The slower months are here and it is the perfect time to catch up on book keeping. I go by Belle, and I mainly sell books but I am broadening my shop to carry more items and take this from a side hustle to a full time job.
I hope to make a full time living selling books, or at least make $12 per hour. How many sales a month does that look like? At the very least, that's $200 a week. I am currently selling mostly on Mercari, but I will get an occasional sale on Depop, Pango Books, and Ebay.
Ebay is new to me and I have so much to learn. There is a bit of a learning curve for Ebay beginners.
All my profit is going to my health and medical debt - I have a lot of dental work ahead of me. (as of writing this, I have an abscess in a tooth that is planned for extraction.)
So far from part time reselling, I have made $537.89!
First, let's check out my top 5 sales and my lowest 5 sales.
5 Highest Net Profiting Sales 2023
5. Dark Academia book bundle, profit was $12.30
4. Gay Neck, my profit was $13.44
3. Animals and Why they Matter $20
2. Wentworth puzzle, my profit was $21.80
1. Holiday books, my profit was $65.49
5 Lowest Net Profiting Sales 2023
5. I had a lot of books sell at the $5 which I don't mind.
4.The Alchemist, only made $1.86
3. I Am Legend, only made $1.67
2. My Cat Spit McGee, onl $1.53
1. The Personality of a Dog $0
Let's look at the month of January.
In the month of January my gross profit was $29.75. I had 5 orders. My investment was only .75!
Three of them on Mercari, one on Pango Books, and one from social media (this time it was my facebook page.)
January Transactions
Ebay
I am Legend, 1/29 sold for $2.99 plus $3.65, my earnings was $1.67. COG FREE.
Pango Books
Lincoln Highway 1/24, COG FREE, sold for $3.95.
-.79 fee, earnings $3.16
Mercari
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen, 1/16, COG FREE, sold for $6
s/fee .60, processing fee .67 I made $4.78
Mythology, 1/17, COG .25, sold for $7
s/fee .70 p/fee .70, I made $5.60.
The Alchemist, 1/25, COG .25, sold for $3
s/fee .30, processing fee .59, I made $2.11
The Gospel According to Sam sold for $4.95 (COG .25) and Wilder Girls ( COG FREE) sold for $5.00. Shipping was $5.99. The proceeds to this sale actually went to charity. The paypal fee was 1.05. My profit $14.85 . Not sure if i should count this as business?
A Wolf at the Door (COG FREE) sold for $7 and Walking with Peety (COG .25) sold for $3.95. Sold January 22, the Paypal fee was $1.08. My profit was $15.86 which was also donated to my favorite cat rescue.
February Transactions
Mercari
February was a much better month. In the month of February I made $103.63. I had 7 orders.
Five on Mercari, two through Facebook, but no sales for Depop or Pango Books or Ebay. The orders on Facebook were donated to my favorite cat rescue.
Bunnicula, 2/2, COG FREE, sold for $12
s/fee 1.20 p/fee .85 I earned $9.95
The Personality of a Dog, 2/3, COG .25, sold for
selling fee .50 processing fee .65, shipping adjustment 3.85, I earned $0
The Glass Castle 2/3, COG .25, sold for $5
s/fee .60 processing fee.67 I earned $4.73
Gay Neck,2/9 COG FREE $16
s/fee 1.60 p/fee .96 I earned $13.44
The Christie Affair, 2/26 COG FREE $8
selling fee .80 processing fee .75 I earned $6.47
The Cat Who Couldn't See in the Dark (COG .25) sold for 4.95. The Cat and the Cumungden (COG FREE) sold for 4.95. Little Girl in a Red dress with a cat and dog (COG FREE) sold for $2.95. Kitten in the Cold (COG FREE) sold for $3.50. The Cat Who Came For Christmas (COG FREE) sold for $4.95. Animals and Why They Matter (COG .25) sold for $20.00. I did charge shipping of $7.99. The paypal fee was 2.21, leaving me with a net amount of $47.08. These profits were donated to a cat rescue.
Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure sold for $4.69 and Nuclear Power sold for $15.00. I did charge shipping of $4.35. The Paypal fee was 1.33. My COG was FREE. The net amount $22.71 was donated to the same cat rescue!!
