There is a question in this video about flipwise, all I can say is as a reseller it was the best decision I’ve made. You definitely will not regret subscribing. The only thing you have to worry about is entering where you bought your item, your cost of goods and storage location. It is so easy to use on both the phone app and desktop. I was using another inventory tracking system and I dreaded having to use it because it was so complicated and I wasn’t even sure o was doing it right. I was always stressed about it. Sometimes I’d put off inputting anything for days. Obviously that made it worse. Now, I enjoy checking out how my store is doing and I’m on flipwise everyday. And no, I have zero affiliation with flipwise and not getting anything in return for this comment. It really is the best app out there.
I have around 160 items at this point, and I’ve been using Flipwise for a couple of months now. It’s so easy to use, and I’m much more comfortable growing my inventory knowing that I have this great app to help me keep up with it all. It even has a place for SKU and storage location, which I plan to start implementing soon before I start losing things. Thanks, Justin!
@@karenbutcher5921 I have around 150 and I think it’s great to be able to track all my inventory and sells. It brings in all of your listings from eBay, with the main picture, and you just have to go through and input your cost of goods. Once you do that it shows you all your gross and net profit, how many items you’ve listed, just tons of stuff that helps you track and build your business.
I like channels like yours that remind me to keep a level head about things. I am not currently a reseller. I am a former reseller that will be getting back into it in due time when I am back in the states and I am just trying to get my head into it again and educated again and to start really developing a good business model for myself. Part of that will depend on where we end up when we move back to the states which has everything to do with my husband‘s job so I’m just trying to have a really good handle on what I’m looking at. I am anticipating a fairly robust area for getting inventory because we will be likely in a very populated area. (Dallas, Houston, LA, San Francisco.) as I have zero death pile right now I feel like I have an advantage over all the people that have to deal with one because I hated it when I had one and mine wasn’t even very big. I really want to be very conscious and aware when I’m purchasing things with realistic expectations. I think my motto for going into reselling in the future is to set my expectations properly and then to be prepared to pivot when Im wrong. Start slow, build strong. That’s my hope. The thing is right now- All options are on the table. I used to primarily do clothes and if I am in a place that’s going to be very tight space wise because of housing costs that’s going to change my business model. I have also recognized that I love certain aspects of reselling and don’t love other aspects of it, and I can build my store to let me focus on the parts I love which might be taking more time to find higher end items so that I don’t have as much to list because I like sourcing, selling and shipping. I don’t like listing. I do, but it’s the part I dread so that’s my clue that I need to set up a business that requires less in the way of listing. I’m very good at listing. I’m also very good at washing dishes, but I don’t want do any more dishes than I have to. You know what I mean
Thanks for answering my question about my CD death pile. lol. It's pretty wild. I'm listing between 40 and 100 CD's a day right now. It's tedious but I've got a good standup workstation and good tunes. My cat is good company. I definitely ride a fine line between hoarding and reselling. I always ask myself: "Will I make money on this?" As long as I'm still being honest with myself, when I answer, I think I'm ok. In terms of the 10,000 CD's I have, I've gone about things by putting a price tag on every item first, before I post anything. Now that the pricing is done, I can just post. It feels more streamlined. Some people say to post the high value items first but I actually do it the other way around. The more I post, the more I get into the "fun stuff". Posting expensive items is my reward for going thru the slog of posting the low end items. I'll probably end up doing bulk sales on "lots" of cd's from various labels/artists, etc. Move the low end along at discount and focus on the high end. I may take your previous advice about having more than one store. I may open a "music store" on ebay. Thanks again.
I love the title in your thumbnail. This is me. I started in April. I was buying stuff just to buy. To "build up" my store. I slowly came to realize that I'm not selling as much as I'm buying and I'm having to store items in a spare bedroom instead of just in my workspace. So in October and this month I vowed to not go to the bin stores. Although the itch is still there. I've just been ending and relisting items. Also. I had been bidding on mystery packages for myself on Whatnot. So if I didn't want or need the item I'd list them on eBay. I have so much I want to get rid of. I think I'll now do a better job at listing items that will SELL!
My problem is, sourcing is actually what I do for fun! I used to source even before I started reselling, even though I didn't call it that. If I stopped, I think I would get depressed...
To Lauren the “baby reseller”… When I create listings, I weigh the item on my shipping scale. If it’s a small item that can go in a poly mailer, I add 3 oz and use some “adjusted” measurements of what it’ll be once the item is in the mailer. If it’s something that will need to be shipped in a box, I just put the box on the scale with the item (not sealed), and then add a few additional ounces for any packing materials. If you have questions, reach out to me. It’s a great question!!!
Do you save boxes for specific items then? This is what confuses me. I see other resellers filming how they pack and ship stuff and them finding a random box they have that their item will fit in and I’m like how? Cuz didn’t they have to put the dimensions of the box in? I have to be honest I’m a new reseller and I usually over estimate by a hair just to be safe but if I end up putting something in a larger box than I said I would…what would happen?
My death pile is not a pile; it's a shelf full of totes full of stuff. Just because it's organized doesn't mean it isn't a hoard in disguise. *gulp* Time to get busy listing!
i agree that if you don't accept an offer, sales will slow down. I thought it was just me. My recent neutral was that it fits small. The measurements were included in the pictures. On to the next listing... :) Justin, your videos are great and help us to be better resellers! You are much appreciated! Blessings everyone!
Hi there, and thanks for another great video! My death pile is more of a stockpile to get me through the winter months when yard sales and flea markets are light. Ebay is my side hustle and I'm trying to keep my listings at around 250 so as not to get too overwhelmed with keeping up with shipping and listing (maybe I'll get faster as I gain more experience). I'm okay with it, plus opening the boxes of forgotten stockpile items is almost as good as the thrill of finding them the first time :)
Another great video Justin. When it comes to the woman’s question on personal item for sale. If you have the original receipt that becomes your cost. Without the receipt your method works. Some item gain value over time.
Hi Justin! Thanks so much for answering my question about the offers and how its correlation to the algorithm. I agree, i find these lowball offers insulting too, but ive been getting soooooo many of them lately that it's been really frustrating me. I need to work on not letting it get to me. and just declining or countering. I will watch your video that you suggested. I only accept really lowball offers if the item has been sitting for a long time or if there has been no interest in it. That's why I let the item go for $5, just figured it was better to get it moving. Didn't lose money on the transaction, prob broke even. I needed this advice, thanks , I Appreciate you!
