Today's big find at the DI for a whopping $2.00 was a vintage pair of lime green Reebok freestyle tennis shoes. These "easy on the eye" Reebok's are going to sell for about $40.00. These shoes deserve an award for being ugly. It never fails to amaze me what turns people on as far as fashion. Of course before I buy anything, I call from the store and have either my mom, husband or sister look it up for me. I hate buying things and finding out later that it was nothing. This way, I never waste my money.
If you live in an older neighborhood, chances are you've come across these tablecloths before. This summer I picked up 7 of these tablecloths throughout my yard sale adventures. This particular tablecloth sold for $75.00. Why people are infatuated with the past, I will never know (maybe it's something that happens when you are older and see the world changing at alarming pace) - but I will take advantage! I usually pick these up for around $1.00 a tablecloth. The holiday ones seem to do better, but they all do pretty well!
No, you are not hallucinating! You may be like me and look at this fabric and think it's the ugliest thing that ever happened to a piece of material. However... somebody paid $65.00 for 3 yards of this exact fabric. That is why when I go to yard sales and I see funky 70's print fabric, I pick it up. Of course only at a next to nothing LOW price. Most people want to give this stuff away because it's that ugly.
If you have the stamps, the paper and the time... these cards are a great way to make an extra $45.00. This was a lot of 22 handmade Christmas cards that sold for exactly that. Not bad for ink, card stock paper and time! Again, this is not my talent, but I have a lot of friends that sell cards on Ebay as a part of their monthly income and they do great!
I am not a scrapbooker. I have bought the supplies in the past, but I lack the imagination and time to sit down and create the cute pages. I'm also a perfectionist which makes it literally impossible to be happy with what I've done. I'm sure there are plenty of people exactly like me that are overwhelmed with the thought of creating these pages. Which is why people make them for us! The lady that made the auction below created 20 scrapbook pages, all based around a "school" theme and sold them for $140.00. Some pages were really cute and some were more plain. This is a great place to make money if you can get the supplies for a great price!
If your kids are like mine, they go through books like crazy. My son LOVES the goosebumps series and my daughter loves the Maximum Ride series. Like every mom, I use to give these books away or donate them to a local second hand store. Not anymore, this little lot of Goosebumps books sold for $25.00. The Maximum Ride books sold for $35.00. People that buy books new spend a lot of money on them. Books are NOT cheap.
Bottom line... before you throw it out, look it up!
So, how many of these toys do you see at yard sales??? If your answer was A MILLION, you are correct! Believe it or not, this lot of used baby toys just sold for $200.00. Again, these things are a dime a dozen at yard sales and at second hand stores. Pick them up, store them in a box until you have enough to creat a "lot of toys" and slap that auction on! Seriously... I am kicking my own butt right now for not looking into this before I just cleaned house for Christmas.
A lot of people are posting NEW True Religion jeans on Ebay. I always wondered where they get their supply? I came across a website
www.polyvogue.com.
I believe this is a Chinese website. They have EVERY name brand known to man including Coach, Versace, Fendi, True Religion, Nike, Oakley... and the list goes on. The prices are UNREAL. I'm talking a pair of Oakely sunglasses for $9. A pair of Nike Max95 shoes for $20. A pair of True Religion Jeans for $18.50. The question is - are they authentic? My guess is NO. But, it is a nice thought. They look real enough with matching tags, boxes and all. Everything is created in China anyway...right? So, if you dare... it's there. There is a lot of money to be made this way. I'm just unsure if I want my name attached to it if it's a fake.
Below is a pair of True Religion jeans that just sold for $150 on Ebay. You tell me the difference?
Do you remember the brands "Jordache" and "Lee". If you see these vintage old jeans and jackets lying around at yard sales or at second hand thrift stores... PICK THEM UP. These old jeans sell on Ebay for around $60. The Jackets sell for about $55. People do not know that these are collectible to others - they most likely think they are getting rid of the old to make room for the new! In my experience, people are willing to let go of this "junk" for a low price. PICK THEM UP!
