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Hey Mr.Graff My wife's step father gave us his entire book collection and and it's mostly older and for example I have Newton's Principe Should I be using ebay? Or another system
@@morgan4212 yea if you want to sell them yourself then use eBay. If you are wanting to sell them all at once to somebody feel free to reach out to me graffresell@gmail.com I can make you an offer if you are close to me or I can put you in touch with someone close by to you.
I bought a whole library at an estate sale for $400 because I liked the kind of books that the guy had. I listed maybe 150 only so far and I made my money back and over $900 profit. Still have a lot of books left to list
@@josh_graff it is quite a lot of books, I first filled up my Honda CR-V , then went home and picked up a Dodge pro master city van and drove back and filled it up to the top too. Unloading all the books was hard, carrying them inside the house and up the stairs...
@@1whitecottagelife770I bet it was hard, but you did what you had to do to make it work. Selling books can be hard work. It’s definitely worth it if you can get a nice volume going.
@@1whitecottagelife770what I do when I get a call for a library pickup, I go to Walmart and pick up these boxes with green writing. The size is 12x11x17. They cost under $1 and are easy to stack up and carry. I also use those same boxes to send my books to Amazon.
This is such helpful information… thank you for taking the time to make the video of your entire process! I’ve just been wanting to get rid of some quality books I own & are still “brand new” (basically) so just watching how you go about it & the tools/resources you use has been major in giving me the confidence & encouragement to go forward! And I absolutely adore your sweet boy giving the closing remarks (he may want a paid gig from now on hahaha!)
I like your sorting method. I’ve been selling on Amazon and eBay since 2018 (sell on Mercari and have sold on whatnot as well). I started out as just a book seller on Amazon. There is so much competition on Amazon, I haven’t listed anything in over a year, de-listed everything under $8 (plus shipping) and cancelled my monthly seller account and just pay the extra fee per book. I still get some sells on Amazon. The past year, I’ve been having good luck lotting up books by author or genre and selling them on eBay. I source most of my books at the 4 local thrift shops in my area (there were 5, but the Habitat ReStore closed-the rent was too damn high, literally; used to volunteer there before the pandemic). Paperbacks are, typically, 50 cents each, hardcover $1, but a couple of the stores often run sales or mark down items that have been on the shelf for awhile. One of the thrift shop charges a dollar for PBs and $2 for hardcover-don’t usually pick up anything at that one.
Thanks for watching! I love my habitat restore. It’s hands down the best thrift store in my town. The just built a new building 2 years ago, so hopefully they won’t meet the same fate yours did.
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
Great video! You gave me so much good information! Thank you so much! This is the video that I was needing to see! ❤. Your little one is so cute!!!❤ Thanks again!!!
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
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..... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
Book grade tips: Poor- broken binding, loose pages Acceptable- underlined, library marks Good- foxing, spots, worn cover Very Good- light wear, marks on endpaper
eBay unfortunately won’t even let you select poor as a condition. I put all good and very good books as good condition. Then all that you would grade as acceptable/poor I list as acceptable.
@@EFCasual yea I really wish eBay had the poor condition. In general I still think it’s a good idea to grade books a level lower than they actually are.
watched til the end. Thanks, I'll rewatch a few times to get the sequence down. It looks like you spent quite a bit of money to get STARTED! and then to keep going. 1) shopping for books? $$$ 2) storage of Books? /sorting of books?$$$ 3) shipping of books?$$ 3a) equipment needed to fulfill orders?$$$ 4) Tax-keeping of sales?$$ 5) profit made? 😎😎$$$
Great vid Josh! What a process and clearly you've done this more than a few times. lol I'm more than a bit OCD so I always preview my listings first but it definitely takes up more time. Love the longer video too! ✌
informative video... thanks. We sell a lot of Soviet books (kids, history, literature, travel, art books, cookbooks textbooks and technical manuals as well as Soviet English books) because they are in abundance here in Ukraine. Always interesting to go through them when listing... cheers!
