Anyone who regularly scouts garage or yard sales for antiques & collectibles to sell on eBay you know there are plenty of times you go home empty-handed & very discouraged, but if you’re willing to think outside the box more at each sale, you will be surprised what you will find that will make a “day-without-antiques” profitable.
Listed below are common things that regularly show up at garage & yard sales, items most people walk right past as junk or trash that will create an ongoing eBay sales income stream. Each item listed ALWAYS sells…ALWAYS!!
Anybody can make money on eBay…GUARANTEED!!
* Bright And Early Beginning Readers For Children -- Often referred to as DR. SEUSS books, but the series includes titles by other authors as well. Make sure the cover has the Dr. Seuss Reader logo on it. Buy them when you see them and list them in groups (lots). A lot of 10 to 20 can easily reach auction prices of $30 to $40. Lots of 50 or more often exceed $100 on eBay week after week.
(Note: First Edition DR SUSS w/ Dust Jackets often sell upwards of $1000.00)
* Adult Halloween or Holiday Costumes -- That big pirate, Easter Bunny, or Minnie Mouse costume that no one else is paying any attention to can easily bring $50 or more when listed on eBay. Disney Store costumes such as Winnie Pooh, Tigger, Mickey & Minnie mouse always bring lots of auction bids!!
* Current College Textbooks -- It’s amazing how many of today’s college students will pay $125 for a text book and then put it in a garage sale at the end of the school year for two or three dollars. If you live near a college or university campus watch for these. Most any textbook with a copyright date of either the current or the previous year will sell for $25 or more on eBay or Amazon. (we’ll discuss Amazon another time) The optimum time to sell college textbooks is in late July to early September before the start of the fall semester.
* Cast Iron Cookware – Since the time of early pioneers cast iron cookware has been a useful and necessary item. Many pieces consistently sell on eBay for upwards of $500 to $1000. Even newer pieces can usually bring $25-$50
* Weight Watchers Cookbooks -- The best ones are the soft cover cookbooks with current copyright dates (five to seven years). Don’t pay over $1!!. Check all individual titles on eBay as some can easily bring $20. Group the lower dollar titles into lots of eight to ten and they will make a nice profit
* Rich Dad Poor Dad books -- There are over twenty different titles in the series of self-help books by Robert Kiyoski. On their own, none do well on eBay. But buying them when you find them and ONLY list them in lots of eight to ten or more and you will easily make $50 to $75, often more.
* Calvin & Hobbs books – folks worldwide are crazy about these. Like other titles, individual they don’t sell well, but put together a half dozen or more titles and you have another stream of eBay cash!!
* Home Schooling Materials From A Beka -- Almost everything related to homeschooling sells on eBay, with A Beka being the premiere name for texts and curriculum material. When you find it there’s usually a lot of it and it’s cheap. Buy it all, break it up, and sell it in lots by the school grade. Results will vary, but a $10 purchase can often bring $75 to $100 or more.
* Prairie Schooler, Precious Moments Cross Stitch Pattern Booklets -- Once again, individually they often don’t do well, but put together a lot of 10 or 15 or more of either one and you will make a nice profit. Be sure to check each Prairie Schooler booklet you get on eBay before listing them in a lot. Some of the earlier booklets will bring $50 or more individually.
* Magic Crochet Magazines -- There are many different crochet magazines, but this is one of the most sought after. Another case of not doing well individually, but lots as few as ten or twelve will sell well, with larger lots bringing $50 or more.
* Plastic Canvas Pattern Booklets -- Another case of buy them when you can and list them in lots of 25 to 30 or more. As long as you don’t pay more than ten or fifteen cents each, you will pay for gas and make cash money on eBay!
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Make Cash Money Selling Cast Iron Cookware on eBay
Make Money From Common Items Found Everywhere, Stuff Most Folks Walk Past As Trash Sells on eBay Over & Over Again...GUARANTEED!!
One of the great things about selling on eBay is how you can quickly build a consistent income stream and I’m pretty sure that you read this blog because of all the specific information that teaches you how to find items you can resale for profits of 300% - 1000% and more!!
I’d like to share a wonderful eBay sales stream that puts CASH in your pocket over and over again from rusty old cast iron!!
I’m talking about selling antique & vintage cast iron cookware items. Vintage Cookware???
Yep, vintage cast iron cookware…it’s a HOT seller now, always has been, and always will be and If you know what to look for and are willing to spend a little time and some minor occasional elbow grease, cast iron cookware items could be a nice monthly income stream.
Did you know that a Griswold #13 cast iron skillet recently sold on eBay for over $900, another Griswold #9 Skillet recently sold for more than $150, not to mention all the HUNDREDS of other more common items that sold between $50-$100!!
Do a quick completed auction search on eBay for Cast Iron Cookware and you’ll see that the enameled cast iron LA CRUSET from France is the overall heavyweight, we’ll discuss that market another time…today were only going to focus on the top American made items; GRISWOLD from Erie PA, is the undisputed champion with some items selling on eBay for $1500 - $2000+; WAGNER from Sidney OH is a not so close 2nd; with Lodge & other unmarked examples coming in a very distant 3rd
* Now Griswold & Wagner made lots of different types of cast iron items but I only focus on the cast iron cookware…that’s where all the high dollar eBay sales are made
* As with any item we add to our eBay income stream lists of consistant sellers cast iron cookware had to meet all three of our cirteria...
- * Strong collector demand
- * Favorable price points
- * Easily found inventory
…then it gets on our eBay sales list, and cast iron cookware made it and gets a big…“Two Thumbs Up”
Here are some tips and flash that should signal a buying opportunity…
Item MUST be marked either Griswold or WagnerNO Warped, chipped, cracked or severely pitted items
Griswold’s LARGE LOGO is better than the Small Logo; Slanted letter logos are BEST!!
There are also Griswold items simply marked “ERIE” on the reverse or bottom with a number, these are early examples and sought after as well.
* Wagner ware mark inside of a “pie slice”
* Larger numbered items 10, 12, 13, 14
* ANY cast iron cover/lid with or without raised lettering
* ANY unusual shape cast iron item
* ANY skillet with a raised ring on the bottom
* Most muffin/biscuit baking pans
* Items rusted but otherwise good condition
* I can’t tell you what to pay for them when you find them because each person knows their pocket, but remember this, “you make your profit when you buy an item” so if it fells like it cost too much, than most likely it is!! I personally don’t pay more than $15 bucks, most are between $5-$10 each.
* I really go after the very rusty and grimy pans, covered with burned on grease as I can get them on the cheap and with a little of my time I have a $50, $75 or $100 eBay winner
* The highest prices are for very rare pieces and cookware items that are “cleaned, seasoned and free from rust & pitting” so you may need to do some cleaning and rehabilitating before your found treasure shines like “online gold”, but the returns are gonna be worth a little extra effort.
* So the next time you see a rusty old cast iron skillet, look again it might really be hidden gold!!
Our hope is that this this information was helpful in moving you foward towards your goal of creating income streams that can continue for years and years! Create income that grows!
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