I always include a packing slip (only way for carrier to deliver package should the shipping label get destroyed), and I write ‘thank you’ using buyers first name on it. A very quick/easy personal touch is never a waste of time, imo. 60% of my buyers leave me feedback (pretty high, I believe).
The Big booksellers that list cheap books with free shipping dont use media mail. They use another shipping option called Bound Printed Matter for which you need a special permit for. It's less than half the cost of media mail from the USPS. The books need to contain advertising if they dont then the seller will throw in any advertising flyer with the book.
Some use media mail for books, I have received them that way from some media megasellers (and they had third party ads/flyers in them). Their packing was substandard, and their quality control was awful and obvious no one even looked at them much less inspected them (reasons people should avoid those media megasellers).
Right so that’s how the UK sellers ship worldwide so cheap. It really hurts local sellers here in Australia. It costs me $30 in shipping to send a book under 500gm overseas whereas UK sellers have the same book at lower or same price with free shipping to Australia
Honestly, major props to Justin. Does eBay reselling, TH-cam and also has a full time job and still makes time for his kids and family. I hope to have this one day
I've made a habit of writing: Thank you, Enjoy! by hand with a sharpie on the packing slip of every item I sell. I do this as I sell collectable coins, and my buyers are typically of an older demographic that appreciates the handwritten thank you note more. Great video Justin!
I always add a hand written note , usually just Thank Sal but sometimes since I sell a lot of sport items I’ll mention something about team. I use scrap paper from work and it takes a few seconds . I like to think it helps a repeat buyer , take the edge of any slight dissatisfaction and just good customer service .
I am one of those niche sellers you mentioned. I don't include thank you notes but I do print a packing slip and hand stamp a thank you on that. I also wrap my orders in pretty tissue paper with a custom thank you sticker. Repeat buyers have been 14% of my sales for this year and last year. If I weren't in a niche, I might not do so much. But I came from Etsy first and everything has to be a "boutique" experience so I guess it stuck. Lol
@StudioRedArt Yes, I do the same: include a packing slip, on which I add a thank you sticker. And I wrap the items (clothes) in tissue paper. I've gotten great feedback!
I also agree with the consistency. I watch another high volume seller (I can’t remember his name at the moment) and he lists 25 per day every day and has high sales. As an experiment, he started listing here and there, skipping days and different amounts on days with some days no listings. His sales dropped almost 80 percent!! (He showed the numbers). So while eBay will tell everyone it’s a myth, it is NOT. Consistency absolutely matters.
I had a very similar experience when I used to purchase Amazon return pallets. Always made money on them, just not a lot, and the time spent sorting, testing etc. just wasn't worth it. It is fun going through them though!
I have thank you cards on hand. I hand write a thank you to everyone. Around the holidays I used holiday cards. Almost all of my reviews mention the "sweet card". I buy a lot off Mercari, and I take notice in those who took extra care on the item. I also use pretty polymailers lol. I noticed I've accumulated a good amount of repeat buyers. I tend to stick to makeup/skincare/beauty items. I just ran into your channel. I'm fairly new to ebay, so this is incredibly helpful. Do you ever come across buyers who you know is trying to scam you? How do you handle that? Thanks! Klarissa
Justin, thank you for taking the time to make these videos and sharing your experience as a seller. I have to tell you that two days after I watched your video highlighting the sell of the Presto Pizza Pizzazz, I ran across one for $3 at a yard sale. Had not seen that video, I probably would not have picked it up. It works, and i already have it saved in my drafts bank, so it will go live soon. The vintage Coleman, in new condition no less, was a very good find. I picked up a used red one from 1964 for $10 a few weeks ago. I was thrilled to find it. It had the box, too.
I just started using the eBay international shipping program and I love that it offers me certain protections. I recently shipped a vintage postcard to a buyer who lives in the UK. (I live in Oregon) He tried to ruin my 100% positive feedback rating by attempting to leave me negative feedback claiming that it took way too long for him to receive the item, and was also, my fault. eBay removed that neg and protected me and my business reputation against this retaliatory act from this buyer.
I used to sell books on Amazon and you are right, it's not worth it. Those huge sellers have brought the price down on everything so the little guys can't compete. And it seems that some of them are getting book donations in those boxes, trying to make it look like they are a charity, trying to save the earth. Those Planet Aid clothing donations, too. Sorry, didn't mean to go into that. That's a rant for another place and time. Love your channel. So much good info!
I'm not authentication process expert but it's also (last I dealt with it) for trading cards that are over $200 (or maybe $250?) in value. I sold a trading card that was rare that went for over $300 at auction and it had to go to the authentication center before going to the buyer. And in this case they even said with cards they also put it in an additional special protectors case and include an authenticated receipt or what have you, etc. I believe there MAY be others besides shoes and trading cards it seems like some other specific clothing or jewelry that are of high dollar amounts but I'm not sure what.
Just bought into flipwise! Your marketing is amazing, it is very rare that I'm happy to subscribe into something. Looking forward to all the tools. Thanks
I always printed an invoice and wrote "Mahalo!" on it, but noticed a big uptick in feedback once I simply started adding the buyers' name to my little note on the invoice.
When you say buyer's name, do you mean their first name or their username? The reason I ask is because many consider it bad manners to address someone by their first name if you don't know them. It can rub people up the wrong way - probably mainly older people. When sending messages I will only ever use their username unless they have signed off messages to me with their first name :)
I scoop up thank you cards for free out of the liquidation bins when I get all their bubble wrap (never paid a dime for BW in 3 years), various size free boxes, single sneakers(they sell) also for free. The reviews sometimes mention the nice handwritten notes and stickers inside. I clean those out the bins too. PEOPLE LOVE THEM for water bottles, tablets, laptops, skateboards, notebooks, kids, etc. In 3 Yeats not 1 complaint knock on wood. Once I scored 12 new Tomagotchis at the liquidation bin store for $7 TOTAL. Sold them all $39.99 avg EACH! They weren't vintage. I keep my eyes peeled for them now.
When packing an item, I slip in a bookmark that advertises one of the books that I've self-published on Amazon. I had a ton of them left over from an event and thought, why not. I've actually noticed a slight bump in book sales.
When I first started reselling I printed an invoice and included it (what I was used to, having come from the handmade/Etsy world). However, I couldn't find a way to streamline the shipping process doing that, and it wasted paper/ink, so I stopped. I get the best feedback regarding the quality and speed of my shipping and that's what I think buyers care about most, even if the other is nice/personal.
I have been required to use the authentication process for jewelry that sold for over $500. Everything went smoothly every time. It didn't really affect t my processes at all.
I had an issue with it. They returned the necklace, saying it had a few scratches on it. That was clearly listed in description, and shown in pics also. I lost a $375 Sale, on Ebay BS.
@alfonsoalfonso647 The authencity program doesn't stop returns. It provides assurances to the buyer that the item is what the seller states it is and the condition is accurately stated. I sell more fine jewelry and designer handbags at higher prices because my items have the guarantee. I could price a lot of items at $495 to avoid the process but I don't. I price items at $795 and take the risk that the Authenticity process kicks an item. I think the system works. Some people will still make returns even if everything is as stated . That's a problem with the buyer not the process.