@josh_graff Well, you sell what you can source I guess... there are a lot of ex-Soviets around the world, so they do sell. A lot of esoteric topics, and they're priced right for flipping. I want to ask your thoughts on something. It takes me about 15 minutes to list to ebay and etsy a book. Most of that time is drafting a description, the method being, photography, reverse image search, find Russian language description texts, google translate that, put instructions into chat gpt with all item specifics, create a simple html description (saved for future duplicate ease of listing), ebay list first with ALL items specifics I can, then etsy, then list. As you can see, its some work, but I feel I can charge higher prices, and I do see the descriptions on etsy do show up on google for potential customers. Yet I see sellers just have crappy headline and put the headine in the description. What are your thoughts on this process for book selling? Here's an example; www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196373681878 Congrats too on 12,000, I feel like I'm rolling a rock uphill keeping it at 2000 listings!
Great video thanks. At the end, you’re talking about the books with SKUs, I assume you’re talking about the original SKUs and not ones you had to make? Selling on eBay they don’t need private SKUs on books, correct?
Hi. First time viewer of your channel. Loving your content. I was wondering if you would be willing to share your triggers for Scoutly. I love your explanation on how you’ve set it up because I’m selling the same way you are on eBay and Amazon.
Well-done video. I appreciate you talking through your systems. If you can share more about your scoutly decision parameters where you separate amazon ebay, that would be great.
I need to definitely make a video on it soon. Check out Mike the used book guy. I use parameters very similar to his. Although his merchant fulfilled parameters are more like my eBay parameters.
For about a week my app had an update where the custom sku was in a completely different location and it had quit crashing. I’m hopeful that it will come back soon. I’m seeing updates to the app every few days right now.
Thanks for the video..do u sell amazon fba or fbm..i have been selling on ebay for about 8 months..i am starting to offload my mass of books and want to cross list..but seems alot of people are mixed between ebay and amazon..im not ungated on amazon either so i need to do that also..overall though which plaform fo u prefer?
I only do FBA not FBM. 6 months ago I would have said I enjoyed eBay more, but I have really been getting some great results with FBA the last few months.
@@Annalorraine67 it’s a huge box. Usually 4ft by 4ft by 4ft. It’s sets on a pallet. Think of those giant boxes that watermelons are in at the grocery store.
Hello Josh...i have a question...Does the scanner bit when u scan on public? if yes can i use headphones so i can scan without people noticing me doing the scannig? thanks.
The scanners default setting is to beep, but you can turn it off. The instruction booklet that comes with it has good instructions for turning the beep off.
@@josh_graff thank you for answering my question. it was interesting that i was placing all the books i have for sale inside bags and ur video showed up...thank you for sharing knowledge with us.
I learned a lot from this video, thank you. I have a quick question, do you still list the books if they dont have any sold history but there is a couple of listings?
Every year in January I’ll clean out the oldest 10% of my eBay listings. Usually it takes 3 years to get there. Now I’m taking those books to my local used bookstore for store credit.
I do not want to pay the monthly fees to sell on Amazon is there a monthly fee for ebay? I have a in to all my local library so I have a huge amount of books to look through but I want a free platform.
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
I've never had the search with picture button come up next to the search bar. Also eBay says you can share a photo to eBay app but doesn't give me that option either 😢
@@josh_graff yeah I have and just did again. It just shows up the barcode scanner and the voice search. eBay and phone are up to date Android 10. I just use Google lens but just using the app would be so time saving
@@alienbutcher66 most links are in the description of the video. Bubble mailers come from Jairo pack (use code graff10 for 10% off your first order) bubble wrap and comes from an American bubble boy. Boxes come from several different sources but I have been buying most from zoro lately.
I also noticed that when you scanned the books on eBay, you’re searching the listed book prices. Not the sold/completed items. Is there a reason for that?
