Scavenger Life Podcast
500 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 425 ratingsTrash to Cash. A podcast about making a living on eBay.
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The Numbers: November 6-12, 2022
November 14, 2022 15:09This week is a good example of just business as usual. We listed items, we sold items, we lived our lives. We sold some winter gloves, cabinet knobs, a silverware set, a desk lamp, antique egg cups, some old photos, a tea pot, brass wall hooks, water filter, shoes, several old magazines, various pieces of […] The post The Numbers: November 6-12, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Funky lamp, Hot Wheels launcher, Western Airlines cards, Record player
November 12, 2022 17:52Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Funky lamp, Hot Wheels launcher, Western Airlines cards, Record player appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: October 30- November 5, 2022
November 06, 2022 14:18Ryanne posted about her trip to Vermont for the regional US Cup Tasters Championships where she came in 4th place. This is a huge deal since Ryanne went head to head with some of the best specialty coffee tasters on the East Coast. It gives her a shot to compete at the next competition before […] The post The Numbers: October 30- November 5, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Record stand, TV tube, Cups and saucers, Cabbie hat, Mustang promo model
November 05, 2022 23:18 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Record stand, TV tube, Cups and saucers, Cabbie hat, Mustang promo model appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: October 23-29, 2022
October 30, 2022 21:16It’s been a very busy October for us. Leaf season is in full effect in our area so city people are coming out to enjoy hiking in the gorgeous weather. That means our cafe has been packed everyday. We’ve doubled our sales from last year which means we’re learning how to handle staffing and making […] The post The Numbers: October 23-29, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: 1949 Motorola TV case, Starburst clock, Chalkboard, Safety poster, Harley boots
October 29, 2022 00:09 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: 1949 Motorola TV case, Starburst clock, Chalkboard, Safety poster, Harley boots appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Garrard record player, Slide rule, Baseboard heater, Rotary phone, North Face jacket
October 21, 2022 22:49 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Garrard record player, Slide rule, Baseboard heater, Rotary phone, North Face jacket appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: October 9-15, 2022
October 16, 2022 18:56It’s good to be back home and into our daily rhythm. Always good to get away and always good to come home. Our cafe and roastery is in high gear as tourists come to see the leaves change. Plus holiday season is approaching so we hope coffee is on everyone’s gift list. Our coffee sales […] The post The Numbers: October 9-15, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Vintage asphalt floor tiles, Ralph Lauren windbreaker, TV convertor box, Chevy truck bank
October 16, 2022 09:34 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Vintage asphalt floor tiles, Ralph Lauren windbreaker, TV convertor box, Chevy truck bank appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: October 2-8, 2022
October 11, 2022 12:03We spent last week in NYC where we increasingly go to enjoy ourselves. Living in a rural area, we often crave some intense city life to overload our senses. Long walks in different neighborhoods, eating out, getting ideas from everything we’re seeing. When we return home, it’s like being on another kind of vacation in […] The post The Numbers: October 2-8, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Pendleton shirt, Bass guitar, Campaign hat, Philco Predicta TV
October 09, 2022 16:57 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Pendleton shirt, Bass guitar, Campaign hat, Philco Predicta TV appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: September 25-October 1, 2022
October 03, 2022 11:45The big sale for us was a silver plated flute I purchased at a yard sale for $10. I took it to a musical instrument repair shop to have it serviced. Turns out it cost $150 to get it working, but it sold immediately for $250. It wasn’t as valuable as I thought and cost […] The post The Numbers: September 25-October 1, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Counter checks, Glass blocks, Wall clock, Hiking shoes
October 02, 2022 00:19 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Counter checks, Glass blocks, Wall clock, Hiking shoes appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: September 18-24, 2022
September 26, 2022 12:28We’re no economists, but whenever we see “recession is coming” plastered all over the headlines, we listen. With rising interest prices, the government is doing its best to stop people from spending so much money and keeping prices from rising more. We took time together to look at our budget and savings to make sure […] The post The Numbers: September 18-24, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Model cars, Travel antenna, Marantz stereo, Running shoes, Penguin server, Turner wall shelf
September 23, 2022 18:58 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Model cars, Travel antenna, Marantz stereo, Running shoes, Penguin server, Turner wall shelf appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: September 11-17, 2022
September 18, 2022 17:51We went to a local auction yesterday where it was an extremely rare situation where nothing was of value to us. Didn’t see a single thing to bid on. The family was selling their house so they put decades of their items up for sale. I assume they kept the best stuff, but it was […] The post The Numbers: September 11-17, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Sony speakers, Denim vest, 8-Track tapes and Lear Jet Player, Rearing Horses Statue
