Monthly Archives: February 2014
The Cost Of Shipping - The Franken Box
| February 24, 2014 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Model Horse, Uncategorized |
Shipping costs have sky rocketed. I have found one of the most economical ways to ship Breyer horses is by Priority Mail. 1 unboxed Traditional Breyer horse ships at a rate of 2 pounds. One of the gotcha’s is that Priority Mail is calculated by pounds only. A package weight of 1 pound and 1 ounce ships at a rate of 2 pounds, ouch! If you ship direct from the Post Office the cost looks something like this: 1 unboxed loose Traditional Scale Breyer Horse = 2 pound From California to New York via Priority Mail = $11.25 1 boxed […]
Fun In The Sun
| February 23, 2014 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Model Horse |
I live in Crescent City, California. This is a small coastal town on the border of California and Oregon. As with many parts of the world, we have been having a bit of an odd winter here. Winter normally means almost non stop rain from October until May or June. We had a late start to winter and with it came unusually cold weather (for us!) Don’t hate me all you east coast people! Freezing temperatures, even during the night are rare. There has been frost several mornings and the rain is here to stay. This week we had some […]
The Power Of PowerSeller
| February 20, 2014 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Model Horse, Skylanders, Uncategorized |
Ever wonder what the power of a PowerSeller is on Ebay? This elusive power is known only to a select group of Ebay sellers. These particular sellers pay Ebay enormous amounts of money in fees. Since the start of Aidan’s Toy Trove last November, I have fed Ebay several hundred dollars to sell my merchandise. After factoring in Paypal fees, I estimate this number to be closer to a grand (yes, that’s $1000!) I squealed in delight when I saw my Bronze PowerSeller icon magically appear in my Ebay profile today. It has been a busy 90 days and in […]
Ooo Pretty Shiny Metallic Purple!
| February 11, 2014 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Skylanders |
I purchased a lovely collection of Skylander off Ebay and they arrived today. In it was this pretty Skylanders Giants Metallic Purple Lightning Rod variant. Gosh, I wish I could keep him! Alas he needs to go quickly before he takes up permanent residence here. There were a lot of nice Skylanders in this lot including a set of the mini sidekick giants, a Gold Flameslinger and a set of Legendary Skylanders. I am working on listing many of these Skylanders. Do keep an eye for them in my Ebay Store. Lots of good stuff here, stuff that I don’t need […]
My Living Room Exploded
| February 11, 2014 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Model Horse |
My living room exploded ….with model horses. I finished yet another round of cleaning the Breyer horses for sale. Any volunteers to come clean my living room? The majority of these horses have already been listed to EBay. The Breyer Alabaster Indian Pony is lovely with lots of grey shading. She has not been listed quite yet but rest assured she will be offered for sale. The Bay #141 Grazing Mare & #151 Grazing Foal have exceptionally nice color and have been put up for auction ending on Sunday February 16th. Even if you aren’t interested in bidding, I encourage […]
A La Amazon
| February 5, 2014 | Posted by aidanstoytrove under Skylanders |
I’m afraid that there isn’t much news to report. I have begun to list some of Aidan’s Toy Trove inventory to Amazon. You can find our Amazon Storefront here http://www.amazon.com/shops/A2QT5MHAGGMTDV As of today, our Amazon inventory is limited to Breyer Horses and accessories. I do plan to also list a number of New In Package Skylanders as well. I have some awesome new rare Skylander Hot Dogs en route and will be listing them to our Amazon store but until those arrive, we are limited to the 1 in our Ebay store. This is a hard one to get a […]