When I’m listing books I’m more worried about the lowest currently listed price. I do also check the sold listings. Most books I list on eBay have no solds in the last 90 days.
You said you use bubble mailers for media mail here in the comments. My post office has refused to accept them as packaging for media mail no matter how thin they are. Have you ever come across this situation?
So as you probably know, if you list at minimum $7.00 plus shipping you (you, me, whoever) are already screwed because literally 99% of books are for sale by others for ie “$4.50 plus free shipping”. Literally selling for less than what shipping actually costs!!! Not just one either but 3,4,5,6 listings at “4.50 free shipping”. Everyone is always going to buy the least expensive book. How do you compete with that. How do you ever sell a book for $7.00 or more plus shipping? It’s impossible. Those jerks ruin it for everyone else by undercutting so much (in order to gain a customer list for their other books on their website I assume) and literally most any and every book has those bs prices. I can’t compete with that. How are you selling any books at all or ever dealing with that crap? Seriously? if you have a way, please let me in on your secret because I can’t compete with those jerks and LOSE money by selling a book (with free shipping)for literally less than the price of shipping. Thanks for any advice or insight you can offer…
There is a market, even a small one, where I’ve sold plenty of books even on Amazon with shipping paid over other listings way cheaper than mine. Perhaps yours might have better listing descriptions and pictures whereas others don’t have anything. The customer will pay a little more to know exactly what they’re getting without the hassle of returns. Don’t short change yourself.
I would think that some people would go for a listing that has pictures of the actual (nice clean) book over something from a Goodwill with just a stock photo? Maybe?
How do you make money in 7.00’book with shipping Sold items and lost money due to shipping 😢 Less tech savvy and new Seems the cost to ship was more than I made.. arrggg
This was cool and I took notes! Thanks Bro. Is there a safe way we prep/clean books when shipping? I heard you say wipe them off. Someone gave me a tip about alcohol when getting sticky or ugly labels off. What do you think?
I am a very beginner beginner. Do you have a video about what is the difference between media mail and just mail? Does ebay make your mailing labels or do you? Do you get a label printer? Do you insure your books with the shipping?
Media mail has in the past been cheaper than regular “ground advantage” but the prices are very similar now. I suggest going to usps’s website to see what all qualifies. You can purchase the labels on eBay and then print them off on any printer. A label printer is faster, but you can just use a regular printer and tape the label to the package. I don’t insure my books unless they are worth around $700 or more.
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
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Hey Mr.Graff
My wife's step father gave us his entire book collection and and it's mostly older and for example I have Newton's Principe
Should I be using ebay? Or another system
@@morgan4212 yea if you want to sell them yourself then use eBay. If you are wanting to sell them all at once to somebody feel free to reach out to me graffresell@gmail.com I can make you an offer if you are close to me or I can put you in touch with someone close by to you.
I bought a whole library at an estate sale for $400 because I liked the kind of books that the guy had. I listed maybe 150 only so far and I made my money back and over $900 profit. Still have a lot of books left to list
That sounds like a lot of books!
@@josh_graff it is quite a lot of books, I first filled up my Honda CR-V , then went home and picked up a Dodge pro master city van and drove back and filled it up to the top too. Unloading all the books was hard, carrying them inside the house and up the stairs...
@@1whitecottagelife770I bet it was hard, but you did what you had to do to make it work. Selling books can be hard work. It’s definitely worth it if you can get a nice volume going.
@@1whitecottagelife770what I do when I get a call for a library pickup, I go to Walmart and pick up these boxes with green writing. The size is 12x11x17. They cost under $1 and are easy to stack up and carry. I also use those same boxes to send my books to Amazon.
@@1whitecottagelife770 whats your process? did you list them with shipping included? whats the shipping process like?