Thank you so much for the video! I have been watching them A Lot! I am a relatively new seller on ebay. Do ALL shoes over 75$ under go the authentication process? I am asking because a have a few pairs of more expensive shoes (but no sneakers), and whwn I called ebay they mentioned only certain brands of shoes go through the authentication. It's just a bit confusing to me. Thank you for all you do!😊
Ebay will always back the buyer in this case. Get your item back and resell it. Don't waste a second being angry about it. One thing I have learned recently, most buyers don't read the description anymore. There buying on their phones and just look at pictures. I ask buyers when they want to re3turn an item, did you read the description? most always they say no.
Someone said that these large booksellers are making back on the advertisement they put in the package. So if they put a Hello Fresh ad in your package and you use the code on that ad the book seller is getting a percentage back on the order.
When you're first starting out it can really suck(high dollar return). Try to get into free returns and charge for shipping separately but also have one or same day shipping. This puts you in a sweet spot as a small guy starting out, imo. Works for me got the idea from a number of sellers but Lindey Glen I think gave me most of the tips for this setup. Have to do what makes sense for your situation. If there is anything wrong with the return you can deduct %50 as well then the buyer appeals with eBay. Most of the time both parties are happy with the appeals results.
I have two presto pizza pizzaz. I love them have had them over 5 years and still going strong. Love your content very informative. Keep up the good work and post. 😃
I love you the way that you do business. The one for one sales versus listing thing is kind of ideal for me. If you could keep up that momentum and your sales as a full-time seller that would be great, but you’ve obviously learned how to make very good purchases yourself and that’s definitely a skill, but an attainable one! That’s what I want for myself when I get back into reselling. I’m a new subscriber. I just discovered you and I like your channel.
I sold a Rolex a few months ago and the Authentication Program is mandatory for expensive watches (even for $90 Nikes i'm selling). My first attempt through authentication... failed. There was a small blemish on the watch bezel that I didn't notice but was considered "condition not as described". The authenticator contacted the buyer and informed them and they declined to go through with the purchase. Fortunately I sold it again shortly thereafter once I updated the description to include the blemish with additional photos. Overall it was a very stressful experience that took about 2 weeks at the first go around. If you're selling a watch or anything else expensive that has to go through this process, be sure to be as detailed as possible in your description with plenty of photos. It's not just about eBay guaranteeing authenticity but that the condition matches what you describe.
I look at returns like; it happens, for what I buy it for oh well. Not every sale can be a homerun. Even though I strive for it each and every time. Sometimes I start to list and I see a flaw that I missed in a dim garage or bad lighting.
Do you ever think it is worth buying more inventory than you know you can list during garage sale season and saving it for cold times of year where garage sales are almost non-existent? I live in the midwest where garage sales are very cheap, to the point where I can cut my thrift shop visits in half during garage sale season. I've begun to have a backlog of inventory but I know there are going to be times of year in the future when there are far fewer fairly priced items for me to find in my area so I am torn. I do not have the benefit of living in a densely populated area so sometimes thrift shops don't even have items valuable enough to put time into, whereas garage sales have both valuable items and cheap prices. Perhaps saving items for later is okay if they are low touch, reasonably small items with good sell through? What do you think? Or is it okay to have times of year you list closer to 12-17 items a day and other times of year you list 7-11 items a day?
I stopped doing Amazon return pallets because it was mainly knock off brands in opened or damaged packaging. Did not like having to make excuses for many of the items I was selling in my Ebay store. Like having more control over what I sell as well.
As an orchid vendor exclusively online, 18% of sales are repeat buyers and I've taken to writing thank you notes in sharpie physically on the inside flap of the box. Keeps costs low and is a nice way to acknowledge the buyer.
Weird question about garage/estate sales: What is your process in carrying items while trying to look through different rooms and piles? I sometimes get overwhelmed and am still trying to figure out the best system. Some sales have a hold table (although I have been burned when there’s lackadaisical enforcement), but even so, at large homes, I feel like a sherpa with tote bags on each shoulder, juggling my phone to check comps and text my husband. We are fortunate to have tons of inventory sources, so it feels like a good problem to have, but I would love to hear your flow. As soon as Flipwise has integration with more than just ebay, I am signing up! I love all the data you are capturing. I currently sell clothing and accessories on 4 platforms and need cross listing option, too. My husband sells everything that isn’t garments on his ebay. I know the expansion is in the works and am eagerly waiting. I use MRG and Vendoo, but would love to ditch those for Flipwise. My husband plans to sign up for Flipwise soon. He has become a fan after watching your videos with me. Thank you for helping us grow our hobby biz 😄
I had a small issue with authentication. Wouldn't call it really a problem. Just a lack of knowledge. If you buy a pair of shoes with the intent of selling it that are new, you should put a disclaimer somewhere in The listing stating that the shoes may have been tried on in the store. If you don't and they find signs of the shoes being tried on, they will fail authentication even if they are authentic shoes.
Love your videos. Was a seller since 1998 and took a 6 years hiatus. Recently started reselling high end clothing (my own) and even though I haven’t gotten any complaints about the quality I can’t seem to get and feedback as a seller. Do you have any suggestions?
I got my first return. A pair of jeans because "there was too much slack in the waist" which REALLY frustrated me because I literally included measurements. 🤦🏼♀️ I lost about $6 in fees even though I didn't pay for their original shipping. I just resold it for the same price, but of course my ultimate profit went from $20 to $13 which was a bummer, but I was glad to finally be rid of it. I wasn't that upset though because of your videos! If I didn't have your practical voice on my head saying, "returns happen" I might have been more upset.
They don't read the description. Just had a return on a high dollar shirt. Guy said he was swimming in a size large. Shirt was a 2xl he was looking for a medium. I asked him if he read the listing or title. his answer, NO
we are eBay only for now, but will let you track sales from other platforms manually in the near future and later let you connect those platforms for automated sales tracking like we do with ebay today as well as cross listing. thanks!
Some big book sellers are adding advertising to their packages. I think that’s why the can sell books for less than we can. I also think some may have private shipping discounts with USPS
Right. They also get the special Media Mail presort rate us small sellers and small to medium sized businesses (i.e. normal people) cannot get. The "charity" sellers also have sub-minimum wage or even free and subsidized labor, something obviously normal sellers would ever be able to have.
Great video! Your videos started showing up on my recommended list on TH-cam. I've been a fan ever since I started watching. I have a notebook that I keep with the info that you provide. Such awesome ideas and so helpful. Now I always ask myself WWJD? What would Justin do? Thanks so much for the content. Have a great day.
I sell for myself as a hobby and I sell for a not for profit that I volunteer with…2 separate accounts of course. I pretty much sell clothes etc because that’s what I enjoy(I know it’s totally saturated). I notice when I get inconsistent with my listing it falls off. So daily listing seems to help a lot. For the other I sell a huge variety of items that are donated to us…anywhere from clothes to printer ink to breast pumps(which sell fast by the way😁) I’m Not consistent but they definitely do pretty well considering. My long winded point is that I think it’s the variety.
You're right about giving freebee's when doing collectible items like cards. I used to sell repacks of MTG and always included a card for free. Def has helped. People reach out to me and thank me personally.
