There's a lot changing... and it's not just private seller fees!!!

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  • @jeremypayne8001
    @jeremypayne8001 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Loved the Welsh Pokepicker spontaneously appearing in the window pane.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I checked tonight and he's gone...

    • @jeremypayne8001
      @jeremypayne8001 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MasterofPieces oh he'll be back, I'm sure. Isn't it about time the pair of you go on another charity shop jaunt? They always amuse me because Con is so competitive.

  • @dreamsreselling7215
    @dreamsreselling7215 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Fab video Ian , one of the nicest genuine resellers in the community. Lovely sales and finds matey 👏🏻 .

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cheers dreams thankyou :)

  • @davewilliamson8977
    @davewilliamson8977 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video as always Ian, very informative and I’m impressed how far you’ve gone already regarding starting to sell your collection of toys and the way you’ve changed the way you’re going to sell on eBay. One of the nicest genuine resellers out there and love your videos 👍🏼

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      cheers Dave, appreciate that. I don't like changing things for the sake of it but this feels like a needed change for sure

  • @FranksRetroStuff
    @FranksRetroStuff หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not gonna lie, this cut deep with the clearing of the back wall. I probably need to do the same in my office but I am not there yet mentally. Well done for braving the clearance!

  • @2721b489
    @2721b489 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "Wow Ian, it’s inspiring to see how you’re getting more organised with your stock for re-selling! Your dedication to improving your processes is really paying off. A well-structured inventory not only saves time but also enhances your ability to serve your customers better. Keep up the fantastic work Ian - your hard work and attention to detail will undoubtedly lead to even greater success!"

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers appreciate that. Been taken inspiration from other resellers myself and I've reached a point where my old processes were holding me back. There's still work to do and need the new layout to bed in but it's going the right way

  • @carldavies8855
    @carldavies8855 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done Ian,organised space equals an organised mind or vice versa, have a fantastic final quarter.

  • @thats_flipping_retro
    @thats_flipping_retro หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well done! I think the sourcing of stock is never ending and probably my fave part of the job! Love your content.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Cheers guys, loving your channel too!!

    • @dhsugarblade
      @dhsugarblade หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thats_flipping_retro same here!

  • @ThisDadFlips
    @ThisDadFlips หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love it, a clearer space equals a clearer mind, I'll be doing the same at home in the next few days. I've been stuck in between collecting and selling recently and I'm running out of room Time for a reset.

  • @RetroEli1982
    @RetroEli1982 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow, the eBay Garage looks great. Organizing I see, more shelves as well. Liam Sells Retro and JammyDodgerFlips mentioned what eBay's gonna be doing, crazy. Some great solds right there, you're doing great Ian. Great video as always

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cheers Eli, appreciate that :)

  • @OGDuffy
    @OGDuffy หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done on the sort out matey... Looking well organised buddy

  • @Planet_Passey
    @Planet_Passey หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is great to see Ian as you look so much more contented now the collection has been thinned out and you can focus more on the reselling side. Ignore those who advise you to stop sourcing as you said yourself, you're listing far more than you're bringing in. Sourcing can keep the flame alive too as constant item preparation and listing can become a drag! Those Brashers boots are a top find by the way!

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      sourcing is no doubt the most fun bit of it all and as a hobby why take away the most fun bit. I've got a process set up that allows weekly sourcing for that reason. Those brashers need a good clean but should come up well :). Cheers Chris

  • @russellpenny-v3p
    @russellpenny-v3p หลายเดือนก่อน

    as hannibal from the ATEAM would say i love it when a plan comes together great video ian 👍

  • @robbosmcu
    @robbosmcu หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video buddy . That Venom is awesome and those sales are flying out 🤘👍

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep selling season is well underway

  • @Panzer-xi5uj
    @Panzer-xi5uj หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done Ian great progress mate 👏👏👍. That terminator mask is very cool 😊

  • @stephenkirkman8096
    @stephenkirkman8096 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Super video mate looking good in the shed moving forward and you will fewl the benefit of it being tidier and organised less stressful love the window scene with Mr welsh pokerpicker 😅 have a great weekend matey

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Already feeling a boost when I go into the garage!! Change for the better I reckon

  • @judithpride1690
    @judithpride1690 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video Ian and congratulations on progress made, very impressive. I like your take on the ebay fee change for private sellers. The new policy means that Ebay will be able to flush out business sellers who list more than 10 items daily (and if that doesn't work, they'll reduce the current 300 free listings per month. It will also bring in people from other sites (Vinted being their biggest competitor) and many will make the same mistakes all new sellers make with typos, putting stuff on auction instead of BIN, so there will be bargains for business sellers to search out, and more eyes on what businesses are selling. When eBay get the hit rate they want from this launch, they'll reintroduce fees and people are unlikely to move on once they've settled. I don't think it's going to impact businesses in any meaningful way... your reputation as a business gets sales (and everything else you said...)

