Thrift Shop Pickups - Page 436

crazygrover · 12-01-2018, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by txcarr85

Wow really. The Walmart in Rockwall had like 30 of them the last time I went in. Looked them up and there was a few going for $35 shipped so didn't even bother.

Truthfully you should have bought them all. The $35 shipped people are underselling. I sold 41 of them for $38.95 plus shipping in 6 days on eBay.

crazygrover · 12-01-2018, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by shrevecity

I got a little more than that. Appears there has been another wave of them released as there are more today than when I posted them and the prices have come down a bit. They peaked a couple of weeks ago at 65.00.

I think you are wrong about there being another wave of these being released. My understanding is they are not getting more of these in. That’s what my local Walmart has told me.

RobDerhak · 12-01-2018, 10:52 PM

I don't think another wave will be released...but I think a few thousand people read that article and think they can make $$ with them...the secondary market will be flooded and it will be a race to the bottom

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XARZY · 12-03-2018, 06:16 PM

Been hitting up all the garage sales I see on my route early weekend mornings without any luck.

shrevecity · 12-05-2018, 05:31 PM

Well most of the Estate Sale companies are wrapping up this week for the year. Was able to get a box of about 40 Louis Lamour paperbacks for 3.00 and a bunch of old photos for 5.00 today.

iambp · 12-06-2018, 11:56 PM

Made my first sale in a long time. I just haven't had time to list things with finishing a master's, selling our house, and moving to a new house.

Got $40

https://www.ebay.com/itm/32357845857...84.m1559.l2649

Aaron · 12-07-2018, 01:29 PM

In the - where the hell was my head - category ... was recently out thrifting and was looking through the jersey section (looking for Washington Capitals) and overlooked a black Yankees jersey ... signed (with authentication) by Derek Jeter. FML. Guy behind me grabbed it, then proceeded to follow me around yelling "let's see if this guy misses anything else good"

Cavaliercards · 12-07-2018, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron

In the - where the hell was my head - category ... was recently out thrifting and was looking through the jersey section (looking for Washington Capitals) and overlooked a black Yankees jersey ... signed (with authentication) by Derek Jeter. FML. Guy behind me grabbed it, then proceeded to follow me around yelling "let's see if this guy misses anything else good"

Thrift stores around here would have asked him to put the item back and leave for harassing other customers.

shrevecity · 12-07-2018, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavaliercards

Thrift stores around here would have asked him to put the item back and leave for harassing other customers.

Same here

TheWrightStuff · 12-07-2018, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron

In the - where the hell was my head - category ... was recently out thrifting and was looking through the jersey section (looking for Washington Capitals) and overlooked a black Yankees jersey ... signed (with authentication) by Derek Jeter. FML. Guy behind me grabbed it, then proceeded to follow me around yelling "let's see if this guy misses anything else good"

Ida kicked that guy in his jimmy and taken the jersey straight to the checkout.

RobDerhak · 12-07-2018, 10:40 PM

Thrift stores here would have had it for $800

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purejd86p · 12-07-2018, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron

In the - where the hell was my head - category ... was recently out thrifting and was looking through the jersey section (looking for Washington Capitals) and overlooked a black Yankees jersey ... signed (with authentication) by Derek Jeter. FML. Guy behind me grabbed it, then proceeded to follow me around yelling "let's see if this guy misses anything else good"

Some people are just pathetic!

byronscott4ever · 12-08-2018, 11:17 AM

Should’ve said you’ve heard people are dumping fakes for the write off

hairysasquatch · 12-08-2018, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by shrevecity

a bunch of old photos for 5.00 today.

Any nudes?

shrevecity · 12-08-2018, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

Any nudes?

Actually I wish, some of them old risqué photos can go for good prices, these were mostly family photos some military photos.

dannyman · 12-12-2018, 07:55 PM

I found this antique looking thing at gwo today. Does anyone know what it is?

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shrevecity · 12-12-2018, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dannyman

I found this antique looking thing at gwo today. Does anyone know what it is?

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Looks like an ear or nose aspirator or similar medical device.

tacoma34 · 12-12-2018, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dannyman

I found this antique looking thing at gwo today. Does anyone know what it is?

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Antique anal douche

shrevecity · 12-13-2018, 12:32 PM

We actually had 3 estate sales today. Made out pretty good spent about 35.00 got a big tub of GI Joe figures and vehicles for 15.00. An HR PuffnStuff lunch Box for 3.00 A couple of vintage unused model kits for 10.00. A Kids Say the Darndest Things book by Art Linkletter illustrated by Charles Schultz.

daxwills · 12-13-2018, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by dannyman

I found this antique looking thing at gwo today. Does anyone know what it is?

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I believe it is used to clean out ear wax.

