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| Good Advice on Finding American Girl Dolls for Cheap Online
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Added on 10/25/08 by betsy
I have some advice for you guys if you are hunting online for American Girl items on the cheap. My daughter has 7 of the dolls and I also buy them all the time to sell. The most I have ever paid for a doll is $30, but that was for Lindsey the first girl of the year which I sold for $250. The last one I bought was Elizabeth for $1, the lady didn't care because her overindulgent mother-in-law had bought it as a gift for her daughter. People always ask me how do you find American Girl stuff at garage sales? Well, this is how: 1. Craigslist, if you just go onto Craigslist for your local area and click the link for "for sale" type "American Girl" into the search box at the top of the page. You will find American Girl dolls not only for sale in the "items for sale" section but also the garage sale section. Since Craigslist is free and newspapers charge per word some people go into great detail in their listings and by typing "American Girl" into that top search box you will pull up all the listings that have American Girl stuff. Another bonus of finding it at a garage sale, no shipping cost! People also are selling American Girl stuff in the classified and while some is kinda high Ebay priced, I found a woman selling 6 dolls and an Armoire for $125 for everything, she was a mom who thought played with dolls. . . (read post) |
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| Garage Sale Season Ends and the Holidays Begin
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Added on 11/03/07 by Betsy
This is my favorite time of year. After the Dirty Nurse costume is packed away for another year and before Aunt Trudy, the original Dirty Nurse shows up for Thanksgiving, it's clean out the house time.
The time of year when people call Empire carpet to freshen up for the Aunt Trudy. And how can sweet Aunt Trudy squeal with jealousy over the new Berber if she can't see it?
Time to take everything to Goodwill.
For the Ebay seller it is when we kick it into high gear, clear our calendars and hang out all day at the local thrift shop. It does seem strange that people would wait until the frost hits to clean out their house, but with holiday fast approaching Goodwill will fill with large toys, TVs, stuffed animals and clothing as people make room for the new.
Any mom looking at the Toys R Us Wish Book becomes increasingly clausterphobic at the idea of being surrounded with additional hunks of purple, pink and blue plastic.
Your job as a Suburban Recycling Professional is to turn those forgotten 2006 Little Tikes kitchens, American Girl dolls and Fisher Price Loving Family Dollhouses and market yesterday's trash as Christmas morning treasure. Good luck people.
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| The Real American Girl Outlet: 2 days ONLY!
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Added on 06/10/07 by betsy
So why did my trip to American Girl world suck so much? Where were the awesome deals? Apparently the company reserves all of the factory screw ups and customer returns (in other words the good deals) for their annual sale.
This year it is on July 21st and 22nd, inconveniently located in Osh Kosh, Wisconsin. Other things to enjoy in Osh Kosh: Burger King and (tell me you didn't see this one coming) the Osh Kosh B'Gosh Outlet. I asked the clerk at the AG store when people start lining up. I wasn't shocked to learn people line up the day before and sleep out around here people do that for decent garage sales. I did a search for the hell of it on Ebay and was surprised to see several sellers hawking get in early tickets to the sale.
The sale starts at either 8 or 9 , but for a mere $120 a person you can go at 7am. So why does AG hoard all of the good crap for one day when mommies are driving up to Osh Kosh right and left to be disappointed by their "outlet"? For charity. The Madison Children's Museum gets the proceeds from the sale as well as the few 7am tickets being sold.
My sister/apprentice scheduled her daughters party for that day. I could find an excuse but when my sister/apprentice comes over on the 23rd and can't find a seat without moving Marisol's wave runner she may be suspicous. If you go email me and let. . . (read post) |
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| Vintage Plushies to Collect and Sell as Lots
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Added on 01/08/07 by Betsy
It is totally crazy but I think I could write a book about old stuffed animals. I know my parents are so proud!
These are the things I collect in the stuffed animal bin that aren't really worth while to sell individually but I keep them in a rubbermaid container and sell them when I get to "lot" level.
Cabbage Patch Kids- we are talking the old school Coleco doll your gramma beat some other gramma over the head for 24 years ago. I don't really mess with collecting any of later editions.
Care Bears- Vintage bears used to be very good sellers- say 5 years ago. However sales have fallen off since the reintroduction of the toy by the Play Along company (brilliant folks did the same thing with the Cabbage Patch and Strawberry Shortcake and are making a fortune off "dead" brands). So, now I buy the vintage ones and throw them in a lot once I collect 6 or 8 bears and let people bid it out. Lots of vintage sell for $15-45. Although if you don't do your research and accidentally throw a bear worth something into the lot like Grams with her shawl who is worth $28-80 by herself then your lot could go for more.
