posted on January 22, 2006 07:28:35 PM
I'm going to give the .99 listings a try with my old inventory. That is, if I ever get around to going through it all! I pass by this stuff everyday and know I need to do something with it. . .like the box of old Christmas ornaments that I should have listed at Christmas time, or the box of old buttons that belonged to my great-great aunt. I just don't feel like going through all the stuff right now.
Clothing is a whole other ballgame. I sell it sometimes and it can be a royal PIA! No matter how many measurements you take of something, the potential for a bad sale is always there. I have a closet full of outfits I wore maybe once or twice. I know I should get rid of them and maybe someday I will. I look around at all the "stuff" here and I will dread the day I ever have to move to a new house!!
Cheryl
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
posted on January 22, 2006 07:38:26 PM
I'm with you, Cheryl.
Hopefully, this stuff will get moving if I start it at $0.99 and keep my shipping where it's always been. As I commented before, I don't care about the packing materials, they were paid for long ago.
Same with the inventory. An example is a whole dresser full of miscellaneous jewelry. Some old, some not so old.
I paid $100 for ALL the jewelry at an estate sale. I've sold quite a bit of it - one branch coral necklace went for $132, a small lot of gold rings and such for $260.
I'm thinking of filling up a Flat Rate box and listing it as a lot. Starting at $0.99. Just for grins...
Now if I can just figure out how to take pictures of this mess I'll be out of the woods...
posted on January 22, 2006 07:47:03 PM
I think the hardest part is getting started.
The second hardest part is maintaining your momentum once your first batch of get-it-outta-here sales are over.
I've set a goal of grossing $1,000 a month off the GIOH stuff. Got a late start in January due to suspensions but I'll probably make it on a pro-rated basis.
