Four copies of Cariboo sold

Bought: $16.28 Sold: $124.99 Fees: $15.95 Profit: $92.76

I sold my four remaining Cariboo games yesterday! One to one person and three to another. The guy who bought three said they were to take to take at a local children's hospital, which is nice to know that the games are going to help sick kids. I had these four copies, along with the one that already sold, sitting in my pile to list all summer, and when I finally got around to listing them last week all five copies sold in a week. I really should have not have putting off listing these as long as I did. This game is always worth grabbing if you can find it.

Flipping Experiment #1: Comic and Anime statues, comics and posters - Month #5

September 27 - Lot of 6 Hooters Magazines

Sold for: $19.99 Fees: $4.19

In among the comics we got were a number of adult magazines. This was a lot of the 6 Hooters magazines. They don't have great resale value individually, but figured someone may want to buy 6 of them for $20 and we were right. I was just going to throw these out, since I have no real desire to sell adult magazines and I would never buy them to sell, but $20 is better than nothing.

The Numbers:

Initial Cost: $2,000

Number of items sold in September: 5

Number of items sold overall: 24

Gross Profit for September: $215.96

Fees to eBay: $34.84

Net Profit for September: $181.12

Net Overall Profit: -$395.90

Chris and I have each recouped $802.05 of our initial $1,000 investment so far.

September 2 - Intron Depot 1 - Masamune Shirow 1981-1991 Art Book

Sold for: $19.99 Fees: $2.72

This is an anime art book that was part of the lot. There was a number of art books among the comics, and I don't think they will be fast sellers, but it is nice to make $20. We are slowly making back our investment.

September 17 - Overkill #1 Comic

Sold for: $3.99 Fees: $1.25

Another comic sold. Not a huge profit, but at least it wasn't a dollar comic. Chris and I are still trying to figure out the best way to list these. We are likely going to lot similar comics together to save on fees and shipping. That being said, even if we made this profit ($2.75) for all 300 comics we wouldn't be doing too badly.

September 17 - Tenjho Tenge Aya Natsume Statue

Sold for: $170.00 Fees: $25.67

Another statue sold! It has been a while since one sold, and it sold for a good price! This one was in good shape as was the box. Another over-sexualized woman character that I am sure Robin is more than pleased to get out of the house.

September 25 - Soul Saga Collected Edition #1 Comic

Sold for: $1.99 Fees: $1.01

Another comic from the lot sold. The vast majority of comics are worth a dollar at most. So even when we sell a comic for $2 it is worth more than most comics. While we only take home 98 cents after fees, we are slowly selling off the comics. The comics were not the reason we bought the lot and just an added bonus, so any money we get from them is a bonus.

Goldilocks Block Puzzle

Bought: $2.25 Sold: $24.99 Fees: $3.42 Profit: $19.32

This is a Goldilocks picture cube puzzle. This is the second one I've sold. I actually came across one of these the other day and didn't buy it because this one hadn't sold and wasn't sure there was much demand. I'm now wishing I had grabbed it. These are not huge sellers, but $20 on a small investment is never bad, and they are small so don't take up a lot of space. 

McFarlane Shaquille O'Neal

Bought: $7.90 Sold: $14.99 Fees: $2.37 Profit: $4.72

This is one of the McFarlane sports figures I picked up over 6 months ago. I bought about 8 of them, and they were all $7.90. I looked up most of them in the store and just bought them all. I've sold all of them except for two, and all for a good profit. This one and one other have been sitting for months, and this one finally sold for a small profit. I'm glad it sold to get it out of my basement and to recoup the investment. Serves as a reminder to make sure to research every item and not to assume that just because something has value that something very similar will as well.

Cranium Cariboo Board Game

Bought: $2.00 Sold: $22.00 Fees: $3.04 Profit: $16.96

This is a very popular children's board game that is out of print, and yet still one of the most recommended game for toddlers and as such is very desirable. I pick them up whenever I see them. Because they are meant for young children, they are often quite abused and/or missing pieces. So often I'll need to buy a few to make a complete one. Over the summer I collected about 8 of these games and just kept putting off listing them and they just collected. Finally bite the bullet and listed them all. I varied the price depending on condition. This was the one in the worst condition and I had it for the lowest and then took a best offer even lower. That being said I got this copy at the Glebe garage sale, along with a couple other copies, for cheap, so still made a profit and a big box is gone.

Perfect Wedding Planning Game

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $35.00 Fees: $4.62 Profit: $25.87

Chris' 5% finder's fee: $1.29

This is a board game from the 80's geared towards girls with the point of the game being to plan the perfect wedding. It includes photographs of wedding dresses, cakes, and decorations all from the 1980s. I'm not sure that this game would sell well if released today, but is a nice relic of its time. This game can sell for a lot more if complete, but mine was missing the engagement rings that each player wears and the wedding ring that the "winner" wears - these seem to be commonly missing. That being said, considering how slow sales have been I am glad something sold and made a small profit, even after paying Chris.

Battle Masters Board Game

Bought: $20.00 Sold: $129.99 Fees: $12.87 Profit: $97.12

I bought this at the Glebe garage sale. It had two notes on it when I bought it - one saying "$20" and one saying "I suggest selling this for $20, it sells on eBay for $100 USD." This was at a church rummage sale, and most things were a dollar or two, so this was by far the most expensive thing there, but it was nice that they told me how much profit I could make. This game is huge, and it is hard to tell from the picture, but the box is about 2.5" feet long. It is big and awkward and was terribly inconvenient to carry as I walked around the Glebe. It also has a ridiculous number of small pieces that I had to count. It was worth it in the end, as it had a great ROI, but like most expensive board games it sat for a number of months. This is one item that I am glad to see go, especially considering this is my first sale in four days.