Rainbow Brite- another doll line that used to be big money on Ebay but the Play Along people screwed it up by putting new ones on the shelf. If I see someone's old collection of Rainbow, some Sprites, horse. . . (read post) |
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| Selling Clothes on Ebay Sucks
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Added on 01/04/07 by Betsy
The first thing I ever sold on Ebay was a lot of Baby Gap things my son was given when he was born and never wore. I thought it was great- and it is a great way to buy clothes especially high end stuff for cheap.
I think selling clothes on Ebay sucks though.
Don't get me wrong I totally do.
See what I haven't told you guys is that I have a little problem...ok so you figured but this is a different little problem.
I love baby clothes. I spend so much time looking for stuff to sell that I naturally trip over beautiful baby clothes- who can resist Hanna Andersson for $2.12 or a Baby Lulu ensem for $3.13.
I sure as hell can't so I end up with a crazy glut of designer baby duds.
They are hard to display correctly, people always say don't put them on the floor- but what else are you supposed to do?
Seamstress dummy dealies cost a lot of money and clothes look weird on a hanger on the back of a door.
There is a very smart resale suit seller who has a beautifully landscaped pool with a wrought iron fence and she hangs the used suit so you get a beautiful view of her lovely yard...and the Goodwill suit sells for triple the similar listings.
I don't have a cement pond in the back yard.
I could dress my Golden Retriever up in a Hanna Andersson dress- he would be. . . (read post) |
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| Forget Mutual Funds- Plushies is Where It's At!
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Added on 01/04/07 by Betsy
Yet another dog I come across pretty often....Le Mutt.
Now I don't know if these are actually worth money because everytime I put one up- I sell it to the same person. She seems to have an insatiable appetite for Le Mutt.
She's very nice, and next time I have one to sell I may just email her on the side and avoid the fees.
This Le Mutt fan may be the only reason Le Mutt is worth anything on Ebay, she may for all I know buy 62 Le Mutts a month, tear their stuffing out and use them as plushie coasters.
Ok, I just checked Ebay and someone is selling a Le Mutt sleeping bag and there are 2 bids. That means unless the Le Fan is bidding against herself there are more than one Le Mutt collectors in the world.
So anyway be on the look out for Le Mutt and his girlfriend FiFi Le Mutt. These were produced in the 80's by Francesca Hoerlein.
They are kinda scruggly yellowy dogs with brown noses and plastic ambery eyes. They are 10 inches seated- 15 inches extended. Their tush tag reads Le Mutt Francesca Hoerlein .
What are they worth $30-100 depending on condition and how many there are on Ebay at the moment.
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| Plushies to Prowl For #2
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Added on 01/02/07 by Betsy
I stumbled across a great rare find this week in my favorite spot. Henry the Dog produced in the 1970's by Animal Fair.
He apparently also has a girlfriend Henrietta and a girlfriend Doogan the Dog. None of the dogs are worth as much as Henry however.
I have my Henry up for $40 I think, but honestly that's only because I have Ebay fees to pay. Typically, he sells for between $40-90 depending on condition.
His dog posse sells for less, $15-30.
Remember when you are listing your stuffed animals, use both "stuffed" and "plush" in the title, and mention if they are from a smoker's home!
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| Manners and Hygiene Aren't Part of the Job
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Added on 12/22/06 by Betsy
Can you believe I have been standing in the APC line at the post office for 2 weeks now.
I know other sellers hate this time of year at the post office.
Unless you are shipping a boa constrictor that has recently dined on heroin filled condoms, there is no reason it should take 25 minutes to ship one package at the automatic booth.
The post office was tired of dealing with crank pot know it all Ebay people that's why the booth is there in the first place.
Because people like me nearly go postal when they are asked "Is there anything liquid, fragile or potentially hazardous in this box". I hate that question. It's even worse when the same clerk you saw 2 hours ago asks you the same question. I know it's their job but still...
The APC (automated postal clerk thingy) was put there for impatient know it all Ebayers like myself. We are a large part of their business and after years of us grinding our teeth through their dull questions and shipping options they finally gave us the opportunity to be the clerk . Now everyone mailing a Kohl's Christmas cardigan thinks they can be the teller too.
Heed my advice- Ebayers are don't give a crap about social graces.
In fact the longer one Ebays the more socially inept one becomes. Take for instance hygiene and manners. Why should I brush my. . . (read post) |
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