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I love shopping, but so often I just store my newly purchased treasures in a closet and forget about them. I guess you could call me a hoarder (in a milder since). I have lots of cloths that I no longer ware. Most are things I wore to work, but now that I am retired I no longer ware them. After sorting through everything, and donating them to good will, or giving things away, I decided to sell the new or gently used items on eBay. I also decided to clean out my cupboards/closets and sell my vintage items, antiques, shoes, house hold items, etc..etc.. One day a friend of mine suggested I sell my things on eBay. After giving it some thought I decided to try it. I retired over a year ago and had nothing to do, so I posted a few items on eBay and WAM! I sold an item!! I was so excited.... Even though, it was only a cute sundress that I never wore, I sold it for $5.00. I thought...hummm....this could be a fun way to get rid of my STUFF instead of tossing in a crowded closet. Well, it's been over a year and I think I have made a few dollars...lololo. I sell everything very low because I know people are on eBay to look for a bargain, and because my customers usually pay for postage which can run quit high for some items; especially if I am mailing outside the US. It's fun chatting with people all over the world (via email). I chatted with a man from Hong Kong who bought my Konica camera and five lenses for $450. It was very exciting because I listed it for $200. He was such a nice customer and I loved that parts of his emails were written in his language. I also sold to a few people in the UK. One gal bought my vintage purple velvet dress, which I wore a few times after my son was born 40 years ago. She owed a vintage shop and resold it. After she received the dress I received an email stating how much she really LOVED it. How exciting! Sometimes it makes me a bit nervous though, because I worry that their purchase might get lost or broken. I do not insure their purchase, but some buyers will request that I insure it and they will pay the extra charge. I always purchase a confirmation so that both the customer and I can know when and where the item was delivered. I have lots of paintings, antiques, vintage items, sporting stuff, toys, beanie babies, and so on and so on. I think we ALL have too much STUFF and would love to sell it. Well, this is my blog telling you that you can do it too. I think this has now become a hobby of mine. I had my own calling cards printed recently, and I also posted a magnet advertisement on my car so that others would see my eBay post. I add 50 bids at the 1st of each month and relist them if they don’t sell. There may be times when I don’t have anything posted because I run out of my freebee listings. But, I make up for it the beginning of each month. I have so much to list, but, unfortunately I can't post everything at once (it's either too expensive or time consuming). But, I will post everything eventually. I hope you will visit my eBay. It will not cost you anything to browse, unless you shop...lol Follow the directions below to get on my eBay. I also hope you will join my post by writing a comment and also by following me. I value your comments! Have a Blessed Day.

*If you do not have an ebay account but you are interested in an item, contact me. I will be updating the "marjes closet" page from time to time so please check it out regularly!

Click on my "Calling Card" at the right top of this page to see my items, or to order.

These pictures are just a few of my posted items on eBay for the month of May, 2012

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If the item shows that it has ended my only mean that the item has expired on the eBay site, but may still be up for sale.