What Sold Oct 1 - 7 // I turned FREE into $61.70!!

I'm spending more of my time on Mercari and developing my own website for Hyla Brook Books. The fees on Ebay, the entitlement of shoppers on Depop, and the lack of repeat buyers on Mercari, and the fees on Etsy - these have all driven me to think a website would be better than selling on these platforms.

I want my buyers to say "I got this from Hyla Brook Books." not Ebay. Not Etsy.

I am saving all my earnings into a seperate bank account. Keeping my personal and business expenses seperate is vital.

Right now, my mindset is: get rid of all my inventory and start over.

Jacket No Boundaries corduroy bubblegum pink barbiecore hoodie jacket size XXL

$14, shipping was done incorrectly. profit was $4.29

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey $9 buyer paid shipping. profit was $7.19.

Book of the Month BOTM Prep hardcover fiction $4 buyer paid shipping my profit was $2.86

How Much of these Hills are Gold, hardcover book like new $6 buyer paid shipping my profit was $4.60

Deneki a story of a Moose, vintage book sold for $12 buyer paid shipping my profit was $9.83

Betsey Johnson pink barbiecore Pajama Set heart shaped button medium sold for $20 buyer paid shipping my profit was $16.78

Horse stories book lot, fiction nonfiction animal horse cottagecore equestrian $15 buyer paid shipping my profit was $12.44

Romper, Levis women's romper LARGE paisley dusty pink $5 buyer paid shipping my profit was $3.71

I am including the Romper sale b/c i sent the offer saturday night and i got the notification that it sold Sunday morning.

The Betsy Johnson pj set and the horse books were purchased at the Hospice more than a year ago so I am not counting the COGs.

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