It's time to get the SPARK back... plus Resell Summit takeaways
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- Опубліковано 20 бер 2024
- For the past few weeks I've been bouncing off ebay and reselling... its time to change that.
I'm making a few changes to my bay store... I've chopped about 50 listings off it and had a similar cull to the death pile.
fresh start right.
my inspiration... the resell summit. I'll let you know my takeaways
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Woah!!! Thanks for the shout out I was not expecting that!!! Was so great to meet you! Stop collecting and start selling 🤪🤪🤪🤪
Ssshheelllll!! Was great to meet you too. Your answer really hit home with me so THANKYOU. Keep up the great work with the channel, its brilliant... EVERYONE CHECK IT OUT. p.s. there is no chance I'm stopping collecting, just not going to happen ha
Great video as always Ian. One of the real gems of the community. Motivation can be hard at times but you got to keep powering through, just remember the reasons for doing this, extra income, not just for you but for the family.. it's also very fun!!
Great video - your toy and game knowledge always impresses me. I'm a part timer and still new in the game, only 18 months and I love it. I think you nailed it when you said that this is a hobby for you. There's nothing wrong with scaling back your work for a short or a long time. Life is more than money. Source when you are in the mood, list when you have time available, reduce your expectations of yourself. A full time job and a family is plenty for anyone, add Ebay commitments on top and it's a lot.
Great video. Keep the contents coming. I feel how it affects you in a normal every day way and it is the drive that we need. i know i dont sell a lot on e bay, but i can guarantee it is quality that i always sell, and i must admit only had a couple of issues arise, but when it has been a negative it always makes me think there are a few people out there who also you cant trust but that his the chance you take well done mate and keep that drive moving forward
Yeah I guess you have to sell what works for you and deal with the negatives when they arise.
Great video.grest pick ups and great positive vibes. Thank you Ian
All about the positive vibes here
Wow excellent Ian ...thought the other day youve disappeared from UA-cam.. long you continue mate .. love it
Literally been a week colin 😂😂... like the usual week between each video
Me, like a number of others (part time) reseller are having problems with ebay. I have a buyer claim not to have received an item that they received item 30th JAN. And gave me positive feedback on this item and there is Evri footage of item being delivered !! ?? Ebay are treating their sellers very poorly which is why some of us are fed up.
I agree that support for sellers should be given more priority with ebay. Sounds like you've got a good case with plenty of evidence to resolve that dispute in your favour. I'd phone ebay and state your case
Also, if they've already given positive feedback, that can't change.
Why do you want them to change the positive feedback they've given you... or is it you want to change the positive you've left?
Exactly same thing happened to me with a dude who bought a pair of airmax trainers from me..
Swear I looked him up on Facebook & ther was a photo of him wearing them. Unreal
I don't. I thought that once you had positive feedback and the delivery was over 30 days ago I would be spared this nonsense from Ebay.
Carboot season only a few weeks away - that's motivation for me!
Niiceeeee..smash it!!
Oh yess I’m pumped for it too 😀
I've been selling off my old stuff we don't need anymore I've been enjoying it but lately I just stopped I had no motivation to do anything only when I've watched the videos from other people like yourself I've started to list again I think what go me was the sells went from going well to non that much or tho they still haven't picked up I've just started doing them again. Your video was a great help to me always have a lovely time in Scotland
Nice one Elaine... yeah I guess when the sales drop it would become quite noticeable. Keep on listing and keep smashing it!!
Ian I'm Glad you've got the spark back. And another great video. Especially because you used my sold listing for the monster truck. I picked up pokemon master trainer board game today for 50p only 1 piece missing.
Wow score on the trainer board!! Congrats
Great video Ian really enjoyed it 😊👍
Doing exactly the same at the moment, clearing out the dead stock making room for the new boot sale season to start properly!
