Garage Sale, Estate Sale & Yard Sale Message Board Forum

I'm new here from NW Indiana! My name is Chris and I work PT and love to thrift shop & yardsale looking for treasures to sell on ebay to make a little extra $$$ to use for vacations or paying off bills.

Hey Chris,

Welcome to the board! Good to have you on here. So have you heard/been impacted by the new ebay fees? I hear they are charging something like 8% for items that sell. Hits hard for the garage sale ebay seller.

Mike

Yeah, of course, I've heard I don't sell alot but maybe an average of $200. a month. I will probably be alot more selective in what I buy for resale and then take more to consignment shops, like I have in the past.  Time will tell.  I can say I won't sell on ebay anymore but I know better. It's just in my blood, I think. I used to own a consignment shop myself for 4 years.

Interesting, when did you have your consignment shop? I bet that gave you a ton of good insight on what to look for at garage sales!

Hi Frugal!! I'm here!! I am getting ready to list some stuff before the fees go up....I just have to get off my butt and take some photos...

Hey Schmoopy......me too. Trying to list as much as possible before the fees jump!

Selling anything good?

I have some size 11 snow boots, new in box childrens bicycle helmet, 12" Santa blow mold (wouldnt sell even before xmas) and a new briefcase. Hoping to hit the jackpot at this weekend's yard sales.

Mike, I had my shop in Michigan, when I lived up there from Oct. 1996 to Dec. 2000.  We closed when my husband had health issues and he was off work for like 3 or 4 months. The shop wasn't a good steady supporting income at that time. I was making more every year but it still wasn't enough to support so I closed it to get a better job and then hubby got better and went back to work like a couple weeks before we closed.