I know I realised that editing LOL. I do try not to curse in videos though as I know some people don’t like it. But it’s funny how I do get many comments about my cursing and I’m always thinking to myself - what cursing lol. It has to be the ship or shipping lol
So, I've been reselling for over 10 years, full time the past 2 years. I mostly sold clothes, but was so incredibly bored selling clothing. I decided to try selling something I loved (all with the inspiration from your videos) and I can't begin to tell you how well it's going so far. Most folks will practically give away books by the box full. It's amazing and so fun! I owe you a huge thank you!
I watch all your videos and I still have more to go.. I'm seriously thinking about selling books online and you're one of my inspirations.. I love you sense of humor and the fact that you wear Boston gear.. I'm from the Boston area originally.. you're an inspiration to me and many others
Many decades ago I had a Border Collie. I still love that dog. He and I were great buddies. I got to learn Border Collie pretty well. What Patch is saying is, "Please play less with those bloody books and play ball with me more often." That is in no way meant as any criticism. In memory of my good buddy, I am simply translating for Patch.
Wasn't planning for any yard sales today, but stumbled across 2 on my errands. I ended up buying a few books at both! I couldn't comp because of service so I went with my gut. Got a first edition, some old art books, 2022 cookbook, and Dean Koontz lot. All for 15 for $11 and quick comping in the car shows the Koontz and art books will sell for $50 so well into the profit already. I'm pleased with my first intentional book buy!
Great Video Mel. Always have a laugh when watching you, the light and the sh## comment, your cute dog looking rather guilty then wanting to play ball. All in the “life of Mel”, working from home.
Fantastic. Love your energy. I think I need to drink more coffee 😂 Gosh your dog cracked me up. Reminded me of our beagle when he was a pup and chewed up a large print library book. Of course he picked the most expensive one to destroy 😆
Thank you so much for being authentic and showing the struggle of those missing books! If any reseller says that has never happened to them they would be fibbing!
Haha… the article is in Danish. The first page is starting with a swearing word and that it is about «your private parts». I think it is written in a humoristic way. On the next page it is about a Swedish man who is allergic to his wife 🤣
Oh ha ha ha ha ha really!!! That’s so random!!!! The book seemed to be about a play. I wonder if the article was talking about the original play. I feel like if the book has a newspaper article inside it then it has to be relevant in some way!
Love your vid's Mel. I'm going through a similar issue with storage space for my Ebay/Marketplace/Boot sale inventory. Have you considered moving your photography area to your end wall, racking out your other side wall to the ceiling, and having your inventory sorting/mailing/work tables down the middle? I'm not sure how cramped that would be... just a thought. OR, get hubby to extend your garage while he's at it :) Much love ....
I’ve thought about it but I do think I’d feel super cramped. But I do think so I’ll have to start thinking more about the future as I am worried I’m going to outgrow my space.
1 of my ring lights completely broke off the tripod. I still use it, i just hold it up lol. I can't throw it out, it still works! Also, you don't curse much but when you do it's great. You're relatable! I cuss at my inventory & supplies quite often 🤣
Thank you. I try to only add in a curse if I feel it’s appropriate (like when the light fell lol). I do try not to curse just in general talking to the camera. I feel the same about my light. While the actual light still works I need to find an alternative and people have suggested a clamp so that might be the perfect answer to my problem!
Don't forget to move the other half of the stack of the pink Zumbar books to the new location! It's nice when you can get into a rhythm, can be very therapeutic! Thanks Mel, as always.
great video Mel as usual! very entertaining, I had an idea for your light if you don’t need it to go up and down you coud get someone possibly yourself to use a self tapping screw to scre into the pole to the position you like to use it at avoiding the cord of cours. This maybe tricky if its on the inside of the pole. there maybe other hacks people have come up with using cheap items bought from the hardware store that might also work like a hose clamp or something similar rather than having to buy new and throw out or discard. they just don’t make things to last these days its so infuriating!
I don’t need it to go up or down but I do need to be able to swivel it as sometimes when I photograph bundles I need to turn the light as it might reflect on one of the books. A few people have suggested a clamp so that might be good as I can then remove it easily if need be to turn it.
I felt bad as I left the books out there in the hopes one of the boys would carry them for me to the recycle. He doesn’t normally chew things but the books must have looked tasty lol
Hi Mel, thanks for sharing so much of your knowledge on UA-cam - your channel is a gem! I'm wondering if you can share where your ring light is from, or more tips on how to photograph? I've been photographing kids books in a Lightbox for my kids bookstore, and I have to do so much post editing it's quite a pain. But you seem to be able to photograph books really nicely without any post editing, so if you wouldn't mind sharing some tips and tricks that would be great! Thank you!
Love the dog intro, looks like a Border Collie. I used to have one and he was my best buddy. As for your light, can you simply find some sort of clamp you can add over the smaller pole assuming one pole slides into another? Most photo poles have the tightening collar clamp, and I know they where out, so this is why I am suggesting adding one to close tight on the upper pole which will keep it sliding down. Love your videos and always bubbly personality!
