We pulled the day’s orders across all four platforms and found a lesson waiting in the mail — but first, let me tell you what actually sold today, because it was a good one.

We’re working eBay, Mercari, Etsy, and Poshmark all at once, pulling orders one location code at a time. Pop Mart Mega Space Molly blind box that sold for $14.99 on eBay. Two Sam Adams beer tap handles going to the same buyer for $39.98 total. A Harry Potter trivia game for $34.98 together with a Beta Brewing tap handle. At 3:54 we grabbed an Elemis Superfood night cream for $39.99. Then a Juicy Couture velour blazer for $29.99. Transformers Silver X-Brawn for $39.99. Crankbait lot for $53.99. A GlamGlow water burst moisturizer selling for $89.99 — that one was a little bolo. Brighton initial bracelet for $9.99. Stanley nesting cup for $20.99 (and we’ve still got 50 of those left, so the profit on each one is just rolling in now). A 3X Stetson beaver cowboy fedora for $62.99. Some army pants and a pair of Levi’s 517s dark wash for $19.99.

[9:18] we’ve got two New Orleans World’s Fair lots going to the same buyer. The first is a mix of keychains and small collectibles for $45. The second — a lot of 45 medallion keychains for $49.99. And here’s where the conversation gets interesting. Back right after the new year, we looked at a bunch of stuff we had multiples of — we were trying to sell them as singles at first, but they moved slowly. Three sold, maybe. So we made the call: lot them up instead. One and done. We already made our money on that huge World’s Fair box to begin with — we only paid $10 for the whole thing and sold over $1,000 in individual pieces before getting to stuff like this. So moving the remainder in bulk made sense.

[12:01] we’ve got two Lucchese boot covers — I’m so glad I can say that word now without thinking about it — selling for $29.99 and $39.99. Three cosmetics to the same buyer for $37.97 total. Eye shadow palette, dry shampoo, mascara. And right here Candice told me, “I already bought that.” Beth got there first. She’s done that a couple times now. That’s the thing with Beth — she always buys, and then we end up buying from her later. But she scored on those cosmetics items, made about a hundred bucks on a $5 buy, which is exactly how it should work.

The Lion Motor Oil lot — a timing decision

[14:13] we pulled out the Lion Motor Oil airplane lot. Paid $25, sold for $100. Took me about 15 to 20 minutes listing it because I had to count and lay out all the planes. Now, here’s the thing: we had another option. We could’ve split those 173 planes into lots of 10 for $20 each, and if we’d sold all of them, that would’ve been $340. But I didn’t have confidence we’d find that many repeat buyers for a Lion Motor Oil lot. We’ve had these before — they sell, but slowly. It’s a small regional brand, not nationally known. So I sold the whole lot to one buyer for $100, and I’m happy with that choice. Your mileage may vary on how you’d approach something like this. The math works differently for everyone.

On Etsy we sold a Lauffer Italy salad fork for $55 — and that was the right call too. Those are rare pieces. When Candice was out of town, I listed them individually instead of lotting. She questioned me on it, rightfully. But it’s working out — we’re getting $55 per piece, and people are buying them to replace their own sets. If she’d been here, she probably would’ve lotted them for $300 to $400. We’d have made less, but faster. Instead we’re piecing them out and making more — it’s just taken longer. There’s no black-and-white answer here.

On Mercari, a Pop Mart elf pajama-party phone chain for $18. On Poshmark, a pair of brown leather chunky heel slides for $25.

Two left shoes — the return that taught me a lesson

[18:01] is where things got interesting. We had a return request on a pair of shoes. The buyer wrote in Spanish with pictures, and since we offer free returns anyway, it doesn’t matter the reason — they’re coming back. But today when I saw the package was being delivered back, I thought, let me actually look at this one. I translated it.

Two left shoes. That’s what they got. And looking at the pictures, yeah — definitely two left shoes.

I goofed. We’d bought three pairs of the same shoe, same size, from Mr. A in a bulk buy, and I listed them as multi-quantity like we always do. We sold one pair, then another. Then this return came in. I just glanced at it, didn’t even translate it because the return policy meant it didn’t matter — but I should have looked closer.

These are $10 shoes. At this point we’re just going to donate them. It’s a careless mistake, the kind we make occasionally. In a way, it’s one of the downsides of bulk buys — you end up with items you’d normally never buy, and then these kinds of rookie mistakes slip through. We’ll refund the buyer and move on, but it’s a reminder to slow down and actually look at the pictures, even when the return is free.

The HBA buy — 95 items, $263 in, $1,543 listed

We picked up that 100-piece health and beauty buy last Friday morning for $263. We’ve spent the last two days getting it all listed. [22:23] the totals: 95 items listed for $1,543. Into it all for $263. Two days of work, listed and live.

Most of it is Korean skincare and cosmetics. That’s slowing down a bit as a category, but the stuff still moves. We priced it either competitively or low in some cases to give people incentive to buy. There’s good sales history on all of it, which helps. And we’ve still got more of that haul sitting on the shelf waiting to go up.

We truly are everything sellers.