Thanks for the great video as always Justin. I am a relatively new seller, just over a year with a 1300+ item store. I have never had a death pile. I have a queue system. If I buy it it gets listed. I thank Technsports for that. Be disciplined to only buy quality items and get them online. It will not sell just sitting in a storage room. Also Flipwise so valuable to my business, Thank you.
Hi Justin- thanks so much for your insights. I liked your reply to Sean's (maybe Shawn's) question, though I might add that adding a huge chunk of new inventory on a specific category like CDs could enable the seller to create larger lots for buyers to make bulk purchases. For example, the seller could sell a 'lot of 15 gospel CDs' or a 'lot of 20 90s R&B CDs'. That's probably how I would approach it if I had that kind of volume of that kind of inventory, but I am no expert! Anyways, thanks again for everything you do for our community.
I'm a new viewer; your 2025 Success video showed up in my feed for the first time this morning. Just wanted to say I'm enjoying your format, particularly the video-recorded viewer questions--not many other TH-camrs do that, especially in the Reselling sphere. So, kudos. To the viewer who asked about free shipping: Justin is totally right. I tried offering "free" shipping for a while a couple of years ago and I burned myself a few times lol.. It's always a work in progress to figure out what will work best for you. I'm in Canada and use a cross-border shipping service, so I *have* to use flat rate shipping. If I lived in the US, I would probably use calculated. I understand the urge to offer free shipping to appear higher in search results, but that also depends on what you sell.. Anywho, glad to be here. :)
The first thing I thought about with the person selling the 5k death pile of CD's looking to buy another 6k CD's and having the self realization that it will turn into a multi-year project listing them is what will the value of CD's be in one year, two years, three years and four years? A great deal on 6k CD's today may be worthless before you are able to get them all listed?
Suggestion to Sean. Take the 5,000 Cd's combine duplicates, triples etc and list those immediately. That should knock down that death pile pretty quickly since you can create one listing and have multiples in your quantity field.
I admire people who can sell used shoes on eBay. But for me though, it is like that quote in The Magnificent Seven about "Only Texans can rob a bank in Texas." The opportunity looks great, but for me, they are nothing but a nightmare.
I have pumped the breaks on buying, with one exception focusing on higher end smalls, I currently have a death pile of 3 months listing, always open to a super deal though you have to strike while the iron is hot
Working on eliminating the dreaded death pile has been my biggest opportunity for improvement in my quest to treat my eBay reselling as the real business that it is. I have adopted the "buy more, list even more than that" strategy. This will allow me to increase the bottom line while chipping away at the death pile. So far, so good.
For Allie the lady with a large item to ship. When the item is flat like the hoop or a spatula or something only a few inches high if you put the item in a flattened cardboard box - the box is flattened like for storage. That way its thin but not wasting space and it protects the whole item.
I had a buyer do the same and that was my reply "why did you purchase it then?: the response was " I really wanted it"...ookkaaayyy then lol ...people never cease to amaze me!
I had something similar but a bit different. I accepted an offer on an item....and the buyer paid, but I hadn't shipped it yet. I suddenly got an email saying, 'You changed the shipping amount -- it's too high! Fix it or cancel!" I figured they'd known the shipping, but wondered if there was an Ebay glitch or something. I told them I'd check it out, but I had NOT changed the shipping. I said I would have a look and check with them before shipping. When I took a look, the weight and box size were just fine. In the meantime, they asked me to cancel the order, which I did. But I sent them a note assuring them that I did NOT change any shipping, and that once an item is purchased, the seller can't go in and revise details. But I agreed with him that shipping is rather expensive and thanked them for looking and took care of the cancellation. Was actually relieved, because I suspect they might have been a difficult customer.
Hey Justin , thanks for answering my question regarding flipwise I subscribed and I’ve entered all my cost and location info and love the program ! Thank you! Bob
Often I learn as much from a seller by their mindset (re; neg. review) as much as I do any video specifics or content. I Lived in Tulsa years back, and really enjoyed my time there. Back in Northern Cali, but plan on visiting again sometime in 2025. Thanks for providing a great channel.
I found about 12 of those Painted Ponies in a storage unit. The sell through rate did look pretty bad however, they all sold quickly and for a good amount.
Hi Justin, thank you so much for all of your hard work with these videos - you're definitely racking up some serious karma points by helping all of us! My question is if you re-box or double box things that already have their original box such as small appliances or shoes? Or if you have some other way of packaging such as bubble wrapping with poly mailer, padded envelope, wrapping with craft paper or paper grocery bags old school style, or even just using a plain poly mailer. Or do you just slap a mailing label directly on the box and send it off? I don't want to damage the original box in case that person sends it back and I have to resell it, and also I believe it just devalues the product slightly in general compared to having the original, intact box, but I'm willing to consider all options. Thank you again! -Ginger
Am i the only one who had to rewind and relisten when that one viewer question video said she was a "baby reseller"? Cuz i didnt realize "Babies" was a selling category on eBay...
Just signed up for flip wise still learning it it's a great tool to have wish I had it 18 years ago when I started eBay just retired and went full-time eBay so it's going to be an invaluable tool especially tax time thanks for creating it.
Actually most packages over 22" is more costly to ship USPS. Ground advantage is usually cheaper on packages less that 22", Of course weight is a factor also.
Hey Justin, I'm not very techy. I have an idea I wish you would make a video about. Been selling on ebay 20+ years. Here and there. Thinking about shipping international. Would you be able to do a step by step for newbie international selling? I just finishing reading the F&Q on ebay, but still a little confused. Mostly on what countries to not ship to. Much appreciated. I'm too shy to do a video or voice question thing you have! Thanks!
i got neutral feedback for an item, items size and weight were in pictures, the complaint was it wasnt as big as they thought it would be....... like what?? write a product review that has nothing to do with me
To the lady with the shipping question - I never list anything unless I have the box or envelope to ship it in - what happens if you sell it and can't find the right box? It slows up your process. Then you can weigh the parts, and you get to learn how much a box and packing weighs for your larger items, which makes it easier to estimate when listing.
Great video as always! I'm gaining so much knowledge from your content. Thank you. My problem is I purchase items to resell and then I am too afraid to list them. What would happen if you listed something believing it was real and then it turns out to be counterfeit? I have a lot of these types of items in my deathpile and don't know what to do with them. Thanks so much.
Hi, love your channel. Question: Do we have to have an auctioneer's license to sell on ebay? I heard certain states require it if using auctions to sell rather than buy it now. Thanks
Hi Justin, Great Video again, thanks for that always! Two questions. Does this "Jentacular" thing work on eBay? (from this name video, "This eBay Hack will change the way you...") Second question when you enter your pictures on eBay do you then delete your pictures or do you save them. I am struggling on my phone with pictures for eBay items, and I don't want to pay Google to keep my huge stack of eBay pictures!! Ok thanks! You are definitely my favorite eBay help!!!!
