I've shipped a lot of items but am still nervous about it because I don't want to get careless and have stuff broken enroute. Like you said, being a reseller, every purchase and sale is a different experience, and I think that's what makes it never boring. I can't work at monotonous jobs and that's why I run my own business.
I feel like I just had a breakthrough therapy session this morning. Ha! I’m definitely relating to the paralysis by perfectionism point and overcoming fears to getting started. Thank you for sharing your insider secrets and knowledge. So so helpful. ❤
I’ve been reselling for 5 years and looking back, I realize how much I learned along the way. As a former marketer, I mapped out my plan and learned a lot from watching YT videos. But I also learned from my mistakes - pricing a valuable item too low, not properly packaging items for shipping, failing to have a scalable inventory management system…I’m still learning but it gets easier if you keep going!
Hi Andy! Thank You for giving great advice! ❤ I too sell on Etsy, still fairly new, doing pretty good. Please share with people when you have a buyer who wants you to “Gift for someone”. When I started I didn’t understand what to do. I went out and bought gift cards. Not realizing that on Etsy when printing the label, that everything I needed was there. I always give Thank You cards with every order. If you don’t know, you just don’t know. I had a buyer named Wenonah, but she is also a seller on Etsy explain the process to me, even sent a beautiful video on what to do with specific requests. Buyers get upset if you don’t follow directions. This can really help new sellers. Thanks Andy! 😊
There’s a lot to be said about selling online but selling in a booth space is so much fun. It’s work and it does cost you every month but the joy that comes out of it is incredible 😊
Thanks for all the great tips. I am trying to get all my ducks in a row to start an online shop, and you helped cover things I needed to know. One of my fears is the shipping part, so I will watch your video on that. I always love your videos and look forward to the next! 🙂
I was really scared of the shipping part, but Facebook Marketplace makes it so easy. Marketplace creates the shipping labels for you once the buyers input their information. Shipping was a big barrier for me for many years, but I should've dived in much sooner. I probably missed so many sales by being scared, and now my inventory is so built up it has become hard to manage. I wish I was listing and shipping as I was buying and sourcing.
Hi there! Even though I have no desire to sell (I am a collector for myself), I enjoyed watching this video. I also watched the one on shipping, which was very helpful, and got a kick out of you looking for free boxes and free packing material! Ha! You just crack me up - thank you for sharing. I always enjoy your videos because they are so positive and so uplifting /you are a beautiful person both inside and out….thank you! ♥️🏈💛
I am a potter who thinks about selling my work. Your explanations and the ways you are trying to maximize your efforts was so informative. Thank you for the really useful content!
I owned a brick and mortar store prior to the pandemic and the amount of start up costs were in the range of $60,000 just for beginning inventory. My shop made money. I usually paid rent for the space within the first week of the month. The stress and time associated with this model is intense. I couldn’t really have many employees and found myself at the store all the time. I now sell vintage home goods on Etsy and EBay and have recently started a new digital business focused on the development new managers/owners. Your videos are incredibly helpful and I always learn something new.
I used to dream of having my own brick and mortar store. I had managed several antique and retail stores.I realized that I don't want to be chained to a store.
@@andreabradley5837 I so get that. I was a restaurant executive for an iconic brand here in the PNW. I had worked there for 23 yrs and finally decided the stress was too much. I opened my store and a coffee shop attempting to simplify my life. There is no such thing as a simple life running a business. I’m happy now and free from being chained to a store front.
I'm a new subscriber, and love your bullet point tutorials!! Lots of content and concrete ideas, and not a lot of fluff. You get to the "meat" of a subject and clarify it for me. My brain must work like you - very creative but I need lots of data to make smart decisions. I would love a video on how you track your inventory - from purchase , to final established price, to what it sold for. What inventory system or app do you use to keep 100's of items manageable?
