A New Post, and The Continuation of a New Fun Journey!
Hey there everyone! I just wanted to start off by thanking you all for returning to read my posts, and for being so supportive thus far. I genuinely and whole heartedly appreciate it and can’t thank you enough. So! To actually thank you, I thought I could do a little giving back in a new weekly post for you guys!
I’ve gone back and forth as to if I wanted to make a new post weekly of My top 10 unique sales, or My top 10 favorite sales, etc. But, I’ve come to the conclusion that the best and most helpful posts would probably be consisting of My Top 10 BEST Sales!
UPDATE!!
So in a few posts ago, I mentioned that I will be moving the Friday posts to Thursdays. I have been thinking about this for some time now, and decided to finally make the transition. I hope this works out well for everyone else also, and that you guys enjoy reading about my finds! Thank you as always for your continued support! -Shelby
Suggestions or Comments!?
Today will be week number 23 of this blogging series, and I’ve love to hear about how you like it in the comments below!
Let me know what your favorite or best sales were of the week, or if you have any suggestions to improve upon this and future posts.
I hope this provides some useful information for you all, and that you can take something away from it each and every week. I will be providing the item that sold, the platform that it sold on, the date sold, and the price that it sold for.
Also, I will be letting you know if these items were sold by sending an offer, receiving an offer, or if they sold for full price. These will be listed from highest to lowest in sold price, from numbers 10 to 1.
Updates!
*Tip about “Hard Goods”: Make sure when you are finding hard goods however, that they are not too big, bulky, lengthy, or heavy. Of course UPS and FedEx offer better rates sometimes when it comes to these categories, but a lot of times you’ll still end up paying nearly $20-$30 in shipping, and that’s no fun. So just keep this in mind whenever you’re sourcing, and make sure those items will leave you enough room for a good profit margin. These items also take much longer to package, ship, and often take up more room in your inventory storage.
Related: What Exactly are “Hard Goods?”
Kidizen Update: I have come to the conclusion that I had to let Kidizen go. Check out this post to read all about why I made the decision!
By Subscribing, you can also score yourself a free printable workbook to help you in your own reselling journey! Check it out at the bottom of any page!
Past “10 Top Sales” Posts:
- May
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 5/7-5/13)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 4/30-5/6)
- April
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 4/23-4/29)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 4/15-4/22)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 4/3-4/9)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 3/27-4/2)
- March
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 3/20-3/26)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 3/13-3/19)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 3/6-3/12)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 2/27-3/5)
- February
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 2/20-2/26)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 2/13-2/19)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 2/6-2/12)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 1/30-2/5)
- January
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 1/23-1/29)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 1/16-1/22)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 1/9-1/15)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 1/2-1/8)
- December
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 12/26-1/1)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 12/19-12/25)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 12/11-12/18)
- My Top 10 Sales of the Week! (Week of 12/4-12/10)
Related:
- 22 Reasons Why I Became a Reseller
- How I Profited $25,000 in My Poshmark Business
- How to Start Selling on eBay
- Best eBay Selling Tips
- How to Score Some FREE Shipping Supplies!
Week of 5/14-5/20
*Side Note: I wanted to start including a few notes underneath certain items, so that you have a better idea of perhaps why I picked the item to begin with, and how the sale went for me. I hope this is helpful!
Please let me know in the comments below if you have any other suggestions or questions! Thanks for reading!
***Quick Note about lots that have been selling! Keep in mind lots tend to be heavier than your usual sale. The sold price listed below will reflect the TOTAL sold price (which will include the shipping that was paid).
If you’d prefer I break these up from now into sold cost and shipping cost, let me know down in the comment section below and I will do just that! Thanks for reading and enjoy! -Shelby
Sales Number 10-6
- Item: Harley Davidson Mens Black 91840 Leather Twin Zip Ankle Motorcycle Boots US 8.5
- How was it Sold: Offer Received
- Platform: Depop
- Date Sold: 5/17
- Sold Price: $65.00 (This includes shipping!)
* This is 1 of only 2 sales on Depop the past week. I don’t know guys, eBay is looking pretty good to me these days! What do you think?? Drop some comments below on your thoughts of the summer slow down!
- Item: Vintage Spartan Mens Black Nylon Snow Ski Board Suit One Piece Size Small
- How was it Sold: Offer Sent
- Platform: eBay
- Date Sold: 5/17
- Sold Price: $53.99
*I was so happy to see this go! It was a great piece but it took up so much room. Something I’m desperately lacking these days!
