Thursday, December 29, 2011




Recently, I received this eBay seller success story from Mandi Kennett:

I am a member of Treasure Hunters Cove and love that forum!

I held out for a long time to find the right seller for this item, but it paid off!

Dept 56 "Caroling Bells" figurine set, bisque porcelain, found for $5 at a garage sale summer of 2010 & listed since Sept/10. I have had many less than spectacular best offers but held out for the "right" buyer who arrived today during my 15% off pre-Christmas Sale!

I sold Caroling Bells for $84.96!

Below is a screenshot of the closed listing on eBay:




You can visit Mandi's eBay store, Mandicrafts Bears and Collectibles, here.

Do you have a great sale or an interesting eBay item to share? Send your find to eBaycoach@yahoo.com for consideration.


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Wednesday, December 28, 2011




Alan Schaeffer recently submitted this eBay seller success story:

Hi, I first want to thank you for your great site and e-mails, it truly helps. I just wanted to send you my success story. My brother-in-law had bought this Sega Saturn brand new from a big box store on clearance. I think he said he paid around $50.00 for it. This was probably over ten years ago. He brought it home, and it literally sat in his basement, unopened for all these years. He knew I started selling on eBay, and suggested I try selling this. I figured it would sell, but I never thought it would go this high! It ended up selling for $350.00 to a guy in Australia, who was very excited to receive it. He even paid the extra money to have it shipped over-night. It just goes to show you, anything is possible on eBay.

Good luck everyone, and happy selling!!

Here is a screenshot of the closed listing on eBay:






You can visit Alan's eBay store, AJ's Variety Store, here.

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Monday, December 26, 2011

Image is courtesy of LynnHaney.com


Here is an eBay seller success story from Carolyn Pritchett:

Carolyn found a 19" tall, signed, discontinued Santa by Lynn Haney circa 1998. Haney is a former Junior High School art teacher who began creating Santa Claus collectibles with faces that he hand-sculpts and hand-paints in 1987. The Santa Carolyn found wore a large chef's hat, red silk like shirt, an Apron that featured various Christmas treats, red velvet pants, and black leather boots.

Carolyn paid $5.00 for the Santa at an estate sale and it sold on eBay for $295.00. A screenshot of the closed listing is below.





You can visit Carolyn’s Country Kitchen eBay store here, and her membership website, Treasure Hunter’s Cove here.

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Friday, December 23, 2011



eBay Powerseller Alyson sent in this success story:

As a Powerseller eBay mommy, I follow and love your blog! You gave me the idea of picking up freebies from Craigslist for resale, and I have had a handful of successes, but wanted to share this one.

I picked up a vintage 1930’s Radio someone said was headed for the landfill, and it sold for $249.00 in an auction! I am now on the lookout for vintage electronics as I had so many watchers on this one. Thanks so much for your advice, Craigslist is an amazing product source for sure.

A screenshot of the listing is shown below.





You can visit Alyson’s eBay store, Aly’s Alcove here.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011




Carolyn Pritchett recently sent in this success story:

The picture is of the Foudroyant was an 80-gun third rate of the Royal Navy. She was built at Plymouth Dockyard and launched on 31 March 1798. Foudroyant served Nelson as his flagship from 6 June 1799 until the end of June 1801.

The Foudroyant had a long and successful career, and although she was not involved in any major fleet action, she did provide invaluable service to numerous admirals throughout her 17 years on active service. In her last years she helped train boys in the ways of the sea.

Carolyn bought the oval-framed picture at an open air flea market for $1.00. As the screenshot below shows, the listing closed at $74.99.





Carolyn has shared some great yard sale and thrift store flips with more to come. You can visit Carolyn’s Country Kitchen eBay store here, and her membership website, Treasure Hunter’s Cove here.

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Friday, December 16, 2011


Genia Geddings submitted today’s eBay Seller Success Story:

Carolyn (Pritchett) with Treasure Hunters Cove has asked that we share our scores with you. I have been with eBay for several years only have a store for the last two.

I purchased a Hard Rock Cafe Cologne Hurricane Glass at the local Goodwill. I usually try to not pay more than $1.00 for the glasses, but since this one had a place I had never heard of Cologne, I decided to indulge and pay the whole $1.81. I only had it listed for one day with a buy it now when it sold for $29.99. As a member of the Treasure Hunters Cove, I have found that I have gained more and more knowledge on finding and pricing items for eBay.





Above is a screenshot of the closed listing. Thanks to Genia for sharing her eBay Seller Success Story. You can visit Genia’s store, Two Ladies and a Dog, here.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011



(image courtesy of VintageDollCollector.com)


Guest Contributor Carolyn Pritchett of the Treasure Hunter’s Cove submitted today’s eBay Seller Success Story:

This is the first version of Tony the Tiger, offered by Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes in 1970. He is 14" tall with a fabric head and furry body.

He has some yellow age spots on his face - I used a baby wipe and have erased many of them, I believe that what is left can be removed, I will defer to the collector to properly clean his face to remove the rest - I did this to see if in fact he would clean up and yes he will. I just gave him a lick and a promise that someone more knowledgeable than me would take care of him. I paid 50 cents for him and he sold to a buyer in Japan for $49.99!

Carolyn has a family history in the antiques business and has some great yard sale and thrift store flips to share. You can visit Carolyn’s Country Kitchen eBay store here, and her membership website, Treasure Hunter’s Cove here.