My wife stands behind me acting like a detached spouse on her phone with friends, but she's really secretly comping things I'm putting my hands on. So when she gives me the signal that something comps great...I get the signal and I know it's going to be within a certain metric I can make money on. We think it's fun like counting cards in a casino would be, but I dunno if it actually helps us comp on the spot without raising suspicion
How did you not have to pay the buyer back the shipping when they returned it? With a return don’t you have to send back all their money including the shipping cost? Or did you reach an agreement with the buyer not to refund the shipping cost?
Do you know eBay is pretty Dagon hard on Seller’s in their policies that can get you dinged as a store. I think that it’s not fair that if they ship something out from an eBay center set arrives damaged to the buyer that they get to skate free.
+10 On the power of listing consistently. Historically, I would binge list, 12 items on one day, nothing for a week, then 10 items, repeat. My sales were very inconsistent as well. At the end of March, I committed to listing at least 1 item a day, every single day, no exceptions. I can only say my sales TRIPLED since then, the numbers are startling. I keep several items in draft form, so actually I still binge list, I just don't release them all at once. Every day, one or two listings. And every day, one or two sales (or more). It's a part time hobby, and I find a lot of stuff that tends to move SLOW, like books. The great news on books is they tend to be really cheap, and they often sell for 10X to 20X, and they are super easy to pack. Picked up a big winner book today, paid $1, should sell for over $200. But that is an exception. But turning $1 into $15 to $20 is the norm on books.
I see the very low offers with free shipping in the cosmetics category also health and beauty aids skin care whatever you wanna call it. I purchased things individually on clearance at 75% off only to find that someone is selling it for that price or even less along with free shipping. Obviously they are buying in huge quantities for cost of goods that is pennies per item. That’s a specific relationship and it’s hard to get for the more exclusive brands. But also it seems clear. They have a different way of shipping. Probably they have their own corporate account with a shipping company and it cost way less than it does to go through eBay.
It seems as though most ebay sellers take great pride in packaging items well. It's very important to me as a hobby seller. It's unbelievable how Amazon sends most of their items and other retailers as well. The packages arrive with no inner protection in an ill fitting box. I'm glad independent ebay sellers still understand the importance of quality customer service. It helps our whole platform.
Hey Justin, thanks for the videos. I've dabbled in reselling in the past but am just now taking it more seriously and have really appreciated your tips. One question, why do some of my listings show X number of views and then the next time I look at it, it shows less views? How can someone "unview" a listing?
You mentioned repeat buyers a bit in this video and how some sellers include invoices and/or thank you notes which may be appreciated by repeat buyers. I've been a buyer on eBay for two decades and just started selling but having two decades of buying under my belt I've never specifically sought out a particular seller? I just do a search, look at the results, select which item I want and make my purchase. I put zero thought into the seller and honestly I couldn't even tell you who the seller was any purchase I've ever made. So I wonder if repeat buyers are actually repeat buyers because a seller earned their business or are they repeat buyers because a seller just happens to be selling a category they buy from a lot?
when it comes to amazon pallets i didnt make much what i make most my money from them is the bin stores this way i can just buy what i wanna buy i can and have nothing i dont and most bin stores in my areas seems to buy amazon return pallets or the like so i prefer bin stores to pallets unless i can get the pallet ratehr cheap
Hi Justin, I have a question for you. I shipped a video game to someone with what appears to be a military base address back in March. The person reached out to me yesterday to say he never received it, however, the tracking shows it was delivered on April 3. How do handle a situation like this? In good faith should I offer a partial refund or just tell him he’s out of luck? Thanks!
If carrier and ebay show it was delivered you are covered. That's what tracking is useful for. There's no way you as seller can be responsible if the item was stolen (or the buyer is lying).
Just stumbled upon your channel, and I'm really enjoying the way you handle answering questions and showcasing sales. Ah, the infamous garage sale walk of shame! Been there, done that, though I usually send my husband on those missions! 😂 Will the Flipwise app function properly for eBay in Canada? Thanks :)
We are not yet available in Canada but are beta testing with our Canadian friends :) If you'd like to help out, fill out this form: forms.gle/7MpBZaa1zeFatFWj9
I'm liking MRG because of the reports, especially the P&L for taxes. There are many great features of Flipwise. Foe now I have to stay with MRG until I see benefits to switch to Flipwise. I enjoy your videos because they get me thinking.
Great score on the tamagachi ❤️ that's a tamagachi Holy Grail 😅 never knew some sell that high 🤑🤑 I also learned yesterday about vintage leather trumpet gig bags and excited to see how much it sells for , couldn't find not even a picture of the bag I found, only found trumpets that sold between 800 - 2500 of the same brand but none had the same bag . I cleaned it up and decided to list it on auction and since I saw a similar looking bag different brand listed for 130 I started the auction at 120 for 10 days and after 24 hours listed it has close to 60 views 8 watchers and 3 bids . I always go to this thrift store just to donate and shop for personal items since I never find nothing good to resell until yesterday my luck changed when I least expected 🤑
Returns & Negative feedbacks are inevitable reselling online so I just tell my self to "Keep on trucking and move forward because thats all that counts, the past is gone"
We have lost the most money buying Amazon return Pallets. These pallets were marketed as "untouched", as Amazon shipped them. But that was not the case, it was all broken crap that the seller had cullied, we found that the seller actually had several eBay accounts (family members) that sold the prime items, while all the junk was offloaded to his "local customers".
Flipwise is looking like a great tool for tracking/generating reports for consignment sales. The only thing I’d love to see is more automation for book keeping. I.E having the ability to connect bank accounts and create rules for expense categorization. Any plans for that in the future?
Nice video Justin. What surprised me is that you lost money on three items. Question: Did you realize you were going to lose money on those items when you listed them? If so, what was the purpose of listing them? I'm a new seller, just started selling this year. I was thinking of trying to sell items that net me $20 or more per item. My avg sales price so far this year is a little over $40, so I'm in the ballpark. It just seems like if you sell low priced items, the work involved is almost as much as a higher priced item, so it seems better to focus on the higher priced items. Do you agree? Thanks again for your very helpful videos. I've learned a lot from you!
Awesome videos, you have a gift for teaching. I'm tempted to buy FlipWise, but have always had an issue with figuring out purchase price on large lots. You put $7 for the shipping label machine from Amazon pallets. I assume you're super organized and if you buy 100 items for $200 maybe you write $2/each, or is the purchase price wrote differently depending on estimated sale cost? Have you ever had a time where it's not practical to even count everything you're buying? (Example: unpaid storage units, large trading card collections, etc). How would you go about writing an item's purchase price with FlipWise / accounting? I tend to get into situations of buying 500-1000+ items (no inventory list, no actual idea of item count) for say $1,000.. then I see 10 items I can resell for $1,200.. so I sell those off and often the rest is slowly sold off or sadly never listed for 5+ years (creating inventory storage problems, but that's another issue!). Maybe in that situation I'd put on FlipWise I paid $100 each on the 10 items and then in the future put $0 cost whenever I get around to listing the remaining items? Thank you for any suggestions!
We do have a feature coming soon to help with this scenario. What it will allow you to do is group purchases together into "bulk buys" and define a total cost for that group. So if you bought 1,000 items for $1,000 you would give that group a total cost of $1,000 and it would automatically split the purchase price for each item within that group evenly. So if you add 20 items to begin with, each would have a cost of $50. If you list another 80 items the next month, you add them to the group and the cost for each would change to $10. And so on. But for now you would just do this manually.
