New Challenge - Double Your Money!

Badsaver

Thanks Fairyclicks!
I've started the 'double your money' process and have spent £13..... I may sell a bit of what I have now to bring in some more to buy more.... so hopefully I will more than double that!! When I figure out how to amend my signature I'll put progress on there....

Signature now amended

fairyclicks

Thanks Kendall I'm just planning on going to a little local auction (to start with anyway) so i can have a look at what is on offer

Yey badsaver - massive good luck on your first purchases!!

I'm waiting on ebay listings to finish and will be relisting starting at 99p to clear out the first batch of stuff i bought - i should still make a reasonable profit (hopefully anyway )

kendall17

Finally just written up my books for 6-4-13 to date.

£270 of sales with £140 net profit. About £120 worth of ebay listings still to go.

Happy with that, looking forward to getting my hands on a wheelchair and zimmer frame on Tuesday which I bought for a fiver. Should reach £50-60 for the pair!

Badsaver

Ive got quite a few new books aswell, the problem Im finding with listing on ebay is the cost of postage.... I'm charging the correct amount but its so high!

fairyclicks

Badsaver wrote: »

Ive got quite a few new books aswell, the problem Im finding with listing on ebay is the cost of postage.... I'm charging the correct amount but its so high!

Yes the postage costs are dreadful now I just started using connect+ as i had a large item over 2 kg to post and got quoted £16 with royal mail, however connect+ charged just £5.99. I know there are several other options around too - myhermes, parcel2go and a few more i can't think of right now. Its probably worth checking what others are available for you locally

I have sold another few DM items - need to go through my spreadsheet and update. Just checked it all out and now have just £16 to get back before i hit profit

Kendall - thats a great profit you have made so far :beer::beer::beer: just out of curiosity what way are you keeping your books? I'm trying to find a suitable set up for mine and struggling a little to include everything properly - all the ebay and paypal fees and petrol costs as well as the item cost is a pain to keep track of - i'm sure there is an easier way for me to do them LOL!

kendall17

fairyclicks wrote: »

Kendall - thats a great profit you have made so far :beer::beer::beer: just out of curiosity what way are you keeping your books? I'm trying to find a suitable set up for mine and struggling a little to include everything properly - all the ebay and paypal fees and petrol costs as well as the item cost is a pain to keep track of - i'm sure there is an easier way for me to do them LOL!

Sold some more toothbrush heads! Trebled my money on them.
Got the wheelchair & zimmer today, paid £5 got them both listed for £20, but should easily go higher.

As an accountant by day, I'm in the know on how to keep my books.

I have a simple spreadsheet, I keep seperate sheets for expenses, mileage, income, stock and a simple cash account. Nothing spectacular. All interwork and create an income & epxenditure account.

fairyclicks

up to £33 now on one poll i can't wait to get to my DM target of £40 and cash out

Thanks for the info on spreadsheet Kendall - i'm not even going to pretend to know how you get to get them to interwork but it gives me something to think about with using different sheets

kendall17

fairyclicks wrote: »

up to £33 now on one poll i can't wait to get to my DM target of £40 and cash out

Thanks for the info on spreadsheet Kendall - i'm not even going to pretend to know how you get to get them to interwork but it gives me something to think about with using different sheets

Just done my prep for the auction tomorrow as Tesco/Asda/Sainsburys has been rather poor of late and i'm running out of things to sell!

If you pm me your email, i'll send across the spreadsheet I use with some tips/how to use it etc?

fairyclicks

kendall17 wrote: »

Just done my prep for the auction tomorrow as Tesco/Asda/Sainsburys has been rather poor of late and i'm running out of things to sell!

If you pm me your email, i'll send across the spreadsheet I use with some tips/how to use it etc?

Ooooh thanks kendall thats much appreciated! will PM you now!

nat21luv

I'm at £34.50. There's been some right odd surveys of late, today's corker was chlamydia! Delightful!