Off to the Hunt – Weekend Activity

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A really great weekend! We traveled to three large estate sales on Friday morning, and made some great purchases. We bought a very large lot of new Barbie stuff (still in the box). It will show up on eBay in about a week, if we can get around to making the listings.

Here is a nice eBay Widget for our store:

In addition we went to a doll auction in Jewett, Connecticut. We got some very nice newer designer dolls, but the older compo dolls had all been painted and did not look great. Even though they were good prices, the ability to resell them was questionable. But all-in-all we had a great time and acquired some execllent inventory.

But the highlight of the weekend was Becca’s birthday, we celebrated her turning eight. A great party and all the grand daughters were together.

From Kvetching to Tchotchkes

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Several years ago I retired from a 40 year career as a marriage counselor and am absolutely delighted to now have a full-time presence on Ebay! We’ve been buying and selling on EBAY since 1998. In fact naming my store connectibles came from the realization that I was starting to look at my Ebay listings as a “matchmaking” service — connecting you, the buyer, with that special collectible that I was fortunate enough to have discovered! I love the “search” for interesting pottery, art, dolls or toys that have been hidden away, and then the delight in hearing from happy buyers who have added these finds to their homes and their hearts. I may not find you the perfect “mate”, but I can hopefully help find you your heart’s desire in locating that unique item you’ve been searching for!

My husband of 41 years also enjoys the hunt and does all the packing, shipping and accounting for the business.

I will use this blog to talk about our eBay business and to document the many interesting “finds” we come across at the auctions, estate sales, flea markets and the antique stores we visit.

As I start this blog, I have already been a member of eBay since 1998. The first six years were strictly as a buyer, never dreaming that in my retirement I would find a great opportunity to start a business that I love.

In all started about three years ago after the death of my mother. As I was sorting through her accumulated possessions, it became apparent that after selecting several of the items to keep as remembrances, I had to dispose of the remaining items. I did not feel right about discarding the items, and beside, some were vintage item that could be considered collectible. Since I was already familiar with eBay as a “buyer”, why not try it as a “seller”.

After some initial success selling my mother’s things, I started going through the house gathering up the many things that collect in the back of closets, in the attic, garage and basement. Well, this was a lot of fun, getting rid of all this “stuff” and also making money. This was the start of a new and exciting career.

As the story now unfolds, we have a feedback rating 100% positive on over 4,100 transactions. I hope you will follow along with us and feel free to visit our store at our eBay Store Connectibles.