When eBay announced the fee hike I uploaded all of my store items to Bonanzle. It was free to put them there, and the fees if something sells is awfully cheap ($0.50-$1) I wasn't expecting much, so many other have tried and failed to follow eBay. I was surprised to sell 3 items in the last month, with no other effort/listing on my part. I will continue to add items there. You can import to Craigslist too which means I can list furniture to be picked up! While 3 doesn't sound like much it is three more things than I would have sold otherwise.

This was a fun auction. In the past I have listed individual mugs and done well. The ones in this lot have been losers when listed individually. It happens. Shipping costs continues to rise and so very many people are struggling financially. I decided to gather all the mugs I had and list together. There were 13.  I paid $0.10 - $0.50 for each one. The auction ended at $55.00. Click here to view completed auction.

I picked up 8 new/sealed cross stitch kits at the local flea market for $1 each. Three sold for $4.99 each, (profit after fees $7.83) one for $6.79 ($4.20 profit after fees) & I have 4 more yet to sell. One didn't sell and will go in the store. Link to completed auctions. Not huge money, but it took 10 minutes for me to do the listings & pack for the 8 so I am happy. That is $12.03 for ten minutes with more yet to sell. I never include my shopping time as that is something I do for pleasure. That flea market is about 2 blocks from my home so no travel expenses either.

UPDATE:  I sold another one this afternoon for $9. Link here.

I live in a teeny little town in rural AR. Our town does not even have a stoplight. At one time we had one, but the city couldn't get it to work correctly so they took it down. (I laugh every time I tell that story)
A lot of people here garden, and most estate sales have canners and jars. Many times I have noticed juicers/strainers. I didn't know until today that they are quite expensive new. I am planning to learn to preserve garden items myself so was doing a little online shopping. My mouth fell open when I saw these Squeezo strainers selling so high on Amazon. A quick check on eBay tells me I will be watching for these at sales and thrift stores. Click here to see recent sales on eBay.

I have thin hair. Painfully thin. When I was young enough to care what it looked like I used to use Fat Cat regularly. It would make it look full and gave it body. I didn't try the shampoos and other items. I haven't bought any in a while, and found out last night that it has been discontinued. If you have any unused beauty products you didn't end up using look them up. Recent sales of Redken Fat Cat products on eBay ended in $29 - $49.99 dollars. LINK TO AUCTIONS

When I was a teenager I sprayed some stuff in my hair that promised to make "sun-kissed" highlights with a few squirts and an hour of sunshine. I think that was a typo, as what I ended up with looked a lot more like "skunk-kissed" instead. Funny now, not so much back then. Apparently this stuff by Clairol must do the job, as it is selling for $50 for two or $70 for three boxes. It has also been discontinued, so if you see it in a markdown bin pick it up. LINK TO AUCTIONS

From the eBay announcement page: Good news for auction sellers: For two days only, February 9-10, list Auction-style items and get 50% off all Insertion Fees. I wish I had known this earlier today. It is a good time to list your higher priced items.

I didn't list much last week. I am still trying to figure out what is the best way for me to list once the new fees are in place. I worked an extra shift at the hospital too, but that's no real excuse. I need to get busy. I had a couple of decent sales though. Not much but enough for a tank of gas or a small bag of groceries. When I think about it that way it makes me want to list more.

I bought these two sweaters for $1 each at the thrift store. The auction ended at $24.29. Total profit after fees $18.52. Link to completed auction.

I paid $2 for this boys jacket. It sold for $16.49, profit after fees $11.75. It would have gone higher had I listed it in the Fall. I am happy with this & will be watching the Spring/Summer sales for more. Link to completed auction.

Here is proof you should never throw anything away without checking eBay first:

Have any Janie & Jack coupons you aren't going to use? Right now they have a 100% sell-through rate on eBay. Recent auctions range from $20.50-$52.00. Link to completed auctions. I registered at the website today so that I will be on the mailing list.

I work weekends at a hospital, so we call Mondays "Pajama Day" at our house. I am usually tired and we tend to eat frozen pizza etc. on those days. Right now Tony's frozen pizzas have a coupon on the back for a free game of bowling. These pizzas cost around $2 and my kids love them. If you accumulate several of the coupons they are selling pretty well in lots. Just one or two doesn't seem to yield much. Recent auctions range from $14.50 for 19 of them to an auction that ended for $1 for two of them. Link to completed auctions. As this is an item we eat anyway I am not out anything extra and I get a bit of my grocery money back.