Free Video Games & Shopping For Resale

As many of you have read, I have two boys. They love video games. Last fall when Amazon began to gear up for Christmas the Deal of The Day started getting better. One day they had a DSi game my boys had asked for at $10! I looked on eBay and they were much higher. So I bought several, with free shipping. I sold enough right away to pay for the one for the kids. The last one sold this week for $29.99, which is also the current price on Amazon. I have done this with at least one game every year the last few years.


I also bought about 30 Lenox ornaments for $2. I have sold nearly all of them, at $9.99 each.Not a huge profit margin, but they are easy to pack and ship. One listing/description for a lot of sales.

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Awesome Auction - Drooling Over This One!

My Mama loves Fire King Jadite. We have been picking up pieces for her here and there for years at yard sales. I would guess she has maybe 100 items now. It looks lovely on display. Once in a while we buy something that coordinates with it to go in her kitchen. Last year it was an old Hamilton Beach Milkshake Maker. I occasionally browse things that color to see what I can find her. Last week I was poking around eBay and found the most amazing auction. It is absolutely stunning. I thought I would share it with you. The winning bidder paid a whopping $750 for this 1940's Green Bakelite Radio.  It incorporates so many things I like - vintage, simplicity, bakelite, deco. Old radios do well on eBay. They don't usually do as well as that beautiful green one as it is super rare. But most are worth listing if you find them at yard sales. They don't necessarily have to be in working condition to sell as most are just displayed by collectors.

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3 Yankee Candles Giveaway Ends 6/28

These smell awesome! They are the small 3.7oz jars, too - I prefer this size myself. One Spiced Pumpkin, one Autumn Leaves, & one Fall Festival. It is easy to enter: 1 entry for subscribing to my blog, 1 bonus entry for sharing your best/most surprising eBay sale OR best yardsale/thrift store find. Leave a seperate comment for each entry. If you are already a subscriber just comment to that effect. Open to US & Canada readers. Ends June 28th. Enjoy!

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And The Winners Are...

Hey odds were GREAT for this one as entries were low. There are TWO winners (surprise!). You two have 3 days to answer the email I sent with your mailing address so I can send them off or I will have to pick someone else. New contest announced tomorrow! 

Raquel Bradford on May 11, 2010 11:55 PM said...

This is so cute, I am making a plege to start saving money and taking my lunch to work :)

Benita on April 17, 2010 8:47 AM said...

It's a lovely lunchbag, Deana. And you're very generous to have bought one for one of your subscribers. I am a subscriber. My fingers are crossed.

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Anyone else hear the Bee Gees?

Ah ah ah ah stayin' alive, stayin' alive... the second I saw these on eBay the song started in my head. I remember a lot of houses had these sunburst/starburst clocks on the walls when I was little. Is there one in your attic? They are getting quite valuable! Click HERE to see completed auctions. One of them sold for $500!

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What I have been up to & Tuesday's Giveaway Mclinky

I have been a bit busy with my youngest son & have not listed much. I did sell that pretty piano stool for $55 yesterday. The offer wasn't as high as I had hoped, but hey I paid $10 for it. That's a pretty good profit! Click here to see completed auction. Giveaway is below, feel free to add yours! 

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