Yes he is a border collie, he is turning one this month so still just a puppy. He’s actually a good boy and doesn’t really chew anything except his toys but those books I left outside the door for the boys to help me carry must have taken his fancy 😂 I will search for a little clamp. If I tape it I won’t be able to swing it around and sometimes I twist it to avoid reflection when photographing some of the bundles of books
I've just started watching your videos after the chat with TechnSports. I'm very surprised and intrigued by your business model. I sell anything (300+ items), but am soon moving and greatly downsizing (743sqft for a family of 5). My eBay business will go from its own room to a small attic space. I love that you can have so much inventory and take up so little space. Considering a change and branching out to experiment with other categories like books.
Thank you! I currently have almost 4000 listings in this space. I always thought it would fit about 5000 listings here in my shed and I think I’m still correct on that. After I hit 5000 book listings I might look at adding some CDs as a secondary genre as they won’t take a lot of space up.
Interesting. I used to do my books alphabetically but once I was growing I had like 6 shelves on “M” and it was a nightmare looking for the book over so many shelves
Greetings Mel, I also love watching your videos. I also sell books 📚 and follow your methods. I am doing pretty well thanks to you. 🧘🏾♀️🙏🏽 I am going to edit my settings also on my cellular like you did. See if the photos come out better. Thanks again 🪴
Love the video Can you please talk about shipping on books? Books are heavy and to include free post postage starts from $9.30. There is only few dollars left as a profit. Thank you
I’m on Band 5 with Australia Post so most of my small postage rates are $5.58 - $7.44 to send a book. When selling books full time like I do it is important to sell volume so I need lots of listings to do that and it’s important for me to get the highest postage discounts to make as much profit as possible.
@@backfromburnout thank you for explaining this, I wondered how the Australian postage worked with books. We have lower cost media mail in the US which is why the book market is so saturated on our Ebay-but people selling books for $3.99 and free shipping, I don't understand-the ebay fee calculator says they are actually losing 38 cents on the sale?
Dang it has been 5 days since you dropped this video, I'm always behind 😍 Your dog is so cute and funny. No matter how hard we try we can't be mad at our fur babies 🐶💜 My frustration too, sometimes, can't find an item that sold and spend hrs looking because when I organized I forgot to change SKU location. Great sales as always. Thank you for being at my birthday bash, I appreciate that 💜💜💜 You're amazing 😍💥💞
I couldn't imagine you ever swearing Mel 🤣😜 I reckon though there is a method where you can push a button and print much easier. It might be worth just ringing AustPost and asking them if there is a better way, explaining what you do. 💪 We might not think it, but I'm sure they can be helpful hehhehe
Yes it has to be semi organised now in my space as it’s getting full! It sure feels like mess though when I have no bench space or floor space around me lol
I know, it was my fault I left them out for one of the boys to lift for me to recycle as they were all the damaged ones from my discard collection. He never normally chews anything we leave around except his toys. He is such a beautiful puppy, almost one now. We adore him.
I use iPhone. I put it on square setting (1.1ratio), then use the vivid mode. Then I pull up the exposure button so if I need to adjust it while I photograph a book I can quickly slide it across to adjust while I work.
Love your videos. Probably discussed somewhere and I missed it ... I never see you taking weight or postage into account. Do you use a form of media mail? Keep up the videos - they are very helpful (and entertaining). Sarge
In Australia our packages are flat rate. So we choose by size and all parcels have a weight limit of 5kg (11pounds). So I don’t need to weigh them, I just need to know the size of the book to know what size mailer it will need. I always pick my orders first so I can double check any book sizes I don’t know off the top of my head.
Another great video Mel. I see you have nearly filled those two new shelf units already. You should have put all those pink books together on one shelf. Another massive haul to sort out. Good luck with sales. xx
When I was editing the video I thought to myself, why didn’t you just move all the books LOL. Yes this was a good haul, I wish I could find this many every time I sourced lol.
Hey Mel do you still remember the days before you were offering Free Returns? I'm forever on the fence about it and too scared to try at the moment (we sell clothes). Any advice?
Hi Mel, I really enjoy your videos, so much helpful information. Do you still sell a book if someone had written in it - ie like their name ? Thank Rachel 😊
Hi Mel, I love your channel - I’ve been binge watching your videos. I wanted to ask about is it better to end a listing to revise price and realist it or is it ok to go into the listings and just revise? Is there a penalty for revising your items? I couldn’t find in policy. Thank you! Deb from California.
Just popping in to say there's no charge or penalty for just revising an existing listing, I do it all the time and every now and then it seems to prompt a sale or 2 which also brings more visits in turn :) sometimes it make no difference to my sales but I've never noticed a drop. Sorry I'm not Mel but hope this helps a bit :)
I used to end and sell similar but this year I have stopped doing that following Tech's advice to just edit if required. The thing is if you end it and sell similar the start dates starts as new. But I am now running sales on old stock depending on how long they have been listed. If I keep ending and selling similar then I can't track easily when the book was originally listed and exactly how old it is.
