Auctions for the fourth week of this year’s Challenged ended on Sunday night with 25 of 44 items selling for a sell-through rate of 57%. That’s still not as high a percentage as I’m used to, but it’s certainly better than what it was the last two weeks.

Auctions accounted for $723.23 in sales. That, plus a $39.99 fixed price listing, brought my total gross eBay sales to $763.22 for the week.

For another week, there were no really large sales. The highest priced item was $46.00 for one of the PC games. The two Nordmaendene i Amerika books were a real disappointment selling for $36.01 and $31.01 respectively. Roughly $15 less than I paid for them. I’ve had several of these over the years and previously all had sold for a minimum of $150 each.

After the fourth week of the Challenge here’s how things look:

The fixed price item that sold was listed with free shipping so the $4.72 figure under incidental fees is my shipping cost for the books

Here are the Challenge items I have on eBay this week:

• Vintage Scottie dog purse - a re-list
• Algebra VHS set - a re-list
• Pre-Algebra VHS set - a re-list
• Fitz & Floyd Santa Candy Jar - a re-list
• Fitz & Floyd Santa Wreath mug - a re-list
• The Palliser Novels - a re-list
• sights & Scenes Of The Old World folio - a re-list
• 1925 American Homes Bureau Annual Reference Book - a re-list
• Trail Blazers to Radionics and Reference Guide to UHF - paid $.50 at the mega sale
• Creative Memories Mulberry 12×12 Album - paid $10.00 at the mega sale
• 1928 Miraco Radio catalog - paid $2.00 at the mega sale
• Vanessa Ann Christmas In Cross Stitch - paid $1.00 at a garage sale
• 3 Blueprint magazines - paid $1.00 at the mega sale
• Gone With The Wind 1st Edition 8th Printing - paid $2.00 at the mega sale
• Born To Ride Stampin’ Up set - paid $4.00 at a garage sale
• Mt. Rushmore Sunset Supply Co. advertising coffee cup - paid $.10 at a garage sale
• Fishing reel pencil sharpener - paid $.25 at a garage sale
• Norman Rockwell Illustrator book - paid $1.00 at a garage sale
• Uncle Arthur’s Bedtime Stories - paid $2.50 at a thrift store
• How To See Color & Paint It book - paid $2.00 at a garage sale
• 10 small pieces of Occupied Japan - paid $2.85 at a garage sale
• 5 Mary Engelbreit Home Companion magazines - paid $.50 at a garage sale
• 13 Creative Memories Lasting Moments magazines - paid $1.00 at a garage sale
• The German-Russians Two Centuries Of Pioneering book - paid $.50 at the mega sale
• 32 Harlequin Blaze paperbacks - these came from the free table at our local library
• Wall Of Flames book - paid $.50 at the mega sale
• 9 Creative Memories Design & Layout Ideas/Fast Formulas books - paid $4.50 at a garage sale
• Watercolor: You Can Do It book - paid $2.00 at a garage sale
• Duck Stamps And Prints book - paid $1.00 at a garage sale
• Lady Head Vase - paid $.25 at a garage sale
• 9 Creative Memories Crop Talk Leaflets - I got a bunch of these free at a garage sale. If they sell I can make up another seven or eight identical lots. If not, I’m not out anything

Books for Amazon were pretty few and far between this week. They amounted to:

• Paris: Capital Of Modernity - paid $.25 at a garage sale
• Accounting Principles Vols. 1 & 2 - paid $1.50 at a garage sale
• Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons - paid $.50 at a garage sale
• Art From The Land: Dialogues With The Kluge-Ruhe Collection - paid $.50 at a garage sale
• The Clouds Threw This Light: Contemporary Native American Poetry - paid $.25 at a garage sale
• La Grande Cuisine Bourgeoise - paid $1.00 at a garage sale

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