Visit my closet today and receive:

• .99 shipping thanks to Poshmark
• Free gift with any $25 purchase
• 2 Free gifts with $100 purchase
• Great big discounts on every offer
• Quick shipping- same or next day
• Good communication

I have had good sales this week.  This is a thrill for me.  The top item was a purse that sold for $139!  I was selling for a friend who really needs the money.  That makes me happy.

This whole business is fun.  Here's why:

• I have fun!
• It brings me joy when people are happy with their item/s.
• I am getting things to people and they are saving money!
• I am helping my friends earn a little bit more money.  I now have 5 people giving me things to sell for them.  I've not had to buy much myself lately.
• Poshmark makes it so easy to do.
• I can put as much into it as I wish and all from the comfort of my home.

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

My closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/leprof_74?sort_by=added_desc&all_size=true&my_size=false 

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

.99 Shipping!

I am thrilled that Poshmark decided to offer .99 shipping!

So, hopefully, my sales will increase.  I have so much inventory that I'm making offers up 85% off. It's insane!

Insane,  yes, but necessary. When my inventory is taking over my house, then I have to lower my prices and some of my expectations for how much I may get for some items.

Recently, I sold a Wilson leather jacket for only $20!

If it's a bundle, buyers save even more. 

Come visit my closet and get a great deal and .99 shipping while the offer lasts.

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy. I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps. Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

My closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/leprof_74?sort_by=added_desc&all_size=true&my_size=false 

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

 Help! My inventory is way over the top!

Huge discounts on entire closet!

I've been a bit lazy lately. Ive not had the gumpton to get up and do something.  Anything really. But, this past weekend I had a great time with my grandsons. Trunk or treat then just hanging out the next day. They were the boy and dragon from "How to train your dragon" So cute!

That sort of sparked some energy. Then, dr appts and getting bloodwork done this week slowed me down again.

I wish I could solve all problems by winning the powerball jackpot but that is not likely to happen.

So, time to get selling and at least earn my coffee money.  The best way to do that for me is to take pix, add to closet, and share,share,share.

Ive been giving really excellent discounts: 50% and more! Free gift with any $25 purchase too!

Come take advantage of my urgent need to clear out inventory and save on every item in my closet!

Let's do this!

Or, would you like to make money on Poshmark too? 

It's easy. I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps. Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

My closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/leprof_74?sort_by=added_desc&all_size=true&my_size=false 

I hope you visit soon.  

 

Time to Save!  Lowest prices ever in my Poshmark closet! 

That's right and here is why!  

I have too much stuff.  Five friends usually give me things to sell and this month four of them gave me more than I can handle.

I AM OUT OF ROOM!

I took over my son's  bedroom which had been empty for a long time. I set it up to house my inventory. Both closets, two racks and several containers have filled it up. Then, in my pink room, i filled the closet with skirts and pants. And a box of skorts.  And, in my bedroom closet, I put all the gowns, Sequined items and a few other things.

I have 4 bags of stuff at my mother's house!

I love sourcing but with all my friends have given me, I can't get more.

So, I must sell things but can't let them go for nothing. 

I absolutely can't do a live show so I rely on sharing, this blog, and adding ads to Pinterest and Instagram.

For readers of my blog, I will go as low as possible. Up to 80% off. Just bundle at least 3 items and comment "I read your blog" and you will get a great deal. Resellers welcome!

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

My closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/leprof_74?sort_by=added_desc&all_size=true&my_size=false 

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

 

What's been happening lately in my Posh closet/

Another month has gone by and I've not posted!  It's not that I've lost interest but that life has been happening. 

So, what's going on with my closet?

First, I appreciate my friends.  Several of them have given me more items to sell in my closet.  Incredible items and some I chose not to sell but keep for myself.  They, of course, were ok with that.

One gave me a brand new Dooney and Bourke purse.  It still has the tag, tissue, and even the bag it came in!  It is listed for $150.  Originally, $198!  https://poshmark.com/listing/Dooney-Bourke-Red-Pebble-Camera-Crossbody-Bag-6a56ad1b955383ab427d7980

Another gave me two Orca Coatings mugs that are still in the foam packaging.  I need to get these listed.  I'm thinking one for $25 or both for $40.  I did some research and the website for the company does not list prices.  Used ones were listed on Etsy for $12 to $20 or more.  So, I'll start here and be willing to negotiate.

In fact, I have so much from my friends that I'm not even shopping my usual thrift shops/  I do not need any more.  I need to clear some out.

So, how about a great deal just for you who read this post?  Go to my closet My Posh Closet  create a bundle with all your likes, comment "I read your blog", and I will send you an incredible offer!

Or, would you like to make money on Poshmark too? 

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

My closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/leprof_74?sort_by=added_desc&all_size=true&my_size=false 

I hope you visit soon.  

