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Big Summer Goals: Week 4

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I fell short of my listing goal. And my sales are down quite a bit.  I had several days in a row where barely anything sold.  It’s so strange.  I feel like eBay has been SO glitchy lately.  Things I notice that obviously aren’t right, and after a day or two they correct themselves.  Right now a bunch of my listings have photos that aren’t showing up when you click into the listing.  New listings, old listings, there seems to be no rhyme or reason.  I keep hoping it will resolve on its own, but I should probably call eBay.  I had someone e-mail me to ask about a $50 coat because they couldn’t see any photos.  Sigh.  I don’t want to have to take all new photos for a bunch of listings, so I keep holding out hope it will be magically fixed.  Anyway.

This week I listed 63 new items.

Since June 1 this puts my grand total at 299 new listings.

I have been fighting a summer cold, and went to be earlier than usual a couple nights this week.  And with the 4th of July holiday week coming up we are extra busy with fun stuff, so keeping up on my listings this week will be rough too.  And so it goes.

Sad week of sales:

Here’s hoping the summer slump doesn’t stick around, and things start to bounce back.

Big Summer Goals: Week 3

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Week three already.  I met my listing goal.  But, just.  And because I listed about a third of my week’s listings today.

But, you know what?  That means this is working.  I certainly listed more today (and this week overall) because of my Big Summer Goal, and knowing that I will be posting this weekly update.  And I’m okay with that.  Whatever it takes to get the work done.

This week I listed 78 new items.

Since June 1 this puts my grand total at 236 new listings.

I am still struggling with balance.  Sometimes I get up early and get a lot of work done and feel really good about it.  Sometimes I get up early and feel really tired and go back to bed.  It’s not a perfect system.  My to-do lists are long, my time is always running short.  Sometimes I feel like I am just along for the ride.

My sales have ticked up just a bit this week:

It’s not much, but it is nice to see it in the green.

How are your summer goals going this week?

Dabbling on Poshmark

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I have been thinking about listing clothes on Poshmark for quite awhile.  In fact, when I went to set up an account recently I was surprised to discover that I already had one, that I set up way back in December, 2016.

A few days ago on a whim I decided to list a couple items.  Now, I honestly have no idea how it all works.  I know I have heard that sharing is important.  Is the sharing just – random?  Does it matter what I share, or just that I do it?  Should I just follow absolutely everyone?  (Are the 300+ people who have started following me for no known reason just hoping for a follow back?)

Can people always make offers?  I only had a handful of items listed, and this evening I got an offer on one of them.  It was a bit low, but I decided I should take it, just to get my feet wet.  So, yay!  First Poshmark sale, check.

I got the e-mail with the shipping label.  I know it will go Priority, and when I was reading through all of the Poshmark FAQs a few days back it seemed they recommend using the free USPS boxes.  The item I sold is a small skirt.  It seems silly to put it in a box.  Are polymailers still okay?  It seems maybe I remember sellers buying cutsie polymailers for their Poshmark sales?

If you are already on Poshmark and have any tips or tricks I would love to hear them.  And/or if you follow any Poshmark sellers on Youtube please share that too.  I think someone here recommended The Empty Hanger awhile back, and I have watched a few of her videos, but other than that this is all brand new to me!

Thanks, friends!

Hahaha. Joke is on me.

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Well, I did get up a little after 5 a.m. this morning, and got a bunch of listing done before my boys got up.  I worked at my “real” job, went home and did a few chores around the house, enjoyed a BBQ with my family, put away some inventory, was (and still am) planning to take a bunch of pictures.  Overall, after the disaster of yesterday I was feeling pretty great about how the day went, and all that I got accomplished.  And then … (because of course it can’t just end there) … our internet went out.

My husband spent about an hour on the phone with our internet provider, trying to troubleshoot.  They say the issue is the router, and they are sending us a new one.  At our cost.  Today is Tuesday, and they can “overnight” one, which won’t actually arrive until Thursday, or we can use regular 2-day shipping, which won’t arrive until Monday.  What in the heck kind of math is that?  Anyway, we are “overnighting” a new router.  Fingers crossed it actually fixes the problem.

I was feeling all motivated to get up early tomorrow morning and list, but I guess that’s not gonna happen.  So, my store is now on an impromptu vacation.  Which almost belatedly occurred to me, I made a mad dash to the library to update everything on their wifi.  And now I gotta go, because they close in less than 5 minutes.

So – ha!  Best laid plans, right?  My new plan is to take hundreds of photos so I can list, list, list, list when the internet is restored.

Hope your week is going more smoothly than mine.  🙂

Big Summer Goals: Week 2

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It’s only week two, and I have already faltered.  I fell short of my listing goal by quite a bit.

This week I only listed  60 new items.

Since June 1 this puts my grand total at 158 new listings.