Great video Andi!! I tried selling on Whatnot and doing a live sale with no followers! It was a total nightmare doing it all by myself and my tech failed me too. I have ptsd from selling live and will probably never try it again!! lol. Glad you touched on that!! 💜
Hi Andi from Florida! I just want to say “Thank you” for creating this video and for the valuable information and support! I’m going to give it a go! I really appreciate that you share your knowledge and experience. God bless you!
You're fabulous! I do have a resale shop inside a brick and mortar... BUT I just started a UA-cam channel, partly inspired by your channel!!! One of the tips I took from last week's video was that I made a QR code and printed It on paper and hung it in my shop-- hoping to generate more interest in my UA-cam channel. Keep making your videos. I thoroughly enjoy them!
Thank you so much for this very encouraging video. This is something i’ve been dreaming of as my home fills up with my thrifting treasures, but I have been too overwhelmed to start. Your clear and specific advice was just what I needed. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your expertise with such an open heart.
The cover picture for this video looks so much like the one you did about how much money you made that I almost didn't watch it. Glad I realized it was a different video.
Antique booths in our area rent single shelves in glass cases, smaller & larger booths & charge if you need electricity in your booth, etc & there are wait lists at most. A couple of ours require you to rent shelf space before moving up to a booth. 16:22 great info Andi.
In my state I think all you have to do(for a sole proprietorship) is register an unused business name and obtain a tax ID in order to charge sales tax as a reseller. There are a few other minor things but it seems pretty simple overall. My tax people suggested obtaining an EIN # even if you don't plan on having employees. It might also be wise to consider who you'd have to talk to for legal help in the event you get sued. Q: What do you suggest for keeping records and tracking the business operations and health? I like to keep meticulous records and I think it'd be useful to be able to analyze your business data so I imagine electronic bookkeeping should have utilities to do that automatically? Thanks for a great video!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for doing this video and taking the time to share your knowledge and encouragement. I've been thinking of reselling for a while now (from collector to reseller) but I've had a lot of the concerns that you addressed. Not anymore, you've made things much more clear for me. And I didn't know you'd done a video on shipping, that's my biggest question! So glad I subscribed, you're amazing!
Dont laugh but i initste you when you say" ANAZING BRASS!!!" LOL I have a cajun Louisiana accent and i try to imitate your accent. We always laugh. Its so good.
Love your channel and the info shared in this video! I am looking to secure my 1st booth this year....something small & manageable. Yiu're right, I'm on a wait list, so I'm going to seek out other venues. In the mean time I am pulling my inventory together, researching prices & tagging items.
Thank you so much Andy. This was so timely for me. I have been selling on Poshmark for a while, and made some money last. Year ( coffee money 😂) , but I want to up my game and I was wondering what the best strategy would be. I sell clothing and home decor. Mostly vintage but newer items also. Do you recommend choosing one category or niche rather than a hodge posh of things… I’m not scare of technology but suck a video.
One legal element that I have to consider here in Australia is how storing and running a my small vintage reselling business from home could VOID my home and contents insurance. I’m currently exploring business insurance add-ons to cover this. Not sure what other countries insurance policies are but this is a potentially big problem that could be unintentionally devastating.
I’ve been selling online for 25+ years and still haven’t managed to figure out a name. 😢. Very well done video. I thing you laid everything out succinctly.
Andy I would love to see your mini collection. I just watched your video from 2023 around your birthday and u received a mini floral painting. I was wondering what you do with them. Thank you
Totally agree with your advice. Your business will evolve over time as you learn and gain more experience. It doesn't have to be perfect right out of the gate.
Thanks Andi, great video as usual. Instarted my (very imperfect) etsy shop last June. I've done better than i expected, but I still have some confusion about certain things with the site. For instance, I often see that I've gotten sales or favorites from Pinterest- but I don't use Pinterest and haven't paid for ads on Etsy, so how does that happen? Anyway, could you maybe do a video about some of the random technicalities of Etsy?
Thanks!! Etsy has its own ad campaigns that includes our listings. We are automatically part of that program so that’s why you’ll get sales from that exposure.
