What Sells On eBay: September 2019

Welcome back to the what sells on eBay series!

Septemeber was a good month for sales even though I was out of town for a week and had to change my handling time to 5 business days so I wouldn't get a late shipping penalty.

I think I sold 7 things while we were gone, so an average of an item a day. I guess people like buying hats in September because I seemed to sell a lot.

This month also marks a year of me doing these reports! So with that, let's take a look at some numbers for the past year.

Total items sold: 469
Total net profit: $8,331.91

Eight thousand isn't too shabby for a very part-time side gig, but hopefully, I can ramp this number up tremendously over the next 12 months.

My net profit for the month of September last year was only $370.33, which is less than half of what I made this year. So, maybe I can continue to at least double my profits over the next few years.

Numbers for the month:

How I do my eBay numbers

to track my numbers, I use a service called Easy Auctions Tracker. Easy Auctions Tracker connects directly to your eBay account and pulls all the fees associated with each sale to show you the true net profit. All you have to do is keep track of what you paid for each item! You can check out my full review here.

eBay selling tips:

If you’re on Facebook, hop on over to the group! It’s a growing community of eBay sellers who love talking about reselling.

This page covers my eBay selling tips.

This post covers how I list items for the best profit.

Most profitable item sold to date:

Vintage TNT CB radio amp. Total profit: $468.76

What Sells On eBay: September 2019

RCA DVD/VCR

Purchased From: Yard sale
Cost: $5.00
Sold: $39.99
Shipping Charge: $18.20
Shipping Cost: $11.62
PayPal Fee: $1.99
eBay Fees: $3.58
Net Profit: $36.00

Michael Kors Kids Boots

Purchased From: Yard sale
Cost: $5.00
Sold: $19.99
Shipping Charge: $8.00
Shipping Cost: $7.65
PayPal Fee: $1.11
eBay Fees: $2.56
Net Profit: $11.67

Proline Felt Sole Wading Boots

Purchased From: Estate sale
Cost: $1.48
Sold: $20.00
Shipping Charge: $13.40
Shipping Cost: $10.03
PayPal Fee: $1.27
eBay Fees: $3.06
Net Profit: $17.56

Turtle Beach USB Mic In/Out

Purchased From: Yard Sale
Cost: $0.00 (this was thrown in with something else).
Sold: $25.00
Shipping Charge: $3.94
Shipping Cost: $2.96
PayPal Fee: $1.14
eBay Fees: $2.65
Net Profit: $22.19

Takahashi Mig

Purchased From: Thrift store
Cost: $0.97
Sold: $12.93
Shipping Charge: $5.24
Shipping Cost: $3.85
PayPal Fee: $0.83
eBay Fees: $1.66
Net Profit: $10.86

CNN Logo Ball Cap

Purchased From: Yard Sale
Cost: $1.00
Sold: $19.99
Shipping Charge: $4.49
Shipping Cost: $3.22
PayPal Fee: $1.01
eBay Fees: $2.24
Net Profit: $17.01

New Balance 811 Shoes

Purchased From: Estate sale
Cost: $1.48
Sold: $23.05
Shipping Charge: $11.95
Shipping Cost: $9.26
PayPal Fee: $1.32
eBay Fees: $3.20
Net Profit: $33.52 (These shoes got damaged in delivery, but I had insurance so I was refunded the total price that the buyer paid.

Vintage Henson Kickernick Bloomers

I saw these hanging up in a closet at an estate sale and decided to look them up to see what they would sell for. Never thought I'd sell vintage underwear!

Purchased From: Estate Sale
Cost: $2.00
Sold: $18.00
Shipping Charge: $3.78
Shipping Cost: $2.76
PayPal Fee: $0.93
eBay Fees: $2.00
Net Profit: 14.09