My first sale


Well that didn’t take long. The book sold this morning. Here’s the message from Amazon.com:

Your Amazon Marketplace sale is official! We’ve deposited your earnings from the sale of this item into your Amazon Payments account.

Please ship this product using Standard shipping.

Item: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest [Paperback] by Kesey, Ken
Condition: Used - Very Good
Condition Note: Pages in excellent condition, with no dog ears. Very minor wear on cover corners.
Listing ID: 0912J164182
SKU:
Quantity: 1
Purchased on: 09/13/2007
Buyer’s price: $1.99
Amazon commission: ($2.64)
Shipping credit: $3.99
Your earnings: $3.34

The buyer lives in San Dimas, CA. Media mail to his address will cost $2.13, leaving me with $1.21. I’ve tripled my stake!

3 Comments

  1. Eugene, September 13, 2007:

    Congrats buddy! How’re you spending that extra $0.41?

  2. Sean, September 13, 2007:

    I’ve made that rule optional. I’m going to roll it over for now.

  3. Eugene, September 13, 2007:

    If you buy $1.21 worth of ice cream, I’ll give you $2.42 for it! Haha j/k, I don’t have that kind of money to throw around, but I just emptied out our freezer, and I’m fiendin for another bowl ;)

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