Successfully selling on eBay For 8 years ... What I buy NOW!
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- Hardgoods Haul Video, and a few pairs of shoes :)
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The Blenko Amberina decanter is an absolute treasure! You certainly scored with that piece! A similar 15 inch decanter recently (July 16) sold on EBay for $430.00! In my opinion, it wasn't as pretty as the one you found.
Your beautiful decanter is Blenko #6516 designed by Joel Meyers. Great Find and Happy Birthday 🎉🎊🎂
Thanks a bunch!! 💜💜
Can NOT believe that decanter survived the bins!!!! As always you find the coolest stuff.
the couple of times I have been a bin and found something delicate like a blown glass humming bird I bought even though I know it would not sell for my rule of getting at least 30 dollars for an item I bought it because I was astonished it survived
the bins
Not "The bins", a bin. Most GW stores have bin crates in the store, and there are nice things in them. I found a Intuit Eskimo Egyptian dog in one for $4.99. Those things sell up to $1400. Check those blue bins at the thrift store.
@@charchar7897 nice. I got yelled at savers once I was walking by their rolling cart the had lined up to go out on the shelf and the young said you can not shop that yet ... Most don;t care maybe she was having a bad day
@@neoanderson726 Right, like why would she care? Totally weird! 😂
@@charchar7897 *an inuit *
Please send your goodwill pricer personnel down to FL to train my goodwill pricers!! Your prices are very good in your stores. Thanks for yet another wonderful video.
We have TONS of way over priced items! It takes me a lot of time to find things reasonably priced
I totally agree about the Florida goodwill prices! They’re through the roof, especially right now.
The butterfly stitchery is crewelwork.
There’s a Blenko decanter just like yours listed on EBay for $550.00!
Love the crewel embroidery with the butterfly. You can tell needlepoint as it is worked on a canvas and every stitch is the same, even the back ground, it will be totally flat and the canvas covered. Crewel is worked on fabric using many different stitches and you can see the fabric background. Crewel is much more common to find because needlepoint was more expensive to buy the materials and to have it stretched and framed, I have done both in the past....wish I'd have kept them.
That is very helpful information, thank you!!
@@Queen_of_Hearts-Sharnell Thanks. Also there is difference between embroidery which uses thread and crewel embroidery which uses a thin yarn or a very heavy Perle cotton thread.
I had never heard of crewel. Thanks for the information. I'm always venturing out into new things to sell. I'm making an absolute fortune at this whole eBay thing.
@@neenerflips331 Crewel embroidery is very popular now, especially the 60's and 70's styles and anything with mushrooms. The brown or green pics that match the 60's and 70's Pyrex are the most snapped up. I've also had good luck selling anything with coffee on it.
@@poodlegirl55 I'll be adding that to the list of things I keep my eyes peeled for at yard sales, thrift stores, and estate sales.
I love that L E Smith. I think it is called Bittersweet. Great haul, you have good taste! I actually think many sellers don't do well because they don't have good taste and just buy random stuff. My daughter has 150K followers on Poshmark and sells full time. She is good at fashion and only buys a certain style so she attracts like minded people who buy a lot from her on a regular basis.
Ok Karen.
Here in Scarborough/Westbrook Me. Our Goodwill stores, that needle point would be priced $25. Its gorgeous.
Good morning Karen. I would find it very helpful to see how you pack and ship the decanter, pitcher and the flame dish. I'm new to the eBay reseller game and find myself picking up many items like this but the shipping part makes me nervous. Thank you for all the information you share. You are the best!
If you would like to see shipping videos by an experienced 20 year eBay seller (Karen has only done a few), check out TheNICHELady (Danni Ackerman). Go back to her 2020 videos - she had a shipping video every week … VERY helpful!
I've watched resellers pack and ship the small items, golf clubs, the heavy cast iron, or the t-shirt in the poly bag. It would be beneficial to me and I'm sure to others to learn how pack the large MCM glass decanters, pitchers, vases or vintage glassware. Please help.
@@cyndieocallaghan173 TheNICHELady has done lots of large and delicate items in her shipping videos. Shipping cost keeps going up, so those large items may not sell for enough to make it worth your while (higher ship price often means lower item price). For the large MCM glass items, you need small and large bubble bubble wrap/cushion, packing peanuts and BIG boxes. Don’t list it for sale unless you already have the packing materials. One reseller I know always double boxes glass items, but that is a lot of work and they don’t have any videos on it.
