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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 258605, member: 78"]Hi,</p><p> That year was HORRIBLE for everything. I usually had two large yard sales a year. Cleared between 2k and 5k every sale. The last one in 2008 I made 625 dollars. 90% went to donations. My mint condition cookie jars sold for 50+ bucks. The 2008 sale I was offered 5 dollars each for them.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" />. That was the last year for eBay sales also. It was ridiculous I would sell a 35 dollar vase for 10 bucks. Shipping was even worse. In the past a vase would ship to California from New Jersey around 10-11 dollars. In 2008 the same vase would cost 21 bucks. I shut down business and moved. The sales here were even worse, I would go to 10 sales and pick up one or two items. Then with shipping I was losing money. The last straw was I bought a solid teak adjustable dining room table for 25 dollars and sold it after three months for 20 bucks. Will the tide ever turn??????? Thanks for letting me ventilate.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 258605, member: 78"]Hi, That year was HORRIBLE for everything. I usually had two large yard sales a year. Cleared between 2k and 5k every sale. The last one in 2008 I made 625 dollars. 90% went to donations. My mint condition cookie jars sold for 50+ bucks. The 2008 sale I was offered 5 dollars each for them.:eek:. That was the last year for eBay sales also. It was ridiculous I would sell a 35 dollar vase for 10 bucks. Shipping was even worse. In the past a vase would ship to California from New Jersey around 10-11 dollars. In 2008 the same vase would cost 21 bucks. I shut down business and moved. The sales here were even worse, I would go to 10 sales and pick up one or two items. Then with shipping I was losing money. The last straw was I bought a solid teak adjustable dining room table for 25 dollars and sold it after three months for 20 bucks. Will the tide ever turn??????? Thanks for letting me ventilate. greg[/QUOTE]
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