Turned $4.25 into $198.00

I usually swear by yard sales, but today at the DI... I hit the jackpot.  I purchased 5 brand new tubes of Arbonne skin care system.  Each one was $.85 for a total of $4.25.  I sold them on Ebay for $198.00.  I knew this brand because my friend sales it.  The products had no expiration dates on them, so I bought them up.  Not a bad day.  I am saving for a 55" big screen!  Not far off.

Another great find at the DI.

Yes, I spend an hour or two everyday at the DI.  I look forward to it and get enjoyment out of "the hunt".  It's important to know discipline and not load  your cart with non-selling items, or you will never come out ahead.  Today I bought a 1957 Peter Ganine Gothic chess set.  I knew it was old, so I grabbed it.  It was only $1.00, but I will still make a call to see if it's worth my time.  It sells for about $35.00/$40.00.  It's complete and in nice shape... so I'm excited!!!  I will put it on Ebay on Monday because I refuse to sell on the weekend... in my experience, people are too busy to be at their computer on the weekend and I get disappointed for what stuff sells for.

This is my other find for today!  It's an unused Raggedy Ann & Andy pattern book.  It was $.25 and will sale for about $15.00.  Add that to the Chess set and I am up to $50.00-$55.00 for a $1.25 investment!

Todays DI find!

I live at the DI (well, I spend about 2 hours a day or less there anyway).  I don't have much time to spare with 5 small children.  It's super fun to me.  Carts come out and you never know what's going to be them.  It's quite a rush.  Today's big find was this pair of Justin Gypsy boots.  I had never heard of this brand, but they looked nice and smelled strong of real leather.  I purchased them for $4.00.  I got them home and looked them up.  They are a HUGE brand and typically sell anywhere from $60.00 to $70.00 on Ebay.  I have high hopes for these boots.  Not bad for a $4.00 investment!

This was my other DI find today.  It is a Browning hoodie.  Browning is a big name for hunters.  I called my husband and he looked it up and confirmed that it was a good purchase, so I bought it for $3.00.  This hoodie will sell for about $20.00-$30.00 used on Ebay.  Today I spent a total of $7.00 for the boots and the hoodie.  I will make $80.00 - $100.00 (I'm thinking the higher end).  Not bad for a stay-at-home mom! 



WHAT A YARD SALE FIND!!!

To start... this was a TOTAL accident.  I have had these ginormous over sized books kicking around my house for a few months.  They are the softcover Teacher sized books, they are about 17x21 inches.  I purchased them for $.50 each at a yard sale last summer.  I bought 20 of them, which would have been a total of $10.00, but then I talked him down to $8.00.  My kids were never really interested in them.  They ruined two of them right away.  I put them up and didn't think much about them.  When I finally looked them up on Ebay, I was surprised to see that a few of the titles sold for about $30.00.  I decided to put them all on together and see what happens.  They slowly went up to $30, then $50, then $70 (at this point I was in a panic... these are just paperback books).  We were on the road traveling home and we had about 3 hours left on our trip.  My mom called and said they were at $112.00 about half way home.  When I got home, I rushed downstairs and to my surprise, these books were at $265.00.  Their final ending price was $270.00.  That is over 30x the money I spent.  Each book sold for about $15.00.  We were jumping and screaming all over the basement!  WOW, who knew? 

Toys From Your Childhood!

While walking around the DI, I noticed this little guy.  I remembered him from my childhood.  I think he was one of my first toys.  His name is Teddy Ruxpin bear.  I didn't know anything else about him other than he was from the 80's.  I picked him up for $1.00 and put him on Ebay that night with a $40.00 buy it now.  It sold within 3 hours (leaving me thinking I could have asked more).  That was 40x the money I paid.  Not bad if you ask me!

The bird is a Furreal Squawkers bird that had been discontinued.  I had to make a phone call to my husband to ask whether or not I should buy them.  They were both $1.00 and I sold them for $26.00.  People... do your homework and learn what is selling, it pays off.  Also, if you come across something that you are unsure of, make a phone call and find out before you buy it.  This is a great way to make quick and easy money... not to mention that it's quite a rush to find the treasures!