Sold: $19.99 Fees: $3.80 Profit: $16.19
The last sale of 2018 was of two issues of EGM. Here's to more sales in 2019!
Monday, December 31, 2018
American Embassy Deck of Cards
Bought: $2.70 Sold: $39.99 Fees: $5.37 Profit: $31.92
Found these at VV. A pretty unique item. I couldn't find many like it, so I just listed it high and let it sit. Pretty happy with this sale.
Sunday, December 30, 2018
Battlestar Galactica Pegasus Expansion
Bought: $0.00 Sold: $199.99 Fees: $22.16 Profit: $177.83
Chris's 5% Commission: $8.89
The final BSG board game sold. I originally picked up the base game and the two expansions off someone on Facebook for $50, and sold all three this month on eBay with a nearly $450 profit. Not bad at all!
Commissioned Sale: Disney Pin
Sale Price: $7.49 Fees: $1.98 Profit: $5.51
My 30% Commission: $1.65
More Disney pin sales.
McDonald's Happy Meal Toy McRouli
Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.83 Profit: $4.16
A Happy Meal toy from 1988 that was part of the large McDonald's lot I picked up in hanging baggies at VV months ago. Not a huge sale, but I've already made a large profit on this lot, so any little bit helps.
Solo #1 & 2
Sold: $1.99 Fees: $0.73 Profit: $1.26
This is a two-issue mini-series comic adaptation of the movie of the same name. I've never heard of this movie, or the comics for that matter, but apparently someone has!
Current profit off the comic auction: $1,643.56
Commissioned Sale: 2 Cap'n Crunch Crazy Bones
Sale Price: $19.99 Fees: $3.96 Profit: $16.03
My commission: $0.00
Chris was going through some boxes of stuff from his childhood that my parents wanted out of storage. He found these two little toys which were given away from free in Cap'n Crunch cereal in the 90's. They are crazy bones, a toy fad at the time. Chris asked me to sell them, but I was doubtful they would. I spent the few minutes it took to photograph and list them, and threw up what I thought was a high price of $20. They sold within half an hour! I was shocked. I'm worried I sold them too cheap, but they are just toys! Since this took me no time at all, and since I might have priced them too cheap, I'm not going to take any commission. Chris can have the full $16.
10 Doctor Who Classic Comics
Sold: $85.00 Fees: $10.15 Profit: $74.85
A lot of 10 Doctor Who comics. A very nice return on these. Also, this sale made the lot these comics came from profitable, bringing my total of profitable lots up to 20 out of 32! Not too shabby.
Current profit off the comic auction: $1,642.30
Commissioned Sale: Comic
Sale Price: $5.50 Fees: $1.69 Profit: $3.81
My 30% Commission: $1.14
One of the comics I found in my friend's Hayley's parents garage that I'm selling on commission for her. An old romance comic from DC.
Saturday, December 29, 2018
Flipping Experiment #1: Comic and Anime statues, comics and posters - Month #32
December 28th - DC Direct Zatanna
Sold: $9.99 Fees: $2.56
One of the few remaining action figures from the lot. I'm a bit surprised how long this took to sell considering how cheap it was.
The Numbers:
Initial Cost: $2,000
Number of items sold in December: 2
Number of items sold overall: 183
Gross Profit for December: $39.98
Fees to eBay: $7.10
Net Profit for December: $32.88
Net Overall Profit: $5,574.84
Chris and I have recouped our initial investment, and each made a profit of $2,787.42
December 16th - 5 Replicant Magazines
Sold: $29.99 Fees: $4.54
These are five issues of Replicant magazine, which is a magazine advertising Japanese models and toys.
NECA Aliens Queen Extreme Head Knockers Bobble Head
Bought: $10.00 Sold: $49.99 Fees: $6.65 Profit: $33.34
Picked this up at the Glebe garage sale. The box was pretty worn, and the figure had some minor damage, but still managed to get a good price for it. It sold to someone in Russia who is having it ship to a mail forwarder. Hopefully it makes it there unbroken.
