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 -

Round, Split Key Ring 20 mm x 17mm 10 pcs. 

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:

 6 Rolls of 500 1x2.125 Dymo Compatible 30336 Address Mailing Labels

4 Rolls 99019 PayPal Postage 1-part Dymo Compt Labels, 2-5/16x7.5, 150 p/r

Mailers:

#0000 4x6 "EcoSwift" Small Poly Bubble Mailer Padded Envelope Bags 4 x 6

#0 6x10 "EcoSwift" Poly Bubble Mailers Padded Envelope Bags 6" x 10"

Packing Tape:

6 ROLLS Carton Box Sealing Packaging Packing Tape 2.0mil 2" x 110 yards (330 ft)

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.

07/30/17 Weekly Blog

All the 2017 Topps Series 2 Baseball Trading Cards are listed on eBay.

http://www.simplysandoval.com is our website, Things are always changing and new products being added. Check back often.

Blogs are now weekly. This will work better for our family. We will be doing some traveling before school starts.Haven't done too bad for this week. We had sales on Amazon, eBay, and Etsy. The wife came up with a new idea for something handcrafted to add to our Etsy store.

What we've sold this week:

Amazon -

2016 TOPPS UPDATE #US144 GIANCARLO STANTON HRD 2016 TOPPS ARCHIVES 65TH ANNIVERSARY #A65JB JOHNNY  Great White! (Card Game) [Cards] [2006] Elaine de Man; Les Hata 2016 TOPPS ALLEN AND GINTER #178 DAVID ROBERTSON Watergate Plus 30: Shadow of History [VHS Tape] [2003] 2014 Topps Update #US164A Joe Kelly 2008 UPPER DECK FIRST EDITION #377 TORII HUNTER 2016 DONRUSS #154 TODD GURLEY II 2003 Fleer Tradition #226 Brad Penny 2015 Topps Highlight of the Year #H57 Edgar Martinez 1991 CONLON TSN #9 WALTER JOHNSON HOF 1996 TOPPS #383 ERIK HANSON

eBay -

1. A-Shirts Size 6-8 Small White Tanks FRUIT OF THE LOOM Boys 5 Pack New & Sealed
2. Wizards Of The Coast Puzzle Fantasy Series Flint The King Clyde Caldwell Sealed 

Etsy -

SOLD OUT

Round, Split Key Ring 21 mm (13/16") 20 pcs.

Local - Mercari, Letgo, Mile 5, Offer Up -

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. 

Here's the to-do list for today:

1. Check for orders. Get orders shipped out.
2. Check for yard/garage/estate sales
3. Social Media Marketing
4. Get shipment ready to send to FBA
5. Add (100) trading cards via spreadsheet to Amazon
6. Add items to Inventory Lab #FeedTheBeast
7. Add replens to Inventory Lab #FeedTheBeast
8. Take Pictures/Scans
9. Add (10) MF Listings to Amazon
10. List (10) items on eBay
11. Add (10) listings to Etsy
12. Add (10) items/listings to our website, database
13. Add cards to Kronozio - strictly a trading card site
14. Watch YouTube videos

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

I don't always finish my list of things to do for the day. Family always comes first.

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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:

 6 Rolls of 500 1x2.125 Dymo Compatible 30336 Address Mailing Labels

4 Rolls 99019 PayPal Postage 1-part Dymo Compt Labels, 2-5/16x7.5, 150 p/r

Mailers:

#0000 4x6 "EcoSwift" Small Poly Bubble Mailer Padded Envelope Bags 4 x 6

#0 6x10 "EcoSwift" Poly Bubble Mailers Padded Envelope Bags 6" x 10"

Packing Tape:

6 ROLLS Carton Box Sealing Packaging Packing Tape 2.0mil 2" x 110 yards (330 ft)

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.