Ralph Lauren - Double RL (RRL)

The Ralph Lauren Company is made up of a variety of brands, the first was Polo launched in 1967. Other brands include the Purple Label, Black Label, Ralph Lauren Golf and many more. The moust sought after Ralph Lauren brand on eBay is the Double RL brand (RRL). The clothing line for males only is mostly western wear and very rugged. It is inspired by Ralph's massive ranch in Telluride, CO.

RRL is only sold in RRL stores and select high end Ralph Lauren boutiques. The prices are very high so this is not an item you will find very easily, but I have had some luck especially recently as shown by my recent RRL completed auctions. Spent about $60.00 total on these items, not a bad profit as I made back my original investment with the sale of 1 pair of jeans. (click on the pictures for a larger view)

Something to be aware of if you find a pair of RRL jeans. A lot of the jeans are meant to look worn and distressed. So if you find a pair with holes or even dirt spots on it they were probably meant to be that way. So don't pass them up because you think they are damaged, trust me they will sell.

Here are some of my previous Ralph Lauren Posts. (If you are only going to view one link check out the March 2011 sale of a RL jacket)

Thrift Store Find of the Month March 2010

Thrift Store Find of the Month March 2011

2010 Ralph Lauren Winter Olympic Knit Hats

Good Luck

John Paul

Thrift Store Find of the Month - August 2010

My 4th post of the day. My site visits are up and I see I have 5 new followers, so this blogger challenge has turned out to be excellent exposure so far..

To my new followers, I like to post my top earning Thrift Store Find for each month. I know I should have posted this at the beginning of September, but here it is a couple of weeks late. For all my top monthly Thrift Store Finds click here.

Paige Premium Maternity Jeans
Sold for $56.00


August was probably my slowest Thrifting Month of the year. I spent a lot of time concentrating on my consignment business. http://www.asapsellsit.com/.


But I still found this great pair of maternity jeans for $4.99. Check out my post on designer maternity jeans for helpful hints on finding maternity jeans at thrift stores. Look for the same brands that bring in top dollar as regular high-end jeans. True Religion, Paige, Rock & Republic, etc. Avoid common labels like Motherhood Maternity, H&M Mama, Gap.


Good Luck


John Paul

Unpaid Item Case Finally Works In My Favor

Only on eBay...
I originally sold these Frankie B Jeans for $9.99. The buyer did not pay so I filed an unpaid item case. I decided to re list the jeans starting at .99 and they sold for $60.00

So, I got a little lucky with this one.

What do you think is an appropriate amount of time to open an unpaid item case? I closed a case today and received my final value fee back. 5 minutes later the winner e-mailed me and said that I was too quick in opening a case against him and that this time of year people are on vacation and I should give them more time to pay. He obviously is full of it. He answered my e-mail right away so he was home to pay...

• The item sold 2 weeks ago and I think that is more than enough time to pay for an item.

John Paul

Thrift Store Find of the Month - June 2010

A.P.C. Jeans

Purchased for $5.99

Sold for $127.50

You would think these are impossible to find, but since I found this pair about a month ago I have come across 3 pairs from my local thrift store.

Good Luck

John Paul

Check out some of these eHow articles on selling jeans on eBay

http://www.ehow.com/how_4862948_stores-will-net-profit-ebay.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_5975877_sell-designer-maternity-jeans-ebay.html

http://www.ehow.com/video_5458102_ship-ebay-cheapest-way-possible.html

'A Pea in the Pod' Maternity Jeans

I was unaware of this until recently, so I know I have passed up on a few pairs in the past.

A Pea in the Pod Maternity Jeans.

I thought they only sold there own brand, but turns out they also sell all the high end brands (True Religion, 7 for all Mankind, etc.) and the top inside tag inside still will be A Pea in the Pod tag. Here is an example of the tag you will see.Here are a pair of 7 for all Mankind maternity jeans that I recently found from 'A Pea in the Pod'

So next time when you come across a pair of these jeans do some more searching. Look at the back pocket, or a deeper inside tag or the buttons to find out the exact brand. Even if they are A Pea in the Pod's own brand they still might be worth it.

The most common pair of maternity jeans that you will come across are Mimi Maternity, not worth the purchase to resell on eBay.

Good Luck

John Paul

Thrift Store Find of the Month - April 2010

Rock & Republic Men's Jeans
Purchased for $4.00
Sold for $78.00

The jeans rack is always my first stop when I enter a Thrift Store. In my experience the likelihood of finding a high end pair of jeans that will net you a big profit beats anything else you will typically find at a Thrift Store. Click here to view my highest thrift store find so far.

I was on a roll at the end of March beginning of April finding about 2-3 pairs of Rock & Republic Jeans a week. I had to re list this pair due to a non-paying bidder, but they sold for the exact same price when I re-listed.

