It's time to TAKE A STEP BACK so that my ebay business can grow

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  • @Pogmothoin17
    @Pogmothoin17 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I had a similar thing. I made the decision to stop buying items that needed a lot of processing to be listed (cleaning, repairing, lots of testing, even just too much research etc) because those are the items that end up taking up too much time that could be spent elsewhere. Also, those items often just end up in the ‘death pile’ and contribute to you feeling overwhelmed because there’s so much that you haven’t done.
    It made a massive difference. I still pick them up occasionally but they have to be interesting and have to give me significant profit otherwise it’s just not worth my time.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      there's definately something in this. If time is limited and there is an abundance on stock then you can chose to be more picky. I don't pick up large items as I know that I'll struggle to store and pack. I don't generally pick up clothes because I hate listing them. Its great when you can be a bit choosy

  • @benvaughan4656
    @benvaughan4656 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I understand your challenges with part-time reselling, especially with a young family and working full time. Balancing your time can be tough, I made it worse when I started to do a house conversion from a bungalow to a dormer. I had no time at all then!. You’re doing a brilliant job managing this part-time. Including TH-cam but it is always a good idea for a change.
    I’ve done the same, reviewing all the low-quality stock, removing around 50 items, and fine-tuning some aspects, set packing / listing days helps. Thanks for eveything you share and keep up the good work :)!
    Cheers, Ben

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      really appreciate the message Ben... sounds like we're in a similar boat!

  • @FranksRetroStuff
    @FranksRetroStuff 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s tough doing both and working full time. Even harder trying to start out. I respect the grind. All that hard work pays off though. Keep up the brilliant videos 😊

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cheers Frank appreciate it

  • @stephenkirkman8096
    @stephenkirkman8096 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Missed buddy, I'm glad you had a great holiday, and I hope you get sorted with everything else it sounds like you have talked it through with all the family moving forward. Keep up the great work

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah we'll give it a go and see how we get on

  • @ColeClearsDebt
    @ColeClearsDebt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I feel this bro, I’m right there with you, juggling work eBay TH-cam and more is proper burnout territory.. glad you’ve made the change, excited for what’s to come. I also need to make some serious changes to juggle it all

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I've always seen ebay and youtube as a pendulum. When ones busy the other drops off. Both now though are requiring more and more time

    • @ColeClearsDebt
      @ColeClearsDebt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces yeah I feel this. spot on my guy glad to have you back

  • @Panzer-xi5uj
    @Panzer-xi5uj 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Glad you had a nice holiday Ian 😊. And going forward your plan sounds great 👍

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yeah excited about it panzer

  • @jasongerry9180
    @jasongerry9180 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As always thanks for vids. What u say is true, will have to look at my list etc. take care regards Jason 🙂

  • @elizabethgarner3349
    @elizabethgarner3349 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Glad you and family had a great holiday, Ian. Some good decisions here as you were "juggling a lot of balls"! ; I'm so glad that your family are supporting you and your Ebay business, which is clearly founded on a passion for toys. Suspect your sales will very shortly be accelerating skywards! Of course, if you get tired sitting editing, you could eventually sub contract that as well?! Hope you all have a fun week!

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      theyve always been behind my ebayying... now they want to get more involved. Yes I know a few of the other reseller youtubers have editors. not looked into it myself as I don't make enough off youtube to justify it really

  • @colinbleach9390
    @colinbleach9390 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Missed you on here Ian ...fab video and good luck with the change

  • @robbosmcu
    @robbosmcu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video buddy and great plan for both eBay and socials 🤘

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      nice one cheers dude

  • @spritzpistol
    @spritzpistol 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For a minute (looking at the tag pic) I thought you were going to stroll down the beach in your trunks, sipping southern comfort😂 (for those younger members there’s a classic southern comfort ad). We love watching you Ian, the master, trunks or not!

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ha didnt the bloke have glasses and a tash too?

  • @Planet_Passey
    @Planet_Passey 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A break from this crazy hobby is definitely needed at times. Balancing full-time work, family life, as well as your other pastimes really can be a bit daunting, particularly as eBay is seemingly becoming more and more needy as time progresses. You're spot on in saying even committing a decent amount of time to achieve the bare minimum can be fruitless, but hopefully with your family on board, things will become easier to juggle in no time. Looks like you had a great time away too. I'm guessing you found the Bideford shirts not too far from the "white town". 😁

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yeah i had to put something in place. tbh its youtube that i'm finding is becoming more timeconsuming and that's taking the time out of ebay... but then its only me that can do the youtube side of things whereas others can come in and take on the ebay bits. Ha I love Bideford, great town!