Grandfather's Estate: Magazine
Sold: $9.99 Fees: $2.28 Profit: $7.71
My 50% Commission: $3.85
An issue of Nintendo Power.
X-Men The Early Years #1-7
Sold: $9.99 Fees: $2.38 Profit: $7.61
This is an X-Men series from 1994 that reprinted the first X-Men issues from the 1960's.
Current profit off the comic auction: $1,567.45
Snoopy Lapel Pin
Sold: $19.99 Fees: $0.83 Profit: $4.16
This lapel pin was part of a large lot of pins I purchased at auction in Kingston. It's a nice vintage Snoopy pin.
Friday, December 28, 2018
Dragon Power NES Game
Sold: $19.99 Fees: $3.31 Profit: $16.68
One of the last few remaining video games from the video game lot. With this sale, it puts my profits from that lot over $800 so far, and there is still more to sell!
Bethlehem Steel Wire Rope Magnet
Bought: $1.57 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.83 Profit: $2.59
This is a magnet for the Bethlehem wire rope company. This was in a bag of buttons, and the sale of this magnet paid for the whole bag.
Rogers Pass Pin
Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.83 Profit: $4.16
A pin featuring the Rogers Pass in British Columbia.
The Alexander Trilogy by Mary Renault The Folio Society Box Set
Bought: $7.90 Sold: $150.00 Fees: $17.78 Profit: $124.32
This is a limited-edition box set released by The Folio Society, which has a large fan base. I didn't know what these were worth when I bought them, I just recognized the name and figured it was worth a shot. I'm glad I picked these up!
Paddington Bear Toy
Sold: $5.00 Fees: $1.26 Profit: $3.74
This small Paddington Bear was part of a lot of toys from an auction I purchased earlier this year. He is rough shape, but still I'll take $5.
Spider-Man Chapter One #1
Bought: $0.00 Sold: $1.49 Fees: $0.67 Profit: $0.82
Another of the Spider-Man comics I picked up in the long box from the Glebe Garage Sale.
Merry Christmas Button
Bought: $3.38 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.83 Profit: $0.78
This sale of this button paid for the entire bag of buttons I got at VV.
Ares #2 Magazine
Sold: $59.99 Fees: $7.44 Profit: $52.55
One of the wargaming magazines I picked up as part of a large lot of wargaming magazines.
Chase Pop Funko
Bought: $20.00 Sold: $29.99 Fees: $4.46 Profit: $5.53
This is a limited edition Chase of the Star-Lord Pop Funko figure. My brother-in-law picked this up from his work for me. The resell value has dropped out of this figure though, so didn't make much profit, but at least I made back my investment.
Iqaluit Nunavut Legion Lapel Pin
Sold: $9.99 Fees: $1.34 Profit: $8.65
This is a lapel pin for the Legion located in Iqaluit.
The Transformers Lite-Brite Picture Refill Kit
Sold: $44.99 Fees: $5.89 Profit: $39.10
This is an unopened Lite Brite sheet refill kit from the 80's. This was part of the large of vintage toy lot I purchased at auction.
Chris' Comics: Aquaman #29
Sale Price: $84.00 Fees: $13.58 Profit: $70.42
Another comic from the lot Chris purchased off Kijiji that I'm helping him sell. This is a very early issue of Aquaman, from 1966, and is the first appearance of the villain The Ocean Master. The comic would be worth a lot more if it was in better condition, but this copy is water damaged and damaged. Still a great price for the comic.
Commissioned Sale: Disney Pin
Sale Price: $7.99 Fees: $2.30 Profit: $5.69
My 30% Commission: $1.71
A very Americana Disney pin.
Gargoyles Stone Warriors Battle Card Game
Bought: $2.25 Sold: $28.00 Fees: $4.14 Profit: $21.61
This is a card game from 1994 based on the, then popular, TV show Gargoyles. I picked this up at VV back in 2016, so it took over two years to sell, but it was cheap, small and easy to store, and brought a nice ROI.
The Best of the Super Mario Bros Valiant Comic
Bought: $11.29 Sold: $39.99 Fees: $5.41 Profit: $23.29
A collection of Super Mario Bros comics published by Valiant Comics. This is a sought-after book.
