Favorite Five Friday

Early December = Sales!

December 8, 2015 by Kari @ She Thrifts 8 Comments

‘Tis the season. Sales are good right now. I am hoping to hit my sales goal for the month by the 20th because I know sales will drop off almost entirely then, if not before. Here are a few of my better sales over the last few days.

I bought a LOT of costumes at 90% off after Halloween. I’ve been listing a few here and there, and several have already sold. (Including a vampire costume. Who buys a vampire costume in December?) The Sonic the Hedgehog costume below also sold very quickly.

Paid: $1.99 @ Wal-Mart, Sold: $24.95

I bought a Mo Willems pigeon plush for my youngest on eBay for Christmas last year. For some reason they were selling it with the Pokemon plush below. It was in good condition, so I listed it. Wasn’t a super fast flip, but I sold it for more than I paid for both plush originally.

Pokemon plush
Paid: ?, Sold: $29.95

snoopy mug 1
Snoopy Mug
Paid: $4ish @ VV, Sold: $34.95

Perfection isn’t always a fast seller, but it always sells eventually.

Paid: $2ish, Sold: $39.95

And a few Christmas-y sales!

I picked up a bunch of animated (move and play music) hats on post-Christmas clearance two years ago. Almost all of them sold last year, with the exception of three of the style below. Two of which have sold so far this year.

Paid: $3ish, Sold: $34.95

This tapestry blanket was super cute, and in great condition.

Paid: $4ish @ VV, Sold: $49.95

I picked up all 12 of the plush below at a church rummage sale over the summer. I paid $25 for 3 bags of plush. I am sure I made my $25 back long ago on other plush sales. Apparently these Rudolph plush were sold at CVS years back.

Sold: $74.95

How are December sales looking for you so far?

Consignment Sale Sales (on eBay)

October 25, 2015 by Kari @ She Thrifts 9 Comments

October was the round two for consignment sale season around here (round one being in April). There are two big consignment sales that operate in my area. I shop the JBF sale, and both consign and shop at a the second (local) sale. Below are some of the items I purchased for resale that have already sold.

NWT Classic Pooh Piglet Plush
Paid: $1.00, Sold: $14.95 (5 days after listed)

Okie Dokie Giraffe Lovey
Paid: $2.00, Sold: $19.95 (2 days after listed)

NWT Baby Gear Silly Monkey Lovey
Paid: $2.00, Sold: $29.95 (4 days after listed)

6 Little Einsteins PVC/Cake Toppers
Paid: $6.00, Sold: $39.95 (2 days after listed)

Old Navy Maternity Puffer Coat
Paid: $7.50, Sold: $44.95 (6 days after listed)

Old Navy Maternity Dressy Coat
Paid: $7.50, Sold: $44.95 (18 days after listed)

And a consignment sale mystery item. I picked up the crab below for $1. It says Mattel Disney 2010 on the bottom, but darned if I can figure out what it is from. The only Disney crab I am familiar with is Sebastian from The Little Mermaid, but I don’t think he looks quite right. Anybody recognize it as something else?

September Sales

October 6, 2015 by Kari @ She Thrifts 9 Comments

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. I think about writing fairly often, but it rarely makes it to the top of my neverending to-do-list . I’m sure you all know how it is!

But, I thought I would quickly check in with some of September’s sales. I rarely have big, amazing sales, but try to make up for it by having more, smaller, consistent sales. The following all fall into what I would consider my “bread and butter” categories.

Loveys

Little Giraffe black/white polka dot lovey
Paid: $1 FB, Sold: $29.95 (listed since May, 2015)

I still love to sell loveys! I have been more actively looking for them this year because they are consistent sellers. Unless they cost less than $1, I will usually look them up quickly, and make sure I can sell them for $25+. Not all do, but there are plenty that will. They can sit for awhile though, because you are waiting for just the right buyer. I get the most enthusiastic thank you e-mails from parents of children who have lost their loveys, and are desperate to replace them!

Toys

La Grande Famille Soft Ball
Paid: $1ish @ consignment sale, Sold: $29.95 (listed since May, 2015)

I am starting to move away from toys a bit, but will still pick them up if the price is right, they are small-ish, and won’t be too much of a pain to ship. This particular ball actually sold twice. The first time I woke up to the sale AND a snippy e-mail asking me to cancel their purchase because they decided $30 was just too much for the small ball. Whatever. I refunded, relisted, and it sold again a couple weeks later to a very happy buyer.

Footie PJs lots

6 pairs of footie PJs
Paid: $4ish @ ys, Sold: $34.95 (listed since July, 2015)

I like to buy footie PJs to sell in lots. If they are size 24 months or smaller I will sell them in lots of 6 for $34.95 and ship them in a padded flat rate mailer. I will pay up to $1 per pair if they are in really good condition. My preference is to find all 6 pairs at the same yard sale, but if I can pick up a pair of PJs for a quarter and they are in really nice condition, it’s hard to pass them up! In that case I will save them for a future lot.

