Hi Gail,
Thank you for your post in my journal. Here is some information that you requested on eBay:
Last year, I was able to pay for about 50-60% of our trip with eBay money. The rest of the money came from side jobs that my DH did and from garage sales I had. (I had 5 garage sales last year!

) Now, some of the money was used for unexpected bills, but those three things combined (eBay, DH's side jobs, and garage sales) helped us get to WDW last year.
As for what I sell... it varies a lot... I have sold some children's clothes, books, games,videos, DVDs, CDs, Disney stuff, satellite stuff (DH used to install satellites.), vintage postcards, e.t.c. What I do is go through my house every few months and see if there is anything we don't use that I can put on eBay. I put some things up for auction and see what happens. I would say that about 50%-75% of the items I have listed sold. If they don't sell, I try selling at my garage sales.
I also go to other garage sales and scope out eBay items as well. For example, I bought an electronic game (can't remember the name off hand) for $1.00 at a garage sale. It had the box (not in good condition) and the instructions and the game was in mint condition. I turned around and sold it on eBay for $19! Pretty good profit I must say.

I have had some luck at doing this. It's actually fun for me to go to garage sales and see what I can find. I have found some excellent deals this way! I also go to church sales and the Goodwill store. (One just opened up about 5 miles from my house.

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Sometimes, my items only sell for a couple of dollars and while that can be discouraging, I realize that it will pay for a Mickey bar or two at WDW.

For me, it's kind of fun shopping around to see what deals I can get and then see what kind of money I can make on eBay. I think part of the reason that I am not as motivated to sell right now is because garage sale season has not started here yet and although I have some items to list and sell, I need to replenish my stock. Plus, I don't have my WDW trip set in stone yet and I want a specific goal (dollar amount) to shoot for.
Sorry to have taken over your journal with my answer.

Please feel free to ask any questions about eBay that you may have. I'm certainly not an expert, but I will try and help you out if I can.
Have a great evening Gail! Keep up the good work!
