Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Replogle Moon Globe

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $55.00 Fees: $6.00 Profit: $44.49

This is an awesome globe of the moon from the 1960's. It is made entirely of metal and includes crates as well as the landing spot of all rockets that had been sent there. It was made sometime before 1969 because there is no spot for the Apollo 11 landing, but there is a zone for "proposed Apollo landing area." These moon globes can sell really well, and can sell for a lot more but mine had a lot of wear and rust, and a pretty big dent, so I sold it for lower. It sold pretty fast. I'm going to be keeping an eye out for these again for sure.

Play-Doh Three Little Pigs

Bought: $4.51 Sold: $34.99 Fees: $4.11 Profit: $26.37

This was a small Play-Doh playset that I got at value village in a hanging baggie, and it was actually brand new in box! I've sold one of these before and both times they sold quickly. Anytime you can find an unused play-doh set for cheap, it is usually worth grabbing. 

Heye Puzzle

Bought: $5.64 Sold: $30.00 Fees: $3.88 Profit: $20.48

This is a Heye 1,500 piece puzzle. This is, apparently, one of the best selling puzzle brands. They are easy to spot, they come in a triangular box. I counted the pieces and I counted 1,500 so hopefully I didn't miscount. I know I said I wouldn't sell puzzles again, but this brand seems to sell well enough to make it worthwhile. I got this one to try it out, listed it for $45 and took a best offer of $30 mainly because due to the awkward shape of the box shipping to the states was $30. I'd probably buy this brand again if the puzzle sold for more (closer to $100). That being said, any sale in less than 24 hours of being posted is nice.

Commissioned Sale: Six Disney pins

Sale Price: $74.50 Fees:$12.36 Profit: $62.14
My 30% cut of the Profit: 18.64

Someone bought six of the Disney/McDonald pins and so it was a nice sale. Five of these six pins I'm pretty sure are not officially licensed (the first one is the only one that I can confirm is legitimate). The others all look and feel different from the other pins and I can't find them on any of the pin sites. That being said, they are all very cool looking and even if unlicensed are still pins. Hopefully this buyer has no issue with them, and hopefully returns to buy more!

Sunday, January 29, 2017

Cross Country Ski Clips

Bought: $2.25 Sold: $50.00 Fees: $5.46 Profit: $42.29
Chris' 5% Commission: $2.11

These are a pair of cross country ski clips. They are only the heel pieces, it was missing the toe pieces and all the screws but they were unused. Chris found them in a bag for $2 at VV and figured they were a good buy - he was right. They sold in less than a day of them being listed. 

Vintage 1991 Crash Test Dummies Tour Shirt

Bought: $3.96 Sold: $49.99 Fees: $5.46 Profit: $40.57

This is a vintage Crash Test Dummies shirt from their 1991 tour. Vintage tour shirts can sell well, and while I wasn't sure if a Canadian band would sell, I listed it for $50 and waited. It actually sold to someone in DC, which was a bit surprising. The best part of this shirt was to look at what places the band stopped at, especially comparing the Canadian stops (all Universities) and the American ones.
 
I also like that they just played, seemingly, at the Universities, but in Kingston instead of playing at Queen's, they played at Stages, which is a dingy night club. Also, the Canadian ones were all during the first week of September, so they were clearly playing as the band during frosh for all these universities. 

Friday, January 27, 2017

Commissioned Sale: Three Disney McDonalds 102 Dalmatians Pins

Sale Price: $9.99 Fees:$3.51 Profit: $6.48
My 30% cut of the Profit: $1.94

Another set of pins sold, these ones were given to McDonald's employees to wear to promote the Disney movie the 102 Dalmatians.