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The Olympic Challenge Take Two

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  • Gemmzie
    Gemmzie Posts: 14,876 Forumite
    We are in Week 4 (4th August - 10th August inclusive)

    Please PM totals for Week 3 ONLY (28th July - 3rd August inclusive) over the next few days to be counted in :)
    Just that week's totals please, not overall totals
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  • £11.29 from ebay sales to add to my total. :T
    Not a lot, but it has got me back into the ebay habit again.:D
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  • kiwigirl
    kiwigirl Posts: 383 Forumite
    I found some dollars and I've sold them to my parents for their trip later in the year. I've also got some interest rates on savings and a cashback cheque so that's another £274.93 this week.

    kG
  • Woodyrocks
    Woodyrocks Posts: 1,913 Forumite
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    OMG I lurve Amazon. I never knew listing could be so easy. Why can't ebay be this easy!! Have listed 27 books without any bother at all. Have also bagged 50+ books for the charity shop. Feel really good with the clear out and my shelves looks healthier for it :) Hopefully they will all sell so fingers crossed!
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  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
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    That's great Woodyrocks - have you looked Green Metropolis too? things generally take longer to sell on there but the listings never expire and you get a standard amount per book (although you can add on extra postage for heavy books) - means you don't get the undercutting and tonnes of 1p books like you get on Amazon.

    Well my 3rd week was a total disaster £6.56 :eek:

    Have a couple of things ending on ebay tomorrow and will try very hard to get some things on turbolister tomorrow.

    Also gathering together carboot stuff - Need to de-clutter as much as anything else.

    Good luck for week 4 everyone. :T
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  • racer256
    racer256 Posts: 580 Forumite
    Hi guys,Everyone seems to be doing really well. Listed for the first time on Amazon, like what Woodyrocks its so easy and the a book sold the next day! So another got listed. Had a few items go on ebay but still waiting for payment. Boo. So can't include it this week.
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  • In_Search_Of_Me
    In_Search_Of_Me Posts: 10,634 Forumite
    wow just added my totals up & cant believe how well I've done in 2 weeks! What a fab challenge - feel all motivated but did spend some today on kitchen stuff but still done DFW style!! ALso had another chuck out for the car boot & forgot about the 35 I got from virgin for cocking up re my mortgage! Lovely jubby...turning into a bit of a money grabber me! Mind you not much more to sell so things will slow down but will go for the next one up to motivate me if thats ok!!
    Nerd no 109 Long haulers supporters DFW #1! Even in the darkest moments, love and hope are always possible.

  • joeyjac
    joeyjac Posts: 105 Forumite
    Off to do a car boot this afternoon, not got much good stuff to sell but hopefully will make something.

    Just been looking at the green metropolis site, looks really good. I think i'll try listing any books that don't sell at the car boot.

    Wish me luck.

    Jo
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  • JAMIEDODGER
    JAMIEDODGER Posts: 4,339 Forumite
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    sold a few more bits on ebay, waiting for payments to come through tho. wont update until money is transferred into my "olympic" account.
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  • slowlyfading
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    Got some more things to add:
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    - £22 wages :) x
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