@@cyndieocallaghan173 For example, vintage glassware (same for most any glass piece): each piece should be wrapped in 2-3 layers of small bubble wrap. If something is very delicate, also put one or more layers of large bubble wrap. Then put the pieces in a box on a layer of packing peanuts. There should be 2 inches or more of clearance on all sides for the peanuts to cushion the glass (the USPS can be very hard on boxes). The wrapped pieces can touch as they have 4 layers of bubble between them. Cover with peanuts until the box is a tad bit over full. Then when you close the box flaps, the peanuts should hold the items snuggly. Make sure items can’t shift during shipping - I hold the box closed (no tape yet) and SHAKE IT HARD! If you can hear the items move AT ALL, add more peanuts or something to fill space. Paper doesn’t pad things well enough and it’s heavier then bubble cushion and peanuts. Hope this helps.
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Beautiful items!!! (Your lighting was good, but I always have thought it was good.) As always, thank you.
This video is FULL of excellent tips amd information! Thank you!
You are my favorite you-tuber. I look forward to watching every Wednesday and Sunday. You brighten my day.
My goodness do u have the eye for beautiful things. I just love the different things that you purchase. No wonder u have lasted all these years. Thank you lovely lady love your show
Good morning Karen, Happy birthday, love watching you with all the things you share with us, so informative. I'm slowly getting to be more intentional in my ebay business
That gorgeous amberina decanter looks like Empoli to my novice eye 💁♀️
Thanks for all you do!
You are such a joy to watch!! I learn so much from you and you are very motivating!!
You should have plugged in that pumpkin lamp where the table lamp is so we could see it lit up. Would have been fun to see!
Karen you are totally wrong. You can still pick up large pieces......yes you can! You know you want to. lol Besides we want you to. That decanter is fantastic to find it in the bins. A little miracle for sure. A business always has to be flexible to succeed. Your picture is crewel.
The L.E. Smith piece may be called a handkerchief vase. Might be considered "swung glass" as well.
Blenko is gorgeous
It’s so exciting to here about your new boyfriend. What a wonderful business selling games. My husband and I love to thrift together. We are in our 12 th year selling on eBay. And the best dates are thrifting dates. Great haul ! Love the vases. I found a tall green vase made in Italy with a topper. The man was asking $5. He told me Jeanie had escaped from the bottle and he no longer need for it. Lol. Looks like you might have an I dream of Jeanie vase too. I love your beautiful home. Our home is decorated with all thrifted items. We are in a small country home now. But we used to live in a large home in the suburbs. Everyone thought I spent a fortune on our home. But no , it was all thrifted. I ran ads locally and sold off as much as I could before we downsized. You can always make money and increase your income by selling what you thrift. Even if you use an item in your home for years before selling. Thrifting can change your life. It’s so much fun. Always new things to learn about . That’s why I love watching lavender clothesline. I wish I had all her knowledge. If you are watched the video and are reading this message please like the video and subscribe. Every one of her videos are a wealth of knowledge. And so much fun! lThank you for another amazing video! Leslye
You are forgiven for picking up that "maybe-too-large" glass pitcher base on beauty alone! Also, from one 61year old to another…I am sure you will not have that pitcher in your inventory by the time you're 65. In fact, I'm sure that it will be leaving shortly. Absolutely gorgeous!
Crewel work-it is basically embroidery using yarn instead of thread
You can remove the tape or price stickers with a hair blower. The heat help to release the glue.
Hi Karen, just a helpful hint about wallpaper, you are so right not to buy open or unwrapped wallpaper but also with multiple rolls it’s also important to make sure that the batch numbers match up. This will mean that the paper was printed in the same run so the colors will match accurately with the rolls. You might want to mention that in your listing description. Cheers, Pat😀
I once bought a remote-controlled pile of (plastic!) poop at Goodwill for $1.97, and sold it online for $15 with no problem (the same day, too). The customer wanted it for her little boy. I can sell anything with poop and skulls. I wonder if a skull with with poop on top would sell? LOL
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Hi Karen, Love your videos - such great tips! Where do you find your boxes for framed art? Are they specific for artwork or do you use regular shipping box? Thank you so much! Love your tassle earrings - I can't find the multiple tassle earrings anymore like the ones you are wearing - they are so cute! I wear the 3-tier all the time and get a lot of compliments! You are a joy to watch!
