1993 Playmates Takara Furry Families Lot

Bought: $0.00 Sold: $15.00 Fees: $1.84 Profit: $13.16

This was a lot of three Playmates Takara Furry Families play sets. These came in a big bag of animal toys I got at VV, which turned out to have three sets of animal sets in it. I already sold the majority of the items, which were littest pet shop toys, for a profit, so this sale was all profit. This is the third time I've accepted an offer on this item, and the first two times the person never paid, so I'm thankful this person paid. Not a huge profit, but nice to see this sell and get a bit more money out of a lot that I already made money on.

Coca-Cola 1996 Atlanta Olympics Hat

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $85.00 Fees: $8.54 Profit: $71.95

This is a Coca-Cola baseball cap from the 1996 Atlanta Olympics new with tags. The original price when it was sold in 1996 at the Olympics was $24.00. I knew this was a good buy as soon as I saw it. Coca-Cola stuff is very collectible, and so is Olympic stuff, but Coca-Cola Olympic memorabilia is quite collectible. Coca-Cola has sponsored the Olympics for a very long time, and there is a lot memorabilia from each Olympics, but it is all collectible. The older the better. This is a new hat that is 20 years old with tags - this is a prime collectible object for someone. 

Flipping Experiment #1: Comic and Anime statues, comics and posters - Month #3

July 30 - Wizard Magazine Jim Lee Tribute Issue

 Sold for: $19.99 Fees: $3.55

I left Chris in charge of all the comics from the lot. There are over 300 of them, so it will take him a while. He has been quite busy recently finishing his PhD and moving houses, but he has finally settled in, and until his child is born next month he has had a bit of time, so we listed around 30 items from the comic lot. We listed all the trade paperbacks (graphic novels) and magazines - essentially all non-comic issues. There were a number of Wizard magazines - which is a magazine about comics and the industry. This was a tribute issue to Jim Lee, a famous comic book artist and writer. It sold in about 24 hours, which always nice. Not a huge profit, but any small profit helps.

The Numbers:

Initial Cost: $2,000

Number of items sold in July: 6

Number of items sold overall: 16

Gross Profit for July: $386.93

Fees to eBay: $51.14

Net Profit for July: $335.79

Net Overall Profit: -$655.47

Chris and I have each recouped $672.27 of our initial $1,000 investment so far.

July 1 - Kotobukiya Final Fantasy VII Tifa Lockhart

Sold for: $140.00 Fees: $17.07

This was one of the statues that the box was completely ruined by water damage, but thankfully it still sold without the box. It was the first sale of the month, in the early hours of the 1st, so always nice to start off the month with a big sale. This statue is a bit much, with the bent over-ness and the ridiculous chest. Robin would never let me have this in the house.

July 09 - Brian Pulido's Lady Death Dark Millennium Sculpture

Sold for: $180.00 Fees: $20.50

This is a large statue of Lady Death, from the same series as the Lady Demon statue we sold back in May. It is quite large, and limited to 5,000 copies. It looks like it was never displayed. Both the statue and the box were in very good condition. This was one of the better selling statues so far, so nice to see it sell. We've now sold 12 things, and made back over $1,200 of our initial $2,000 investment. We are getting closer and closer to seeing profit on the lot. A few more big sales and we will be there.

July 12 - Masamune Shirow CYBERGIRLS Portfolio

Sold for: $19.99 Fees: $3.95

This is an art portfolio of 6 art posters done of cybergirls by Masamune Shirow. The 6 posters are inside a cardboard portfolio. This is an exciting sale as it is the first of the comic/art stuff to sell. While not a huge sale, it is nice to see some of this stuff move. When I bought the lot, I was calculating the profit on the statues alone, so the rest of this stuff is just icing on the cake.

July 15 - DC Direct Starfire

Sold for: $9.45 Fees: $2.33

There were a few of these DC Direct action figures in the lot. While they are still in their packages, they had all had some bends and damage to the boxes. These would sell for $20 in pristine condition, so not a lot of money to be made here, but no harm in listing them. I'm glad one of them sold. Any money we can get out of this lot is good, and one less box in my basement.

