How Pop Culture collectibles can increase your Online Auction profits

With the increasingly competitive environment for products to sell in the online auction arena, sellers are getting more creative as to the items they purchase for re-sale.

While some of the Dutch Auction items that are frequently sold on eBay will Supermarket Frame always maintain their commodity status and always sell well, Pop Culture collectibles will usually generate a higher profit-per-item simply because of a combination of two forces.

Scarcity and Desirability.

Pop Culture collectibles can run the gamut from a special early edition pair of Levis to a rare Coca Cola collectible.

However, when I discuss Pop Culture items in this article, I will limit the definition to only the types of collectibles that I’ve managed to have any experience with and that would be T.V., Movie and Toy collectibles.

Obviously, the category of Pop Culture collectibles is much bigger than this limited definition, but in the interests of keeping this a knowledgeable article, I will focus on the limited definition here.

One of my first experiences with Pop Culture collectibles was with a box of unused "The Fonz" posters that I found at an antiques swap meet a few years ago.

I came across this box at a seller’s stand. It had one poster taped to the outside of the box and the price tag on the box said $5 each.

I asked the seller "How much are the posters?", not ever assuming that the price on the box was the current price.

The seller replied with "Three bucks each."

Being new to eBay and wanting to experiment, I counted the posters, which were still in shrink wrap material. There were 25 posters in the box. The box looked like it had been loaded and unloaded too many times, but the posters were in perfect condition.

So I asked the seller, "How much for the whole box?"

He asked, "How many are there?"

I told him, "25".

He said, "How about $40 for the box?"

I said, "O.K.", and handed him $40.

I posted an auction for one of the Fonz posters that week. It was a large photo of "The Fonz for Prez", sort of a campaign poster with Fonzie in his traditional Leather jacket, thumbs up and a "Sit on it" button on his jacket.

The auction was set to close on a Sunday, and when I checked it on Friday, it was up to $22 !

I was shocked and happy at the same time.

On Sunday, I took my family out to dinner and got home to see that the auction had closed at an astonishing $42.50 !

That experience was the one that cemented me in the area of Pop Culture collectibles!

I continued to sell the Fonz posters, one at a time (so as not to "flood the market") at prices from the $42.50 high to a low of $12.50.

My estimate for gross sales is somewhere around $450 for that box of posters.

This type of profit exists in the area of Pop Culture collectibles, but it does take some guts to seek out and "gamble" on these types of deals.

I had no idea what the posters were worth when I purchased them, but I had a good hunch, which proved to be correct.

Other Pop Culture deals I’ve made, most found at antique swap meets:

M.A.S.H. action figures - purchased a box of 28 of them for $50, sold them individually for between $9.00 and $15.50

Star Wars Figures - purchased a box of special limited edition figures for $120 at a regular swap meet, sold the box to a Star Wars dealer for $2,100.

Evel Knievel figure, mint in box, purchased for $10, sold for $115.

Alien 3 movie theater poster (massive, about 4? tall by 12? wide), found at a yard sale for $10, sold on eBay for $50.

Bionic Woman action figure, mint in box, purchased for $30, sold for $85.

In each of these cases, I had no idea what the value was, I just went with my gut. But the fact that they were Pop Culture collectibles made it much easier to take that chance and buy the items.

Another solution many sellers use is to have their spouse at home, ready at the computer to do price research on unknown items!

Armed with a cell phone and a significant other at home doing research, your results will be less of a risk and more fun, too!

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Everybody knows that the kitchen is the most important room in the house. It’s warm, friendly, and dark! At least our kitchen cabinets, finished in dark oak, seemed to soak up light like the inside of a cave. Even extra bright bulbs in the hanging lamp and florescents under the cabinets failed to cheer up the room. The answer struck me like a holy revelation: just have the cabinets professionally painted!

Yeah, right! Who has $1200.00 for cabinet refinishing? I decided to pay myself. The material cost remained under $100.00 and needed no special tools. First I removed all the doors and hinges. An electric drill with a Philips bit takes most of the work out of this chore. Wash down the surfaces with an all-purpose cleaner/degreaser to remove any oil or polish. The color we decided on boiled down to a pale beige with a touch of even paler lemon- yellow in the low areas - sort of a reverse antiquing. The effect simulated a limed oak with pearly highlights.

