Green Monsters and the Law Of Averages with EBay Sells

The last few days, Reef has had a runny nose that somewhat resembles the image below:

Image found here.

Poor little guy. He’s been at my side for a week; snuggling and watching CARS.

When he naps, I wipe the green monsters off my shirt, hands & face and run to my stash of trash in the garage. I sort through piles of clothing and pick out what I want to list for the week.

Today I’m featuring a few interesting sales I’ve had over the past few weeks.

This dress, labeled Go International was just too cute to pass up. I found it at Goodwill on $1.00 day and noticed the new tags from Target were still attached. The dress retails at $36.00. I love how Target has gone somewhat retro over the past few years, so I wanted to give this dress a Go Go. I listed it as:Go International Large NWT Corduroy Short Gogo Dress

I didn’t sell the first week at $6.99, so I listed it the second week at .99 cents. At this price, the dress received more attention and eventually sold for $9.50.

I normally only list name brand items, but this L.A. Blues Plus Size 26W Long Denim Cargo Jean Skirt caught my eye. L.A. Blues is a brand from Fashion Bug and it's really cute. It’s a plus size (always a bonus), jean and cargo (cargo is always a big seller) and I purchased it for $1.00. I listed it at $6.99 and it sold for $10.49.

I pulled up at a Garage Sale a few months ago and a really nice girl was selling her maternity clothes. I have a phobia for such things, I just hate wearing them! Still, they were great labels; Old Navy & lots of jeans from Motherhood, so I picked up around around 15 things for $10.00. Next, I had a mental prep talk. I would wear these clothes during my pregnancy and love it, right! Well, 7 months pregnant, I still hate wearing maternity clothes, but I love wearing my normal Lucky jeans (unbuttoned and zipped just enough so they don't fall down) or sweats. So, what did I do with the maternity clothes? You know me! One by one, I've posted them on EBay. This long denim jean skirt from Motherhood sold for $15.50.

Because Reef isn't feeling well, taking my pictures this week has been a bit tricky.

Luckily, no green monsters end up on my trash. They just end up on me.

Selling purses is not something I normally do because they are usually in poor shape, but this pink leather Gap purse I found at Goodwill on 1/2 off day looked too good to pass up. I paid $2.49 and it sold for $14.50.

I'm not very familiar with Rubbish, only to know it's a Nordstrom brand. For $1.00, I was willing to try this long jean jacket. It sold for $9.99 to a customer in England.

When you sell on EBay, the law of averages is really on your side. If you post enough dear trash, you'll make a decent profit. My suggestion? Take $20.00 to Goodwill or Saver's on $1.00 day. Purchase 20 items. Post all 20 and see what happens.

I usually spend $100.00 on $1.00 day. If I sell 10 items at $10.00 each, I make my $100.00 back. Then, I have 90 items to clear a profit on. That's right, 90 items. Most of the 90 sells anywhere from $6.99 up to $30.00. Out of the 90, maybe 15 or 20 won't sell at all. I re-list them at .99 cents the next week and see what happens. The law of averages tells me I'll still make a decent profit because the .99 cent listing brings plenty of attention to the item. The law of averages also tells me somethings won't sell and that's alright. I either donate them back to Goodwill or give them to a friend in need.

I've had a lot of interest from readers who want to know how to start selling on EBay. Take your $20.00 to Goodwill or Saver's and run with it. Shop yard sales this weekend. Another idea? See what you have in your own closet that you don't want anymore. I do this all the time. Give it a try and let me know what happens.