comment

100 Thieves is a “gaming lifestyle company” that was founded in 2017. It includes a clothing line that can fetch some high prices! Check out completeds HERE.

Favorite Flips Friday, 10/4/19

October 4, 2019 by Kari @ She Thrifts 1 Comment

My sales have actually been pretty strong this last week, but the items I’ve sold haven’t been particularly noteworthy.

My favorite thrift has been taken over by Halloween, which means there are fewer racks of clothes to look through. The past couple weeks I’ve been stretching myself by perusing some of the men’s items too.

NWT Saddlebred Sweater Vest 3XLT
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $19.95 (4 days after listed)

This chevron print dress was so pretty.
The pictures don’t do it justice.

Cache Dress Size 0
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $24.95
(listed since Aug, 2019)

Evan Picone Green Suit Size 12
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $34.95
(listed since July, 2019)

Tis the season to sell coats.
I have sold several recently.

Forecaster of Boston Wool Coat, Size 14
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $34.95
(listed since June, 2019)

I picked these up for a quarter each at a yard sale this summer, and they started getting watchers immediately after listing.

Paid: $0.75 @ ys, Sold: $19.95
(18 days after listed)

Paid: $3 @ ys, BO accepted: $29.99
(listed since July, 2019)

NWT Baby Gear Sports Blanket
Paid: $2.39 @ FM, Sold: $32.95
Listed since Nov, 2018

Paid: $2 @ ys, Sold: $49.95 + shipping
(listed since June, 2017)

This is a niche I would really like to explore more. It was a nice flip but it took a really long time to sell. The Recycleista blog did a series on selling flatware a few years back that I need to revisit.

How were your sales this week? And do you have any experience selling flatware? I would love to hear about it!

Favorite Flips Friday, 9/27/19

September 27, 2019 by Kari @ She Thrifts 4 Comments

Here are a few of my favorite recent flips.

A Wiggles cup! I knew it wouldn’t sell for a lot, but oh the nostalgia. I had to pick it up. It ended up being a quick flip.

Paid: $0.25 @ ys,
Sold: $14.95 (4 days after listed)

I know people say LuLaRoe is dead, but I still pick it up from time to time ~ but I have become much more selective. This dress was a super quick flip.

Paid: $3 @ ys,
Sold: $24.95 (10 hours after listed)