  • @elizabethgarner3349
    @elizabethgarner3349 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great progress, Ian.

  • @Hyena-g2z
    @Hyena-g2z หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi ian love your channel all the best from ireland

  • @gentlemanofgames
    @gentlemanofgames หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I made the same mistake with the isopropyl on a CRT, looks like the plastic is crying now 🤭 great vid 👍

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      mate I was gutted. will defo be more careful. The paint was literally melting... I may have even left a few finger prints in it ha

  • @kielmitchell6821
    @kielmitchell6821 หลายเดือนก่อน

    On your racking you should try labelling your boxes either numbers or letters and assign a category be so much easier when it comes to finding stuff for packing and sorting helped me wonders

  • @hawkinsemporium
    @hawkinsemporium หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video Ian garage looking good fair play to you

  • @gravelbags2479
    @gravelbags2479 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can say as a private reseller on ebay I have already changed the way I sell, I used to price based on sold prices and never gave offers but now I am sending out offers knowing I dont get fees and can still get a good price

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Interesting... so are you listing the item at the sold listing price and sending out a % reduction offer equivalent to what the fees would be?

    • @gravelbags2479
      @gravelbags2479 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MasterofPieces not to the %, I will just round it down so something at 27.99 goes to 25 and so on, just knowing no fees frees me up to give an offer to someone that means they feel a bargain but I still get a good profit

  • @irisholdg
    @irisholdg หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good on you for getting sorted with your space/stock. Just a thought about the UK private/business seller thingy. If you sell your item for 250 and them for 220 to make a quicker sale fair do's you wait and eventually you get your sale. But you have say 500 items and that happens on the majority of them surely your gonna notice a slow down on sales. I know business sellers and private sellers undercut anyway. But now its going to surely be rife with private dudes under cutting one another and then business sellers doing it also. As before it was the same principle. Now it's not. As a private seller has more to play with! Just a thought right!

  • @dhsugarblade
    @dhsugarblade หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’ve done that with isopropyl took the paint off a turntable. Using it watered down or distilled white vinegar diluted

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was gutted, didn't realise it was so strong. Does watering it down work then?

    • @dhsugarblade
      @dhsugarblade หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces it has for me!

  • @RickyResells
    @RickyResells หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ian the master of clearance 🎉

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      my neighbours weren't thanking me when I was putting racking up at 11pm at night. In clearance mindset mode and all done in a week

  • @alexclark9086
    @alexclark9086 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's a shame to see someone sell off there collection I did this about 5 or so years ago and i regret it so much and now I'm trying to rebuy it but as you know it's much more expensive these days for certain items

  • @brianharris22
    @brianharris22 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey looking forward to the remodel

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Looks a bit different. First comment #winner 🏆

  • @CharliBlogs
    @CharliBlogs หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    New charity shop opened on Colchester Ave! City Hospice… looks decent 👍🏼

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Where abouts is that??... near the ymca?

    • @CharliBlogs
      @CharliBlogs หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPiecesI think so, just down the road from it! I just saw on their social pages - tagged you in their insta post. Seems pretty big 3,500sq ft!!

    • @CharliBlogs
      @CharliBlogs หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPiecesyeah, just down the road. Looks big - tagged you in their Instagram post about it

  • @shipsandsharks
    @shipsandsharks หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sensible take on the fees issue, Ian. And anyway, savvy private sellers were already making use of the special offer every fortnight which reduced fees to very little anyway. I cant see it making a big difference. Suspect a lot of business sellers will be shifting their stock to vinted, though. There's an air of Titanic deck chair movement about this from Ebay.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I dunno. I'm interested to see how vinted pro plays out. To make it financial worthwhile you need to sell items within the %fee range of ebay... can you sell for the same price on vinted as ebay!?

    • @shipsandsharks
      @shipsandsharks หลายเดือนก่อน

      Generally not, no, but an influx of business sellers might have an effect on the Vinted market. We'll have to see.

  • @WelshPokePicker
    @WelshPokePicker หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video mate and Shed looking great, I've also had a bit of organising and only thing I'm wondering is where is that 10k plaque I gifted you mate? Should be able to pin to the wall but once you've managed to organise even more you might find a tidy spot for it.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cheers Con... oh don't worry about the plaque, I've got it on top of the wooden shelving between the racks. I'll find a good spot for it when it all settled down a bit. P.S. you can come inside the garage now

  • @stuormy8412
    @stuormy8412 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I totally get what you're saying, I'm a business seller myself but private sellers technically are only selling their own items, for less than what they paid for it, so technically as resellers were making the profit and they're losing money. If that makes sense.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      In an ideal world you're right but I think the reality is there are a lot of resellers on private accounts

    • @stuormy8412
      @stuormy8412 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces I do agree on that

  • @rhodmorgan8836
    @rhodmorgan8836 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Clear shelves, clear mind 😅

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ha yeah that's the next step!!

