eBay Neutral Christmas Savings Challenge

vickym

Minimoneysaver wrote: »

Oh dear I am so rubbish - I have nothing to up-date! I have sorted out what I am putting on - but I need to take phohots and then list it as yet! I'm hopefully going to get all sorted by tomorrow night! JAMTART I have pm'd you for your fancy spreadsheet.

Everyone sounds like they are doing really well! I love Vickym's idea of incentivising yourself - think I will do that too! Will up-date again once I;ve listed my bits and bob!:j

Keep your spirites up Minimoneysaver you have took the first step of sorting through your items to sell. Break them down into smaller batches and try and aim for a couple each day rather than looking at it all and thinking oh my god this will never get done:eek:

I have got 4 boxes full of stuff to list on ebay but I have put them all into a spare room out of the way and left one smaller box in the hallway and every night before going to bed I go and get 4 items out of the other boxes and pop them in the box in the hallway that way it reminds me that I have got to do them and as there are only 4 it doesnt seem like such a huge fete. One day I listed 10 items as I just got into the swing of it all and felt great after doing that.

Good luck with it all - you will get there in the end

:beer: Vickym xxx

jamtart6

Good tip is to also list similar items in one go to save time on searching for categories. will email more spreadsheets tonight to those who have PM'd me!

newmrslockwood

I've listed about 10 more items today. looked though other items the same and my lot could go for a good whack. Hoping to update with a few sales this time next week.

Sallys_Savings

:j sold a little more today !!!! Not alot but as my mum used to say "Its the pennies that make the pounds"

I've listed two of my many boxes now and feel at least I'm getting somewhere with this challenge

Sad I know but I'm quite excited (I lead a very sheltered life lol)

Its not just knowing that the money is going towards christmas but it gives me a kick up the rear to get rid of some of my c***...oops I mean pre loved items

Good luck to everyone on this challenge and its never too late to join in if you want to ...so come on down for the jamtart challenge (mmmm sounds like an eating challenge )

yummymummy84_2

Well I have currently earnt back way more than i have spent but this is because i sold my daughters travel system as i no longer use it! So that boosted me by £125 with little fees as they paid cash on collection! :j

Got loads to list this week though just need to find the time to do it.

Got lots more christmas shopping to do although the £40 spent already is purely on my little lady so that should be the most expensive nearly finished!! :T

jamtart6

Yikes! Please dont eat me Sally Savings!!! mind you I could do with losing a few pounds (in weight not money of course!) !!!

Well done everyone - heres a challenge for the newer people finding it hard to list items - list 3 items this weekend, and report back to us by monday how you did - 3 will take you no more than an hour no matter what your level of ebay experience or technical capabilities!

Whilst I think everyone is doing great (expecting my total to be about £70 by the end of the weekend!! ) I thin we should give a special clap to :T:T:T Yummy Mummy who has done amazingly well with just one item - she is currently at lapland level! WOW!!! :T:T Well done!!

Come on guys get digging out your old gems (read:rubbish) for eBay this weekend and keep us all posted!!!

jamtart6

By the way guys - check out post 1 for the current roll of honour! I took the % from what are in your signatures - let me know if you have jumped up a level (or down, if you have bought more presents!!)

Also to anyone I sent the spreadsheet too (there were way more of you than post here) let me know how you are getting on and I can add you too!!

vickym

Update on the pressies I still have left to get

£30 Wine to go in gift baskets
£ 5 Nibbles to go in gift baskets - have now got thanks to Lakeland voucher for £10 dicussed on anther thread ( nibbles cost £ 3.50)
£20 pressie for one niece - have now purchased pressie cost £15
£20 God sons pressie
£30 Sisters main pressie but normally she picks what she wants and I buy hers off ebay cause she sends me the link to the item she wants so paypal funds will come in handy
£20 approx for wrapping paper, cards, cellophane & bows for baskets etc


So now the amount left to buy is £ 100.00

Good news the last couple of days I have sold a few items
So I will go through my ebay list and work out what the amount is after fees.

have a good weekend everyone


Vickym xxx:T

jamtart6

Wow at the moment I have sold 104% of my target !!!! However like you vickym I am about to tot up the presents I know I still have to get - and thats still without the major big ones...but for now...I'm in LAPLAND LEVEL! YAY!!


Edit: Yikes.....the "bits of presents" which doesnt include my OH's main present, any of Grandad's presents, nor any of my Dad's presents are....

£160.000!!!! yikes! I'd better get clearing some more clutter!!! (5 more items have bids on - ending tomorrow! yay!!)

vickym

jamtart6 wrote: »

Wow at the moment I have sold 104% of my target !!!! However like you vickym I am about to tot up the presents I know I still have to get - and thats still without the major big ones...but for now...I'm in LAPLAND LEVEL! YAY!!

Yay!!!!! well done - revel in the excitement even if it is for just a couple of hours or so, one you finalise your list and realise just how much you have left to buy. I was shocked when I totted up how much I had left to get but compared to how much some people spend on Christmas I dont think I am doing too bad.

You have done really well Jamtart6 and are an inspiration to us all.:beer:

I am off out in a couple of minutes to see if I can get any bargains in my local town. Staying away from Boots for 3 weeks have decided that I am not going back in there until its the Christmas evening as I find too many nice bits n bobs to buy that I dont really need.

Take care and enjoy the weekend

Vicky xxxxxxx

ps. reminder tomororw is our 20th Day so we need to update on our progress