I’m a part-time niche clothing seller, and motivation is something that I do struggle with at various times. I try to treat eBay as a consistent income whereas my variable seasonal work isn’t always, and I’ve made all of my processes the most efficient and suited to me as possible. Being able to pay for a holiday from money earned from eBay, then earning money on eBay whilst on holiday, is one of the biggest wins I find!
Sounds a solid but of accountability right there!! Like the idea of trying to make a consistent income too
Hi Ian
I have retired early and you have been a key person to motivate me to sell on eBay. I am asking you to keep going because you motivate others and that should be enough to motivate you to continue! Myself and my friend, what’s your show every week and I literally copy the stuff you do! Don’t lose hope and don’t stop doing what you do it can’t just be me that so looks forward to seeing you every week. With love Hope and faith, Liz
Appreciate the message Liz. Knowing I motivate others is nice to know but not really a tangible thing I can use solely to keep my own motivation. I need to find those things that really appeal to me about reselling :)
Just wanted to say i love your content 🥳
Great video, the hoodie is a the best buy. Rumours are going around A big Reseller is going to set up a expo style one to compete with the reseller summit.
Yeah happy with the hoodie Jon. It's great to see other reseller meet ups popping up all over the country. Shows the community wants more of it!!
I'm lucky that my wife has retired and she is fully on board with making our eBay work. Thanks for this video.
My motivation has been down for a couple of weeks, I’ve only just edited and in the process of uploading a video I’ve had footage for for 2 weeks.
Other priorities at the minute and eBay/UA-cam has taken the back burner. I think I just need to give me head a good shake and get out there looking again in a different area.
I think I’ll start tomorrow and get amongst it
Sounds exactly like me Mike!! We need to be accountability partners!!
Myself personally i couldn’t go to a reselling meet up like that . There would be to many people id have to give a fake smile or hello too. It’s good that it’s helped you tho bud and i respect that . 😃 . Have a great trip to Scotland.
What motivates me Ian is the fact that one day I might need to go full time. My problem if I went from a 250 listing to to a 1000 one would be storage. I just don’t have the space to increase my inventory 3-4 times. Also sourcing especially out of the car boot season.
What makes you think you might have to go full time??.. is it job security. Agree it makes a nice safety blanket for sure
I totally agree with a lot of what you said in this video. I have a full time job which pays the mortgage and bills so there is no financial imperative to keep making money from reselling. All my ebay profits go into a savings account for my 2 year old son (basically an Ebay trust fund) which is nice but not enough on its own to keep me going so it's important to sell things you enjoy as much as possible to keep the enjoyment. As you said, it's a hobby so it should be fun; it shouldn't feel like a second job!
Yep we're in the same boat. I do enjoy eBay, but recently there are things I've been enjoying more. I feel the grind of ebay knowing you need to feed it.
I resell part time and all profits from it are used as deposable income, when i get a bit bored of it all i just take a break for a few weeks and the bug soon comes back, plus you start to miss that few extra £££ in the bank and thats normally all the motivation i need lol love the channel mate 👍
The summit has def given me a boost but I don't want that to be a short term thing. Having a week up in Scotland will help too and then bootsale season is just round the corner... lots to look forward too!!
I’m part time like you and I only need some of the funds to pay the bills .
I motivate myself by trying to list something each day. Sometimes it’s 1 thing and sometimes it’s 30. I know I haven’t listed for the last 2 days so I will absolutely have to do something today or Saturday at the latest as I’ve slacked off this week as work has been tiring.
I like to watch UA-camrs and that helps with motivation.
When sales are slow I just have no motivation to list and can get really fed up.
I enjoy reading my positive feedback so that’s another motivation to give good service
Sounds like you've got a good system going there aperture!!