A lot of people are turning away from scrapbooking by hand and turning to digital scrapbooking. I am finding A LOT of "Stamp it up" stamps at yard sales for practically nothing. Below is an example of an auction that ended on Ebay for $25.00. I have continually bought these stamps for a dime a dozen. Put together a "stamp lot" and you just made $25.00
Well... not right off their backs, but as they outgrow them. I have 5 kids. As my babies outgrew their clothes, I put them in lots on Ebay. I sold all my baby girls onsies and footed sleepers for $153. There were probably 20 sleepers and 20 onsies. Still, it was way better then getting nothing for them. They weren't any big name brands either. They were actually stuff I had picked up from yardsales for probably 50 cents each.
Well, it only makes sense right? I mean, obesity is the thing that's taking over the world, therefore, plus size jeans do REALLY well! These particular jeans do not need to be "Lucky" or "Silver" brand. The picture below is a mixed lot of jeans size 18. They aren't any really big names in this lot, but they are the right size! If you can find the big names in big sizes, then pick them up! This lot of jeans sold for $80.00. When you see larger jeans at yard sale and thrift stores, consider that there are a lot of bigger women looking for those jeans. A good pair of jeans is hard to find for us bigger girls (yes, I am one) and we will pay a pretty penny for the perfect jeans at an attempt to make our derriere look good! You can pick these jeans up at any second hand store for $4 or $5 dollars. That is a $16 - $20 investment to make $80.00. 4x'ing your money is not bad at all!
Every pair of jeans tell a story!
So, remember back in the day when Levi 501's were the HUGE thing. People STILL want those Vintage Levi's and believe it or not, the more beat up the better! "Hige" are the lines that are formed at the upper leg area from sitting down. They look a little like tiger stripes. "Destroyed and Distressed" are the way they are described in these auctions. I have seen these jeans with oil stains, wallet wear.. you name it - they still sale. These jeans below are a pair of beat up 501's that just sold for $40. There are a lot of men out there that want worn in jeans. Like a good horse - the more worn in the better. These jeans are a dime a dozen at the Desert Industries and other second hand stores. These beat up jeans are also found often at yard sales for practically NOTHING. Pick up these jeans when you see them. Just make sure you get them for a good price.
Yard sales are my #1 source of $$$. What do I look for??? I look for these...
New, these jeans are a pretty penny. These particular jeans are "Silver Suki" jeans. There are always people that needed the latest and the greatest. Every summer I get my hands on quite a few pairs of name brand jeans. I get them for about $4 or $5 at yard sales and then I resell them on Ebay. This picture below is a pair of USED jeans that just went off for $71.00. You can't beat that for a profit! Used jeans are a great place to make money on Ebay. The trick is getting them for a LOW price - and you can't beat yard sales for low.
Lalaloopsy!
Every year you hear about the "toy scalpers" (that would be me!) that go out and by the hot christmas toy and then resell them for a lot more money on Ebay. Last year it was Zhu Zhu pets. This year the talk is that the Lalaloopsy dolls are going to sell big. After a lot of research on Ebay. I am mixed about this.
There are a few Lalaloopsy dolls that sell pretty good. But, then I came across this... http://cgi.ebay.com/PIXIEVILLE-Custom-Boutique-Lalaloopsy-Doll-Knit-Dress-/150515686167?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230b6f1b17
I am blown away by this. For all you ladies that sew... this is a HUGE money maker on Ebay. That's right... this lady made $303.00 off a home sewn outfit. And this wasn't the only one. I saw 4 or 5 home sewn outfits go off from $178-$303. I also saw hand painted purses with a Lalaloopsy face on it for over $45. This could be made into nightgowns, PJ's, simple sweatshirts. You name it, slap a Lalaloopsy face on it and BAM, you have a big seller.
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