July 18 - Kaiyodo Mon-Sieur Bome Collection Vol 15 Kasumi

Sold for: $17.50 Fees: $3.74

The lot had a number of these figures called "Mon-Sieur Bome" and they are numbered. This one is number 15, and is of the character Kasumi from Dead or Alive. These figures are all still in their packaging and in good condition. The price ranges on these. This was by far the cheapest one. Not a huge profit, but any little bit helps. 

Dinosaurs Puzzle

Bought: $3.38 Sold: $9.99 Fees: $1.58 Profit: $5.03

Chris picked this puzzle up at VV. I thought it would sell well. It is vintage and still sealed and depicts characters from a once-popular TV show. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to have a high sell rate and took over 6 months to sell. I actually forgot I still had this. I'm glad to see it go, but this just further reinforces my position that I am done selling puzzles.

Commission sale: Two Marvel Essential Spider-Woman Trades

Sale Price: $25.00 Fees:$3.99 Profit: $21.01

My 50% cut of the Profit: $10.50

This is another lot of things Chris asked me to sell for him. These are two of Marvel Essential Spider-Woman trade paperbacks - bound collection of comics. These two are out of print, and are the only two in this particular series. Chris probably spent $20 to buy these originally, but he has got them out of his house and made back some of the money. 

Play-Doh Transformers Set

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $39.99 Fees: $3.66 Profit: $31.82

I've sold this Play-Doh set a number of times. It is rather popular, and I guess because it is Transformers themed. This is actually the complete set - which I haven't found in a while now - and I found it among a bag of Play-Doh pieces hanging on the wall in VV. A good buy for $4. I have the other pieces that were in the bag listed as part of a random Play-Doh lot which hasn't yet sold. 

Last of the parts of Pokemon Monopoly Pieces

Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.07 Profit: $3.92

I picked up a copy of Pokemon Monopoly earlier this year, which sells quite well if complete, but unfortunately it wasn't complete. I decided to piece out the parts from it and sell them individually. This was the last piece to sell - the money from the game. I made a small profit on each sale, and recovered my initial investment. Piecing out board game parts can often be fruitful, but it takes time to sell and it is a lot of small sales. Not something I would regularly, but it helps recoup the cost of a game when it isn't complete.

Thingmaker Fun Flowers Mold Set

Bought: $6.77 Sold: $24.99 Fees: $2.59 Profit: $15.63

Chris picked up a Thingmaker Fun Flowers Mold box set from VV, which contained the 7 molds from the set a long with the melting machine. Unfortunately the machine didn't work, and the box didn't seem to add much to the value of the molds unless complete with the machine. I decided to just list the molds as a complete set, and they sold. They are used and still have plastic goop on them, but apparently if you know what you are doing they are not too bad to clean. Included in the box was a number of other molds that I have listed in another auction, so this purchase will continue to net more profit. I was just pleased that despite the machine not working, that I was able to sell these at a profit. 

Commission sale: Penguin Books Watch

Sale Price: $74.99 Fees:$12.47 Profit: $62.52

My 50% cut of the Profit: $31.26

Among the things Chris asked me to sell for him were three watches, this being one of them. It is a simple watch that features the Penguin Books logo. The watch itself is nothing special with a simple leather band, but I was unable to find any information on a penguin watch. While Penguin Books does seem to sell merchandise, it is usually mugs, bags and clothes. I was unable to find a watch for sale anywhere. I figure it may have been made for employees. Regardless, Chris thought I was crazy to ask $75 for it, but I figured if someone was interested they could make an offer. I received a message from someone in the UK who wanted to buy it - at full price - but wanted to know if I would ship to the UK. With shipping for tracking being $48 I thought he might balk at that, but he gladly paid. So not a bad sale, and even only taking 50% I still made a nice profit.

Cariboo Island

Bought: $5.64 Sold: $24.00 Fees: $2.69 Profit: $15.67

This is a revamped version of the game Cariboo, with the same premise just a different design. Like Cariboo this game is also out of print, and desirable. It doesn't sell quite as well as Cariboo, but it does well. It normally sells between $40-50, but over the summer I have amassed about 5-6 copies of Cariboo and Cariboo Island, so I am just eager to move them. I still made a good profit. This game is worth buying if you see it, because even if not complete, the parts can be sold for a small profit. 

Another EPIC Star Wars Sale

Bought: $45.00 Sold: $199.99 Fees: $18.97 Profit: $136.02

This is the second time I've sold a copy of this board game. It is rare and hard to find, especially complete considering there are 31 miniatures as part of the game. This is a game to always be on the lookout for. Even if incomplete, you could piece it out and make some money. Now, the story on how I acquired this is a bit of a rant, so feel free to skip it.

