The ninth week of The $10,000 Garage Sale eBay Challenge has come and gone with the auctions that ended on Sunday and Monday evenings. There were fifty-one Challenge items listed and thirty-six of them sold for a total of $773.23. The sell-through rate was 71%.
With the completion of my current auctions next Sunday evening, the Challenge will be roughly half over. I’m guessing at that point my net profit will be approximately $3500 to $3600 to date. That will put me roughly $1500 short of the $5000 profit I should have half way through the Challenge.
One of the factors I took into consideration when arriving at the $10,000 figure for the Challenge was that most summers I will find two or three really good items at garage sales that will each bring between $700 and $1000 profit. So far this summer, I haven’t found one of those items yet. Experience tells me they are out there however, so I’m still confident my goal of $10,000 net profit for the five month period of time is attainable.
Here is how things look after the ninth week of the Challenge.
| Ended | Sold | Cost | List Fees | FV Fees | PayPal Fees | Incid. Fees | Miles | Net Profit | Total |
| 5/13 | $405.62 | $61.15 | $24.10 | $17.82 | $17.40 | $0.00 | $29.39 | $255.74 | $255.74 |
| 5/ 20 | $135.88 | $12.50 | $13.10 | $7.03 | $4.99 | $0.00 | $39.27 | $58.99 | $314.73 |
| 5/ 27 | $579.76 | $47.05 | $35.85 | $26.39 | $18.54 | $0.00 | $57.72 | $395.31 | $710.04 |
| 6/3 | $500.79 | $36.60 | $19.75 | $21.29 | ‘$20.52 | $0.00 | $21.83 | $380.80 | $1090.84 |
| 6/10 |
No Auctions This Week |
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| 6/17 | $895.83 | $88.75 | $45.00 | $38.10 | $38.82 | $0.00 | $45.08 | $640.00 | $1730.92 |
| 6/24 | $355.65 | $27.55 | $23.25 | $13.81 | $9.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $282.01 | $2012.93 |
| 7/1 | $684.67 | $69.40 | $23.65 | $26.97 | $27.74 | $0.00 | $36.48 | $500.43 | $2513.36 |
| 7/8 | $773.23 | $72.10 | $38.65 | $32.11 | $28.71 | $0.00 | $31.68 | $569.98 | $3083.34 |
| 7/15 | $35.00 | $29.80 | $19.68 | ||||||
Last week saw a dramatic reduction in the number of garage sales in Grand Forks. This isn’t uncommon for one or both of the weekends surrounding the 4th of July. Even with the reduced number of sale, I was able to acquire thirty-one items for the current week’s Challenge. Adding in eight re-listed “no sales” from last week, I currently have thirty-nine Challenge items listed this week.
The thirty-nine items are shown below.
- 14 Antique Trader Weekly Annuals - this is a re-list from last week
- Short Blatz Beer Salt & Pepper - this is a re-list from last week
- Tall Blatz Beer Salt & Pepper - this is a re-list from last week
- Early Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Miniature Bottle - this is a re-list from last week
- Schlitz Beer Salt & Pepper - this is a re-list from last week
- The Wonders Of Life - this is a re-list from last week
- Fort Pitt Beer Salt & Pepper - this is a re-list from last week
- Acme Beer Pepper Shaker - this is a re-list from last week
- Adrian Rogers Most Requested Messages 2006 CD Set - $1.00
- 1924 UND University High School Flickertail Yearbook - I got this free
- 1925 A.H. Anderson School Catalog - I got this free
- 1927 S&H Green Stamp Premium Catalog - I got this free
- Age Of The Gunfighter - $.50
- Around The World In 88 - $.25
- Audio Amateur Loudspeaker Projects - $.25
- Courtin’, Cookin’, & Castor Oil - $.25
- Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2 Cruise Book Set - $1.00
- G.F. Foster’s Paprika Spice Tin - $5.00
- Grey’s Anatomy Season 1 DVD Set - $3.00
- Horn Of The Hunter - $.25
- Leg Art - $.50
- 6 Kodak Carousel Slide Trays - $3.00
- Loudspeaker Design Cookbook - $.25
- Maximum Effort Book - $.25
- Our Town Stephen MN Centennial Book - $4.00
- Rosemeade Blue Pitcher - $.50
- Rosemeade Pink Pitcher - $.50
- Sex And The City Season 1 DVD Set - $3.00
- Sods, Logs, & Tar-Paper - $.25
- Spotted Tail’s Folk - $.25
- The Sopranos Season 4 DVD Set - $5.00
- The Thornbirds VHS Set - $3.00
- The Wilton Way Of Cake Decorating Home Study Course - $1.00
- 1950s Daytonian Catalog - I got this free
- Volvo 140 Factory Service Manual - $.50
- Volvo B21F Engine Manual - $.50
- Volvo Factory Fuel Injection Manual - $.50
- Wilton Cakes A Wilton Album - $.50
The Explorer is filled with gas and chomping at the bit waiting for Thursday to come so we can get started on the second half of the Challenge. There will be plenty of good things out there this week. We just need to put ourselves in the right place so they find us.
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