  • @Martin-1066
    @Martin-1066 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It hasn't really been a level playing field between private and business sellers for ages. Both groups have had different advantages. Private sellers have had 700/80% off weekends every two weeks aside from the odd break for some time now. So the fees have been lower than for business sellers all that time if you plan when to release auctions or BINs. For me, the big deal is not reducing the fees to zero, but allowing free / low fee listings all the time. Now you don't have to plan and wait, or cancel auto relists. You can just list when you like to get the low (free) listings. I would have been happy wth 3% fees with the list any time option rather than dropping to free with restricted timing. But as it is, they went for both free and no time restriction. Personally, I'd be fine with them restricting the number of listings more heavily for private sellers, maybe 30 per month, not 300. That would stop the volume sellers that claim to be private when they are clearly businesses, especially the youtube resellers that brag about breaking the rules.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      so the savvy sellers would have been using the 80% off weekends anyway so having 0 fees wouldn't really change how they operate. I totally agree with the private seller limits being unrealistic. On one hand Ebay say that resellers need to have a business account yet they make it far too easy and desirable to not do that. 300 listings per month is 75 per week... 10 listings per day!! Will be a very small percentage of genuine private sellers actually doing that

    • @Martin-1066
      @Martin-1066 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces Yes, and in fact you could often tell there were many savvy private sellers doing it. The number of items flagged by saved searches was always higher after cheap listing weekends than after weekends without offers. Obviously more competition then too, but near enough everyone starts at the price they want or a high BIN price these days and doesn't risk using the 99p start auctions that used to be popular 20 years ago. At least now there is no longer an influx of items on a cheap weekend and it is spread out. Although there will probably be more items overall, so not as good for business registered sellers. That said, I think most private sellers will still aim to get going rates and maximising their income rather than discounting below business sellers. It really depends do individual private sellers want a quick sale or best price and it has been that way for years.
      And it is good you have had a clear out. The collection was starting to look a mess. I did something similar with my LEGO collection. I had so much piled up or rammed into displays, you could barely see anything. Much better to have a well displayed smaller collection than a big pile of mess.

  • @sharonroberts8015
    @sharonroberts8015 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So where have you put all those boxes containing all your collection?

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Behind the camera needing to be sorted. Some are already on ebay, some on the racks to be listed, other bits I'll keep.

  • @A_Thousand_Hardships
    @A_Thousand_Hardships หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What did you pay for the camera? The problem isn't about private sellers like myself. The only way I could sell a camera like that is if I pay the retail price! . Who ends up with the biggest profit?! The problem is the business sellers with private accounts. I've been on ebay since 2019. I have sold 54 itens bought 160 items.
    Enjoy your videos BTW... 😊

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Got the camera in a bundle of cameras for £40 at a yard sale. If I found it for £1 or £100 I would still price it at a price I think I can achieve. I don't have an X target profit or % profit to make off each item so it doesn't matter what you buy it for :)

    • @A_Thousand_Hardships
      @A_Thousand_Hardships หลายเดือนก่อน

      If you pay the full RRP price, there's zero profit. 😐
      Good luck with the changes to your business and home ..... 😃

  • @kevinhodgson3565
    @kevinhodgson3565 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video pal

  • @BlackLotus2
    @BlackLotus2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hello 👋 Prince Valium 😊

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂😂 why prince valium!!??

  • @Lion19722
    @Lion19722 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Enjoy the free to sell while it lasts, we all know eBay. Attract more private sellers, then in 6-12 months whack fees on.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah be intersted to see how it plays out. Maybe they're taking a hit in their profits to try and reduce profits off others

  • @RazzleResells
    @RazzleResells หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's not just the garage going through changes your became a different person half way through that

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ha could be the haircut

  • @steveb2986
    @steveb2986 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    There's no need to worry about private sellers under cutting as business sellers do it anyway, look at Ricky Resells.. Not bashing him btw, if it works for him then that's all that matters

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      exactly... undercutting has always been a thing

  • @1971zephyr
    @1971zephyr หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The whole free to sell on ebay really came as a shock,I'm guessing vinted and FB market place affecting their profits?

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's a tactic to attract more private sellers. Makes a good headline as well

  • @EbayReseller-f4n
    @EbayReseller-f4n หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ypu got lucky with that Sprayway, cant believe you countered a £45 offer on a £50 item. Sprayways can be hard to sell, if youd have lost that potential buyer over £2.50 who knows when the.next one will have come along.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      It had only been listed a week. I usually counter when they've not been up for long and then just accept after they've hung round a bit tbh

  • @leechidwick
    @leechidwick หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    But Ian where has the collection gone now? 😮

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Some for sale, some on the racks ready to be listed, some boxed away for keeping

    • @sharonroberts8015
      @sharonroberts8015 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Where have you put all those boxes containing your collection?