Hi Andi, I'm a new subscriber and I've been binge watching your videos. I'm really enjoying them. I love your energy, you're very entertaining. Thanks for sharing your shopping and selling x
Hi Andy, I love your videos, thank you so much for sharing! Can you do a video showing how you photograph your items? I have such a hard time with this 😊
Extremely helpful!!! I have been getting ready to sell...I now just need to get my size 10 foot in the pudding!!! Thank u for the encouragement!!! U are wonderful and kind hearted and we are so lucky for your insight!!!💞💞🙃💞💞 my resale name will be "Perfectly Lovely"....if it is taken or if someone wants it is all good!
Thank you Andi! I love watching your videos and learning from you! I would absolutely love to start a business but I find it difficult when funds are tight when it comes to gathering inventory to sell. Any thoughts? You are amazing!
Wonderful breakdown of information! I am very curious about how the UA-cam Channel works and how your payout is determined for making videos twice a week. How do you get paid and how is the amount figured? Thanks Andi!
Great overview. Thank you! I have a question: why do you provide fre shipping on Etsy? I ask because I sell on Etsy as well and shipping can be very expensive. I do not provide free shipping. How much does free shipping cut into your profit?
Etsy has historically prioritized listings that offer free shipping so I jumped on the train in hopes of more visibility. I just bake the cost of shipping into the price. I also don’t want someone to see a shipping total and not buy because of it.
I've sold vintage on and off for 40+ years. I moved to Europe a few years ago and this has resulted in many asking me to sell internationally (mainly to the US) and I have thouht of this. However, I'm wondering about international shipping especially with the US side and tariff issues for customers.
People should not let taxes stop them from starting a small business. In the first few years, as you begin to scale your business, it is very likely your expenses will be greater than your income. I got a credit card that I use only for my business which helps track expenses and I do my best to keep receipts.
🤑💻🖨🏷📦🚢🚚🎁🤗 Have you got a video on the process of using the Thermal label printer connected to shipping and receiving orders. As well how you post or shipping your packages. This would be a good video.
I will let her weigh in but I have sold on my own Squarespace site and also on Etsy. There are pros and cons for each. Both have costs associated with selling so that is not the sole consideration. What you get on your own site is the chance to build a brand and have all of your content in one place. So if you are big on social media (IG and UA-cam especially) and have those marketing tools ramped up, your own site makes sense. If you are not going into content creation and branding, you are more likely do find Etsy a better option as they do some of that for you by virtue of the algorithm and worldwide audience.
Yes, I was profitable year one, but the money was extra spending money not pay your bills money. Being a content creator is a form of marketing for your business. You can certainly choose to do another form of marketing to generate sales. For most people, reselling isn’t a list and forget it or put it in your booth and forget it business. People usually have to do something extra to boost sales to a level that would truly pay bills.
I've shipped a lot of items but am still nervous about it because I don't want to get careless and have stuff broken enroute. Like you said, being a reseller, every purchase and sale is a different experience, and I think that's what makes it never boring. I can't work at monotonous jobs and that's why I run my own business.
I’ve been a reseller for many years and I think the info you gave in this video was spot on. Nice job!
I feel like I just had a breakthrough therapy session this morning. Ha! I’m definitely relating to the paralysis by perfectionism point and overcoming fears to getting started. Thank you for sharing your insider secrets and knowledge. So so helpful. ❤
I suffer from perfection paralysis as well. It's so dumb but it's real.
I’ve been reselling for 5 years and looking back, I realize how much I learned along the way. As a former marketer, I mapped out my plan and learned a lot from watching YT videos. But I also learned from my mistakes - pricing a valuable item too low, not properly packaging items for shipping, failing to have a scalable inventory management system…I’m still learning but it gets easier if you keep going!
