Year Review // Selling on Ebay My First Year

What sold on Ebay? This was my first year on Ebay. I didn't try hard at all, I listed no more than 5 items every other month. Never shared my Ebay store. Surprisingly sold some items! Something tells me I need to use Ebay more.

This post was originally supposed to launch in July, which is my official one year anniversary date. I stopped reselling to puruse a paycheck, which is a topic for another post.

I sold 5 items on Ebay. My net profit was $87.57. I have a 5 star review. I am still not a fan of Ebay's dashboards and seller hub, it takes some time getting used to.

Go Ask Alice was a free library book pick up. I sold it on Ebay for $9.99, I believe the buyer paid for shipping. My profit was $8.14.

The Earthbound flare out pants had a lot of interest. It sold for $22.94. I'm pretty sure I only paid $1 at the Hospice. My net profit was $19.76.

My 3rd sale was the free paperback book, "The Emancipation of Robert Sadler: The Powerful True Story of a Twentief Century Slave. I sold it for $14.99 and my net profit was $15.74. Not sure how that happened but I think it was the way I charged for shipping.

"The Girl with the Louding Voice" is my third book sale on Ebay. It sold pretty fast for $9.99. It cost me a quarter. I got $12.34 back.

This piece had been in my closet for over a year, it was found at the Hospice. it's a luxury brand nightgown from the 80's. It had some wear. I sold it for $36.66, my net profit was $31.59. I don't remember what I paid for this but it wasn't more than $3.

And that's everything, I didn't put in any effort. I listed when I remembered. I'm too busy working 2 jobs to consider reopening my reselling business, but it's definitely something I'll return to to make extra side money!

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