This is such helpful information… thank you for taking the time to make the video of your entire process! I’ve just been wanting to get rid of some quality books I own & are still “brand new” (basically) so just watching how you go about it & the tools/resources you use has been major in giving me the confidence & encouragement to go forward! And I absolutely adore your sweet boy giving the closing remarks (he may want a paid gig from now on hahaha!)
Thanks so much for watching! Good luck selling all your books!
I like your sorting method. I’ve been selling on Amazon and eBay since 2018 (sell on Mercari and have sold on whatnot as well). I started out as just a book seller on Amazon. There is so much competition on Amazon, I haven’t listed anything in over a year, de-listed everything under $8 (plus shipping) and cancelled my monthly seller account and just pay the extra fee per book. I still get some sells on Amazon. The past year, I’ve been having good luck lotting up books by author or genre and selling them on eBay. I source most of my books at the 4 local thrift shops in my area (there were 5, but the Habitat ReStore closed-the rent was too damn high, literally; used to volunteer there before the pandemic). Paperbacks are, typically, 50 cents each, hardcover $1, but a couple of the stores often run sales or mark down items that have been on the shelf for awhile. One of the thrift shop charges a dollar for PBs and $2 for hardcover-don’t usually pick up anything at that one.
Thanks for watching! I love my habitat restore. It’s hands down the best thrift store in my town. The just built a new building 2 years ago, so hopefully they won’t meet the same fate yours did.
I made it to the end. Very helpful thank you
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it.
Thank you for your basic overview. What a cutie at the end.
Thanks so much!
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
Great tips. Very different process than mine, so I did learn a thing or 2
Thanks for watching Sam!
Made it to the end of the video and subscribed to your channel! Great content! What a cutie pie at the end!
Thanks so much for watching!
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Great video! You gave me so much good information! Thank you so much! This is the video that I was needing to see! ❤. Your little one is so cute!!!❤ Thanks again!!!
Thanks so much for watching. New videos are coming out twice a week.
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
Yes I Agree. He Explained it All. All the Other Videos I Have Seen Only Give You Bits and Pieces . Which is No Help.. So Yes I Agree. I Loved How He Explained it From Beginning to End. 👍💯🤔
Great short and sweet comprehensive tutorial! Thank you I’m glad I found your channel and am now subscribed .
Thanks for watching! New videos come out 2 times a week.
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Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today
Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Romans 6.23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
Book grade tips:
Poor- broken binding, loose pages
Acceptable- underlined, library marks
Good- foxing, spots, worn cover
Very Good- light wear, marks on endpaper
eBay unfortunately won’t even let you select poor as a condition. I put all good and very good books as good condition. Then all that you would grade as acceptable/poor I list as acceptable.
@josh_graff well I sell on Abe. Interesting to see what the ebay environment is like.
@@EFCasual yea I really wish eBay had the poor condition. In general I still think it’s a good idea to grade books a level lower than they actually are.
I always watch to the end!
This was so informative - thx a ton, Josh, for your generosity 🤩
Thanks so much for watching!
watched til the end. Thanks, I'll rewatch a few times to get the sequence down. It looks like you spent quite a bit of money to get STARTED!
and then to keep going.
1) shopping for books? $$$
2) storage of Books? /sorting of books?$$$
3) shipping of books?$$
3a) equipment needed to fulfill orders?$$$
4) Tax-keeping of sales?$$
5) profit made? 😎😎$$$
I started with $10 and just reinvested the profits to buy more each time. Some time I’ll make a video about how I got started.
Great vid Josh! What a process and clearly you've done this more than a few times. lol I'm more than a bit OCD so I always preview my listings first but it definitely takes up more time. Love the longer video too! ✌
Thanks for watching. Previewing your listing is definitely a good idea.
Yep! Made it to the adorable little "helper" parr of the video! Have a great day! 😎
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I made it to the end of the video. Thanks for showing us your process.
Thanks so much for watching!
Made it, from TN.
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I’m just starting out with books and dvds. Been doing sports cards and have been wanting to add some thing.
Thanks for the helpful information!