Hi Andy! Thank You for giving great advice! ❤ I too sell on Etsy, still fairly new, doing pretty good. Please share with people when you have a buyer who wants you to “Gift for someone”. When I started I didn’t understand what to do. I went out and bought gift cards. Not realizing that on Etsy when printing the label, that everything I needed was there. I always give Thank You cards with every order. If you don’t know, you just don’t know. I had a buyer named Wenonah, but she is also a seller on Etsy explain the process to me, even sent a beautiful video on what to do with specific requests. Buyers get upset if you don’t follow directions. This can really help new sellers. Thanks Andy! 😊
There’s a lot to be said about selling online but selling in a booth space is so much fun. It’s work and it does cost you every month but the joy that comes out of it is incredible 😊
Hi Debbie, I don't have a booth yet, but I'm searching for one. Any chance you're open to being a mentor?
@ that’s quite flattering, I haven’t been doing it for very long so I’m not sure if I’m the best source for advise but you could feel free to ask!
Thanks for all the great tips. I am trying to get all my ducks in a row to start an online shop, and you helped cover things I needed to know. One of my fears is the shipping part, so I will watch your video on that. I always love your videos and look forward to the next! 🙂
I was really scared of the shipping part, but Facebook Marketplace makes it so easy. Marketplace creates the shipping labels for you once the buyers input their information. Shipping was a big barrier for me for many years, but I should've dived in much sooner. I probably missed so many sales by being scared, and now my inventory is so built up it has become hard to manage. I wish I was listing and shipping as I was buying and sourcing.
Thanks for watching! 🙂
Yes, we all wish we listed as fast as we buy! I'm so glad you got over the shipping hurdle. It's def worth it!
Hi there! Even though I have no desire to sell (I am a collector for myself), I enjoyed watching this video. I also watched the one on shipping, which was very helpful, and got a kick out of you looking for free boxes and free packing material! Ha! You just crack me up - thank you for sharing. I always enjoy your videos because they are so positive and so uplifting /you are a beautiful person both inside and out….thank you! ♥️🏈💛
I am a potter who thinks about selling my work. Your explanations and the ways you are trying to maximize your efforts was so informative. Thank you for the really useful content!
I owned a brick and mortar store prior to the pandemic and the amount of start up costs were in the range of $60,000 just for beginning inventory. My shop made money. I usually paid rent for the space within the first week of the month. The stress and time associated with this model is intense. I couldn’t really have many employees and found myself at the store all the time. I now sell vintage home goods on Etsy and EBay and have recently started a new digital business focused on the development new managers/owners. Your videos are incredibly helpful and I always learn something new.
Thank you! I feel like so few people know how hard a retail model is!
I used to dream of having my own brick and mortar store. I had managed several antique and retail stores.I realized that I don't want to be chained to a store.
@@andreabradley5837 I so get that. I was a restaurant executive for an iconic brand here in the PNW. I had worked there for 23 yrs and finally decided the stress was too much. I opened my store and a coffee shop attempting to simplify my life. There is no such thing as a simple life running a business. I’m happy now and free from being chained to a store front.
I'm a new subscriber, and love your bullet point tutorials!! Lots of content and concrete ideas, and not a lot of fluff. You get to the "meat" of a subject and clarify it for me. My brain must work like you - very creative but I need lots of data to make smart decisions. I would love a video on how you track your inventory - from purchase , to final established price, to what it sold for. What inventory system or app do you use to keep 100's of items manageable?
Great video Andi!! I tried selling on Whatnot and doing a live sale with no followers! It was a total nightmare doing it all by myself and my tech failed me too. I have ptsd from selling live and will probably never try it again!! lol. Glad you touched on that!! 💜
I liked the video before I started watching. As expected, great content and advice. Love your honesty and openness.
Hi Andi from Florida! I just want to say “Thank you” for creating this video and for the valuable information and support! I’m going to give it a go! I really appreciate that you share your knowledge and experience. God bless you!