Maybe but I also swing it around often when I photograph bundles to avoid the light reflecting on some books so if I taped it then it would be fixed in the spot
put your light at the correct height then wrap some masking tape around the top part of the pole only were it meets the bottom part of the pole and it stops it sliding down unexpectedly. Also why did you separate the stack of pink books into two? with one stack in a designated area and the second not? surely that is more confusing than keeping them all together?
I have thought about tape but sometimes I have to turn the light when doing bundles to stop it reflecting and showing on a book cover. If I tape it I don’t think it will turn. I’ll have to try it. I know when I was editing the video I thought that exact same thing to myself about separating the books lol. I think my thought process at the time was just to keep some on the unlisted shelf and some on a listed shelf to take up less space on the listed shelves. I’m not sure but I agree that was silly of me lol
@@backfromburnout don't tape the top section to the bottom. The top section is still seperate and so can be turned as needed. The tape is just wound around the bottom of the top section wereit normally sits into the bottom section. the tapes thickness when wrapped around the same area a few times acts as a stopper when it butts against the top of the bottom pole section. I'm not sure I'm explaining it clearly, but mine does the same and this has worked for me
I'm amazed how much your listings sell for, when I look up books to sell for myself things only seem to sell for like £2.99-£5.99 and that's with free shipping as well! I'm not sure I can compete; I'm starting up an eBay store and watch so many of your videos to help me through it ^_^
I was the same. Started with listing books I no longer need and some that a friend gave me for free. Made pennies. I’ve started trying out other items because books just aren’t worth it for me.
UK definitely has a slightly different market but one of my friends in UK recently bought a 4000 fiction book haul to trial and he’s been having some great success with his by selling them as bundles. He paid 10pence a book and has made his money back fast. I think it is harder for you as you have to compete with world of books who charge very low prices. I think bundling books in UK is worth investigating and running more comps on.
I am doing the same here in canada. Started in may - only 2 sales so far. The base postage rate here is $20 so not worth it for one item. I have started bundling books 1 paperback is $20 to mail - same cost for 6. Makes no sense. Free shipping is out of question. Good luck!
Ha ha, I know of all the videos! LOL. But I don't normally curse in them, I do try not to as I know other's don't like it. I might have the occasional slip of the tongue where appropriate but I don't swear like a sailor in any of my videos ha ha. x
Many books sell for higher. Research some sold comps and look at the types of books selling for higher prices and bundles can also bring higher sales prices
Auspost rant continued: why doesn't the import orders use the custom SKU as the reference number! It takes me twice as long to match up labels to the items and the risk of making a mistake is more stress than is needed. Phew...
Under reference you can type whatever you want so you can easily see which item it’s for. So you could use your sku there. I write an abbreviation of the book name. But again, it’s an extra step we have to do. It also frustrates me it only shows 10 a page and I’d like to sort it oldest to newest. Some days I don’t post every item I have waiting just the ones required and it’s so slow then reloading the multiple pages of orders to get to the oldest items ordered. (Hope that makes sense lol)
@@backfromburnout Hi Mel great video. Patch looks like a very smart dog. With Aust Post you can select how many orders to show per page at the bottom of the screen - it will default to 10 but you can choose 10/25/50/100
@@recommercedave yes but then you do the label and it reverts back to 10. If I’m wanting to only print the oldest 10 and I have 40 labels I have to keep refreshing the page to show the top 50 again and it’s slow to keep loading the page. I wish we could sort it by age of the order from oldest to newest
Well he's a working sheep dog, love to do something, otherwise get bored. They're very intelligent, but they do need to be given something to do. Hey Mel, what about a cart for your sheep dog and off to the post office?
@@sandrabentley8111 yes he must have been bored, he doesn’t normally chew or destroy anything except his actual dog toys but this was my fault as I left the bags to recycle outside my shed door for the boys to carry for me and they forgot to do it. So maybe he thought I left him some new toys 🤣 Yep he is a sheep dog but it’s interesting as he’s not nearly as active as it thought he would be. He would run all day, play ball all day and loves his daily walks but he also just loves to laze in the sun on the chair near my shed. I was nervous to get the border collie puppy (my husband grew up with them) but I’m so glad we did. He’s much easier then our old golden retriever was lol. I think a cart for you is a trolley for us? My post office isn’t in walking distance so I can’t put the the parcels in a cart and walk him with me (if that’s what you mean lol)
@@backfromburnout I love collies too. Brought up in sheep country (Yorkshire), England, they are so intelligent and they are a working breed. Sounds like he gets plenty of exercise!
Im still trying to figure out the best way to record my sku number. Where I store my items isn't close to my photo station so it not efficient to place each item in its spot as I go.
Ok let’s work this out. So do you photograph everything in a batch then pile it up and then after all the photos are done take the items all to another room straight away and then put them away?