I am a member of a facebook group for trading/selling board games in Ottawa. I am mainly a member to try and sell some of my finds, since always easier to sell locally than online. I've had some success with it, but realistically the board games I'm selling, and the prices I want, are not fantastic for local buyers. That being said, I still keep an eye on the group to see if any thing worth buying shows up that I can buy cheap and flip on eBay. One day a guy posted a photo of his closest which was full of board games, literally filled, and he wrote that he wanted to get rid of them all, and to message him with what you want and an offer and that he wouldn't turn down any reasonable offers. I looked at the photo and noticed three games worth money: this one, a WoW board game and a rather uncommon one from the 1980s. This one was the most valuable, so I decided to make an offer on it and see how he reacted. If he agreed quickly, I'd offer to buy the other two as well. I messaged him within minutes of the ad going up, and offered him $40 for the game. He responded immediately saying that someone had offered him $60 already. I was quite skeptical of this since the ad had only been up literally for minutes, and I figured he wanted me to come back and make a higher offer. I wasn't prepared to get into a bidding war with a fictional opponent, so I just messaged back saying that I was glad he found a buyer and left it at that. I was disappointed, since it was a nice flip, but I thought that was the end of it. The next day the same guy posted another ad in the group with a picture of just the three games I identified to myself, and wrote "these three games are the three with the most interest, selling each for $60" and then he quickly changed it to "these three games are the three most valuable." So this guy had sat and let people tell him which games were the most valuable by seeing which got the most offers, and likely for the most money, and then didn't sell to any of those people but decided to charge a higher amount than anyone offered. This really annoyed me, as he could easily have looked up the values online beforehand and so he was being lazy, but more importantly, he was being conniving and he was lying. He never had any intention of selling the games with the most interest for people's offers, despite saying he would accept any reasonable offer, and he was clearly lying when he told me he had an offer of $60 for this game. I was really annoyed and was tempted to call him out on it on the group, but decided to let it go. The next day he messaged me saying that the buyer offering $60 backed out, and it was mine for $60 if I wanted it. I was tempted to respond and tell him to go fly a kite, but I knew there was money to be made, so I responded and said that my offer of $40 still stood but $60 was more than I was willing to pay. He countered with $50, and I countered with $45, which he accepted. So I got the game in the end, for a higher price than I wanted to pay but less than he was asking. I get the irony of this that I sold it for much more, but I never made any false impressions or statements. I was clear that I wanted to buy it, and made what-was-to-him-a-fair-offer. Anyways, long story short, I am glad it sold. 

My biggest sale to date and on Sailor Moon Cards!

Bought: $9.01 Sold: $660.00 Fees: $60.37 Profit: $590.62

So, this was quite the flip. I was at VV and saw three bags containing Sailor Moon cards for $3 each. I did a quick eBay search and saw that some sailor moon cards sold for a few bucks, and considering the number here combined with the fact that it had a binder to store them that I could make back my money if nothing else. I spend a bit of time trying to research the cards, but considering they are in Japanese, I was only able to identify about half of them. There was very little information on them online, so I decided an auction was the best option. I started the bidding at $50, and immediately had a number of watchers and a number of people messaging me asking information. Three people - an American, a German and a Chinese - were quite active in asking questions - all three tried to get me to stop the auction and sell it to them - and had a mini-bidding war raising the price from $50 to $500 four days before the end of the auction. At the end of the day the American woman won it, and she messaged me to say how excited she was to complete some of her collection. I have no idea why someone would spend so much money on pieces of paper, but I am not complaining! I got lucky, and am going to continue to trust my gut on these random type of purchases. Not too often you get to turn $9 into over $600!

Strategy Game Room Box Set

Bought: $2.25 Sold: $49.99 Fees: $4.46 Profit: $43.28

This is a box set for three classic early video games - Mech Commander, Civilization II and Worms Armageddon. While it included the booklets for all three games, it was missing the actual disc for Worms Armageddon. Chris found this at VV and told me it was sealed and unopened - which it clearly wasn't - but it still sold for a fair price. I am just hoping that the buyer read the listing closely and realized it doesn't contain the Worms game. The buyer messaged me asking me to ship it quickly as it is a birthday gift for his dad - since he is in Brampton it will arrive in a couple days at most - but hopefully the lack of the one game doesn't ruin the gift. 

