ebay sales

On a whim, I decided to try selling some things on e-bay. My neighbor next to me is having a Garage Sale and I took over a few things to have included in it. I have some ski clothes the boys have outgrown and I struggled with putting them in the Garage Sale or not. I decided to post them on e-bay and see what happened. I had only 3 things, but all 3 are really good brands and all are (because we live in the south) barely worn.

This morning when I checked e-mails I got a note that not only had I sold the ski jacket, but I'd already been paid for it! I was ecstatic! The jacket (which my wonderful parents purchased for my nephew and was a hand-me-down to my kids) was originally $150+...but free to me. I sold it for $30. The boys asked me if they could each have a couple of dollars from the sale. I told them I thought the best thing would be to save it and put it into a SPECIAL FAMILY FUN fund. I have a feeling that come fall, we'll be ready to head to the mountains for a long weekend, and it would be so nice to have money, outside of the normal budget, set aside for us to spend and have some great quality time together.

I still have a pair of snow boots and ski pants to sell. We'll see how they do and if I can add to my new fund. I'll have to add a sidebar to the blog for it! :)