Sunday, December 17, 2017

12/17/17 Bi-Monthly Blog

We are pleased to announce that our website is up and running. http://www.simplysandoval.com. Our Web Store still has a couple bugs, but we are working them out with GLETech.com.

We will continue to add new products daily. The process that the multi-channel platform has afforded us is invaluable. We could not be happier.

Goal: Get all platforms performing at the same time. Sales on Amazon, eBay, Etsy, eBid and website each week. The sales aren't the best on all the channels, but something is better than nothing. List, List, List.

We've been carrying inventory around from our previous brick & mortar stores and flea market booths. NOW is the time for it to all be SOLD! Haven't gotten to it. Hope to this coming year.

With the pricing snafu with Amazon on our FBA inventory I opted to bring it all home. I need to contact Amazon and get this all worked out. I have a lot of items to send back in after Jan. 1, 2018.

What we've sold in the last couple weeks:

Amazon -

Baseball Cards - 32

Basketball Cards - 2

Football Cards - 28

Non-Sports Cards - 3

Salt & Pepper Shakers - 1

Toys & Games - 1

Wrestling Cards - 2 


eBay -

Baseball Cards - 1

Movies - 1

Novelties - 1

Sports Pendant - 1

Wrestling Cards - 1

Etsy -





eBid -

Website -


My thoughts on our recent sales:
  1. As always, if you don't list it you can't sell it. 
  2. All years of trading cards sell, even the mass produced years. Shown by my recent sales. Mostly on Amazon.  
  3. Sales were not all that I was hoping for this week, but some is better than none.
  4.  Have to add more items to Etsy - Still working on this
  5. Bringing home all the FBA returns has drastically changed a number of sales we have on Amazon. Not the brightest thing I could have done. 
What did Simply Sandoval list in the last couple weeks? 
  1. Lots of Baseball
  2. Some Non-Sports
We've been adding slowly. It has been super cold here in Northern CA and this is not normal. We really haven't been working since Thanksgiving. With the new year coming we have to start listing more to accomplish our goals. 

Have you visited our website lately? Everything Simply Sandoval all under one roof. All our listings on Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and eBid altogether.

This is what we use for our business:

I recently bought the turbo 450 printer and it works great. I've used the twin turbo for years with no problems. 
     
We use both of these labels all the time.
Labels:
Mailers:
Packing Tape:
Scotch Tape:
I get Scotch Tape at the local Dollar Tree in 2 packs for $1

Other Cleaners:

Goo Be Gone, Brasso and Magic Erasers - All bought at the local Wal-Mart
For those pesky old price stickers we use Magic Erasers and Scotty Peelers.

Shoe Cleaners, polishes, and sprays:
We buy all this at the local Wal-Mart. 
All-Purpose Cleaner: 
              
This is an excellent cleaner for built up grime, grease, yellowing from cigarette smoke and the like. We used this in the house we moved into. The previous owner smoked in the house. The walls were yellow and the custom cabinets were caked with grease and cigarette smoke. The little garage was used as an extra pantry. The canned goods exploded in the heat and then stuck to the shelves in 1/4" to 1/2" inch think dried up molasses looking spills. We spread it on and we were able to take a putty knife to it about 10 minutes later. This is just an awesome cleaner. 

When I use other items I will gladly add them to my recommendations.

Monday, December 4, 2017

12/03/17 Weekly Post A Little Late

http://www.simplysandoval.com is our website. Our Web Store will be finished up soon. Working with GLETech.com to get it up and running. Tying up some loose ends and it will be up and running.

We will continue to add new products daily. The process that the multi-channel platform has afforded us is invaluable. We could not be happier.

Goal: Get all platforms performing at the same time. Sales on Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and eBid each week. The sales aren't the best on all the channels, but something is better than nothing. List, List, List.

We've been carrying inventory around from our previous brick & mortar stores and flea market booths. NOW is the time for it to all be SOLD!

Finally, all the Amazon returns have been sorted and now being housed. Glad that is finished. Have to push items to FBA for Q4. Ready, Set, GOOO!