Ski clothes

Triple Nickel Boys Ski Pants
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $24.95 (6 days after listing)

I had great aspirations of having a store fully stocked with a bunch of ski clothes this winter. But instead I’ve been selling ski clothes all summer long! I know, it’s a good problem to have. Now that we are heading towards winter it will become harder to find them as a discount tag at the thrifts, but I’ll still pick them up when I can. I am *really* picky on condition though – I’ll only buy them if they’re nearly like new.

Women’s Clothes

NWT CAbi pink denim jacket
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $34.95 (listed since July, 2015)

Clothes will never be my favorite thing to sell, listing them can get a bit tedious. But I can’t deny that it is also consistent money. I visit one of my local thrifts once a week on the discount tag day and check through most of the clothing racks. It has definitely become a bigger focus over the summer.

Plush

Plush, on the other hand, will probably always be my favorite. Here are a few of my recent plush sales.

Wile E. Coyote plush (still a consistent seller for me,
and if you find the Roadrunner it usually sells even better!)
Paid: $1.99? @ VV, Sold: $24.95 (listed since July, 2015)

Jumbo (36″) pink frog plush
Paid: $2ish @ VV, Sold: $34.95 (listed since July, 2015)

FAO Schwarz Coral Reef Plush
Paid: $3 @ ys, Sold: $39.95 (listed since August, 2015)

Vintage CPK Doll
Paid: $10 FB, Best Offer Accepted: $65.00

I am pretty clueless when it comes to Cabbage Patch dolls, but I do know that the ones with the cloth faces (like this one) are often older and worth the most money.

I’ve also been selling a lot of Halloween items, but I am saving them for a different post. What has been selling well for you?

If you’re not getting ready for Halloween, you should be!

July 10, 2015 by Kari @ She Thrifts 9 Comments

The number of Halloween-related sales I have been having has really picked up in the last few weeks. And not just costumes – decor too. While the majority of people may wait until September or October to do their Halloween shopping, there are always going to be some early birds. And if sellers put off listing their Halloween goodies until September or later it makes it even more likely that mine, that are listed year-round, will get snapped up by those early birds. So on second thought . . . don’t bother listing your Halloween goods. Wait. Then wait some more. Just kidding!

Here are some of my more recent Halloween-related sales. All of the items below are NWT, bought on post-Halloween clearance. I would guess I paid around $2 per item, with the exception of the baby outfit which was probably around 50¢.

Groot costume (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Sold: $24.95

Spiderman Jack-O-Lantern
Best Offer Accepted: $25.00

“I’ve Got The Power” Light-Up, Singing Hat
Sold: $34.95

Skelebones Toddler Costume
Sold: $19.95

Incredible Hulk Costume
Sold: $39.95

Baby Jack-O-Lantern Outfit
Sold: $9.95

Frilly Elmo
Sold: $19.95

Iron Man Costume
Sold: $24.95

Tinkerbell Costume
Sold: $39.95

And I’ve got a LOT more where these came from, yet to be sold.
I love selling Halloween items!

Favorite Five Friday, 6/26/15

June 26, 2015 by Kari @ She Thrifts 4 Comments

It’s been awhile since I’ve shared any sales. Here are a few of my favorites from the last week or so.

I’ve actually sold a few mugs recently! Which is surprising since I’ve almost completely stopped buying them. I want to be able to list them for at least $25, and I don’t often find mugs worth that much.

Team 7-Eleven Mug
Paid: $2ish @ VV, Sold: $34.95 (listed since September, 2014)

I’ve also sold several new costumes in the last week or two. I bought a BUNCH on clearance after Halloween. I know I’ll have to wait almost a year to sell most of them, but when I can buy them at 90% off I can’t pass them up. I love to sell costumes! And, as this shows, they do sell all year long.

NEW Boys Incredible Hulk Costume
Paid: $2 @ post Halloween clearance sale, Sold: $39.95

This was a timely find since the new movie just came out. I found it at a yard sale last weekend.

Jurassic Park (The Lost World) T-Rex Puppet
Paid: $0.50 @ ys, Sold: $39.95 (1 day after listed)

Gotta love Lisa Frank. I think I listed this one too low, because it took just an hour or two to sell . . . in the middle of the night. (I was up late listing.)

Lisa Frank zippered binder
Paid: $3.99 @ VV, Sold: $49.95 (same day as listed)

And last but not least, the Burd has already sold! In addition to the purchase price, the buyer paid almost $50 for priority international shipping.

“Burd” Puppet
Paid: $5.00 @ ys, Sold: $99.95 (3 days after listed)

Happy sales to you!