September 16, 2022 14:06 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Sony speakers, Denim vest, 8-Track tapes and Lear Jet Player, Rearing Horses Statue appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: September 4-10, 2022
September 11, 2022 22:20Hey we missed you. Last week for Labor Day, we planned to do nothing. Instead the sewer pipe in our cafe broke so we spent four days on a big construction project. Life of a small business. Good news we have a new sewer pipe. eBay keeps cranking along for us, which is nice. When […] The post The Numbers: September 4-10, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Fire King Mug, Vaporizer, Garcia concert poster, Carhartt jacket, Printers drawer
September 09, 2022 13:26Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Fire King Mug, Vaporizer, Garcia concert poster, Carhartt jacket, Printers drawer appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Wire recorder, Pink Cadillac telephone, Antenna rotator, Box of Power strips
September 02, 2022 12:57 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Wire recorder, Pink Cadillac telephone, Antenna rotator, Box of Power strips appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: August 21-27, 2022
August 28, 2022 13:33Welcome to Long Tail Life! We had a good week of weird item sales. Old lamps, old paintings, old shoes, old pens, old sweaters, old pants, old forks, old dog leash, old suspenders, old tea pot. That’s what people bought from us. We love it. Based on a good suggestion from our resident baseball card […] The post The Numbers: August 21-27, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Vintage MC helmet, Stereo Equalizer, Clock radio, Polaroid camera, Olympus 35mm camera
August 26, 2022 11:39 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Vintage MC helmet, Stereo Equalizer, Clock radio, Polaroid camera, Olympus 35mm camera appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: August 14-20, 2022
August 22, 2022 10:57We started posting our weekly numbers on the week of October 6, 2013. Almost 10 years ago. We’re starting something new — posting our “Weekly Scavenger Numbers”. We love when people share specific selling numbers. I mean, how much money can we actually make selling junk on eBay? In the comments, go ahead and post […] The post The Numbers: August 14-20, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: August 7-13, 2022
August 15, 2022 13:09Solid week for us as summer starts winding down. We got a break from the crazy heat here which is very welcome. Otherwise, this is just an example of a week of plugging away…and watching items we listed months/years ago sell 🙂 At our coffee shop, we’re doing a new round of hiring to replace […] The post The Numbers: August 7-13, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: July 31-August 6, 2022
August 07, 2022 23:11Our numbers are very much higher this week thanks to a big sale: a coffee grinder from our cafe. We bought it used when we first opened. After a year plus, we decided to upgrade to a fancier grinder. Bought for $1000, used for 18 months, and sold for $1500. Nice. Even without that big […] The post The Numbers: July 31-August 6, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Pinup Magazine, RCA 45 Record Player, TV Antenna, Greyhound Brochures, Motels Poster
August 04, 2022 23:16 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Pinup Magazine, RCA 45 Record Player, TV Antenna, Greyhound Brochures, Motels Poster appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: July 24-30, 2022
July 31, 2022 22:43Hi! Here we are again. Another week. Another set of numbers. This is the life of an eBay store. We did nothing different but made more than twice as much as the week before. Sold a good number of items over $50. A set of dinner plates, a skirt, a shirt, a sealed puzzle, an […] The post The Numbers: July 24-30, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Nude handle mug, Tone arm, Atomic floor lamp, Color organ, Realistic stereo
July 29, 2022 21:08 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Nude handle mug, Tone arm, Atomic floor lamp, Color organ, Realistic stereo appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: July 17-23, 2022
July 24, 2022 13:46We put our store on “Time Away” while we’ve been in NYC and had half the sales as last week. We’re grateful we had any sales at all while on vacation 🙂 We sold a lot of fun stuff just not enough of it. Good news is we did a lot of good scavenging in […] The post The Numbers: July 17-23, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Diecast car, Hot Wheels accessory, Panasonic VCR, Pinup Postcards, Vintage Patio Furniture
July 21, 2022 19:30 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Diecast car, Hot Wheels accessory, Panasonic VCR, Pinup Postcards, Vintage Patio Furniture appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: July 10-16, 2022
July 17, 2022 13:43We had a good week of sales including selling the original coffee roaster that our partner, Phil, started Broad Porch with. It was just a little toaster oven that he used to learn to roast coffee at home. Now we have a team of people roasting coffee on a machine the size of small car. […] The post The Numbers: July 10-16, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Tweeter horn, SAE Preamplifier, Hat lot, Wire recorder
July 15, 2022 15:52 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Tweeter horn, SAE Preamplifier, Hat lot, Wire recorder appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: July 3-9, 2022
July 10, 2022 22:47We’ve been selling items everyday and always fun to see what people are buying. Our inventory is getting so large that I’m forgetting where we found some items. I just know that at some moment in time we believed someone would buy this particular item…and they did! It’s the scavenger higher that we’re always chasing. […] The post The Numbers: July 3-9, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Apothecary bottles, 8-Track Players, Starburst carafe, Cuban cigar box