Vintage Nintendo Gameboy Fanny Pack

Bought: $2.25 Sold: $24.99 Fees: $1.20 Profit: $21.54

This is an awesome retro Game Boy fanny pack from the 1980's. I actually had one of these when I was a kid. I couldn't believe that VV was only charging $2 for this. It sold pretty quickly, and to someone in Ottawa. She messaged me saying she wanted it for a music festival and asked if she could pick it up in person. Not sure how this is needed for a music festival, but I don't ask questions, I just sell stuff.

Logitech T-BB18 TrackMan Mouse

Bought: $6.77 Sold: $44.99 Fees: $4.94 Profit: $33.28

My friend Hayley recently mentioned that her boss broke her mouse and needed a new one and she couldn't believe how expensive they were, and she suggested I keep an eye out for them. This type of mouse is ergonomic, and you don't need to move your wrist to use it, you just move the trackball. New these mice run over $100, and last week I found this at VV and figured it was worth a shot. The buyer is actually in Ottawa, so shipping is really cheap. Thanks for the tip Hayley!

Kingdom Hearts Art Works Book

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $44.99 Fees: $3.98 Profit: $36.50

This is a book featuring the art work from the video game series Kingdom Hearts. Chris picked this book up, so good job Chris. Nothing too exciting to say about this one - people like video games, and they buy books about them too. 

Commission sale: The Great Comic Book Artists Volume 1

Sale Price: $14.99 Fees:$3.75 Profit: $11.24

My 50% cut of the Profit: $5.62

Chris moved recently and when he did he realized he had far too many comics and books and asked me to sell a large pile of them at 50% commission. I spent the day photographing, packaging and listing them. This was the first sale, within minutes of posting it. I almost didn't list this one because it was hardly worth my time, but figured it might eventually sell. It is a series of short essays on 60 comic book artists done in 1983. An interesting book, but eBay has a number of copies, some as cheap as $8 and some over $100. I priced mine at $15 figuring it would sit for a while. I have a theory why it sold so fast when so many other copies exist, and many cheaper than mine. I listed all 60 artists included in this book in my listing - no one else had done that. I bet that the person who bought my copy had a keyword search saved for an artist's name, probably a less well known one, and they didn't know this book existed or didn't know that this artist was in it. When my listing came up on their saved search they just bought my copy as opposed to looking for a cheaper version. It is just a theory, but the only thing that makes sense for why someone would buy my item within minutes of being posted when others have been listed for longer for cheaper. Anyways, glad to have made a sale for Chris, even if I only made him $5.62. He likely spent $5 on this at VV, so he made back his investment. 

Knockout

Bought: $3.38 Sold: $24.99 Fees: $3.43 Profit: $18.18

This is a game from the 80's from Milton Bradley called KnockOut. It is very similar in style to Jenga. You build a wall of multi-coloured blocks, and then try to ram one out using the vibrating Rammer Hammer device without knocking down the wall. A great example of the 80's fad of having board games be 3D and have moving parts. I am somewhat shocked how long it took this game to sell, over 6 months. I guess this game isn't very popular. Regardless, it finally sold in the peak of the summer heat. 

Spider-Man City Crossing Board Game

Bought: $2.25 Sold: $24.99 Fees: $2.55 Profit: $20.19

This is one of the oldest things I have still, I think I bought it last fall. It is a game released by ThinkFun, which is now out of print and you have to solve logic problems of getting Spider-man across various layouts of plastic cities. I thought that the Spider-Man angle and the fact that it was out of print would make it sell fast, but it took almost a year. Oh well, I was pleasantly surprised it finally sold. 

Goosebumps Board Game

Bought: $5.53 Sold: $39.99 Fees: $3.74 Profit: $30.72

I was a huge fan of Goosebumps when I was a kid - I read all the books, watched the TV show - but I never knew there was a board game. It was actually looks like a lot of fun. When I was taking photos of it Robin asked to play it before I listed it, but after it sat for a month without being played I listed it. I'm sure this post will remind Robin that we never played it, and I'll get in trouble. Anyways, great price for this game. 

