Finally, what I hope is a very short respite. My sales have slowed a little bit since the day before Christmas Eve. I have a few sales each day but nothing like the past few months! And that is a good thing! I needed to stop and catch my breath.
It has been quite a while since my last post (one of my New Years resolutions is to do at least one new blog post each week). An exciting developement from the summer... I got an assistant and all of a sudden, I got more productive! My eBay store room was organized and every single item has been accounted for and it's location has been noted. I have also been listing 50+ new auctions each week. My store inventory is up to almost 2400. I have actually been well over 2400 various times this fall but sales have been so great that I keep dipping into the 2300's. That is another good thing!
I have sold quite a bit of flatware recently. I sold an entire large set (individually pieced, of course!) of gold electroplated stainless at auction! That was a nice surprise but I have also sold just lots of various pieces from different patterns. Buyers are probably trying to complete or add to their sets in preparation for holiday dinners. China and stoneware has also been selling well probably for the same reason.
I made a huge purchase of magazines at an estate sale a few months ago. This person had an unbelievable and huge model train collection that I stayed away from, there were buyers who knew what they were looking at and the people running the sale also knew the value of those trains. What I did was look around in the basement for related items and came across a well stored and organized stash of old model train magazines! ("score!" I said to myself very quietly) There were also old Karate magazines and Gun and Ammo magazines. O my gosh, I have been selling these magazines like crazy!
Well, here is my first post after getting back to it! It is also the last post of the year! Happy New Year, everybody! Have fun and be safe!
It has been quite a while since my last post (one of my New Years resolutions is to do at least one new blog post each week). An exciting developement from the summer... I got an assistant and all of a sudden, I got more productive! My eBay store room was organized and every single item has been accounted for and it's location has been noted. I have also been listing 50+ new auctions each week. My store inventory is up to almost 2400. I have actually been well over 2400 various times this fall but sales have been so great that I keep dipping into the 2300's. That is another good thing!
I have sold quite a bit of flatware recently. I sold an entire large set (individually pieced, of course!) of gold electroplated stainless at auction! That was a nice surprise but I have also sold just lots of various pieces from different patterns. Buyers are probably trying to complete or add to their sets in preparation for holiday dinners. China and stoneware has also been selling well probably for the same reason.
I made a huge purchase of magazines at an estate sale a few months ago. This person had an unbelievable and huge model train collection that I stayed away from, there were buyers who knew what they were looking at and the people running the sale also knew the value of those trains. What I did was look around in the basement for related items and came across a well stored and organized stash of old model train magazines! ("score!" I said to myself very quietly) There were also old Karate magazines and Gun and Ammo magazines. O my gosh, I have been selling these magazines like crazy!
Well, here is my first post after getting back to it! It is also the last post of the year! Happy New Year, everybody! Have fun and be safe!
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