When a $ 3 jacket sold for $ 100, I was hooked!
When I started selling on eBay, I listed items in my house that I no longer needed. I’m a big fan of donating gently used clothes, shoes, and household items, but once I sold on eBay, I realized how much money I had been giving away. I’m still a huge fan of donations, but not until I review the listings sold on eBay to make sure I’m not handing them a handful of money.
Finally, I ran out of items to sell, that’s when I started going to garage sales to find inventory. I grew up going to garage sales. I love hunting to find treasure for a few dollars. Once I started selling on eBay, I saw them from a totally different perspective. I was amazed at how many sellers had no idea of the value of their item and were selling it for just a few dollars.
One morning my daughter and I were on our way home from a long morning of yard sales. He had gotten a few items, but it wasn’t the best loot and he was a bit disappointed. We got to our neighborhood and I saw a neon green sign at the end of the street. By the way, neon green and pink card stock is the best invention. All I have to do is look for these bright colors when I go out to the garage sale, and I can easily identify my next shift. So we drive to our neighbor’s house and start looking for the items for sale.
As I was looking through the stacks of things, I noticed some clothes hanging from a coat rack at the end of the table. I leafed through the clothes hangers and found a jean jacket. When I checked it for blemishes and flaws, I realized it was a Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Edition jean jacket. That? As a bike enthusiast, I don’t understand why I had it for sale. Even more surprising, she only wanted $ 3 for him. I was so excited to get back in the car and check out the sold listings on eBay. I was sure I could get at least $ 40, but when I did my research, I found that this particular jacket was selling for $ 75 to $ 150, depending on the style.
I put the jacket on eBay for $ 100 and it sold in just a few days. I got hooked! I knew this was something that I could earn a lot of money with and eventually replace my full-time income. I kept selling on eBay. Every Saturday morning, I’d get up and leave at 6:30, so I could be the first to those garage sales. The saying “he who gets up early gets the worm” is very true.
Of course, not all sales are so lucrative. You have your bread and butter items which, to me, the average sale is around $ 25. I still get really excited when I get those big sales. I sold shoes for $ 50 to $ 75 that cost me only $ 5, I sold a toy Star Wars lightsaber for $ 65 that cost $ 3, and I once sold a tie for $ 79 that cost only $ 2. In addition to generate good income, this excitement definitely keeps you motivated!