@@justinresells That would be amazing. Most beginners are probably overthinking the sourcing items part.. but it's really the consistent listing and having well organized expenses that's SO important! (I've had major headaches doing the boring tasks, but FlipWise sounds like the answer for eBay sales). Is there any chance Shopify and Amazon would be added this year, or are you sticking with eBay only for a while?
It does feel like a hit when I get a return because I’m still not making that many sales per week right now. But I tell myself that I offer returns to encourage more people to feel comfortable buying. As I think about my policies, I think I will offer a refund of original shipping if the shoes don’t fit. Cause that’s always an issue with shoes. And why bother selling shoes otherwise. But with other clothing items I list measurements in my listings so I’m not responsible for fit issues. But if the item had some kind of damage or error that I missed I will cover their original shipping and I’m guessing that you do as well. Following that, I will send my buyer a coupon for 20% off one item that is good for about two weeks or a month. Maybe you could talk about coupons because I am still learning all these tools we have available. the eBay platform is pretty complex which intimidates a lot of people. And they don’t have very good training any functionalities you could explain more clearly I think would benefit many people.
I’ve just come across your channel Justin. Some great videos, thank you. I think eBay tend to encourage sellers to offers items with free postage? Your experience with the bag being returned to you because the buyer just decided that they didn’t like it though, suggests that’s it’s perhaps better to not offer free postage, as otherwise you would have been further out of pocket?
When it comes to international shipping, Ill ship anything. But, I do know some people are against it for multiple reasons. If you are afraid of shipping something internationally, you are able to not offer international shipping for that specific item, you just have to make sure that you disable that option in the settings of the listing. Does suck when people don't get/receive broken items when overseas, but that also could happen in country.
Why does eBay charge an international fee even if I sold an item within the United states and is shipped to a house with a U.S address? Also, I chose no international shipping. eBay told me I have to know who is going to buy my product and their know their home address beforehand. This doesn't make any sense to me and I'm trying to understand. Can anyone explain this to me?
Yes, it's too bad they weren't the right size. 😆 Seriously, Lululemon doesn't sell as well anymore in a lot of styles, but the shorts have really kept their value!
Thank you first and foremost Justin for giving me the image of you in a pair of 'Hotty Hot Low Rise Lululemon Shorts' (not sure how you did that segment with a straight face 🤣). Moving swiftly on to a quick question... What's your thought process when it comes to considering offers from buyers? (I seem to be turning most of them down, but feel I am maybe too attached to what I paid for the item/my perceived value of it). Cheers Eddie (over the pond in the UK!)
How were you able to not refund original shipping? I’ve had one return and eBay told me that I had to eat the cost of shipping as it was a cost of doing business……
It’s depends on your return policy ( if you give free return then you have to refund shipping fee regardless but if you have buyer pay for return shipping on your listing then Depends on the reason buyer selected for return. If they pick items not as described then you have no option but to give them full refund. But if they pick change my mind then you don’t have to return the shipping fee
Hey great video! I was wondering, I’ve been reselling on eBay more seriously for a few months now part time, is it worth promoting every listing? Necessary?
@dstarokin5 I've been selling on ebay parttime for 8 months. At first I got an occasional sale. But after I started promoting at 2%, my sales definitely increased.
I've had several returns in my ebay journey. I've also been scammed a few times. It's rather frustrating for small sellers because they aren't really in the position for lots of returns like corporate entities in my opinion. Not by a long shot.
The family and I went to Texas for 3 days so I set my handling time to 5 days instead of setting my shop to vacation mode…I obviously didn’t list those three days. As soon as I got home I listed 3 items (small reseller atm). Sent out 6 offers… and had 1 return :| so let’s hope those 3 days don’t bite me in the butt 😂 I did sell an item the same day I listed those 3 items. I’m 💩 bricks lmao!
I did 2 Amazon toy return pallets and I broke even both times basically, and that's because they were carried heavily by sealed lego kits with damaged boxes
Some gal on the net has a site devoted to visual matchup of Lulu clothes. I can't believe I know this and have used her site. It's true, eBay makes you do shit outta your comfort zone.
Buyer bought blatantly the wrong part. Free return. I didn’t refund original shipping. Buyer contacts me to complain says “mistakes happen can we split the cost of shipping”. I reply we did. Great feeling to stand up for yourself and I only had the courage to do that because of your videos.
I deal with returns by reminding myself of what I say all the time…you can’t prevent all losses, but you can always make more sales 😎 For next week: What are your thoughts on eBay’s recent earnings call showing stagnant growth?
I have a roll of stickers which says, "Thanks for supporting my small business" and one which says, "Thanks for your order." I've gotten good reviews just for that!
UPS just destroys packages, and you’ll never see a dime 😂 had several 300$ plus items show up in pieces. They were very well packed and had printed fragile labels on all sides 😊
I always include a packing slip (only way for carrier to deliver package should the shipping label get destroyed), and I write ‘thank you’ using buyers first name on it. A very quick/easy personal touch is never a waste of time, imo. 60% of my buyers leave me feedback (pretty high, I believe).
Biggest issue with returns, is it usually happens at the WORST possible time, when sales are SLOW, and Cash is LOW.
The Big booksellers that list cheap books with free shipping dont use media mail. They use another shipping option called Bound Printed Matter for which you need a special permit for. It's less than half the cost of media mail from the USPS. The books need to contain advertising if they dont then the seller will throw in any advertising flyer with the book.
Fantastic, thank you (and Justin) so much!
good to know, thank you for the info!
Thank you! I’ve wondered that myself!
Some use media mail for books, I have received them that way from some media megasellers (and they had third party ads/flyers in them). Their packing was substandard, and their quality control was awful and obvious no one even looked at them much less inspected them (reasons people should avoid those media megasellers).
Right so that’s how the UK sellers ship worldwide so cheap. It really hurts local sellers here in Australia. It costs me $30 in shipping to send a book under 500gm overseas whereas UK sellers have the same book at lower or same price with free shipping to Australia
Honestly, major props to Justin. Does eBay reselling, TH-cam and also has a full time job and still makes time for his kids and family. I hope to have this one day
I've made a habit of writing: Thank you, Enjoy! by hand with a sharpie on the packing slip of every item I sell. I do this as I sell collectable coins, and my buyers are typically of an older demographic that appreciates the handwritten thank you note more. Great video Justin!
I always add a hand written note , usually just Thank Sal but sometimes since I sell a lot of sport items I’ll mention something about team. I use scrap paper from work and it takes a few seconds . I like to think it helps a repeat buyer , take the edge of any slight dissatisfaction and just good customer service .
I am one of those niche sellers you mentioned. I don't include thank you notes but I do print a packing slip and hand stamp a thank you on that. I also wrap my orders in pretty tissue paper with a custom thank you sticker. Repeat buyers have been 14% of my sales for this year and last year. If I weren't in a niche, I might not do so much. But I came from Etsy first and everything has to be a "boutique" experience so I guess it stuck. Lol
@StudioRedArt Yes, I do the same: include a packing slip, on which I add a thank you sticker. And I wrap the items (clothes) in tissue paper. I've gotten great feedback!
