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Favorite Flips Friday, 4/14/17

April 14, 2017 by Kari @ She Thrifts 1 Comment

Here are a few of my sales from the past couple weeks.

As always, I love to sell loveys!

Baby Gund Sprinkles lovey set
Paid: $2.99 @ VV, Sold: $34.95 (8 days after listed)

I thought this pig was super cute.

People Pals Pig Plush
Paid: $2.99 @ GW, Sold: $24.95 (a month after listed)

Circo Chevron Elephant Blanket
Paid: $1.79 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (one month after listed)

Cutie Pie Truck Blanket
Paid: $2.99 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (listed since June, 2016)

I really liked the design of the blanket below!

Circo Cloud Blanket
Paid: $2.09 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (two weeks after listed)

I still sell costumes fairly consistently.

Kaos Skylanders Costume
Paid: $1.99 @ Wal-Mart, Sold: $24.95 (listed since 2015)

Katana Suicide Squad Costume
Paid: $2.49 @ Walmart, Sold: $29.95 (listed since December, 2016)

And clothes. Never my favorite, but still a consistent addition to the bottom line.

I really liked the dress below. I was hoping it would sell high, but no such luck. I sold a motorcycle dress of the same style last month for more, and a bit faster.

Chevrolet Wrap Dress
Paid: $2 @ VV, BO Accepted: $20 (sold two months after listed)

Cherokee 5X Scrubs Lot
Paid: $6 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (8 days after listed)

A couple s-l-o-w sales

Kristen Blake Green Coat
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $34.95 (a year after listed)

London Fog Coat
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $34.95 (a year after listed)

St. John Brown Pants
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $33 (on 7 day auction)

I love these hats. I bought about 15 of them last year (in both tan and blue). I paid 75¢ each, and have sold them for $19.95 each. The tan ones sold quickly. I’ve sold three of the blue hats in the last couple weeks, and only have one left.

NWT Columbia Blue Olympics Cap
Paid: $0.75, Sold: $19.95

And a couple random sales.

The Lego figures below were in a bag I picked up at a thrift.
I gave some of the Legos to my boys, and sold these.

Series 3 Lego Figures
Paid: $2.44 @ VV, Sold: $24.95 (5 days after listed)

These were listed for-ev-er!

NEW 6 packages 3.5″ x 5″ photo album pages
Paid: $5.94 @ VV, Best Offer Accepted: $35.00 (listed since 2015)

As you can see, not everything I sell is a quick flip. I’d rather not hang on to things indefinitely, but it does seem like everything will sell . . . eventually.

Favorite Flips Friday, 3/17/17

March 17, 2017 by Kari @ She Thrifts 2 Comments

I missed last week, so here are some of my favorite sales from the past two weeks.

Isn’t this bear random? The only reason it even caught my eye is that it was still NWT. I looked it up, and was surprised to find that there were none currently listed, and the couple that had been listed recently both sold.

NWT Nanco 19″ Teddy Bear Donut Plush
Paid: $1.99 @ GW, Sold: $24.95 (8 days after listed)

A new Goodwill opened across town recently, and I had just a few minutes between my boys’ basketball games one Saturday last month, so we stopped in quickly. We found a bunch of NWT Disney Store plush that had been purchased in Japan (the prices were listed in yen). The three characters below are all connected.

Donald, Pluto, Goofy Plush
Paid: $2.99 @ GW, Sold: $29.95 (sold month after listed)

Clothes are never my favorite, but a few days ago my phone briefly went crazy. Someone purchased all four of the below items all at once. I wish that happened more often!

NWT Black Gap Skinny Jeans
NWOT Cabi Linen Pants
NWT Ann Taylor Pants
Ann Taylor Skirt
Paid: $8 @ VV, Sold: $91.80

I’m still selling costumes every month.

Darth Vader Women’s Costume
Paid: $2.99 @ Walmart, Sold: $29.95 (listed since January, 2017)

I had this set of Sesame Street books listed for several months. I ended the listing, did “sell as similar” adding Best Offer, and they sold a few days later at full price. I actually have another identical set in my office I now need to get listed.

The Sesame Street Library
Paid: around $10? @ ys, Sold: $59.95 (listed since September, 2016)

Same with this one. It had been listed for months, I ended the listing and used “sell similar” and added Best Offer. It sold the next day for full price.

Medium Flat Rate Box of Bottle Caps
Sold: $39.95 (listed since September, 2016)

Cutie Pie Cars Blanket
Paid: $1.79 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (less than a month later)

I paid more for this blanket that I generally prefer (and thought about leaving it until an upcoming 50% off day), but decided after looking at completeds that it looked like a good bet. And it was. (Little Miracles is a Costco brand, and one of my favorites to resell.)

Little Miracles Monkey Blanket
Paid: $3.99 @ VV, Sold: $34.95 (day after listed)

This horse was stuffed in a bag with several other plush. I could see the Folkmanis tag, but other than that I could just see black, I couldn’t even tell what it was. Turned out to be a good gamble.

Folkmanis Black Horse Puppet
Paid: $1.59 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (day after listed)

If you’ve had a fun recent sale you would like to share, I would love to hear about it!

Favorite Flips Friday, 3/3/17

March 3, 2017 by Kari @ She Thrifts 5 Comments

Here are a few of my favorite sales from the past week.

Aren’t these perfect for St. Patrick’s Day?! They had a number of watchers before they finally sold.

