Weekly Winners

I've posted before about selling on Ebay.  I did GREAT with it the first few months of this year.  Then the tornadoes devastated my home state and selling on Ebay didn't seem quite as important any more.  Well, I'm back on the Ebay bandwagon and it's doing pretty good.  It fuels my (and my husband's) desire to actually wake up early on Saturday mornings and hit yard sales!  The other thing that my husband has loved is that we can "shop" for families that we have heard about that lost everything in the tornadoes and are trying to "set up housekeeping" in their new-to-them homes.  He loves the thrill of finding great deals for others without more stuff cluttering up our home!

So, after MUCH inspiration from the girls at My Dear Trash, and those who've joined the linky party the past couple of weeks, I'm sharing my top sellers for the past week.

 
Back in April, I found this Diane von Furstenburg skirt at a yard sale for seventy-five cents and I was absolutely giddy!  I couldn't wait to call my sister and share my find.  I listed it for 2 weeks and no bites. So, after the time off, I relisted it with a starting bid of $19.99.  I got an email from a potential buyer and agreed to a Buy It Now price of $30!  Unfortunately, while packing it up, I realized it was supposed to have a ribbon/something through the waistband to tie on the side and I hadn't mentioned it in the description, so I refunded $5 for the oversight.  After fees, shipping, etc... I still made a profit of over $17!  I *heart* yard sales!

My next best seller was this GAP white stretchy jacket.  It was a great jacket to wear over summer dresses, unfortunately, not in my size.  It was another seventy-five cent yard sale find and sold for $12.99!

While I'm no where near the "pay for major expenses" level that some are at, I'm happy with the little extra money I'm able to bring in for my family.  I guess if it's covering my yard sale habit, we're good!

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