Video summary
In this video, the host shares a collection of successful eBay sales derived from items sourced at garage sales, estate sales, thrift stores, and Goodwill bins. The primary focus is on demonstrating how to identify legitimate vintage goods, such as 925 sterling silver earrings, by showing official markings and performing scratch tests to distinguish them from fakes. A significant portion of the revenue came from bulk purchases of DMC embroidery floss, where a single lot bought for just a few dollars at a Goodwill bin was sold in multiple listings for hundreds of dollars. The host also highlights the strategy of sourcing large quantities of specific items, like Octonauts toys or DECA pins, which can be sold individually or as sets to maximize profit margins.
The discussion extends to the importance of accurate listing descriptions and keyword usage, noting that some items took longer to sell due to poor initial titles, such as a vintage brown base piece that could have been better marketed with specific color descriptors. The host shares stories of turning damaged goods into profitable listings, exemplified by a Lalaloopsy doll sold as "damaged" for nearly ten dollars while her accompanying clothes were listed separately for a much higher price. Additionally, the video covers unique finds like a tiny mustard seed pendant signed by Bob Seaman Designs, which sold for sixty-eight dollars despite initial concerns about its authenticity and shipping details, illustrating that niche or obscure items can yield surprising returns if researched properly.
Finally, the host reflects on the unpredictability of the resale market, mentioning items that sat in inventory for long periods before selling, such as vintage jeans and a specific national dance competition pin set. The video concludes with an invitation for viewers to join a large Facebook community dedicated to reselling and sharing "BOLO" (Bring On Lots Of) tips, where members can submit their own successful finds for potential feature videos. By encouraging audience interaction and emphasizing the value of learning from others' experiences, the host reinforces the idea that consistent sourcing, patience, and community engagement are key to building a profitable resale business on platforms like eBay.
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Hey, bolo buddies. Thanks for watching.
All right, you guys, in this video we're
going to talk about items I sold on
eBay. Items I flipped for a profit that
I picked up at garage sales, estate
estate sales, thrift stores, all the
places. Anywhere you can source, I'm
looking for items. So, let's look here
at the first one. These are stunning
vintage 925
silver flower earrings dangle drop
pierced. Those were my keywords. And
this is where I scratch tested it to
show that it is indeed 925. Those are
the markings. I like to show the
markings and I like to test my jewelry
that is marked silver
and put it in my listing. That way
everybody knows that it is legit and not
a fake cuz there's a lot of fakes out
there. So, be careful, guys.
The next item, DMC embroidery floss.
I've talked to you guys about this
before. Doing really really well. I have
a lot of red. I think there's one
listing for red and I've sold 23 lots of
it.
I've sold four of this one. So, I'm
making hundreds of dollars on these lots
of embroidery floss.
And those I believe came from an estate
sale in a big bulk
bulk big lot like a big bulk buyout that
I did. So, I have pennies in those. This
I got at the Goodwill bins, so it's
probably a buck or two. And there was
nothing super fancy about it. It was
just at the bins and it was all in one
piece. So,
I bought it. It's a vintage base made in
Japan. I probably could have used like
keywords like brown or
gold tone, you know, some other fancy
words that may have drew people in. I
didn't do a very good job on this
listing. It did take a long time to
sell, but I sold it for a best offer of
$15.
This is a Dandy Collector's Choice Bunny
Rabbit. And I love picking up stuffed
animals. They are easy to list, easy to
ship, usually easy to find. However,
this summer has been pretty dry for
stuffed animals and toys. I'm not
finding a whole lot out there at the
garage sales. Let me know if you guys
are.
Um I bought this bunny at the Goodwill
bins and I sold it for 1105.
Octonauts, I love selling Octonauts. I
had um a Whatnot toy show and I sold a
whole bunch of Octonauts in that show.
But uh this was a listing that I put
together with the submarine vehicle and
it had the four characters with it. I
got it at a garage sale for three and I
sold it for $30 and 39 cents. Another
thing that you can do is part out
listings like this. Let's say you get
this and it it's missing the yellow net
or it's missing this. People will go to
eBay to find these replacement parts.
So, if you wanted if you only had this
piece or this piece, you could part
those out and people will look for them
on eBay.
So, funny story about this. I went to a
garage sale and there was um I think I'm
saying this right, a Lalaloopsy doll and
I know some of those are selling for
crazy money right now. Mine is not a big
money one, but I didn't I didn't look it
up. It was like two or three dollars for
this doll,
a bunch of her little snap and style
clothes and the Lalaloopsy doll. Loopsy,
Lopsy, Loopsy, I don't know what it is.
But this doll is not in good excuse me,
not in good condition at all. Look at
her face. She's got like ink. She's a
hot mess and I was like, you know what?
I looked her up and
the with the clothes and the dolls, they
go for good money. So,
I was like, I'm just going to list her
as damaged and see what happens and she
sold for $9.99.
And then I have her clothes listed I
think for 60 or 70 dollars um in a lot.
Somebody asked me to part it out and I
was like, no. Uh once I have the listing
up, I really don't like to take it down
and start over. It's too much work. Uh
this is a vintage peace sign M&M candy
logo. I can't remember where I got this,
but this little guy sold for a best
offer of 22 bucks.
Pretty cool, right?