I also agree with the consistency. I watch another high volume seller (I can’t remember his name at the moment) and he lists 25 per day every day and has high sales. As an experiment, he started listing here and there, skipping days and different amounts on days with some days no listings. His sales dropped almost 80 percent!! (He showed the numbers). So while eBay will tell everyone it’s a myth, it is NOT. Consistency absolutely matters.
Totally agree!
I had a very similar experience when I used to purchase Amazon return pallets. Always made money on them, just not a lot, and the time spent sorting, testing etc. just wasn't worth it. It is fun going through them though!
I have thank you cards on hand. I hand write a thank you to everyone. Around the holidays I used holiday cards. Almost all of my reviews mention the "sweet card". I buy a lot off Mercari, and I take notice in those who took extra care on the item. I also use pretty polymailers lol. I noticed I've accumulated a good amount of repeat buyers. I tend to stick to makeup/skincare/beauty items. I just ran into your channel. I'm fairly new to ebay, so this is incredibly helpful. Do you ever come across buyers who you know is trying to scam you? How do you handle that?
Thanks!
Klarissa
Justin, thank you for taking the time to make these videos and sharing your experience as a seller. I have to tell you that two days after I watched your video highlighting the sell of the Presto Pizza Pizzazz, I ran across one for $3 at a yard sale. Had not seen that video, I probably would not have picked it up. It works, and i already have it saved in my drafts bank, so it will go live soon. The vintage Coleman, in new condition no less, was a very good find. I picked up a used red one from 1964 for $10 a few weeks ago. I was thrilled to find it. It had the box, too.
I just started using the eBay international shipping program and I love that it offers me certain protections. I recently shipped a vintage postcard to a buyer who lives in the UK. (I live in Oregon) He tried to ruin my 100% positive feedback rating by attempting to leave me negative feedback claiming that it took way too long for him to receive the item, and was also, my fault. eBay removed that neg and protected me and my business reputation against this retaliatory act from this buyer.
I used to sell books on Amazon and you are right, it's not worth it. Those huge sellers have brought the price down on everything so the little guys can't compete. And it seems that some of them are getting book donations in those boxes, trying to make it look like they are a charity, trying to save the earth. Those Planet Aid clothing donations, too. Sorry, didn't mean to go into that. That's a rant for another place and time. Love your channel. So much good info!
I do ok. But you need to stick to antiquarian and out of print or small print run books.
@@thriftingwithdustbuny yes. Niche books, rare how-to books, college text books.
I'm not authentication process expert but it's also (last I dealt with it) for trading cards that are over $200 (or maybe $250?) in value. I sold a trading card that was rare that went for over $300 at auction and it had to go to the authentication center before going to the buyer. And in this case they even said with cards they also put it in an additional special protectors case and include an authenticated receipt or what have you, etc. I believe there MAY be others besides shoes and trading cards it seems like some other specific clothing or jewelry that are of high dollar amounts but I'm not sure what.
Just bought into flipwise! Your marketing is amazing, it is very rare that I'm happy to subscribe into something. Looking forward to all the tools. Thanks
thank you for your support!
I always printed an invoice and wrote "Mahalo!" on it, but noticed a big uptick in feedback once I simply started adding the buyers' name to my little note on the invoice.
I add their name to my little thank you card as well.😊
Will need to try this. I can’t seem to get feedback as a seller
I print the packing slip and usually write a quick thank you on it. Worth it for the feedback.
@@eileenpayne3446 I also leave automatic feedback for buyers upon payment.
When you say buyer's name, do you mean their first name or their username? The reason I ask is because many consider it bad manners to address someone by their first name if you don't know them. It can rub people up the wrong way - probably mainly older people. When sending messages I will only ever use their username unless they have signed off messages to me with their first name :)
I scoop up thank you cards for free out of the liquidation bins when I get all their bubble wrap (never paid a dime for BW in 3 years), various size free boxes, single sneakers(they sell) also for free. The reviews sometimes mention the nice handwritten notes and stickers inside. I clean those out the bins too. PEOPLE LOVE THEM for water bottles, tablets, laptops, skateboards, notebooks, kids, etc. In 3 Yeats not 1 complaint knock on wood. Once I scored 12 new Tomagotchis at the liquidation bin store for $7 TOTAL. Sold them all $39.99 avg EACH! They weren't vintage. I keep my eyes peeled for them now.
That’s what keeps the “hunt” going. The thrill of the score😊
When packing an item, I slip in a bookmark that advertises one of the books that I've self-published on Amazon. I had a ton of them left over from an event and thought, why not. I've actually noticed a slight bump in book sales.
When I first started reselling I printed an invoice and included it (what I was used to, having come from the handmade/Etsy world). However, I couldn't find a way to streamline the shipping process doing that, and it wasted paper/ink, so I stopped. I get the best feedback regarding the quality and speed of my shipping and that's what I think buyers care about most, even if the other is nice/personal.
I have been required to use the authentication process for jewelry that sold for over $500. Everything went smoothly every time. It didn't really affect t my processes at all.
I had an issue with it. They returned the necklace, saying it had a few scratches on it. That was clearly listed in description, and shown in pics also. I lost a $375 Sale, on Ebay BS.
@alfonsoalfonso647 The authencity program doesn't stop returns. It provides assurances to the buyer that the item is what the seller states it is and the condition is accurately stated. I sell more fine jewelry and designer handbags at higher prices because my items have the guarantee. I could price a lot of items at $495 to avoid the process but I don't. I price items at $795 and take the risk that the Authenticity process kicks an item. I think the system works. Some people will still make returns even if everything is as stated . That's a problem with the buyer not the process.
Thank you so much for the video! I have been watching them A Lot! I am a relatively new seller on ebay. Do ALL shoes over 75$ under go the authentication process? I am asking because a have a few pairs of more expensive shoes (but no sneakers), and whwn I called ebay they mentioned only certain brands of shoes go through the authentication. It's just a bit confusing to me. Thank you for all you do!😊
How do you deal with a false "item not as described?"
Ebay will always back the buyer in this case. Get your item back and resell it. Don't waste a second being angry about it. One thing I have learned recently, most buyers don't read the description anymore. There buying on their phones and just look at pictures. I ask buyers when they want to re3turn an item, did you read the description? most always they say no.
Someone said that these large booksellers are making back on the advertisement they put in the package. So if they put a Hello Fresh ad in your package and you use the code on that ad the book seller is getting a percentage back on the order.
Very interesting tactic! Thanks
When you're first starting out it can really suck(high dollar return). Try to get into free returns and charge for shipping separately but also have one or same day shipping. This puts you in a sweet spot as a small guy starting out, imo. Works for me got the idea from a number of sellers but Lindey Glen I think gave me most of the tips for this setup. Have to do what makes sense for your situation. If there is anything wrong with the return you can deduct %50 as well then the buyer appeals with eBay. Most of the time both parties are happy with the appeals results.
I have two presto pizza pizzaz. I love them have had them over 5 years and still going strong. Love your content very informative. Keep up the good work and post. 😃
I love you the way that you do business. The one for one sales versus listing thing is kind of ideal for me. If you could keep up that momentum and your sales as a full-time seller that would be great, but you’ve obviously learned how to make very good purchases yourself and that’s definitely a skill, but an attainable one! That’s what I want for myself when I get back into reselling.