  • @MarketManMike
    @MarketManMike 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had a lot of Tim two think while I was away too, I also need a change to my eBay but that’s just down to me making time and getting organised.
    If those diesel jeans are Larkees then they go for around £25-£30, if they are zathans or zatiny then you can bang another tenner onthem easy.
    Good luck with your eBay changes

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      always good to have a step back and an honest review. OH sweet ill look into those jeans more

  • @marcuslepage9263
    @marcuslepage9263 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great vid mate, glad you had a good trip in cornwall

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      cheers Marcus, yeah was lovely down there!!

  • @stevestradingstory3494
    @stevestradingstory3494 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Ian Love your channel. I get that you believe the changes will help your business grow, which I guess raises the questions why are you growing it and where does it ultimate lead ?

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great question... and I don't know the answer to the end goal. I know that having more hands on deck will naturally produce some sort of growth (a lot of reselling is down to the time put in selling the every day grind). I think we'll find a new natural rhythem that will establish a new benchmark... and can then decide what to do from there. It's still planned to be very much a side income though

  • @monkeymagicfingers
    @monkeymagicfingers 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think I got a couple of those Bideford shirts last year when I went on holiday. We all go to Westward Ho every year, did you go to north Devon. The strange thing is that I always go to the big car boot in Bideford and then in the year that follows I have probably sold 10-15 things to people that live Bideford! Including some of the things I got from the car boot after coming all the way back to Herefordshire!

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ha perhaps they dump their shirts in every season then. Yeah we were up in North Devon for a bit. Ha strange that it goes back to bideford, I always love stuff like that

  • @philliplowe5476
    @philliplowe5476 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great variety on your holidays pickups. If you're down Stroud way on bank holiday Monday, there's Victory Park carboot, Chalford carboot + the Stroud Yard Trail all on the same day :)

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yeah i'll be heading back there over the back holiday. cheers for the victory park/chalford tip, had no luck in victory park last time mind

    • @philliplowe5476
      @philliplowe5476 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces yeah Victory can be quite hit and miss, sellers arrive from 7am and buyers are already there at that time

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Know if there's anything going on this weekend?

    • @philliplowe5476
      @philliplowe5476 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces Dursley car boot at Norman Hill on Saturday 7.30am, Southam car boot Cheltenham on Sunday 8am - behind the racecourse, Wotton car boot Sunday 1.30pm.

  • @salesoftheunexpected
    @salesoftheunexpected 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    great buy on the madballs, great idea to improve your business - change is always good to do

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agree, you've got to adapt to the situation that you're facing. Ha those mad balls are cool, never seen them before!!

  • @Thoushaltplaymore
    @Thoushaltplaymore 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love froggy, love this channel and love mad balls!

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Froggy is class. How he finds all those cool toys is unbelievable

  • @1971zephyr
    @1971zephyr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Glad you had a nice holiday mate

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was class and def needed

  • @milrman12345
    @milrman12345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Airfix lifeboat only just come out ian,what a bargin

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      oh sweet, didnt know that

  • @Jawbone_666
    @Jawbone_666 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good plan

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Got to put time/energy where its best used!!

  • @AndrewHogarth-o8b
    @AndrewHogarth-o8b 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A busman’s holiday then !

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ha yeah... but only the fun part!!

  • @jonam2184
    @jonam2184 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So your family is going to do the boring stuff and you’ll concentrate on the fun stuff…genius ! I’m not at all jealous ! 😂

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ha don't say it too loud... they might hear!!!

  • @ratchuk2023
    @ratchuk2023 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video Ian, thank you. Have you got a PO Box address or similar? I’ve got some bits I’d like to send for your collection

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      nah not got a PO box mate. drop me a message on instagram :)

  • @ryankaldesic430
    @ryankaldesic430 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice one Ian. Where did you go on Holiday? Devon?

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      a week in cornwall then Devon. love it down there

    • @ryankaldesic430
      @ryankaldesic430 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces same mate. We were in Croyde N Devon a couple of weeks ago. I'd move there in a heartbeat if I could!

  • @edwardmoore8310
    @edwardmoore8310 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ian have you tried to scheduling your listings to go on every day l have tried it and it seemed to work with me. Also the green Nike trainers they are screaming fake. Also are you going to ebay open in Sept?

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      this'll be something that we'll test. I've not scheduled listings before and just set them live. Ha I've not looked into the trainers beyond picking them up. Not sure about the ebay open tbh...

