Sunday, April 19, 2015

I REFUSE TO PAY RETAIL PRICES



I try to drink as much water as possible and I will not pay for bottled water. Makes no sense to me. 
For the longest time I had my eye on this BritaUltraMax. 
Amazon had it the cheapest for $39.99
but I didn't want to pay anywhere near that since I got my Brita Pitcher for $4.00 with coupons at Target last year. So I hoped with time to pay somewhere in that ballpark for this one too...and the wait payed off. I found it today at one of my local Goodwills for $1.99 and it even had a brand new sealed filter inside of it.



Rackem' Up




I normally don't hunt on weekends but I was up early and decided to venture out. Glad I did!
Found these lovely billiard balls...they were filthy, but with a little Seventh Generation Soap and 
a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and they look just as good as new.
I paid $5.00 for the complete set and plan on listing for $39.99. 




There are lots and lots of billiard balls on Ebay currently but these are vintage and the price is fair. So
as the saying goes...list it and forget it. 
And it's so true! I sold something this week I listed originally almost 16 months ago. 
About three months ago, I increased the price by 15% and sure enough...cha-ching!


I rarely lower prices. In fact I can't think of the last time
I did lower a price on an item. I even have people send me messages asking if I'll take such and such. I don't do "Best Offer" on my listings but people try. It never hurts to ask but most times their price is at least 25% lower than my asking price. No way!
But I am always kind, reply quickly and explain my current price is the lowest I can take on the item...and I'll usually hear the 
"cha-ching" within 24-48hours. 
So in the game of Ebay...always know when to hold'em!