You're fabulous! I do have a resale shop inside a brick and mortar... BUT I just started a UA-cam channel, partly inspired by your channel!!! One of the tips I took from last week's video was that I made a QR code and printed It on paper and hung it in my shop-- hoping to generate more interest in my UA-cam channel. Keep making your videos. I thoroughly enjoy them!
Thank you so much for this very encouraging video. This is something i’ve been dreaming of as my home fills up with my thrifting treasures, but I have been too overwhelmed to start. Your clear and specific advice was just what I needed. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your expertise with such an open heart.
The cover picture for this video looks so much like the one you did about how much money you made that I almost didn't watch it. Glad I realized it was a different video.
Antique booths in our area rent single shelves in glass cases, smaller & larger booths & charge if you need electricity in your booth, etc & there are wait lists at most. A couple of ours require you to rent shelf space before moving up to a booth. 16:22 great info Andi.
I've watching all your videos. Your face and voice is so soothing . Sometimes I just have you on while I clean my house, etc.
In my state I think all you have to do(for a sole proprietorship) is register an unused business name and obtain a tax ID in order to charge sales tax as a reseller. There are a few other minor things but it seems pretty simple overall. My tax people suggested obtaining an EIN # even if you don't plan on having employees. It might also be wise to consider who you'd have to talk to for legal help in the event you get sued.
Q: What do you suggest for keeping records and tracking the business operations and health? I like to keep meticulous records and I think it'd be useful to be able to analyze your business data so I imagine electronic bookkeeping should have utilities to do that automatically?
Thanks for a great video!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for doing this video and taking the time to share your knowledge and encouragement. I've been thinking of reselling for a while now (from collector to reseller) but I've had a lot of the concerns that you addressed. Not anymore, you've made things much more clear for me. And I didn't know you'd done a video on shipping, that's my biggest question! So glad I subscribed, you're amazing!
Dont laugh but i initste you when you say" ANAZING BRASS!!!" LOL I have a cajun Louisiana accent and i try to imitate your accent. We always laugh. Its so good.
OMG now I want to hear your accent doing my accent! :)
@@AllPutTogether OMG. It is interesting.Lol. But it's really cute!!
Perfection is my problem!!! And fear of doing taxes wrong.
You have nailed it!!
Thank you so much for these videos!!
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I have a CPA that does my personal taxes so I don’t have to worry about doing taxes wrong.
Love your channel and the info shared in this video! I am looking to secure my 1st booth this year....something small & manageable. Yiu're right, I'm on a wait list, so I'm going to seek out other venues. In the mean time I am pulling my inventory together, researching prices & tagging items.
Thank you so much Andy. This was so timely for me. I have been selling on Poshmark for a while, and made some money last. Year ( coffee money 😂) , but I want to up my game and I was wondering what the best strategy would be. I sell clothing and home decor. Mostly vintage but newer items also. Do you recommend choosing one category or niche rather than a hodge posh of things… I’m not scare of technology but suck a video.
One legal element that I have to consider here in Australia is how storing and running a my small vintage reselling business from home could VOID my home and contents insurance. I’m currently exploring business insurance add-ons to cover this. Not sure what other countries insurance policies are but this is a potentially big problem that could be unintentionally devastating.
Thank you love all the information!!
I’ve been selling online for 25+ years and still haven’t managed to figure out a name. 😢. Very well done video. I thing you laid everything out succinctly.
Great information. Good for you! We know that does not happen without a crap load of hard work!
Andy I would love to see your mini collection. I just watched your video from 2023 around your birthday and u received a mini floral painting. I was wondering what you do with them. Thank you
I actually just added more to my wall so I think I will give a tour soon!
@AllPutTogether yay!!!
"I can't wait to see you in my next video. Take care!" Your cute little closing.
Totally agree with your advice. Your business will evolve over time as you learn and gain more experience. It doesn't have to be perfect right out of the gate.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Your presentations are so organized and entertaining.
I just subscribed, thank you .