Heart Throb Game

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $29.99 Fees: $3.06 Profit: $22.42

This is a classic board game from the 80s. It allowed girls to play a game of trying to pick a boyfriend from 60 different guys. It is very vintage and retro, and a classic game. It was thankfully complete, and didn't take long to sell, even in the middle of the summer. I never actually asked Robin if she played this - well, Robin, if you are reading this, did you ever play it?

Piecing off a Playmobil Lot

Sale Price: $30.00

A few months ago I bought a large lot of Playmobil off of Kijiji. It had about 10 various sets with a ton of accessories. I have been slowly organizing the sets, cleaning them up and trying to determine exactly what sets I have. It is a time consuming process. I paid $130 for the entire lot, and I am hoping to get a return of a few hundred dollars. That being said, inside the lot were these three Playmobil Take Along sets. Each of these sets folds out so kids can play with it, and then folds up and stores things inside for easy clean up and carrying. These play sets don't sell for much - maybe $20 or $30 - and due to their size are expensive to ship. That being said, they are not really worth selling on eBay. I just wanted these gone, so I listed all three on Kijiji for $30 total to try and get a quick sale and they sold within 24 hours. So, I managed to recoup $30 of my $130 investment just by selling a part of the lot that I didn't even want. I now have $100 into the other 10 or so sets that I haven't yet listed. Glad these are gone, and that I've recouped some of my investment with sets that I would never be able to sell on eBay.

Peter Gabriel New Blood Tour Shoulder Bag

Bought: $6.00 Sold: $30.00 Fees: $2.93 Profit: $21.07

This is a shoulder bag from Peter Gabriel's New Blood Tour in 2011. I have no idea who Peter Gabriel is, but I found two of these bags, both new, at the Goodwill before it closed for $6 each. Only one person was selling one on eBay and asking $100. So I listed mine for $50. Someone made an offer of $30 which I accepted. I'll post my second one tonight. I knew these wouldn't be fast sellers, but fans of Peter Gabriel, whoever that is, may want this and its a unique item.

I'm Telling Board Game

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $30.00 Fees: $2.93 Profit: $22.56

I picked this board game up at VV despite having no sales on eBay and none listed. I figured a board game based on a TV show has to have some fans, and it was probably never very popular. To be fair, I've never even heard of this TV show. Wikipedia tells me it was a American Children's show along the lines of the Newlywed game that ran in the late 80's. Clearly someone remembers the show well enough to want the game. To be honest the board game looks really bad and boring, but who am I to judge someone giving me money. 

Two Walkmen

Bought: $4.83 Sold: $49.99 Fees: $3.60 Profit: $41.56

I picked up two identical Walkmans while out shopping one day - on at VV and one at BFM - both for under $2. They sat for months waiting for me to list them. When I finally got around to testing them to list them, I found they both had issues. One sounded great, but the hinge to the door was broken. The other looked good, but had static in the sound. I am sure it would be a simple process of replacing the bad door with the good one and having a working one, but I was too lazy and wasn't worth my time. I listed them together for the regular price of one of this model. My plan worked, because they sold. This would provide a good extra for parts if the first one had issues down the line. Also, a very nice Canadian looking Walkman, which is off to Texas.

SONY PSone Skeleton Red Controller

Bought: $3.94 Sold: $19.99 Fees: $2.43 Profit: $13.62

This is a Playstation controller for the PS1. Found it cheap at a VV and figured that it would sell. Not a huge profit, but an easy sale. I really have not done much video game flipping - despite it being one of the largest areas for it - mainly because competition is so steep, and I just don't know enough about it. I much prefer to deal with things I know about, and with much less sellers. 

Harry Potter Diagon Alley Game

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $34.99 Fees: $3.38 Profit: $27.10

This is another copy of the Harry Potter game Diagon Alley. It is a popular game and sells for a decent return. Always worth picking it up if you can find it cheap.

Loose Lord of the Rings Figures

Bought: $4.50 Sold: $9.99 Fees: $2.07 Profit: $3.42

These are two loose Lord of the Rings Figures. Legolas I actually got inside another LOTR figure that I bought and already sold, so he was essentially free. I picked up Eowen in a bag at VV for $4.50. I guess I didn't look up her value, since she doesn't sell well. I threw them together to essentially to try and recoup the value of buying Eowen, which I did. No real gain here, but managed to fix a mistake. 

