Flipping Experiment #2: Storage Locker - Month #4

July 31 - My Little Pony Stickers

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $1.04

This is a sealed set of My Little Pony stickers from 2005. 

The Numbers:

Initial Cost: $326.29 

Number of items sold in July: 6

Number of items sold overall: 31

Gross Profit for July: $79.95

Fees to eBay: $4.58

Net Profit for July: $75.37

Net Overall Profit: $222.78

July 1st - Scooby Doo Halloween Stickers

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $0.82

Another set of new stickers sold, and it's not even Halloween.

July 10th - Harry Potter PS2 Game

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $0.82

This was the only PS2 game in this storage locker, but its still $5 so I'll take it.

July 10th - Winnie the Pooh Stickers

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $0.82

Some more stickers from this unit sold.

July 11th - 75 Nancy Drew Books

Sold for: $50.00 Fees: $0.00

The owner of this unit was clearly a fan of Nancy Drew and I recovered 75 books that were in decent enough condition to sell - I had to throw a handful away that were too beat up. Got $50 for them on Facebook Marketplace.

July 24th - Sailor Moon Pin

Sold for: $9.99 Fees: $1.08

This vintage sailor moon pin was in amongst the random stuff in this locker. 

D&D Return to the Tomb of Horrors

Bought: $9.03 Sold: $130.00 Fees: $14.78 Profit: $106.19

Chris's 10% Commission: $10.62

This is a D&D box set that Chris picked up at VV, and is apparently rather desirable. Not all old D&D stuff sells, but when it does it can bring a nice price. 

Flipping Experiment #1: Comic and Anime statues, comics and posters - Month #27

July 31 - Danzig Band Sticker

Sold for: $2.99 Fees: $0.25

I have no idea where this sticker came from, but it was in the stuff from the lot, so I'll gladly sell it.

The Numbers:

Initial Cost: $2,000 

Number of items sold in July: 8

Number of items sold overall: 170

Gross Profit for July: $82.92

Fees to eBay: $12.87

Net Profit for July: $70.05

Net Overall Profit: $5,139.11

Chris and I have recouped our initial investment, and each made a profit of $2,569.55

July 3rd - Wizard Magazine Postermania 2000

Sold for: $24.99 Fees: $5.84

Chris recently moved the remainder of the comics from this shared storage locker purchase to my storage locker for storage, and I noticed that some of the comics were no longer listed on eBay. I have no idea when the listings were taken down or why - likely a bug with eBay. So a few weeks ago I relisted the ones I noticed were missing - I still need to do an inventory to see if others are no longer listed. This was one of the newly re-listed items, and it sold in a couple weeks! It is a special edition of Wizard magazine from 2000 containing 48 comic themed posters.

July 6th - The Punisher Promo Poster

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $0.82

This is a small promo poster of The Punisher. It was another one of the items that I had to rephotograph and relist since the original listing was taken down at some point. I have no idea how long the listing didn't exist for, but it sold within 2 weeks of me re-posting it.

July 13th - Witchblade #36 and Darkness #28

Sold for: $9.99 Fees: $1.33

These are two comics from the 90's that had a story crossover, and these variant covers were made that formed a linking picture. Sadly neither of these comics are all that popular, but someone finally bought them!

July 16th - PITT Promo Poster

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $0.82

This is a small promo poster for the series PITT from 1996. This was another one of the items that at some point the listing was taken down, so I had to relist it a few weeks ago. Glad I noticed that some listings were missing, or these last few sales would never have happened.

July 19 - Two Issues of Warlands

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $0.82

Sold this lot of 2 comics! Only took 2 years...

July 20th - Wizard Magazine Postermania 1998

Sold for: $19.99 Fees: $2.06

This is another one of the items that at some point the listing got removed. I listed this again, after I noticed the error, a few weeks ago and it didn't take long to sell.

July 23rd - Hulk #1 Sunburst Variant

Sold for: $9.99 Fees: $0.93

2 Vintage TTC Tickets

Sold: $9.99 Fees: $1.65 Profit: $8.34

These two vintage TTC fare tickets were part of a random lot I purchased at auction a few months ago. I'll take $10 for two old tickets any day!

Commissioned Sale: Disney Pin

Sale Price: $4.49 Fees:$1.80 Profit: $2.69

My 30% Commission: $0.81

Mickey as a conductor. 

Storage Locker #2

July 30th - Two Baseball Gloves

Sold for: $40.00 Fees: $0.00

There was a bag of baseball gloves in the locker. I listed them on FB and Kijiji, and I sold two so far to the same buyer. 

The Numbers:

Initial Cost: $412.91

Number of items sold in July: 6

Number of items sold overall: 15

Gross Profit for July: $84.96

Fees to eBay: $4.14

Net Profit for July: $80.82

Net Overall Profit: -$219.47

July 7th - Jak II

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $1.04

Another of the PS2 games sold.

July 10th - Ratchet and & Clank Up Your Arsenal

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $1.04

Another PS2 game sold. I'm glad that these are selling, because so far they are what is making me my money back.

July 19th - Three Bar Stools

Sold for: $20.00 Fees: $0.00

These three bar stools were in the unit. Managed to sell these locally on FB Marketplace. Was asking for $40, but after a month of being listed I got the first offer of $20 and took it to get them out of my garage.

July 24th - PlayStation 2 Ratchet Deadlocked

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $0.82

Another PS2 game sold. I still haven't had time to post much else from this locker aside from these games, so I'm glad that they are at least selling.

July 27th - Jaws Unleashed

Sold for: $9.99 Fees: $1.24

This is another PS2 game. 