- Item: Lot of 3 Croft & Barrow Mens White Tan Black Flat Front Chino Shorts Size 34
- How was it Sold: Purchased at Full Price
- Platform: eBay
- Date Sold: 5/14
- Sold Price: $43.99
- Item: Lot Of Mixed Timberland Aerosoles Columbia Nike Mens Womens Flat Athletic Shoes
- How was it Sold: Offer Received
- Platform: eBay
- Date Sold: 5/15
- Sold Price: $39.00
*Here was a lot of shoes that I put together, that were all mixed sizes and brands. These were sitting in my “I’ll get to later pile,” for eons. I decided to let them go as a “lot,” because I wanted to dedicate my time to other items and inventory that still needed sorted. I was grateful that they were scooped up the day after listing, and that another reseller can have a little shoe lot to start out with in their own endeavors!
- Item: Lot of Vintage Plains Ely Cattleman Men Multicolor Button Down Western Shirts XL
- How was it Sold: Offer Received
- Platform: eBay
- Date Sold: 5/16
- Sold Price: $37.00
Sales Number 5-1
- Item: Vintage Claybrooke Outdoors Mens Red Black Acrylic Check Button Up Shirt Flannel
- How was it Sold: Purchased at Full Price
- Platform: eBay
- Date Sold: 5/14
- Sold Price: $33.49
- Item: Vintage 80s Helen Kaminski Womens Brown Woven Natural Raffia Bucket Shoulder Bag
- How was it Sold: Offer Sent
- Platform: eBay
- Date Sold: 5/17
- Sold Price: $32.00
* I really thought about keeping this one in my personal collection! It was very cool and just gave me good vibes. A truly awesome vintage piece!
- Item: NWT Talbots Flawless Womens Red High Waist Straight Leg Corduroy Jeans Size 10
- How was it Sold: Offer Received
- Platform: eBay
- Date Sold: 5/16
- Sold Price: $30.00
- Item: Vintage Wrangler Mens Blue Cotton 13MWZ Cowboy Cut Jeans Size 36×34
- How was it Sold: Offer Sent
- Platform: eBay
- Date Sold: 5/18
- Sold Price: $29.00
- Item: Lucky Brand Mens Blue 121 Heritage Slim Dark Wash Solid Denim Jeans Size 36×32
- How was it Sold: Offer Sent
- Platform: eBay
- Date Sold: 5/16
- Sold Price: $29.00
* It has truly been a jeans kind of week! I’ve been selling through a lot more of them than I’d thought I would with summer upon us. This goes to show that you never know! Selling a snowsuit and jeans in the middle of 80 degree weather is definitely possible!!
Summary
Ebay has most certainly been my go to platform the last several months. My profit margins keep slowly increasing on average across the board as I try new sourcing methods, and new ways of listing. (Throughout the weeks, I’ve been slowly sending less packages, but with higher margins, this of course is the end goal!)
However, I usually make many more sales that are less than that, which help keep my stores afloat.
Check out this recent post that goes into why I decided to revamp my ENTIRE Poshmark closet!
But, these small, but regular sales, is what helps keep my stores afloat, and I really love having a variety of price points available for all kinds of different buyers across the platforms.
Many times, I make sales by sending out offers. I do this on every platform whenever possible. I truly believe that without this option being available, I would be making much less sales per day.
Because of this, I highly recommend you send offers when you can! (And make sure your counter offers option is turned on!)
Be proactive and treat every chance to make an offer as a potential sale. Everyone loves a good deal!
Stay Active!
I have a few higher end, higher priced items available, but these do not sell nearly as often as the more affordable items. (I prefer if possible, to sell my luxury items on Poshmark, since they have a free authentication service for anything over $500, this is a nice tip to keep in mind).
That is why I like to keep a plethora of different kinds of items, targeted at different kinds of customers, so that I am consistently making sales at all different sorts of price points.
Ebay has definitely been my top selling platform as of late. Poshmark, Depop, Etsy, Mercari on the other hand, have been up and down, but when you don’t put as much effort into a platform, it definitely shows.
Unfortunately, I had to say goodbye to Kidizen for now. Pop on over to this post when you’re finished reading to here all about why I decided to let it go!
Just remember that the more active you stay and the more listings you consistently put up, the more sales you have the potential to make. Let’s flip all the things!
Thank You!
A giant thanks to everyone that has supported me this far into my journey! I greatly appreciate you returning to read my posts hope that you will continue to drop by in the future.
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Happy selling friends!
Platforms
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Please feel free to drop any comments below that you would like to add! I am always open to advice, suggestions, or even hearing related stories of your own! I stay as active as possible in the comment section, therefore I will reply to any questions asap.
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