Why You're Going to HATE Selling on EBAY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ส.ค. 2024
- Selling on EBAY is hard. In this video I will talk about why you will hate selling on EBAY and present some of the big challenges successful sellers will have to overcome to make consistent money and be a full time reseller. From listing to dealing with being sued, there are many things new beginner sellers are not aware of. eBay is not easy money like a lot of resellers are saying. Learn how to sell on eBay and how to get sales. Can you make a full-time living on eBay?
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Listing on EBAY
03:40 Storage
04:36 Scams and Returns
07:01 Bad Feedback and Customers
09:07 Shipping and Fees
10:37 EBAY and Taxes
11:07 Managing Time on EBAY
12:43 Competition, Learning, Health Insurance
//FAQ
Q: What Apps do you use to sell online (eBay and Amazon)?
A: I search the eBay sold and completed listings to get an idea of what products are selling for. I use the Amazon Seller App to scan for FBA.
Q: Can you make a living selling online?
A: Yes, the difficulty is based on how much effort you put in and how much you need to make each month. I do this full time.
Q: Where do you find your clearance products to resell?
A: Literally everywhere. Check end caps and look for clearance aisles, but mostly it will be mixed in. Ask a manager if there's any good clearance deals and build a relationship if possible.
Q: Do you make a full-time living selling online?
A: I do. All my bills are covered, I'm able to save a good amount, and put money back into the business. I also do other things to make money, but reselling is the meat. It takes a lot of work and dedication to make a full-time living reselling.
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I started selling on eBay around 1999. There have been so many massive changes on that journey. Back then many listings didn’t even have photos and most people mailed you a check or money order even after PayPal came along. Also everything seemed rare so people bought almost everything listed. It was wild. I’m retired now and still sell part time. eBay income adds a lot to my bottom line now because I’m pretty selective about what I source and list and I have educated myself to find items with high sell through rates and good profit margins. Everything Wick has mentioned is spot on. Excellent analysis.
Agree with all of this.
I used to sell back then. Mostly personal stuff and items my dad picked up at auctions. It was definitely different then.
Sounds exactly like my experience! This is a good side gig IF you can resist hoarding. But if you're in good health there are many other businesses that will pay you way more for your time. I'm 75 years old and have been self-employed for most of those years.
I had to look twice to make sure I didn't write this myself because I also started selling on Ebay in 1999, and I'm retired now and still sell part time. I'm in the process of paring down my inventory to things that don't take up so much space, like books, trading cards, vintage postcards, and photos. I like the extra money that selling brings in, but I need to reclaim my space.
In 2001 I actually bought a 1998 GSXR on eBay and drove the 2 hours to Tampa to physically hand over the cash and grab the motorcycle 😂
To me, the worst thing about all of this is having to live like a hoarder. Plus, the sourcing is VERY addictive. It's hard to keep away from the Thrift shops and estate sales and garage sale season hasn't even started yet!
I agree, I just started reselling a few months ago… I always want to go to the thrift store. Then, Friday, one of my childhood friends told me about Whatnot and all the stuff he has bought cheap there and flipped on eBay for nice profits. So I started an account and immediately have 17 items coming from 3 sellers 😂. I did get some nice deals for under $60 total price
@@Retro-2-now I've only been doing this since October and have 200 items posted. I don't let myself go to a thrift store until I've made a sale.
@@avalondreaming1433 i hits like 17 nice items on Whatnot for a total of $56. One shirt I got for $4, I should be able to flip it for about $50-$65. It’s a System of a Down shirt that just had a sold listing for $65 and another one listed for $62, but it is thrashed. So that one shirt should cover what I spent. I did just make 5 sales on eBay for a total of $111.00 on Friday
@@Retro-2-now The only band shirt I've found is Jo Bros 2010 tour. Lol.
@@avalondreaming1433 I also got a Blackberry Smoke from like 2018 coming, but I got that because it was in a 2 shirt lot with a vintage striped bass shirt and I got the bundle for like $4.
