My Adventures In Ebay (My first $$$)
I said in a previous blog, My Million Dollar Mission, that I live a modest lifestyle. But that doesn’t mean it is a simple life. Like many of you, I work a lot of hours. I also have a 22 month old son that runs me ragged when I get home, so it seems like I never have enough hours in the day. So money aside, one thing I am looking to accomplish in my mission is to have a more simple existence. To do that, I figured I would declutter the house a little bit. I went up in the attic and found several knives that belonged to my father. My dad was a bit of a pack rat and a collector. He loved getting stuff. There is still things I have of his that are still in the original boxes they were shipped in. I miss my dad, he passed away in 1988, 20 years ago yesterday as I’m writing this. I didn’t even think about it until I started writing this, so now I’m really bummed out thinking about it, and feeling guilty that I forgot this anniversary. Between QVC and the Internet, he would have been like a kid in a candy store if he were alive today. Anyway, these knives were in great shape and I would never use them, so I put them on eBay along with a John Wayne belt buckle (also my dad’s) and some books that I bought at a used book sale at the local elementary school ($5 a bag). I have sold stuff on ebay before, both for myself and for others, so this was a great place to start. Out of the 19 items I listed, 5 sold. Here’s the recap:
Vintage Gerber Folding Knife: sold for $60.00
Puma 465 Back-Packer Folding Lock-Blade Knife: sold for $45.00
John Wayne: A Tribute by Norm Goldstein: sold for $9.99
John Wayne Limited Edition Belt Buckle: sold for $10.49
And the winner is…Vintage Puma White Hunter 6399: sold for $261.89!!!
Although other items like the General Hospital Scrapbook and Fundamentals of Corporate Finance did not sell, I think I did okay here. Total after ebay and paypal fees: $284.19 . Still waiting on a money order for one of the items, but I’m counting it in the totals.