Does anyone sell on ebaY?

[dottygoat]

I have  cambio jeans, gap girl's top,Daisy Fuentes Jacket, B Moss Women's long skirt on there right now!

[Punk Glam Queen]

I've been buying and selling on eBay since around '96. Due to their inflated seller's fees, I've been selling less and less. I finally got around to opening my Etsy shop this weekend, after thinking about it for months! So even though I have current auctions up on eBay (new, designer items that wouldn't be appropriate on Etsy) I'll be working my bum off getting everything listed in the Etsy shop from here on out.  to eBay and their insane prices!

[dottygoat]

Can you list anything on Esty even if it isn't handmade? I would be interested in doing so.

[valleythriftshopper]

You can list vintage items (at least 20 years old) or craft supplies, check the etsy site for criteria on the craft supplies. 

[Frchgrl]

You can list vintage items yes.

[Sir Thrift-A-Lot]

eBay seller. I used to do really well when the USD was really good. At one point it was $1.60 for everyone $1 Canadian. I could sell almost anything and make a profit. Shipping costs were also much lower.

My biggest success stories are music merchandise. A rare 500 pressing of Kitties first CD - bought for $4.99, sold for $102.50 - which was about $150 at the time CDN.

Recently sold a Marilyn Manson shirt I bought discounted at a vintage clothing store for $7. It sold for $232.50 USD.

Having a hard time deciding on things to buy that will sell on eBay. I can pick out shirts, but only come across one in a blue moon that I would consider sellable. With the amount of thrifting I do, I bet I could find more items.

I'm having a hard time figuring out the mugs. Do Fire King & Anchor sell for about the same amount? Federal sells for lower?

[Frchgrl]

Well I hate to self promote but that is why I wrote my book. It's what sells on eBay VERY well that can be found at thrift stores. I wont' put the link here. You can ask me or probably figure it out on your own but yes, with vintage concert T Shirts you'd do VERY well. Those sell high. 80s bands especially. I bought a Frankie Goes to Hollywood TShirt, I don't even think it was vintage, for 99 cents and resold it for about $20 I believe. Hair bands go for crazy, in the hundreds.

For mugs you're looking for "Anchor Hocking Fire King" mugs. The heavy white ones referred to as "restaurant" mugs sell the highest. You can research on eBay.

I invite you to join us on my blog about selling thrift store items which can be found here
Good luck!

[Sir Thrift-A-Lot]

Well I hate to self promote but that is why I wrote my book. It's what sells on eBay VERY well that can be found at thrift stores. I wont' put the link here. You can ask me or probably figure it out on your own but yes, with vintage concert T Shirts you'd do VERY well. Those sell high. 80s bands especially. I bought a Frankie Goes to Hollywood TShirt, I don't even think it was vintage, for 99 cents and resold it for about $20 I believe. Hair bands go for crazy, in the hundreds.

For mugs you're looking for "Anchor Hocking Fire King" mugs. The heavy white ones referred to as "restaurant" mugs sell the highest. You can research on eBay.

I invite you to join us on my blog about selling thrift store items which can be found here
Good luck!

Thanks. I had found your link months before I found this site today.

I've been checking the site firekingmugs.com. They had all the bottom mug stampings. If it has an anchor on the bottom base of the cup, is the white like you described, that isn't Fire King is it? That's the only thing about the mugs that confuses me now. Was going to check the site, but it's down.

[Frchgrl]

Yes, they say Fire King too. See the photo in this completed listing.

http://cgi.ebay.com/FIRE-KING-25-White-Restaurant-THICK-MUG-C-handle_W0QQitemZ380192668578QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item58853fbba2

The more unique the better. See here

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fire-King-Bright-Orange-Fleur-D-Lis-Coffee-Mug-XCELNT_W0QQitemZ110474208779QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item19b8c6a60b

[valleythriftshopper]

eBay seller.

Having a hard time deciding on things to buy that will sell on eBay. I can pick out shirts, but only come across one in a blue moon that I would consider sellable. With the amount of thrifting I do, I bet I could find more items.

You should check out seller blogs.  Blogs written by people who find great stuff to sell (& keep!).

Two I like to look at are

http://carmenandginger.blogspot.com/  She has a great Etsy shop with lots of vintage clothing, gets alot of stuff from thrifts

http://oodlesandoodles.typepad.com/  She finds all kinds of great stuff at estate sales

Both of these blogs feature alot of girly stuff, I bet there are great blogs written by guys who sell vintage stuff too. 

Two Toronto blogs are

http://grunge-queen.blogspot.com/

http://torontoyardsaler.blogspot.com/

Just reading stuff people find on this site and this other thrift site http://community.livejournal.com/thriftwhore/ is helpful.  On the live journal site I noticed nurses capes seem to be popular so when I saw a vintage WW ll nurses cape at a thrift I grabbed it.

Someone here once mentioned Texasware confetti melmac bowls so when I saw one of those at the Sal Army for 99 cents I knew to buy it. 

When you check out peoples blogs they have a list of their favorite blogs in the sidebar too, so that can really keep you occupied for a long time!  Spending time looking at the recently completed listings on Ebay in the categories you are interested in is helpful too. 

[Punk Glam Queen]

You should check out seller blogs.  Blogs written by people who find great stuff to sell (& keep!).

Two I like to look at are

http://carmenandginger.blogspot.com/  She has a great Etsy shop with lots of vintage clothing, gets alot of stuff from thrifts

http://oodlesandoodles.typepad.com/  She finds all kinds of great stuff at estate sales

Both of these blogs feature alot of girly stuff, I bet there are great blogs written by guys who sell vintage stuff too. 

Two Toronto blogs are

http://grunge-queen.blogspot.com/

http://torontoyardsaler.blogspot.com/

Just reading stuff people find on this site and this other thrift site http://community.livejournal.com/thriftwhore/ is helpful.  On the live journal site I noticed nurses capes seem to be popular so when I saw a vintage WW ll nurses cape at a thrift I grabbed it.

Someone here once mentioned Texasware confetti melmac bowls so when I saw one of those at the Sal Army for 99 cents I knew to buy it. 

When you check out peoples blogs they have a list of their favorite blogs in the sidebar too, so that can really keep you occupied for a long time!  Spending time looking at the recently completed listings on Ebay in the categories you are interested in is helpful too. 

Oh thanks for those links! I love the second one best!
Cheers!
Suzanne

[valleythriftshopper]

That one is good, I guess upstate New York has some awesome estate sales, if you don't mind the cold & snow.  I think this woman travels around a bit to go to sales too, I usually never leave a 5 mile radius of my home so guess I have to be happy with what I find!

[Punk Glam Queen]

If you go over 2 hours outside of NYC, you'll find better stuff for reasonable prices. Its hit or miss in the 'burbs outside the city. I'm far too lazy now to travel so take my chances locally. In winter I'm definitely not up for braving the inclement weather, and will hit them when its warm again!

[thriftstoreaddict]

Hi All,

How hard is it to participate in an estate sale? I see them advertised all the time on the web and around my town. Do you have to have scads of cash before attending one?

[valleythriftshopper]

Depends on who is running the sale.  Prices can really vary, but as far as participating there is not much to know.  Just show up early (there is usually a line waiting to get in before the start, sometimes they hand out numbers).  If you see an advertised estate sale run by a particular company sometimes they will have preview pictures on their website if they have one.  You can get an idea of what they are offering or you could call them as well before the sale.  If you see an sale nearby and have the time to go might as well try it, there is no charge to get in and if the prices are too high you just don't buy anything.

If you see an estate sale that is just being offered by the family and not a professional company do go, those are usually the best & have good prices.