FINALLY a reseller that is HONEST and talks about all the details of reselling in order to help the viewer INSTEAD of most of the reseller videos that are people that are so self involved that they are just showing off what they have sold and how much $ they made while also talking about what snack they are going to get,how their pets are feeling, and on and on. So thank you for your input please keep making videos.
Ebay was an auction site when it started no BIN. You started things for .01 and went for a week. The most fun was watching your item with several minutes to go and watch the bids coming in. The good Ole days are long gone on ebay
I have been an eBay reseller for 28 years now and have never lost my passion!! It is hard work and takes A LOT of time and even after all this time I learn something new nearly weekly or more!! There is always something to learn and it only makes us better resellers! I have had six stores now and I have cut back on those and am focusing on my newest one and building it up.
You are totally on point with this video. Selling on eBay is really tough. I've been selling on eBay since it's very early days, I've been full-time for 3 years now.
Do you know what's tougher than eBay? Working for a crappy boss. Going to useless meetings day in and day out. Missing time with your kids and partner because you are at work all the time. Working really hard, putting in overtime and getting the same pay raise as everyone else. Etc...etc... Yeah, eBay is tough, it is a lot of work, but it's not a 9-5 working for someone else. I remind myself of that any time I get angry over a low-ball offer, terrible return, stupid feedback etc. I'll take selling on eBay over a 9-5 regular job any day.
Yes, I'd much rather deal with reselling problems than deal with someone telling me what to do all day who doesn't even know what needs to be done themselves.
Yes! Corporate life finally got to me and I quit but not before I got severe burnout that took me many months to recover from. Do you have a minute for me to pick your brain? What's your timeline? Let's see if we can leverage some additional blah blah. Thank God I don't have that weird toxic language and culture in my life now. It kills you slowly and robs you of joy until you're a pod person like from invasion of the body snatchers. Congrat to you for getting out.
@@jackiegerarde9938 I had a mandatory meeting with H.R. once because an email I sent was too short and it was received as a "hostile" email. The offending text was "yes, I can do that" which I typed out on my phone. I was also warned repeatedly because I said we had a "problem" we needed to fix, the proper wording was that we had "challenges" not "problems". *sigh* just thinking about it brings back some PTSD. :-) Long story short, enjoy that reselling life!
@Mark wow that sounds familiar. So much wasted time. I used to imagine that I was Andy in Shawshank Redemption, just waiting for the right time to escape. Self employment is always harder in one sense. But you're free. So that makes it easy.
@@jackiegerarde9938 lol..I think about Shawshank all the time while reselling! "You either get busy living, or you get busy dying!" my favorite quote. Glad you found freedom!
i hate the fact that sellers now can't leave negative feedback for the deadbeats that bid and win an item but don't pay.
As a part timer, having a niche that accounts for 80%+ of your reselling sourcing and selling really helps manage feeling overwhelmed. It helps knowing how to list, how to ship, and how to not let stuff pile up.
Niches/categories are good. I generally like "of like and kind" in batches... Plus, more likely for same buyer multi-item sales.
I've been happily selling on eBay for 20 years and happily living in the ghetto , hoarding , struggling, making USPS and eBay thousands annually, etc. At least we make our own hours !
I've been selling for 3 months now and am finding out just how much work and time it takes. Everything you said is right on the money. I had my first return recently and am now finding myself second guessing everything I do from packing the right item for an order, putting in the right box dimensions and weight, etc... I'm no where near as excited as I used to be when I hear the "chaching" on the app. My first instinct just today was to panic about what I would mess up on with this order. Yikes. Hopefully I can kick this mindset asap.
You tricked me with that cash register sound... Thought I had a sale 😆
Everything you're saying is so true. Being a reseller is worth it but it's work! Some people think reselling is just passive income but it's really not. You really have to enjoy this work because there's so many moving pieces to it at all times.
Great point Lucy! I think the tiktok-fueled (instant-gratification) passive income crowd will die off soon, leaving the real hard-workers to profit, like it used to be.
