starbucks may pay me!

[tamaco]

On a lark today, I went to the very unlucky goodwill clearance center and found a 2011 Starbucks Phoenix coffee mug sitting on top in excellent condition. My total purchase there was 7 pounds for $2.80. My idea was to have a nice large coffee cup; however, my thought pattern shifted when I saw on ebay these mugs have sold on average in the $20+ range! Cool. This may change my opinion of the clearance center . Another thing to keep a look out for.

Too lazy to post pictures ... but they are easy to find.

 

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[AwakenYouthful]

yeah i grab starbucks mugs whenever i see them. now if only I could find the time to list them

 

[Drmad7]

Thanks to this site, I have collected about 12 Starbucks mugs! But I did list two of them and sold them(Yukon Blend Bear mugs from '12 and '10) for about $15-20 each. I have a city mug buts its Columbus, Ohio…they don't sell as high as others. I'm on a trip right now and stopped on the Jersey Turnpike and the Starbucks had some nice mugs NYC, Philly, DC but I would have to hold them for a while to realize the profit. My wife already calls me a hoarder…so I passed.

 

[jerseyben]

IMO, this type of thing is in the same realm as Beanie Babies, etc...

 

[WheatWaffle]

Nice find! Hopefully you can get at least $20 for it.

 

[gino22]

I've had bad luck with these -- apparently, there are some that are outrageously collectible and sell for hundreds, but the huge majority sell for $20 free shipping and take forever to move. The bad thing about them is that they're unusually big and heavy, hard to ship safely + cheaply. $3-4 to buy + .50 cost of packaging + .30/month of listing + $7-8 shipping + labor of taking photos, researching, listing, minus $2 and change fees - now I just keep them. Good luck with yours though, could be one of the better ones.

 

[AwakenYouthful]

I've had bad luck with these -- apparently, there are some that are outrageously collectible and sell for hundreds, but the huge majority sell for $20 free shipping and take forever to move. The bad thing about them is that they're unusually big and heavy, hard to ship safely + cheaply. $3-4 to buy + .50 cost of packaging + .30/month of listing + $7-8 shipping + labor of taking photos, researching, listing, minus $2 and change fees - now I just keep them. Good luck with yours though, could be one of the better ones.

yeah, this is how i'm feeling in general with all mugs. I sort of loaded up on them when I first started reselling, because I heard they sell and they were always so cheap, but now I'm realizing they will take forever to move, possibly never will for a lot of them, and they are just a bore overall with no real worthwhile income. I'm thinking I might make 10-20 large mug lots and sell them pretty cheap just to get them out of here. haha

but I've never payed more than $2 for a mug, not even the starbucks ones. usually $1 or less. I actually got two real nice starbucks over the summer for $.25 for both that I have yet to list. will put them in a lot.

 

[gino22]

Yeah - even if I'm getting them for free - they take up space, are fragile, and will almost never make me more than $5 profit. But the major problem is that packing them in a way that won't eat all that profit leaves them more susceptible to damage than I'm comfortable with. Not going to lose my 100% feedback over a couple bucks.

 

[tamaco]

Hmmm...hopefully it will ship okay :O Even if it doesn't sell, i have an awesome coffee mug. If I make $5, I can put it toward other purchases. I feel i'm in a win/win position

 

[Grundestoun]

A lot of people on my face book group ship their coffee mugs FOMO. There are YouTube videos on it. I don't think it looks safe to do it that way but many sellers do it all the time. Something to check into. They wrap it in bubble wrap, then card board, and then put it in a flat rate priority bible envelope.

 

[dejapooh]

My friend picked up a 2.5 gallon Mug from a Starbucks employee. Paid $20 for it, sold it for $600+

Unfortunately, it broke in transit and the post office refused to pay the insurance because they are the post office and they are just like that sometimes (I think he filed one day after the deadline, which is his fault).

Anyhoo, Anything Starbucks in collectible. Aprons are good for $10 usually. If they are holiday or themed, expect a LOT more. Gift cards are somewhat collectable. I've even heard that there are people who collect those paper things that go around the cup to keep the coffee warm.

 

[clovis97]

I've never had any luck with SB mugs.

It seems that I only find the common ones, or the ones that were once hot, but now not.

I did sell a SB mug at the flea market for $5, but it had sat in an antique mall for months and months at $6, so I feel lucky that it sold.

 

[meanpc]

Was anyone else dissapointed when they found out this thread wasn't a slip and fall story in which Starbucks didn't put out a wet floor sign?