I’m a new subscriber. I just discovered you and I like your channel.
after 8 years being idle, I'm starting up my Ebay again. Wish me luck! Thanks for all the refreshers with your content
I don’t bother with thank you notes, but I’ve gotten some good feedback prompted by using colorful and pretty poly mailers. 😊
Need to see the dog! :) Great video, as usual.
I sold a Rolex a few months ago and the Authentication Program is mandatory for expensive watches (even for $90 Nikes i'm selling). My first attempt through authentication... failed. There was a small blemish on the watch bezel that I didn't notice but was considered "condition not as described". The authenticator contacted the buyer and informed them and they declined to go through with the purchase. Fortunately I sold it again shortly thereafter once I updated the description to include the blemish with additional photos. Overall it was a very stressful experience that took about 2 weeks at the first go around. If you're selling a watch or anything else expensive that has to go through this process, be sure to be as detailed as possible in your description with plenty of photos. It's not just about eBay guaranteeing authenticity but that the condition matches what you describe.
Also some high volume book/media sellers get a special shipping rate and if they are a charity seller the also get discounted fees.
I look at returns like; it happens, for what I buy it for oh well. Not every sale can be a homerun. Even though I strive for it each and every time. Sometimes I start to list and I see a flaw that I missed in a dim garage or bad lighting.
Do you ever think it is worth buying more inventory than you know you can list during garage sale season and saving it for cold times of year where garage sales are almost non-existent? I live in the midwest where garage sales are very cheap, to the point where I can cut my thrift shop visits in half during garage sale season. I've begun to have a backlog of inventory but I know there are going to be times of year in the future when there are far fewer fairly priced items for me to find in my area so I am torn. I do not have the benefit of living in a densely populated area so sometimes thrift shops don't even have items valuable enough to put time into, whereas garage sales have both valuable items and cheap prices. Perhaps saving items for later is okay if they are low touch, reasonably small items with good sell through? What do you think? Or is it okay to have times of year you list closer to 12-17 items a day and other times of year you list 7-11 items a day?
I stopped doing Amazon return pallets because it was mainly knock off brands in opened or damaged packaging. Did not like having to make excuses for many of the items I was selling in my Ebay store. Like having more control over what I sell as well.
As an orchid vendor exclusively online, 18% of sales are repeat buyers and I've taken to writing thank you notes in sharpie physically on the inside flap of the box. Keeps costs low and is a nice way to acknowledge the buyer.
Weird question about garage/estate sales: What is your process in carrying items while trying to look through different rooms and piles? I sometimes get overwhelmed and am still trying to figure out the best system. Some sales have a hold table (although I have been burned when there’s lackadaisical enforcement), but even so, at large homes, I feel like a sherpa with tote bags on each shoulder, juggling my phone to check comps and text my husband. We are fortunate to have tons of inventory sources, so it feels like a good problem to have, but I would love to hear your flow.
As soon as Flipwise has integration with more than just ebay, I am signing up! I love all the data you are capturing. I currently sell clothing and accessories on 4 platforms and need cross listing option, too. My husband sells everything that isn’t garments on his ebay. I know the expansion is in the works and am eagerly waiting. I use MRG and Vendoo, but would love to ditch those for Flipwise. My husband plans to sign up for Flipwise soon. He has become a fan after watching your videos with me. Thank you for helping us grow our hobby biz 😄
Ask the people running it to start a pile, put items wanted by them.
I had a small issue with authentication. Wouldn't call it really a problem. Just a lack of knowledge. If you buy a pair of shoes with the intent of selling it that are new, you should put a disclaimer somewhere in The listing stating that the shoes may have been tried on in the store. If you don't and they find signs of the shoes being tried on, they will fail authentication even if they are authentic shoes.
Love your videos. Was a seller since 1998 and took a 6 years hiatus. Recently started reselling high end clothing (my own) and even though I haven’t gotten any complaints about the quality I can’t seem to get and feedback as a seller. Do you have any suggestions?
I got my first return. A pair of jeans because "there was too much slack in the waist" which REALLY frustrated me because I literally included measurements. 🤦🏼♀️ I lost about $6 in fees even though I didn't pay for their original shipping. I just resold it for the same price, but of course my ultimate profit went from $20 to $13 which was a bummer, but I was glad to finally be rid of it. I wasn't that upset though because of your videos! If I didn't have your practical voice on my head saying, "returns happen" I might have been more upset.
They don't read the description. Just had a return on a high dollar shirt. Guy said he was swimming in a size large. Shirt was a 2xl he was looking for a medium. I asked him if he read the listing or title. his answer, NO
Does Flipwise also accommodate Poshmark sales? If not, do you expect to add additional platforms to the program in the future? Thanks!
we are eBay only for now, but will let you track sales from other platforms manually in the near future and later let you connect those platforms for automated sales tracking like we do with ebay today as well as cross listing. thanks!
Some big book sellers are adding advertising to their packages. I think that’s why the can sell books for less than we can. I also think some may have private shipping discounts with USPS
Right. They also get the special Media Mail presort rate us small sellers and small to medium sized businesses (i.e. normal people) cannot get. The "charity" sellers also have sub-minimum wage or even free and subsidized labor, something obviously normal sellers would ever be able to have.
Great video! Your videos started showing up on my recommended list on TH-cam. I've been a fan ever since I started watching. I have a notebook that I keep with the info that you provide. Such awesome ideas and so helpful. Now I always ask myself WWJD? What would Justin do? Thanks so much for the content. Have a great day.
I sell for myself as a hobby and I sell for a not for profit that I volunteer with…2 separate accounts of course. I pretty much sell clothes etc because that’s what I enjoy(I know it’s totally saturated). I notice when I get inconsistent with my listing it falls off. So daily listing seems to help a lot. For the other I sell a huge variety of items that are donated to us…anywhere from clothes to printer ink to breast pumps(which sell fast by the way😁) I’m
Not consistent but they definitely do pretty well considering. My long winded point is that I think it’s the variety.
They have authentication for watches and sport and tcg cards as well.
You're right about giving freebee's when doing collectible items like cards. I used to sell repacks of MTG and always included a card for free. Def has helped. People reach out to me and thank me personally.
How does the refund process back to the customer work? 3:18 3:22
Great that you and your wife do this together. Going alone is sometimes lonely and it’s easy to get discouraged.
20:53 Garage sale walk of shame hahahahha. Classic. Been there lol.
Walk through the yardsale, make a mental note of everything you're interested in, go research it, then have a partner go buy what's good.
My wife stands behind me acting like a detached spouse on her phone with friends, but she's really secretly comping things I'm putting my hands on. So when she gives me the signal that something comps great...I get the signal and I know it's going to be within a certain metric I can make money on. We think it's fun like counting cards in a casino would be, but I dunno if it actually helps us comp on the spot without raising suspicion
@@TooScentz lol nice.
How did you not have to pay the buyer back the shipping when they returned it? With a return don’t you have to send back all their money including the shipping cost? Or did you reach an agreement with the buyer not to refund the shipping cost?
Do you know eBay is pretty Dagon hard on Seller’s in their policies that can get you dinged as a store. I think that it’s not fair that if they ship something out from an eBay center set arrives damaged to the buyer that they get to skate free.