110% correct. Also the youtube eBay sellers that are making good money are getting a big chunk of sales from youtube subscribers. Its major promotion on all of your items. The normal eBay sellers do not have that exposure.
I appreciate your honesty and straight forward approach to the realities of reselling. Too many youtubers glorify the rewards of reselling to the point of obscuring the harsh realities of what it takes to commit to this activity and become successful at it. It isn't easy. I have only been doing it part-time over the last year as a side-hustle to supplement my income and it just started on a whim when I had something extra I wanted to get rid of. Then I started watching reseller videos on TH-cam. The fantasy of self-employment isn't as colorful as the harsh realities of performing the tasks necessary to succeed.
Finally someone admits that it takes a lot of time to sell online and have to list constantly, instead of just bragging about making thousands of dollars a month you can make!
I had a guy that actually said that I used Too Much tape on the box. I guess he didn't know how cheap my tape was. I got a really good deal with a bunch of packing tape on Amazon but the tape would only stick to itself and not my boxes. So much for that good deal
Other than storage for items.... I feel like I have another whole shelf plus more taken up by shipping supplies (bubble wrap, plastic baggies, boxes/padded envelopes, tape)... I feel like a box hoarder 😂
No Kidding ... bubble wrap, envelops, labels, box stuffing, paper, boxes of All sizes. And the list goes on. I feel like a hoarder myself.
Wick keeping it real!! I started reselling part time in 2013. I have stepped up over the past three years. My three bedroom house looks like I'm a hoarder...Lots of truth in this video!
Best and most realistic video ever! I think one thing people leave out of their total cost of good is gas. Even if I can pick something up at the bins for $1, the cost of gas to get there and back is $10. Now if I can sell 50 things that cost is distributed but for smaller sellers actually selling 50 things can be pretty hard. So I usually think of my $1 item as really costing $5. This is not real accounting but it helps me visualize some of the true “cost”.
Exactly, I remember when Rock Star flipper went thrifting in his expensive BMW and got a break in the windshield costing $2,500 to replace. That's a lot of junk to sell.
Really enjoy this educational chit chat format that you give every once in a while! I think it’s incredibly helpful for newbs, and encouraging for those of us that have over a decade to commiserate with!
💯 agree. He's a very refreshing change to the normal YT format of yelling info at you.
I am in year 24 selling on eBay. Over the years it has ranged from full time (5600 listings in my store) to super part time just a handful of items.
This video is spot on!
I would add that those who started selling during Covid saw unprecedented prices and sales. It is not always like that. I think we are starting to see a return to “normal” buying on eBay.
True. Definitely more sales coming in then. Not the norm.
I think if you find a niche it makes it easier i.e. one size of packing supplies, uniform storage for items. I've specialised in stamps and postal history after many years of doing all sorts of things and it has taken me 3 years so far to learn enough to start selling this type of item. I love it. I love my customers. I love gettig pieces of history into the right hands. For example, the other day I sent a piece of postal history to a customer because it was addressed to his grandfather from 1947. Big learning curves, but well worth it.
back in the late 1990s and early 2000 I use to sell stamps on ebay......I use to sell lots of assorted stamp lots on ebay and was incredibly successful. Just for fun at the end of 2015 or so I tried selling my remaining stock and I was shocked at how hard it was to sell stamps on ebay compared to earlier, everyone wanted them super cheap........ Recently I sold some of my small sets of stamps(nothing valuable on ebay), but I used the standard envelope to sell them in, since the postages was less than $1.00 for them.....I got quite a bit more sales doing that. But then again, I only was doing it as a hobby, not for income reasons.......
Even when I look at the wholesale stamp lots, one use to be able to find them dirt cheap on ebay, but now they are really expensive as well.....
Wick- your videos are excellent! I love your measured and intelligent approach to eBay sourcing and selling. This video is an excellent resource! Thanks for all you do!
Hi Wick, Great video. All the points you brought out are definitely important to consider. Thanks for your input.
