Saturday was an awful day for saling, a letdown especially after last week. I ended up spending $1.35 on five items.
I bought four items at one sale for $1.25: I found a pile of textbooks and some scrapbooking paper at one sale so I went through it all to find anything good. I found three books of value (thanks to my friend's smart phone) and a box full of scrapbook paper. The seller originally wanted $2 for everything but I worked her down to $1.25 by pretending to be hesitant. I would have readily paid the $2 as each of the books starts at at least $16 used on Amazon. I've already sold one, my first resale for 2013.
Later on I bought a book for $0.10. Nothing exciting, but I guess I should consider myself lucky. I was the only person to buy anything that day.
Yesterday I finally resold the second of the two graphing calculators I bought in September of last year. This represents the last of the $2 I've spent from the $2.65 challenge. So far I've made $220 from the Challenge and I still have $0.65 left. I'm not really sure what I'm going to spend that last bit on; maybe I can get another graphing calculator for $0.50.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Saturday, February 16, 2013
2/16/13 Purchase Summary
Today's saling trip seemed like it was going to be another lackluster day until the last half dozen sales. By 10:30 I had only purchased two items: a set of Laser Challenge laser tag stuff (a vest and two guns for $0.50) for Craigslist and a book (Darkness Visible by William Golding for $0.10) for myself.
I got lucky at the end of the day. I got a Nintendo DS (the original one) for $3. I managed to work the seller down from $5 because the hinge is cracked. I'll have to buy a new housing but they're only ~$6 on dx.com. At the next sale I bought a Super Mario World watch. I assume it's something Nintendo gave out as a promotion back when the game came out in 1991. Identical ones sell on eBay for $50-$100 but this one is in awful condition (missing part of the band, no backing, etc.) so I'll hopefully get $20 for it on eBay. If it doesn't sell I don't mind as I only spent $0.05 on it. At our last stop I bought a copy of A Confederacy of Dunces for $0.25. It's one book I don't mind spending a little bit more on (relatively) because it's amazing.
I spent $3.90 total today. I hope to get $15-$20 for the laser tag stuff (I'm going to add in a matching gun I got out of a dumpster recently so I have a full set) and $20 for the watch, although I'll really be happy if I get $10 for it. The DS was a complete steal even though I have to buy a new housing because this model starts at $50 used. Today was definitely the best day I've had so far in 2013.
I got lucky at the end of the day. I got a Nintendo DS (the original one) for $3. I managed to work the seller down from $5 because the hinge is cracked. I'll have to buy a new housing but they're only ~$6 on dx.com. At the next sale I bought a Super Mario World watch. I assume it's something Nintendo gave out as a promotion back when the game came out in 1991. Identical ones sell on eBay for $50-$100 but this one is in awful condition (missing part of the band, no backing, etc.) so I'll hopefully get $20 for it on eBay. If it doesn't sell I don't mind as I only spent $0.05 on it. At our last stop I bought a copy of A Confederacy of Dunces for $0.25. It's one book I don't mind spending a little bit more on (relatively) because it's amazing.
I spent $3.90 total today. I hope to get $15-$20 for the laser tag stuff (I'm going to add in a matching gun I got out of a dumpster recently so I have a full set) and $20 for the watch, although I'll really be happy if I get $10 for it. The DS was a complete steal even though I have to buy a new housing because this model starts at $50 used. Today was definitely the best day I've had so far in 2013.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
2/2/13 Purchase Summary
Sales today were poor. Unlike this time last month, there were a lot of sales but almost all of them were terrible.
I ended up spending $1.75 on four items. I bought a bundle of two PS2 games (Ratchet Deadlocked and Turok Evolution) for $1.50 and another bundle of two books for $0.25. As it turns out, one of the books is identical in everything but title (it's a collection of short stories) to another book I already own so it's going straight to my next garage sale.
I did see a new Thermarest pad today (think fancy camping mattress) but the guy wanted $25 for it. I also saw someone who was selling seventeen pesticide sprayers. All of them were used but only some of them came with a box. It was very strange.
This evening I sold one of the two TI-83 graphing calculators I purchased back on September 8th of last year. I got $65 for it, or $15 more than I was hoping. The girl didn't even try to bargain. This, of course, means I've already made $165 on the $2.65 challenge and I still have one graphing calculator to sell and $0.65 left to spend. I also made $60 selling a non-garage sale item on Craigslist this afternoon, making today my second-most profitable Craigslist day of all time, just $5 behind March 23rd, 2012.
I ended up spending $1.75 on four items. I bought a bundle of two PS2 games (Ratchet Deadlocked and Turok Evolution) for $1.50 and another bundle of two books for $0.25. As it turns out, one of the books is identical in everything but title (it's a collection of short stories) to another book I already own so it's going straight to my next garage sale.
I did see a new Thermarest pad today (think fancy camping mattress) but the guy wanted $25 for it. I also saw someone who was selling seventeen pesticide sprayers. All of them were used but only some of them came with a box. It was very strange.
This evening I sold one of the two TI-83 graphing calculators I purchased back on September 8th of last year. I got $65 for it, or $15 more than I was hoping. The girl didn't even try to bargain. This, of course, means I've already made $165 on the $2.65 challenge and I still have one graphing calculator to sell and $0.65 left to spend. I also made $60 selling a non-garage sale item on Craigslist this afternoon, making today my second-most profitable Craigslist day of all time, just $5 behind March 23rd, 2012.
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