You talked about selling the Pendelton items so close together after having them for some time. I recently sold a card game that I had purchased 4 months ago. I actually bought 3 of them. After the first one sold, I had someone buy the other two a couple of days later. But once she saw the shipping costs she canceled the order. Then a day later another buyer bought the last 2 from me. It seems weird that something like that happens.
I seem to be sending offers to buyers so much that I’m only making about $10 on the sale after cost, especially if it’s sold through a promoted listing-so all my promoted listings are at 5% and then I list the item competitively to start with and then I offer a 10 to 20% discount when I have somebody that likes the item and then by the time eBay takes their fees, I’m not making very much on my item so what is your advice for that? Thank you you’re great. I love watching your videos.
Just a quick question about labels Jason. I am moving to a label printer but cannot print label without receipt attached, ,so the 4x6 label prints VERY small. Talked to eBay and the3 rep says they have removed the ability to print without the receipt. Do you know a way? Thanks so much!!
Hey Justin, I usually watch your videos while I’m getting items ready for shipping or listing new ones. Your advice must be working because I’ve been selling quite a bit-almost too much! I wanted to get your thoughts on using branded boxes. I usually try to avoid them since I think it can look unprofessional, but I’ve had to use some branded ones like shoe boxes or other things since I’m running low on boxes. Thanks again for all the valuable info you share-can’t believe you put it out there for free!
I use all kinds of random boxes for shipping. This week I had a guy open a case complaining, "I bought an X but received a THERMOS!" Quickly messaged him that was just the shipping box and to go ahead and OPEN it! Luckily he was happy and left good feedback.
I subscribed to Flipwise then freaked out on how to start and cancelled 😕Do you have a tutorial on beginning ( entering past purchases/sales/expenses).
If it fits in a flat rate envelope or box, I always offer free shipping because I know the costs and build that into the price. ANYTHING that needs alternative packaging, I charge shipping.
Hi Justin! I have recently sold some ebay listed items locally and have delisted these items before they had a chance to sell on ebay. To your knowledge, does ebay punish sellers who delist a hand full of items in a short period of time? Secondly, if an item is delisted, is there a best choice when giving ebay a reason why the item was delisted? Keep up the great videos. Thanks for your response!
I might have missed it, but have you ever done a video on eBay and how they pay sellers? Specifically, I'm wondering if you know why eBay will hold funds on certain sales while other sales eBay will payout within a few days. When I first started selling on eBay earlier this year all my funds were held until delivery, which makes sense because I was a new seller. But for a while now I've been being paid within 2-3 days of a sale. I haven't had any poor feedback, and then all of a sudden eBay is withholding payment on a specific sale until confirmed delivery. Do you know if this is a common thing that happens to most sellers? Or did I do something wrong, and I don't know it? I hope my question makes sense.
Justin, you said that you co-founded flipwise. Who is the other partner? It'd be interesting to hear both of you talk about its development in your success with it in an episode.
Hey Justin - can you quickly share what you use when you film your videos? Are you using a teleprompter app of some kind? Do you write a script? Just curious, looking to get better at that myself. Great videos.
@@justinresells No way! You're not reading a script when you talk? You have an amazing clear speaking voice.. no "umms" and "uhhs"... I could have sworn you were reading a teleprompter. A+ on your presentation skills!
Question about estate sales sourcing: Which day of an estate sale would you consider the "best" considering that the prices drop each subsequent day? Also, in your experience are there still good deals to be found if you show up a few hours late on any given day of an estate sale?
I started selling on eBay for fun a year ago, over the course of the year it has turned into a really fun profitable side hustle that I want to continue to scale. I’m about to cross 100 sells, with a 100% customer satisfaction rating. I’m curious if I should switch over to an actual business account or keep selling on my personal/individual accout? Any thoughts on what I should do?
We source two to three days per week. Plus we buy products direct from two different factories. If I do not have those items listed before the next week, we do not buy until done.
I have a death pile mountain. I cant afford bins. Any organization suggestions? My diningroom has been taken over. Basement has basement smell and dont want products to smell like it.
Hello Justin, I think Ebay is not the right platform for me. I sell very high end shoes and leather goods. The names associated with these goods are not familiar to most people. Do you know of sites that cater more to what I would like to sell? Thank you Justin and I agree with a previous comment from a viewer, you have a very calming voice. And this is a good thing because I listen to broadcasts of people with calming voices to help me. Even if I'm not really listening to what they are saying.
I want find and discount my oldest listings. However when I frequently do an end and sell similar the start and end date are reset. Is there a way to find out when my items were originally listed? I have an ebay store with 385 items and started selling 1.5 years ago. Thank you for all you do.
I am not sure of a way to do it in eBay, but in Flipwise we retain the connection for all listings for the same item, so you can see the original list date of everything. This allows you to sort by list date and see the oldest unsold items in your inventory regardless of how many times they have been relisted.
Hi Justin, love Flipwise and had a question, I ended some items and decided to donate them but I cant figure out how to show them as "donated" on Flipwise now. Should I have donated them instead of ending them? Thanks in advance and I love the videos!! 😊
I am hoping you can answer this question here or maybe in an upcoming video. There is a setting in eBay for Custom Discounted Rates. This is in the same area to choose if you want to give the buyer the eBay Shipping Discount or not give it. You can find this under selling - shipping preferences - shipping discount setting. I do Calculated Shipping on all items. If I make this Custom Discount 50% for example, would my total shipping be cut in half or would this be half of the eBay discount? If you can't answer, maybe I can put 10% in for a few sales to test this and change it back if I get burned. Thanks for any help you can give.
@@justinresells Thanks for the quick reply. I just rewatched the video that you linked. I certainly saw the portion to opt in or opt out, but I didn't see anything about the Custom Discount Rate. I think I will add a 10% discount in there and calculate whether the buyer saved 10% of the total shipping of 10% or the discount. It does say it takes 24 hours for changes, so if anyone else tries this, I wouldn't use a large percentage until you test.
I just did a test and have a definitive answer. I changed my setting to 5%. Full retail was $7.25 and the eBay price was $5.09. EBay charged the buyer $6.89 and I still paid $5.09. So the 5% was applied to the Full Retail cost of the label, not the difference between the wholesale and eBay Price. Making a setting at 50% here could allow a buyer to pay less than my eBay cost. Another TH-cam husband wife team is reporting that the 50% setting would only reduce the difference by 50% which appears to me to be incorrest. The buyers shipping will be reduce by 50%.