Thanks so much for watching!
I purchased some of the Jiro Pack and have been happy with the quality of the bubble mailers.
I ordered some too. There are not the same quality as I normally use. You get what you pay for I guess😂
Yes I have been very happy with them.
informative video... thanks. We sell a lot of Soviet books (kids, history, literature, travel, art books, cookbooks textbooks and technical manuals as well as Soviet English books) because they are in abundance here in Ukraine. Always interesting to go through them when listing... cheers!
Thanks for watching! I don’t find many Soviet books here, but do find one from time to time.
@josh_graff Well, you sell what you can source I guess... there are a lot of ex-Soviets around the world, so they do sell. A lot of esoteric topics, and they're priced right for flipping.
I want to ask your thoughts on something. It takes me about 15 minutes to list to ebay and etsy a book. Most of that time is drafting a description, the method being, photography, reverse image search, find Russian language description texts, google translate that, put instructions into chat gpt with all item specifics, create a simple html description (saved for future duplicate ease of listing), ebay list first with ALL items specifics I can, then etsy, then list.
As you can see, its some work, but I feel I can charge higher prices, and I do see the descriptions on etsy do show up on google for potential customers. Yet I see sellers just have crappy headline and put the headine in the description. What are your thoughts on this process for book selling? Here's an example; www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196373681878
Congrats too on 12,000, I feel like I'm rolling a rock uphill keeping it at 2000 listings!
Cute kid. Interesting guide. I spent the last 10 minutes of the video looking around for my kid though, haha.
Haha! Thanks for watching!
I did make it to the end. Very helpful info. Thanks
Awesome! Thank you!
Made it to the end! Thanks for the tips.
Thanks so much for watching!
You are a great teacher
Thanks! That was my previous profession.
Great video thanks. At the end, you’re talking about the books with SKUs, I assume you’re talking about the original SKUs and not ones you had to make? Selling on eBay they don’t need private SKUs on books, correct?
On eBay I put a location in the custom sku field so that I know where I put the book.
Great video i don't sale on amazon so this is very helpful.
Thanks for watching!
Hi. First time viewer of your channel. Loving your content. I was wondering if you would be willing to share your triggers for Scoutly. I love your explanation on how you’ve set it up because I’m selling the same way you are on eBay and Amazon.
Send me an email (it’s in the description of each video) and I’ll send you my triggers. I’m planning on making a video of them in the next few weeks.
Very informative video. Found it very interesting your process.
Thanks for watching!
i hear the boss in the background,...thanks for video.
Haha. Thanks for watching!
Very informative & helpful.
Thanks so much for watching!
Well-done video. I appreciate you talking through your systems. If you can share more about your scoutly decision parameters where you separate amazon ebay, that would be great.
I need to definitely make a video on it soon. Check out Mike the used book guy. I use parameters very similar to his. Although his merchant fulfilled parameters are more like my eBay parameters.
Made it through nice video thak you for the tips and help.
Thanks for watching! 2 new videos coming out each week.
Yes it crashes a lot when I use custom sku
For about a week my app had an update where the custom sku was in a completely different location and it had quit crashing. I’m hopeful that it will come back soon. I’m seeing updates to the app every few days right now.
Thank you ... very informative ...cute child
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Great video. New subscriber.
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Made it to the end.
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Great video and system
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Thank you!!!
Thanks so much for watching!
Do you have an opinion on sleeves, if they have them keep them unless they are messy?
Yea 100%. If they can be saved I try to save them.
Thanks for the video..do u sell amazon fba or fbm..i have been selling on ebay for about 8 months..i am starting to offload my mass of books and want to cross list..but seems alot of people are mixed between ebay and amazon..im not ungated on amazon either so i need to do that also..overall though which plaform fo u prefer?
I only do FBA not FBM. 6 months ago I would have said I enjoyed eBay more, but I have really been getting some great results with FBA the last few months.