Um Melissa McCarthy jeans, I told you
guys about the jeans in the other thing
other video. So, these are from a long
time ago and they've been sitting and
sitting and sitting. Getting those
listed and these sold for a best offer
of $38.
The next item is this Fisher-Price 1989
Sort 'n Stack mailbox and it comes with
the three letters. This is a baby toy. I
don't remember where I got it, probably
a garage sale, but I sold it for $20 and
the buyer paid shipping. Buyer pays
shipping on all my listings. Vintage
1973 Wallace Berry. This took forever to
sell. It is really just quite different.
I should have put oddity in the title.
I'm starting to put oddity in the title
for things that are just a little
different. But, it finally sold and I
sold it for $10.50 and I got it at an
estate sale for $1. I'm not sure why I
bought it, but I did. Energy National
Dance Competition. I got a whole bunch
of these.
Um
eight total and I've already sold two
and honestly, I thought these were going
to sit forever. I didn't think they were
going to sell and I've sold two. I can't
even believe it. So, I sold
Let's see.
Uh 975 was the first one and then the
second one I sold with another one for a
total of $21. So, they bought this one
and this Oops, nope, I'm sorry, that was
the second one. This one and this one
for a total of $21. So, I'm not really
sure overall high score national dance
competitions.
I thought it went to like something very
specific and maybe it does.
But, I've already sold three. That's
amazing. All right, these are the DECA
ICDC pins and these were a nice
surprise. They They're all different
states and I got a whole bunch of them.
And somebody bought this one
and this one for a total of $63.
This is a Henri Bendel silvertone
rhinestone headband. My husband brought
these home to me. He's like, "Isn't this
a good brand?" I said, "Yeah, I think
they do mostly like purses, but uh maybe
jewelry as well, but these are
headbands." And I had a goldtone one and
a silvertone one. The goldtone sold
first, and this one uh just sold for a
best offer of 50.
And I don't know what he paid for them.
He brought them home with a bunch of
stuff.
He does a lot of estate sales and flea
markets and stuff like that. So, he's
always bringing me home stuff.
This is DMC embroidery cotton uh thread.
It is an 18-pack, and I sold this for
$12.
This is a vintage 1970 signed Avon
floral porcelain locket ring. And I
actually bought this over on Whatnot. I
was in Jovi Costa's show, and she has an
awesome Whatnot. Give her a follow. And
I knew that I could sell this.
I did pay I want to say
like seven or eight bucks. Somebody was
bidding against me. She started it at
either three or five, I can't remember.
But somebody else wanted it. And um
So, I think I want to say I bid up to
$8. I ended up having with tax and
shipping 1366 in the item. And I took a
best offer of 45. I could have held out
and probably got closer to 50 or 55, but
uh I was like, "You know, I'm that's
1366 into 45, and I only had it listed a
short time. I went ahead and took it."
The next item is this Carter's pink
bunny hearts blanket uh security
blanket. Let me know if you guys are
selling lovies. Uh I love selling
lovies. They're so cute.
Uh
sold this one for $18, and I don't know
where I got it. Probably a garage sale
or a thrift store. Now, this next one is
a knock your socks off.
I sold this itty-bitty mustard seed for
$68.
And when I went to ship it, they had the
strangest
information. It wasn't even a name. It
was I don't know. I was a little
concerned about shipping it because I'm
like, is this real? But I never got any
notification that they didn't get it. I
don't know if
I don't know if their kid was playing
with their keyboard or what. But under
the name, it was just a bunch of letters
and stuff. But look how tiny this is,
you guys. But it is signed BSD
and there's the measurement. And
I sold this for $68 and it came in a lot
of jewelry, I think.
But yeah.
$68 for that itty-bitty thing.
I I priced it and I'm like amazed that
it sold. Do you ever do that? You're
like, I'm going to price this high and
see what happens and then it sells for
your asking price. Oh, it's Bob Seaman
Designs.
I don't know if it's Seaman or Simon.
Maybe it's Simon.
I don't know. S I E M O N. But when I
Google
Lens it and did BSD, it came
came up with that name. So,
the other night I was doing a jewelry
lot of pendants and I pulled out one
that said BSD and I remembered I'm like,
"Ooh. Ooh." And I offered it up for five
bucks and nobody bought it. So, I'm
going to research that one and see if
it's a good one, too.
So anyway, yeah, be on the lookout. It's
crazy what some things go for.
Uh I am um
What am I doing? I forget what I was
going to say.
Oh my goodness, if you can relate, put
it in the put it down there.
If you can relate,
all right, guys. Um
I don't know.
Share Oh, come to my Facebook group and
share your BOLOs under the Facebook post
at the top of the group.
Uh, there's over 100,000 people in the
group. We talk about all things
reselling, but with an emphasis on BOLO
items, of course. And I do have that
linked under my link tree down below.
You can click on that and join. It's
free to join. Um, everybody's invited.
If you want to share your big money BOLO
in the group at the top under the share
post, I'll feature it in a BOLO video.
And you guys can check out my channel
for a whole bunch of those where I share
other people's big money BOLO's. It's a
great way to learn. I learn so much. And
then when I I do the videos I go to
sales and I find these items. It's
awesome. So, check it out. Thank you
guys so much for being here. Thank you
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