Showing posts with label eBay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eBay. Show all posts

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Challenge Update: Day 56

Well its been a month since I last updated this so I'll tell you what has been happening.

I won an Xbox 360 Arcade in a competition at the end of October. I already have an Xbox so I put this prize up for sale on eBay. The Xbox had been opened and plugged in so I earnt £110.00. eBay fees for the sale were £8.48. So overall I earnt £101.52 from the sale of the Xbox.

I also sold some unused Minidiscs on eBay for a price of £10.50. eBay fees of £1.05 meant I earnt £9.45 from the auction.

So current earnings to date are:
  • Music Magpie £17.10
  • eBay sale (Xbox) £101.52
  • eBay sale (Minidiscs) £9.45

Total earning so far £128.07 (42% of target)


Date: 25th November
Date Target: £304.64
Current Balance: £128.07
Difference: £176.57
Verdict: Still behind target by ALOT (Must do better)

Saturday, 3 October 2009

Challenge: £5 per day every day till 2010

Ok, going slightly off the original challenge of doubling my money at the moment but i'll try and continue that along side this. I was reading the MoneySavingExpert forum the other day and saw a challenge. Make £1000 before the end of the year by any means necessary. That equates to 92 days if I go from the 1st October. £1000 divided by 92 equals £10.87 every day. Now whilst that I guess is achievable, I don't think I have the self belief that I can achieve this whilst I am working full-time. So i'll scale back the target to something that I feel is achievable. £500 by the end of the year. So that is £5.44 every day till the 31st December 2009.

Ok well it's already the 3rd October so I should be at £16.32.

I found a website called Music Magpie who will buy your old music cd's, dvds or games. They pay anything between £0.30 and £3.00 for a cd. So i've checked the house for music cd's I have not listened to in months, years and lifetimes and have quite a pile. Now they will deduct £0.50 per cd if the disc is scratched, the case is damaged or inlay cards damaged or missing. So I guess those that are scratched its not worth sending or, it is if they are worth more than £0.50. If not try them on eBay I guess.

So I registered 21 cds and for that I have been given a provisional figure of £17.10. I will await my cheque from them.

Date: 3rd October
Date Target: £16.32
Current Balance: £17.10
Difference: £0.78
Verdict: Ahead of Target :)