Adventures in thrifting income from the pay per pound Goodwill - Day 24.
An OK day at the Goodwill. I even took part in the ruckus when they opened up a few new troughs of stuff to search through. That ended up being a bust though, nothing particularly good in there.
I had a good time searching, nonetheless. Check it out.
Today is April 10th and it is day 24. Let's see what I found this Tuesday.
I found a bunch of smaller things today, much of which I will keep.
I found some stuff for the kids, like a My Little Pony doll, Matching Cards game from Eric Carle, a "Sloth Popper," and the Etch A Sketch.
As for myself, I am keeping the Oregon Trail card game, wood airplane model kit, and the little Intel Inside Moon/Space guy. I am thinking of making a cool shelf filled with nerdy type stuff.
For the household, I found two hammered silver Vases. Only silver plated, unfortunately.
I found some more NERF items for the big lot I am building up. I have really accumulated an arsenal so far.
Oh, look at this cool Oregon Trail Card game. It isn't worth much, but I think it is cool. That's why it is a keeper and might even look good on the shelf.
Another cool thing I found was this Metronome that was made in West Germany. It is in excellent condition. I don't even think it was ever used.
So after removing the stuff I am keeping, and stuff for future lots this is what is left.
Here is something cool, and a reminder of why you need to search all the way down to the bottom of the bins.
It is a Streamlight M3 Tactical Illuminator that is worth about $50 used. It needs batteries, some sort of lithium type that I don't have so I haven't listed it yet. But still a great find.
The last interesting thing from today are these "Jump Soles" - something used to train your jump height, mostly used for basketball training. These are a very high demand item.
For the size I have here there are 10 current listings, and 85(!) sold in the last 90 days. Wow, when the supply/demand is that imbalanced you are able to charge at the top end. That's a little tip for any newer or future eBayers.
Sales!
Three sales today. One is that Omron blood pressure wrist monitor that I found just yesterday.
Day 24 Totals
Total Spent Today: $12.02
Running Total Spent: $373.34
Total Listed Price Today: $169.47
Running Total Listed Price: $4890.64
Total Sales: $1607.00
Total Profit: $957.60
We inch closer to that $1,000 mark.
As always, tomorrow is a new day and a new thrift!