Comments on: When thrift store shopping, shop for “keywords.”

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:35:40 +0000

Fantastic!

I also hate to measure and did not sell clothing for many years for that reason. I have it down to a science now however and it’s not so bad.

By: Serena

Serena — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:27:12 +0000

Great tip, Brigitte! I haven’t sold a lot of used clothing from thrift stores, but when I get a chance, I’ll look through some of the clothing racks for brand names or designers, and that has worked out better than some vintage, no-name items, regardless of how well-made the item is. I guess I haven’t spent as much time looking for clothing because I don’t like taking all the measurements!

BTW. I find that for other items, sometimes generic keywords will still lead to a great sale. For instance, recently, I sold a ceramic cat figurine for over $50. There were no maker’s marks or anything on this kitty. The only thing that stood out about it was that it was really rustic looking, as if it had been handcrafted. I didn’t even use the word, “handcrafted” in my title, yet there was a bidding war on it! You just never know :0)

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:47:30 +0000

Good tip Linda!

By: Linda G

Linda G — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:20:00 +0000

I keep an address book in my purse (the kind with the alphabet tabs) that I have entered key words and brands to look for in.
I sell in a verity of categories so I list like items at the same time. This week I might work on toys, next week might be men’s shoes.
Before thrift shopping I’ll check eBay Pulse to see if anything new has been added.
http://pulse.ebay.com