Baby, It’s Cold Outside…

Long time, no entry! My apologies. With four sons, a full time eBay business and a crazy, chaotic household, there isn’t much time for blogging. Since I last updated, selling has had its ups and downs. It seems as though it comes in waves – I’ll be so busy with sales that I can hardly keep up, then I’ll go days with nothing and I’m frantically trying to get new stock acquired and listed.

This marks the midway point of the winter season. Coats and jackets have proven to be good sellers for me. I continue to look for name brands, obscure designs, larger sizes and items that are new with tags still attached. Here are some of my outerwear flips from the past few months:

London Fog trench

Women’s London Fog trench coat
Paid: $6.49 at Value Village
Sold: $36.00 on eBay
Profit: $29.51 before fees

Chico's Chamois Coat NWT

Women’s Chico’s Chamois coat NWT, originally sold for $158
Paid: $19.99 at Salvation Army
Sold: $49.99 on eBay
Profit: $30.00 before fees

Women's Psalms CIV retro houndstooth coat

Women’s Psalm CIV retro houndstooth coat
Paid: $3.49 at Value Village
Sold: $34.99 on eBay
Profit: $31.50 before fees

Men's 4XL Everlast fleece jacket

Men’s XXXXL Everlast fleece and faux leather collegiate-style jacket
Paid: $0 (My parents took me thrifting and were kind enough to pick up the tab! Regardless, it was still only $19.99 at Salvation Army in Kansas City)
Sold: $31.00
Profit: $31.00 before fees

Boys XL 18-20 reversible Nike coat

Boys XL 18-20 reversible Nike coat, actually purchased for my son. I labored under the delusion that he might actually like something I picked out for him, but since it was orange (God forbid), he decided he would rather freeze… but that’s another blog entirely.
Paid: $5.20 at Salvation Army
Sold: $19.99 on eBay
Profit: $14.79 before fees (not bad for an item I never intended to flip!)