+10 On the power of listing consistently. Historically, I would binge list, 12 items on one day, nothing for a week, then 10 items, repeat. My sales were very inconsistent as well. At the end of March, I committed to listing at least 1 item a day, every single day, no exceptions. I can only say my sales TRIPLED since then, the numbers are startling. I keep several items in draft form, so actually I still binge list, I just don't release them all at once. Every day, one or two listings. And every day, one or two sales (or more). It's a part time hobby, and I find a lot of stuff that tends to move SLOW, like books. The great news on books is they tend to be really cheap, and they often sell for 10X to 20X, and they are super easy to pack. Picked up a big winner book today, paid $1, should sell for over $200. But that is an exception. But turning $1 into $15 to $20 is the norm on books.
I see the very low offers with free shipping in the cosmetics category also health and beauty aids skin care whatever you wanna call it. I purchased things individually on clearance at 75% off only to find that someone is selling it for that price or even less along with free shipping. Obviously they are buying in huge quantities for cost of goods that is pennies per item. That’s a specific relationship and it’s hard to get for the more exclusive brands. But also it seems clear. They have a different way of shipping. Probably they have their own corporate account with a shipping company and it cost way less than it does to go through eBay.
It seems as though most ebay sellers take great pride in packaging items well. It's very important to me as a hobby seller. It's unbelievable how Amazon sends most of their items and other retailers as well. The packages arrive with no inner protection in an ill fitting box. I'm glad independent ebay sellers still understand the importance of quality customer service. It helps our whole platform.
Hey Justin, thanks for the videos. I've dabbled in reselling in the past but am just now taking it more seriously and have really appreciated your tips. One question, why do some of my listings show X number of views and then the next time I look at it, it shows less views? How can someone "unview" a listing?
I've been dabbling as well, and I'm also now ready to take the plunge! Best of luck to you!
Great videos! Do you ever add item specifics that EBay needs? I’ve heard they’re very important.. thanjs
You mentioned repeat buyers a bit in this video and how some sellers include invoices and/or thank you notes which may be appreciated by repeat buyers. I've been a buyer on eBay for two decades and just started selling but having two decades of buying under my belt I've never specifically sought out a particular seller? I just do a search, look at the results, select which item I want and make my purchase. I put zero thought into the seller and honestly I couldn't even tell you who the seller was any purchase I've ever made. So I wonder if repeat buyers are actually repeat buyers because a seller earned their business or are they repeat buyers because a seller just happens to be selling a category they buy from a lot?
when it comes to amazon pallets i didnt make much what i make most my money from them is the bin stores this way i can just buy what i wanna buy i can and have nothing i dont and most bin stores in my areas seems to buy amazon return pallets or the like so i prefer bin stores to pallets unless i can get the pallet ratehr cheap
Hi Justin, I have a question for you. I shipped a video game to someone with what appears to be a military base address back in March. The person reached out to me yesterday to say he never received it, however, the tracking shows it was delivered on April 3. How do handle a situation like this? In good faith should I offer a partial refund or just tell him he’s out of luck? Thanks!
If carrier and ebay show it was delivered you are covered. That's what tracking is useful for. There's no way you as seller can be responsible if the item was stolen (or the buyer is lying).
Seems like every sale is a learning experience.
Just stumbled upon your channel, and I'm really enjoying the way you handle answering questions and showcasing sales. Ah, the infamous garage sale walk of shame! Been there, done that, though I usually send my husband on those missions! 😂 Will the Flipwise app function properly for eBay in Canada? Thanks :)
We are not yet available in Canada but are beta testing with our Canadian friends :) If you'd like to help out, fill out this form: forms.gle/7MpBZaa1zeFatFWj9
I'm liking MRG because of the reports, especially the P&L for taxes. There are many great features of Flipwise. Foe now I have to stay with MRG until I see benefits to switch to Flipwise.
I enjoy your videos because they get me thinking.
Great score on the tamagachi ❤️ that's a tamagachi Holy Grail 😅 never knew some sell that high 🤑🤑 I also learned yesterday about vintage leather trumpet gig bags and excited to see how much it sells for , couldn't find not even a picture of the bag I found, only found trumpets that sold between 800 - 2500 of the same brand but none had the same bag . I cleaned it up and decided to list it on auction and since I saw a similar looking bag different brand listed for 130 I started the auction at 120 for 10 days and after 24 hours listed it has close to 60 views 8 watchers and 3 bids . I always go to this thrift store just to donate and shop for personal items since I never find nothing good to resell until yesterday my luck changed when I least expected 🤑
Returns & Negative feedbacks are inevitable reselling online so I just tell my self to "Keep on trucking and move forward because thats all that counts, the past is gone"
We have lost the most money buying Amazon return Pallets. These pallets were marketed as "untouched", as Amazon shipped them. But that was not the case, it was all broken crap that the seller had cullied, we found that the seller actually had several eBay accounts (family members) that sold the prime items, while all the junk was offloaded to his "local customers".
Flipwise is looking like a great tool for tracking/generating reports for consignment sales. The only thing I’d love to see is more automation for book keeping. I.E having the ability to connect bank accounts and create rules for expense categorization. Any plans for that in the future?
Nice video Justin. What surprised me is that you lost money on three items. Question: Did you realize you were going to lose money on those items when you listed them? If so, what was the purpose of listing them? I'm a new seller, just started selling this year. I was thinking of trying to sell items that net me $20 or more per item. My avg sales price so far this year is a little over $40, so I'm in the ballpark. It just seems like if you sell low priced items, the work involved is almost as much as a higher priced item, so it seems better to focus on the higher priced items. Do you agree? Thanks again for your very helpful videos. I've learned a lot from you!
Awesome videos, you have a gift for teaching. I'm tempted to buy FlipWise, but have always had an issue with figuring out purchase price on large lots. You put $7 for the shipping label machine from Amazon pallets. I assume you're super organized and if you buy 100 items for $200 maybe you write $2/each, or is the purchase price wrote differently depending on estimated sale cost? Have you ever had a time where it's not practical to even count everything you're buying? (Example: unpaid storage units, large trading card collections, etc). How would you go about writing an item's purchase price with FlipWise / accounting? I tend to get into situations of buying 500-1000+ items (no inventory list, no actual idea of item count) for say $1,000.. then I see 10 items I can resell for $1,200.. so I sell those off and often the rest is slowly sold off or sadly never listed for 5+ years (creating inventory storage problems, but that's another issue!). Maybe in that situation I'd put on FlipWise I paid $100 each on the 10 items and then in the future put $0 cost whenever I get around to listing the remaining items? Thank you for any suggestions!
We do have a feature coming soon to help with this scenario. What it will allow you to do is group purchases together into "bulk buys" and define a total cost for that group. So if you bought 1,000 items for $1,000 you would give that group a total cost of $1,000 and it would automatically split the purchase price for each item within that group evenly. So if you add 20 items to begin with, each would have a cost of $50. If you list another 80 items the next month, you add them to the group and the cost for each would change to $10. And so on.
But for now you would just do this manually.
@@justinresells That would be amazing. Most beginners are probably overthinking the sourcing items part.. but it's really the consistent listing and having well organized expenses that's SO important! (I've had major headaches doing the boring tasks, but FlipWise sounds like the answer for eBay sales). Is there any chance Shopify and Amazon would be added this year, or are you sticking with eBay only for a while?