  • @weekendtrips4522
    @weekendtrips4522 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers :). First comment #winner 🏆

  • @jezlufc1842
    @jezlufc1842 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Does bringing ppl in to do work on your ebay side not hit your profits when you then have to pay those ppl?

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It would if I paid them 😜

  • @darrenmckenna6550
    @darrenmckenna6550 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you have inpost it's £4.22 for a monopoly . Every little helps

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ah nice, yeah i just do everything through Royal Mail and theyre not the cheapest

  • @mikebeth7595
    @mikebeth7595 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I got like this a few years ago didn't do out about it and my eBay isn't a business anymore so make the changes you need ... Are you open to a trade for them mad ballz you give me a value you want and I will put a mystery box together for the value we agree on it you fancy it

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'll probably stick them on ebay tbh and see how they go

    • @mikebeth7595
      @mikebeth7595 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces no bother I will bid em anyways

  • @russarah6573
    @russarah6573 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Would you be interested in a rather large mighty max collection?

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely!! I used to love mighty max back in the day. Drop me a message on Instagram, would love to see it :)

    • @russarah6573
      @russarah6573 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ll have to follow you but unsure what my name is but you’ll see it 🤣👌

    • @russarah6573
      @russarah6573 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sorry mate just tried to search you up see master if pieces and comes up a load for f definitely not you kinda people what’s your link or name on there?

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂... its 'themasterofpieces'. Should have the same profile picture as on here

  • @darthfakington2227
    @darthfakington2227 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    With free postage, how do you deal with returns for items where they just changed their mind? You'll have no option not to refund the postage.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Could you not just partial refund it?

    • @darthfakington2227
      @darthfakington2227 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces Maybe it's just my private account, but I don't have that option.

  • @1971zephyr
    @1971zephyr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I live in bideford lol

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You've got some good chazzas there!!... want to buy a football shirt 😂

    • @1971zephyr
      @1971zephyr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol​@@MasterofPieces

  • @xspudx1032
    @xspudx1032 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🍺👍🏻

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah i'll be heading back there over the back holiday. cheers for the victory park/chalford tip, had no luck in victory park last time mind

    • @xspudx1032
      @xspudx1032 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces Huh ? 🍺👍🏻

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      haha soz spud, was replying to another comment. always love a pint and a thumbs up :)

    • @xspudx1032
      @xspudx1032 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces 🍺👍🏻

  • @liamgareid
    @liamgareid 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think this is a very wise decision, it will help your eBay store progress and you will be less likely to suffer from burnout.
    Keep up the great work, I always enjoy watching your videos!

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hoping so Liam 👌. Cheers mate

  • @OldManRocketLeague
    @OldManRocketLeague 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    just being honest here, why put so much effort into Socials? It's going to make you a fraction of the money if you were putting that time into ebay. Look, if you enjoy it, fair enough, but your doing it for clicks and likes, not for cash.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've got people who are avaliable to help on the ebay side of things... but it's only me who can do the socials. I need to put my time where its best spent

    • @OldManRocketLeague
      @OldManRocketLeague 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MasterofPieces That's my point, is your time best spent on socials in an already saturated viewing market place? If it's not about the money and just enjoying yourself, I get it. I enjoy your content and have met you a couple times so good luck with it all.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't think you can discount the money from socials. TH-cam contributes about 25% of my youtube/ebay profits and its been a pretty consistent return over the past 2 years. I also don't have enough consistant stock to keep me and someone else busy on ebay... thats why i'm thinking hand over the ebay to someone whos not distracted by youtube and I keep that steady youtube income stream going.

  • @waynebutcher9589
    @waynebutcher9589 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Personally it step back from TH-cam and concentrate on your business,if anything TH-cam is just creating needless competition 10000 other people looking for the same stuff you are and I wouldn’t give free postage when you are selling such low priced items.

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wouldnt say its all low price and item cost is always low.We're adjusting the item price to compensate for the free post.

  • @JonSheppardsells
    @JonSheppardsells 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    England top is worthless because of kane on back 😂😂

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ha i thought someone may have donated it in anger after the euros tbh

  • @stevenjones7262
    @stevenjones7262 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not nice when you offer someone something and they ignore you is it Ian !

    • @MasterofPieces
      @MasterofPieces  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry if I've missed your message Steven.... like I said I'm trying to make more time for socials

    • @stevenjones7262
      @stevenjones7262 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was months ago not to worry