Skip to main content

Flash Fundraiser! Selling Used Books For a Cat Rescue

 I haven't officially opened my shop, however, I did start with a flash fundraiser!! This means a lot to me. I listed 20 vintage books over on my shop's Facebook page, which you can find here, Hyla Brook Books. 









            I sold The Gospel According To Sam for $4.95 and Wilder Girls for $5.00. For two books, I charged $5.99 for shipping. My reader's total was  $15.94.
           The Paypal fee was $1.05. After the Paypal fee, the net amount is $14.89. The shipping ended up being $5.05, and to pay for the label through Paypal there was a $1.80 fee. And then there is a cost to print the label, which is .50 cents. 
        Our donation amount was $7.54!






                Next, sold A Wolf at the Door for $7. It has a lot of amazing writers in it. And Walking with Peety, which looks very endearing, for $3.95. The shipping was $5.99. My reader's total was $16.94. 
                The Paypal fee was $1.08. After the Paypal fee the net amount is $15.86. My shipping costs were $4.35. Of course, there's the small charge to print which is .50 and to pay for the label was $1.80.
                Our donation amount then was $9.21!


I used pirate ship to buy my labels to save on shipping, but I did not see the Paypal billing processing fee. If I had, I probably would've just went to the post office myself.


I like having printed shipping labels, instead of writing them down, that's another reason why I use Pirate Ship. 

It also helps me catalogue all my shipping orders!

Still, wish I had seen that fee first! 



In total, I turned 4 books into $16.75 in donations to Nine Chances Rescue!!! I'm going to round that to $20 and send that to her!

Please support what she does by giving her Facebook page a like! 

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What Sold in my Bookshop October 8 - 14

This week I'm determined to list list list! I list new items every day. This week I sold a total of 20 books, 2 clothing items, and a photo album. I spent $11.48 and made $178.13. Lady Midnight, 13 Reasons Why Had a 15% off sale on my Depop. She paid $12.75. The PayPal fee was .67 cents. It cost $3.86 to ship. The Depop fee was 1.28. I made a total of $6.94. LuLa Roe Disney Alice in Wonderland leggings These sold 22 hours after listing them and since it was a repeat buyer I offered 10% off from $25. I really appreciate repeat buyers. This sold in the Facebook group Wonderlust Marketplace. Sold for $22.50, PayPal fee was .95, and the shipping label was $3.33. I made $18.22. Woman Who Runs w Wolves   This sold for $20 which is a lot more than I imagined someone would pay for it. The Mercari fee was $2. Shipping was $3.33. I made $14.67.  So far I've made $39.83. My goal is to make $300 per week.  Frankenstein,  The Drowne...
Post a Comment
Read more

What Sold October 15-22

Could I have a week as good as last week? Going to focus on items with higher resell value and listing everything.  I didn't have nearly as good a week because I did not list every day, but I did take this time to organize my inventory.   I sold 4 books, turning $1 into $23.91   Rebecca I got this in a recent haul. I accepted an offer on Mercari for $11. The mercari fee was $1.10. The processing fee was .62 cents. It costs $3.33 to ship. I am sad I only made $ 5.95 on this beautiful vintage book. Just Listen, House Rules Sold on Depop for $13.95. The Depop fee was $1.40. PayPal fee was .70 cents. Shipping cost $4.39. (i added a free Nicholas Sparks book.) My profit was $ 7.46.   David Copperfield Sold on Etsy during a sale. After fees my funds were $13.83 . Shipping cost $3.33. My profit was $10.50 . So far I've made $ 23.91. I am out of black ink for my printer, I am also out of kraft poly mailers. Printer ink i...
Post a Comment
Read more

What Sold october 23-31

Sales have been very slow on Depop and Mercari. It's time to invest more into Etsy! I've decided to source antique and vintage books for my Etsy store.  To help improve sales on Depop, I've started to add hashtags to all my listings.  Lot of 3 green antique books Sold on Etsy for $30. It cost $3.33 to ship. After fees, my profit was $24.46. Wildalone  Got this book free so it was all profit. Sold on Mercari for $9. The selling fee was .90 cents. Since this was posted before Mercaris October Update I did not get charged a processing fee. Shipping was $3.33. I made $4.77. Apples This is my poetry chapbook available for download only on Etsy. I had another sale running for 15% off. This helped pay my etsy fees too.  Vintage Halloween books I was sure I'd get more for these because they are so old and in great shape. I made offers on my Halloween books and this sold for $9. Mercari fee was .90 cents and .56 cents.   Shipping ...
Post a Comment
Read more