I love vids like this :) really cool to hear more about your story man. Glad we were able to be a small part of your story and it’s been awesome to see your growth over the years.
I got started reselling at 14 years old with the help of my dad, (sold items on my dads account), after I saw a few of your videos in 2020 when you had around 35k subs, I begged my dad to help me get into it and I had to prove to him that this could actually work, and I did so he supported it. 4 years later I am still doing it. And now I am 18 years old, never have had to work for someone else, and have done $65,000+ in sales this year and counting. Your videos back when you started help changed a lot of peoples lifes including mine, and I really appreciate it ❤
Same here! Started on eBay when I was 14, just turned 18 a couple days ago. I've done almost $120k in sales. It is so rewarding not having to get a minimum wage job working for someone else.
I started selling on Ebay in 1999 - mostly just purging stuff from our house. Then I started a handmade soapmaking business and worked myself to exhaustion. Sometimes getting what you want shows you it's not what you need. Now I resell vintage costume jewelry, and it is SO MUCH easier not to produce something to sell. Really enjoy your videos, and the good, bad, and ugly side of business. ❤ from Arkansas.
I just wanted to thank the 2 of you for these videos and showing us your journey. You two have gave me the courage to start my own resale side hustle (cant quite make it full time but hey maybe someday) and I greatly appreciate every bit of it. Thank you.
That cha-ching sound is the best sound ever for a notification. When my phone started making the cha-ching sound back in like 2012/2013 I think is when it started I didn't know what it was. At that point I had been selling on eBay for 7 years and mostly did everything from the computer because cell phones weren't that big of a thing back when I started in 2005 not to do eBay from at least. So when I heard that cha-ching sound for the first time I looked at my phone like what the heck is this then realized I had a sale and bids so it went Cha-Chang all day and night... Best notification 😊
I sold alot of furniture classified as vintage & antique @ my Room at an Antique Mall. Only wood that I cleaned up & perhaps needed a small repair. No painted or white-washed furniture. My friend's husband had been a furniture refinisher among other things prior to a car accident resulting in a brain injury. He asked if he could help me. I purchased the furniture, he stripped it down, we picked out the finish & I priced & sold it & we split the profit. That worked well at the time as it really made him happy & kept him busy. Sold lots of smalls & unique items. I travelled alot to locate quality items. Always cam home with a vanload!
Your channel got me started in reselling. 4 years later and I'm still doing it. Even though its still part-time, I still have learned so much and moving towards that goal of full time and not have to work for someone else. I appreciate all that you have done for the reselling community. Fun and educational reselling videos. How much for a cutting board? Those look pretty nice! Lol.
Josh, you got me into reselling and I'm on my second year as a part-time reseller! I love it! I'm like Becky Parks--full time music teacher, part time reseller. You and Kristine Rural Squirrel inspired me with your TH-cam videos--and I've never looked back! I save my extra flipping-money to go on vacations, fix up my house, etc. My first resale--I went to the Goodwill with just $10 to find 3 things to flip. I found a huge Squishmallow Minnie Mouse and bought for $1. Before I had even left the store, someone offered me $12 for it! From that moment on, I was hooked! I just want to say thank you for getting me started!!
Squared! craft item sellers are lucky to break even on materials. That's why I don't sell jewelry. Even buying at yard sales and thrifts I'd be lucky to cover costs.
People have asked me why I don't sell the quilts I make...same reason. Between the price of the material and all my time, not worth it. I make them for others or to enjoy myself.
I paid in excess of $80 for a cutting board at an Amish store in Albuquerque about 15 years ago because it was so beautiful. It was made from several kinds of wood in strips that were put together and it weighed a TON. I still have it and it's one of those things that can be passed down to my daughter. I used to be very crafty so I know what goes into things like that and how underappreciated artists can be when it comes to pricing. I watched you and a handful of other resellers for nearly 3 solid months before I started reselling and am so grateful for all the information shared...it really helped me get some footing and understand what I was getting myself into.
Putting your story and my experience into some good advice when starting/owning a business; "Be careful not to let passion wreck profit". I buy/sell guitars and had this same experience. When I first started buying and reselling used guitars, I always wanted to make them "better" according to my vision of what they could/should be. I would buy them cheap and set a budget for upgrades and parts according to what I thought would increase value and desirability over the stock piece. After about a year, I found that the upgrades didnt really create all that much more value and I was not considering the time it was taking me to source guitars, install upgrades, and hold the guitars in inventory which limited my purchase power for new inventory. I also found that I was reducing the buyer pool based on upgrade preferences and pricing. Now, I am very careful about what I buy and only consider upgrades when I have to replace parts - but I make my offers in consideration of the work I will need to do. Being able to sell something for more than your "cost" does not always mean profit or success - you have to figure your time and your opportunity loss as much as any other factor in determining if what you are doing is worth. Great vid!