July 08, 2022 17:38 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Apothecary bottles, 8-Track Players, Starburst carafe, Cuban cigar box appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: June 26-July 2, 2022
July 04, 2022 13:42Yoweeeeeeeee…. It was a slow week for us. We sold some cool items, but only 13 of them. We have almost 9000!!! items in our listed inventory so of course Ryanne and I are going back and forth on what’s up. We’ve refreshed old items. We’ve continued to list. We’ve promoted all items on eBay. […] The post The Numbers: June 26-July 2, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: June 19-25, 2022
June 26, 2022 13:37Summertime is here with the twin realities of slower sales but plenty of yard sales to stock up on new inventory. We have been loading up on boxes of cool items to list. After prices skyrocketed at auctions, we haven’t been to an auction in over a year and have now found ourselves back in […] The post The Numbers: June 19-25, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Boombox, Mustang kick panel, Handicap sign, Harley Davidson 6 pack
June 24, 2022 16:14 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Boombox, Mustang kick panel, Handicap sign, Harley Davidson 6 pack appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: June 12-18, 2022
June 20, 2022 12:38Tough week on eBay for us. Fewer sales and fewer high dollar sales. Just a week when no one wanted what we had to sell. We did want to dedicate this week’s post to a big question/survey: immediate payment on offers. We accepted three offers this week and none of the buyers paid. We just […] The post The Numbers: June 12-18, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Vintage Chessmen, TV antenna, Carton of Cigarettes, Reglor figure lamps, Color Organ
June 16, 2022 21:24 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Vintage Chessmen, TV antenna, Carton of Cigarettes, Reglor figure lamps, Color Organ appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: June 5-11, 2022
June 13, 2022 00:00We liked this week because we were selling almost five items a day. Felt busy with lots of fun sales. A postcard, a set of sheets, men’s clothes, women’s clothes, some burlap bags, an old joke book, whiskey glasses, an Ikea light, a single antique playing card, a set of meditation tapes, a plumbing kit, […] The post The Numbers: June 5-11, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Mustang fan blades, Metal reel, Stereos, Record stand, Coffee table
June 11, 2022 20:27 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Mustang fan blades, Metal reel, Stereos, Record stand, Coffee table appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: May 29-June 4, 2022
June 05, 2022 13:37This week we sold twice as many items and made three times the money as last week. What changed? Nothing. As long time sellers, we have to remind ourselves that sometimes people just don’t want our stuff. And then other weeks, the coolest, weirdest items sell. It’s the long game. One of our most satisfying […] The post The Numbers: May 29-June 4, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Cocktail glasses, Un candle, Turntable, Record box
June 03, 2022 15:52 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Cocktail glasses, Un candle, Turntable, Record box appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: May 22-28, 2022
May 30, 2022 12:47We came home from NYC this last Thursday, so our store was mainly on vacation mode. We’re convinced while it’s nice eBay allows items to still be for sale, their algorithm affects search results. Some satisfying sales are a pair of men’s shoes we found in NYC quickly sold for $100. And a stack of […] The post The Numbers: May 22-28, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Bullet microphones, Spirograph, Pencil Sharpeners, Amp in Case Guitar, Tension Pole Lamp
May 27, 2022 23:08 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Bullet microphones, Spirograph, Pencil Sharpeners, Amp in Case Guitar, Tension Pole Lamp appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: May 15-21, 2022
May 23, 2022 13:24Ryanne and I have been in NYC all week enjoying the beautiful spring weather. The city only has small blocks of time when the weather is perfect: not super cold, not hot + humid, so we feel lucky to have timed it perfectly. As I write this, Ryanne is packing boxes of items we found […] The post The Numbers: May 15-21, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Multi Meter, Polaroids, Models & Boxes, Desk Lamp, Ashtray Stand
May 20, 2022 00:02 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Multi Meter, Polaroids, Models & Boxes, Desk Lamp, Ashtray Stand appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: May 8-14, 2022
May 15, 2022 22:30Our sales were crazy scary horrible up until Thursday when they picked up a little. We have a giant store with almost 8500 items, I think we sold three low dollar items over a period of four days. Yikes! Is eBay’s algorithm hiding our items because they’re unpopular? Is it the nervous state of the […] The post The Numbers: May 8-14, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.
What Sells On eBay: Pyrex Double Boiler, Lot of Pencil Sharpeners, Velvet painting, Portable 8-track, Turner Mirror Shelf
May 12, 2022 21:57 Post your What Sold video in the forum>> The post What Sells On eBay: Pyrex Double Boiler, Lot of Pencil Sharpeners, Velvet painting, Portable 8-track, Turner Mirror Shelf appeared first on Scavenger Life.
The Numbers: May 1-7, 2022
May 08, 2022 21:56Every evening we take a walk somewhere in our neighborhood or in our town. Usually the hour walk takes us 2-3 miles, allowing us to talk about the day we just had and what kind of day we want to have tomorrow. Sometimes it’s just mellow enjoyment of the moment, or we might be trying […] The post The Numbers: May 1-7, 2022 appeared first on Scavenger Life.