As a university student I do some reselling on eBay of solely charity shop pickups, not even enough to even class as part-time lmao. Naturally I find myself in a very similar position to you a lot of the time in the sense that for me it is just a hobby that I love with the bonus that it brings some extra funds in, but I definitely have that mindset of if I don’t get sales for a while, it’s not the end of the world. Need to get on top of it but a struggle for me is definitely lacking that consistency in listing which the algorithm needs. But anyway, love the videos and keep up the great work with the content, honestly even if you made videos focused on sourcing games for your collection, personally I’d love those too!!
Sounds like a great side hustle while at uni seagull... keep it going!! Gaming is only one part of the collection. Cos I like selling the same stuff as I collect it'd very hard to let go ha
Hi Ian. Thanks for the video. Really enjoyed it as always.
I’m just like you, I do it part time for the fun and save the money too. I find my motivation comes from doing it alongside my girlfriend. We source together but run completely separate otherwise and it’s good to bounce stuff off each other and learn from each others mistakes and successes. I’d look for a similar reseller or two and set up a WhatsApp group where you can bounce stuff off each other. I don’t do social media (aside from UA-cam) and think this would keep you motivated and accountable.
If it’s any consolation, I think motivation is partly down to the time of year. Months of dark evenings, rubbish weather and random eBay buyers testing patience. I’ve struggled too but can feel the tide turning. Take care
Something to keep in mind is that a larger store doesn’t always equate to more sales, I typically have approx 50 active listings with approx 100 sales per month, high quality listings of in demand items that sell for a consistent price is the way to go 😌
Yeah I'm getting to grips with that and leaning it back. Think I saw somewhere that it can hurt your shop performance if stuff hangs round too long too
As a part-timer myself, I can honestly say I don't have a straight answer for motivation when it comes to eBay and UA-cam even. The accountability aspect is in my full time job and making sure that's all going fine. eBay and UA-cam I treat as hobbies and will allocate whatever spare time I have to then in and around family matters, exercise and car-related antics. I do try to list 3-4 items a day but when eBay is throwing a wobbly then I do lose a bit of motivation as I feel the effort I'm putting in just isn't being acknowledged/rewarded. But, I guess these things do fluctuate like many things so taking the rough with the smooth is something I've grown used to.
I love your youtube channel, its class!! And totally agree that it all has to fit in around other priorities!! Defo comes I'm waves and you got to make the most of the big ones!!
@@MasterofPieces praise of the highest order that, thank you so much! Ultimately it’s never going to be top priority but I prefer it that way. Means I don’t have to worry about it when things go belly up!
Ian you will find the prices in Scotland so much cheaper. Lots and lots of good charity shops
I'm defo going to have to have a look around some of the shops for sure
Not a pro-reseller by any means, but your channel has been a real inspiration to me; you’ve drawn my attention to certain toys and brands to look out for that I didn’t know about before, and that’s generated a nice bit of extra cash to put in the family holiday fund (which given how tight finances are at the moment makes a big difference to our ability to take our two boys out for treat days) and it was through you that I learnt about Royal Mail Drop and go service and as my other half says that was a ‘total game changer’. Separately you appreciate the Tony Hawks soundtracks as much as I do, so I’m grateful to you for that too! One tip/trick which might help is to set yourself a daily but very very low achievable goal - like I will list ONE item per day. If you feel like going beyond that, great, if not then you’ve hit your goal each day and can go and do something else like play video games. See Matt D’Avella video on never missing more than one day and James Clear of Atomic Habits on the Two Minute Rule
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Drop and go was game changing for me too and yes defo a tony hawk soundtrack fan!! Like the idea of just 1 a day and then grow from there!!
Motivation for me as part time is to have a few nice holidays a year. However reselling is starting to become a bigger part of my life. Just today I gave notice at work that I want to go down to 3 days a week. Primarily for health reasons but also to focus on my eBay business. I've gone from scratch last Feb to 75k turnover in the 23/24 financial year. Eventually want to go full time but want a bit of a safety net first
Ooosh sounds like your making it really work for you!!
You are a natural in front of the camera use that to your advantage on Instagram. You are one of the reasons I resell.