I started reselling in March 2022 as a way to supplement my husband’s disability income and liquidate some of my father-in-law’s estate. I binge-watched your videos to learn shipping, and everything else associated with reselling. I still get excited when I hear “cha-Ching”!😂
Same story. I always thought I would be able to design crochet for a profit, and that is very difficult to do. Magazines and such do not pay much for patterns. And there is a LOT of time you put into creating and making the work. The only way to really make money at it is to get on the teaching circuit (hard to do when you have a full time job) and to publish books. But lets say I go out wearing one of my shawls, and someone will ask if I would sell it. And they don't understand that if I sold it for $200, I would only be making about $4 an hour. Rather than tell them what it is really worth, I just say no, it's not for sale. And nice yarn is not cheap. It's very easy to end up putting $70 - $90 in yarn in something as small as a shawl.
Learning from mistakes and trial runs are important (at least to me) to learning and growth. Everything you've learned/experienced up to this point, from a single car garage to your current locale is testimony to your diligence. WTGo! I went back to my regular field of work because it pays a lot of money (Thank you Covid economy for the downtime and vacation}. The future is what you make it, not what we may think it should be. I watched your videos a couple years back and they were educational. Most people talk about how to "sell" on eBay, but never really talking about how to buy, including what and where. I had even watched those who did storage units as a way to bring in some extra $'s (just not for me). You and Haley have helped a lot of people make extra money, even if to just pay a few bills or to try something different from their current sources of income. Good Luck going forward from here. Col 3:23
Thank you so much for your videos. I started researching reselling during Covid(however, I started selling on Ebay in 1998) I am slowly making it my full time job. I was also running an in-home bakery at the same time. Reselling is more fun for me. Keep making your amazing content..you both are much appreciated🙏
I'm retired but I am a woodworker as a hobby and to occasionally to make some money. If I get the itch, I will make a bunch of cutting boards or other things and slowly sell them. From time to time I take on a larger commission for $1000 or $2000. Even at that, I barely make $10 per hour. The best I ever did was, I made two edge grain cutting boards out of scraps around the shop, so basically free to me. I had 3 or 4 hours of work in them and I sold them for $200 each, almost immediately (totally by luck) . I would not want to depend on income from woodworking though!
I've been reselling PT for 4 years. Just needed something to make ends meet with inflation. It's since paid for a Cali vacation and a new bathroom. You are right about just trying it. So after sitting on the Whatnot sidelines for 2 months I just scheduled my first show! 🤞🏼
Don’t expect the same results that you see TH-camr get. I’ve been on Whatnot almost 2 years and rarely get 5 people in my shows now. The first year I did much better.
Fist thing I sold on eBay was a teddy ruxpin bear. Bought at a garage sale for $5 and put it on auction for .99 and guess what it sold for? .99! Hahaha, that was in 2005 and needless to say I’ve come a long way. It went from a side hustle to my full time job about 8 years ago and I love it. I learned how to sell from reading blogs (TH-cam reseller channels were not a thing yet). Best job I’ve ever had.
I do woodworking and my wife does the painting, staining and talking to customers. Been doing it full time since late 2018. This is after I worked for my Dad in our family auto body shop for 35 years! We only have a Facebook page and word of mouth! Right now I’ve got enough work till the end of the year. I build tables, benches, hall trees, entertainment centers, coffee tables etc. we use pine mostly because not many want to pay for oak or walnut! But I’ve done live edge walnut tables and oak furniture too. All I have is a small 20x20 garage with no heat and no a/c! I’ve done woodworking since high school, yeah back in the mid 80’s and reselling stuff about the same time. Mostly automotive stuff at swap meets and eBay since 98. Still doing eBay when I get time to list. Lol Wish I had time to do TH-cam videos and have a channel on woodworking or even reselling but not something I’m very good at!
You’re absolutely right. Hard work doesn’t always pay off. The “idea” you come up with goes along with the hard work! But on the other hand no work doesn’t go over well either!
It's the same with making quilts. I stopped making them for customers because I got tired of trying to justify my prices. So now I have bins of quilts.
Thank you Josh ☺️ This will be so super helpful for a lot of people. Great that you have a voice. I've tried so many things over the years and now that the kids are adults I still have a side hustle ALWAYS! ☮️
Much respect for Ryan and Allie. Great content and a wealth of knowledge to share. Really enjoyed the video! See you on the next one. Have a great evening!
I had an engineering assignment in California back in 2001-2. I was back at the hotel at 5 with mostly nothing to do evenings and weekends. I started to go to thrift stores and garage sales to make a little money. Soon my hotel room began to resemble Toys ‘R Us. Been at it for 25 years now making several hundred a month. I’m retired now and at it a bit more full time as a hobby. Videos like yours are great for ideas such as learning about jellycat plush. PS: I took the name Eaglethree and have not had an eagle three since! Lately I’ve come close to a couple eagle FOURS on a par six here in Ohio. God bless you and your wife!
Keep up the good work! As I have sold antiques for years, shows ,flea markets, antique mall & later hit ebay. I follow you and other tubers. Not hitting that $10 grand / month yet....but working on my inventory. I appreciate your honesty and coaching
A great “Josh Talk” would be on the subject of retirement planning for full time resellers. Maybe Not Your Dad’s CPA could join in the conversation….just a thought.
You teach well, Sir. Your honesty and positivity are refreshing and easy to watch. Thanks for the quality content, and keep it up! God bless y'all from TX❤😊
Always enjoy your videos. Would love to hear Haley’s story as well. Been following you a few years now. Also can you do video about when you decided to try what not and why?
