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Old April 29th 07, 09:22 PM posted to alt.marketing.online.ebay,alt.marketplace.online.ebay,rec.collecting
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Default Overlooked junk at garage sales may have resale potential.

On Apr 29, 1:14 pm, rjn wrote:
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'Decorative collectibles' ...


kipple

... make up the largest Ebay category of
collectibles found atgarage-sales, yard-sales,estate sales, etc.


eBay is a great place to buy this crap, but very little
of it is even worth the effort to list.

* Lenox e.g., figurines, ornaments, ...


We have Lenox and Tiffany fine china we'd be willing
to sell on eBay, but the market for it appears to be
collapsing. The generations that preferred class to
convenience are all shuffling off to assisted living.

* Bradford Exchange "yes, the collector plates."


First rule of collecting:
Never collect anything sold as "collectible".

Philip K. Dick is dead.
Kipple died with him.

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Link to auctions (at bottom of post) of items sold (receiving at least
one bid) worth at least $20; that is the items that make-up
(approximately) a quarter of all Ebay auctions (receiving at least one
bid) for decorative collectibles.

Link to auctions are only intended as rough benchmarks of what to
consider for purchase and subsequent resale. Most 'decorative
collectibles' are worth less than $20; collectibles that sell for more
than $20 are harder to find.

Once again, the 'OTHER' categories -- other brands, other items are
the watchwords; esp. with the higher-priced, more unique items.

Ironically, the best finds are often those found after digging through
the junk to avoid; as good finds may have been overlooked/undervalued,
and hence got lost, well....in the shuffle!

Do these items show up often at your local garage-sales, estate sales?

* PartyLite - candleholders, candles.

* Enesco - Other than the 13 items categorized.

* Longaberger-Other than the 12 items categorized.

* OTHER brands (Other than the 66 brands categorized) Picture frames.

* Unbranded items (Other than the 22 items categorized) Bookends.

AUCTIONS LINK:
http://tinyurl.com/2y5pqh

P.S. With all of the worthless junk largely made of plastic, I'd love
to see this alot of this plastic distilled into oil. Yes, there are
industries (outside the U.S.) that do this recycling on a profitable
basis.

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Old April 29th 07, 09:23 PM posted to alt.marketing.online.ebay,alt.marketplace.online.ebay,rec.collecting
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Default Overlooked junk at garage sales may have resale potential.

Don:

The minimum profitable eBay sale is $19.63


When the hell are you going to adjust that for inflation?


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Old April 29th 07, 10:07 PM posted to alt.marketing.online.ebay,alt.marketplace.online.ebay,rec.collecting
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Default Overlooked junk at garage sales may have resale potential.

BrotherBart wrote:
Don:


The minimum profitable eBay sale is $19.63



When the hell are you going to adjust that for inflation?


Your 30:1 sell/buy ratio gives you a measure of inflation protection.



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Old April 29th 07, 11:03 PM posted to alt.marketing.online.ebay,alt.marketplace.online.ebay,rec.collecting
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Default Overlooked junk at garage sales may have resale potential.

On Apr 29, 2:07 pm, Don Lancaster wrote:
BrotherBart wrote:
Don:


The minimum profitable eBay sale is $19.63


When the hell are you going to adjust that for inflation?


Your 30:1 sell/buy ratio gives you a measure of inflation protection.

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Many thanks,

Don Lancaster voice phone: (928)428-4073
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Hello,

The main concerns are finding items suitable for resale that yields
reasonable profits in the first place. I've found that concerns for
specific buy/sell ratios, inflation, etc. are irrelevant. As for
reasonable profits, a two to four fold profit for specific items (esp.
the "better" decorative collectibles") seems to be the norm.

Usually, specific items are purchased for up to a couple of dollars,
and resell for a few dollars each. It is the collective sales of many
of these low priced items where the majority of profits are made.

For most Ebay sellers, ebay sale only deliver part-time, extra income.
Hence, most sellers don't have to concern themselves with what are
best left to MBA wonks e.g, buy/sell ratios, inflation, etc.

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Old April 30th 07, 01:39 AM posted to alt.marketing.online.ebay,alt.marketplace.online.ebay,rec.collecting
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Default Overlooked junk at garage sales may have resale potential.

wrote:
On Apr 29, 2:07 pm, Don Lancaster wrote:

BrotherBart wrote:

Don:


The minimum profitable eBay sale is $19.63


When the hell are you going to adjust that for inflation?


Your 30:1 sell/buy ratio gives you a measure of inflation protection.

--
Many thanks,

Don Lancaster voice phone: (928)428-4073
Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552
rss:
http://www.tinaja.com/whtnu.xml email:

Please visit my GURU's LAIR web site athttp://www.tinaja.com



Hello,

The main concerns are finding items suitable for resale that yields
reasonable profits in the first place. I've found that concerns for
specific buy/sell ratios, inflation, etc. are irrelevant. As for
reasonable profits, a two to four fold profit for specific items (esp.
the "better" decorative collectibles") seems to be the norm.


Only if you have a negative Leavenworth Ratio.

2:1 or 4:1 SBR's mean you do not have the faintest clue what your true
costs are. HINT: Start with your pro rated water bill.

ALWAYS seek out a 30:1 or higher SBR!

http://www.tinaja.com/glib/ebaysell.pdf

--
Many thanks,

Don Lancaster voice phone: (928)428-4073
Synergetics 3860 West First Street Box 809 Thatcher, AZ 85552
rss: http://www.tinaja.com/whtnu.xml email:

Please visit my GURU's LAIR web site at
http://www.tinaja.com
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Old May 1st 07, 01:29 AM posted to alt.marketing.online.ebay,alt.marketplace.online.ebay,rec.collecting
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Default Overlooked junk at garage sales may have resale potential.


rjn wrote:
incoherently inscribed:

'Decorative collectibles' ...


kipple

... make up the largest Ebay category of
collectibles found at garage-sales, yard-sales, estate sales, etc.


eBay is a great place to buy this crap, but very little
of it is even worth the effort to list.

* Lenox e.g., figurines, ornaments, ...


We have Lenox and Tiffany fine china we'd be willing
to sell on eBay, but the market for it appears to be
collapsing. The generations that preferred class to
convenience are all shuffling off to assisted living.

A rough survey of Ebay auctions regarding what percentages of Lenox
and Tiffany Fine China actually sell (auctions receiving at least one-
bid):

* Around seventeen percent of all Lenox items received at least one-
bid.

* Around one-third of Tiffany Fine China peices received at least one-
bid.

Again, these are rough figures. How have specific Lenox, and Tiffany
Fine China sold on Ebay? I always check to see how the specific
item(s) I want to sell are selling (or not selling).


* Bradford Exchange "yes, the collector plates."


First rule of collecting:
Never collect anything sold as "collectible".

Philip K. Dick is dead.
Kipple died with him.

--
Regards, Bob Niland
http://www.access-one.com/rjn email4rjn AT yahoo DOT com
NOT speaking for any employer, client or Internet Service Provider.


 




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