Maybe set a target for using your earnings for something like a holiday or a new car?
Cheers appreciate that :). Yeah I just need to decide what. Thing is the reseller in me doesn't like buying things expensive ha
Part time reseller. Motivation is saving to move out and buy a house, as well as a ‘holiday fund’ to make life worth living.
I saw that transformer in the cerebral palsy shop Tuesday, I thought you might go for it.
I am Now transitioning into Part Time Reselling because i feel i have gained enough knowledge from the two years experimenting.
My objective this year is to source as much as i can and be more consistent.
My Accountability is the factor that i have an opportunity to build a good life with Reselling.
Long term goal is to get an actual home but I'm unsure how long that will take because i don't drive so very limited to what i can do.
But i have two feet and two hands so i should be able to make it work
Sorry for the essay
You’ve talked about your current passion and enthusiasm for building your game collection, as well as a lack of goals leading to a lack of motivation. Wouldn’t it be possible to combine the two? Use the reselling with the aim of adding particular ‘grails’ to your personal collection? Gives you something to aim for. You could even put a self-imposed challenge element on it - many game collecting channels do.
Yeah got shout that, all about finding that purpose for the money. Games could be a good investment too so its almost a glorified savings account
I think Pete and his patner (is it Lola) are a force of nature and together could be successful at anything they do.
100% agree!! They are phenomenal!!
Is that Pete’s burner account? 😂
Glad you're back on the horse, Ian. Great video as always.
Cheers Rhys... thanks for leaving the fuggler for me!!
I keep motivated by having an aim for the money I make
if I make hundred pound I use some of it to take me and the kids away for the weekend and do a carboot when we are away to try and pay for next trip
I find by having an aim for the money It works
Yeah thats what I need to find... an aim for it... but then I get too tight and don't want to spend it haha
Hi Ian I'm a reseller here in Western Australia but am from Wales myself. I'm a lot like you I run a business and work full time so I don't really do it for the money any money I earn from it I usually just spend on concert, music and transformers. Totally your fault you brought up my old love of transformers lol. Then you intr9duced me to neck deep so that's 2 I blame you for. Anyway when I go out sourcing like you I usually take a day off in the week as by the weekend everything has been picked dry and I usually focus on things that interest me which keeps my interest up on doing this whole ebay thing. So like you I concentrate on toys, a lot, football and rugby jerseys and just anything unusual that peeks my interest. If I was just out looking for items for money I don't think it would interest me and I'd get bored. I don't pick anywhere near as many items a week as you do some weeks I'll pick up 5 items other weeks 15 to 20 and I usually just casually throw them up there as I go. EBay's been a bit of a shit lately I had a few cancellations because items were damaged in a box and now they've limited my account at the moment. I jave tried to get it lifted but they're not having it at the moment. So I've had to slow down a bit as I can only store so much. Love your vids mate would love to come sourcing with you next time im home regards Neil
You sound like my long lost Australia brother haha (my brothers name is actually neil too haha). Keep it going and hit me up when you're next back!!
@MasterofPieces I'd love to go picking with poke picker too he seems like a cool little funny dude reminds me if a mate of mine from Port talbot
I am forever digging in toy buckets looking for the disney cars my 2 year old son collects them
And they're great sellers too!!
At 7.29 in this video when you are looking at the back of the Pokémon duvet cover it looks like a Rumpus harry hairball, he's worth good money especially if he has all his bits with him. I'd recognise those feet anywhere (I have him in the bedroom) 😆
I tried selling one of them before but couldn't shift it... might have another crack. It definitely had a fish skeleton
Maybe I'm the only weirdo that likes him 😂, mine is just missing the orange fish as the dog took a fancy to him and i found the remains under the bed 😆
The video was great as all way pal
Thankyou kev, bit of a wordy one but that's where my heads at atm
What level of store do you have Ian? You've just given me the motivation to strip mine back too cheers
Just the lowest/basic/cheapest one jez. The one where you pay 12p per listing once you've exceeded the monthly limit
Great video as always, would you ever be able to make a video about how the tax system works with reselling, not the most fun subject 😂 but like a lot of novice resellers it's quiet a minefield
I'm honestly not the best person to be giving this info. I have an accountant that runs its all for me. Sorry but I'd rather not cover it than risking misleading or giving out the wrong info
@JonLuc did a Q&A video with an accountant just before the tax return deadline earlier in the year which I assume is still on his channel so that might help?
