Flipping for Fun: April 2019

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Junior Member National Audubon Society Button

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

A nice small pin.

Calgary 1988 Winter Olympic Games Pin

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

A vintage Olympic pin.

Kulpmont Pennsylvania Postcard

Sold: $3.99 Fees: $0.73 Profit: $4.26

Two vintage postcards.

Mad Magazine

Sold: $3.99 Fees: $0.93 Profit: $3.06

I picked up a lot of Mad magazines at an auction a few months ago, and this is only the second one to sell. They are moving slowly.

Vintage OC Transpo Button

Sold: $9.99 Fees: $1.34 Profit: $8.65

Considering how generally unpopular the buses are in Ottawa, I have to imagine that this sold to either a bus driver or someone who is a collector of bus collectibles.

Monday, April 29, 2019

Night Man #15 & 16

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

Two issues of Night Man. I am a bit surprised these sold, as this series is not all that popular, but I'll take the money.

Current profit off the comic auction: $3,019.14

Grandfather's Estate: DVD Box Set

Sold: $149.99 Fees: $22.76 Profit: $127.23

My 50% Commission: $63.62

A nice sale.

Commissioned Sale: Disney Pin

Sale Price: $12.99 Fees: $3.00 Profit: $9.99

My 30% Commission: $3.00

A nice little hidden mickey Disney pin.

Miniature Vertical Spinning Wheels

Sold: $29.99 Fees: $4.40 Profit: $25.59

These two miniatures were part of a lot of vintage toys I picked up at an auction in Kemptville last year.

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Grandfather's Estate: Video Game Magazine

Sold: $14.99 Fees: $3.33 Profit: $11.66

My 50% Commission: $5.83

The last video game magazine that my Grandfather had.

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Motorcross Action Magazine #1 July 1973

Sold: $74.99 Fees: $8.89 Profit: $66.10

This is the first issue of a Motocross magazine, and apparently is rare. It was part of the lot of random stuff I picked up a few weeks ago at auction. This single sale paid for the entire lot, and on the few things I've already sold I've already doubled my investment.

Friday, April 26, 2019

Eilean Donan Castle Postcard

Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $0.52 Profit: $4.47

This postcard was one of the ones I got in a large grab bag from VV.

2PAC + OUTLAWZ Still I Rise CD

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.04 Profit: $3.95

This CD came out of one of the storage lockers I purchased last year.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

DC Comic Digest

Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.04 Profit: $3.95

Chris's 10% Commission: $0.40

This is a comic digest of DC World's Finest comics. Chris picked up a number of these at VV, and managed to get a few bucks for it.

Pac-Man Board Game

Bought: $3.38 Sold: $74.99 Fees: $9.24 Profit: $62.37

This is a great vintage game that sells well. This is my second time finding and selling this game. This copy was missing a few of the marbles, but still sold very well.

X-Force #32

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

Today was a good day for comic sales.

Current profit off the comic auction: $3,017.88

New Mutants and New Warriors

Sold: $7.99 Fees: $1.35 Profit: $6.64

Three issues of New Mutants and one of New Warriors. Always enjoy selling multiple comics at once.

Current profit off the comic auction: $3,016.62

Our Army At War #250

Sold: $9.99 Fees: $1.55 Profit: $8.44

A nice war comic from 1972 for a great price.

Current profit off the comic auction: $3,009.98

Sergio Aragones The Groo Garden Trade

Sold: $39.99 Fees: $5.33 Profit: $34.66

This is a trade paperback collecting a number of issues of The Groo. This sale also put another lot of the auction into the profit, making 22 out of 32 lots now having a profit.

Current profit off the comic auction: $3,001.54

Grandfather's Estate: Bose Radio

Sold: $190.00 Fees: $20.98 Profit: $169.02

My 50% Commission: $84.51

Another Bose Wave Radio that my grandfather had. These are always fast sellers, but I have yet to see one in the wild.

The Shadow #11

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

This came from an auction lot.