I bake. Or rather, I used to bake, before my back went pretty bad on me, and arthritis and lupus. My sons were known for plates of great cookies coming in for bake sales from their mom. So when a Farmer's Market started up in our local community, I was signed up and started going with my table and cute packaged up cookies and banana breads. I'd bake pretty much all day Thursday and Friday, and get up way before the birds on Saturday, and be set up, ready to sell early. And anything I could bake, it was gone by about 10 a.m. The other merchants would shoot mental, eyeball darts at me as I packed up. Selling out was a wonderful feeling. People showed up for JUST my items, too. And they weren't cheap. One lady really scolded her teen daughter once: why are you paying $1 per cookie for her cookies? Her daughter told her: they are that good. One lady bought banana bread enough to bridge her til the next time I was there. Anyway, my point is that I came home, did math and I made.....very little money. My husband questioned: why do you bother? By the hourly return, this is slave labor! But a friend of his explained - it's her art. Which I enjoyed. But it wasn't a true business. There has to be reality. There are people who will pay for "craftmanship" at $1 a cookie (they WERE big...) and people that simply always want a deal. And most people want a deal. That's hard for those doing the craftmanship.
Very eye opening. Thank you. I feel depleted sometimes for as long as I have been on EBay. Full time 3 years but member since 2002. I know it’s me getting in the way of being more successful. Thanks for all the great videos you and Haley put out. I share your name out there constantly! I’m in the upstate maybe we will run into each other some time. 😋
I just started reselling maybe 3 weeks ago. I've watched you and others for years and I've always known I could do it but I realized that I just had to post that first item and jump in. I will always be a part time reseller as I live in LA and competition is fierce here. But I think I can make pretty good money even part time. Thanks for ALL the videos advice...etc
I'm a woodworker who sells primarily on Etsy. Most of my sales are large items, and it was quite a journey to get the shipping right (still dialing in the shipping stuff). I regularly encounter people in FB groups that are struggling with the idea of shipping, and I do my best to help them through it. It's kind of scary to hand over a 32 x 18 x 18 box with your $600 sale in it to UPS, or that 80" wide $4000 console table to UShip. It's all worked out so far though.
so true, being willing to change with your changing business is the key. Surrounding yourself with likeminded people and helping others paves the road to greatness. I can hear in your videos that yal are a husband and wife team with great faith and strong values. As yal grow, I pray for Gods safety and the he will lead your business into a more powerful platform .. I enjoy your video and its fun to see yal at the bins from time to time and how you always take time to speak. . Real people really working.
This is almost the exact same story I have. I recognized my wife and I would never be able to afford a house with our incomes so i started trash picking. I would drive around neighborhoods on trash day and put furniture in my truck and sell it on Marketplace. It was good for a year or so, but i wanted something more sustainable (and i was tired of lugging dressers all over town). I found you as well as a few other resellers and jumped in. At first it was overwhelming, but i kept at it and it has been such a blessing for us. We paid off both of our cars last year and we are now confidently searching for a house! Hard work does not always pay off but keep trying and find something that does! I have a full time job and have a 12k 90 total on eBay. It is possible!
Josh, I could kiss you for doing this video! I have been telling people for YEARS that effort is not profit. Yes there is alot of things I could do on the side to make money but the cost vs asking price does not make it valuable to me. And the same is true of most job markets right now. Yes, I could get a job making $16/hr (if I was still healthy enough but I am not) and make 33k a year before taxes but that is not enough money to afford medical cost let alone my over the top medical needs or even to rent an apartment. This is why "no one wants to work anymore."
I wouldn’t necessarily say that your first business failed. It’s due to your inexperience of knowing what your target market was at the time. It’s like the melt/candle business. You have to know what the demographics in your area is and what the average customer can afford or want to pay. Our melts are the longest lasting you will find. But, I designed them that way. Having a background in chemistry has been a huge benefit to our business. Now, we offer what people in our area can afford. But, we also offer a luxury line of products, which is proving to be successful. Also, we are opening our third location in two weeks, then at the end of August, our fourth location will be open. Growth has been phenomenal. But, like you when we first started, we had no idea how to market our brand and our products. I think if you go back and do woodworking as a hobbyist, you’ll find yourself enjoying it more now than before because you put pressure on yourself to sell for the sake of your family. We also sell various thrifted items on eBay for fun at this point. Always enjoy your videos. Positive energy always
It’s not nearly as difficult as it seems. Start with lightweight items (clothing, smalls, etc) and go from there. Honestly just use ground advantage shipping for everything and you’ll be fine.
I start reselling in 2020 I went all in buying a pallet recommended by a TH-cam reseller, I started with personal care items and makeup I completely failed there just wasn’t enough of a profit margin I was selling about 400$ per month honestly I don’t think I even broke even from that pallet now I switched niche and I am doing much better but I like to start diversifying my inventory more.
Yes she graduated from Clemson with a degree in biochemistry and was the director of the waste waster treatment facility for our county. We eventually got to three point where her income just wasn’t really needed and she didn’t really enjoy her job so she quit. :)
@@HairyTornado that's great. I am a very part time reseller. My 9-5 work is as a mental health counselor working in a high school. I did eBay years ago back in the mid to late 2000s when everything was auction based. I got busy when our kids were little and did not sell online for many years. After being diagnosed with cancer in 2020, I discovered some of your videos on TH-cam. It got me back into reselling. It is still on a part time level but I enjoy it and hope to continue it as long as my health allows. I use some of the money I make to help offset medical expenses. Thank you both for providing the humor and great information in your videos. God has blessed you both. I hope He continues to do amazing things in your lives!
