@PanchaMaestro What you and TSI recommended is pretty much what I do: I put 8 to 10 items up at a time, set the Buy it Now at a competitive price, and then put another round up when I get down to 2 or 3 left. I used to be pretty diligent about keeping my collection pruned, but then eBay started processing their own payments and sending out 1099’s for $600 or more in annual sales. That’s a lot of personal information in one place, and it spooked me a bit.
I also found that it helps to prepackage everything over the weekend before putting the listings up so that I have exact package dimensions and weight. Then, like you said, I just have to stop by the post office on the way to work in the morning…and hope the package drop isn’t jammed. 😀
Once I get in a groove, I’m usually fine. Getting started is always the hard part.
Wow. You prepackage? You're ahead of me. The 1099 thing keeps getting delayed; caps raised; pushed back etc. I have an Excel spreadsheet where I record the shipping, cost of goods (incl tax) and income. Let it figure out my profit (who are we kidding its always a loss) just in case they ever come to a conclusion with their 1099 shenanigans. Isn't too hard. The processed eBay payments isn't really all that different from going thru Paypal.
The sad part of my purges is realizing I don't miss any of the figures. Maybe I wouldn't have sold my Hot Toys John Rambo in his M65 jacket, but that's about it. Some sell-offs were even a blessing, like parting with my Sota SF collection a year before Jada showing their figures. Oh and I can now comfortably lay on the floor in my toy room and make snow angel motions without worrying about knocking something over.
The sad part of my purges is realizing I don't miss any of the figures. Maybe I wouldn't have sold my Hot Toys John Rambo in his M65 jacket, but that's about it. Some sell-offs were even a blessing, like parting with my Sota SF collection a year before Jada showing their figures. Oh and I can now comfortably lay on the floor in my toy room and make snow angel motions without worrying about knocking something over.
This has been one of the unexpected upsides to it for me. I go back and forth in the leadup to offloading them; it's a big to-do with myself on whether or not I really should get rid of it, I tell myself that I'll regret it, etc. Rarely, if ever, have I regretted it after doing so. Most of what I miss are things I either had to sell when my family was poor and needed money back in the day, or just stuff that's in storage now that I'd really like to display.
It's a strange feeling, because for the most part, I did want the figure to begin with. I have my fair share of impulse buys, sure, but even those I usually end up liking. I always told myself that me having such trouble letting it go must mean that I really do want it, but when I'm able to power through that desire and let it go, I almost never regret it. Maybe because I realize that, now being an adult, I can always just go and rebuy the thing if I somehow decide I can't live without it, or that the likelihood of it being remade better is pretty good. But most of the time I just end up feeling silly I made such a big deal out of it to begin with.
Having ADHD, I really am an "out of sight, out of mind" person, in both good and bad ways. But freeing up space has allowed me to love my current collection even more. I've discovered new favorites/hidden gems, and it's only upped my appreciation for the pieces I already loved, since there's not as much clutter around it.
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