Plan With Me // April 2022 and Q2 Goals

Where do I want to be 3 months from now? At the beginning of the year I chose a word to focus on : peace. In a 1960 copy of Webster's New World Dictionary of American Language, peace is defined - 1. Freedom from war or civil strife. 2. A treaty or agreement to end...

Thrift With Me // sourcing books for my bookshop

For the first time in months I got to go to my honey pot 🍯 to source books. there was a BIG Christmas sale - buy 1 book get 2 free, from December 15-17. I got 43 books to list! Take a look at all the new books coming this week to the shop! Scroll...

Thrift with me! I found a typewriter in the trash!

It was a dark and misty December night with rain. something told me to look in this blue trash bin in the parking lot of a small book keeping business that had flood damage. On top of some boxes was a black Brother Electronic typewriter. And those weren't boxes, they were pounds of office paper....

What Sold in my Bookstore

Hey friends! I have been having fun sharing these posts where I tell you what sold and how much profit I made. I've slowly started adding more pieces to my shop that match my aesthetic. 1. Vera Bradley style bag I picked this bag up because of the butterfly print and it can be styled...

5 Reasons Why Mercari is Better than Depop

Wishing I had started it when it was first recommended to me by my friend, this post will explore features Mercari has that Depop doesn't. I started making sales the first week of listing. I put free shipping on all my books because I don't know how to set it to media mail yet but...

What Sold in my Bookshop

Hello everyone! Every week I calculate how much I made selling books. 1. Touching the Fire Got so many likes I should've waited but I was impatient for a sale and made an offer on Mercari for $9 shipped instead of $12 shipped. The Mercari fee was. 90 cents. Shipping was $2.80. I made $5.30....

My Wild Success off Mercari

I knew I had to sit down to write about how I've seen a lot of success on Mercari. I have my own secondhand bookshop Hyla Brook Books and I'm a writer. It would be a dream come true if I can make this full time. Right now it's a great part-time gig. It makes...

Thrift With Me

Guess who went and got more books? I'll post photos to my Facebook group - I spent around $27 so lets see the loot! The first thing I got was this picnic basket. I thought it would be perfect for my paintbrushes and paper when I'd go outside as well as some sandwiches. -a beautiful...

What Sold in my bookstore

Hey friends! I've been feeling so busy and haven't even listed all the books. 1. Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte He bought two classic books for $11.95. The depop fee was $1.20. The PayPal fee was .65 cents. Shipping was $3.33. Its a profit of $6.77. 2. Goosebumps books I've had these for more than 2...

August Wrap Up

Hello friends! This has been a good month for my shop it feels like. I'm very motivated to become a fulltime reseller due to health issues. I've been keeping tracking this month of all my expenses and I'd like to do an overview of my bookshop. I sell books i thrift as well as my...