Q&A Vintage seller | Etsy vs Shopify | How I grew my instagram account | How to clean vintage brass
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Hi, I’m Angela, a Romanian settled in England, with a passion for vintage homewares! I source unique vintage pieces to sell in my online vintage shop: angelasvintage...
In this video I’m answering most of the questions that I was asked as a vintage seller: how I clean the brass with patina, how I grew my vintage shop, how I take photos of my products, if I recommend Etsy or Shopify, how I ship to the USA, generic things about selling on Etsy etc.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Cleaning vintage brass
6:22 - Growing my vintage shop
19:32 - Packing fragile items
22:25 - Shipping internationally
28:21 - How it all started
31:49 - Taking photos of my products
36:06 - Is Etsy or Shopify better?
41:18 - Setting up a small business
43:25 - Deciding what to list on Etsy vs Shopify
44:43 - Listed / unlisted items
45:27 - Selling on Etsy - generic things
48:07 - Filming in public
51:36 - Any designer stuff?
My email address: angela.mandragiu@gmail.com
My instagram:
/ angelas.vintage.shop
Thanks for watching!
Angela ❤️
I'm an antique dealer for years and I specialize in metalwares. I use bar keepers friend on brass items. I like how buttery soft and satin the patina becomes. I don't like highly shined pieces. I like to clean my pieces and let the buyer decide what they prefer. Of course, very old items look beautiful with heavy patina too.
Thank you so much for your comment! I normally leave them alone too, I also prefer the patina over the highly shined pieces ♥️ But sometimes I clean it when it looks really bad and dirty. 😬 Can you please tell me which version of the Bar keepers friend you use? I found on google one that says “power paste”, a “power spray” and one that just says “cleanser”. I’d really like to try it ☺️
Thank you for sharing , your shop is amazing, your items are just what I like, you do a great job 👍 ❤
Thank you so much, I appreciate it 🥰♥️
Thanks so much for sharing all this with us! It’s really helpful. I don’t know how you keep up with it all, it’s a lot more work than you think it’s going to be. It is fun to find things and see people happy with them 🙂
Definitely worth it! 😍
Such great and helpful info in this video!! I sell internationally through Etsy too and it’s definitely worth it. Packages can take longer but generally people understand that. In my area, clothes of all kinds, not just vintage or brand name are selling like crazy. So much so that sellers who have almost always done just decor now have clothing racks in their antique spaces. It’s been a very interesting shift. ❤
Thank you, Andi! I’m very tempted to give it a try but I’d like to gather a few pieces first. So far I only have some sort of a cardigan 😅 I need to train my eyes to spot those cool vintage clothes 🧐 You do a great job at finding them! Do you think they would do well in your Etsy shop? I wonder if this mix of clothes and home decor only works in physical spaces or it would work in an online shop too.
@@angelasvintageshop In store is way easier because you don't have to photograph, list and store the item. I sold clothes on Poshmark years ago and I did not like it as much. I don't think I will ever sell clothes online again. lol
@AllPutTogether I was thinking of that too, while shipping would be way easier (at least for me, because I ship all these breakables), photographing would definitely be a pain! 🤣
You are a true gem! Thank you for sharing such valuable info with us. You are such an inspiration! ❤
You are so welcome! And thank you for such a lovely comment ♥️🥰
Angela, thank you very much for this video❤🌸🐝
You’re very welcome! ♥️
Thank you for sharing all your knowledge and tips Angela, really enjoyed listening and learning from you! 🤩👏😍
So glad it was helpful!🥰
Really enjoyed your video. Thank you so much for sharing your reselling experience so openly and honestly. Aaaaghh the confidence needed to go from a faceless IG/YT channel to showing yourself😅I recognize it makes a huge difference though. Thank you again and happy thrifting! ❤
After you do it a few times then there’s no big deal 🥰♥️
I have just discovered your channel and I love it. Please keep doing it. I have watched every single one in 2 weeks 😊x
Thanks so much, Rosie!! So glad that you like my videos! 😍
Thank you for such an honest video on how you became successful 😊 there are some really great points
Glad it was helpful! ♥️
I love your personality and how real you are! This was really encouraging as I am developing my own reseller shop at the moment, and all you talked about was very valuable information :)
I'm so glad that you found it helpful! Wishing you the best of luck with your shop! 😍
@ Thank you very much :)
This was so incredibly helpful, especially the bit about growing your Instagram. Yes you are so right, consistency is important there, consistency in what you sell is very important too. For any vintage dealers reading this (I've been one since the 90s) it's much better to have a 'thing' you are known for, that way algorithms, SEO and repeat customers will be much much easier and sales will happen faster. Anyway Angela thank you so much for sharing! I'm finally getting my own website soon and you give me the courage to just do it! 💓🙏😊✨
Thank you so much, Penelope! Good to know about the consistency in what we sell, that answers my question about starting to look into vintage clothing 🤣🤭 Good luck with the website!! ♥️
Hi Angela, this was a genuinely good video. It’s very refreshing to hear such candid advice.