You crack me up!! But you did say shi+ when the light fell. I love it!!
I know I realised that editing LOL. I do try not to curse in videos though as I know some people don’t like it. But it’s funny how I do get many comments about my cursing and I’m always thinking to myself - what cursing lol. It has to be the ship or shipping lol
@@backfromburnout I never really noticed until you said it. Very clean content. And you always make me smile.
@@backfromburnout I also get a kick out of how you say "shed". It sounds like something else to these American English ears😂
Love your videos!
So, I've been reselling for over 10 years, full time the past 2 years. I mostly sold clothes, but was so incredibly bored selling clothing. I decided to try selling something I loved (all with the inspiration from your videos) and I can't begin to tell you how well it's going so far. Most folks will practically give away books by the box full. It's amazing and so fun! I owe you a huge thank you!
Yay, thank you for sharing and I'm so glad you found something you are enjoying!
I enjoy watching your videos and learning about books. Love the cheerfulness you bring. I laugh when you laugh. Thank you my dear.
Thank you so much for watching me x
So good!
Another great video Mel, I learn so much from you and you are so fun to listen to :)
Oh thank you so much for the feedback!
the pole is getting old lady it happens when it gets older like us blokes great vid love it you always smiling while im listing
LOL Scott. 🤣
I watch all your videos and I still have more to go.. I'm seriously thinking about selling books online and you're one of my inspirations.. I love you sense of humor and the fact that you wear Boston gear.. I'm from the Boston area originally.. you're an inspiration to me and many others
Oooh thank you!! My family love the Boston Celtics lol
Many decades ago I had a Border Collie. I still love that dog. He and I were great buddies. I got to learn Border Collie pretty well. What Patch is saying is, "Please play less with those bloody books and play ball with me more often." That is in no way meant as any criticism. In memory of my good buddy, I am simply translating for Patch.
Wasn't planning for any yard sales today, but stumbled across 2 on my errands. I ended up buying a few books at both! I couldn't comp because of service so I went with my gut. Got a first edition, some old art books, 2022 cookbook, and Dean Koontz lot. All for 15 for $11 and quick comping in the car shows the Koontz and art books will sell for $50 so well into the profit already. I'm pleased with my first intentional book buy!
Fingers crossed! Well done for trying something new! I hope they sell fast for you!
For the light if it stays in that same position you could wrap some tape around the post above the tightening clamp to keep it from dropping.
Totally agree re aus post and redundant data and miss placing in grid week xxx cheri
So annoying Cherie, it drives me nuts!
Oh how funny on the “ship” fiasco. For the longest time, I thought you were “cleaning up this shit” instead of cleaning up this SHED. Lololool!
Ha ha ha. So it’s shed and ship! I will need to swap to garage and post LOL
Atomic Habits the book I talk about all the time. 5:10 mark right side. LOVE IT.
Great Video Mel. Always have a laugh when watching you, the light and the sh## comment, your cute dog looking rather guilty then wanting to play ball. All in the “life of Mel”, working from home.
Thank you Cherie! I appreciate you watch me and my chaotic life LOL
Fantastic. Love your energy. I think I need to drink more coffee 😂 Gosh your dog cracked me up. Reminded me of our beagle when he was a pup and chewed up a large print library book. Of course he picked the most expensive one to destroy 😆
LOL, thank you. Lucky these books were already damaged and needed recyling lol
Thank you so much for being authentic and showing the struggle of those missing books! If any reseller says that has never happened to them they would be fibbing!
Mel, finally upload my video for the eBay store. Thanks for all the help!
Woo hoo! Well done!!
Haha… the article is in Danish. The first page is starting with a swearing word and that it is about «your private parts». I think it is written in a humoristic way. On the next page it is about a Swedish man who is allergic to his wife 🤣
Oh ha ha ha ha ha really!!! That’s so random!!!! The book seemed to be about a play. I wonder if the article was talking about the original play. I feel like if the book has a newspaper article inside it then it has to be relevant in some way!
Love your picking and packing your orders.
Thank you! Great feedback!
Love your vid's Mel. I'm going through a similar issue with storage space for my Ebay/Marketplace/Boot sale inventory. Have you considered moving your photography area to your end wall, racking out your other side wall to the ceiling, and having your inventory sorting/mailing/work tables down the middle? I'm not sure how cramped that would be... just a thought. OR, get hubby to extend your garage while he's at it :)
Much love ....
I’ve thought about it but I do think I’d feel super cramped. But I do think so I’ll have to start thinking more about the future as I am worried I’m going to outgrow my space.
Love your video I started to sell books in England but I didn't seem to sell them don't no what I was doing wrong any tips please
Thank you for mentioning VIVID while you were taking pictures. I have never used that mode and wow it just makes my pics pop a little more.
Yay! It really does give them a nice little
Pop!
Thank you for this video. I really like your personality.
Thank you for watching me ❤️
1 of my ring lights completely broke off the tripod. I still use it, i just hold it up lol. I can't throw it out, it still works!
