My 365 Day Ebay Challenge Day 29 - Selling

It has been a busy finish to the first month of My 365 Day Ebay Challenge.


Firstly, a number of the auctions I had running ended at the weekend and I am pleased to say that all the items listed sold despite it being a fairly slow week on Ebay.


Here are the figures for the sales with paypal/listing fees deducted but still including postage charges -


3 x bulk lots of 1950's - 1970's postcards - £ 19.13


Heller Vampire model kit - £ 10.17

Heller Thunderjet model kit - £ 4.88

Heller Sabre model kit - £ 4.48


Total - £ 38.66


The position at the end of February is roughly as follows -


Remaining cash from the initial £ 100 fund = £ 20.32

Sales to date = £ 38.66 (as detailed above)


Total - £ 58.98


From this total will need to be deducted my postage costs for the items and Ebay's final value fees. Final value fees are Ebay's commission on items sold through their site and are invoiced separately on a monthly invoice.


I still have remaining "in stock" approximately 540 (mainly vintage) postcards including 200 in the vintage postcard album. The auction for the album is ending this evening and at last check was at £ 26.00 with many watchers in the wings.

The 365 Day Ebay Challenge. What's it all about?

Thanks for landing on my blog!

You must be wondering what it's all about...

Well after pottering about on Ebay, buying and selling a few bits here and there over the last few years, I decided to set myself a proper challenge....

To see how much £ 100 would become 365 days later solely by buying and selling items on Ebay.

The rules I've set myself are quite simple -

1. I can only sell an item that was initially purchased on Ebay over the duration of the challenge.

2. All costs for postage, packing materials, Ebay and Paypal fees will be taken into account.

3. I must write a post about each item I purchase and each item I sell.

That's it in a nutshell.

Along the way I'll be posting regularly about my triumphs and, hopefully not too often, tragedies as well as passing on any Ebay tips I pick up.

If you would like to follow my progress please subscribe to this blog or alternatively, why not set yourself the same challenge and we can compare notes in 365 days time!

My challenge will begin on 1st February 2010.