  • @user-cn5xy2bn2j
    @user-cn5xy2bn2j หลายเดือนก่อน

    The ebay market will correct itself
    You will notice prices 10 percent lower probably on average
    Just stick to high quality, in demand items in excellent cond, you will be fine, they will sell at the kind of prices as before
    But lower slow selling, avoid

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't see why prices would drop tbh. If I changed my postage from Royal Mail to Evri, I'd no doubt save some money per parcel but I wouldn't drop my selling price because of it... I'd just pocket the extra money. I think initally we might see a change but then this'll all become old news and people will just price against solds again. Good sell through rate items will be key to getting the good prices in the short term i reckon

  • @EbayReseller-f4n
    @EbayReseller-f4n หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Buying is an addiction, you could say an illness. Ive got loads of item's yet i keep buying. I don't take a penny out of my ebay money, it all gets reinvested back in to ebay. I sometimes wonder why iam doing it?

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      So your in a cycle of selling just to buy more? What's your end goal with it all?

    • @EbayReseller-f4n
      @EbayReseller-f4n หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces I often ask myself that. Im guessing eventually my sales will exceed what iam able to spend. Ive gone from an initial investment of around £200 to having approx 3500 listings which have a value of £80,000, well that's the paper value and obviously I'd have to sell everything and at full price. Not too shabby for a £200 investment.

  • @Actsmon9882
    @Actsmon9882 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You are also competing with sellers who just sell via the auction method, seekers on other platforms, shops like CEX, car boot sales etc. If you start worrying about being undercut then you'll drive yourself mad. Just aim to sell for what you are happy with,, you just need to be patient sometimes if you want top dollar

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is very true... there's competition from all direction. I just see this as another

  • @JDLB
    @JDLB หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    as a private seller atm i wont be putting my prices down because of not paying fees it my item is worth 50 pound im going to ask 50 pound fees or no fees to pay all because of no fees doent deminish the value of my few items ive already had peopoe msg me saying you dont pay fees so take less lol & offer me like 10 or 15 pound less on items

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah why sell something for cheaper than its worth... I don't see the point in that. Love that buyers are getting wind of the fees and trying it on ha

  • @asmilecostnothing2514
    @asmilecostnothing2514 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Ian, Just wanted to reply to this video regarding the No Fees for private sellers on Ebay & your views regarding this.
    I'm a business seller on eBay part-time & for this everything I sell I pay fees to eBay I also pay & fee to have a shop on ebay £32 a month ,I have to pay tax on everything I earn I also have to pay a fee to a bookkeeper to do my tax return. A private seller has to pay none of these they can earn £1000 before paying any tax . Private sellers will flood the market bringing prices down it's already happening on German eBay with eBay announcing that sellers on eBay Germany has increased by one third since they dropped fees for private sellers . Sorry to be so negative especially towards the man who brought Jellycats to my attention but I think eBay have made it an unfair playing field now .

    • @johnbooth737
      @johnbooth737 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don't pay a bookkeeper to do your tax return. I did my own this year and was surprised at how easy it was. They only need to know your basic figures, net profit, expenses etc. So long as you have receipts and proof of expenses you're good. Try it, if you struggle, then get an accountant but I doubt you'll need one.

  • @DanielAdams-f8i
    @DanielAdams-f8i หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just wait until the raise in fees is announced for business sellers its coming unfortunately

  • @limelightvinty
    @limelightvinty หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    😊

  • @marktrickett5081
    @marktrickett5081 หลายเดือนก่อน

    eBay are making more people more over to becoming Business sellers.

  • @user-cn5xy2bn2j
    @user-cn5xy2bn2j หลายเดือนก่อน

    I disagree that you need more space to grow
    You can have a fast selling store so storage isnt your problem
    Unless your selling bigger items then thats a different matter

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      In my situation I disagree. Sourcing is very seasonal by me. I need to stock up over the summer when bootsales/table top sales etc are on... I typically try and hold stuff back to sell on the run up to Christmas as well when I can achieve a higher sale price. I also recently bought out another reseller... problem was I didn't really have enough room to accommodate it all so it spread out through the house.

  • @Thrifting_Bean
    @Thrifting_Bean หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Gotta be first on this one 🤗

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A close second Rach!!

  • @matg9093
    @matg9093 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😉😎👍👌😀

  • @mrmagoomc4
    @mrmagoomc4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    3 adds in this vid mmmmm.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      But free to watch for both business and private viewers :)

  • @Lewwwofc
    @Lewwwofc หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i spy with my little eye, a welshpokepicker

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂 I knew there was someone out there!!