Also, you don't curse much but when you do it's great. You're relatable! I cuss at my inventory & supplies quite often 🤣
Thank you. I try to only add in a curse if I feel it’s appropriate (like when the light fell lol). I do try not to curse just in general talking to the camera.
I feel the same about my light. While the actual light still works I need to find an alternative and people have suggested a clamp so that might be the perfect answer to my problem!
Don't forget to move the other half of the stack of the pink Zumbar books to the new location! It's nice when you can get into a rhythm, can be very therapeutic! Thanks Mel, as always.
I know afterwards when I was editing I thought to myself why did you keep them split lol
It couldn't possibly have been him! Check with the dog next door!!
Ha ha. Not my puppy lol
great video Mel as usual! very entertaining, I had an idea for your light if you don’t need it to go up and down you coud get someone possibly yourself to use a self tapping screw to scre into the pole to the position you like to use it at avoiding the cord of cours. This maybe tricky if its on the inside of the pole. there maybe other hacks people have come up with using cheap items bought from the hardware store that might also work like a hose clamp or something similar rather than having to buy new and throw out or discard. they just don’t make things to last these days its so infuriating!
I don’t need it to go up or down but I do need to be able to swivel it as sometimes when I photograph bundles I need to turn the light as it might reflect on one of the books. A few people have suggested a clamp so that might be good as I can then remove it easily if need be to turn it.
Your doggo is so sweet. I can never get angry at mine, no matter what.
I felt bad as I left the books out there in the hopes one of the boys would carry them for me to the recycle. He doesn’t normally chew things but the books must have looked tasty lol
Always entertaining and I learn something too!
Thank you for watching
Hi Mel, thanks for sharing so much of your knowledge on UA-cam - your channel is a gem! I'm wondering if you can share where your ring light is from, or more tips on how to photograph? I've been photographing kids books in a Lightbox for my kids bookstore, and I have to do so much post editing it's quite a pain. But you seem to be able to photograph books really nicely without any post editing, so if you wouldn't mind sharing some tips and tricks that would be great! Thank you!
My ring light is from eBay. It's a 19" light
Thanks for another great video!
Thank you for watching!
Hi, Mel... thanks for the inspiration. I love your book cave! Keep on shipping.... 😂
Thank you! Book cave ha ha. Love it!
Love the dog intro, looks like a Border Collie. I used to have one and he was my best buddy. As for your light, can you simply find some sort of clamp you can add over the smaller pole assuming one pole slides into another? Most photo poles have the tightening collar clamp, and I know they where out, so this is why I am suggesting adding one to close tight on the upper pole which will keep it sliding down. Love your videos and always bubbly personality!
Yes he is a border collie, he is turning one this month so still just a puppy. He’s actually a good boy and doesn’t really chew anything except his toys but those books I left outside the door for the boys to help me carry must have taken his fancy 😂
I will search for a little clamp. If I tape it I won’t be able to swing it around and sometimes I twist it to avoid reflection when photographing some of the bundles of books
I've just started watching your videos after the chat with TechnSports. I'm very surprised and intrigued by your business model. I sell anything (300+ items), but am soon moving and greatly downsizing (743sqft for a family of 5). My eBay business will go from its own room to a small attic space. I love that you can have so much inventory and take up so little space. Considering a change and branching out to experiment with other categories like books.
Thank you! I currently have almost 4000 listings in this space. I always thought it would fit about 5000 listings here in my shed and I think I’m still correct on that. After I hit 5000 book listings I might look at adding some CDs as a secondary genre as they won’t take a lot of space up.
@@backfromburnout Time to raise the roof and add a second floor 😀
I don't use a SKU system for media, its done Alphabetically, each shelf is a different section. Great video Mell, I loved the intro
Interesting. I used to do my books alphabetically but once I was growing I had like 6 shelves on “M” and it was a nightmare looking for the book over so many shelves
Greetings Mel, I also love watching your videos. I also sell books 📚 and follow your methods. I am doing pretty well thanks to you. 🧘🏾♀️🙏🏽
I am going to edit my settings also on my cellular like you did. See if the photos come out better.
Thanks again 🪴
Thank you! Good luck and keep me updated!
With the Christmas book - it's always good to make your Christmas cake in august/sept to let it sit and feed it with alcohol.
Interesting! I love Christmas pudding
I'm jealous of the space you have to work in at 8.14 minutes. There's more room in a Spitfire cockpit than there is in my shed!
I do love my shed! Now I just need to make a bigger version somewhere LOL
🤣 Patch trying to distract you from the naughty mess he made with getting his ball..😂..so cute 😘
Ha ha. He gets obsessed with the ball!! Once you throw it once your stuck! LOL
New Subbie from Boston! Great content. Love the sweatshirt😊
Thanks for subbing! Boston for the win!
Patch had fun lol
Cheeky Puppy!
Love the video
Can you please talk about shipping on books?