Vintage sunglasses are my ebay niche. If you pick them up and they have a bit of weight to them with no glaring errors or cheap/fake looking logos then they're probably real. Fakes usually arent nearly as heavy as the real thing
Hello Justin!! I would too know what is your method for seller other people stuff for them on ebay. How do you split the profit and how do you split the taxes at the end tax season? I don't know if you have video on this subject. T.i.a
Interesting about accepting offers to get full price purchases. I actually just experienced this myself. Monday I accepted an offer $3 off my asking price. Tuesday I had someone buy a $92 item and a $9 item full price.
To the CD seller... One thing I sell too. I find most not worth listing even mint or new and discovered selling those in lots of 20 to be productive and not slow selling if priced right. and moves out quantity when you have thousands like some of us do. Like you I have about 7,000 to list and have alread Identified thousands to lot and get rid of at a decent profit. Nothing like selling a 14 cent cost CD for over $50 as happened this afternoon.
I have one of those complaints too. My only Negative review in 600 orders. He called me an “opportunist” over my shipping price. And he’s a long time Seller who knows what Neg marks do. Cost of doing business, but clearly it still bugs me when I let myself think about it. I was so glad when the 90 days had passed and I didn’t have to see that glaring red mark on my screen everyday. eBay would not remove it. “He has a right to his opinion” is what I was told.
I weigh all of it, but guess what eBay sent me a bill for postage under paid. So I weighed some things, and when sold I asked at the postal counter what weight do you have on those items?? Seems my scale and the postal is different by at least 2 ounces, so since theirs is the one that counts I have been rounding up my weight by 2 ounces of it's a little heavy, and just one when the item is really light weight!
I'd be selling cds by artist or genre by the bundle unless they meet a certain price threshold, it's better to get through it faster in place of listing 700 5 dollar cds, get rid of the low dollar stuff and list the individuals you deem good enough. Your best bet in this case would almost surely be buying massive lots and cherry pick the list ables and offload the rest in lots,this way you don't hoard thousands of low end cds and allows you to recoupe all of your cost through bulk alone, then your winners are your true profit. That is my approach on large buys anyways, no matter what it is.
Hello from Germany 🙂 I have the same problem ... People " click " on -- watch the item --- Then on my side it pops -up that I can make them an offer ... BUT : when they delete I have no one there to make the offer ... SO , every time it shows the " make offer button " but the person is gone . No way to remove " make-an -offer " sign 😕
With shipping i do flat rate because people will complain when they see the real rate if it's on calculated. I only do free compete with similar listings.
Guess who gets to do more shopping! THIS GIRL.. death pile gone in fact, I’ll be shopping 2x more when I retire and go full time. Next up is learning to budget from my thrifting …. Here we go….
I appreciate it's hard on eBay but I try when I offer free shipping and sales like crazy I stop offering it I lost many years of sales it's about the factor of free shipping vs no sales
It wasn't too many years ago ebay would tell you you're shipping is too high on an item you could be selling three of the items and they would still tell you your shipping is too high I give free shipping on everything when you fill out the listing you can see what the shipping is going to cost you by putting the weight down it's not rocket science and I'm 77 years old upper Peninsula of Michigan Carnivore Eagle Also I have been asked how can you afford to give out free shipping
I just had my first negative feedback.... only days away from it being 60 days since the sale too? Complained about the size of the shoes. I asked ebay to remove and they said the buyer didn't violate any feedback policies. Oh well. Judging by the 2500+ feedback they had with no active listings figured they were a drop shipper. Left a reply about it, blocked the buyer and moved on. It was a nice run at 100%.
That bumper sticker feedback is a total karen thing. We sell snacks in one of our ebay stores and the customer complained "expires in 90 days".... for chocolate with a 120 day expiration window... what they gonna do, store it to next fall?
The woman with the question about shipping for less, might be one of those sellers paying USPS retail. I buy on eBay often and it's amazing how many sellers over pay. So if she is seeing the same items sold by other sellers with lower shipping than she gets, that's probably the problem.
If there is one take away from your videos that I hope sellers take away. Is error on the side of the customer. Ie only call something new if it has tags or a box. Like you said, I rather a customer be surprised that an item is in better shape than they thought
There is a question in this video about flipwise, all I can say is as a reseller it was the best decision I’ve made.
You definitely will not regret subscribing.
The only thing you have to worry about is entering where you bought your item, your cost of goods and storage location.
It is so easy to use on both the phone app and desktop.
I was using another inventory tracking system and I dreaded having to use it because it was so complicated and I wasn’t even sure o was doing it right. I was always stressed about it.
Sometimes I’d put off inputting anything for days. Obviously that made it worse.
Now, I enjoy checking out how my store is doing and I’m on flipwise everyday.
And no, I have zero affiliation with flipwise and not getting anything in return for this comment.
It really is the best app out there.
There are a few apps that people suggest. Is this the same as the ones that track sold items on different sites?
Do I need it if I only have about 200 items?
I have around 160 items at this point, and I’ve been using Flipwise for a couple of months now. It’s so easy to use,
and I’m much more comfortable growing my inventory knowing that I have this great app to help me keep up with it all. It even has a place for SKU and storage location, which I plan to start implementing soon before I start losing things. Thanks, Justin!
@@karenbutcher5921 I have around 150 and I think it’s great to be able to track all my inventory and sells.
It brings in all of your listings from eBay, with the main picture, and you just have to go through and input your cost of goods. Once you do that it shows you all your gross and net profit, how many items you’ve listed, just tons of stuff that helps you track and build your business.
I've been looking cause I subscribe, is there an app?
Much appreciation for your time, encouragement & support. eBay is not for the faint of heart💙
A buyer did the same to me. My argument was that they agreed to the price of shipping when they purchased the item. EBay removed the feedback.