Beautiful items. Loved the video. We are so blessed to still have thrift stores where most items are $1 or $2. Very few over $10. Makes it much easier to get my eBay business going. Most are nonprofit organizations I.e. churches and senior center type. I usually give a donation on top of purchase total because my profit is so high on their items
Loved Mystery Date!! I usually got the "dud" (which may explain why I'm still single) but my sister and I played for hours. Fun video, as usual!
Pointdexter...why I'm still single as well...
Hi Karen great video as usual, full of great things. The Louise et cie boots, stands for Louise & Co. Wife of the late Vince Camuto. She launched her own footwear brand in 2013 and introduced handbags in Spring 2016.
Oh that's good to know. I have a couple of beautiful pairs of Vince Camuto's. I will check out his wife Louise. Thank you.....
I would love to sell hard goods, but they just require so much storage area. Maybe someday...😊
The glass prices for those items, are much lower than our prices here in WA state. The would have been $12.99 or higher. Even cheap boring things are at least $4.99 or higher.
Another great video & haul! Thanks Karen!
Karen, your looking Beautiful today! Having a "New" friend, always helps....lol❣
I only just started today's video, but what a beautiful decanter.!
This is probably strange for you, but you and I are friends (even though you may not know it) 😉. We meet in my living room approximately three times a week while I have a glass of wine and learn from you. I started watching you simply for learning but now I just enjoy your company and continue to learn from you. Today I ended up doing a life-changing thing. (Well at least a business model changing thing) and the first thing I thought was that I wanted to tell my friend and mentor about this. Alas, that's not possible in reality but I wanted you to know that I was channeling you all day today as I accidentally stumbled upon a wonderful experience and ended up picking $640 worth of beautifully curated vintage items… This was after editing three or four times and leaving many of my favorites behind to be very careful. As I was editing and as I was choosing I had you in my head and in my heart coaching me the whole time. I heard you say things like, "this Sweater is so special… The equestrian detail with these horses is just adorable and I thought of all the keywords that you would say about the obvious quality of the gorgeous knit and you and I did this together; we did this most of the afternoon and I ended up with a beautiful set of items to list. Thank you for helping me and for being with me today in this beautiful first time vintage haul for me. 💕
I'm with ya sister. I wouldn't want to dust a million pairs of miniature shoes either!!
U seem so happy enjoy your life
Happy birthday🎂 I'm also 61 on the 23rd
The older Blenko I had a long while back, had silver stickers in the shape of a hand. Not marked otherwise,. Your amberina looks similar to some Italian Empoli glass I once had also. Pretty, but hard to ship!
Yes, i was thinking Empoli possibly.
Karen, did you find the amberina decanter and pitcher on a shelf AT your bins, OR actually IN one of the bins?
I can't imagine they could have survived unscathed IN ONE OF THE BINS!
What a lovely way to start my Sunday morning! Breakfast with Karen! 🦋
I would love to see how you package your items! I would be so afraid to ship vintage glass items! (I found your packing and shipping Playlist! Thank you!)
Louise et cie=Louise and company. If spelled "Ci"=Louise and this.
I have done ceramics and pottery for over 20 years and I sold many of those scarecrows! They are so fun. You can only use these expensive molds so many times and they don’t still make them. By the way your home looks so well decorated and is just beautiful!!!
I agree with you.
No more big items.. unless they are worth alot of. ,$
The Starbucks “lady “ is a siren.
There is one more step to consider before cutting out the purchase of large items and that is to hire a person to ship. I hired a retired gentleman that managed a shipping dept elsewhere. He worked for me for 5 years. He was wonderful and could ship anything.We timed everything so I knew what he would cost per hour per piece. I have had several people since him and all have been we worth the money. I was able to turn my attention to sourcing. We sold hundreds of vacuums, pots/pan sets, huge decanters...I never had to say no when sourcing.
I really don’t want someone in my home that early in the morning 😂
@@lavenderclothesline We work 10 to 3 or win or whenever I choose so too it's so too early has never been an issue
In fact, he liked to golf so he usually wasn't available till noon anyway....and what I paid him paid for gold. Lol
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Karen, I am 63, 64 in November. My sister and I had the mystery date game! I can still remember the song on the tv commercial!
Scott at The old Curiosity Shop just sold a light up pumpkin for over 100.00. I checked your store this morning and saw the pig napkin holder! Yes please! My stepdaughter has pigs ( real ) so I’m putting this aside for her birthday!
Thanks for sharing and caring!