Books are heavy and to include free post postage starts from $9.30. There is only few dollars left as a profit.
Thank you
I’m on Band 5 with Australia Post so most of my small postage rates are $5.58 - $7.44 to send a book. When selling books full time like I do it is important to sell volume so I need lots of listings to do that and it’s important for me to get the highest postage discounts to make as much profit as possible.
@@backfromburnout thank you for explaining this, I wondered how the Australian postage worked with books. We have lower cost media mail in the US which is why the book market is so saturated on our Ebay-but people selling books for $3.99 and free shipping, I don't understand-the ebay fee calculator says they are actually losing 38 cents on the sale?
Dang it has been 5 days since you dropped this video, I'm always behind 😍
Your dog is so cute and funny. No matter how hard we try we can't be mad at our fur babies 🐶💜
My frustration too, sometimes, can't find an item that sold and spend hrs looking because when I organized I forgot to change SKU location.
Great sales as always.
Thank you for being at my birthday bash, I appreciate that 💜💜💜
You're amazing 😍💥💞
I couldn't imagine you ever swearing Mel 🤣😜 I reckon though there is a method where you can push a button and print much easier. It might be worth just ringing AustPost and asking them if there is a better way, explaining what you do. 💪 We might not think it, but I'm sure they can be helpful hehhehe
I like your sweatshirt. Coming from someone who lives in Boston
Oh thanks heaps! I just ordered it recently from Shein website :) I love comfy jumpers like this :)
Mess? What mess? It’s called organized chaos Mel, and I’m pretty sure every single one of us ebayers are extremely familiar with it 🤣😂🤣😂
Yes it has to be semi organised now in my space as it’s getting full! It sure feels like mess though when I have no bench space or floor space around me lol
Lol he looks so proud of making the ground 'pretty' for you Mel 😜😂
Cheeky puppy lol
Good boy patch- its not your fault that mummy left her books around. Mummy still loves you-
I adore border collies you are so lucky. Bless
I know, it was my fault I left them out for one of the boys to lift for me to recycle as they were all the damaged ones from my discard collection. He never normally chews anything we leave around except his toys.
He is such a beautiful puppy, almost one now. We adore him.
Hi Mel, I love your videos...thank you!! Question: Where do you find a good Virtual Assistant to assist with uploading books?
I don’t use a VA but I did a couple of years ago. I probably wouldn’t recommend using one as they do make lots of mistakes
It's danish that little paper in the book, greetings from DENMARK 🇩🇰
I wonder if it was about the play
I wonder if you could show the camera settings better? All I understood was when you said “square”
I use iPhone. I put it on square setting (1.1ratio), then use the vivid mode. Then I pull up the exposure button so if I need to adjust it while I photograph a book I can quickly slide it across to adjust while I work.
this came up in reconmendeds
Love your videos. Probably discussed somewhere and I missed it ... I never see you taking weight or postage into account. Do you use a form of media mail? Keep up the videos - they are very helpful (and entertaining). Sarge
In Australia our packages are flat rate. So we choose by size and all parcels have a weight limit of 5kg (11pounds). So I don’t need to weigh them, I just need to know the size of the book to know what size mailer it will need. I always pick my orders first so I can double check any book sizes I don’t know off the top of my head.
@@backfromburnout Wow .... that would sure make life simpler here. Thank you for the prompt reply. I appreciate your time. Take care .. Sarge
Your dog is trying to apologize to you by bringing the ball.
So cute
He’s obsessed with playing ball!
Great video Mel 😊
Thanks for watching!
Enjoy the “ping.” 🙂 I like your videos. TY!
Lol thank you
Yes, what is it about 3pm?
I seem to always need a wake up coffee at 3pm lol
Love your accent and personality
Thank you for watching me!
Are you doing everything by yourself? Thanks.
Another great video Mel. I see you have nearly filled those two new shelf units already. You should have put all those pink books together on one shelf. Another massive haul to sort out. Good luck with sales. xx
When I was editing the video I thought to myself, why didn’t you just move all the books LOL. Yes this was a good haul, I wish I could find this many every time I sourced lol.
Yes I need to spend some time consolidating some of my other shelves in the back room to make some more space again!
Lifting and shifting, rinse and repeat lol
Glad that a high seller like you loses stuff too lol I'm.always kicking myself trying to find things.
Have you ever listed doing an auction?
No, I don’t use the auction format for books. Most Australians seem to use buy it now on eBay.
I hate it when I forget to put the sku for my inventory. I have spent as much as 30 minutes looking for an item before. It's the worst.
Isn’t it so frustrating!
Hmmm... I think you should've put that whole stack in E5.
While I was editing the video I was thinking the exact same thing!! Lol
Hey Mel do you still remember the days before you were offering Free Returns? I'm forever on the fence about it and too scared to try at the moment (we sell clothes). Any advice?
the newspaper is written in norwegian
Thank you! I hope it’s related to the book and the buyer likes it.
Hi Mel,
I really enjoy your videos, so much helpful information.