Excellent video, real advice from a great seller. You have taught me so much over the years and I appreciate you very much. Thanks Wick!
This has been your best "tips and tricks" video by far, man. I appreciate the REAL info here. Not some BS TikTok video. I started reselling early last year after my life kind of fell apart (for a short time); I made more than enough to pay the bills and keep the kids fed/roof over their heads. I learned a TON from you before committing to full-time reselling, and I did more than well enough to pay the bills. Recently, with Goodwill and other thrift stores upping the prices in my area, as well as the TikTok zombies invading the market, it's been rough and almost enough to make me give up. I'm holding strong, waiting for garage sale season to keep me afloat, and waiting for these TikTok kids to give up (which I'm sure will happen) so I can keep this going and grow it into a stable fulltime job.
Loved the video. You even had me laughing in the beginning of it. Thank you for posting this video. Sonia
I think its potentially not worth it.
It depends on what you did prior and other avenues.
We run a fairly decent sized eBay business.
My biggest complaints are;
1: Razor thin profit margins on anything consistent, (ie, Chinese imports), you will be strange-held by eBay and your competitors. Any time you innovate, your competitors will copy you and try to undercut you, they will literally steal your photos, your description, etc, even with your name and logo on it, customers only buy the cheapest product and could care less for anything you can offer. Quality does not matter.
2: eBay will also strangle-hold you, they don't care about you and will use every opportunity to show it, eBay has a system set up to punish you at every turn.
3: Crybabies, people who will abuse you if they don't like the product, pretty straight forward.
4: Inventory and storage, yikes.
5: Potential for growth, you will probably need to expand into multiple categories, check your top competitors, their pricing, etc, and compare it to what you can do, and find the biggest sellers, that is your earning potential. As an example, we sell a particular item for $100 profit, $300+ items.
The problem is that you may sell 1-2 a day, its doesn't sound bad, but this is a category that will never make you 10K+ on its own, and therefore will cap you at the knees before you can even take off, which goes into my final point.
6: Earning is capped, though not directly, making over x amount and truly breaking a barrier to turn it into a business, rather than a 9-5, is really hard.
Wick, I'm just starting my reselling journey. This video was SO helpful. And instead of scaring me, it actually lessened some of my fear. Also, you answered a specific question I'd been wondering about: how to deal with lowballers and or obvious idiots. It's a relief to know we won't be penalized by ebay for ignoring them.
Here's to success, Pam!!
Glad it helped! Good luck.
I truly enjoyed this video filled with you touching on all aspects of being resellers. It’s not as easy as many think. Thank you for the insight and I hope many will evaluate the information before jumping in head first.
Great vid, man. Thanks for taking the time to make it.
Oooh… the crazies. You gotta love when people ask a bunch of questions about specifics of an item and then they don’t buy it. But yeah, it’s all a part of sales and running a business. You made so many good points. Great video!! 😊
I ignore a lot of messages these days. It's typically a waste of time to answer.
Thanks!
I had someone ask about small boyd ornament how big? Im like an inch. Not to be obtuse but you sure its not 1.5 ". So I go check as big pain as it was took photo it was close to 2". They replied So its not 1" like you said. I'm like I was ball parking its stupid ornament I have listed for $8. No, thanks apparently 1/2 inch was deal breaker haha. I find the lower the cost the more annoying the people.
You just described 99% of all such interactions on Facebook marketplace! Once it's up to 3 questions they almost never buy the item.
Same. Im a poshmark lister looking into eBay and posh has some crazy peeps low balls a million questions and worst gets great deal complains about smallest thing like feels thinner than looked. Paid $13 for a new swimsuit and sling bag and wants to return but another buyer buys exact same thing and get 5 stars. Poshmark is 20% so wondering the eBay % if it’s worth the time to list on both
Thank you for this video. I just started reselling in September. Thank you for shedding light on the challenges that come with the thrill of the hunt. (Still worth it, though!)