On a comedy note, one winter day after the first snowfall, our cat, Schatzie, looked out of the kitchen window and saw coming toward her two burly strangers carrying large snow shovels. Frightened, she shot across the room, opened the lower cabinet door under the sink and disappeared behind it in seconds! What a scaredey cat.

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The antiquing is the fun part. Cover about two square feet (one side of one door) with the lighter graining paint. Use rubber gloves and a small piece of toweling to wipe the graining paint partially off the surface while the paint is still wet. A squiggley motion imparts a wood-grain effect. Keep the motion of the cloth moving with the grain. The final coat of clear acrylic paint produces a pearly, hard surface that is surprisingly impervious to hard cleaning. Use the same hinges, but a new set of handles will put the finishing touch on your new kitchen cabinets.

The next morning your kitchen will glow with a new light, multiplying on the sunny ice cream colors like new-born snow.

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3) Color and style: While not important to the function of the bathtub, the right color and style of the tub will make your bathroom look that much more inviting. Bathtubs are available in the standard colors of cream and white, but you can also get different colors such as blue, brown, maroon, green, and pink so as to match your d?cor. Shapes in bathtubs include the standard rectangle, as well as others such as heart shaped, oval, round, corner style etc.

4) Tub Material: The material which the tub is made of is also an important criterion when choosing a tub. According to their materials, tubs are classified as acrylic tubs, porcelain tubs, cast iron tubs, fiberglass, marble, and wood. While a fiberglass tub can be very cost effective, it may not be as durable as porcelain or an acrylic tub. A cast iron tub can last you for years but is quite expensive. Marble and wooden tubs can look very attractive but are very high maintenance and will not last you for very long. Thus, your choice of tub material will depend on your budget, your frequency of use, Acrylic Sign Holders suppliers ease of maintenance of the tub, and its durability.

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But in this regard, the property of agricultural products processing enterprises already one step ahead. Foreign Economic and Trade Commission was informed that the reporter from the city, following the Tsingtao Brewery, contact contact the melon seeds, Lao Ganma seasonings and other brands into the mainland to Taiwan early this month, from the town of Fuling mustard city’s "La Meizi mustard" also unveiled the supermarket stores in Taiwan, be adorned with their high quality goods from Taiwan.

An Additional 100 Tons of Orders For Taiwan

"The market was well received, we intend to month, orders for an additional 100 tons of mustard." Anxiously waiting for nearly a month later, yesterday, Fuling La Meizi Group Managing Director 10000 Shaobi received feedback from Taiwan businessmen call.

Telephone, Taiwan businessmen have brought a good news, as the mainland into Taiwan’s first mustard brand, crisp, refreshing Chongqing mustard, stores in Taiwan since early this month’s "appearance shows" widely acclaimed, well received by Taiwanese welcome. Shelves less than two weeks, the first batch of 100 tons of mustard into the station, in Taiwan’s large supermarket chains RT-Distribution of more than 20 stores have been in short supply, and some replenishment of the stores has already begun. As the delivery cycle is long, customers have the next batch of shipments in the formulation of the time, the next will appear in Taiwan, Trust-Mart, Wal-Mart, Carrefour supermarket chain in succession of more than 200 shelves.

Displayed samples were looted

In fact, as early as seven or eight years ago, Fuling mustard already sold in Taiwan. Only because of Taiwan’s Mainland, a high threshold for access of agricultural products, after sales to Taiwan are semi-mustard raw materials, price per ton of hair just over 1000 U.S. dollars.

Foreign Economic and Trade Committee in the city, organized by La Meizi in June this year, held in Taipei to participate in the third cross-strait Food Show. "First ice-breaking trip to taste the sweetness." Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Commission, said the exhibition is organized delegations to visit the city for the first time shows, more than 50 flavors of Fuling mustard was the first day of the show try to eat a blank. Through visits to the Taiwan market, and Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Commission found that, after the sale of Fuling mustard in Taiwan, by the local manufacturers Naqu preserved after processing, most of them sold in the market in bulk form, only a small part of the processing into bags, and then paste Japanese or South Korean brands on the shelves, due to differences in the areas of processing technology, these mustard in color, smell, taste, etc. with the crisp, refreshing taste of a far cry from the traditional, but the value has increased nearly 10 times, finished pickled mustard tuber per t sold more than 10,000 U.S. dollars.

