Thursday, November 5, 2015

Daily Sales- Best day yet


Remeber the last two days, They where so bad I questioned my choices. Did I make the right decision when I quit my job? What happens if I can't sale enough? The unknown is terrifying to me. I didn't get my first sale until 1:30 in the afternoon. I got so excited I screen shotted my notifications and sent it to my husband!


I started to get more positive and kept taking photos! Then the flood happened. Left and right I was getting offers. Are you ready for numbers? I sold 18 items for a total of... (Insert drum roll)


                    $490 !!!!!!

Let's talk about a couple of these things. 


I've talked about this piece before. It's a rare piece and originally I put $1,000 on it because honestly I didn't have much to compare it to. I've slowly dropped the price and when someone offered my $100 yesterday I said YES! Turning $2 into $100 is something I'm never going to be sad about. I know a lot of people want the slow dime but I just want to make money.


I listed this item for $150, with the idea that I would get $100. I always factor in sales and best offers when I price. I got a best offer of $70 less than 24 hours after I listed it, I countered with $100 and when they came back with $80 I said yes! Again, who am I to say no to such a huge profit! When I'm buying my items for $1 a pound it just makes sense to take these offers. 

I thought I'd talk about my storage a little today. This is the bins I sort my items into by size/type-


I have an office right off of the garage, it has a full wall closet where half is used to hang jackets or special items and the other half is a tall dresser with bras & swimsuits plus shipping supplies. 


I can't stress how important it is to be organized. I had to cancel 3 sales in my first few months because I couldn't find them. I learned a hard lesson! 

Today's been full of listing and more listing! Tomorrow I'm off to the bins! 

12 comments:

  1. Love the .. just want to make money attitude. I see way too many folks getting fussy over trivial things that at the end of the day ... dont matter.

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    1. Hey thanks! I don't take things personal when it comes to this business, there's to much money to be made to waste time fussing!

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  2. Congrats on your sales! I usually love the fast nickel over the slow dime.

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  3. Great sales day. I just found your blog and love your attitude and the fact that you work so hard to get eveything taken care of daily. One thing about the Mr Blackwell dress, could you dedicate one "special" tote to items like that so they could wait for that special buyer that has big bucks and wants something unique? If the tote got full you could start lowering prices on the stuff on the bottom until you hit the "right" price. Just a thought for having some eggs in another basket. Like a nest egg, you never know when it will hatch. Don't know how may viewers there were for that dress but the buyer got a great bargain. Keep up the great sales!!!

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    1. That's a great idea! For me it's not about storage but about making money. If someone offers me $100, it's hard to turn down when I only paid a couple dollars.

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  4. Nicole. I think you are so selfless to take your time to encourage others. So needed this. You do a great job!

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  5. Nicole. I think you are so selfless to take your time to encourage others. So needed this. You do a great job!

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  6. Oh my gosh Nicole how on earth did you part with that sweater coat!! That is GORGEOUS! I wouldn't have been able to let it go even if I only wore it once! LOL You find some GREAT stuff at the Outlet! I can't get over it!! If you're ever down my way or if I'm up your way, we have GOT to Outlet shop together!
    ~Nandry

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  8. A dresser for small items?! Why didn't I think of that? Genius!

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