Love this video, Wick! Found your channel in the past year, and I'm about the same age. My sister and I are eBay resellers, too. You're spot-on. I respect these truths! Several TH-cam resellers tout profits without showing 99% of being a reseller -- behind the scenes WORK! All about discipline. Thanks again for your videos and time, as I know it's precious. Good luck out there!
Thanks for watching!
One of the best as always. Always enjoy your content. Have learned tons and have made a little money.
I appreciate the honesty and great info Wick. This is a good video.
Great video...........I agree with all you said. It takes a lot of time, storage, learning and etc.
I’ve had recent challenges in people refusing to pay after they bid and win.
Thank you so much. You are my favorite reseller to learn from.
Well put. Man I wish I could drive home that point as well as you just did it! You had a home run with this video!
Great video, Wick! Straight talk with great points. Lots of work, but still worth it!
Great video! Reselling is not easy. It’s hard work just like anything else with a little risk thrown in.
Good video sir. It brings to light the unsexy portions of reselling. I needed a reminder in not the only one grinding out there.
Damn I never realized it was all this work. But as a buyer I always figured at least half the hassle the sellers gotta go through and all the shit they gotta deal with, so I never send annoying messages, always pay right away, always leave good reviews. And so far I always dealt with legit people. I used Mercari one time and some guy screwed me gave me a knockoff item.. wish he didn’t live 8 states away lol
You are amazing! I fell like its my lucky day having stumbled across your channel. I am going to go back and watch all your videos!
You've made valid points so yeah I'm scared ishless but I'm gonna go for it! Awesome vid, sire!
Thanks for a very helpful video. It's a nice change from all the videos that hype up their buying and selling.
Hey I love the youtube community and how people show their passion and love to others such postive vibes
Thank you for this post. Lots of great information! I'm small Kine for sure. I've learned that there is NO algorithm. The one thing that works for me every time is when I list 3-5 items, I won't make a sale for the whole next day. On day 2 though, I will always sell an item that's been listed for many months. I do video tape every order and anything that is expensive or if I feel a little hesitant on the buyer, I will ask for a signature when delivered. I have a 100% Positive Feedback, but I had to bend over a couple of times to maintain that score. I do give Ritz-Carlton service though. Even for a $2 item. I have many repeat buyers because of it. I think I will make a video of how I get, and keep return buyers. Even sending postcards from here in Hawaii.
Excellent video. I have learned so much from you. Thank you!
Good perspective. I will be sharing this
Well done and honest review of listing and selling on eBay. A++
Thx for making this video super encouraging man 👍 just cracked 50th sale beginning of this month and started selling in November. Hit my goal of making about an extra thousand bucks a month all four months now but wow!!! You're so right this is NOT an easy little side hustle. It is A LOT of work and I definitely felt burnt out after that 50th sale and have taken a step back last couple weeks... but seeing your vid talking about all the ups and downs of it really helped because it showed me I'm not the only one 😊 the goods outweigh the bads so thanks again man. Take care and God bless you! 👍
Been reselling for 5 years. I wish I would have had this video at the beginning. Great content about the reality of reselling.
A brilliant summary of the pros & cons, pitfalls etc of Ebay selling, thanks, most of it applicable to UK selling also. I knew much of it but always good when someone super-knowledgeable confirms your own experiences & conclusions etc. The hardest thing to learn is about how to evaluate potential saleable products with all the incidentals, risks, contributing costs etc. In a way there's a lot of juggling/multitasking involved.
Thank you for the video. Been on Ebay since 2010 and have seen a lot and a lot of changes but it is worth it and I enjoy doing it. It isn't easy, but if you enjoy what you do, it is worth it in the end.
This video was awesome. You covered just about every reason why selling on eBay can be a pain in the neck. Been a reseller since 2004…each year was more or less than the year prior.✌️You made a sun outta me 😊
Just the info I needed to know, but many thanks i'm good and convinced. I appreciate it!
I mean it is easy to make decent part time money but to make great full time money it’s a completely different beast. From what I’ve seen the only people with the chance to do full time already had money to invest or had a spouse that was carrying the load til they got good enough and consistent enough to carry the load.