Thanks Andi, great video as usual. Instarted my (very imperfect) etsy shop last June. I've done better than i expected, but I still have some confusion about certain things with the site. For instance, I often see that I've gotten sales or favorites from Pinterest- but I don't use Pinterest and haven't paid for ads on Etsy, so how does that happen? Anyway, could you maybe do a video about some of the random technicalities of Etsy?
Thanks!! Etsy has its own ad campaigns that includes our listings. We are automatically part of that program so that’s why you’ll get sales from that exposure.
Oh, great. Im going to listen to this in a while! Thought about this so often!
Hi Andi, I'm a new subscriber and I've been binge watching your videos. I'm really enjoying them. I love your energy, you're very entertaining. Thanks for sharing your shopping and selling x
Thanks for sharing your experience and for your generosity Andi! Still just collecting 😊.
Hi Andy, I love your videos, thank you so much for sharing! Can you do a video showing how you photograph your items? I have such a hard time with this 😊
Extremely helpful!!! I have been getting ready to sell...I now just need to get my size 10 foot in the pudding!!! Thank u for the encouragement!!! U are wonderful and kind hearted and we are so lucky for your insight!!!💞💞🙃💞💞 my resale name will be "Perfectly Lovely"....if it is taken or if someone wants it is all good!
Very informative and also generous! Thanks Andi
Thank you Andi! I love watching your videos and learning from you! I would absolutely love to start a business but I find it difficult when funds are tight when it comes to gathering inventory to sell. Any thoughts? You are amazing!
Wonderful breakdown of information! I am very curious about how the UA-cam Channel works and how your payout is determined for making videos twice a week. How do you get paid and how is the amount figured? Thanks Andi!
A great informative video, thanks for sharing all these with us x
Great overview. Thank you! I have a question: why do you provide fre shipping on Etsy? I ask because I sell on Etsy as well and shipping can be very expensive. I do not provide free shipping. How much does free shipping cut into your profit?
Etsy has historically prioritized listings that offer free shipping so I jumped on the train in hopes of more visibility. I just bake the cost of shipping into the price. I also don’t want someone to see a shipping total and not buy because of it.
Thank you Andi!
I've sold vintage on and off for 40+ years. I moved to Europe a few years ago and this has resulted in many asking me to sell internationally (mainly to the US) and I have thouht of this. However, I'm wondering about international shipping especially with the US side and tariff issues for customers.
Yeah we are all unsure of how this whole tariff thing is going to shake out! ugh!
Good information. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this information!!
People should not let taxes stop them from starting a small business. In the first few years, as you begin to scale your business, it is very likely your expenses will be greater than your income. I got a credit card that I use only for my business which helps track expenses and I do my best to keep receipts.
Thank you for your expertise I’m a buyer not a reseller…
Great info ! Thank you
🤑💻🖨🏷📦🚢🚚🎁🤗 Have you got a video on the process of using the Thermal label printer connected to shipping and receiving orders. As well how you post or shipping your packages. This would be a good video.
Yes, in the description I linked to some of my shipping videos. :)
What do you think of selling from your own website/blog as opposed to Etsy?
I will let her weigh in but I have sold on my own Squarespace site and also on Etsy. There are pros and cons for each. Both have costs associated with selling so that is not the sole consideration. What you get on your own site is the chance to build a brand and have all of your content in one place. So if you are big on social media (IG and UA-cam especially) and have those marketing tools ramped up, your own site makes sense. If you are not going into content creation and branding, you are more likely do find Etsy a better option as they do some of that for you by virtue of the algorithm and worldwide audience.
Can one make a decent profit online without being a content creator and having that traffic as your customer base?
Yes, I was profitable year one, but the money was extra spending money not pay your bills money. Being a content creator is a form of marketing for your business. You can certainly choose to do another form of marketing to generate sales. For most people, reselling isn’t a list and forget it or put it in your booth and forget it business. People usually have to do something extra to boost sales to a level that would truly pay bills.
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