Josh, you are such a great storyteller! You make me want to start an ebay store lol! My Dad past away back in March and we are cleaning out his house. I have a ton of stuff that I feel are not really garage sale worthy but I have never sold on Ebay. I might just do it!
My sister and I do crafts and people just don’t understand how long it takes to do these things and don’t want to pay you for it! So we no longer sell our things. My husband and I have 2 EBay’s selling used car parts. It has its ups and downs. I lost my job back in October so we’re trying this again to supplement income
I will agree shipping is probably one of the hardest and most expensive part of reselling. An item can check every box right price, great sell thru, but then you can’t weigh an item in the store and by the time you pack it in a box the dimensions and weight eat most if not all the profit. Also the price to ship for the most part is always going up. My general rule of thumb for lower cost items like say $15 or less is if I can’t triple it’s not worth it unless it’s really small and light.
Good content young man. A question? Like Whatnot - are there other platforms that you use? I would like to keep with the auction theme and am asking. Thanks and stay safe.
I know of two other auction apps. One is Jamble and the other is Drip Shop. I’ve never used either one though so I can’t give you more details than that.
You laughed at the LLC part and “taking it seriously” - would you make a part 2 explaining that portion? Ex: as a new reseller and “trying” it like you said. When is the right time to become an LLC and what are the different benefits. Keep up the great content!
I always enjoy your videos, especially when you take the time to tell your story and what you did to get to where you are now. Of course Haley is a great partner.
I am on my way out of reselling. I did it for about 2-3 years and just can't make enough money for my time. Sourcing good stuff is incredibly difficult.
I worked all my life and sold almost everything cosmetics clothes shoes and bought stuff and resell on Facebook marketplace as a sideline and to take my kids to the movies or restaurants or camping trips because my salary wasn’t enough. And that was a longtime ago and I sit with my kids and we have some laughs because I had some crazy memories about. I understand about that completely. Great video ❤
Hey! Just a quick comment. The way you have your pops stacked can dent the boxes from the weight of the others stacked on them. I am not sure if someone else commented about it. I learned the hard way.
Omg the shipping thing scared the crud out of me initially. I laugh at myself looking back. Thank God for YT that helped me through all those hesitations
Is refurbishing old furniture to reselling on eBay a pipline for everyone? lol I tried to flip a dresser and did not go well. I found a Lane dresser for free in the trash and took it home. Spent about half a year trying to restore it. Black paint is not forgiving and kept showing all the streaks and mistakes I said "f this" and just posted it unfinished for $250. Sold it in less than 24 hours for full price.
I appreciate your information, i used to sell furniture years ago and i bought a house and raised my boys ,furniture was heavy and they didnt have facebook marketplace or if they did i didnt know it.
You are far better than click bait titles Josh please don't. Love your videos but don't need a great channel like yours to become a "must see" side show.
There’s a difference between click bait and a compelling title and thumbnail and honestly if you’re not a creator yourself, I don’t expect you to know the difference.
The big problem is keeping up with trends. collectibles, clothing etc. Like Funko Pops. The market is saturated with those and I look for them to go the way of Beanie babies and Sportscards. Ebay is still my main source along with 2 Mall Spaces.
I love vids like this :) really cool to hear more about your story man. Glad we were able to be a small part of your story and it’s been awesome to see your growth over the years.
I got started reselling at 14 years old with the help of my dad, (sold items on my dads account), after I saw a few of your videos in 2020 when you had around 35k subs, I begged my dad to help me get into it and I had to prove to him that this could actually work, and I did so he supported it. 4 years later I am still doing it. And now I am 18 years old, never have had to work for someone else, and have done $65,000+ in sales this year and counting. Your videos back when you started help changed a lot of peoples lifes including mine, and I really appreciate it ❤
Same here! Started on eBay when I was 14, just turned 18 a couple days ago. I've done almost $120k in sales. It is so rewarding not having to get a minimum wage job working for someone else.
I started selling on Ebay in 1999 - mostly just purging stuff from our house. Then I started a handmade soapmaking business and worked myself to exhaustion. Sometimes getting what you want shows you it's not what you need. Now I resell vintage costume jewelry, and it is SO MUCH easier not to produce something to sell.
Really enjoy your videos, and the good, bad, and ugly side of business. ❤ from Arkansas.
I just wanted to thank the 2 of you for these videos and showing us your journey.
You two have gave me the courage to start my own resale side hustle (cant quite make it full time but hey maybe someday) and I greatly appreciate every bit of it.
Thank you.