I love sourcing and I love shipping. But what I hate more than both of those combined is listing.
I don’t mind the listing but the inventory tracking and accounting is a headache.
@@DebM122 I only have about 1000 items so it’s pretty easy to keep track of
Thank you so much for an honest video on what selling really does take and the reality that isn’t all hype and happy unicorns!
One day last year I dropped off 10 items without a shipping label but luckily my post office is small and I do a lot of business with them that they redelivered them to me like 45 min later and remedied the problem. Never again I hope.
Love your videos! Thanks!
Thanks for this video, this is the info I really needed.
Great video. Spot on!
I am just a hobby seller but everything you said is right on. Great video!
Thank you Wick for the video I sell on EBay for about 2yrs part time. I have hard times sometimes with sell through rates to see what I can price my items to move them quickly and move product in those two years I have storage unit thinking I was going to make enough money on eBay to pay for itself. But I was wrong now it’s costing me money every month so I can relay to your video a lot of people don’t now what is involved on selling on line but I do it because I love the treasure hunting. Have a wonderful Day
It's getting all the packages together that's the hard part. Listing it is simple. Also with the feedback. I don't really hear from the customer when they are happy. But when they are upset they really let you know it. Still overall I like it more than working for a boss.
OMG Wick...you rock!!! Thanks for being so realistic. I hate those other youtubers who glorify everything as they scream and their voice goes up on octave like everything about selling is soooo fun and amazing bla bla....
I do have to say that as a fulltime seller I do have fun and yes it is lits of work.
I would love more videos like this. I've been considering a lot about doing reselling full time and would love to know some of the ins and outs from an experienced reseller. Love the content
What it really boils down to is whatever you buy needs to bring 2 to 2.5X the price you paid to make a profit. The rule use to be "double the price you paid", but with all the fees and now 87,000 new IRS agents, you cannot simply make 50% on an item, you'll lose it all to fees and taxes in the long run and make nothing...
Buying and selling is not the only hard work of reselling. You also need to do your inventory tracking and accounting. It truly is a lot of work.
ive found that putting my projected profit number on the wall for each day i lists helps make listing fun. when you see the $$$ it makes it way more fun to list
This is the most accurate and honest account of selling on EBay that I've seen. I do it very part-time for lunch money, and it can still be a lot work, but rewarding too. I've experienced everything I've seen in your video.
Thanks. Valuable content. Appreciate the honesty 😂
thanks for sharing your thoughts
Excellent video. There's no such thing as an easy successful business. Thanks for posting.
Super informative. Thanks for sharing
YT algorithm worked today. I'm decluttering and this was information I needed. Great upload.
I agree with everything you said. I still struggle sometimes with the shipping after nearly 2 years.
I'd rather deal with the crazies on eBay than the crazies in the thrift stores. At least you can't smell the eBay crazies and they're not going to follow you to your car.
I was forced to rent a monthly storage unit to store all my inventory. I was seen as a hoarder by my wife even when I showed her all the profits we were making. Even at thousands of dollars in profits it was starting to affect my marriage. I would have inventory under our bed and in corners of our room and the trunk of my car. Storage unit solved everything its close to my apartment and it easily pays for itself each month with the profits I make on eBay and local facebook craigslist sales. Only $80 a month.
$80 a month??? Where I'm at they start at $750 for a large closet.......Where's yours: Next to a _*T0XlC WASTE DUMP_ (?) Geez, I'm livin' in tha wrong City;o|
@@jeradwood8964 I live in Denver Colorado. Storage units start at $40 a month. I rebt at a place called Storequest. Look it up online. $750 a month wow I cant believe it!!! Thats way to much.
