sold two items

Well, Its nice to have a sale now and then, and today I got two! One on ebay and one of Etsy. On one site I sold something I paid $2.00 for and the other I paid $3.00 for. One I bought at a thrift store and one at a local fleamarket. I got 19.99 on ebay and $20 on Etsy. I'd say thats a good day, and a good profit. Ebay has been real slow lately. Use to be I was selling left and right there. all I had to do was list, and like magic it sold! I did have a sale there last month. I was finding these cute little glass decanters. They looked like a man or woman. The stopper had a face in it. I was listing them starting at 9.99 and paying from $2.00 to $3.oo for them. Then I found one that was a woman and one a man in the same color aka a pair! Well the pair sold for over $45 and a single man sold for $56 and one I only got 9.99 for. I guess it really depends who is looking at what times. Come to find out they are very collectible. I have seen them listed as Blenko glass and some other European or Italian glass. One was listed on Ebay starting at $177 in England. I am happy enough with the profit I made and now someone is happy that they got a bargain with thier purchase. What better day could I have?
Another good thing to come from my sales. I was looking for a toddler gift and saw a plea on Etsy for sales from someone having a difficult time in thier lives right now. Since I had 2 sales today, i purchased a handmade clown doll for the toddler gift, and not only got a great handmade gift, I made someone elses day too!

NO SHOPPING THIS WEEKEND

NOPE, HUBBIE HAD TO WORK AND SINCE I AM HANDICAPPED I DIDNT HAVE ANYONE TO TAKE ME. SO TO MAKE UP FOR IT HE TOOK ME TO MOHEGAN SUN CASINO IN THE EVENING. ILOST 240.00 IN A FEW HOURS BUT DID HAVE FUN.

check out the teapots at my favorite pottery!

If your looking for a teapot thats so unique its one of a kind you have to check out this potter. I met him personally last summer when we traveled from our home in Connecticut to Hickory North Carolina on vacation. I love to collect face jugs. Yes, Southern Pottery face jugs and if you don't know what they are go to ebay and search face jugs. They are awesome! But anyway, I stumbled upon this potter and emailed him and we talked and he was going to make me a face jug, so while we were on vacation we stopped into his studio. He was so down to earth and friendly. His studio is in his home in Hickory. His work is popular and he is represented by many galleries. But I found his teapots so interesting I want to pass it along to you. His name is David Bellar and this is his website. Please have a look at his teapots especially but all his work is exceptional I think. www.carolinapottery.com

check out the teapots at my favorite pottery!

If your looking for a teapot thats so unique its one of a kind you have to check out this potter. I met him personally last summer when we traveled from our home in Connecticut to Hickory North Carolina on vacation. I love to collect face jugs. Yes, Southern Pottery face jugs and if you don't know what they are go to ebay and search face jugs. They are awesome! But anyway, I stumbled upon this potter and emailed him and we talked and he was going to make me a face jug, so while we were on vacation we stopped into his studio. He was so down to earth and friendly. His studio is in his home in Hickory. His work is popular and he is represented by many galleries. But I found his teapots so interesting I want to pass it along to you. His name is David Bellar and this is his website. Please have a look at his teapots especially but all his work is exceptional I think. www.carolinapottery.com

Bakugan !

Yes! The name of the next big Christmas disappointment for many many little boys ages 5 to 10!
Grab them now if you see them in the stores, because come Dec. 25 th you wont be able to find them. Thats my prediction . THESE little magnetic balls with the metal cards are the next big craze sweeping the world, after Pokemon!

OH, DEAR

oh dear, I am sooo computer dumb! I have been trying for hours to add a meter from sitemeter.com for hours! I just don't get it. I can't figure out where I paste the html for it. I copy it and then???? I need to get someone to help me I want to find out if ANYONE is listening to me and reading these or am I wasting my time?

Selling on ETSY and EBAY

Well no sales this week. When I sit down and figure, its like Ebay s fees are getting too high for the amount I sell. I list like 13 things this week and sold 1. So I think that might have to change. As far as sunnfox.etsy.com goes, I have been there a month and sold 13 things. The community there is much nicer than Ebay though. I just wish there were more buyers. Someone put stats up the other day in the forumns and said there were like 125,ooo sellers registered on Etsy and like 5 times that in buyers registered there. If that is true where oh where are all the buyers.? I know Etsy is confusing because its mainly a site that sells " all things handmade" but vintage is the "other" catagory allowed besides a few supplies. There are some wonderful vintage clothing on that site so if your into that please take a look. I sell mostly retro items, and vintage art glass, myself, so if you have a 50's kitchen and love aqua check my store out. I have some vintage pyrex, some vintage hats, vintage stretch glass, Murano, some beautiful fabric for the dinning room, a few vintage purses, which seem to be a best seller there, sent one to Scotland last week, and many other ceramic and collectible items. I think its really a nice store. I even have a goregous blue and aqua Picasso scarve, which is a nice stocking stuffer for a business woman. There are some pretty unique things that could be bought for Christmas. Especially if you have someone who is hard to buy for.

