In over 20,000 items we’ve sold on eBay since 2008, we’ve never had an eBay Scammer™. A scammer is someone who buys an item knowing full well they’re going to cheat you. It involves pre-meditation.  Maybe they exist and we haven’t run into them? Maybe the Scammers don’t buy the kind of weird, vintage stuff […]

This week was another example of why we love what we do. Instead of working on eBay, Ryanne’s sister visited us and we spent each day doing fun stuff with her. We hiked in the mountains, cooked big meals, talked about projects we’re working on and ones we want to work on. We also had […]

Congrats to everyone on our 300th episode! We posted our first podcast in March of 2013. Four years ago! We say congrats to you guys because we wouldn’t have kept recording each and every week if you didn’t show up to share with us. I’m glad we’ve found our people, the Trash Elves. We received […]

If you wade into the eBay community forums, you quickly get a sense of overwhelming anger mixed with powerlessness. These buyers choose to rage about problems in their store and feel like the only solution is for a Government investigation of how eBay is purposefully ruining their lives. They are convinced that eBay has a […]

We sell all kinds of items, many of which are practical everyday objects: clothes, tools, etc. But we also find and sell many items that are “collectible”. They have no practical value and are mainly ornamental, historical or make people feel nostalgic. Though we’re frugal and love to live a very minimal life, it is […]

We have always been frugal people. Maybe we learned it from our parents, but I think it has more to do with being offended by inefficiency and waste. Why spend more than we have to? Why buy things we really don’t need? We like to read online blogs and forums where people talk about frugality. […]

When we hit 4000 items, our inventory system has not been able to keep up. Items are spread out on two different properties, in about 4 different buildings. This week we couldn’t find two items. One was eventually spotted and shipped, but the other was never found. Not good. This is why we’re preparing to […]

In our New Years Goals for 2017, a big one is to start scavenging higher dollar items. But this is easier said than done. We went to a fancy auction this week to try out our new strategy. Can we buy items for $50+ that will sell for $200+? This is much different from our […]

In our career of scavenging, nothing is more exciting than finding a Cache. What’s a cache? It’s that huge box of items that you buy for one price at an auction or thrift store. Different caches we’ve found are grocery carts of old pens, boxes of pottery, piles of military clothing, rolls of fabric, buckets […]

This week we had a good meeting with our accountant to discuss hiring an employee and other things we want to do this year for our business. We cannot stress enough how helpful it is to have a knowledgeable person in business on our side. Since we’ve formed a relationship with his small accounting firm, […]