Do you still sell a book if someone had written in it - ie like their name ?
Thank
Rachel 😊
Yes I sure do! I sell heaps of books that are inscribed! I make sure I take a photo of it and mark the book as acceptable
Oh no .gold. Just sitting sume where. On shelf but can not find. For got to number them. U fount them .😊👍. .
:)
Hi Mel, I love your channel - I’ve been binge watching your videos.
I wanted to ask about is it better to end a listing to revise price and realist it or is it ok to go into the listings and just revise? Is there a penalty for revising your items? I couldn’t find in policy. Thank you! Deb from California.
Just popping in to say there's no charge or penalty for just revising an existing listing, I do it all the time and every now and then it seems to prompt a sale or 2 which also brings more visits in turn :) sometimes it make no difference to my sales but I've never noticed a drop.
Sorry I'm not Mel but hope this helps a bit :)
@@sade1626 Thank you very much for the info! I know Mel is very busy and I love watching her - she's fun to watch! Thanks again!
I used to end and sell similar but this year I have stopped doing that following Tech's advice to just edit if required.
The thing is if you end it and sell similar the start dates starts as new. But I am now running sales on old stock depending on how long they have been listed. If I keep ending and selling similar then I can't track easily when the book was originally listed and exactly how old it is.
Hi from Denmark 😊 the newspaper, it’s in Danish
Hi! I wonder if it had anything to do with the book!
I guess now we know how your dog feels about your book business 😀
Nice day in the life. Thanks for the tip on the Patreon book club recommendation.
I’ve started listening to it and I’m going to enjoy this one
Lol I had the same set up with my books
Come on Mom! Let's play. What mess?? 😂😂😂
Is that a new book warehouse you're building?
No sadly lol. It’s a new main bedroom and bathroom :)
@@backfromburnout ooh master suite. Nice
@@emusaurus yes! This house, we bought it to renovate so it needs a lot of work but we’re slowly getting there :).
Hey Mel, you did curse in your vid when then light dropped, but hey shit I don't care, love watching your channel
I know! I saw that when editing lol Of all videos as I really try to make sure I don’t curse on a regular video as I know not everyone likes it.
Can you just tape the ring light pole in position using gaffa tape?
Maybe but I also swing it around often when I photograph bundles to avoid the light reflecting on some books so if I taped it then it would be fixed in the spot
Hey, you are too funny 😆! Shed, ship sound like sh*t! Lol 😆🤣😂 No worries 👍☺! Have a great week 😄! Joe Bee from Canada!
I need another word for ship and shipping lol
How about Post and Posting
get a clamp and put it under the light so it wont slide down
I need to buy a clamp! Thank you!
Aww a video with patch in result!!! Love seeing your sales and thoughts and ideas !! Thanks for sharing!!
Naughty Patch lol
put your light at the correct height then wrap some masking tape around the top part of the pole only were it meets the bottom part of the pole and it stops it sliding down unexpectedly. Also why did you separate the stack of pink books into two? with one stack in a designated area and the second not? surely that is more confusing than keeping them all together?
I have thought about tape but sometimes I have to turn the light when doing bundles to stop it reflecting and showing on a book cover. If I tape it I don’t think it will turn. I’ll have to try it.
I know when I was editing the video I thought that exact same thing to myself about separating the books lol. I think my thought process at the time was just to keep some on the unlisted shelf and some on a listed shelf to take up less space on the listed shelves. I’m not sure but I agree that was silly of me lol
@@backfromburnout don't tape the top section to the bottom. The top section is still seperate and so can be turned as needed. The tape is just wound around the bottom of the top section wereit normally sits into the bottom section. the tapes thickness when wrapped around the same area a few times acts as a stopper when it butts against the top of the bottom pole section. I'm not sure I'm explaining it clearly, but mine does the same and this has worked for me
Another top video Mel 🙌
Thanks for watching James :)
I love lemon chicken
Yum me too!
Do you charge your customers shipping?
Mummy! The book just *exploded*
LOL naughty puppy!
I'm amazed how much your listings sell for, when I look up books to sell for myself things only seem to sell for like £2.99-£5.99 and that's with free shipping as well! I'm not sure I can compete; I'm starting up an eBay store and watch so many of your videos to help me through it ^_^
I was the same. Started with listing books I no longer need and some that a friend gave me for free. Made pennies. I’ve started trying out other items because books just aren’t worth it for me.
UK definitely has a slightly different market but one of my friends in UK recently bought a 4000 fiction book haul to trial and he’s been having some great success with his by selling them as bundles. He paid 10pence a book and has made his money back fast.
I think it is harder for you as you have to compete with world of books who charge very low prices. I think bundling books in UK is worth investigating and running more comps on.
@@backfromburnout Thanks Mel! My BFF and I love watching your channel. You’re our fave eBayer. Take care … have a brilliant day.
