Slow sales and no thrifting

We love summer around here but it seems like my kids short break has flow by!  We are year round school so it's only six weeks.  We have had cousins visit from Georgia and friends from Oregon, along with all the usual family parties and happenings...so garage sales and thrifting took a back seat while I focused on cleaning up our basement to make it guest worthy.  

Which you all know means hiding the junk in bins until you can get around to listing it!

I sold these shoes that I bought two weeks ago for $3 fairly quickly. I wasn't wanting to keep these around all winter for an extra $5-10 so I listed them at $19.99. 

Speaking of which, I have a rule of thumb that I use where I try to get at LEAST four times the amount for something I paid.  So on these, I wouldn't list them for anything less than $12.  Which would still hardly get me anything after fees, but it wouldn't be a loss either.

I've been digging around listing some older items too....

 Clarks Indigo Sandals - I would keep these in a heartbeat if they were my size, so cute!

 Anthropologie Maeve Dress

 IXIA Pink Rose Dress

 OILILY Cargo Skirt

Dr. Martens Monk Strap Oxfords

While I'm waiting for these to sell, I sent these three back to school...

My daughter had a different first day for first grade, so no I didn't send her to school with crazy hair like that.  :)  One is ALREADY home sick today and the other tried to fake it this morning.  They are trying to convince me to homeschool them and I'm still not sure how I feel about that! 
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Garage Sale Stories July 12th

Dan was a brave soul and took our 9 year old up to Cub Scout Camp.   Greg is usually the one to wake me up to go while my oldest, Graham hold zero interest in this interest of mine.  But I promised him a doughnut and we got off to a very late start.  

Not much of a haul I know, it was SO HOT.  I couldn't stand the thought of being out there digging through boxes of clothes.  Bleh.

The desk it's all sitting on is new, I've been looking for one for my front room and saw this on a local Facebook site for $50.  Dan needs to reglue one of the legs, but other than that, I'm pretty happy with it!

I got the 2 super nice plush pig and dog costumes for $2 each and she gave me the baby toys for free. Car seat cover was $2, Bebe Sounds was $1, Clarks were $3 (like new) and the cute baby cowboy boots were $2.  

Certainly not my best trip out but I had a lot of fun with my 11 year old and got to hear him sing in the car.  Priceless. 

What? Where Have I Been?

        How have so many months gone by since I've blogged?  

Yikes. 

 I'm still here, listing my little heart out and listening to the crickets sing in my store while my listing numbers get higher and higher.  Isn't summer miserable that way for eBay?  I love hitting all the yard sales but MAN, my house is overflowing with inventory!  

I used to have a wedding flower business, but stopped when we had our daughter.  Now I just do weddings for friends, family and by word of mouth.  I did these last month for a couple who got married up in the canyon...they smelled AMAZING!  

Love those David Austin garden roses!  

 

I have managed to go to a few yard sales and you can bet my wallet is fat with ones ready fore the morning!  

I picked up this lot three weeks ago:

 Dance leotards (already sold one for $20) 2 NWT Justice bathing suits.  The big pile in the bag was brand new clothes I got for my 11 year old.  It's rare for me to find things his size! And oh yeah, 

Practically BRAND NEW COLE HAAN dress shoes for $1!  

 I have a store full of lookie loos right now...over 12 watchers on each of these items.  Just waiting for someone to jump and buy! 

 J. Crew XXS Shorts

 Anthro Lithe Skirt Size 12

 Lucky Brand Cashmere Cardigan Medium

Garnet Hill Blue Cotton Gauze Sundress

 I've had 2 offers already on this dress, it retails for $98 but is on sale for $48 right now.  However, Garnet Hill is no longer offering this color.  I am holding out at $60 with f/s for at least another week with so many watchers so fast.  

Can't wait to go out tomorrow morning! 

Hoping the summer slump passes quickly, is it just as slow for you? 
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Garage Sale Stories! September-ish?

I skipped going to yard sales this week thinking I would be off on a romantic getaway with my sweetie for our 12 year anniversary.  But strep throat took over the house and instead I laid around playing on Pinterest, watching Shark Tank and helping my 5th grader with his homework.

Not romantic OR productive for my eBay store.  I guess I just needed to slow it down this weekend?  The bright side was that at least I didn't have strep throat on my wedding day, right?!

Sales have been AWESOME this week!  I have been hovering around 450-460 listings and had over $800 in sales this week.  I LOVE this time of year on eBay!

Here are a few things I picked up last weekend when I went out.

 

 Chaps red plaid ruffle front shirt, large (12) new without tags

 TAHARI, 2 pc pale pink skirt suit Size 8

 Dress Barn by Travis Ayers pant suit Size 10

 Chico's green ribbed jacket Small

 Chico's Black and White Jacket, Extra Small

 Eileen Fisher Silk Jersey Wrap Dress, Petite Small

Lulumari Anthropologie Pink Cardigan Sweater, Large

September through November are my biggest months.  I'm so glad that I really upped my listings, normally I have half this but I can really see a difference in sales adding more and listing a few every day! 

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Garage Sale Stories - Saturday 9/29

With kids going every which way I keep forgetting that I have a blog.  Or a life other than taxi driver.  The kids went with my parents Saturday morning to a rehearsal at our church so I had one blissful hour to see what I could come up with.

 Boys Spyder Ski Jacket Size 8

 Under Armour Football Shirt YXL

 Double D Ranchwear Red Jacket Small

 Double D Ranchwear Black Vest Small

 Stride Rite Tumble Shoes 6.5M

 Stride Rite Cory Shoes 7 XW

 Stride Rite Kilamanjaro Shoes 6.5 XW

Robeez 0-6 Month Baseball Crib Shoes

Not bad for a quick one hour trip! I was pretty pleased.  I'll be even more pleased when they sell!

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Garage Sale Stories - Saturday 9/8

Playing catch up here - I was a super smart mom and signed my kids up for soccer, cross country, basketball camp all at the same time.  

Not to mention we are getting family pictures done this weekend and I feel like I have spent every waking moment trying to find coordinating outfits for all five of us.

It's a good thing really - shopping reminds me how much I hate paying full retail price for anything. And why should I if I don't have to?  I'd rather my money be in the bank, right?!

We've been hitting the sales hard since the season is almost over around here.  (insert sobs of despair here) 

But I think I've done pretty well overall the past two weeks.

The Children's Place Red Velvet 3T Dress New with Tags

(Lauren actually had this dress, which I sold last year - but it is seriously the sweetest dress.  If this had been her size I would have kept it for her to wear again!)

Big Star Remy 25R Jeans

Big Star Sweet 25R Jeans

Billabong Black Sherpa Hoodie Small

Old Navy Medium Jean Jacket

 Ann Taylor Size 4 Black Skirt Suit

 Ann Taylor Size 2 Brown Pinstripe Pant Suit

 Gymboree 3T Gingerbread Girl Sweater and Shirt

 Tahari Khaki Belted Trench Jacket 8 Petite

 Talbots Size 8 Navy and White Plaid Dress

 Garnet Hill Medium 10 12 Black Knit Dress

 Eddie Bauer Medium Navy Blue Cable Knit Sweater

 Chico's Travelers Black V-Neck Shirt Size 2 (12 14)

Anthropologie Neesh by D.A.R Zig Zag Skirt Large

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