That cha-ching sound is the best sound ever for a notification. When my phone started making the cha-ching sound back in like 2012/2013 I think is when it started I didn't know what it was. At that point I had been selling on eBay for 7 years and mostly did everything from the computer because cell phones weren't that big of a thing back when I started in 2005 not to do eBay from at least. So when I heard that cha-ching sound for the first time I looked at my phone like what the heck is this then realized I had a sale and bids so it went Cha-Chang all day and night... Best notification 😊
They have the same sound for Etsy
I sold alot of furniture classified as vintage & antique @ my Room at an Antique Mall. Only wood that I cleaned up & perhaps needed a small repair. No painted or white-washed furniture. My friend's husband had been a furniture refinisher among other things prior to a car accident resulting in a brain injury. He asked if he could help me. I purchased the furniture, he stripped it down, we picked out the finish & I priced & sold it & we split the profit. That worked well at the time as it really made him happy & kept him busy. Sold lots of smalls & unique items. I travelled alot to locate quality items. Always cam home with a vanload!
My husband was a woodworker and you are so right - people don't realize quality at all.
I, also, tried to refurbish old furniture to resell. I quickly realized, holy cow, that's a lot of labor! Great vid.
Your channel got me started in reselling. 4 years later and I'm still doing it. Even though its still part-time, I still have learned so much and moving towards that goal of full time and not have to work for someone else. I appreciate all that you have done for the reselling community. Fun and educational reselling videos. How much for a cutting board? Those look pretty nice! Lol.
Josh, you got me into reselling and I'm on my second year as a part-time reseller! I love it! I'm like Becky Parks--full time music teacher, part time reseller. You and Kristine Rural Squirrel inspired me with your TH-cam videos--and I've never looked back! I save my extra flipping-money to go on vacations, fix up my house, etc. My first resale--I went to the Goodwill with just $10 to find 3 things to flip. I found a huge Squishmallow Minnie Mouse and bought for $1. Before I had even left the store, someone offered me $12 for it! From that moment on, I was hooked! I just want to say thank you for getting me started!!
I make wreaths for my home and people have asked me if i make them to sell. Answer is no because most peeps dont value handmade items.
Squared! craft item sellers are lucky to break even on materials. That's why I don't sell jewelry. Even buying at yard sales and thrifts I'd be lucky to cover costs.
Very smart
People have asked me why I don't sell the quilts I make...same reason. Between the price of the material and all my time, not worth it. I make them for others or to enjoy myself.
Exactly. !!!
I paid in excess of $80 for a cutting board at an Amish store in Albuquerque about 15 years ago because it was so beautiful. It was made from several kinds of wood in strips that were put together and it weighed a TON. I still have it and it's one of those things that can be passed down to my daughter. I used to be very crafty so I know what goes into things like that and how underappreciated artists can be when it comes to pricing. I watched you and a handful of other resellers for nearly 3 solid months before I started reselling and am so grateful for all the information shared...it really helped me get some footing and understand what I was getting myself into.
Putting your story and my experience into some good advice when starting/owning a business; "Be careful not to let passion wreck profit". I buy/sell guitars and had this same experience. When I first started buying and reselling used guitars, I always wanted to make them "better" according to my vision of what they could/should be. I would buy them cheap and set a budget for upgrades and parts according to what I thought would increase value and desirability over the stock piece. After about a year, I found that the upgrades didnt really create all that much more value and I was not considering the time it was taking me to source guitars, install upgrades, and hold the guitars in inventory which limited my purchase power for new inventory. I also found that I was reducing the buyer pool based on upgrade preferences and pricing. Now, I am very careful about what I buy and only consider upgrades when I have to replace parts - but I make my offers in consideration of the work I will need to do. Being able to sell something for more than your "cost" does not always mean profit or success - you have to figure your time and your opportunity loss as much as any other factor in determining if what you are doing is worth. Great vid!
I started reselling in March 2022 as a way to supplement my husband’s disability income and liquidate some of my father-in-law’s estate. I binge-watched your videos to learn shipping, and everything else associated with reselling. I still get excited when I hear “cha-Ching”!😂
Same story. I always thought I would be able to design crochet for a profit, and that is very difficult to do. Magazines and such do not pay much for patterns. And there is a LOT of time you put into creating and making the work. The only way to really make money at it is to get on the teaching circuit (hard to do when you have a full time job) and to publish books. But lets say I go out wearing one of my shawls, and someone will ask if I would sell it. And they don't understand that if I sold it for $200, I would only be making about $4 an hour. Rather than tell them what it is really worth, I just say no, it's not for sale. And nice yarn is not cheap. It's very easy to end up putting $70 - $90 in yarn in something as small as a shawl.
Learning from mistakes and trial runs are important (at least to me) to learning and growth. Everything you've learned/experienced up to this point, from a single car garage to your current locale is testimony to your diligence. WTGo! I went back to my regular field of work because it pays a lot of money (Thank you Covid economy for the downtime and vacation}. The future is what you make it, not what we may think it should be. I watched your videos a couple years back and they were educational. Most people talk about how to "sell" on eBay, but never really talking about how to buy, including what and where. I had even watched those who did storage units as a way to bring in some extra $'s (just not for me). You and Haley have helped a lot of people make extra money, even if to just pay a few bills or to try something different from their current sources of income. Good Luck going forward from here. Col 3:23
I haven’t heard this story before, it was very interesting to hear about your “baby steps” on up to the strides you are making now! ❤
Thank you so much for your videos. I started researching reselling during Covid(however, I started selling on Ebay in 1998) I am slowly making it my full time job. I was also running an in-home bakery at the same time. Reselling is more fun for me. Keep making your amazing content..you both are much appreciated🙏
I'm retired but I am a woodworker as a hobby and to occasionally to make some money. If I get the itch, I will make a bunch of cutting boards or other things and slowly sell them. From time to time I take on a larger commission for $1000 or $2000. Even at that, I barely make $10 per hour. The best I ever did was, I made two edge grain cutting boards out of scraps around the shop, so basically free to me. I had 3 or 4 hours of work in them and I sold them for $200 each, almost immediately (totally by luck) . I would not want to depend on income from woodworking though!
