Markitcat's Challange Updates

[markitcat]

Happy New Years to everyone. I found this site back in Sept of 2005. Besides the freebies, this forum is my fav. I had never heard of half.com before coming here. I listed some of my old books there and made $217 in 2005. I have a few books left there and I will start 2006 with the left overs. I have also placed some of them on Amazon.com. I'll use the $20 start up for postage. My plan is to purchase books at flea markets, book sales ect. to continue the challange, and build up a nice little side business. I read a lot, so an added bonus is getting to read the books before I selll them. I also have started to do a few surveys here and there. I will add any money from these to my challange. Surveys for merchandise will just be a bonus. I plan to use profits to build inventory and anything left at end of year will go towards a getaway. Good luck to all my fellow challengers.


Starting balance: $20.

[markitcat]

I got a $15 rebate check in mail today. Sold two books at Amazon. Postage fees $3.26. Will add book sales when it is deposited in my account.


Start $20
+ $15 rebate
- $ 3.26 postage
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$31.74 Total

[markitcat]

Sold 2 more books at Amazon. com today. Shipped one out for $2.68 postage will ship other one tomorrow.

total $31.74
- 2.68 postage
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New
total $29.06

[markitcat]

Mailed the other book today for $1.84 postage, also brought a pack of bubble envelope mailers for $4.47.


Total $29.06
- 1.84 postage
- 4.47 mailer
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New
total $22.75

[markitcat]

Money from last weeks book sales deposited in account.


Total $31.74
+ $50.16 book sales
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$81.90 new total

[markitcat]

Sold 3 more books last nite. Mailed them today postage $6.21. At this rate I'm gonna run out of books before there are any yard sales to buy new ones at. Only 67 days left till spring. Some say that robins are the first sign of spring, but my favorite sign is a yard sale sign.



Total $81.90
- 6.21 postage
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$ $75.69

[Ima saver]

What kind of books do you sell?

[markitcat]

I've been selling off my old books since Sept, but for the challenge I plan to use the rest of the money I make to buy used books at yard sales and library sales to resell. I only have a few left. The books that sell for the most are text books and reference types, so I'll keep my eye out for those when I buy. I sold one text book for $37 and had brought it at a library sale for $1.00. Most of the books sold between $3-$6. The most I'll pay for a book is $1.00 unless it's something I really want to read. The best part is I get to read all I want.

[markitcat]

Sold a book, spent $1.59 on postage.


Total $75.69
- $ 1.59 postage
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$74.10 new total

[Ima saver]

Way to go, Markitcat!

[markitcat]

Sold 3 books over weekend, mailed today $7.17 postage.

Total $74.10
- $7.17
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$66.93 new total

[markitcat]

Amazon.com deposit $17.15.
Sold book spent $1.59 postage.


Total $66.93
+ $17.15 book sales
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$84.08 new total
- $1.59 postage
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$82.49 new total

[markitcat]

I had started writing a childrens book back in August. Five months, and 15 revisions later I am ready to start sending it out to try to get it published. I have sent it to two publishers and have a third ready to send out next time I go to post office. I have had free lance news articles published locally, and one of my poems was published in a national magazine years ago, but this is a giant leap for me. I'm hoping for the best, but will share the good (publication) with the bad (rejection). It will take months to hear back from anyone. I'll continue to send out one or two copies a month to other publishers. Wasn't gonna include this in Challange but my updates are starting to bore me. I hope the suspense of the outcome will make the Challange more intresting.

[markitcat]

Got a $2.00 check in mail from a pharmacy co for a survey or something.


New total $84.49

[markitcat]

Recieved payment of $17.16 from Amazon.com.

Total $82.49
+ $17.16
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$99.65 new total

[markitcat]

I had 4 coupons for 1 free bottle of Suave shampoo. Each bottle was $.96 for a total of 3.8$3.84. I usually smoke two packs of cigarettes a day. My Dr. told me if I couldn't quit right now at least cut down. I have cut down to a pack and a half a day with no great difficulty which saved me $20. this week. Since this would have been money spent if I didn't cut down I'm adding it to my total.

Total $99.65
$20.00 Four less packs of cigs
+ $ 3.84 Free shampoo
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$123.49

[markitcat]

Went to a library sale today. Brought $13. of books at 3/$1.00.
So far I've listed about half of them on Amazon.com.


Total $123.49
- $ 13.00
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$110.49 new total

[markitcat]

Sold a book and sent it out today $2.07 postage paid. Will add payment when it is transferred to my account.


Total $110.49
- $ 2.07
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$108.42 new total

[markitcat]

Sold a book and sent it out today. Spent $1.97 for postage.


Total $108.42
- $ 1.97
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$106.45 New total

[markitcat]

Sold another book and mailed it today. Paid 2.07 postage. Brought bubble mailers at the dollar store. I got 5 packs of two for $5.00.




Total $106.45
- $ 5.00 mailers
- $ 2.07 postage
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$101.38 New Total