Great comment about having media / tapes for testing. I just gor a blu-ray 3d yesterday because I sell a lot of 3d dvd players and did have a 3d disc to fully test it with.
The 4th quarter has been better than I expected. I reached my yearly projection a couple of months ago. This year I wanted to cut back a little, so being down most of the year 15% was okay. The first half of December, I am up 10% from last year. My current ASP for 2024 is $136. I have 5 local sourcing locations that I alterate weekly. There is never a shortage of new inventory. Ebay is way too easy, compared to working a regular job. If only I was a younger man, I could .......
I look for Mah Jongg Sets at every thrift. Sometimes you can find just a few replacement pieces or the cards needed for play. Always good sellers. FYI... pronounced Ma - like mama
Im at $74k since Sept 1. It has felt very slow but I decided to increase ASP last year because the busy work became tedious. Now I am bored. Im not sure what to do differently next year. I just checked the same time period for 2023. My sales were $66k so 2024 is beating 2023. Interesting since it sure doesn't like it.
I resell clothing and last November and December were the softest months of the year. So this year I diversified and added media and small hard goods and this November was double last year and looks like December will be the same. Thanks for all the knowledge you pass on.
Really cool looking Bible. I love that old magazine too, I got to think to myself would the auction professor cut out the adverts and sell them separately? Cheers Graham
I just got back from buying a huge Jurassic Park collection. The lady that I bought it from...I found on Facebook about 5 years ago. The Collection is absolutely insane, and without networking and knowing her, I would have never been able to buy it. My biggest piece of advice for people is to network! If a collection like this was given to the local Goodwill, none of it would have been for sale in-store and immediately sent to their online business
Paper items are great. I have over 2,200 print ads,postcards and trading listed. Takes next to no room. Plus I can get an old magazine for .50 or less at an estate sale get 20 plus print ads and list those for over $9.99 each typically. Real long tail but the profit margin is huge
My 4th quarter is going meh. I need to start listing to bump up my sales. Today I got a very low ball offer which ticked me off. I get so sick of low ball offers. I got a $3 bill on a $19.99 book not long ago which makes me crazy. I need to list, list, list, list which will boost the algorithm.
I just threw away an olympus pearl corder that did not work. Shoot! Should have checked to see if it would sell for parts. This was microcassette corder week as I sold 4. Sure wish I had a Savers close by. My q4 sales are a fair bit slower than I expected. They are just kind of normal. Merry Christmas and safe travels. Thanks for all the good information.
When you are on vacation, do you generally place your store on time away or do you just extend out handling time? I’ve heard sales drastically slow on time away vs. extended handling time but would love your opinion. Thanks.
Handling time stays the same. 4 days. I then put it on sale and allow sales. This trip trickier. Will shut down 4 days then pop up open and store on sale. Gone three weeks so it is harder as Ebay only allows 15 days to have actual sales.
Amazon FBM for me was really good from August through November 15. Then it went way down. Posting not quite as much, but a decent amount... I think they push FBA to keep up profits and productivity at warehouses and FBM sells if you have enough rare books (in my instance) that no FBA seller has on offer. Ebay is down a bit too despite my putting a good amount up (have more items than I've had before). I think it will go up after the holidays when people start spending money on themselves again.
The have another change on DEC 20th that could create some issues for listing. I currently use SCANLISTER and it really looks like another really messed up AMAZON update.
its my best of the year, but I really just started legit eBay selling in 2024 ... I also moved from listing 5 a day to 10 a day in the last month, with help from my daughter!
I'm a savage when it comes to sourcing, connections, buying, collecting etc. I don't listen to other resellers thoughts on a place to source especially if we are in the same niche. I had bad experiences with this and trust no one. Example my so called reselling friend telling me a certain Goodwill doesn't put jewelry lots out on a certain date. Found out it was a lie the whole time and the day they usually put new lots out was the day he told me don't bother going. Pretty Fd up, he seemed like a genuine friend but that wasn't the only time he had deterred me from going somewhere.
I don’t hear you mention sourcing from estate sales. Wondering why you don’t source much from them? I almost exclusively source from them and do great! Takes a little time to learn what companies offer good prices, but incredible scores await
I do go to them, but around here they aren't cheap. So, it is difficult to find stuff. I do occasionally, but I mostly hit Flea Markets, Savers and Garage Sales.....oh and my bin of books.
My worse 4th quarter of all time. I have a store with 1400 listings but it doesn't matter. I've been a part time reseller for 15 years. I've always listed 2 to 5 listings daily. I have a full-time job. I don't expect big returns since I don't put enough time into it. I list a variety of items , used vintage and some new stuff....the same kind of stuff for 15 years. But this 4th quarter has been the worse of all time. I actually did ok up until mid november. all of the sudden a big drop. My sales were better in the summer if you can believe that. In all previous years it did'nt matter if I listed or not, in late november and early December stuff would sell non stop. Not this year. Oh well.
My sales dropped at exactly the same point in November on Ebay and Amazon. Also, similar in some physical stores I sell in (my own and a few vendor stores)
![[LIVE] : ONE ลุมพินี 91 | คู่เอก "คมอาวุธ vs อเล็กเซย์"](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/V0RkEfYFsgM/mqdefault.jpg)
Great comment about having media / tapes for testing. I just gor a blu-ray 3d yesterday because I sell a lot of 3d dvd players and did have a 3d disc to fully test it with.
The 4th quarter has been better than I expected.
I reached my yearly projection a couple of months ago.
This year I wanted to cut back a little, so being down most of the year 15% was okay. The first half of December, I am up 10% from last year. My current ASP for 2024 is $136.
I have 5 local sourcing locations that I alterate weekly. There is never a shortage of new inventory.