I like channels like yours that remind me to keep a level head about things. I am not currently a reseller. I am a former reseller that will be getting back into it in due time when I am back in the states and I am just trying to get my head into it again and educated again and to start really developing a good business model for myself. Part of that will depend on where we end up when we move back to the states which has everything to do with my husband‘s job so I’m just trying to have a really good handle on what I’m looking at. I am anticipating a fairly robust area for getting inventory because we will be likely in a very populated area. (Dallas, Houston, LA, San Francisco.) as I have zero death pile right now I feel like I have an advantage over all the people that have to deal with one because I hated it when I had one and mine wasn’t even very big. I really want to be very conscious and aware when I’m purchasing things with realistic expectations. I think my motto for going into reselling in the future is to set my expectations properly and then to be prepared to pivot when Im wrong. Start slow, build strong. That’s my hope. The thing is right now- All options are on the table. I used to primarily do clothes and if I am in a place that’s going to be very tight space wise because of housing costs that’s going to change my business model. I have also recognized that I love certain aspects of reselling and don’t love other aspects of it, and I can build my store to let me focus on the parts I love which might be taking more time to find higher end items so that I don’t have as much to list because I like sourcing, selling and shipping. I don’t like listing. I do, but it’s the part I dread so that’s my clue that I need to set up a business that requires less in the way of listing. I’m very good at listing. I’m also very good at washing dishes, but I don’t want do any more dishes than I have to. You know what I mean
Thanks for answering my question about my CD death pile. lol. It's pretty wild. I'm listing between 40 and 100 CD's a day right now. It's tedious but I've got a good standup workstation and good tunes. My cat is good company.
I definitely ride a fine line between hoarding and reselling. I always ask myself: "Will I make money on this?" As long as I'm still being honest with myself, when I answer, I think I'm ok.
In terms of the 10,000 CD's I have, I've gone about things by putting a price tag on every item first, before I post anything. Now that the pricing is done, I can just post. It feels more streamlined. Some people say to post the high value items first but I actually do it the other way around. The more I post, the more I get into the "fun stuff". Posting expensive items is my reward for going thru the slog of posting the low end items.
I'll probably end up doing bulk sales on "lots" of cd's from various labels/artists, etc. Move the low end along at discount and focus on the high end.
I may take your previous advice about having more than one store. I may open a "music store" on ebay.
Thanks again.
Sounds like you have your shit together, so make the investment!
@justinresells yeah. I pulled the trigger. I meet them next week to finalize. Thought I was a video game guy. Turns out I'm a CD guy!
I love the title in your thumbnail. This is me. I started in April. I was buying stuff just to buy. To "build up" my store. I slowly came to realize that I'm not selling as much as I'm buying and I'm having to store items in a spare bedroom instead of just in my workspace. So in October and this month I vowed to not go to the bin stores. Although the itch is still there. I've just been ending and relisting items.
Also. I had been bidding on mystery packages for myself on Whatnot. So if I didn't want or need the item I'd list them on eBay. I have so much I want to get rid of. I think I'll now do a better job at listing items that will SELL!
I did the same thing but as winter is coming and we don’t have garage sales here I vow not to buy anything until spring! 😊
My problem is, sourcing is actually what I do for fun! I used to source even before I started reselling, even though I didn't call it that. If I stopped, I think I would get depressed...
To Lauren the “baby reseller”…
When I create listings, I weigh the item on my shipping scale. If it’s a small item that can go in a poly mailer, I add 3 oz and use some “adjusted” measurements of what it’ll be once the item is in the mailer. If it’s something that will need to be shipped in a box, I just put the box on the scale with the item (not sealed), and then add a few additional ounces for any packing materials. If you have questions, reach out to me. It’s a great question!!!
Do you save boxes for specific items then? This is what confuses me. I see other resellers filming how they pack and ship stuff and them finding a random box they have that their item will fit in and I’m like how? Cuz didn’t they have to put the dimensions of the box in? I have to be honest I’m a new reseller and I usually over estimate by a hair just to be safe but if I end up putting something in a larger box than I said I would…what would happen?
My death pile is not a pile; it's a shelf full of totes full of stuff. Just because it's organized doesn't mean it isn't a hoard in disguise. *gulp* Time to get busy listing!
i agree that if you don't accept an offer, sales will slow down. I thought it was just me. My recent neutral was that it fits small. The measurements were included in the pictures. On to the next listing... :) Justin, your videos are great and help us to be better resellers! You are much appreciated! Blessings everyone!
Hi there, and thanks for another great video! My death pile is more of a stockpile to get me through the winter months when yard sales and flea markets are light. Ebay is my side hustle and I'm trying to keep my listings at around 250 so as not to get too overwhelmed with keeping up with shipping and listing (maybe I'll get faster as I gain more experience). I'm okay with it, plus opening the boxes of forgotten stockpile items is almost as good as the thrill of finding them the first time :)
I live in CA and charge the actual cost of shipping to FL on all my items. I come out a few bucks ahead on most everything. ..works for me♡
Another great video Justin. When it comes to the woman’s question on personal item for sale. If you have the original receipt that becomes your cost. Without the receipt your method works. Some item gain value over time.
Hi Justin! Thanks so much for answering my question about the offers and how its correlation to the algorithm. I agree, i find these lowball offers insulting too, but ive been getting soooooo many of them lately that it's been really frustrating me. I need to work on not letting it get to me. and just declining or countering. I will watch your video that you suggested. I only accept really lowball offers if the item has been sitting for a long time or if there has been no interest in it. That's why I let the item go for $5, just figured it was better to get it moving. Didn't lose money on the transaction, prob broke even. I needed this advice, thanks , I Appreciate you!
Thanks for the great video as always Justin. I am a relatively new seller, just over a year with a 1300+ item store. I have never had a death pile. I have a queue system. If I buy it it gets listed. I thank Technsports for that. Be disciplined to only buy quality items and get them online. It will not sell just sitting in a storage room. Also Flipwise so valuable to my business, Thank you.
What is technsports?
@@KristaRyan-s7s Technsports is on TH-cam. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to ebay.
Hi Justin- thanks so much for your insights. I liked your reply to Sean's (maybe Shawn's) question, though I might add that adding a huge chunk of new inventory on a specific category like CDs could enable the seller to create larger lots for buyers to make bulk purchases. For example, the seller could sell a 'lot of 15 gospel CDs' or a 'lot of 20 90s R&B CDs'. That's probably how I would approach it if I had that kind of volume of that kind of inventory, but I am no expert! Anyways, thanks again for everything you do for our community.
I'm a new viewer; your 2025 Success video showed up in my feed for the first time this morning. Just wanted to say I'm enjoying your format, particularly the video-recorded viewer questions--not many other TH-camrs do that, especially in the Reselling sphere. So, kudos. To the viewer who asked about free shipping: Justin is totally right. I tried offering "free" shipping for a while a couple of years ago and I burned myself a few times lol.. It's always a work in progress to figure out what will work best for you. I'm in Canada and use a cross-border shipping service, so I *have* to use flat rate shipping. If I lived in the US, I would probably use calculated. I understand the urge to offer free shipping to appear higher in search results, but that also depends on what you sell.. Anywho, glad to be here. :)
The first thing I thought about with the person selling the 5k death pile of CD's looking to buy another 6k CD's and having the self realization that it will turn into a multi-year project listing them is what will the value of CD's be in one year, two years, three years and four years? A great deal on 6k CD's today may be worthless before you are able to get them all listed?