Chris' Comics: Space Ghost #1

Sale Price: $49.99 Fees: $9.19 Profit: $40.80

This is vintage comic from 1966 that features the first appearance of Space Ghost. This is from a lot of comics Chris purchased a number of years ago, and that I am helping sell for him. We haven't yet figured out my commission from these sales yet, so this profit is not entirely mine.

Schleich 42034 Oracle

Bought: $7.90 Sold: $49.99 Fees: $6.75 Profit: $35.34

I think this is the toy that I've sold the most copies of, and I don't understand why. It is just a playset of a mystical alter, but I'll take the sales. I have one more to sell too.

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Zatanna Special #1 DC Comic

Bought: $0.00 Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.04 Profit: $3.95

This is a comic from my personal collection. I didn't buy it to keep, it simply came in a random grab bag I picked up at some point. I'd much rather have the money than a comic I have no desire to read.

Apple Professional Development Program Lapel Pin

Bought: $12.40 Sold: $14.99 Fees: $1.86 Profit: $0.73

This pin paid for a number of bags of pins. This is a pin from an Apple program. I couldn't find anything online about it, so posted it for what I thought was a fair price. It sold overnight to one of the lead designers at Apple, and is being shipped to the Apple HQ in California. That leads me to believe it must be a rare pin, and I probably didn't charge enough... Oh, well, at least I can now say I sold something to someone at Apple.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Panasonic RN-302 Handheld Recorder

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $24.99 Fees: $3.80 Profit: $16.68

This is a handheld dictaphone. Not a huge profit, but bought, listed and sold in under two weeks, so I'll take that easy money.

Grandfather's Estate: DVD Box Set

Sold: $29.99 Fees: $4.27 Profit: $25.72

My 50% Commission: $12.86

Another DVD box set of my grandfathers. Sold this locally, so no need to ship this.

Slot Machine Zippo Lighter

Sold: $49.99 Fees: $6.37 Profit: $43.62

This is a Zippo lighter from 1997, which came from a lot of lighters I purchased at auction in Kemptville.

8 Doreen Virtue Oracle Card Decks

Bought: $0.00 Sold: $149.99 Fees: $16.95 Profit: $133.04

Chris's 10% Commission: $13.30

This is a lot of 8 decks, out of the 19 decks that Chris found at VV a few weeks ago, which I already made the investment back from the sale of one deck.

Tetris Sticker Set

Bought: $0.00 Sold: $2.99 Fees: $0.83 Profit: $2.16

Chris purchased something at VV in a hanging baggie and with it came some items from a Loot Crate box, including this. It was free, so I'll take a few dollars.

Play-Doh Cookie Monster's Letter Lunch

Bought: $2.00 Sold: $75.00 Fees: $9.05 Profit: $63.95

Chris's 10% Commission: $6.40

Chris found this Play-Doh set last year at the Glebe garage sale for only $2. Took almost a year to sell, but still sells for a great price.

Grandfather's Estate: Playboy Magazine

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $3.05 Profit: $1.94

My 50% Commission: $0.97

This is a particularly thick and heavy issue, so shipping wasn't cheap, which means the fees on shipping ate most of the profit on this one.

Pair Of Globe Bookends

Sold: $24.99 Fees: $4.43 Profit: $20.56

These bookends were part of the lot of travel souvenirs I purchased a few years ago. I see these all the time at thrift stores and never pick them up because they just aren't that valuable, but when they come as part of a lot I'll get what I can from them. These have been sitting for over a year and finally sold, but then within minutes the buyer asked to cancel the sale, so I relisted them. They then sold again to an actual buyer within an hour! I guess he was looking at new listings and found it.

Peggy's Cove Lapel Pin

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

This pin is from the lot of pins I purchased at the Kingston auction.

Cabinet Minister Board Game

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $49.99 Fees: $6.82 Profit: $38.66

Chris's 10% Commission: $3.87

This is a Canadian board game from the 1980's that is a political satire on Canadian politics. This board game was recently featured on a skit on This Hour has 22 Minutes, which is what likely led to the sale.