re: Time for another Garage Sale to eBay sales brag - $10,000 in 90 days

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Cost of goods, time spent antiquing, time spent listing, time spent shipping, what are we talking about per hour? Kudos. I know a lot of people who try to do this but are not nearly as successful.

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I would estimate $50+ an hour. I said earlier in this thread, on a busy week, I probably spend 10 hours or so per week, shopping, listing, and shipping. Last year, I did $28K just on eBay, divide that by 52, it’s over $500 a week, and there are several weeks I don’t do anything.

I also look at it like, instead of sitting here watching tv for a couple hours, doing nothing, I will list a few items, or box up a few items. It’s not like it’s taking away from something else I should be doing.
Going to the post office actually isn’t even a factor, because I pass one one the way to work. I stopped today and dropped off four packages. The postage is already paid, so I’m not waiting in line to pay. I just drop them on the counter. It takes 1 minute out of my time.

That’s a non matching set. They don’t all match. Doesn’t hurt playability, just matters to those who care about that issue. It’s not a collectible set given condition etc… so they were players irons or fill in set basically. I’ve collected and sold collectible clubs for 30 years as a side hobby. Still a great buy and money made for those. Keep up the posts, I really enjoy them!

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Why wouldn’t you use eBay to print labels? You get a discount anywhere between 10-50%.

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The eBay discount is fine on somethings, but pirateship is generally cheaper. It integrates with eBay and shipstation on paypal, so it isn't even an extra step. I save about 5% more with pirateship than taking ebay rates.

The only real exception is trading cards under $20. The ebay standard label at 53 cents is tough to beat.

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The only real exception is trading cards under $20. The ebay standard label at 53 cents is tough to beat.

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It's definitely nice, but the "tracking" is fricking terrible and when dealing with eBay buyers, it can be a nightmare (thankfully that's why there's a $20 limit). I'm holding out all of my under $20 sports cards for TCGPlayer when they release their sports card marketplace this year. I already solely use their platform for trading cards under $50

If it sports cards then you're stuck to eBay for now. If you do trading cards, sign up for a seller account on TCGPlayer.com

Anything under $25 you can just slap a toploaded card in a plain white envelop and regular postage stamp and you're good. Buyers aren't a pain to deal with and I have never encountered a "oh my stuff never showed up give me my money back" person