Noah · 12-13-2018, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RobDerhak

Yeah but there was this article released...expect the secondary market to be flooded

https://boingboing.net/2018/11/30/ma...ay-buying.html

And...no way in hell he made $2,500 PROFIT after fees

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Guy that made the video is in my area. I know the stores he went to and can estimate the route he took via brickseek. The day he released the video it looked like he hit 10 stores

I’ve made the same run he did for other items but it was for way more profitable items. Stopping at each store I suspect he stopped at would be around a 513 mile round trip depending where in Huntsville he lives, and he missed 2 stores because they close at midnight and brickseek had multiples at each store the day the video went on worldstar

He also bought Lowe’s or Home Depot boxes to ship which are 1.12-1.56 per box, usps has board game boxes for free and shipping is cheaper

No way he cleared anywhere close to 2500, after gas and shipping on top of fees I’d be surprised if he cleared 800, still nothing to sneeze at for a day trip but he did everything wrong

Also he messed up by not going 1-2 hours further south, where he left a ton.

I will upload a picture of a text i sent to my brother of the stores the guy didn’t go to and left probably 200+ games that were all within a 3 hour round trip from the route he took to get back to Huntsville

Noah · 12-13-2018, 02:45 PM

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Bowman1951 · 12-13-2018, 02:47 PM

What does Amazon charge for fees? Not including ANY of his expenses, he only had to sell 72 of them at a $35 markup for the $2500 figure he is getting to. If 30 of them ate up his fees and he sold 100 or so....it makes sense.

Noah · 12-13-2018, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowman1951

What does Amazon charge for fees? Not including ANY of his expenses, he only had to sell 72 of them at a $35 markup for the $2500 figure he is getting to. If 30 of them ate up his fees and he sold 100 or so....it makes sense.

I don’t remember and would have to watch the video again, but all of his accounting was incorrect

I was using eBay/PayPal fee structure when I originally sent the store list to my brother and was expecting he would clear 12.47 per game on eBay if he wanted to run around buying the games

Guy said he sold 171

$2,132.37 if he did everything right and fees are same on eBay/Amazon/PayPal

He messed up buying his own boxes 171x1.30 or so with tax 222.30

He estimated shipping at 8.00 per, he was paying 8.95 minimum and up to 14.85 if he shipped to NY/PA/LA... so add another 2.00 to his estimate 2x171= 342

564.30 minimum in unnecessary expenses

75.00 gas, he traveled like 16hrs or something he said it took him 2 meals, lets say 10.70 to make it even 650.00

2132.37-650= 1482.37 true profit is believable, depending on his tax bracket he likely cleared 800-1100

Bowman1951 · 12-13-2018, 09:20 PM

Makes sense, thanks for doing the math for me. Although that is a ton of write offs coming off the tax bill, at least.

12-03-2018, 06:16 PM	#10879
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12-07-2018, 01:29 PM	#10882
Aaron Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 4,027 zombiereign	In the - where the hell was my head - category ... was recently out thrifting and was looking through the jersey section (looking for Washington Capitals) and overlooked a black Yankees jersey ... signed (with authentication) by Derek Jeter. FML. Guy behind me grabbed it, then proceeded to follow me around yelling "let's see if this guy misses anything else good" __________________ youtube: achau9598 Xbox: Zombiereign Upper Deck e-pack: Zombiereign

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12-01-2018, 10:52 PM	#10878
RobDerhak Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: KC Posts: 1,917 moe.ment RobDerhak	I don't think another wave will be released...but I think a few thousand people read that article and think they can make $$ with them...the secondary market will be flooded and it will be a race to the bottom Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

12-05-2018, 05:31 PM	#10880
shrevecity Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 28,059	Well most of the Estate Sale companies are wrapping up this week for the year. Was able to get a box of about 40 Louis Lamour paperbacks for 3.00 and a bunch of old photos for 5.00 today.

12-06-2018, 11:56 PM	#10881
iambp Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 182 bigbp608	Made my first sale in a long time. I just haven't had time to list things with finishing a master's, selling our house, and moving to a new house. Got $40 https://www.ebay.com/itm/32357845857...84.m1559.l2649

12-07-2018, 10:40 PM	#10886
RobDerhak Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: KC Posts: 1,917 moe.ment RobDerhak	Thrift stores here would have had it for $800 Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk

12-08-2018, 11:17 AM	#10888
byronscott4ever Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 11,365	Should’ve said you’ve heard people are dumping fakes for the write off

12-12-2018, 07:55 PM	#10891
dannyman Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,393	I found this antique looking thing at gwo today. Does anyone know what it is? Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

12-13-2018, 12:32 PM	#10894
shrevecity Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 28,059	We actually had 3 estate sales today. Made out pretty good spent about 35.00 got a big tub of GI Joe figures and vehicles for 15.00. An HR PuffnStuff lunch Box for 3.00 A couple of vintage unused model kits for 10.00. A Kids Say the Darndest Things book by Art Linkletter illustrated by Charles Schultz.

12-13-2018, 02:47 PM	#10898
Bowman1951 Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Boston 'Burbs Posts: 4,717 djblitz Bowman1951	What does Amazon charge for fees? Not including ANY of his expenses, he only had to sell 72 of them at a $35 markup for the $2500 figure he is getting to. If 30 of them ate up his fees and he sold 100 or so....it makes sense.

12-13-2018, 09:20 PM	#10900
Bowman1951 Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Boston 'Burbs Posts: 4,717 djblitz Bowman1951	Makes sense, thanks for doing the math for me. Although that is a ton of write offs coming off the tax bill, at least.