Ebay is way too easy, compared to working a regular job.
If only I was a younger man, I could .......
I look for Mah Jongg Sets at every thrift. Sometimes you can find just a few replacement pieces or the cards needed for play. Always good sellers. FYI... pronounced Ma - like mama
Im at $74k since Sept 1. It has felt very slow but I decided to increase ASP last year because the busy work became tedious. Now I am bored. Im not sure what to do differently next year. I just checked the same time period for 2023. My sales were $66k so 2024 is beating 2023. Interesting since it sure doesn't like it.
Nice. I'm on the opposite. More smalls due to my bins. It will be interesting for me to compare this year to 2023. Video will be out in January
Had to take time off too- eBay doesn’t like that , so tougher quarter. But older items are moving-go figure.
I resell clothing and last November and December were the softest months of the year. So this year I diversified and added media and small hard goods and this November was double last year and looks like December will be the same. Thanks for all the knowledge you pass on.
That is a big key, DIVERSIFY! Thanks for watching
Really cool looking Bible. I love that old magazine too, I got to think to myself would the auction professor cut out the adverts and sell them separately? Cheers Graham
There are just so many ways to make money. I understand that some would cut the adverts out. Thanks again.
I just got back from buying a huge Jurassic Park collection. The lady that I bought it from...I found on Facebook about 5 years ago. The Collection is absolutely insane, and without networking and knowing her, I would have never been able to buy it. My biggest piece of advice for people is to network! If a collection like this was given to the local Goodwill, none of it would have been for sale in-store and immediately sent to their online business
Perfectly said. YOU HAVE TO KNOW PEOPLE.
Paper items are great. I have over 2,200 print ads,postcards and trading listed. Takes next to no room. Plus I can get an old magazine for .50 or less at an estate sale get 20 plus print ads and list those for over $9.99 each typically. Real long tail but the profit margin is huge
There is so much money to be made out there in every category.
My 4th quarter is going meh. I need to start listing to bump up my sales. Today I got a very low ball offer which ticked me off. I get so sick of low ball offers. I got a $3 bill on a $19.99 book not long ago which makes me crazy.
I need to list, list, list, list which will boost the algorithm.
Low ballers are a pain. Thanks for the comment
I just threw away an olympus pearl corder that did not work. Shoot! Should have checked to see if it would sell for parts. This was microcassette corder week as I sold 4. Sure wish I had a Savers close by. My q4 sales are a fair bit slower than I expected. They are just kind of normal. Merry Christmas and safe travels. Thanks for all the good information.
Thanks for watching appreciate it.
As a p/t seller I am doing good. Love your videos.
Nice! I have never seen a Bible like the one at end of video. Thank you.
When you are on vacation, do you generally place your store on time away or do you just extend out handling time? I’ve heard sales drastically slow on time away vs. extended handling time but would love your opinion. Thanks.
Handling time stays the same. 4 days. I then put it on sale and allow sales. This trip trickier. Will shut down 4 days then pop up open and store on sale. Gone three weeks so it is harder as Ebay only allows 15 days to have actual sales.
Amazon FBM for me was really good from August through November 15. Then it went way down. Posting not quite as much, but a decent amount... I think they push FBA to keep up profits and productivity at warehouses and FBM sells if you have enough rare books (in my instance) that no FBA seller has on offer. Ebay is down a bit too despite my putting a good amount up (have more items than I've had before). I think it will go up after the holidays when people start spending money on themselves again.
The have another change on DEC 20th that could create some issues for listing. I currently use SCANLISTER and it really looks like another really messed up AMAZON update.
its my best of the year, but I really just started legit eBay selling in 2024 ... I also moved from listing 5 a day to 10 a day in the last month, with help from my daughter!
Nice! Keep it up. You've got this.
Sales have doubled most days.
I'm a savage when it comes to sourcing, connections, buying, collecting etc. I don't listen to other resellers thoughts on a place to source especially if we are in the same niche. I had bad experiences with this and trust no one. Example my so called reselling friend telling me a certain Goodwill doesn't put jewelry lots out on a certain date. Found out it was a lie the whole time and the day they usually put new lots out was the day he told me don't bother going. Pretty Fd up, he seemed like a genuine friend but that wasn't the only time he had deterred me from going somewhere.
Trust but verify. Thanks for the comment.
I don’t hear you mention sourcing from estate sales. Wondering why you don’t source much from them? I almost exclusively source from them and do great! Takes a little time to learn what companies offer good prices, but incredible scores await
I do go to them, but around here they aren't cheap. So, it is difficult to find stuff. I do occasionally, but I mostly hit Flea Markets, Savers and Garage Sales.....oh and my bin of books.
Worse q4 ever for us but time to do our clearances now and not end of year. Stuff gtg!
Thanks for letting us know.
My worse 4th quarter of all time. I have a store with 1400 listings but it doesn't matter. I've been a part time reseller for 15 years. I've always listed 2 to 5 listings daily. I have a full-time job. I don't expect big returns since I don't put enough time into it. I list a variety of items , used vintage and some new stuff....the same kind of stuff for 15 years. But this 4th quarter has been the worse of all time. I actually did ok up until mid november. all of the sudden a big drop. My sales were better in the summer if you can believe that. In all previous years it did'nt matter if I listed or not, in late november and early December stuff would sell non stop. Not this year. Oh well.
Keep plugging along. Thanks for the comment.
My sales dropped at exactly the same point in November on Ebay and Amazon. Also, similar in some physical stores I sell in (my own and a few vendor stores)
Not making sells, but gaining a lot of watchers and traffic. I'm expecting a lot of sales after Christmas when people get gift cards.
Keep on plugging away
Making lots of low item sales
2nd! 😂