2008 Garage sale Challenge weeks 4-7

Hi! I hope everyone is making progress towards their goals. I have been listening to QBQ The Question Behind the Question. by John G. Miller. It’s about personal accountability and excellent motivation. Highly recommended!

I’ve been selling, but mostly books that I already had stockpiled. Best find, weeks 4-7: Poems and Rhymes Childcraft 1980. I bought this for $1.00 and sold it for $43.00 on eBay. I think the selling point was the illustrations by Charles Harper, very sought after.

PURCHASES: went to 2 large library book sales and got almost 200 books, spent $100. At a garage saie I bought:

• an old mess kit $1.00, not listed yet
• generic MP3 player $2.00
• An old Top Value Catalog 25 cents (remember the stamps?) eBay 310060645418
• Vintage Sears Roebuck order forms, very interesting! 25 cents eBay 310060646336
• Gymnast Barbie doll $2.00 NIB Plan to list in July
• 2 CDs, 50 cents each, listed on Amazon

Stats to date: Cost of goods: 149, Mileage 166, Fees & shipping cost $60

Ebay Sold: 142, Amazon sold: 49

Profit: Minus $184

This WILL turn around soon!