As I mentioned last week, I hosted my own garage sale today. I ended up making $109.50, just short of my goal of $100. I also sold $16.50 of items for my sister and my friend with whom I had the sale made $175. Breaking $300 combined income from a garage sale is pretty respectable, especially considering that we didn't have a massive quantity of items.
The best part about today's sales was getting rid of some older Craigslist items. I finally got rid of that damn silverware -- I only got $10 for it but that's still $5 more than I paid for it. I also sold that graphics card I bought last week for $22, or a profit of $19.50. The guy who bought it was clearly a reseller; I wish him the best of luck. If I had sold it on Amazon I would have profited approximately $24 after buying it for $2.50. He'll be lucky to break even selling it on Amazon, eBay, or even Craigslist.
The guy who bought the graphics card was actually one of several resellers with whom I interacted today. I feel sorry for them when they get home and realize their investments were terrible. These guys were amateurs, paying $15+ each.
I also got rid of some stuff I had bought in previous years (meaning stuff I no longer need or use) -- $31 in total. To my surprise, I did not sell any of the signs I purchased last week; I intend to keep them and sell them at a future sale.
Selling that silverware raised my profit from garage saling on January 14th to $96.60; if I ever sell the mechanical keyboard or the AlphaSmart I bought that day then January 14th should reclaim the title as most profitable day ever from December 10th (the day I purchased the Laser Tag system).
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