Suggestion to Sean. Take the 5,000 Cd's combine duplicates, triples etc and list those immediately. That should knock down that death pile pretty quickly since you can create one listing and have multiples in your quantity field.
I admire people who can sell used shoes on eBay. But for me though, it is like that quote in The Magnificent Seven about "Only Texans can rob a bank in Texas." The opportunity looks great, but for me, they are nothing but a nightmare.
My death pile is now a part of the family.
He’s big and rude and takes up lots of space…but the chicks really dig him.
He sounds fun.
I have pumped the breaks on buying, with one exception focusing on higher end smalls, I currently have a death pile of 3 months listing, always open to a super deal though you have to strike while the iron is hot
Working on eliminating the dreaded death pile has been my biggest opportunity for improvement in my quest to treat my eBay reselling as the real business that it is. I have adopted the "buy more, list even more than that" strategy. This will allow me to increase the bottom line while chipping away at the death pile. So far, so good.
Love the orange glow globe
For Allie the lady with a large item to ship. When the item is flat like the hoop or a spatula or something only a few inches high if you put the item in a flattened cardboard box - the box is flattened like for storage. That way its thin but not wasting space and it protects the whole item.
I had a buyer do the same and that was my reply "why did you purchase it then?: the response was " I really wanted it"...ookkaaayyy then lol ...people never cease to amaze me!
I had something similar but a bit different. I accepted an offer on an item....and the buyer paid, but I hadn't shipped it yet. I suddenly got an email saying, 'You changed the shipping amount -- it's too high! Fix it or cancel!" I figured they'd known the shipping, but wondered if there was an Ebay glitch or something. I told them I'd check it out, but I had NOT changed the shipping. I said I would have a look and check with them before shipping. When I took a look, the weight and box size were just fine. In the meantime, they asked me to cancel the order, which I did. But I sent them a note assuring them that I did NOT change any shipping, and that once an item is purchased, the seller can't go in and revise details. But I agreed with him that shipping is rather expensive and thanked them for looking and took care of the cancellation. Was actually relieved, because I suspect they might have been a difficult customer.
Hey Justin , thanks for answering my question regarding flipwise I subscribed and I’ve entered all my cost and location info and love the program ! Thank you! Bob
Often I learn as much from a seller by their mindset (re; neg. review) as much as I do any video specifics or content. I Lived in Tulsa years back, and really enjoyed my time there. Back in Northern Cali, but plan on visiting again sometime in 2025. Thanks for providing a great channel.
I found about 12 of those Painted Ponies in a storage unit. The sell through rate did look pretty bad however, they all sold quickly and for a good amount.
Hi Justin, thank you so much for all of your hard work with these videos - you're definitely racking up some serious karma points by helping all of us! My question is if you re-box or double box things that already have their original box such as small appliances or shoes? Or if you have some other way of packaging such as bubble wrapping with poly mailer, padded envelope, wrapping with craft paper or paper grocery bags old school style, or even just using a plain poly mailer. Or do you just slap a mailing label directly on the box and send it off? I don't want to damage the original box in case that person sends it back and I have to resell it, and also I believe it just devalues the product slightly in general compared to having the original, intact box, but I'm willing to consider all options. Thank you again! -Ginger
Am i the only one who had to rewind and relisten when that one viewer question video said she was a "baby reseller"? Cuz i didnt realize "Babies" was a selling category on eBay...
LOL
Just signed up for flip wise still learning it it's a great tool to have wish I had it 18 years ago when I started eBay just retired and went full-time eBay so it's going to be an invaluable tool especially tax time thanks for creating it.
Actually most packages over 22" is more costly to ship USPS. Ground advantage is usually cheaper on packages less that 22", Of course weight is a factor also.
Hey Justin, I'm not very techy. I have an idea I wish you would make a video about. Been selling on ebay 20+ years. Here and there. Thinking about shipping international. Would you be able to do a step by step for newbie international selling? I just finishing reading the F&Q on ebay, but still a little confused. Mostly on what countries to not ship to. Much appreciated. I'm too shy to do a video or voice question thing you have! Thanks!
i got neutral feedback for an item, items size and weight were in pictures, the complaint was it wasnt as big as they thought it would be....... like what?? write a product review that has nothing to do with me
I had the same thing. Thought shipping was high. She still left a somewhat positive feedback.
To the lady with the shipping question - I never list anything unless I have the box or envelope to ship it in - what happens if you sell it and can't find the right box? It slows up your process. Then you can weigh the parts, and you get to learn how much a box and packing weighs for your larger items, which makes it easier to estimate when listing.
I have noticed if i accept a lower offer ill get more sales that day but who knows 😅😅😅
Great video as always! I'm gaining so much knowledge from your content. Thank you. My problem is I purchase items to resell and then I am too afraid to list them. What would happen if you listed something believing it was real and then it turns out to be counterfeit? I have a lot of these types of items in my deathpile and don't know what to do with them. Thanks so much.
I think you can ship a bumper sticker regular mail because it's flat. Also doesn't eBay have the buyer leave a rating about shipping cost too?
I saw the title & immediately cleaned up my area!
I use an Aztec Death whistle to scare my death pile away.
I need one of those
@@HoonAgain they are very helpful lol
Sounds like a BOLO
@@HoonAgainwhere can I buy one?!
@@EricSmith-wt2qu I’ll let u know when I find one
Hi, love your channel. Question: Do we have to have an auctioneer's license to sell on ebay? I heard certain states require it if using auctions to sell rather than buy it now. Thanks
Hey Justin, can you tell me what type of Patagonia shirt you're wearing in the video. I really like it and would like to buy one.
Lightweight Insulated Fjord Flannel Shirt
Hi Justin, Great Video again, thanks for that always! Two questions. Does this "Jentacular" thing work on eBay? (from this name video, "This eBay Hack will change the way you...") Second question when you enter your pictures on eBay do you then delete your pictures or do you save them. I am struggling on my phone with pictures for eBay items, and I don't want to pay Google to keep my huge stack of eBay pictures!! Ok thanks! You are definitely my favorite eBay help!!!!
Hi, do u add best offers? Is it best to put price high, put on sale and add best offer? Hmmm
You talked about selling the Pendelton items so close together after having them for some time. I recently sold a card game that I had purchased 4 months ago. I actually bought 3 of them. After the first one sold, I had someone buy the other two a couple of days later. But once she saw the shipping costs she canceled the order. Then a day later another buyer bought the last 2 from me. It seems weird that something like that happens.
