Get Those Ugly Christmas Sweaters Ready

I write about this every year, so start planning now if you want to make some extra money for the Holidays. The best way to make money on eBay during Christmas time is to know what the hot products will be for shoppers. It is usually a few new items every year. In 2008 it was the Nintendo Wii or the Snuggie Blanket. In 2009 it was the Zhu Zhu Pets. But there is one item that is searched for year after year on eBay and that is Ugly Christmas Sweaters.

The term ugly Christmas sweater is always one of the most popular on search engines during the Holiday season. Likewise those searches will lead people to eBay, to find the tackiest sweaters out there. Colorful green and red sweaters with Christmas themes like snowmen, reindeer and elf's will bring in top dollar on eBay. Why are these items so hot?

The main reason people buy these sweaters is to wear them to Holiday office parties. A lot of companies give prizes to the employee who shows up in the ugliest Christmas sweater.

So now is the time to look for them at thrift stores and gargae sales. Or even make them yourself. The uglier the better. Just find some gently used sweaters (cardigans are popular at thrift stores and red or green would be perfect) and add christmas items to the sweater. The sweaters that typically do the best have ornaments hanging off them, or light up. If you are creative and have the time you can make some good money. It's best to start listing these in November because Holiday parties can start in early December and if you wait longer then list them as Buy It Now.

Good Luck
John Paul

Past Christmas Related Blog Posts
What to sell on eBay at Christmas Time

Item 2 Look 4 - Collectible Lefton Mermaids

I sold a couple of Lefton Vintage Mermaids in September. As you can see below they did pretty well. So this is an item that you want to keep in mind next time you are at a garage sale or thrifting.

Here are my finds :

(click on the pictures to view the full auctions)

Not bad, but as you can see from this screen shot from Terapeak there is a lot more money to be made if you happen to be lucky enough to find the right Lefton Mermaids.

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Good Luck
John Paul

Thrift Store Find of the Month March 2011

OK, I am back to posting my top Thrift Store Find for each Month at the end of the month. This month was a very successful month with 3 finds with at least a $115.00 net profit. The top sale for the month was: Purchased for $10.00

Sold for $325.00

Net profit: $287.56

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Vintage Ralph Lauren colorful items are huge sellers on eBay. head over to Terapeak and run a search for lauren 1992 and look at some of the sales. $1,000+ for some sweaters and jackets. Anything with the Polo teddy bear on it are good sellers as as well. So keep an eye out for unique RL items.

Good Luck John Paul

Thrift Store Item 2 Sell - Beer Mirrors

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Here is a thrift store/garage sale item that you may have overlooked in the past. beer advertsing mirrors. These are excellent sellers on eBay. Here is a recent example of a beer mirror that I purchased for $2.99

A nice little profit. Many people will turn to eBay to find their favorite beer mirror to hang in a garage, rec room or above there home bar. So next time you come across one that is reasonably priced take a shot on it.

Good Luck,

John Paul

Thrift Store Item 2 Sell - Vintage Gold's Gym Clothing

You won't find these every time you step foot into a thrift store, but every once in a while you will come across Gold's Gym clothing. Snatch it up because in my experience they are very good eBay sellers. Here are two of my completed auctions.

Reselling thrift store items is 2nd on my eBay money making list right behind selling consignment items. I am amazed at the success I have had in the last year seeing some of the final auction prices of these items that cost me between $1.99-$5.99.

Here is a full list of thrift store items listed on this blog so far to resell on eBay

http://vitaminebay.blogspot.com/2009/12/full-list-of-thrift-store-items-2.html

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Thrift Store Item 2 Sell - Vintage IZOD Lacoste Sweaters

Vintage IZOD Lacoste Sweaters are excellent thrift store finds. Very popular in he late 70s & early 80s. Now they have become trendy and do very well on eBay. The tennis sweater and the cardigan pictured below are the most popular styles.

Here is the latest Vintage IZOD Lacoste Cardigan that I sold on eBay. Not a bad profit for an item purchased for $3.99. I have sold others for as high as $40.00, this is just the most recent example.

Good Luck,

John Paul

Cap'n Crunch Fire King Mug

You probably know this by now but just in case you don't - Rare Anchor Hocking Fire King Mugs are one of the best thrift store finds possible. I found an excellent one last week:

Fire King Captain Cap'n Crunch Cereals Mug HTF RARE NR

They are beautiful mugs and I can easily see how people become hard core Fire King Mug collectors. When you get a chance do a completed items search for Fire King Mugs and sort by highest price. You can see all the cool rare Fire King mugs selling for top dollar. (Snoopy, Pizza Hut, Nike, Ghostbusters, McDonalds and many more)

So keep an eye out at Thrift Stores, Garage Sales, Craigslist.

John Paul

Wish I would of been at this Garage Sale.

Check out this nintendo game listed on eBay. It is currently bid up to $8,290.00 with over 3 days left. It was found at a garage sale in 2006 of an ex Nintendo employee.

Vintage Nintendo NES games are good garage sale finds. They will probably be very cheap and if you can put together a nice lot to resell on eBay it could bring a nice profit.

John Paul