Enjoy the rest of the summer.  I hope you do many fun things!

 C'mon Salvation Army! Really?

On Wednesdays, I like to go to both Salvation Army and Goodwill in search of great items for resell in my closet.  Lately, I've been really disappointed in both but very disappointed in Salvation Army.

I get that both organizations rely on sales to support the good work they do.  However, must you put a price tag on these items that is absolutely ridiculous. Take a look!

Isn't this interesting?  As you can see, Marshall's had priced it at $15.  The tag behind it is the Salvation Army tag.  Yep, that's $30!  Why would they price it at twice what Marshall's had?

Crazy, huh?

This is not a one time thing.  I've seen it many times. I try to find items that cost me no more than $4 so I have a better chance of making a little money on it when I sell it.  These thrift stores are asking 12, 24, even as high as 50 dollars for items that have tags or are a good name brand but, seriously, why?  People are not buying the items marked so high.  I'd spend more if they had their .99 cent sale that they no longer do.

So, I have updated my philosophy.  I will look for items with original tags that will not cost me ore than $4 to buy!

I live in an area that has two Goodwills and one Salvation Army.  In nearby towns, there is another Salvation Army and three Goodwills.  However, the selection is limited and none run super sales nor do they have bins to search through.

My best place has been the SPCA thrift store but it has closed.  I do ok at Plato's C:oset when they run their clearance sales but that only happens three or four times a year.

I do ok at Label Shopper when they have their 50% off items marked 3,4, or 5 dollars.  

I may find more if I am willing to go out of town or to another state but with gas prices going up that has to be put on hold.

I still have fun looking and shopping because I have found amazing items and hope to find more.  That adventuresome feeling keeps me going.

And, I do make sales.  I just held a clearance sale that will end on Saturday, March 21st at Midnight.

Get your deal before the sale ends!

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

My closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/leprof_74?sort_by=added_desc&all_size=true&my_size=false 

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

What a haul!  I love sourcing for my Poshmark closet!

Look at this haul!  I had so much fun sourcing at Plato's Closet. Each February, they have a "Stuff a bag" sale.  They give you a regular plastic bag and you can stuff as much as you can for $10!

It wasn't even too crowded.  I was about 5th in line waiting for the doors to open.  Since I had done this last year, I knew what to expect.  There were many bins full of both men's and women's items in all sizes.  There were even shoes and accessories but that is not the type of thing you want to stuff in a plastic bag.

I also learned from last year to take a little time to check labels and avoid Shein, Forever 21, and other cheap brands.  I actually found a Zara skirt and some cute items that had no brand.  One item that I have never seen anything like it before. It's mauve velvet and has mesh sides and fold sequin fringe. 

Unique!   And hard to describe!  I imagine it may have been a recital outfit for dance.

I love it and wish U were a tiny person again.  I've not seen size 4 since I lost 50+ pounds with Weight Watchers in my 40's or in my teens and early 20's.

I was going to just take my one bag but as I was paying, they told me I could get as many bags as I wanted! So, I did bag number two. In the end, I had 24 items for $20.  This worked out to about 83 cents per item.  This will definitely help my bottom line.

     This trip was especially good because it was my first outing since the terrible snow and ice got me stuck in the house for two weeks!  

     I will get these items in my closet this week provided the sun comes out and helps me with lighting.  I am really excited to find out what treasures I found!  The process is fun too.  Take pix, use google lens to do the research, use Photoroom's virtual model to get a good representation of the item as the cover photo. fill in the description, and list! Love it.

You can do this too.  It's easy.  Since last Friday, I sold 4 items.  The week before, I sold two bundles and a couple more items.  It gets me coffee and lunch with friends!

 

What else can I do?  Or, How Can I Advertise My Poshmark Closet?

I cannot do live shows! And, now that Poshmark has basically done away with silent shows and so many people are doing live shows, I cannot get my stiff out there enough.  I need to make more sales.  But, how do I get people to engage with my closet?

I add posts to Instagram but I do not have many followers there so who sees it? I make ads for my story on Posh and in my closet but who sees them these days?  Stories are not on the shopping options anymore so no one sees it unless they actually select it in my closet. I do post to Pinterest but that, too, is a very random way to be seen.  I do my blog and a few people have accessed it and I even have five recruits to Poshmark!  That's something. I avoid adding to Facebook because that's family, friends, and former students and I do not want to mix business with just staying in touch with people.

Sharing my own closet many times a day is the best thing I can do.  Finding more followers helps too.  It is no longer helpful to share other people's closets so I withdrew from the daily drudge of the follow games I was doing. 

Doing Pinterest and Instagram more frequently might help but I have no idea who has visited my closet because of what they saw on those two sites.