Excellent video, Justin! We'll done!
I seem to be sending offers to buyers so much that I’m only making about $10 on the sale after cost, especially if it’s sold through a promoted listing-so all my promoted listings are at 5% and then I list the item competitively to start with and then I offer a 10 to 20% discount when I have somebody that likes the item and then by the time eBay takes their fees, I’m not making very much on my item so what is your advice for that? Thank you you’re great. I love watching your videos.
Just a quick question about labels Jason. I am moving to a label printer but cannot print label without receipt attached, ,so the 4x6 label prints VERY small. Talked to eBay and the3 rep says they have removed the ability to print without the receipt. Do you know a way? Thanks so much!!
Hey Justin, I usually watch your videos while I’m getting items ready for shipping or listing new ones. Your advice must be working because I’ve been selling quite a bit-almost too much! I wanted to get your thoughts on using branded boxes. I usually try to avoid them since I think it can look unprofessional, but I’ve had to use some branded ones like shoe boxes or other things since I’m running low on boxes. Thanks again for all the valuable info you share-can’t believe you put it out there for free!
I use branded boxes occasionally. I have never had an issue, but I am sure there are some buyers out there who won't like it.
I use all kinds of random boxes for shipping. This week I had a guy open a case complaining, "I bought an X but received a THERMOS!" Quickly messaged him that was just the shipping box and to go ahead and OPEN it! Luckily he was happy and left good feedback.
I subscribed to Flipwise then freaked out on how to start and cancelled 😕Do you have a tutorial on beginning ( entering past purchases/sales/expenses).
th-cam.com/video/FLh8i0DewjM/w-d-xo.html
If it fits in a flat rate envelope or box, I always offer free shipping because I know the costs and build that into the price. ANYTHING that needs alternative packaging, I charge shipping.
Hi Justin! I have recently sold some ebay listed items locally and have delisted these items before they had a chance to sell on ebay. To your knowledge, does ebay punish sellers who delist a hand full of items in a short period of time? Secondly, if an item is delisted, is there a best choice when giving ebay a reason why the item was delisted? Keep up the great videos. Thanks for your response!
I might have missed it, but have you ever done a video on eBay and how they pay sellers? Specifically, I'm wondering if you know why eBay will hold funds on certain sales while other sales eBay will payout within a few days. When I first started selling on eBay earlier this year all my funds were held until delivery, which makes sense because I was a new seller. But for a while now I've been being paid within 2-3 days of a sale. I haven't had any poor feedback, and then all of a sudden eBay is withholding payment on a specific sale until confirmed delivery. Do you know if this is a common thing that happens to most sellers? Or did I do something wrong, and I don't know it? I hope my question makes sense.
Justin, you said that you co-founded flipwise. Who is the other partner? It'd be interesting to hear both of you talk about its development in your success with it in an episode.
We have a semi regular video podcast where we do just that! th-cam.com/play/PLMlPyb-tIE5sLRvYYfKaXoFnS04luMlFw.html
Hey Justin - can you quickly share what you use when you film your videos? Are you using a teleprompter app of some kind? Do you write a script? Just curious, looking to get better at that myself. Great videos.
I use a Sony A7C. I write scripts for some videos but not all. Thanks!
@@justinresells No way! You're not reading a script when you talk? You have an amazing clear speaking voice.. no "umms" and "uhhs"... I could have sworn you were reading a teleprompter. A+ on your presentation skills!
Question about estate sales sourcing: Which day of an estate sale would you consider the "best" considering that the prices drop each subsequent day? Also, in your experience are there still good deals to be found if you show up a few hours late on any given day of an estate sale?
I've got an entire video on this subject! th-cam.com/video/zxDR0IleMaY/w-d-xo.html
@@justinresells my man! Thanks Justin. Keep up the good work bro!
I started selling on eBay for fun a year ago, over the course of the year it has turned into a really fun profitable side hustle that I want to continue to scale. I’m about to cross 100 sells, with a 100% customer satisfaction rating. I’m curious if I should switch over to an actual business account or keep selling on my personal/individual accout? Any thoughts on what I should do?
Is flipwise available in Canada?
yep!
8:27 Hey there speaking about shoes can you sell Nike samples? On eBay I have a pair but I’m not sure if they’re allowed on there. Thanks.
We source two to three days per week. Plus we buy products direct from two different factories. If I do not have those items listed before the next week, we do not buy until done.
I have a death pile mountain. I cant afford bins. Any organization suggestions? My diningroom has been taken over. Basement has basement smell and dont want products to smell like it.
Hello Justin, I think Ebay is not the right platform for me. I sell very high end shoes and leather goods. The names associated with these goods are not familiar to most people. Do you know of sites that cater more to what I would like to sell? Thank you Justin and I agree with a previous comment from a viewer, you have a very calming voice. And this is a good thing because I listen to broadcasts of people with calming voices to help me. Even if I'm not really listening to what they are saying.
If you can list 15 a day, you'll go through 5k in a year.
I cut my sourcing all summer because I had too much to do.
I want find and discount my oldest listings. However when I frequently do an end and sell similar the start and end date are reset. Is there a way to find out when my items were originally listed? I have an ebay store with 385 items and started selling 1.5 years ago. Thank you for all you do.
I am not sure of a way to do it in eBay, but in Flipwise we retain the connection for all listings for the same item, so you can see the original list date of everything. This allows you to sort by list date and see the oldest unsold items in your inventory regardless of how many times they have been relisted.
Hi Justin, love Flipwise and had a question, I ended some items and decided to donate them but I cant figure out how to show them as "donated" on Flipwise now. Should I have donated them instead of ending them? Thanks in advance and I love the videos!! 😊
Here is how you can do that: help.flipwise.app/article/43-can-i-mark-a-product-in-my-inventory-as-donated
I am hoping you can answer this question here or maybe in an upcoming video. There is a setting in eBay for Custom Discounted Rates. This is in the same area to choose if you want to give the buyer the eBay Shipping Discount or not give it. You can find this under selling - shipping preferences - shipping discount setting. I do Calculated Shipping on all items. If I make this Custom Discount 50% for example, would my total shipping be cut in half or would this be half of the eBay discount? If you can't answer, maybe I can put 10% in for a few sales to test this and change it back if I get burned. Thanks for any help you can give.
