Jackpot !!!!!

Had several auctions end last evening . . . and I won big on a couple of them.

Let me explain how I stumbled into the big winner (in the box above). A couple, three weeks ago I decided to purchase an ebook on selling kitchenware on eBay. It was being written by a successful eBayer who also publishes a pretty good e-newsletter. The introductory price offer was about a third of the regular price. After thinkin about it for a few days, I went for it. Sometimes these things are worth it and sometimes they aren't. The first volume is mainly about the best selling brands on eBay. I wrote out the list and went to the thrift shops to see what I could find. I very rarely go to thrift shops. The first time through I came home with 5 or 6 items that cost me about $3.00. My first sale was $6.50 for 3 bowls that cost me 35 cents each. I'm thinkin this is a pretty good start. The following week I went through the shops again. Spent another 2 or 3 bucks. Spotted a couple Corning Ware individual casseroles for a buck each. One had a glass lid and the other had a snap on plastic lid. I started each auction at $4.99. Didn't sell the one with the plastic lid. The other . . . with the glass lid is in the box. That one paid for the ebook !! Not a bad sale for a dollar investment. Click HERE to see what I got for it. Definitely on the lookout for a small glass lid!!!

A couple summers ago I paid a buck for a Griswold cast iron skillet. It and a couple Wagner iron skillets have sat in the garage for a long time. I finally cleaned them up and have listed two of them. The Griswold auction ended last night. I got over $15.00 for it. I thought that was pretty good return for a skillet that has a slightly warped bottom. Be nice if I had auctions like that everyday.