***There are a lot of Rock & Republic fakes out there***

Familiarize yourself with what to look for before you head out thrifting next time, because counter fitters have done a good job for the untrained eye to tell the difference between real & fake. Once you know what to look for you will be confident that you purchased a 100% authentic pair. Here are a couple of good guides for R&R Jeans:

http://www.authenticforum.com/rock-republic-jeans/

http://reviews.ebay.com/Real-vs-Fake-Authenticating-Rock-amp-Republic-Jeans_W0QQugidZ10000000000914667


Good Luck

John Paul

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Vitamin eBay Tip - Listing Items At A Fixed Price

I started doing this last month and it has paid of pretty well so far.
I have said this plenty of times in the past, my goal is to make at least a $10.00 profit on every thrift store item I buy to resell.

Sometimes when I start prepping the thrift store items, I realize that if I put it up as a standard auction I might be risking the $10.00 profit. Or sometimes if the item does not sell the first time around at standard auction then I will use this tip.

Use an eBay calculator to determine your profit and list the item as a fixed price item. This is my personal favorite eBay calculator http://www.rolbe.com/ebay.htm. Let me show you some recent examples. Of course I always use my own completed auctions to show that this can be done. I see some eBay blogs out there that post things that are so misleading as far as completed auctions go, just so you click on there affiliate links in the hope that they will get a commission.

1st Example: Men's 575 Jeans

As you can see below I started these at auction for $4.99 and they received no bids. I then listed them at a fixed price and they sold for $24.99. My profit after all fees including the original listing fee at regular auction is $17.07 (meets my goal of $10.00/per item)

2nd Example: Abercrombie & Fitch Camo Shorts

Here is an example of an item that I listed straight to Buy It Now. It sold within 1 day and I netted a $10.13 Profit (meets my goal)

The key with Buy It Now is not to get greedy. Use the eBay calculator to reach your goal profit and list it at that price.

A pretty long post, so if you are still reading you actually got 4 good tips here.

1. Use Buy It Now for items that you are unsure of to meet your goal.


2. Use the eBay Calculator to figure out your profits.


3. Do Not get too greedy when you set a Buy It Now price.


4. Set an actual goal price that you want to make on each item and take that into consideration before you buy an item while thrifting.

Good Luck

John Paul

My Top 10 thrift Store Items To Resell On eBay eBook

My Top 10 Thrift Store Items To Resell on eBay

eBook UPDATED on Feb. 7th 2011


Reselling thrift store items on eBay has become my specialty. I sell thousands of thrift store items annually to buyers all over the world. If you are looking to make extra money and take your eBay selling to the next level then you should consider reselling thrift store items.

This clothing only guide will help you get started in the right direction. I typically go thrift store shopping about 2 days a week. Every time I step foot into a thrift store I know there are hundreds of potential items that are there for the taking. This e-book lists my top 10 thrift store brands to look for. These are items that I find on a regular basis and are very good sellers on eBay. They are not necessarily my highest profit items, but based on availability and average profit per item they made the list of my top 10.

At the end of this e-book is also a list of my 10 thrift store shopping tips that I believe will really help you if you plan on becoming successful at reselling thrift store items on eBay. I hope you enjoy this e-book and find the information worthwhile.

This eBook is $14.99 and will pay for itself with your first sale of one of the items in my Top 10 list. Click the button below to buy it.

Thank you for your support, it keeps me motivated to work hard on this blog.

John Paul

Cell Phone Find of the Week #3

Evisu Men's Jeans

Purchased for $7.99

Sold for $89.88

The jeans rack is always my first stop whenever I go thrifting. I have heard of the Evisu brand before, but have never purchased a pair of their jeans. I actually used my cell phone to research the completed sales on eBay and to check the authenticity on the eBay Reviews and Guide section.

There are a lot of Evisu FAKES out there. I actually came across 3 fake pairs late last week. Since I am inexperienced when it comes to the Evisu brand, I would of passed up on them without my cell phone to make sure I was buying the real deal.

The easiest way to determine if you have a fake item while at the store is to run a google search with the words fake and the designer name you are looking at. The eBay guides section which it a great resource is usually at the top of the search results.

Good Luck

John Paul

Thrift Store Find of the Month Jan 2010 (Part 3)

And here it is my top Thrift Store Find for Jan. 201o is:

Vintage Big E Levis Jeans

Sold for $338.00

No, you did not read wrong, I did not add an extra 3 onto the price. $338.00 for a pair of jeans purchased for $4.00 at the Salvation Army.

Vintage Levis Big E Jeans were manufactured prior to 1971 and are highly collectible even in bad condition. If you have not figured it out by now the easiest way to identify a pair is to look on the red tab on the back pocket of a pair of Levis. If the E is capitalized on the red tag, chances are you hit the jackpot as long as they are not fake. Run a search for Levis Big E in the reviews and guides section of eBay to learn more about these jeans.

Before you check every pair of Levis at your thrift store (there will be many) you might want to ask around if you know someone age 60 or older to see if they still have any vintage clothing they held on to.

Good Luck,

John Paul