I answer that in this video I think: th-cam.com/video/JprI-AxjzQM/w-d-xo.html
@@justinresells Thanks for the quick reply. I just rewatched the video that you linked. I certainly saw the portion to opt in or opt out, but I didn't see anything about the Custom Discount Rate. I think I will add a 10% discount in there and calculate whether the buyer saved 10% of the total shipping of 10% or the discount. It does say it takes 24 hours for changes, so if anyone else tries this, I wouldn't use a large percentage until you test.
I just did a test and have a definitive answer. I changed my setting to 5%. Full retail was $7.25 and the eBay price was $5.09. EBay charged the buyer $6.89 and I still paid $5.09. So the 5% was applied to the Full Retail cost of the label, not the difference between the wholesale and eBay Price. Making a setting at 50% here could allow a buyer to pay less than my eBay cost. Another TH-cam husband wife team is reporting that the 50% setting would only reduce the difference by 50% which appears to me to be incorrest. The buyers shipping will be reduce by 50%.
Vintage sunglasses are my ebay niche. If you pick them up and they have a bit of weight to them with no glaring errors or cheap/fake looking logos then they're probably real. Fakes usually arent nearly as heavy as the real thing
Hello Justin!! I would too know what is your method for seller other people stuff for them on ebay. How do you split the profit and how do you split the taxes at the end tax season? I don't know if you have video on this subject. T.i.a
I don't make a habit of doing this, but when I do I split the net return 50/50 and consider the payout a business expenses for taxes.
The shipping question makes me glad to be UK based where the cost is fixed and not dependant on distance.
Interesting about accepting offers to get full price purchases. I actually just experienced this myself. Monday I accepted an offer $3 off my asking price. Tuesday I had someone buy a $92 item and a $9 item full price.
To the CD seller... One thing I sell too. I find most not worth listing even mint or new and discovered selling those in lots of 20 to be productive and not slow selling if priced right. and moves out quantity when you have thousands like some of us do. Like you I have about 7,000 to list and have alread Identified thousands to lot and get rid of at a decent profit. Nothing like selling a 14 cent cost CD for over $50 as happened this afternoon.
I have one of those complaints too. My only Negative review in 600 orders. He called me an “opportunist” over my shipping price. And he’s a long time Seller who knows what Neg marks do.
Cost of doing business, but clearly it still bugs me when I let myself think about it.
I was so glad when the 90 days had passed and I didn’t have to see that glaring red mark on my screen everyday.
eBay would not remove it. “He has a right to his opinion” is what I was told.
People often underestimate how much the weight of the box and shipping materials will be
I totally agree. It seems common for ppl to not realize how much packing supplies, time and sometimes gas to get something shipped
I weigh all of it, but guess what eBay sent me a bill for postage under paid.
So I weighed some things, and when sold I asked at the postal counter what weight do you have on those items??
Seems my scale and the postal is different by at least 2 ounces, so since theirs is the one that counts I have been rounding up my weight by 2 ounces of it's a little heavy, and just one when the item is really light weight!
I call it my appreciation pile.
I'd be selling cds by artist or genre by the bundle unless they meet a certain price threshold, it's better to get through it faster in place of listing 700 5 dollar cds, get rid of the low dollar stuff and list the individuals you deem good enough.
Your best bet in this case would almost surely be buying massive lots and cherry pick the list ables and offload the rest in lots,this way you don't hoard thousands of low end cds and allows you to recoupe all of your cost through bulk alone, then your winners are your true profit.
That is my approach on large buys anyways, no matter what it is.
I agree w you on shoes- they SELL!
Hello from Germany 🙂 I have the same problem ... People " click " on -- watch the item --- Then on my side it pops -up that I can make them an offer ... BUT : when they delete I have no one there to make the offer ... SO , every time it shows the " make offer button " but the person is gone . No way to remove " make-an -offer " sign 😕
Thank you 😊 love the info
You should keep the console with the box, so the numbers match. Also, there are people out there that can fix the yellowing.
The console wasn't original to the box.
I just wanted to say: First.
And also: Thank you. Long-time viewer.
I hope you do a "Top 50" or "Top 100" sales at the end of the year
Good idea!
Great as usual!
With shipping i do flat rate because people will complain when they see the real rate if it's on calculated. I only do free compete with similar listings.
Nice shirt, every time I see somebody wearing a Patagonia shirt I ask them if I can buy it and for some reason they look at me weird...
thanks!
Guess who gets to do more shopping! THIS GIRL.. death pile gone in fact, I’ll be shopping 2x more when I retire and go full time. Next up is learning to budget from my thrifting …. Here we go….
I appreciate it's hard on eBay but I try when I offer free shipping and sales like crazy I stop offering it I lost many years of sales it's about the factor of free shipping vs no sales
It wasn't too many years ago ebay would tell you you're shipping is too high on an item you could be selling three of the items and they would still tell you your shipping is too high I give free shipping on everything when you fill out the listing you can see what the shipping is going to cost you by putting the weight down it's not rocket science and I'm 77 years old upper Peninsula of Michigan Carnivore Eagle Also I have been asked how can you afford to give out free shipping
I got a negative from some lady cause The shirt I sent her was wrinkled and she didn't like the color even tho it said what color it was in the title.
can you please send me/repeat the name of the expense person, "not your dad's cpa"? thank you.
there's a link in the description of the video
If they give you negative feedback on the price they agreed to, then they are just mean and evil - eBay should take that negative feedback off!
I just had my first negative feedback.... only days away from it being 60 days since the sale too? Complained about the size of the shoes. I asked ebay to remove and they said the buyer didn't violate any feedback policies. Oh well. Judging by the 2500+ feedback they had with no active listings figured they were a drop shipper. Left a reply about it, blocked the buyer and moved on. It was a nice run at 100%.
That bumper sticker feedback is a total karen thing. We sell snacks in one of our ebay stores and the customer complained "expires in 90 days".... for chocolate with a 120 day expiration window... what they gonna do, store it to next fall?
11000 CDs Job security
Funny when I sold an item with multiple quantities all the other item sell the following day
I thought I had a lot of jeans (15) in my not yet posted pile. 😂
The woman with the question about shipping for less, might be one of those sellers paying USPS retail. I buy on eBay often and it's amazing how many sellers over pay. So if she is seeing the same items sold by other sellers with lower shipping than she gets, that's probably the problem.
You’ve sold about 40 items on EBay from Nov 1 - 12. That’s about 15k - 20k/year. Correct from EBay?
I'll gross around $50K this year on eBay.
LOL! With three pints of Guinness! 😂😂😂😂
If there is one take away from your videos that I hope sellers take away. Is error on the side of the customer. Ie only call something new if it has tags or a box. Like you said, I rather a customer be surprised that an item is in better shape than they thought