First up, stuff at auction on eBay:
Stuff I listed straight to fixed price on eBay and/or Etsy:
( I also listed a 2nd one of these on Etsy. )
( I also listed a 2nd one of these on Etsy. )
( I also listed a 2nd one of these on Etsy. )
Saturday, October 25, 2014
New goodness on eBay & Etsy this week!
I went to a church rummage sale a couple of weeks ago, and they had a whole bunch of in box items - some were new, never used, and some looked like they were used just a little, and put back into their original boxes. I asked one of the church ladies about it, and she said they were donated from a man's estate. It was a fun sale, let me tell ya! Needless to say I got multiples of some things, which is always nice. So, to make a long story longer, this week I tackled listing all the stuff I got there, plus some other fun things...
First up, stuff at auction on eBay:
Stuff I listed straight to fixed price on eBay and/or Etsy:
First up, stuff at auction on eBay:
Stuff I listed straight to fixed price on eBay and/or Etsy:
Saturday, October 11, 2014
New goodness at auction on eBay this week!
All the work I did on the booth this week cut into my auction listing time, but I did manage to get a few fun things up:
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Antique Mall Booth Update - 1 Year Anniversary!
It's really hard to believe, but I've had the booth for a full year now! I celebrated today by clearing out a bunch of old stuff and cramming in a ton of new goodness - I'll show off the photos I took today first, then we'll get into the nitty gritty numbers bit (my breakdowns for August and September, and for the year as a whole)...
August 2014 Sales
Vintage Cookbook $5.00
Child's Rocking Chair $22.00
Electric Meter Lamp $50.00
Metal Bar Cart $36.00
Vintage Medicine Bottle $5.00
Red Toy Piano $19.80
Toucan Wall Hanging $32.55
Glass Eye Drops Bottle $3.00
Brass Vanity Mirror $19.80
Vintage Jar $6.00
Total Sales: $199.15
- Commission $15.96
- Rent $72.00
Total Profit: $111.19 (not including cost of items and time spent working)
September 2014 Sales
Vintage Bottle $2.00
Vintage Bottle $4.00
5 Vintage Cookbooks $25.00
Syroco Wall Sconce $25.00
Milk Glass Lamp $20.00
Vintage Bottle $4.00
Blue Thermos $12.00
Total Sales: $92.00
- Commission: $8.42
- Rent: $72.00
Total Profit: $11.58 (not including cost of items and time spent working)
As you can see, August was an OK month - actually the best month I had since March. Then September took a total nosedive... I'm hoping the new things I added today will make for a better October!
Now, let's add up my total profit for my first year - drum roll please!
First Year - Total Profit: $848.40 (not including cost of items and time spent working)
That works out to about $70 a month profit, although really it came in kind of all over the place - one month up, one month down, etc. It's been a bit of a roller coaster ride, that's for sure. Of course, these numbers are NOT encouraging - BUT, I'm hanging in, and I'll tell you why...
My mall has a brand new owner! And she has ideas and plans! Stay tuned, once I get all the details of what changes are happening, I'll do a post all about it... :)
Saturday, October 4, 2014
New goodness at auction on eBay this week!
My "blog posts I need to write" list is getting a little long - an antique mall booth update is coming soon, I swear! - so here I am getting my new stuff at auction on eBay post out of the way... I've found some fun stuff lately!
There's more - click on over to check out the rest! :)