Pokemon Pokedex

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $45.00 Fees: $4.23 Profit: $36.36

This is the second time I've sold this item - it is the first toy Pokemon Pokedex released by Tiger in 1998. It contains the profiles of the first 150 pokemon. With the recent popularity of Pokemon Go I knew that this would sell soon, and I'm glad it did. These are worth keeping an eye out for, usually cheap to buy and sell for $50. 

WAHL Vibrator

Bought: $6.06 Sold: $24.99 Fees: $2.60 Profit: $16.33

This is vintage WAHL vibrator that I picked up back when we still had a Goodwill in Ottawa. It came in the original box, and still works. I turned this device on, and it is powerful. I have no idea how you could use this for anything. It only has one speed, and seems too strong too be useful for any massage. That being said, it sold and someone paid $26 to ship the item (more than the item costs).

Star Wars Puzzle

Bought: $5.53 Sold: $29.99 Fees: $3.21 Profit: $21.25

I found this Star Wars puzzle at VV. I have recently decided I wasn't buying any more puzzles. They are difficult to count, and often even when the puzzle lists the number of pieces it is not exact and they are rounding. I am always worried about selling a puzzle and someone complaining that it is missing a piece - which may be their fault, and not mine, and I could still take the blame. I recently took a Springbok Muppets puzzle to the cottage to work on there and I recruited my mom to help. She finally finished it after weeks of aggravation only to discover it was missing two pieces. I'm glad I didn't sell that one without trying to build it, but the amount of hours it takes to build a puzzle to test if all the pieces are there is not worth the money I'll eventually make. So, I have given up on puzzles - they are just not worth it, unless sealed. That being said, when I saw this, I knew it would sell and couldn't pass it up. I made sure to count the pieces, and I counted them twice. I am 95% sure they are all there. The buyer is a new eBayer buyer who made her account today - she created an account to buy this puzzle. I really hope that she is happy with it, and that it is in fact complete. I may lose some sleep over this sale until I get positive feedback. This is it though, for real. No more puzzles.

Marvel Legends Infinite Avengers Wave 3

Bought: $79.02 Sold: $185.00 Fees: $14.38 Profit: $91.60

Marvel Legends is a line of action figures that is released in waves. Each wave includes 6 or 7 characters, and once the wave is discontinued they are no longer manufactured. There are 3 or 4 waves a year. Each wave includes a Build-A-Figure (BAF for short) that is made up from one piece included in each figure in that wave. So in this wave, wave 3, if you bought all 7 figures you had 7 pieces that can be built together to build the Hulkbuster BAF. I know about these due to my brother who collects them. They generally run $25-35 retail each, but can vary in price due to popularity and rarity. I managed to find all seven figures from the wave - so the complete wave - at Winners for $10 each. I had a couple options on how to sell them: the Hulkbuster alone sells for $75 - 100, and then I could have sold the figures individually without the Hulkbuster pieces, or I could have sold each figure separately but unopened, or I could have sold all 7 together, which is what I chose to do. This sat for a few months, but I knew it would only go up in price, and I knew that I couldn't lose my investment. I'll take a $90 profit anyway.  

Transformers Armada Battle For Cybertron Game

Bought: $6.77 Sold: $29.99 Fees: $3.07 Profit: $20.15

This is a Transformers board game. It comes with a number of plastic robots, and you get to act out battles. Transformers stuff typically sells. 

Dungeons & Dragons Clue

Bought: $2.50 Sold: $29.99 Fees: $3.15 Profit: $24.34

I picked this up at a garage sale, and was surprised to find that it all the contents were still new and wrapped in their plastic. I don't buy the common american board games - clue, life, monopoly, risk - unless they are themed, and only then if the theme is one people want to buy. Dungeons & Dragons typically sells well, and this was an easy decision. 

Vintage General Electric Wall Clock

Bought: $3.00 Sold: $53.99 Fees: $4.65 Profit: $46.34

I picked this up at the Glebe garage sale this year. The first street I turned on to, at the first house I stopped at, I saw this sitting in a box. The homeowner was still unpacking her boxes, and I asked how much she wanted for it. I was amazed when she said $3. I asked her if it worked, and she said she didn't know, but it was working when it came off the wall at the cottage. This clock is an amazing retro piece from the 50's or 60's with that great green colour, and simple design. This model typically sells on eBay for about $50. I asked $70, but after some haggling took $54 for it - it is hard to argue with $50 profit. 