Friday’s Favorite Fast Flips

April 24, 2015 by Kari @ She Thrifts 5 Comments

My favorite day to hit yard sales has always been Fridays. Yard sale season is slowly starting around here, and the previous two weekends I hit a handful of Friday sales. My goal is always to have everything I purchased for resale on one Friday to be up and listed by the next Friday. Does it always work out that way? Notsomuch. In fact, when I was looking up yard sales last night to see what might be coming up this morning I was actually kind of happy that almost no yard sales were listed (probably due to a projected weekend of rain, rain, rain). I’m only two weeks into yard sale season and already a bit backed up. Not a great way to start out.

The good news is, even though I haven’t gotten *everything* listed from last Friday, a couple of the items I did list have already sold. Including:

5 pairs of girls Gymboree pajamas, size 10
Paid: $5, Sold: $34.95 (1 day after listed)

I think I got this idea from a post someone else did. I would never have even looked at the knife block twice on my own.

Cutco 8 slot knife block
Paid: $1, Sold: $39.95 (3 days after listed)

With just the two above sales I’ve made more than I spent that entire morning. Feels good!

And one last fast flip from this week. The next sale came out of a tote in my storage room, purchased who knows how long ago at Value Village. It was incomplete – only 104 of the original 120 pieces were included (which I of course disclosed in the listing). There were no other listings for this particular “puzzle”, and I waffled about how high I should go, but since it was missing quite a few pieces I went the moderate route. There are also other animals/versions out there – I’ll be keeping an eye out for these in the future.

Batty Lizards ~ The Never Ending Puzzle
Paid: $1.99 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (2 days after listed)

How is yard sale season in your neck of the woods? Any good finds yet this year?

Favorite Five Friday, 4/10/15

April 10, 2015 by Kari @ She Thrifts 2 Comments

Here are a few of my favorite sales from the last week or so:

This was some Star Wars fabric I picked up at half-price from Value Village ages ago, and it’s just been languishing in a tote for no good reason. Actually, I’m pretty sure the reason was that it was 13′ long, and I found trying to photograph it challenging, so I put it off. I picked up other SW fabric the same day that I listed and sold right away.

SW fabric
Paid: $2ish @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (23 days after FINALLY listed)

My oldest son was really into Thomas the Tank Engine. My younger son not at all. He skipped all of the toddler Thomas/Bob the Builder/Dinosaur Train stages and went straight to superheroes and Star Wars (which is what my oldest is now into). My youngest had a birthday this week which motivated me to swap his clothes from 3T to 4T, and I came across five pairs of 4T PJs that my oldest loved, but my youngest would be completely indifferent to. I didn’t even bother putting them in his drawer to be ignored, they went directly to eBay.

5 Pairs of Thomas the Tank Engine PJs
Paid: $10ish total? @ various places, Sold: $24.95 (4 days after listed)

I got an e-mail with this purchase that it was a gift for a baby shower. I’m guessing the recipient must have had one when she was young? Hopefully it brought her some fond memories, and will create new ones with her little-one-to-be.

Knickerbocker Casey Jones Dog Engineer VTG plush
Paid: $1.40 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (3 days after listed)

I picked up this photo album the same day I found the Creative Memory items at VV. Needless to say, I am now checking and double checking this aisle. There are treasures to be found!

Red Hat Society Scrapbook Kit
Paid: $1.80 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (27 days later)

These probably came out of the same tote as the SW fabric above. I picked them up at a yard sale last summer, and then they just hung around for almost a year. I don’t bother much with most TY plush, but a few of the characters can be worth some money, and Blues Clues is a good bet in general.

Blues Clues Plush Lot
Paid: $1.50 @ ys, Sold: $29.95 (8 days after listed)

I just realized that all of the above items sold in less than a month. Great motivation to Keep.On.Listing.

What was your favorite sale this week?

Favorite Five Friday, 3/13/15

March 14, 2015 by Kari @ She Thrifts 3 Comments

I’ve finally had a few sales worth reporting. I’m slowly getting my eBay listing rhythm back, and my sales are starting to pick up again.

I had just added Best Offer to this listing during my inventorying, but it still sold at full price.

Little Bear Plush
Paid: $2ish @ Value Village, Sold: $24.95 (listed since March, 2014)

I added Best Offer to this plush when I was inventorying, and got a decent offer a week or two later.

Steiff Golden Labrador Plush Paid: $0.50 @ ys,
Best Offer Accepted: $40.00 (listed since September, 2014)

I had this mug listed for forEVer. I think I picked it up the first summer I started eBaying, and I’m pretty sure I accepted a best offer on it at some point, and the buyer never paid. If I had gotten as far as the mugs when inventorying I would have dropped the price really low just to get rid of it. Out of the blue it sold at full price!

History Channel Black Mug
Paid: ? @ ys, Sold: $34.99 (listed since 2013?)

I also dropped the price on this while inventorying last month.