Tyco 6200 Challenge 100
Bought: $6.32 Sold: $74.99 Fees: $9.33 Profit: $59.34
This is a nice vintage slot car set. I'm glad this sold, as not only did it fetch a good price, but it is also quite large and so I'm glad to get it out of storage.
Disney Aladdin Stickers
Sale Price: $9.99 Fees: $1.55 Profit: $8.44
This set of Aladdin stickers came out of the first storage locker I purchased this year. Still sealed and from 1993, it is a nice vintage item.
Kenner Six Million Dollar Man Mission Control Playset
Sale Price: $39.99 Fees: $5.61 Profit: $34.38
This is a a portion of the Six Million Dollar Man mission control playset from 1976. This was part of a large lot of vintage toys I picked up at an auction recently. I couldn't make out what this was from the auction photos, and bought the lot largely to see what it was. It paid off, as I double my investment with this one sale.
Grandfather's Estate: Pulp Novel
Sold: $14.99 Fees: $3.26 Profit: $11.73
My 50% Commission: $5.86
Another of my grandfather's pulp novels sold.
Ultimatum Spider-Man Requiem #1-2
Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.04 Profit: $3.95
Another two issues from the Spider-Man lot I got at the Glebe Garage sale.
Spider-Man Legend of the Spider Clan
Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.04 Profit: $3.95
These are four issues of the Spider-Man Legend of the Spider Clan mini-series. These were part of the lot of Spider-Man comics I purchased at the Glebe garage sale for $20, which I've already recovered.
Grandfather's Estate: DVD
Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.63 Profit: $3.36
My 50% Commission: $1.68
One of my grandfathers's DVD.
Lapel Pin
Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.04 Profit: $3.95
This lapel pin was part of the lot of pins I purchased at an auction in Cornwall last year.
Disney Penguin Club Pink Puffle Clip
Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.04 Profit: $3.95
This pink keychain was in a hanging bag of random stuff at VV that I picked up for a few bucks.
Friday, December 21, 2018
Chris' Comics: Batman #200
Sale Price: $44.99 Fees: $8.53 Profit: $36.46
A few years ago Chris purchased a large lot of comics off of someone on Kijij for $2k with the intention of flipping them. Life, however, got in the way, and now with two kids he has little time to sell them. I've offered to help, and recently sent a number of them off to be slabbed and graded by CGC. I've also started to list some of them for him. We haven't yet figured out the commission rate for these, so for now I'm just going to hold the profit in trust. This is the first issue to sell, an older Batman comic from 1968. A nice start for these comics.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Commissioned Sale: McDonald's Pin
Sale Price: $4.99 Fees: $1.36 Profit: $3.33
My 30% Commission: $1.00
McDonald's pins have been selling well recently.
Pandemic Board Game & On The Brink Expansion
Bought: $10.00 Sold: $74.99 Fees: $9.78 Profit: $55.21
This is a very popular board game with the now out-of-print expansion. Picked these up off someone locally on Kijiji for $10, so a nice ROI.
Canada USSR 1972 Hockey Series Lapel Pin
Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.83 Profit: $4.16
A pin released by the Royal Canadian Mint in 1997 to celebrate the 1972 Hockey Summit Series.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Commissioned Sale: Disney Pin
Sale Price: $9.99 Fees: $2.58 Profit: $5.19
My 30% Commission: $2.22
The Disney pins continue to sell.
Batman Adventures Annual #1
Sold: $124.99 CGC Cost: $38.00 Fees: $14.35 Profit: $72.64
I finally got all the comics I sent off to be graded and slabbed back. This was the first one I've sold. It cost me just under $40 to get this one graded and slabbed, which was a worthwhile investment, since unslabbed I probably could only have sold this for $40-$45.
Current profit off the comic auction: $1,559.84
Four Wargaming Magazines
Sold: $29.99 Fees: $4.13 Profit: $25.86
These four magazines all came from that large lot of wargaming books I picked up at auction a few months ago.
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