Flipping for Fun: January 2021

Sunday, January 31, 2021

January 2021

I sold 45 items.
I spent $213.25 on those items.
I sold those items for $1,466.63
I made a profit of $1,022.19

From the storage locker purchase I did with Chris:
We sold 4 things for a profit of $177.51, meaning I made a profit of $88.76

From my various auction and storage locker pickups:

I made $368.09 profit.

From my lot of comics:

I sold 10 lots with a profit of $71.59, and I've made an overall profit of: $8,091.00

From my grandfather's estate:

I had 6 sales, and my 50% commission was: $54.20

My total profit this month was $1,604.83

January was slow, but not a terrible month. I haven't been able to source in months, largely due to the lockdown that is in effect meaning all thrift stores are closed. So considering that I have not been able to add much new inventory to my store, the sales are pretty good. Hopefully I'll be able to get new inventory into my store sometime soon and help increase sales.

Expo 86 Oregon Pavilion Lapel Pin

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.27 Profit: $3.72

Casino Niagara Falls Lapel Pin

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.27 Profit: $3.72

Town of Prescott Ontario Lapel Pin

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.60 Profit: $3.39

This pin of Prescott Ontario sold to someone in Utah - a bit odd.

Lot of Mego Pieces

Sold: $20.50 Fees: $4.30 Profit: $16.20

These were all toys released by Mego in the 1970's. None of these were complete, so I just lot-ed them up and sold them at auction. Not a huge sale, but better than throwing them out.

The Punisher War Zone #36

Sold: $3.99 Fees: $1.65 Profit: $2.34

Current profit off the wedding comic auction: $8,091.00

Cranium Cariboo Board Game

Bought: $5.64 Sold: $39.99 Fees: $7.99 Profit: $26.36

Chris's 10% Commission: $2.64

Atlantic Police Academy Lapel Pin

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.27 Profit: $3.72

4 Rolls of Ottawa Senators Wallpaper

Bought: $5.64 Sold: $39.99 Fees: $6.56 Profit: $27.79

Chris's 10% Commission: $2.78

These were four rolls of official NHL Ottawa Senators border wallpaper. Not surprisingly it sold to someone in Ottawa.

Superman The Man of Steel #30

Sold: $1.99 Fees: $1.27 Profit: $0.72

Vintage Moosehead Golden Light Beer Lapel Pin

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.27 Profit: $3.72

Walt Disney World Sticker

Sold: $9.99 Fees: $1.86 Profit: $8.13

Vintage Nintendo Wallpaper

Bought: $20.30 Sold: $79.99 Fees: $11.32 Profit: $48.37

Chris's 10% Commission: $4.84

These were a fun find. Vintage Nintendo wallpaper from the 1980's still in their original boxes.

Monday, January 25, 2021

The Punisher War Journal #67

Sold: $1.99 Fees: $1.27 Profit: $0.72

Current profit off the wedding comic auction: $8,088.66

Grandfather's Estate: Model Kit

Sold: $19.99 Fees: $3.17 Profit: $16.82
My 50% Commission: $8.41

Looney Tunes #9

Sold: $3.99 Fees: $1.51 Profit: $2.48

Current profit off the wedding comic auction: $8,087.94

Care Bears Cookie Jar

Bought: $16.94 Sold: $99.99 Fees: $12.48 Profit: $70.57

I picked this Care Bear cookie jar up in Peterborough almost a year ago when I accompanied Robin there for a weekend when she had to go for work. That trip was two weeks before the global pandemic erupted. It seems so long ago. This was a nice sale, I'm very happy with the return on this.

Batman Comics #494-512

Sold: $39.99 Fees: $7.04 Profit: $32.95

Current profit off the wedding comic auction: $8,085.46

Montreal City Lapel Pin

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.27 Profit: $3.72

Bandai 1/100 Gundam 00 XN Raiser Celestial Being Model Kit

Bought: $9.03 Sold: $46.00 Fees: $6.44 Profit: $30.53

This is a model kit for a character from Gundam, a Japanese anime. This set, if complete and unused, would be worth over $200. This kit, however, was largely assembled. I wasn't able to determine how complete it was, or how assembled it was. So I did an auction, and there was a number of bidders. I'm happy with the $30 profit.

Grover Cleveland Political Pinback Button

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.40 Profit: $3.59

Grandfather's Estate: Model Kit

Sold: $24.99 Fees: $5.23 Profit: $19.76

My 50% Commission: $9.88

Saturday, January 23, 2021

5 Marx Train Cars

Sold: $29.99 Fees: $5.72 Profit: $24.27

Friday, January 22, 2021

Guinness Beer Lapel Pin

Sold: $9.99 Fees: $2.05 Profit: $7.94

Lot of 80 Hot Wheels Cars

Sold: $19.99 Fees: $4.69 Profit: $15.30

This was a lot of hot wheels car that I got in a lot of toy cars. Most Hot Wheels cars aren't worth much, so I just sold as a lot.

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Guilty Gear X Jam Kuradoberi 1/8 Statue

Sold: $69.99 Fees: $11.60 Profit: $58.39

Chris's 50% Commission: $29.20

Commissioned Sale: McDonald's Pin

Sold: $14.99 Fees: $2.74 Profit: $12.25

My 30% Commission: $3.67

Keltic Lodge Ingonish Beach Button

Sold: $4.99 Fees: $1.36 Profit: $3.63

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Playmobil Mug

Bought: $1.12 Sold: $9.99 Fees: $1.56 Profit: $7.31

This is the fourth oldest item in my inventory. I picked this up in 2016! Five years ago. I've been going through my old inventory and sending out offers to watchers. I sent out a $10 offer today, just hoping to get it sold, and it sold!

Vampirella Sad Wings of Destiny Poster

Sold: $15.00 Fees: $2.29 Profit: $12.71

Chris's 50% Commission: $6.35

Spy Ring Board Game

Bought: $5.64 Sold: $39.99 Fees: $5.73 Profit: $28.62

Chris's 10% Commission: $2.86

Grandfather's Estate: Model Airplane

Sold: $19.99 Fees: $4.57 Profit: $15.42

My 50% Commission: $7.71

One of my grandfather's model kits.

Monday, January 18, 2021

MTV Daria's Inferno PC Video Game

Bought: $2.70 Sold: $49.99 Fees: $8.01 Profit: $39.28

This was a random pickup. I was glancing through the video games and I saw MTV's Daria, which I know has a cult following. At first I thought it was maybe a TV show collection, but it turns out it was a video game. The game is apparently pretty bad, but it seems to be pretty collectible.