March Transactions
It gets better in March. I made a total of $160.06. I had 10 orders. 7 on Mercari 1 on Depop, and 2 on social media.
mercari
I sold a bundle of classic books, my COG was .75. sold for $12 on 3/8.
s/fee was1.20 p/fee .85 I earned 9.95
Boy, the bird, & the coffin maker, my first retail arbitrage! I bought this at the dollar tree in kilgore. It sold for $8.
selling fee .80 processing fee .73 I earned $6.47
Beatrix Potter, COG FREE, $8 3/26,
selling fee .80 processing fee .73 I earned $6.47
The Leavers, COG .25 sold for $6 3/26
s/fee .60 processing fee.67 shipping adjustment .70
I earned $4.03
Another bundle on 3/28 COG .75 $18
s/fee 1.80 processing fee 1.02 $15.18
Birdsong, 3/24 COG .25 $5
selling fee .50 processing fee .65 i earned $3.85
depop
Hope is Real 3/12, COG .25 $12 plus $3.99
fee 1.60 and .98 profit $13.41
Green For Life, 4/16, COG .50 sold for $4.50 + $3.99 shipping
selling fee .85 processing fee .75 Total $6.89
facebook / instagram
seven spells, 3/28 sold for $5 and shipping was 3.80
paypal fee was .80. Net amount was $8.00. I'm calculating $3.99 for shipping since I don't have my receipts. I'm going to say my profit after shipping was $4.01
my cat spit mcgee 3/28 sold for $3 and shipping was $3.50. Paypal fee was .72 My net amount was 5.78. I'm going to say my profit after shipping costs was $1.53.
Donation $100 Ko-fi, paypal fee was 3.98. $96.02 was donated.
April Transactions
In April, my profit was $147.58. I had a total of 12 orders. 10 on Mercari. 1 on Depop. 1 on Pango Books!
Pango Books
Shadow of a Great Rock, $5, COG .25
selling fee 1.00 earnings $4.00
Depop
Bundle, $15 plus $6.99 COG .75
selling fee 2.20 processing fee 1.21 total $18.58
shipping cost me a bunch! I shipped both the book and the perfume bottle seperate, so let's say $4 to ship the book, and $7 to ship the box.
Mercari
Nintgh House, 4/16, COG $1.00 sold for $14
selling fee 1.40, processing fee.91 profit $11.69
Fox Fire Book 4/7, COG FREE, $5
selling fee .50 processing fee.65 profit $3.85
Stack of 4 antique books, 4/6 COG $1, sold for $15
selling fee 1.50 processing fee .94 profit$12.56
silk floral scarf, $14 COG .50 4/12
selling fee 1.40 processing fee .91 profit $11.69
Holiday books $76, COG FREE, 4/19
selling fee 7.66 processing fee 2.91 profit $65.49
Fisherman's Wharf 4/24, COG FREE $13
selling fee 1.30 processing fee 1.02 profit $10.68
The Catcher in the Rye, COG - MINE, $5 4/23
selling fee .50 processing fee .77 profit $3.73
Vampire books, COG FREE 4/21 $6
selling fee .60 processing fee .88 profit $4.52
Drawing with Nature, COG FREE 4/28 $12
selling fee 1.20 processing fee .99 profit $9.81
Authentic Happiness, COG .25, sold for $5 4/27
selling fee .50 processing fee.77 profit $3.73
May Transactions
May went by so fast. I only made $96.87. I had a total of 13 orders. 11 on Mercari 2 on Ebay. You'll notice that they are a lot of small orders.
Mercari
Think and Grow Rich, COG .25, sold for $5 5/1
selling fee .50 processing fee .77 profit $3.73
Where the Crawdads Sing, COG .25, sold for $5 5/5
selling fee .50 processing fee .77 profit $3.73
Hershey, 5/3, COG FREE, sold for $5
selling fee .50 processing fee .77 profit $3.73
Rainbow Brite, 5/6, COG .99 sold for $10
selling fee 1.00 processing fee .91 profit $8.09
Little Heathens, COG .25 sold for $4 5/9
selling fee .40 processing fee .74 profit $2.86
Signs & Symbols COG FREE sold for $6
selling fee .60 processing fee .82 profit $4.58
Fantasy bundle, 5/18, COG $4, sold for $17
selling fee was 1.70 processing fee 1.16 profit $14.14
Webster dictionary, 5/17, COG FREE sold for $9
selling fee was .90 processing fee.93 profit $7.17
Christmas Killer 5/19, COG FREE $7
selling fee was .70 processing fee .83 profit $5.47
H & M Scalloped Bikini, COG $2 sold 5/28 for $16
selling fee was 1.60 processing fee 1.09 profit $13.31
Escaping Houdini, COG $1, 5/29, sold for $7
selling fee was .70 processing fee .85 profit $5.45
Ebay
Wentworth Puzzle, COG .50 sold for $25 shipping was $6.35
profit after fees $21.80
Dark Academia books, sold for $17.04, plus $4.15 shipping
profit was $14.30. My COG was $2.25
That wraps up everything that sold within those months. Good news is that even though it's only June 3rd I've already made a sale on Ebay!
June Transations
I'm off to a good start! Listing every day and have made one sale from free goods. My profit this month of June 2023 was $182. I really need to step it up.
Ebay
Texas swimtrunks, Large, sold for $10 on ebay plust shipping. My earnings was $8.92. And i got those for FREE!!
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