Pilot Bear In Airplane Plush Plays Carpenters Top of the World Song
Paid: $1ish? @ ys?, Sold: $49.95 (listed since June, 2014)

Stay tuned for my fifth favorite sale of the week, which I will be sharing as a BOLO on Sunday.

What was your favorite sale this week?

Favorite Five Friday, February 20, 2015

February 21, 2015 by Kari @ She Thrifts 7 Comments

Sales are hopping! At the risk of totally jinxing myself, the last few days have been great. I had planned to get some listing done this morning but never got to it because I had so many items to get packaged up – a good problem to have. This is the first really good streak I’ve had this year, surpassing my loose goals of 5 sales (or $100+ in sales) per day.

Here are a few of my favorites from this week:

Cleo Pinocchio Plush
Paid: $4 @ consignment sale, Sold: $29.95 (listed since October, 2014)

I listed a bunch of footie pajama lots in November (I’d guess at least 10 different lots, maybe more) and every single one of them has already sold. The ones below I took out of my youngest son’s dresser last week. He hasn’t been wearing them, is close to outgrowing them, and I figured I might as well get them listed before winter is over.

8 Pairs of Carters Footie PJs, size 3T
Paid: $8ish total @ various yard sales, Sold: $34.95 (3 days after listing)

Costumes sell all year long! Whenever I find toddler-sized Old Navy costumes I always look them up. Some of them can sell for pretty good money. Baby sizes not as much (although there are always exceptions, like the cheeseburger costume I sold for $50 last October).

Old Navy Chicken Costume, size 5T
Paid: $7? @ consignment sale, Sold: $44.95 (listed since October, 2014)

I bought this hat last summer at a friend’s yard sale. I go to enough yard sales that several times each summer I wind up at yard sales of people I know. I’m not a fan. Either I feel bad because they don’t have anything I want to buy (and I feel like I should buy something), or they know I resell, and I don’t want them feeling like I’m trying to make a buck off of them. Awkward.

VTG Smokey the Bear Snapback Hat
Paid: $1 @ ys, Sold: $39.95 (listed since November, 2014)

More maternity clothes, no surprise. This particular skirt is an Australian brand.

Ripe Maternity Jean Skirt
Paid: $1 @ consignment store, Sold: $27.95 (listed since September, 2014)

And an honorable mention too! I have had this hanging around for-ev-er and had been waffling between listing and redonating it for months (it’s from the ’80s and shows its age a bit).

Snuffleupagus (Sesame Street) Christmas Stocking
Paid: $0.25? @ ys, Sold: $24.95 (5 days after listing)

What was your favorite sale this week?

Favorite Five Friday, February 13, 2015

February 14, 2015 by Kari @ She Thrifts 1 Comment

I skipped last week’s FFF because I didn’t feel like I had many sales worth mentioning (just a bunch of clothes, which are reliable sellers, but not what I find to be most fun).

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

These pants have been hanging around for months waiting to be listed. They are NWT Old Navy. My hesitation to list them was that they appear to have a maternity panel waist, but nowhere on the tags are they listed as maternity pants. So, I finally listed them explaining just that, and whaddyaknow, they sold in five days.

Old Navy Linen Panel Waist Pants
Paid: $3? @ ys, Sold: $24.95 (in 5 days)

I will usually pick up sheet sets at yard sales (or 50% off day at consignment sales!) if they are new in the package and $5 or less. While they aren’t always fast sellers, every set I’ve picked up has eventually sold for a decent profit.

Tommy Hilfiger Surf Board Sheet Set
Paid: $5? @ consignment sale, Best Offer Accepted: $35 (listed since May 2014)

I bought this at a rummage-type-sale just after Easter last year. I had just sold some used Easter Thomas trains so I knew it would be a sure-seller . . . eventually. Usually after 6 months or so I’ll add “Best Offer” to my listings, but in this case I didn’t because I was confident it would sell at full price before Easter rolled around again.

Thomas Easter Train Lot
Paid: $5 @ rummage sale, Sold: $39.95 (listed since April 2014)

I really like buying these Disney books, and I’ve sold several lots, but they are s-l-o-w to sell for a price that I’m happy with. I only pick them up now if they’re still in like-new condition and only cost around a quarter.

24 Wonderful World of Disney Book Lot
Paid: ? @ various places, Sold: $44.95 (listed since Feb 2014)

I’ve also had three Bonanza sales recently (a lot for me within a week’s time). The one below is my favorite, because it’s adorable. I picked it up for $1.50 a year or two ago after Valentine’s Day, thinking I would give it to one of my boys the following year. Then I came to my senses, and realized they already have way more stuffed animals than they know what do do with, and why should I add to that madness?

Valentine’s Day Dog Plush
Paid: $1.50 @ Walgreens, Sold: $19.30 (within a couple weeks of listing)

Happy Valentine’s Day!