Oh my word~ "bubble-butt" was my nickname growing up, super crass & tacky of my step-grandfather, but considering he nicknamed my sister "cracker-ass", I can't complain too much. He was perfectly harmless, just a very rough, old school biker/pool shark/gregarious guy named Papa Sid~ who also lived in a beat up trailer with 17 chihuahuas who all had booze names, like "Johnny Red", "Cuervo", "Stoli" etc. What's even funnier is that my grandmother was as proper & conservative as they come- pearls & heels, worked at a law firm, & wrapped her beehive hairdo in toilet paper every night- made it last til Saturday's beauty parlor appt. =) Goodness, we all come from somewhere, right?!
The Pitcher is also Blenko like the Decanter - Awesome Haul!!!!!🤩🤩🤩🥰🥰🥰
Everything was so gorgeous!
LE smith vase the color is bittersweet perfect timing for fall decorating... I would try for a 100
Thanks Courtney
Sorry I mean Karen
Hello Karen,
Great hard Goods finds !
Love what you share !
Take Care 💖
Great video Karen. Love the glass. I've just started selling good pieces myself. Have a wonderful birthday with friends and family.
Beautiful amberina decanter. Looks like a Blenco 70s
So many beautiful finds!
You & I are very close in age I played mystery date as well & twister was also a popular game when I was growing up
Much 💛 from Australia 🇦🇺
Wonderful haul Karen, thank you for all your unique interesting content. 🌸
You won’t get any criticism from me Karen, I think your great!
Hi Karen. I really like the way your hair looks today. The highlights on the bangs are fabulous!
Good morning. The shoes are a souvenir from Portugal. Wire filigree work. Sometimes the filigree is .800 - .925 silver when you see it in brooch pins and other jewelry. The jewelry will sometimes be stamped with the country and the silver content. Best guess on date is 1960-70's time frame. AJ's Antiques & eBay Services/Silver Moose Vintage
What is the stuff you use to clean and shine shoes ? For some reason I can't find it linked to what you use. Thanks for the hard goods haul always very informative.
I had mystery date in the 70’s😂😂😂😂 I just went through the same rabbit hole.. good times.. BTW That Amberina sells great on EBay 🔥🔥🔥look at comps it sells for more than 80.00 bucks
Bought the Nike Wildhorse (9.5) sneakers. Since it's a holiday weekend, and you may actually be taking a day off, please don't be concerned getting my purchase shipped ASAP. I would prefer thinking you enjoyed yourself :) My purchase will get to me in due course.
You are so very nice.
Thanks so much for your purchase!! It will ship first thing Tuesday morning (in the very next pick up after holiday closure )
I just love you Karen.. You are so sweet and soft spoken, and very knowledgeable, Your videos are southing. :)
Needlepoint is typically used on chair seats, pillows, bell pulls, etc.
Hi Karen, Yes picking up smaller items was something I decided to do last year. Sometimes I break my own resolve and go backwards. I am happier when I stick to my rules. I chose a size and a weight limit and a $ amount that would be outside of it. So, I try to stay under 1 pound and under 12" for hard goods and it must bring me $40 NET at least. I try to stay under 1 pound and must fit in a padded flat rate envelope for soft goods. UNLESS, it will NET me over $75. I did buy a super cute pair of Free People brand new clogs...no box. I bought them for $9.99 at thrift shop, I sold for $80.00 plus ship. It took me about 6 months to sell at that price. I was happy with outcome but that was an exception. Like I said, sometimes I forget my own rules...then I kick myself later. I don't have a lot of room like you do and I never organized my space first - sure wish I had! So now, trying to do it afterwards is near impossible. The only thing I can do is keep following my rule until I can move all my inventory out to my deck, install my shelving I bought and then move it all back in and it will be organized. I live in the northwest and we are beginning to run out of good weather...meaning soon the deck will be continuously wet and I'll have to wait until next summer. So, maybe think of setting some rules up with some exceptions built in and good luck! Oh, PS. I am listening to "the 4 hour workweek" by ferris on youtube as well. Its an audiobook and I am 1/4 way through. Lots of good ideas about limiting distractions, focusing on whats important, 80/20 rule, etc. I recommend it.