1953 Canadian Coronation Coin Pendant

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.35 Profit: $4.64

This came from the lot of Royalty trinkets I picked up at the Cornwall auction a couple years ago. This is a 1953 Canadian Coronation coin that someone put a hole in to hang as a pendant. I wasn't sure if anyone would want, this but it turns out someone did.

G.I. Joe #109

Sold: $2.99 Fees: $0.66 Profit: $2.33

This is a GI Joe comic. I only got a couple of these in the auction. Always happy to be moving comics!

Current profit off the comic auction: $426.88

Young Love #95 DC Romance Comic

Bought: $0.84 Sold: $9.99 Fees: $1.24 Profit: $7.91

This is one of the romance comics I picked up at VV last year. They were all in pretty rough shape, but they are hard to find so even damaged ones can sell. This is a pretty good price for a beat up comic.

Five Comics

       

Sold: $17.99 Fees: $3.40 Profit: $14.59

Sold these five issues to the same buyer, which is always nice.

Current profit off the comic auction: $424.55

Batman #500

Sold: $1.99 Fees: $0.57 Profit: $1.42

Batman #500! Shame that this anniversary issue isn't all that expensive. 

Current profit off the comic auction: $409.96

Engage & Destroy Chaosium RPG Game

Sold: $24.99 Fees: $3.10 Profit: $21.89

This was part of the war game lot I picked up at auction a few weeks ago. This is all pure profit! 

Brief Magazine Vol 1 No 1 December 1952

Sold: $19.99 Fees: $2.06 Profit: $17.93

A vintage magazine from 1952, the first issue of this series. Was part of a magazine lot I purchased at auction a few months ago. 

Rothwell Osnabruck High School Pin

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.82 Profit: $4.17

A pin from a Cornwall area high school, which sold to someone in Vancouver.

Hot Stuff Sizzlers #26

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.82 Profit: $4.17

This is a comic from the Kemptville auction lot. It is clearly missing half the cover and has some wear, but it is from 1966 and a collectible series. I'm happy with $5. Most people would probably have seen the ripped cover and assumed it was worthless. 

The Simpsons Comics #1-5

Sold: $49.99 Fees: $5.12 Profit: $44.87

The first five issues of The Simpsons comics from the early 1990's. Not a bad price at all!

Current profit off the comic auction: $408.54

Canada Remembers Poppy Pin

Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.83 Profit: $4.16

This is a Maple leaf and poppy pin released by Veterans Affairs, and still in its package. 

Canada 150 Lapel Pin

Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.83 Profit: $4.16

I believe this is my last Canada 150 related item, and interesting to see that it sold almost 8 months after Canada 150 ended. It's off to Toronto. 

The Silver Treasure Hunt Comic

Sold: $14.99 Fees: $1.65 Profit: $13.34

This is another comic from the Kemptville auction lot. This is an odd comic. It was published in 1955 by The Canadian Fishing Company Limited to promote their canned tuna, but it is a full-length comic. It is an odd promotional item for one of the oddest things - tuna - and it is Canadian. I was not able to find much about this online, but I figured someone may eventually want it. It sold in under a week to someone in Texas. It was in really rough shape - it was badly water damaged - so I'm happy with the price I got for it. I'm quite curious why someone would want this though.

Commissioned Sale: Two Disney Pins

 

Sale Price: $24.98 Fees:$4.44 Profit: $20.54

My 30% Commission: $6.16

Two Christmas themed Disney pins were bought by the same buyer.

Penthouse Magazine

Sold for: $4.99 Fees: $1.04

This is another of the "gentleman's" magazine that I got as part of a lot. 

Huey Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks #5

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.82 Profit: $4.17

A vintage Disney comic from 1968 in very good shape for its age.

Current profit off the comic auction: $363.67

Flash Comics #71

Sold: $75.00 Fees: $8.99 Profit: $66.01

This comic came from the lot I picked up in Kemptville a few weeks ago. I paid $55 for the entire lot, so this come alone paid for all of and more. This is a really old Flash comic, from 1946! It was in decent shape for its age, especially considering it was not stored in a bag and board. That being said, there was a page that had been cut out. Had the page not been cut out, this comic would likely have been worth a few hundred. Comics from this age are hard to price as they don't come along often. I first listed it for an auction at $200, but despite a number of watchers I got no bids. I relisted it for $100 and again got a number of watchers, but again no bids. I decided to just relist as a Buy It Now for $75, and it sold within a few hours. I'm happy with the price, and the rest of the comics will be pure profit!

74 Issues of Canadian Chess Chat Magazine

Sold: $100.00 Fees: $9.57 Profit: $90.43

This lot of chess magazines from the 1970's came out of the magazine lot I purchased at auction for $3. I've now sold all the magazines from that lot, and I've profited $285 from that lot alone. I thought that these would sit even longer considering how obscure these are, but I'm happy they sold in under a month and for a great price.

X-Force #22

Sold: $1.99 Fees: $0.93 Profit: $1.06

The buyer who bought the Hulk #1 issue also bought this. Love when people more than one issue.

Current profit off the comic auction: $359.50

Pep Comics #215

Sold: $1.99 Fees: $0.73 Profit: $1.26

I think this was the only Archie comic in the entire 4,00 comic lot, which I'm glad about since Archie really does not sell. I'm a bit surprised this one sold, but I'm glad it did. This is an old issue, from 1968.

Current profit off the comic auction: $358.44

4 Comics

      

Sold: $10.98 Fees: $0.57 Profit: $10.41

Sold these four issues to the same buyer. 

Current profit off the comic auction: $357.18