NWT Talbots Green Pants
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $19.95 (in less than a month)

These are the CAbi pants that the second gal who contacted me was having an issue purchasing. Apparently something got fixed(?) because when she tried again it worked. CAbi can be slow to sell, but I can often find it NWT on clearance day at my favorite thrift, which makes it hard to leave behind.

NWT CAbi Gray Linen Pants
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $24.95 (listed since March 2016)

I picked up a box full of Build-A-Bear clothes for $15 at a yard sale last summer. My boys both have a plush that they made at the BABW store, and every year each of their plush get a new outfit for Christmas. So I picked out what I wanted to hide away for them, and listed the rest.

BABW Nascar Outfit
Paid: $1.50(ish) @ ys, Sold: $17.95 (listed since November, 2016)

I think this is the last Ikea plush I have in my inventory. It was a slow seller.

Ikea Plush Deer
Paid: $2.99 @ VV, Sold: $19.95 (listed since February, 2016)

Here is one of the plush I asked for help in IDing, and so many of you knew what it was! (Thanks again!!) I bought them both off a FB site, and both have already sold.

Jellycat Chi Chi Chinese Crested Dog Plush
Paid: $3.50/each on FB sale site
Plush # 1 Sold: $24.95 (5 days after listing)
Plush # 2 Sold: $26.95 (21 days after listing)

Talking Captain America Plush
Paid: $1.49 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (listed since January, 2017)

Dave & Busters Bulldog Plush
Paid: $3.99 @ VV, Sold: $39.95 (13 days after listed)

Sell anything fun this week? I’d love to hear about it!

Favorite Flips Friday, 2/24/17

February 24, 2017 by Kari @ She Thrifts Leave a Comment

This week was pretty ho-hum, but here are a few things that headed out the door this week:

Winnie the Pooh & Friends bean bag plush are everywhere, come with more themes/designs than I could begin to list, and generally don’t sell for much. Christopher Robin can be an exception.

NWT Christopher Robin Bean Bag Plush
Paid: $1.99 @ GW, Sold: $22.95 (18 days after listed)

More Folkmanis. I know I’ve said it before, but I love these. Not all are worth $$ though, so I always look them up. Also, as you’ll see below, they’re not all super fast flips like the one I shared last week.

Folkmanis Jack Russell Terrier Puppet
Paid: $1.39 @ VV, Sold: $24.95 (listed since May, 2016)

Another slow to sell. I got some low offers right out of the gate (and I didn’t even have BO on it), but I waited for the price I wanted.

NWT Huey & Louie Disney Store Plush
Paid: $2 @ church rummage sale, Sold: $29.95 (listed since March, 2016)

Plush are my favorite, but less reliable. Clothes keep the money coming in more consistently.

NWT J Jill 100% Linen Black Dress
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (within a week or so of listing)

NWT Brooks Brothers Linen Skirt Suit
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $49.95 (listed since October, 2016)

Green With Envy Black Jacket
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $39.95 (listed since June, 2016)

I got the following e-mail from the buyer of the above jacket this afternoon:

JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW HAPPY I AM!!!! THANK YOU, IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT COAT FOR A WHILE, I HAVE IT IN OLIVE AND ITS MY FAVORITE COAT. SO HAPPY. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. LEFT 5 STAR FEEDBACK BECAUSE OF THE GIGANTIC SMILE ON MY FACE! WEARING IT NOW. THANKS AGAIN!!!!

Yay for happy buyers! It’s fun to know you’ve made someone’s day brighter.

Favorite 5+ Friday, 2/17/17

February 17, 2017 by Kari @ She Thrifts Leave a Comment

Here are some of my favorite sales of the past week.

I feel like I have to include clothing in this list because it is something I sell regularly, although it’s not my *favorite* thing to sell. I thought this jacket was really cute though, great for spring or Easter.

Ann Taylor LOFT jacket
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $24.95 (listed since Dec)

Build a Bear can still be one of my weaknesses. I love picking up the outfits, but they’re often not worth the amount of time I put into listing them. This is probably my best BABW sale recently.

Build-A-Bear Merida (Brave) Outfit
Paid: $3 @ ys, Sold: $24.95 (listed since June)

I was super excited about these when I picked them up! I couldn’t believe someone was selling their P&P collection, obviously some effort was spent in collecting them and all the books looked/felt new. I knew it wouldn’t be a super fast flip, but I hope the person who receives them loves them!

Pride & Prejudice PBK Book Lot
Paid: $3 total @ ys, Sold: $34.95 (listed since June)

Costumes sell all year long!

Suicide Squad Katana Teen Costume
Paid: $2.49 @ Walmart, Sold: $29.95 (listed since Dec)

This sale is most notable because someone from Germany purchased it. I shipped it directly to him, not via GSP, but shipping was still pretty spendy.

NWT Puma Plush
Paid: $3.99 @ GW, Sold: $34.95 + international shipping (listed since Dec)

The last two items I listed two days ago, and both sold within hours!

Folkmanis Llama Puppet
Paid: $3.59 @ VV, Sold: $34.95 (less than 2 hours later)

And the frog below currently has a 100% sell-through rate, which is kinda crazy. I listed it Wed night, it had sold by Thurs morning. Check out completeds here.

Natural Wonders Big Frog Plush
Paid: $2.69 @ VV, Sold: $39.95 (morning after listed)

I’d love to hear about your favorite sale(s) of the week!

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)