I've been reselling PT for 4 years. Just needed something to make ends meet with inflation. It's since paid for a Cali vacation and a new bathroom. You are right about just trying it. So after sitting on the Whatnot sidelines for 2 months I just scheduled my first show! 🤞🏼
Don’t expect the same results that you see TH-camr get. I’ve been on Whatnot almost 2 years and rarely get 5 people in my shows now. The first year I did much better.
Fist thing I sold on eBay was a teddy ruxpin bear. Bought at a garage sale for $5 and put it on auction for .99 and guess what it sold for? .99! Hahaha, that was in 2005 and needless to say I’ve come a long way. It went from a side hustle to my full time job about 8 years ago and I love it. I learned how to sell from reading blogs (TH-cam reseller channels were not a thing yet). Best job I’ve ever had.
I do woodworking and my wife does the painting, staining and talking to customers. Been doing it full time since late 2018. This is after I worked for my Dad in our family auto body shop for 35 years! We only have a Facebook page and word of mouth! Right now I’ve got enough work till the end of the year. I build tables, benches, hall trees, entertainment centers, coffee tables etc. we use pine mostly because not many want to pay for oak or walnut! But I’ve done live edge walnut tables and oak furniture too. All I have is a small 20x20 garage with no heat and no a/c! I’ve done woodworking since high school, yeah back in the mid 80’s and reselling stuff about the same time. Mostly automotive stuff at swap meets and eBay since 98. Still doing eBay when I get time to list. Lol Wish I had time to do TH-cam videos and have a channel on woodworking or even reselling but not something I’m very good at!
You’re absolutely right. Hard work doesn’t always pay off. The “idea” you come up with goes along with the hard work! But on the other hand no work doesn’t go over well either!
Short and Sweet?
I like Long and Sweet 😁
But i am gonna watch. Now...
Thanks sweeties! Love from the Netherlands ❤️🇳🇱❤️
It's the same with making quilts. I stopped making them for customers because I got tired of trying to justify my prices. So now I have bins of quilts.
Thank you Josh ☺️ This will be so super helpful for a lot of people. Great that you have a voice. I've tried so many things over the years and now that the kids are adults I still have a side hustle ALWAYS! ☮️
Much respect for Ryan and Allie. Great content and a wealth of knowledge to share. Really enjoyed the video! See you on the next one. Have a great evening!
I used to flip furniture years ago & also morphed into my reselling business.
I had an engineering assignment in California back in 2001-2. I was back at the hotel at 5 with mostly nothing to do evenings and weekends. I started to go to thrift stores and garage sales to make a little money. Soon my hotel room began to resemble Toys ‘R Us. Been at it for 25 years now making several hundred a month. I’m retired now and at it a bit more full time as a hobby. Videos like yours are great for ideas such as learning about jellycat plush. PS: I took the name Eaglethree and have not had an eagle three since! Lately I’ve come close to a couple eagle FOURS on a par six here in Ohio. God bless you and your wife!
Great stuff been struggling with getting clients, we screen print shirts, custom laser engrave hats, and also ebay as well. Great video keep it up!
I have a darling friend who always says that’s your journey ! Thank you for sharing ! Yes it takes awhile to realize work smarter not harder!
Great video...I love when there is an "unexpected, game changer" congratulations on your success!!!
Love your positivity in your journey. I'm always learning something from you.
Keep up the good work! As I have sold antiques for years, shows ,flea markets, antique mall & later hit ebay. I follow you and other tubers. Not hitting that $10 grand / month yet....but working on my inventory. I appreciate your honesty and coaching
Just so you know, you did for me what Rally Roots did for you. Thanks for you and Mrs. Tornado!
A great “Josh Talk” would be on the subject of retirement planning for full time resellers. Maybe Not Your Dad’s CPA could join in the conversation….just a thought.
You teach well, Sir. Your honesty and positivity are refreshing and easy to watch. Thanks for the quality content, and keep it up!
God bless y'all from TX❤😊
Always enjoy your videos. Would love to hear Haley’s story as well. Been following you a few years now.
Also can you do video about when you decided to try what not and why?