I really struggled with balance over the last week.  From listing, to working my other job, to my boys being out of school, to having fun family activities planned – I did not get everything out of it that I had hoped.  But, another week starts tomorrow, and I plan to do better!  Which includes going to bed early-ish tonight and getting up early tomorrow morning to get back to work.  I find that I am generally more motivated to work early in the morning before anyone else is up than I am when I put it off until after my boys are in bed.

Unfortunately, along with my lack of listing, my sales have dipped this week:

And so it goes.  Gearing up for a better week to come.

How are your summer goals going?

BOLO ~ Disney Dollars

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This may look like play money, but it is actual (corporate) currency that could be spent at Disney locations.  I would guess you could still spend it, but Disney dollars are now rare enough that (depending on condition) they are probably worth more than face value.   I got a number of Disney bills on my 2016 Disneyland trip, including some $10 Cinderella bills as shown above.   Disney dollars were retired as of May 2016, which makes them quite collectible.  Check out completeds HERE.

Favorite Flips Friday, 6/15/18

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Here are a few of my better or faster flips from this week.  Mostly plush and loveys.


Baby Gund Huggybuddy Lovey
Paid: $2 @ consigment sale, Sold: $24.95 (13 days after listed)


Pickles Elephant Lovey
Paid: $5 @ consignment sale, Sold: $24.95 (18 days after listed)


Carter’s Stars Baby Blanket
Paid: $2.19 @ VV, Sold: $25.95 (listed since April, 2018)


Carter’s Puppy Dog Lovey
Paid: $1 @ ys, Sold on sale: $25.15 (20 days after listed)


Dan Dee Big Duck Plush
Paid: $2.39 @ VV, Sold on sale: $26.95 (listed since January, 2018)


NWOT Beast Disney Store Plush
Paid: $5 @ consigment sale, Sold on sale: $35.95 + shipping (17 days after listed)


Zenergy Chicos Capris
Paid: $4 @ VV, Sold on sale: $26.95 (5 days after listed)


NWT Talbots Dress
Paid $1 @ rummage sale, Sold on sale: $26.95 (3 days after listed)

     
Far Side Mug
Paid: $1 @ ys, Sold: $29.95 (7 days after listed)

Did you have any fun sales this week?  I would love to hear about them!

Big Summer Goals: Week 1

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This week I listed 81 new items.

Since June 1 this puts my grand total at 98 new listings.

So, I stayed just above target this week . . . barely.  Next week I will try to list even more.  I am still a little behind from the first few days, and I would like to have a bit of a buffer already in place because I know there will be some busy summer days during which it will be difficult to complete all of my listings.

I am happy to report that my sales are up a bit right now too.


How are your summer goals going so far?

Favorite Flips Friday, 6/8/18

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Here are a few of my better or faster flips from the past couple weeks:

Yesterday I sold the following two items, both of which I had picked up at yard sales last Friday.   Between the two sales I have already made back almost double what I spent the entire day, and I still have a bunch of other items from that day waiting to sell.  Such a good feeling!

Small Franklin Plush
Paid: $0.50, Sold: $14.95 (3 days after listed)

Starbucks Los Angeles Mug
Paid: $0.50 @ ys, Sold: $34.95 (2 days after listed)

‘Tis the season for bridesmaid dresses.  I’ve sold quite a few recently.


David’s Bridal Blue Dress
Paid: $2 @ VV, BO Accepted: $30 (listed since March, 2018)

Jackets have still been selling well, even though it is almost officially summer.


Halogen Leather Jacket
Paid: $2 @ VV, BO Accepted: $40 (sold in just over a month)

London Fog Coat
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $39.95 (listed since Dec, 2017)


Navarre Italian Stone Design Coat
Paid: $2 @ VV, Sold: $39.95 (7 days after listed)

I had received a few low offers on these shoes, but I am glad I held out.  They ended up selling for my full asking price.

Nike Flyknit Shoes
Paid: $3 @ ys, Sold: $69.95 + shipping (listed since September, 2017)

Lots of baby blankets have been selling.

Carter’s “My Sweet Baby” Blanket
Paid: $2 @ consigment sale, Sold: $24.95 (11 days after listed)


Little Miracles Blanket
Paid: $3 @ GW, Sold: $24.95 (listed since March, 2018)

Garanimals Nautical Blanket
Paid: $3.19 @ VV, Sold: $24.95 (2 days after listed)


Baby Gear Polka Dot Blanket
Paid: $1.99 @ VV, Sold: $29.95 (listed since March, 2017)

Folkmanis Peacock Puppet
Paid: $3.20 @ VV, BO Accepted: $30 (listed since March, 2018)

Winnie the Pooh Cloud B Soother
Paid: $2.39 @ VV, Sold: $39.95 (listed since April, 2018)

NEW Imation Neon Diskettes
Paid: $0.50 @ church rummage sale, Sold: $39.95 (5 days after listed)

Word Pictures In New Testament Set
Paid: $6 @ church rummage sale, Sold: $49.95 + shipping (listed since March, 2018)

Did you have any fun flips recently?  I would love to hear about them!