I am doing the same here in canada. Started in may - only 2 sales so far. The base postage rate here is $20 so not worth it for one item. I have started bundling books 1 paperback is $20 to mail - same cost for 6. Makes no sense. Free shipping is out of question. Good luck!
@@backfromburnout thanks so much for the advice! I have already started putting all my stock into bundles where I can :D I hope it'll help
The 3 Rs. Patch just wanted the books to be re-used one more time, before recycle. He wasn't worried by the reduce.
LOL cheeky puppy
Ping! 🤣😅👍🙋♀️you go girl🙌!
Lol I need that afternoon ping!
Don't curse? what did you say when your light fell over?
I know, of all videos! I don't normally though, I do try not to.
He needs a automatic ball tosser on ebay you can get him one, he seems like the right dog for one.
He gets obsessed with the ball! We have considered one but we worry he will never stop lol
@@backfromburnout You'll never know until you try 🐾🐾
@@HomesForSaleEnsenada very true!
"I don't curse in my videos."
What did you say when your ring light fell?
ship ... she said SHIP .... 🤣
Ha ha, I know of all the videos! LOL. But I don't normally curse in them, I do try not to as I know other's don't like it. I might have the occasional slip of the tongue where appropriate but I don't swear like a sailor in any of my videos ha ha. x
LOL
Everytime I look up a book on EBay it sells for less than $5.00. I need to start watching you to see how you do it.
I am a new seller. Postage in canada is so high - starts at $20 - so bundling is the answer. Thanks for the tip!!
Many books sell for higher. Research some sold comps and look at the types of books selling for higher prices and bundles can also bring higher sales prices
Bundling is great to sell for higher profits as long as your buying the books for low prices :)
HONEY CHICKEN!!! I'm so hungry now!! 🤣🤣
Yum!!! My local makes it the best!
Auspost rant continued: why doesn't the import orders use the custom SKU as the reference number! It takes me twice as long to match up labels to the items and the risk of making a mistake is more stress than is needed. Phew...
Under reference you can type whatever you want so you can easily see which item it’s for. So you could use your sku there. I write an abbreviation of the book name. But again, it’s an extra step we have to do.
It also frustrates me it only shows 10 a page and I’d like to sort it oldest to newest. Some days I don’t post every item I have waiting just the ones required and it’s so slow then reloading the multiple pages of orders to get to the oldest items ordered. (Hope that makes sense lol)
@@backfromburnout Hi Mel great video. Patch looks like a very smart dog. With Aust Post you can select how many orders to show per page at the bottom of the screen - it will default to 10 but you can choose 10/25/50/100
@@recommercedave yes but then you do the label and it reverts back to 10. If I’m wanting to only print the oldest 10 and I have 40 labels I have to keep refreshing the page to show the top 50 again and it’s slow to keep loading the page. I wish we could sort it by age of the order from oldest to newest
Oh boy, shame on your dog for such a mess. Glad you found that one book. Books and more books 📚.. good luck with the sales!
Naughty puppy lol So many books in this haul, thank you for watching!
Well he's a working sheep dog, love to do something, otherwise get bored. They're very intelligent, but they do need to be given something to do. Hey Mel, what about a cart for your sheep dog and off to the post office?
@@sandrabentley8111 yes he must have been bored, he doesn’t normally chew or destroy anything except his actual dog toys but this was my fault as I left the bags to recycle outside my shed door for the boys to carry for me and they forgot to do it. So maybe he thought I left him some new toys 🤣 Yep he is a sheep dog but it’s interesting as he’s not nearly as active as it thought he would be. He would run all day, play ball all day and loves his daily walks but he also just loves to laze in the sun on the chair near my shed. I was nervous to get the border collie puppy (my husband grew up with them) but I’m so glad we did. He’s much easier then our old golden retriever was lol.
I think a cart for you is a trolley for us? My post office isn’t in walking distance so I can’t put the the parcels in a cart and walk him with me (if that’s what you mean lol)
@@backfromburnout I love collies too. Brought up in sheep country (Yorkshire), England, they are so intelligent and they are a working breed. Sounds like he gets plenty of exercise!
If Australia post is anything like Canada Post they won’t be interested in making things better for their customers at all.
Im still trying to figure out the best way to record my sku number. Where I store my items isn't close to my photo station so it not efficient to place each item in its spot as I go.
Ok let’s work this out. So do you photograph everything in a batch then pile it up and then after all the photos are done take the items all to another room straight away and then put them away?
Does your storeroom have that old library book smell? 🤔🤔🤔
No smells at all! I keep little bowls of vinegar in the corners which helps absorbs any smells
@@backfromburnout Ooohhh cool trick!! 😊
Ship or sh@t… your shed, your channel ms Mel.. we aren’t going anywhere
Thank you Shane for always supporting my channel x
Where do u get your light from ,im needing a new one too
I buy mine from eBay or Amazon. I use 19” lights.
@@backfromburnout thanks , I was looking at the Kmart one but I don't think it's bright enough
@@msvintage9236 I’m not sure I haven’t tried it.