Same here, under the bed... all over the place.
thats true buddy boxes everywhere wife goes berserk, at one point i had a shop unit and house full of stuff just nutts
Ive been doing this part time since the fall. Ive had a great time doing it, the thrill of the hunt and the sound of an Ebay "cha---ching" on my phone still thrills me. Im really small compared to others, im a small product reseller. My biggest find was a new Brother Fax bought for 10 bucks sealed and sold it within 5 days for 110 bucks. I do get down sometimes when I see videos of full timers making 3-4 hundred in less than a week. But, I gotta tell myself, im doing this for extra $$ and the thrill. I find your videos very entertaining and educational. Keep up the good work.
Yes, people doing it full-time are putting in 40-60 hours a week usually to make consistent weekly income.
Look, my friend, I have read comments of those who make hundreds on a few-dollar find, but I'm out there and it's rare. Nice when it happens, but it's like a holiday, only comes around from time to time.
Very informative video thanks 👍
I want to thank you for this very informative video. I'm planning to start an EBAY account shortly.
I did well on electronics years ago. I've considered opening my eBay store back up as a part-timer. I have a few other hustles I'm working on. I'll do pretty decent this time around. I have friends who do eBay full time and they have told me it's a numbers game, just like you said. Plus there are so many niches to get into, you will make some money.Thanks for your videos they are very informant.
Quick and to the point perfect ty
The thing of it is you have to find a niche and stay with that. I was all over the place in the beginning and I was starting to hate EBay early on. Now I only source dresses and jeans. I could never ever do a lot of different inventory that would drive me crazy
Ur are one of the best advice givers
Thanks
When listing all of those challenges, you realize that we know so much about eBay and reselling online - its crazy! As you said, we all make mistakes and learn along the way. It's part of the process :)
Cheers,
Julien
Very informative video, thank you
The most practical advice ever!
It's not easy, it can make you money. This was an excellent video. Thanks for the content.
Thanks for this video Wick. I'm a part time reseller and have considered what it would take to scale up to FT. I've got a wife and kid and it's fun to do this on the side, where there's no pressure to make a sale. The thought of having to sell to feed them is terrifying. I typically have 50 items listed with 20-30 on standby, simply to keep the size and pace of my business manageable. Appreciate the content sir.
I did scoop a pair of Kobe Elite X Flyknit at an estate sale the other day for $5. Last day, last hour and nobody ever grabbed them. That's a $150 sale!
U would be better working for Uber eats or door dash than ebay
I've been on since 2005..took a few breaks! Great information! Spot on 100percent. Listing ug! During this economy it will be rougher!
Loved the thumbnail!
If you want less messages put on best offer and auto decline under 20% off or something. I've tried no best offer that is when they message the offer. The auto decline handles lot of low ballers for me.
I agree it's a ton of work listing and doing it full time. The main principle that always pull me up from the death piles is picturing working for my old boss. Then I think ohh this death pile isn't so bad lol. Nice video new subscriber.
Haha yes! If you've ever worked for a monster or other type of soul crusher that will do it.
I’ve been selling off and on since 2001 and I’m now doing it consistently part-time and aiming to go full-time. Yes, many of these challenges are just that challenging but if you think about it most jobs have challenges of some degree. I think if folks are willing to put in the time, stick to a schedule and keep at it then it’s a fun and profitable business. Great advice here!
Great information. I've been selling on eBay since 1999. EVERYTHING you said is so true.
Yes, listing sucks. But what’s worse is recently I had four consecutive sales after no sells for awhile. None of them paid me 😞. Why are non payers still an issue? At this point eBay should have buyers payment method immediately charged after winning a bid and offers are accepted. It’s pretty simple.
"I hate you and your item sucks." LOL LOVE your feedback. And it's true! Really good review. It's honestly a job. People just have to remember if they want to do this instead of a "job", they are trading in one set of pros/cons in for another. There is lots of opportunity. But it's NOT for everyone!!! Very different than working every day and getting your paycheck on Friday. YOU have to make the paycheck!! You are a great reseller. LOVE your videos. Thanks!
After doing this for a few years, I LOL at this remark Your Item Sucks. But, I've run into a couple of these, only a couple but there are a lot of people out there that will complain for nothing, and just want the money back. It's unreal.