What we've sold this week:

Amazon -

White Mountain Puzzles Way Up North - 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
2015 BOWMAN #V94 COLIN KAEPERNICK
2015 Yu-Gi-Oh Secrets of Eternity 1st Edition SECE-EN055 Constellar Twinkle
2017 Topps Series 2 #520 Andrelton Simmons Los Angeles Angels Baseball Card
2017 Topps WWE NXT Bronze #27 Ruby Riot NM-MT
2016-17 Panini Excalibur #56 Kevin Durant Golden State Warriors
Victor Borge 6-DVD Set: The Early Years / Then & Now / Then & Now 3 / Comedy & ...
2017 Score #126 Michael Crabtree Oakland Raiders Football Card
2017 Topps #341A Alex Bregman RC
2017 Score Rookies #390 Haason Reddick NM-MT RC Rookie
1991-92 FLEER #211 MICHAEL JORDAN AS
1991-92 FLEER #29 MICHAEL JORDAN
2017 Score #126 Michael Crabtree Oakland Raiders Football Card
Ukulele For Kids #1 [DVD] [2004]
1990 Donruss #157 Rick Sutcliffe
1993 Fleer Atlantic #14 Don Mattingly
2017 Score Color Rush #20 Antonio Brown NM-MT Steelers
2017 Score #318 Hunter Henry Los Angeles Chargers Football Card
2017 Topps NXT #46 Finn Bálor
2017 Score Color Rush #9 Julio Jones NM-MT Falcons
2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks School Colors #5 JuJu Smith-Schuster
2016-17 Panini Excalibur Jousting Left #23 Oscar Robertson NM-MT Bucks
2017 Score #116 Le'Veon Bell Pittsburgh Steelers Football Card
Baseball MLB 2015 Topps #78 Yordano Ventura NM-MT Royals
2016 Opening Day #104 Manny Machado NM-MT Orioles
2016 Topps The Greatest Streaks #GS10 Lou Gehrig
2017 Score Rookies #427 Dalvin Cook NM-MT RC Rookie
2006 Upper Deck #113 Tom Brady
2017 Topps Fire #3 Matt Olson Oakland Athletics Rookie Baseball Card
2017 Score #124 Cole Beasley Dallas Cowboys Football Card2017 Topps Chrome #112 Carlos Correa Houston Astros Baseball Card
eBay -

Wonder Bread Sandwich Container Holder New

MICHAEL JORDAN Upper Deck Commemorative COIN 23 MJ NBA Basketball

2017 Topps Update Heroes of Autumn #HA-10 Reggie Jackson NM-MT Yankees
2017 Topps Fire Gold Mint #180 Nolan Ryan NM-MT Astros
2017 Topps Fire Green #62 Aaron Judge NM-MT RC Rookie 107/199 Yankees

Etsy -

Stretchrite 3/8 Inch X 6 Yards White Non-Roll Woven Polyester Elastic No. 82

eBid -

Website -
Coming soon

My thoughts on our recent sales:
  1. As always, if you don't list it you can't sell it. 
  2. All years of trading cards sell, even the mass produced years. Shown by my recent sales. Mostly on Amazon.  
  3. Sales were not all that I was hoping for this week, but some is better than none.
  4.  Have to add more items to Etsy.
  5. Bringing home all the FBA returns has drastically changed a number of sales we have on Amazon. Have to get to sending more in. Gotta do it! Q4!
Here's the to-do list for this week:
  1. Check for orders. Get orders shipped out.
  2. Check for yard/garage/estate sales - out of season
  3. Social Media Marketing
  4. Add cards to CP (control panel)
  5. Add non card items to CP (control panel)
  6. Take Pictures/Scans
  7. Catch up on/Watch YouTube videos
  8. Make sure everything in the control panel is in the correct categories
What did Simply Sandoval list this week? 
  1. Added Misc. 2015 Baseball Singles
  2. Added 2016 Topps Update and Gypsy Queen
  3. List and categorize anything that has a category with nothing in it
  4. Worked with GLETech to get the website up and running
  5. Added misc. NFL cards
  6. Added more MLB cards
  7. Added some books
  8. Added some beads and beading supplies
Have you visited our website lately? Everything Simply Sandoval all under one roof. All our listings on Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and eBid altogether.

This is what we use for our business:

I just bought the turbo 450 printer and it works great. I've used the twin turbo for years with no problems. 
     
We use both of these labels all the time.
Labels:
Mailers:
Packing Tape:
Scotch Tape:
I get Scotch Tape at the local Dollar Tree in 2 packs for $1

Other Cleaners:

Goo Be Gone, Brasso and Magic Erasers - All bought at the local Wal-Mart
For those pesky old price stickers we use Magic Erasers and Scotty Peelers.

Shoe Cleaners, polishes, and sprays:
We buy all this at the local Wal-Mart. 
All-Purpose Cleaner: 
              
This is an excellent cleaner for built up grime, grease, yellowing from cigarette smoke and the like. We used this in the house we moved into. The previous owner smoked in the house. The walls were yellow and the custom cabinets were caked with grease and cigarette smoke. The little garage was used as an extra pantry. The canned goods exploded in the heat and then stuck to the shelves in 1/4" to 1/2" inch think dried up molasses looking spills. We spread it on and we were able to take a putty knife to it about 10 minutes later. This is just an awesome cleaner. 

When I use other items I will gladly add them to my recommendations.