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Goods usher in big business in Chongqing

For the Fuling mustard so popular these days in Taiwan, has been responsible for agricultural products to Taiwan Investment to work outside the city Director of Economic Commission of agricultural textile should be built not surprised. Should be built, said the visit by Taiwan’s market, the people of Taiwan to the Mainland very favorite local specialty products, including Chongqing, mustard, hot pot at the end of material, fragrant sauce, peach films and so on. Chongqing commodities as long as the energy and Taiwanese goods have to differentiate, or be able to have absolute cost advantages, "to enter Taiwan," there will be tremendous business opportunities, for example, and La Meizi Hechuan peach halves with exhibitors and meal suffer spices.

Prior to Taiwan’s agricultural areas have yet to open to imports of agricultural products on the Mainland inspection and quarantine standards of regulation and strict. However, the Taiwan Strait have the issue of inspection and quarantine clearance consultation, is expected to the year 2009 is expected to sign "cross-strait agricultural quarantine inspection agreement" will help cross-strait trade in agricultural products and food in and out of the smooth development.

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Packaging is not just meant for marketing

Well, we are all influenced by the package of the food product, which is an added advantage for the food product manufacturers who choose trendy packing rather than concentrating on safe packing. Food safety and protection concentrate more on the packaging so that healthy food is provided to the consumers.

Here are 5 important things to know about food packaging

A large number of factors are taken into consideration by the Packing machine manufacturers while designing the food packaging. It should be appealing to the target audience and it should also abide by the safety rules and regulations.

Branding

While designing the packaging, the brand identity is considered. The packets should have the company name, logo, follow a color scheme, design layout, and other basic parameters to protect the food and the brand identity.

Clarity and relevance of the product

The attention span of customers is too short and eye-catching packaging is a huge hit. Packets overloaded with too much of texts, images are not welcoming, and the potential consumers will quickly lose interest. Choosing the right color of text and font is very crucial while designing a great package.

Function of the packets

While concentrating on the information and style of the packets, Packaging machinery manufacturers should also concentrate on the functionality of the packaging. It should protect the food item by keeping it fresh all long and it should also sit on the racks without any problems. When it comes to the retail or wholesale store, the packets should be easy to handle and have high quality. An expert packaging company would be able to design the perfect one.

Convenient

Most of the manufacturers give priority for the sales and ignore the importance of packages. As people get busier, they have less time to repack and prepare the food items. The food packages play a vital role when it comes to convenience. It must be easy to use and easy to store. Microwavable packages and easily disposable containers are the recent trends.

Transparent packaging

People love to see what is inside the package. Customers do not get a chance to taste the food packages unless they open and test them. Most of the customers would love to see what’s inside the package and hence transparent packaging is suitable. Including a picture of the food item is also a good idea so that they actually see the food.

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Medical professionals and health care experts always tell us to hydrate and that is to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. Most of us are all on the go whether at school or at work and even at home. Most people today are always on the move here and there so it’s easy for us to not drink the recommended amount of water daily. That is why most people carry water bottles with them so that they can quench their thirst even while waiting in line at the bank or at the supermarket or just sitting in the office. Today, water bottles not only come in trendy designs and cool utility functions, they are also made to be eco-friendly. Eco-friendly sports bottles are increasingly becoming popular as they are reliable, durable and Data strip Suppliers green compared to plastic water bottles.

Some of the most trusted brands in eco-friendly sports bottles is Nalgene. Nalgene is a US made, reasonably priced sport bottle that is ever popular among sportsmen women, as well as among office workers and soccer moms. Nalgene has a new line of sports bottles that are BPA free. Among the bottles, the Tritan Wide-Mouth Everyday bottle is the hottest selling in the line and it can hold enough water to keep you hydrated on a coast-to-coast flight or for a full day at the office. The mouth of the bottle is large enough to accommodate ice cubes and Nalgene sells a variety of accessories such as pop-up sports cap. The bottle retails are $11.50.

Another innovative design in sports bottles that are environmentally friendly are the Camelbak Better bottles. These bottles are designed to not spill thanks to its "flip, bite-n-sip" design, even when the flip lock is left open. These types of bottles are ideal for situations where there is a lot of movement such as driving or drinking while on the move. The Camelbak is also made with BPA free plastic and has a sporty design which comes with a bottle-top loop that can be clipped with a carabiner to a backpack. Consumers have a choice in colors and patterns such as argyle and hounds tooth for a more urban feel. This bottle retails for $11 to $15 depending on its liter.