Your website is fab btw 😊
Ahh thank you so much! ♥️ It’s good to hear that it was helpful because as I was editing I saw that my thoughts were all over the place 😅 Thanks so much for the feedback!
boiling wather, aluminiumfoil, salt, dishsoap 1tbs and a dash of winegar or other vinacid, lemonacid. let it lay in the watermixture for a short time and you see the different. rince with wather. To help the shinynes to last longer, you must rub in the item with the brasshine-stuf you buy at the store. Wipe it of and it`s ready. Love from Norway
Thank you so much, I’ll try this! ♥️
Thank you for the Instagram tips. I'm going to try a few because my instagram has been dead as far as any interactions!
I hope it gets better! 🥰
A great video, lovely to hear how you got started 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it! ♥️
Love this video. I hope your business grows and grows, it is a lot of work so please be gentle on yourself. X Will defiantly try the hob cleaner!
Thank you so much, Dee! I hope all our small businesses will grow to the point where we’ll think that we need to hire help 😂♥️ Have a lovely evening ☺️
Salutare! Acum am apucat să urmăresc "cap-coadă" videoul acesta! În legătură cu întrebarea, nu mă ocup cu vânzări în online sau de oricare fel, însă urmaresc o fată din Anglia care găsește multe articole frumoase în magazinele de caritate, printre ele și de designeri. Și eu îmi cumpăr hainele din SH-uri, găsesc multe articole din materiale naturale și la preț foarte bun așa am reușit să elimin din garderobă tot ce era din material sintetic!
Te îmbrățișez cu drag!
Multumesc, draga mea! Și garderoba mea e 90% second hand 😄 Dar de obicei mă uit la haine doar când am eu nevoie de ceva și cumva îmi sar in ochi doar chestii care mi se potrivesc mie. Așa e ochiul meu format. Nu cred ca m-as pricepe să găsesc haine pe care să le pot vinde pe bani mulți 🤭
Bună Angela, te urmaresc de puțin timp, cu mare placere. Obiectele de bronz/alama pe care le achiziționez din târguri pt mine la curat cu bicarbonat, fac o pasta. De curând mi-am cumpărat o soluție de curățat tablourile pictate în ulei: Anacrosina, am tot auzit de ea, încă nu am testat-o. Imi place ca ne spui preturile de achiziție, astfel îmi dau seama cam cât face, atunci când vad lucruri asemanatoare. Iti doresc sa iti meargă bine afacerea...❤
Mulțumesc mult, Lucia! 🥰 Am încercat odata să curat alama cu bicarbonat dar nu mi s-a părut ca se curata foarte bine. Poate nu am făcut ce trebuie 🤭 Chiar mă interesează și pe mine o soluție pentru curățat tablouri, o să mă interesez dacă se găsește și pe aici ceva de genul, mersi de reminder! ♥️ Pupici
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