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Monday, December 12, 2011




Charlie, a member of my Facebook group, was kind enough to share his process for shrink wrapping items. Many of you sell health and beauty, food, baby, or other items that require sealing, bundling, or plastic wrap for shipping or storage. This technique is especially useful if you sell on Amazon FBA and bundle items or sell liquid items that could leak. Charlie showed us a way to make our products look really professional and the tools for this process. Here is Charlie’s demo video:





Here are the supplies you will need:

Easyway 16 inch heat sealer

Shrink wrap film

Wagner power heat gun


This sure beats using packaging tape and Saran wrap! What a time saver. I can see this process working for:


  • Health and beauty products

  • Food products sold in bundles

  • Plush toys

  • Toys in open-faced boxes

  • Clothing items (get them small enough to fit in Flat Rate envelopes!)

  • Office supplies

  • Books, DVDs, and CDs

  • Anything you need to re-bundle


  • Thanks, Charlie for this great demo!

    Friday, December 9, 2011



    Jill Jablonski recently sent in this eBay Seller Success Story:

    I have been taking the advice of Carolyn and Mel from The Treasure Hunters Cove forum about “respecting my items and pricing them higher”. Bidding wars are not that common anymore and often the price you set as a starting bid is what it sells for. I was pricing most everything $9.99 - $24.99 and that is what my items usually sold for. So, when I saw this cute Kewpie figurine, I took their sage advice and started him at $99.99 with free shipping. I had only paid $1.97 at Goodwill, so when it sold for my asking price (yup, no bidding war!), I was ecstatic! And since the buyer was from Japan, I don’t even have to pay for shipping! I have been applying this advice to all of my new listings and it is definitely paying off!!

    Here is a screenshot of the listing on eBay is below:




    Thank you, Jill, for sharing this eBay Seller Success Story! Click here to visit Jill’s Corner Shop, her eBay store.

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    Thursday, December 8, 2011



    With the holiday season in full swing, I have been very busy making sure my eBay and Amazon listings are running smoothly. I have decided to take this time to share the eBay selling successes of my readers. Over the next few weeks, I will be spotlighting stories I have received that show the successes achieved by other eBay sellers.

    Today, I am sharing a success story from guest contributor Carolyn Pritchett. Carolyn recently purchased a circa 1924 Uncle Wiggily Child’s Mug and Saucer Set. he mug featured “Uncle Wiggily” and “Grandpa Goosey Gander”. The characters from a popular series of children’s stories that began in 1910 are seen walking from “Ovaltine House”. The artwork is signed by Lang Campbell and was licensed to the Sebring Pottery Company.

    Carolyn purchased this piece for 25 cents. She sold it on eBay for $65.00! Above is a picture of the item. The listing closed back in October 2011. A screenshot of the listing on eBay is below:




    Look for more posts from Carolyn as she will be a regular contributor to the eBay Coach blog. Carolyn has a family history in the antiques business and has some great yard sale and thrift store flips to share. You can visit Carolyn’s Country Kitchen eBay store here, and her membership website, Treasure Hunter’s Cove here.


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    Monday, December 5, 2011


    Mandy Kennett sent in a success story:

    I am a member of Treasure Hunter’s Cove forum & Carolyn suggested I send you my SCORE for a Christmas game sold out of my eBay store! I picked it up earlier this year at a local garage sale here in Oakville, Ontario Canada, where I bought a whole pile of items & the home owner looked at my giant pile & said, “How about $10 for everything?” So it cost me about .46 cents!!!! It sold out of my store during my US Thanksgiving/Black Friday Sale for $79.96USD to ship to the UK and they had to pay the shipping via Canada Post International Airmail Small Packet of $50.85USD. The shipping did cost me $50.26USD. I did not add shipping & handling since I feel so badly that Canada Post overseas postal rates are so high (no such thing as 1st class international post here!)!

    The game is WHO-VILLE OPOLY a special issue of the popular Monopoly board game starring The Grinch Who Stole Christmas a limited issue from 2005 only. The game was in good, well-cared for condition with all game pieces including the little pewter men in the shapes of characters from the movie/story, houses (which are Christmas trees & presents instead of houses!), property cards (things like Who-Hash, Who-Dump), game cards, play money, game board, dice and the instruction flyer.








    Above are photos of the game. Below is a screenshot of the closed listing.





    Look for more posts from eBay sellers who wish to share their eBay success stories. Visit Mandy’s eBay store Mandi Craft, Bears and Collectibles here.

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    Thursday, December 1, 2011





    Carolyn Pritchett sent in a success story:


    It was at the end of a Yard Sale day and we were driving home and saw a yard sale close to our house. I was tired and didn't feel like another dead end yard sale, we stopped anyway. As I was searching through what was left, I opened a box marked Lenox and there it was a 1992 Lenox Limited Edition Christmas Plate-I checked it over for damage because for $4.00 it must have something wrong with it? I couldn't find anything. I asked my husband to check it over-he couldn't find anything wrong? So I asked the lady if she would take $2.00, she said yes and I had to really control myself not to show any emotion. I paid her immediately! I came home looked it up on Replacements and it showed that this plate France-Boxed 1992 $449.95 - I checked Ebay and some had sold for less than $200.00. I decided not to chance an auction even with a reserve, because I find people do not bid when there is a reserve? I decided to put it in my store and wait for the right buyer. So I am so glad I did.







    Above are photos of the item. This listing closed back in October 2009, so we can’t access the actual listing and show a screen shot, but Carolyn saved the email from eBay:





    Look for more posts from Carolyn as she will be a regular contributor to the eBay Coach blog. Carolyn has a family history in the antiques business and has some great yard sale and thrift store flips to share. You can visit Carolyn’s Country Kitchen eBay store here, and her membership website, Treasure Hunter’s Cove here.

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