What the heck is a Gaylord? I have heard it in different different resellers. What does that mean?
@@Annalorraine67 it’s a huge box. Usually 4ft by 4ft by 4ft. It’s sets on a pallet. Think of those giant boxes that watermelons are in at the grocery store.
@@josh_graff have a great representative the watermelon box. Thank you.
Hello Josh...i have a question...Does the scanner bit when u scan on public? if yes can i use headphones so i can scan without people noticing me doing the scannig? thanks.
The scanners default setting is to beep, but you can turn it off. The instruction booklet that comes with it has good instructions for turning the beep off.
@@josh_graff thank you for answering my question. it was interesting that i was placing all the books i have for sale inside bags and ur video showed up...thank you for sharing knowledge with us.
I learned a lot from this video, thank you. I have a quick question, do you still list the books if they dont have any sold history but there is a couple of listings?
It depends on the price. I’ll also do a quick google search to see what it is listed for elsewhere.
@@josh_graff Thank you.
How long do you keep your books in stock after you've listed them? What do you do with them if they don't sell? Thanks for the informative video!
Every year in January I’ll clean out the oldest 10% of my eBay listings. Usually it takes 3 years to get there. Now I’m taking those books to my local used bookstore for store credit.
Very informative. New sub here.
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Hey Josh, how do you approach shipping books on eBay?
Typically I ship them media mail in padded envelopes. I talk about all of my shipping supplies later in the video.
Wrapping in paper helps.
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I do not want to pay the monthly fees to sell on Amazon is there a monthly fee for ebay? I have a in to all my local library so I have a huge amount of books to look through but I want a free platform.
eBay does have a free level, but you are limited to I believe 250 listings per month. (Not 250 active, but 250 total)
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There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
I've never had the search with picture button come up next to the search bar. Also eBay says you can share a photo to eBay app but doesn't give me that option either 😢
Hmm that’s strange. I would try deleting your app and downloading a fresh copy of it. Maybe your phone needs updated as well. That’s what I would try.
@@josh_graff yeah I have and just did again. It just shows up the barcode scanner and the voice search. eBay and phone are up to date Android 10. I just use Google lens but just using the app would be so time saving
Where do you source your shipping materials from? Thanks
@@alienbutcher66 most links are in the description of the video. Bubble mailers come from Jairo pack (use code graff10 for 10% off your first order) bubble wrap and comes from an American bubble boy. Boxes come from several different sources but I have been buying most from zoro lately.
Storing your books, you stated that you put them in boxes with skus,by number, how do you know from your listing which box to go to?
On eBay their is a field called custom SKU. I put the box number in that field. Only you can see that number not the buyer.
Thank you, I use that but for when I post the item. Thank you 🎉
Awesome video thanks for sharing! #papergold
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So, you dont bother with putting anything in the Description section?
Nope. Maybe 1 out of every 1000 I’ll put something in there.
How do you decide shipping costs?
I use calculated media mail shipping for books. I estimate the weight of the book when making the listing.
Scoutly?
Yes that’s what I use. The second link in the description will take you to it.
I also noticed that when you scanned the books on eBay, you’re searching the listed book prices. Not the sold/completed items. Is there a reason for that?
When I’m listing books I’m more worried about the lowest currently listed price. I do also check the sold listings. Most books I list on eBay have no solds in the last 90 days.
Gotcha! Okay that makes sense, as obviously that would be a price that you would need to beat in order to sell your current listing.
You said you use bubble mailers for media mail here in the comments. My post office has refused to accept them as packaging for media mail no matter how thin they are. Have you ever come across this situation?
Never have. I do know they won’t accept bubble mailers for first class envelope. Maybe that is the confusion? What do they want you to use?
@@josh_graff Regular envelope or box and they were accepting the mail as media mail too. Thanks for the response, this issue confused me greatly.
@@ivad8232 that’s one of the strangest things I have ever heard from a post office clerk.