Hot Wheels Track

Bought: $9.03 Sold: $39.99 Fees: $3.79 Profit: $27.17

I've had this sitting in my basement for months. I kept passing it by, not wanting to deal with it. I've had such bad luck with buying Hot Wheels sets and finding them not complete and not being able to sell them. This one had a large price tag, and I was just not wanting to deal with. I had a huge push two weekends ago and listed everything that was in my basement unlisted. This was the last thing I got around to. I was pleasantly pleased to see that it was complete, and that the only listings for it on eBay were unopened and going for over $100. I wanted it to move fast and to get it out of my house, so I put a lower price on it, and it sold quickly. I am so glad this is gone. I am done buying Hot Wheels. Another thing that I just don't have the patience for. I am continuing to learn what I will, and I won't, spend the time and patience to list. If I don't enjoy listing it, I am not going to buy it. It is that simple. 

Fisher Price Sky Talker Walkie Talkies

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $29.99 Fees: $3.07 Profit: $22.41

I couldn't believe when I found these at VV - these are such a nostalgic item from my childhood. I feel like everyone had these - Fisher Price Walkie-Talkies. They include that nice morse code alphabet on the front with a morse code button. These were a great buy, and I was even more impressed with how much they fetch on Ebay. A nice sale, and something to keep my eye out for again in the future. Nostalgia sells. 

Space Jam Blanket

Bought: $4.50 Sold: $15.00 Fees: $1.88 Profit: $8.62

This was one of the first things I ever bought, so it has sat for almost a year now. It is a homemade Space Jam blanket. It appears someone took a Space Jam sheet and stitched into a blanket. I thought it was awesome, but it sat for a long time. There was something a bit odd about this sale - I had it up for $19.99, but when I got the sale notification it showed that they paid $15.00. They must have made a best offer of $15, but I don't know it was automatically accepted. I never go the best offer notification, nor did I accept it. It's really odd. I don't mind so much because I would have accepted that offer, but it is a bit concerning if eBay is for some reason auto-accepting offers. I hope it was a one time glitch and doesn't happen again.

Two WoW D&D RPG Books

Bought: $5.87 Sold: $19.99 Fees: $2.17 Profit: $11.95

Bought: $5.87 Sold: $19.99 Fees: $2.17 Profit: $11.95

This person bought two items - both Warcraft books for playing Dungeons & Dragons set in the WarCraft universe. I picked up a whole lot of these at VV a few months ago, and I have sold four of them now - both times two together. These are slow sellers - need a certain person interested in both D&D and WoW, but I don't mind sitting on them and they have been making good profit. 

Top Secret S.I. Board Game

Bought: $7.50 Sold: $119.98 Fees: $10.73 Profit: $101.75

This was one of the board games I bought in the lot of 16 board games off that guy on Kijiji for $120. In this box set there was a number of expansions, each which I listed individually. The person who bought this base set also bought five expansions with it (I included them all as one price here for simplicity sake). This was a fantastic sale. This one sale recovered my entire investment in 16 board games, of which I still have 13 left to sell. This lot I picked up is one of my better ROIs. I was really hoping that when I listed this, that someone would buy a bunch of the expansions with it, and I am so glad someone did! 

Money made off the lot as a whole so far: Spent: $120 - Sales: $272.96

June Recap

I sold 37 items.

I spent $526.80 on those items.

I sold those items for $1,442.75

I paid $102.04 in fees to eBay.

I made a profit of $813.91

From my Flipping Experiment with Chris:

We sold 4 items

We sold these items for $$275.00

We paid $36.92 in fees to eBay.

We made a profit of $238.08 - meaning $119.04 each

My total profit this month was $932.95

I am pleasantly surprised at how well I did this month. While I didn't break $1,000, which is always my goal, I did come pretty close, and considering we are in the middle of the summer, in the middle of Q2, which is historically a very slow period for eCommerce, I am quite pleased. I also managed to move all my K'NEX without losing any investment, which clears out a large part of my storage area, and provides me with more capital to reinvest. I manage to tackle all of my unlisted items and got them listed this month. So, not only did I did well on sales, I did quite well in re-stocking my store. I have received a number of items to sell for people on commission, which I am hoping to tackle in July. Overall, it was a very good month.