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Getting Organized

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Getting Organized

My Mainzer Comic Cats postcard collection is a good example of a small speculation which hasn’t worked out.  As I mention in a post on my Mainzer Cat collection costs, values have declined and the cards are worth considerably less than I paid for them.  In fact, they are so inexpensive individually it is hard [...]

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To good to throw away; Not worth selling!

Getting Organized

Do you ever joke about putting leftovers into the refrigerator and keeping them until they turn green so you can throw them out.  Some of our collectibles feel that way.
For example, I collected Mainzer Comic Cat postcards.  When I was buying them three or four years ago the good ones would always bring $5 and [...]

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What Stuff Sells Profitably?

Getting Organized

It’s expensive in terms of both time and money to list items for sale on Ebay.  It takes about the same amount of time to photograph and describe a cheap item as an expensive one.  Thus the common advice to sell only items over $50 or some such number.   Unfortunately, that’s not as easy as [...]

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One of a kind stuff defies efficiency

Getting Organized

In an effort to get the selling started in an efficient way I have been visiting the bookstore looking at books on how to make a lot of money selling on Ebay.  I have also gotten on the mailing lists of several “internet Guru’s” who assure me Ebay is the place where I can get [...]

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What Do You Do With a Mountain of Stuff?

Getting Organized

Our house is stuffed with things from parents, grandparents, and kids.  The kids may want some of theirs, but the parents and grandparents are gone so we have to figure out what to do with the rest of it.
In Minnesota, where I grew up, there is a long tradition of household auctions.  One of my [...]

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