So as you probably know, if you list at minimum $7.00 plus shipping you (you, me, whoever) are already screwed because literally 99% of books are for sale by others for ie “$4.50 plus free shipping”. Literally selling for less than what shipping actually costs!!! Not just one either but 3,4,5,6 listings at “4.50 free shipping”. Everyone is always going to buy the least expensive book. How do you compete with that. How do you ever sell a book for $7.00 or more plus shipping? It’s impossible. Those jerks ruin it for everyone else by undercutting so much (in order to gain a customer list for their other books on their website I assume) and literally most any and every book has those bs prices. I can’t compete with that. How are you selling any books at all or ever dealing with that crap? Seriously? if you have a way, please let me in on your secret because I can’t compete with those jerks and LOSE money by selling a book (with free shipping)for literally less than the price of shipping. Thanks for any advice or insight you can offer…
I just don’t list books that others have listed that low.
There is a market, even a small one, where I’ve sold plenty of books even on Amazon with shipping paid over other listings way cheaper than mine. Perhaps yours might have better listing descriptions and pictures whereas others don’t have anything. The customer will pay a little more to know exactly what they’re getting without the hassle of returns. Don’t short change yourself.
I sell books and my minimum is $8 + shipping if it's worth less than I redonate
I would think that some people would go for a listing that has pictures of the actual (nice clean) book over something from a Goodwill with just a stock photo? Maybe?
How do you make money in 7.00’book with shipping
Sold items and lost money due to shipping 😢
Less tech savvy and new
Seems the cost to ship was more than I made.. arrggg
I do $7 plus shipping. If you do free shipping then $7 is to low to make any money.
There's no money in selling crap books on eBay. I have 300 listings and my minimum price is $50 If a book aint worth $50, I don't even want it.
Crap books pay my mortgage every month.
Do you only sell books?
No I sell lots of other things as well. Books however is my biggest category.
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@@josh_graff Hey Josh, can I email you some reseller questions?
Thanks Josh. What do you do for super valuable books?
Typically they get sold on EBay. I’ll wrap them in bubble wrap and place them in a box when I ship them out.
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Thank you!!!! Can I start without a scanner and a label printer…. On the cheap 😂
Yes. I started with my regular printer and my phone.
@@josh_graff do you use G2lister? Did you use a lister to start?
Have a like and a sub, great work man!
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This was cool and I took notes! Thanks Bro. Is there a safe way we prep/clean books when shipping? I heard you say wipe them off. Someone gave me a tip about alcohol when getting sticky or ugly labels off. What do you think?
Rubbing alcohol works good for me on books that have a glossy surface.
I am a very beginner beginner. Do you have a video about what is the difference between media mail and just mail? Does ebay make your mailing labels or do you? Do you get a label printer? Do you insure your books with the shipping?
Media mail has in the past been cheaper than regular “ground advantage” but the prices are very similar now. I suggest going to usps’s website to see what all qualifies.
You can purchase the labels on eBay and then print them off on any printer. A label printer is faster, but you can just use a regular printer and tape the label to the package.
I don’t insure my books unless they are worth around $700 or more.
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Really appreciate your explanation. I think I got it we’ll see lol.🎉
Thanks for watching in you have any questions just let me know.
Does the library sell discounted?
Some libraries sell books and some don’t.
In case anyone is wondering the aseller tool link is scoutly
Yep second link in the description. Thanks for watching!
Do you have returns on your books? Cute helper 😊
Thanks. Yes I offer free returns. The total return rate for my store is usually just under 2%.
Made it to the end. Great info and the cutie at the end 🥰. Thanks!
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awesome video, thanks for the tips!
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Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven
There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today
Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell
Come to Jesus Christ today
Jesus Christ is only way to heaven
Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void
Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today
Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today
Holy Spirit Can give you peace guidance and purpose and the Lord will
John 3:16-21
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
Mark 1.15
15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Hebrews 11:6
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Jesus
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