I am currently on a spending hiatus. I told myself that I am not allowed to shop AT ALL until everything I have is listed – no yard sales, no thrift stores, nothing! I haven’t even allowed myself to look at Craigslist or Facebook Yard Sales because those deals can be soooooo tempting. I am happy to report that I have been able to quell the urges to shop and filled my time listing like a mad women. I listed 40 items this weekend alone!

I currently have 351 items in my eBay store. My goal is to get 450 in my store by the time I leave on vacation… I have two weeks. The only problem is I keep selling things. I know it’s a good problem to have but it makes filling up my store more challenging. I found that once I hit 300 items in my store I started to see consistent sales so I might just shift my goal to keep my listings to more than 300 and anything else is a bonus. What do you think?

Here are some of my favorite sales from the past week:

My husband’s grandparent’s recently sold their home and before doing so they had to downsize. I was given some items to list in my eBay store including this 100 piece lot of vintage thread.

• Acquired On:  February 2012
• Listed On: March ?, 2012
• Sold On: 7/16/12
• Paid: $0
• Sold For: $59.99 + shipping

Last weekend I went yard saling and came across someone selling their childhood toys from the 80s. One of the items was a set of 46 Micro Machines in their case.

• Acquired On: 7/7/12
• Listed On: 7/14/12
• Sold On: 7/15/12
• Paid: $5
• Sold For: $48.99 +shipping

I picked this Wilton TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE Cake Pan from 1989 at a church yard sale.

• Acquired On: 6/9/12
• Listed On: 7/1/12
• Sold On: 7/11/12
• Paid: $.50
• Sold For: $24.50 +shipping

The more I list, the more I sell, the less I need to store and the closer I am to getting to shop again.

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