I bake. Or rather, I used to bake, before my back went pretty bad on me, and arthritis and lupus. My sons were known for plates of great cookies coming in for bake sales from their mom. So when a Farmer's Market started up in our local community, I was signed up and started going with my table and cute packaged up cookies and banana breads. I'd bake pretty much all day Thursday and Friday, and get up way before the birds on Saturday, and be set up, ready to sell early. And anything I could bake, it was gone by about 10 a.m. The other merchants would shoot mental, eyeball darts at me as I packed up. Selling out was a wonderful feeling. People showed up for JUST my items, too. And they weren't cheap. One lady really scolded her teen daughter once: why are you paying $1 per cookie for her cookies? Her daughter told her: they are that good. One lady bought banana bread enough to bridge her til the next time I was there. Anyway, my point is that I came home, did math and I made.....very little money. My husband questioned: why do you bother? By the hourly return, this is slave labor! But a friend of his explained - it's her art. Which I enjoyed. But it wasn't a true business. There has to be reality. There are people who will pay for "craftmanship" at $1 a cookie (they WERE big...) and people that simply always want a deal. And most people want a deal. That's hard for those doing the craftmanship.
I love the look of the funko pop pyramids behind you!
Very eye opening. Thank you. I feel depleted sometimes for as long as I have been on EBay. Full time 3 years but member since 2002. I know it’s me getting in the way of being more successful. Thanks for all the great videos you and Haley put out. I share your name out there constantly! I’m in the upstate maybe we will run into each other some time. 😋
Great video and great observations.
That is awesome! It goes to show that hard work and knowledge works. You are incredible. Keep on going!!!
Furniture flipping is very enticing but you are right, has to be worth your time
I just started reselling maybe 3 weeks ago. I've watched you and others for years and I've always known I could do it but I realized that I just had to post that first item and jump in. I will always be a part time reseller as I live in LA and competition is fierce here. But I think I can make pretty good money even part time. Thanks for ALL the videos advice...etc
I'm a woodworker who sells primarily on Etsy. Most of my sales are large items, and it was quite a journey to get the shipping right (still dialing in the shipping stuff). I regularly encounter people in FB groups that are struggling with the idea of shipping, and I do my best to help them through it. It's kind of scary to hand over a 32 x 18 x 18 box with your $600 sale in it to UPS, or that 80" wide $4000 console table to UShip. It's all worked out so far though.
so true, being willing to change with your changing business is the key. Surrounding yourself with likeminded people and helping others paves the road to greatness. I can hear in your videos that yal are a husband and wife team with great faith and strong values. As yal grow, I pray for Gods safety and the he will lead your business into a more powerful platform .. I enjoy your video and its fun to see yal at the bins from time to time and how you always take time to speak. . Real people really working.
What a great video. Really appreciate the candid discussion
I think beautiful wood work like that is better for yourself than someone else
Love listening to this story!! You've come so far *proud hiccup*
This is almost the exact same story I have. I recognized my wife and I would never be able to afford a house with our incomes so i started trash picking. I would drive around neighborhoods on trash day and put furniture in my truck and sell it on Marketplace. It was good for a year or so, but i wanted something more sustainable (and i was tired of lugging dressers all over town). I found you as well as a few other resellers and jumped in. At first it was overwhelming, but i kept at it and it has been such a blessing for us. We paid off both of our cars last year and we are now confidently searching for a house! Hard work does not always pay off but keep trying and find something that does! I have a full time job and have a 12k 90 total on eBay. It is possible!
Josh, I could kiss you for doing this video! I have been telling people for YEARS that effort is not profit. Yes there is alot of things I could do on the side to make money but the cost vs asking price does not make it valuable to me. And the same is true of most job markets right now. Yes, I could get a job making $16/hr (if I was still healthy enough but I am not) and make 33k a year before taxes but that is not enough money to afford medical cost let alone my over the top medical needs or even to rent an apartment.
This is why "no one wants to work anymore."
Congratulations on your continued success!
I think it is fun to resale just to make some extra bucks. I have learned a lot from you guys!
I wouldn’t necessarily say that your first business failed. It’s due to your inexperience of knowing what your target market was at the time. It’s like the melt/candle business. You have to know what the demographics in your area is and what the average customer can afford or want to pay. Our melts are the longest lasting you will find. But, I designed them that way. Having a background in chemistry has been a huge benefit to our business. Now, we offer what people in our area can afford. But, we also offer a luxury line of products, which is proving to be successful. Also, we are opening our third location in two weeks, then at the end of August, our fourth location will be open. Growth has been phenomenal. But, like you when we first started, we had no idea how to market our brand and our products. I think if you go back and do woodworking as a hobbyist, you’ll find yourself enjoying it more now than before because you put pressure on yourself to sell for the sake of your family.
We also sell various thrifted items on eBay for fun at this point.
Always enjoy your videos. Positive energy always
You work smarter not harder. If your living a lower class you don't try to make high end products you work your way up. We all learn when we grow.
Yessssss... thinking about these things currently for myself. Thanks for the video man!
Such a cool story! Love hearing about peoples journeys in business and how they find their way to reselling.
Great video Josh. Thanks for sharing your story.
Shipping still scares me.
I have an entire room full of things I've thrifted, still have no clue how to do it 😢
It’s not nearly as difficult as it seems. Start with lightweight items (clothing, smalls, etc) and go from there. Honestly just use ground advantage shipping for everything and you’ll be fine.
I start reselling in 2020 I went all in buying a pallet recommended by a TH-cam reseller, I started with personal care items and makeup I completely failed there just wasn’t enough of a profit margin I was selling about 400$ per month honestly I don’t think I even broke even from that pallet now I switched niche and I am doing much better but I like to start diversifying my inventory more.