I do what Posh suggests:  I make the best and most accurate listings I can, I add items regularly, I share my closet several times a day, and I update when I do not have new items to add.

Too much inventory right now and a big need to move a lot out! I love to do the shopping/sourcing part so I've bought too much but how can I pass up Plato's Fill a Bag for nothing offer? And, the shopping gets me out of the house!!!

I suppose I am very worried about getting sales because we could really use the extra money right now.  

Today, I added a comment to 3242 bundles of shoppers who have visited my closet. It really is my only advertising option

If you are taking the time to read my complaining, then you may have the same offer!  Buy 1 Get 2 of equal or lesser value free.  This is for everything in my closet!  Everything!

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

My closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/leprof_74?sort_by=added_desc&all_size=true&my_size=false 

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

Conclusions I have come to recently.... Working my Poshmark closet!

A few months ago, I realized how much I miss my job with Fuel Ed/Stride.  I was an online French teacher/Academic Integrity Coach.  I loved it.  Most of the work was easy peasy.  Teaching French was mainly following student progress, grading, and communicate regularly.

The AI Coach was a little bit more challenging but a lot of fun for me.  If a teacher in any subject area suspected cheating, the assignment came to me.  Usually, the teacher provided some evidence for what kind of cheating occurred: copied another student, copied Google, obviously had help from a parent, used Google translate....  Unfortunately, it is way too easy for them these days to cheat. I did the research to see if they copied and provided the evidence for a teacher/parent /student conference.  I put together a presentation on slide show that included an intro, why we are meeting, review of terms and policies, interviewing the student (usually the most revealing part), teacher review with the student of the evidence, student allowed to explain or provide additional info, plan of action steps to take, promise to contact teacher or counselor for help, and a pleasant (?) goodbye.  Then, I would follow up with the student and parents in a few days to make sure they were taking the recommendations and actions necessary to improve.

Another unfortunate event- the onset of Artificial Intelligence and CHATgpt.  That marked the beginning of the end.  I could no longer prove cheating other than asking the kid point blank and accusation does not go over well.  

The position was created for me and the powers that be above our school felt my coach position was no longer needed.  I could've continued part-time but that would likely end too since I was not the Senior French teacher.  So, I took the severance package.  It wasn'y much but it was something.  

So, there I was with no job and no extra income except Poshmark.  I felt I had to up my game in getting stuff sold.  So, I put pressure on myself to do a live show.  That was a disaster.  I tried more silent shows, not much came from them.

Finally, I concluded that doing the shows may not be my best bet.  I've sold a few items every week but not to the level of providing a real income!  I now believe the best I can do is share, follow, and list.  That seems to be what helps the most.  I can continue to sometimes advertise on Instagram and post on Pinterest within their guidelines. 

I cannot stress enough that I find and list excellent items.  I do not list anything I would not want for myself or give as a gift to a friend.

I know I have recruited people either through my closet or this blog but I've not received a bonus for that yet.  They have to sell something or buy something, I think, not sure, before I receive the bonus.

I do need more income.  Grandsons need my help. Their dad, my son, does too.  I can pay my bills, no problem.  I'd like to do more with and for them.

Please shop secondhand and save the environment.  In the long run, we are helping each other in may ways.

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

My closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/leprof_74?sort_by=added_desc&all_size=true&my_size=false 

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle. 

 

 Easy Come; Easy Go!

I love finding a great bargain!  In one of my visits to Goodwill, I found two brand new bathing suits from Fantasie.  Both still had tags.  I hesitated because the size was 34H, a size about which I had never heard!  But, I said, "What the heck" and got them.  They cost me about $3 each.

I listed them and within a week I had sold both of them!  I made $19 on each.  So, earned $38 minus my cost $6, made $32!  I like that result. A sale like this makes up for the many where I earn a nickel!

I love the thrifting but I love even more when I make a profit on some of these finds.

Other than that excitement, I continue to do the daily sharing and following.  I added a few items from my fantastic haul at Plato's closet today.  One Zara dress that retailed for $60, I listed for $30 and it cost me $1.20!  If I sell it for at least $20, I will be happy.

Sometimes, it feels like I'm not accomplishing much but retail isn't easy.  I have to put in the time and use every avenue I can to attract buyers.

I have this blog, post on Instagram, pass out business cards, and advertise in my closet, in My Story, and when I do silent shows.

Canva is the best tool I have for ads like these:

 

                You can do this too.  Just for fun or to make a modest extra income!

Join me today!

Want to join Poshmark?

It's easy.  I recommend downloading the app and it will lead you through the steps.  Be sure to use this code to receive $10 of your first purchase:

LEPROF_74

My closet: https://poshmark.com/closet/leprof_74?sort_by=added_desc&all_size=true&my_size=false 

See something you like in my closet? Comment that you read my blog and I will give you at least 25% off your item or bundle.