Glass Chatroom Board

Gail @songbreeze This seller always stops for a look ay my stall & bit of a chat with me and has bought from me before. His last buy off me was not profitable for him, so it all evens out in the end. He & his wife are lovely ppl and a very interesting to talk to and they work very hard at hunting their treasures for ebay. They travel a lot of kilometres, have motel bills to pay as well, when they travel a long way from home.
So I do not begrudge them one little bit. I was glad that it was them that bought it. I am just a little regretful that had I chose not to eBay I could have had an extra $100-$150. But thems the breaks,you win some loose some
Bear @jpthings I often check their auctions out,have been doing so for many years, because they find so much good stuff and it is very interesting to see the prices they get for some items I would pass by. I have actually purchased off them too on eBay a number of years ago when I bought the small green glass mixing bowl to complete my set.
Dh used to buy a lot of unrestored furniture
off them , when ever they would actually set up a stall at one of the local markets. He was always very cheap and with some TLC DH would restore and tyhe furniture would go into our shop
I always price for the swaps accordingly to leave room for any eBayers to make a profit. And I never begrudge anyone from buying off me and selling at a profit, that is the name of the game after all.
I am a firm beleiver that each item has its levels and shold be priced so. Garage Sale should be cheap, very cheap. (next to no outlay in costs for the venue used) Plus GS are all about clearing unwanted stuff out. so cheap will make sure of that LOL
Next level up in price are the markets and swaps,sell at a price where the next person can make a profit, but at a price where you can make a profit, cover the costs of running the car,petrol and site fees
Then the highest price should be at the Antique shops, where they have a lot more overheads, so their profit margin needs to be higher to cover all those fees. Rent, phone bills, insurance, staff,etc.
Julie