Some companies have taken the humble sports bottle to a whole new level by incorporating hip designs and cool extra features and the Sigg Traveler takes the cup. Sigg, is considered hip as it is the popular choice among celebrities and eco-stars such as the Dave Matthews Band. Sigg is from a Swiss company and they have been in the business of making lightweight, recycled-aluminum bottles for a hundred years. The Sigg is lightweight and has a coating that prevents aluminum from secreting the contents. Up to its name, the Sigg Traveler is uber- trendy and lightweight and comes two sizes and a variety colors. The designs range from classic to simple steel. Unlike the Nalgene Tritan Wide Mouth, the Sigg Traveller has a small opening that cant fit in ice cubes but is great for warm beverages as the sports bottle is metal. Sigg offers a carrying pouch and even a new hot-beverage Sigg as well as a specially designed brush and cleaning tablets for cleaning. The price retails at $21.99 (0.6 liter); $24.99 (1 liter).

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​I was walking down the aisle of a large supermarket when I heard a mother hissing to her crying child, “Good for nothing! Nothing! You better stop this now or I will leave you with the police man”. Not that I am angel when it comes to being a parent to my kids. Sometimes, I falter too and I will yell and shout and throw a massive, scary temper and my kids would cower in fright thinking that their mom was going crazy. Hey, I am human, amn’t I?

But I would never call my kids stupid or good for nothing.

For one thing, I sincerely believe that education is important – but it’s not everything. We, as parents, have to carry this grave responsibility of providing our children with education. Not only do we have to fund it, we have to ensure that they learn whatever they can learn from the education system so that they can benefit from it later on in life. Knowledge is a funnel. A funnel whereby information can flow into and train a mind to think and react in a certain knowledgeable way. It’s important.

But frankly, I don’t think it’s everything.

Listening to their cues

What’s more important to us, parents, is the listening skill, not directing or bossing skill. We need to learn how to take cues from our kids, open up gates and doors and let them explore and watch them. Watch how they are taking in the vast opportunities that are being presented to them. Do they like it? Are they interested? Is this their calling? Is this their gift? This is what goes through my mind whenever I introduce something new to my kids. We, parents, should not try to force something…ANYTHING…on to our kids.

As much as I hate being forced to do something (I quit the banking world for a reason, didn’t I?), I won’t force my kids to do something that they don’t like. Of course, there are things that they HAVE to do (like homework, cleaning up, showering, good manners…etc), I also have to bear the responsibility of ensuring that they are well disciplined and yet free to explore the world. But in other respects non-related to their safety and general well-being, force is not my style.

Even the worst kid in school can do well

I believe we all know of geniuses who have made it far beyond our human comprehension. People who we, today, claim as geniuses were called ‘buffoons’ in their early days. Let’s take Albert Einstein as an example. His teacher thought he was a complete loser and yet today, the world think and knows FOR A FACT that he is and was a genius. Even in death, he made a difference not only in his own life…but to the rest of the world too.

While we should not expect our child to be Einstein or paint like Da Vinci, we should always be on a lookout for their gift.

The gift…everyone has one

Everyone has a gift, God is fair. One person may fare well in math while the other did terribly. But if you look close enough, you’ll see that the second child who can’t count for nuts can paint like no one else! No one is born without a gift, which is what I believe. Some people have multiple gifts and are multi-talented in nature but no Pop Stands Manufacturers one in this world is without one.

Parents should set out to find out the gift of their child. It could be anything! ANYTHING! Like Don who loves cleaning out closets and is meticulous in arranging stuff – he’s a good accountant today. Like Gina who loves to play in the playground instead of doing her homework – she’s one of the most popular kids’ football team coaches in her country today. And Simon who was so weak in math that his mother almost told him to leave the house and never come back – he’s a professor in Philosophy today.

Think about it

No one is good for nothing. Even trees or worms are good for something. Trees give us oxygen and some serve as food. Worms digs holes in the ground and helps trees grow. Even bacteria are good at something. Bacteria can actually benefit our health. What about mud? Think mud pack? Everything is good for something….why not your child? Your job, as a parent, is to find that ‘good’, find that talent. And perhaps, maybe it’s got nothing to do with education.

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