Thanks for sharing some of your back story. What was Hayley's path to the business? Did she have a 9/5 before she got into reselling?
Yes she graduated from Clemson with a degree in biochemistry and was the director of the waste waster treatment facility for our county. We eventually got to three point where her income just wasn’t really needed and she didn’t really enjoy her job so she quit. :)
@@HairyTornado that's great. I am a very part time reseller. My 9-5 work is as a mental health counselor working in a high school. I did eBay years ago back in the mid to late 2000s when everything was auction based. I got busy when our kids were little and did not sell online for many years. After being diagnosed with cancer in 2020, I discovered some of your videos on TH-cam. It got me back into reselling. It is still on a part time level but I enjoy it and hope to continue it as long as my health allows. I use some of the money I make to help offset medical expenses. Thank you both for providing the humor and great information in your videos. God has blessed you both. I hope He continues to do amazing things in your lives!
Josh, you are such a great storyteller! You make me want to start an ebay store lol! My Dad past away back in March and we are cleaning out his house. I have a ton of stuff that I feel are not really garage sale worthy but I have never sold on Ebay. I might just do it!
My sister and I do crafts and people just don’t understand how long it takes to do these things and don’t want to pay you for it! So we no longer sell our things. My husband and I have 2 EBay’s selling used car parts. It has its ups and downs. I lost my job back in October so we’re trying this again to supplement income
Love this video and seeing another side of you and all you do!!!
I will agree shipping is probably one of the hardest and most expensive part of reselling. An item can check every box right price, great sell thru, but then you can’t weigh an item in the store and by the time you pack it in a box the dimensions and weight eat most if not all the profit. Also the price to ship for the most part is always going up. My general rule of thumb for lower cost items like say $15 or less is if I can’t triple it’s not worth it unless it’s really small and light.
Enjoyed this “origins story.”
Love to watch you guys 🩷
Excellent video Josh! … had my attention the whole time 💜👍
Thanks!
Good content young man. A question? Like Whatnot - are there other platforms that you use? I would like to keep with the auction theme and am asking. Thanks and stay safe.
I know of two other auction apps. One is Jamble and the other is Drip Shop. I’ve never used either one though so I can’t give you more details than that.
So refreshing to know you started from rock bottom, i was exactly the same... I was selling dvds
You laughed at the LLC part and “taking it seriously” - would you make a part 2 explaining that portion?
Ex: as a new reseller and “trying” it like you said. When is the right time to become an LLC and what are the different benefits.
Keep up the great content!
Great video..let's get the house done!!!
thank you again this really give me some hope to just keep going to understand
You are so honest. God bless
Still have the key holder you made lol
alli and ryan are great!! good for you
I always enjoy your videos, especially when you take the time to tell your story and what you did to get to where you are now. Of course Haley is a great partner.
Your friend sounds pretty smart…
I am on my way out of reselling. I did it for about 2-3 years and just can't make enough money for my time. Sourcing good stuff is incredibly difficult.
I worked all my life and sold almost everything cosmetics clothes shoes and bought stuff and resell on Facebook marketplace as a sideline and to take my kids to the movies or restaurants or camping trips because my salary wasn’t enough. And that was a longtime ago and I sit with my kids and we have some laughs because I had some crazy memories about. I understand about that completely. Great video ❤
Happy Sunday
Great video and well done .
Hey! Just a quick comment. The way you have your pops stacked can dent the boxes from the weight of the others stacked on them. I am not sure if someone else commented about it. I learned the hard way.
They won’t be there for long. Selling a ton this week
Once I saw this title, I thought the video was going to be about funko pops, LOL, glad its going well
I love the cha ching sound.
Thats me overwhelmed about shipping
How is your booth doing and update on gumball machine
Filming a booth video this eeek
Story time with Josh, I like these types of videos!
I appreviate all the personal.
Insights you.share hrre with all of us!!6
Omg the shipping thing scared the crud out of me initially. I laugh at myself looking back. Thank God for YT that helped me through all those hesitations
Is refurbishing old furniture to reselling on eBay a pipline for everyone? lol I tried to flip a dresser and did not go well. I found a Lane dresser for free in the trash and took it home. Spent about half a year trying to restore it. Black paint is not forgiving and kept showing all the streaks and mistakes I said "f this" and just posted it unfinished for $250. Sold it in less than 24 hours for full price.
I appreciate your information, i used to sell furniture years ago and i bought a house and raised my boys ,furniture was heavy and they didnt have facebook marketplace or if they did i didnt know it.
Wow we basically had the same idea, making small stuff from board, it’s to find the customers.
You are far better than click bait titles Josh please don't. Love your videos but don't need a great channel like yours to become a "must see" side show.
There’s a difference between click bait and a compelling title and thumbnail and honestly if you’re not a creator yourself, I don’t expect you to know the difference.
The big problem is keeping up with trends. collectibles, clothing etc. Like Funko Pops. The market is saturated with those and I look for them to go the way of Beanie babies and Sportscards. Ebay is still my main source along with 2 Mall Spaces.
Yeah markets change all the time. Definitely tough to keep up with what sells
Very interesting video, thank you
Interesting take on the business side!
Great video as always.
So true thank you for sharing with us.