@@upscale22 we won't be adding other marketplaces until later this year, though we will allow you track non ebay sales manually in the mean time
It does feel like a hit when I get a return because I’m still not making that many sales per week right now. But I tell myself that I offer returns to encourage more people to feel comfortable buying. As I think about my policies, I think I will offer a refund of original shipping if the shoes don’t fit. Cause that’s always an issue with shoes. And why bother selling shoes otherwise. But with other clothing items I list measurements in my listings so I’m not responsible for fit issues. But if the item had some kind of damage or error that I missed I will cover their original shipping and I’m guessing that you do as well. Following that, I will send my buyer a coupon for 20% off one item that is good for about two weeks or a month. Maybe you could talk about coupons because I am still learning all these tools we have available. the eBay platform is pretty complex which intimidates a lot of people. And they don’t have very good training any functionalities you could explain more clearly I think would benefit many people.
Is there a benefit to having an ebay store vs. just selling for those of us starting out part time?
How often do you lower your prices on items thats been listed for a while?
I’ve just come across your channel Justin. Some great videos, thank you.
I think eBay tend to encourage sellers to offers items with free postage? Your experience with the bag being returned to you because the buyer just decided that they didn’t like it though, suggests that’s it’s perhaps better to not offer free postage, as otherwise you would have been further out of pocket?
I have a whole video on the pros and cons of offering free shipping! th-cam.com/video/c6NgSnDiFcI/w-d-xo.html
Hopefully flipwise will be available in Australia soon 😊
Tried to use flip wise... not available in Canada. It looks very useful.
Thank you for your interest! Please fill out this form, and we will get you in there soon! forms.gle/w4UYNoXcvuXxz5vKA
I include a hand written thank you card with each sale.
Damn, that is heartbreaking about the lantern!
Thank you and Blessings.
K.T.
Blessings,
When it comes to international shipping, Ill ship anything. But, I do know some people are against it for multiple reasons. If you are afraid of shipping something internationally, you are able to not offer international shipping for that specific item, you just have to make sure that you disable that option in the settings of the listing. Does suck when people don't get/receive broken items when overseas, but that also could happen in country.
Why does eBay charge an international fee even if I sold an item within the United states and is shipped to a house with a U.S address? Also, I chose no international shipping. eBay told me I have to know who is going to buy my product and their know their home address beforehand. This doesn't make any sense to me and I'm trying to understand. Can anyone explain this to me?
I will answer this one next week!
Thank you for answering my question, excellent video as always
Thanks for answering my question, Justin! :)
Justin! You could have totally rocked those Lululemon shorts!😂 Great sales!!
Husband and I were laughing! Justin's sense of humor is really shining through, what a great channel.
Yes, it's too bad they weren't the right size. 😆 Seriously, Lululemon doesn't sell as well anymore in a lot of styles, but the shorts have really kept their value!
Hotty hot pink!!
I was laughing too!
Just sold some vintage 70s shorts that looked just like those nut huggers. There is a market for those old shorts.
Thank you first and foremost Justin for giving me the image of you in a pair of 'Hotty Hot Low Rise Lululemon Shorts' (not sure how you did that segment with a straight face 🤣).
Moving swiftly on to a quick question...
What's your thought process when it comes to considering offers from buyers? (I seem to be turning most of them down, but feel I am maybe too attached to what I paid for the item/my perceived value of it).
Cheers
Eddie (over the pond in the UK!)
I’m curious if the purse y’all washed was leather or if it was another kind of material?
not leather. more like…canvas? not sure exactly
Returns are good for taxes. Thats how I help get over it.
Would you mind expounding on this? How do returns correlate to taxes?
Thx. I too am interested. That’ll help when I get my 1st return. Good info.
What do you mean?
Hey Justin, how do you go about finding garage sales?
How did you ship that big old bag for $6.79? Wow.
I only get upset over returns if I've already spent the money LOL
How were you able to not refund original shipping? I’ve had one return and eBay told me that I had to eat the cost of shipping as it was a cost of doing business……
It’s depends on your return policy ( if you give free return then you have to refund shipping fee regardless but if you have buyer pay for return shipping on your listing then Depends on the reason buyer selected for return. If they pick items not as described then you have no option but to give them full refund. But if they pick change my mind then you don’t have to return the shipping fee
@@hp4415 I charge shipping. They told eBay I sent the wrong item when in fact they messaged me and told me the item didn’t fit.
What do you use to edit your TH-cam videos. New and about to start editing or does TH-cam have a video editor?
I use Final Cut Pro. I don't think TH-cam has a video editor, but I am not sure.
Hey Justin, do you still offer a trial period for Flipwise? I really want to give it a shot but my funds are limited right now.
We do not have a free trial, but there is a beginner plan if you have less than 25 listings and we do offer a 7-day money back guarantee. Thanks!
I sold a lot of shoes with eBay authenticity guarantee, never had a problem, great program to prevent fakes
Hey great video! I was wondering, I’ve been reselling on eBay more seriously for a few months now part time, is it worth promoting every listing? Necessary?
@dstarokin5 I've been selling on ebay parttime for 8 months. At first I got an occasional sale. But after I started promoting at 2%, my sales definitely increased.
I've had several returns in my ebay journey.
I've also been scammed a few times.
It's rather frustrating for small sellers because they aren't really in the position for lots of returns like corporate entities in my opinion.
Not by a long shot.
The family and I went to Texas for 3 days so I set my handling time to 5 days instead of setting my shop to vacation mode…I obviously didn’t list those three days. As soon as I got home I listed 3 items (small reseller atm). Sent out 6 offers… and had 1 return :| so let’s hope those 3 days don’t bite me in the butt 😂 I did sell an item the same day I listed those 3 items. I’m 💩 bricks lmao!
I did 2 Amazon toy return pallets and I broke even both times basically, and that's because they were carried heavily by sealed lego kits with damaged boxes
I got a Tamagotchi On for $1.00 and sold it for $165.00, was one of my first big sales!
nice!
Whoa! That's awesome. It's this kind of tale that keeps me searching 😅
Some gal on the net has a site devoted to visual matchup of Lulu clothes. I can't believe I know this and have used her site. It's true, eBay makes you do shit outta your comfort zone.
Buyer bought blatantly the wrong part. Free return. I didn’t refund original shipping. Buyer contacts me to complain says “mistakes happen can we split the cost of shipping”. I reply we did. Great feeling to stand up for yourself and I only had the courage to do that because of your videos.
Why do you accept returns? I don't because I don't want to deal with it.
I deal with returns by reminding myself of what I say all the time…you can’t prevent all losses, but you can always make more sales 😎
For next week: What are your thoughts on eBay’s recent earnings call showing stagnant growth?
Cost for shipping Bound Printed Matter for book is about $1.80.
I have a roll of stickers which says, "Thanks for supporting my small business" and one which says, "Thanks for your order." I've gotten good reviews just for that!
UPS just destroys packages, and you’ll never see a dime 😂 had several 300$ plus items show up in pieces. They were very well packed and had printed fragile labels on all sides 😊
Authentication is done for sports cards, game cards, shoes, jewelry ect...........