Great video as always! Can I ask your reasons for not selling clothes on Vinted and primarily sticking with eBay? Or perhaps you do this but not mention it?Thanks, Sam
I sell everything through ebay. Its just thr platform I'm used to and I like to keep it all in one place. Picking up those hoodies today was fun and I certainly wouldn't be against using vinted... I certainly buy a lot off it
Do you sell at car boots at all ? To clear some stock?
Nah there aren't many bootsales round here tbh. Got to wait till summer
Maybe link up with Lee aka Kola Flipper as he’s got a great outlook on reselling part-time 👍🏻
Not spoke to Lee for a while, will have to reach out
Not sure if it's just the Bristol area I live in, but trying to find PS1 and Gamecube games in charity shops are next to impossible to cone across. Only found one ps1 game (tomb raider 1) in Cancer research yesterday and it was in a glass carbonate for £15.... 🤔 not sure if it's the same for you in Cardiff or not?
Only found gamecube games once. I've found a couple of ps1 but they're few and far between!!
Was that an original my little pony to the left of optimus
I checked them all and none were official my little ponies
First 🎉
Yyasss Armzee!! First comment #winner 🏆
Maybe try whatnot?
Great community and lots of banter.
I would also recommend changing your instagram as I’ve replied to a few of your stories but says invitation sent … maybe I’m not cool enough 😂
I don't really have enough stock for whatnot... and I'd struggle to pack everything afterwards. Seeing everyone doing well on it tho makes you want to try it out!!. Not seen you insta messages come though, when you send them?
Should just carboot the none sellers . Better then giving them away
Why do you need to be accountable. It’s a hobby for you. Thinking to much about it I think.
Because recently I've pretty much stopped listing. I love the sourcing and im racking up things to sell but if I'm not selling then what's the point of sourcing.... can't just do the one half of the hobby. actually maybe theres something in that... could use the sourcing as carrot to list... I dunno
@@MasterofPieces yeah I get that. I’ve done reselling part time for over 30 years along working full time. I Have at times went away from it for few months even a couple of years because the enjoyment had gone. but got back into it couple of years ago and now I make more money part time than my ft job. That’s even after the tax man gets his cut. Like you, I don’t need to do it but I enjoy it at moment few Sundays ago I drove to Bolton from Scotland 4 hrs drive left at 1.30am but me and my mate just talk away. Bad news is I spent £35 😂😂😂😂 I had taken 500 with me was hoping to fill my campervan up. Good news that 35 had resale value of 650. But we just enjoyed trip down. May try it again when weather is better. Just do what makes you happy don’t put pressure on yourself.
your accountablity is your hobby , you know how much money you need and what time you have , what you have to look at is whats your end goal for your collections , so set out a plan this is what i want for collection and this is how much i need and this is how long id like it to take with the current sales and stock i have , this will give you your motivation back because you have something to work towards and you will list and sell more because your doing it for something you enjoy , get yourself a pen and pad and set your plan out ,also you can use your yt and instagram to document it ,this will also keep you accountable
Great point this... my collection has no structure and that could be a good focus. Also I think you're right... youtube and Instagram is my accountability... if I don't buy/sell I've got nothing to show. Great comment
@@MasterofPieces no worries ,i found myself doing the same thing a while ago , i then read a book called the one thing , and my eyes opened
Great Video Ian
you have my contact details I am always here to talk if you need it