I picked up a Starbucks tattoo mermaid Ceramic tumbler with the lid at a goodwill for $2.99. I sold it on eBay for $75. Some of those Starbucks things are outrageously priced. But I'm not gonna complain! Cha-ching! 😁
I am now scouring the “hard goods” at Goodwill. Thank you for educating the new kids on how this works. 🤓👏🏼💕
...unbelievable that decanter made it though the rough/tough bins it's beautifully done then you show the pitcher fabulous!!! TFS
Unbelievable what people donate, beautiful glass. You need an antique booth for those larger pieces.
the trees may not let a lot of light in, but they help keep the house cooler in warmer temps and warmer in colder temps. do what makes you happy, we'll adapt.
Good morning, let's roll....beautiful decanter, pitcher, bowl, great colors! Very nice items. Have a great weekend & enjoy 🌹🌷🌺 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂👋😉👍
Was the decanter $4.99 at the bins?
You pronounced the French perfectly, it’s written Louise Et Cie pron “A” “C” and it means Louise and company. Good for you! Great video again, I look forward to your posts!
Your videos are SO good!!! 💜
OH MY GOSH!! I LOVE ALL THE AMBERINA AND THE CREWEL WORK PICTURE!!!! Such great prices!!
Great video and happy birthday
As always great video content, enjoyed watching your haul. Thank you so much!!
Hi Karen. I believe the wire work on your little shoes is called cannetille.
Hi, that cook book is from a Jewish Synagogue. They are compiled by women in the synagogue and printed to be sold to members of the synagogue to raise money for charitable purposes
Great haul! Love the LE Smith bowl. Great find!❤️
The who buys a roll or 2 of expensive wallpaper question: I could see where buying a roll to make a repair (damage from kids, renters, or a window left open for the rain) or deal with a room remodeling (shift a wall, door or window) in an existing pattern, could save you the time and labor to re-do an entire room, would be worth it. Also, many foyers and small bathrooms only need a roll and if the pattern you need/want is discontinued, eBay is the place to buy.
It's the same mindset that allows me to sell New/Old stock discontinued hardware. If I have an unopened pack of curtain rod end, finials or drawer pulls that have not been made for years, a person wanting to match a pattern looks on eBay. Cheaper, even with shipping then changing out several other window rods or all your cabinet hardware when one breaks.
They just tend to be long tail, depending on their original popularity.
Does anyone besides Karen EVER find such great items? She has the best luck ever!
I spent a ridiculous amount of time in thrift stores so im not sure it’s luck 😂 some days im in the same store for more than 6 hrs!
@@lavenderclothesline My thrift stores here are just bare all the time. Nobody seems to be donating anymore. It's really so much junk in the true sense of the word! Karen you're the best out there!
My parents had a full set of that Hartmann luggage back in the 70s. It was gorgeous, but very heavy!
Try a black light on your amberina..... most of mine glows every time!
Wonder if that wooden pig napkin holder came from Cracker Barrel store? They do sell alot of that country stuff
Hi Karen…the Mystery Date game! My sister is your age and I’m 6 years younger. We always feared the nerd with the bowling ball in that game…and I still have it! I saved a few games and toys from my childhood! Cheers, Katia
Pointdexter
Hi, thank you for solving my coffee problems Karen! I
I will tell you why people want a ceramic travel mug: because the metal coffee mugs make coffee taste bad. The acidity of a good espresso is lost in metal containers, plastic containers loose heat and thanks to you now I can look for Starbucks ceramic travel mugs.
I have resorted to using tall glasses to put my coffee for the drive 😆
Thank you for this comment!
So helpful to have you detail your experience with travel mugs of various materials.😍
Thank you so much for explaining this! I have a travel container that is a name brand that is crazy expensive, can’t think of the name at all, but I use it for everything I drink because I’m always spilling things. But I am going to try my coffee in a regular ceramic mug and see if it tastes different! I am a potter so I make mugs ALL the time and have many! Thanks again.
Loved the video...thank you for your time, knowledge, humor, etc., etc. Lovely items...wishing you VERY high profits!
Love the butterflies in brass!
P.s. have a blessed day!
Why not sell big items for local pick up only? :)
I do but many items are slow movers and so I would be crowding my space
Hi, I am a new subscriber, enjoy watching you, you work so hard, and it's so nice that you educate new subscribers, you deserve the best! Cindy Scarth, Coeurd 'Alene, Idaho
wrangler boots are mens...because theyre D...and new pointed toe wranglers still bring over 200
Dear karen! Thank you for a new video! So informative. Small collectable shoes you bought made in a filigree technique.
Wish you ll the best!
Bertter give That game to your friend lol
I've been watching you for the last year just enjoy everything you show us and talk about. I'm getting close to doing this, I just need to jump in and start.