New HTF Christmas ToyFor Boys HELP

Well, I know already what its going to be this year. I remember the year of the Cabbage Patch Doll, The year of the Furbie, and others. Last year was the year of the Wii. This year its some kind of small ball that is magnetic or something and you throw it and some little figurine comes out or something. It starts with a B. I only know this much because I have two small grandsons and thats what they want. I check a few local department stores and the shelves are empty already so I am off to Ebay to see if I can find them. If thats what they want I have to get them somehow, after all, I am the Grandma!
If you happen to know the correct name of these things and/or where I can purchase them at reasonable price please let me know

Lousy day today.

Urgg What a day! First thing I had a lady email me that her vase she bought from me on Ebay was delivered in several pieces. That dam p.o. if you mark it fragile forget it! They use it to play football! Now I have to try to refund $40 and if that wasn't enough, I found out my co-pays on my meds are all going to change because my hubbys work is changing health care providers AGAIN! Its getting rediculous. How do people live on one income? I am disabled. I worked since I was 16. At 52 I lost a leg to diabetes so I get a whopping 500 a month in payments. I don't have social security yet. So my meds cost me over $200 A MONTH IN JUST CO PAYS. WHAT IS THIS COUNTRY COMMING TO? Seems my husbands work changes health care providers every year at least. Then we have to start again with deductibles and the co pays change.
Just a lousy day. Hope tomorrow is better. maybe I'll get some new sales at etsy or on ebay and I will have some money in my Paypal account to pay the lady her $40.Course I spent hers already. I started Christmas shopping. I like to have it done by Thanksgiving. Then I save a few stocking stuffers to run around for at the last minute, to get me in the spirit! From the forums comments I think its going to be hard on alot of people this year. I have never heard of so many people complaining that they are being foreclosed on or that they or thier hubbies are out of work, laid off , etc. Its trying times for Americans and even other countries right now. I'd like to hear some happy news if you have any. I need some fudge, yeah, chocolate nut. yummmmm

I am a Twitter or maybe just a TWIT?

I JOINED TWITTER TODAY.
SO I guess I am a twitter or maybe just a Twit? Anyway its fun. I get to promote my ebay and etsy shop there. Check it out if you have a few minutes. twitter.com

ETSY IS MY NEW SELLING SPACE

WEEKS SINCE I BLOGGED. ACTUALLY, I DON'T REALLY LIKE BLOGGING. ITS LIKE TALKING TO YOURSELF, OR WRITTING A LETTER. NO ONE THERE TO ANSWER YOU RIGHT AWAY IF YOU ASK A QUESTION OR NEED HELP.
WELL, I AM STILL HUNTING BARGAINS ON MY LITTLE SHOPPING SPREES AND PUTTING THEM UP FOR SALE. I GO TO THE LOCAL THRIFT STORES EVERY WEEK. I AM DISABLED SO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE WILL TAKE ME. MY DINNING ROOM LOOKS LIKE A TORNADO HIT IT. BAGS, BOXES AND ITEMS ALL OVER. WE NEVER USED THAT SPACE TO EAT ANYWAY. OUR KITCHEN IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR A TABLE AND THE TEEN EATS IN HER ROOM HALF THE TIME.
SO I STARTED A SHOP ON ETSY. THE URL IS SUNNFOX.ETSY.COM COME AND TAKE A LOOK. I HAVE LOTS OF GLASS AND RETRO AND VINTAGE ITEMS. THE FRONT PAGE SAYS ETSY IS FOR EVERYTHING HANDMADE, AND IT IS BUT VINTAGE ITEMS CAN ALSO BE SOLD THERE. THEY DON'T PROMOTE THE VINTAGE THOUGH, AND THAT CAUSES QUITE A BIT OF COMPLAINING AND COMMENTS IN THE FORUMNS. CHRISTMAS ISN'T THAT FAR OFF, MAYBE YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK. IF YOUR INTO HAND MADE SOAP YOU'LL BE OVERWHELMED WITH THE AMOUNT OFFERED BY SO MANY SELLERS. THERE ARE SOME STORES THAT SELL THINGS I WOULD NEVER BUY AND THERE ARE ALOT OF STORES SELLING THINGS I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF, AND THERE ARE ALOT OF BEADS, AND JEWELRY MADE FROM BEADS, AND ALOT OF THE STUFF LOOKS THE SAME, AND THEN YOU'LL COME ACROSS A SHOP THAT HAS FANTASTIC UNIQUE THINGS! COME ON JOIN US AND HAVE A LOOK AROUND. REMEMBER ITS SUNNFOX.ETSY.COM I STILL SELL ON EBAY UNDER THE NAME SUNNFOX ALSO. I AM TRYING TO GO TO ALL ETSY AS EBAYS FEES ARE BECOMING UNREASONABLE TO THE SMALL SELLER. WELL, I AM OFF TO TWITTER NOW TO BLOG A LITTLE THERE. TALK TO YOU LATER...