Monday: Thoughts and Potential Plans

This is my goal :)

There is some serious thinking going on.  Yesterday while at the park with my grandson, I was able to talk to my husband about letting the job at the college go.  It is a part time position that may or may not lead to a full time position.  That would not occur for about 4 years, at least as it pertains to the ultrasound program. 


My other part time job in mobile ultrasound is three days a week and I am pretty much okay with this job.  It is more physically demanding, but manageable. We also talked about spending more time with eBay and pushing that to the next level.  First we have to figure out where the business is at now.  Okay, right now it is on auto-pilot as I have not had the time to commit to it.   Not like there has not been a lot going on in our home.....

My thoughts are for the future and how my mom will fit in to the plans.  Her health is pretty good, at least as far we know.  Tuesday we go to the oncologist to find out what here tumor markers are and if there will be radiation for the cancer on her scalp.  But that information will probably come from her oncologist radiologist. And she does not see him until March 15,2013.  What the heck!  I hope that they will move that appointment up!

With all that IS going on with my  mom, I need to cut back on one of my part time jobs.  I think the college job will be going.  I like it, but there is a lot of drama with the other instructors.  I am hoping that with the college job out of the picture, that I will be less stressed, I will have more time for mom AND I can elevate my eBay sales to be more substantial.

As usual our plans will be very flexible.  That is just the way things are for now.  But, I need to find a happy medium and when I do that, things will not be stressing me out so much.

The Best Things We Sold On Ebay ~ #1 "Paradise Found" Hawaiian Shirt

As I had mentioned before, my husband opened an Ebay Store to get rid of his excess automotive and hunting items.  Last month, he did pretty good.  His shift at the hospital is an early one.  So when he gets home we have been hitting up some of the local thrift stores to see what else we can find to sell.  Luckily, where we currently live has a plethora of Thrift stores, so there is always somewhere to go.

Recently I came across a great new blog, "Goodwill Haunting". She highlights some of her great finds that have really been money makers for her.  My husband and I have also come across some great finds too and we wanted to share them with you.

Buy It Now Price:  $19.99                                                Sold:  $19.99

        Paid:  .25 cents                                                                From Thrift Store

          Ended:  Sept 2011                                                            Winner from Texas

Here is out first "Best Thing".  It is a Hawaiian Shirt by "Paradise Found"

  The thrift store that we found this shirt has a "Fill A Bag for $5.00" every Wednesday and Friday.  You can easily fill a grocery bag with at least 20 pieces of clothing.  When you are just starting out trying to figure out what to sell on Ebay, you have to take a few risks.  Paying a quarter for an item of clothing is definitely a small risk.

When we first listed this shirt, we put it at auction for $9.99 for seven days.  It had a few hits but no serious bids.  After researching what others were listing this particular brand for, we decided to put it in the Ebay store for $19.99 and the buyer pays shipping.  It was pretty quiet for awhile.  In fact, the same thrift store trip we also found a red "Paradise Found" Hawaiian Shirt .....

I definitely like the red one better.  The red shirt was listed at auction for $9.99 with no bids, and it too went in to the store for $19.99.  It did sell, but the buyer was non- paying so it will be going back into the store. 

This particular brand of Hawaiian shirt was worn by Tom Selleck in Magnum P.I.   Some of you may  remember that T.V. show. 

A little history about Paradise Found:

In the 1930's and 1940's the "Aloha Shirt" became a universal symbol of Hawaii's warmth and spirit. Today, almost 70 years later, Paradise Found & Diamond Head Sportswear carry on the Hawaiian tradition by manufacturing the highest quality, most authentic versions of the islands favorite designs. From the warm, romantic days of old Hawaii, we proudly present our collection of "Made in Hawaii." The islands most authentic designs of nostalgic and modern "Aloha Shirts," all of which embody the spirit of Aloha!

Time to hit the thrift stores again and look for more of these little beauties.  Hope your thrifting adventures bring you much success!