15-Minute Thrift Stop & Why You Should Never Listen to Us
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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I resell part time and make enough money to pay an extra mortgage payment every month! I source 1 Goodwill on my lunch break m-f and hit garage sales on Saturday mornings. It's fun and I'm going to pay off my mortgage early because of it!
Just wanna say ... That's friggin awesome!
We do the exact same thing!
I love this! Very smart!
And this is to me the perfect strategy and goal. I am in a similar position. I do not resell full-time, I source from 3-4 Goodwill stores in the evenings during the week and the occasional Garage Sale in my local area on a Saturday. My goal is 10k profit a year and so far I have done that comfortably by being very selective in what I purchase. I am comfortable with my process but am well aware that it would change dramatically should I choose to go full-time.I agree that a lot of people get into reselling with the romantic idea they are going to make a fortune and work only the hours they choose and that a lot of the UA-cam content out there can be very misleading. you also have to realise that a lot of people make as much from their UA-cam channel as they do from reselling so the exagerated videos are all a part of that content creation. As long as you research what you are doing and are aware of the UA-camrs intentions, you are good.
What an ingenius way to use your lunch hour!! Congratulations!!
I haven’t seen a single UA-cam reseller content creator state it is easy…. And I watch quite a few UA-cam resellers…. Who is saying it is easy?
I think it just “seems” easy when your UA-cam feed is filled with everyone finding crazy stuff.
If i made garage sale videos it'd just be 10mins of me finding stuff and 4 hours of me talking to the elderly about quilting ,gardening, and fishing at every other garage sale.
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I started reselling after I retired. I make enough to have a nest egg for home repairs, doctor bills. The truth in this business is it’s not easy, fast or guaranteed money. I purchase most of my inventory at the bins and my cost to profit ratio is typically close to 10 times. But I also purchase a lot of “bad buys” because I either just love the item or I don’t want it to go the landfill. Things eventually sell. But it takes up a lot of space in my tiny house. UA-cam, Instagram and other social media is definitely a boost for those who are serious resellers. I don’t do any of that, it just takes too much energy. Thanks for being transparent, it’s refreshing.
This! The two of you are entertaining of course. But you also keep it real. This is why your youtube will remain a favorite of mine.
The title of this one made me laugh out loud! Your humility and common sense approach to life and reselling is refreshing, and THANK YOU BOTH!
You have always been honest about the work of reselling and that your success is in large part due to UA-cam viewership. Reselling is a great opportunity but it can so easily get out of control - like your $7K clothing or $10,000 Disney buyouts. Some do reselling for a season and for some the season lasts longer than others. I appreciate how humble you and Hailey are about your reselling/UA-cam success and I wish you much success in the future.
One thing you didn’t mention that I believe is a huge factor in your success is your personality! You and Haley are the perfect blend of funny, compassionate, and wisdom! I’d watch you two even if you weren’t selling anything! ❤
I am a picker only for me and my family, so it doesn’t take much to see how hard you two work behind the scenes. But I wager that, like me, you also have a passion for finding and saving lovely and reusable items. People who go into this without that passion and only for profit will end up hating it because they’ll find the cleaning and grunt work untenable.
I agree. It's a good feeling when you find something a new home, a new life, and prevent one more thing from ending up in the landfill.
Why it isn't what it seems?
1. Availability of inventory. If you dont find items you will be done.
2. Competition has doubled since 2020. And they will buy up hoards of items even if the sell through rates are horrible.
3. Prices to aquire items is up: If you are not making money, you cannot afford new items.
4. Sell through rates will decimate your bank account and storage.
5. Race to the bottom: Amazon return item sellers can take a $40 item and drop it to $20 overnight.
I've been reselling for 8 years. My business plan has changed a few times until I found my niche. Lots of trial and error and a steep learning curve. I watch a ton of videos to help me figure stuff out..like mailing, taxes etc. I was able to fund all of our Disney vacays and pay off debts so it's been worth it. But it's not easy and you get what you put into it.
I watched that video as well. I had the same feelings as well. Your channel does a decent job at keeping it real.
The only thing I'd say that a lot of youtubers don't talk about is how they can fund their business through youtube views/payments. It makes a big difference.
Excellent video Josh! Hope you both are having a memorable Italian vacation! 🤗👍🏼😎
I really appreciate that you shared your whole journey - I remember your early videos when you didn't have a huge following - so it's great to see that journey and also to see how you did with less of that social media advantage
I saw the video and the guy was 100% right. When I watch UA-cam reseller videos, it's purely for entertainment. I learned early on that I can't replicate what y'all do, at least not yet. I'm not going to be able to buy a bag full of plushes and a broken chair and flip it for a profit. I have to rely on sell through rate and rarity in order to be profitable.
Absolutely. Although some plush are 100% worth it to sell. We’ve sold some for as high as $260.
@@HairyTornado Oh definitely. I haven't found any that valuable but I have found some worth $40-50.
Don’t know why I got emotional over this vlog maybe just because you seem like a regular guy not a celebrity 🫣 The Tornadoes Always Keep It Real! Maybe not so much on the other channel 😂 J/K ⛳️ All The Best! Be Well Be Safe & Stay Blessed.
When you guys return from vacation , we need a gumball machine update!
Product photography will also be a major part of selling, I have bought over 200+ items off eBay to only take great photos and put them back on eBay and even double my money.
People will say always talk and say stuff. So you have to use your own judgment. Glad you try to tell the way it really is. Hope you have a wonderful day.
Hope you’re having fun in Italy ☺️. Great video 🫶🏻
Every so often I think about trying my hand at reselling, because it looks so easy. Then I REALLY think about it and realize, "Nope, I don't want to work that hard!!" I'm retired and I like not having to hustle :)
I think you guys have done a better than average job of stating that you're often able to get higher prices because of your following, particularly on Whatnot. You also share some bad buys / re-donate situations. You constantly mention that you have employees helping, and that you both do this full time. Some of the titles are approaching click-baitish territory 😅 but most of us expect a level of that (although I don't think you particularly need it, because yalls content is solid and valuable). About that tumi... Lately I'm finding more blue, orange, and purple than black. I love it!
Ditto, I totally agree with your statement.
Ty for being candid about the resell business.
You guys better make a fun video in Italy :)
I'll never stop listening to yall lol.
I love the videos and I always learn something new every time I watch them. Thank you for all your amazing work.
Curious on what they charged you for flip flops, was it $4 like you thought? Great video as always!
I think it was $4.75
At this point it is pretty much all revenue from UA-cam and not so much from reselling.
Thank you for being so informative. I love how you teach folks like us how we can do it as well. I also like how not everything is roses and profit.
Great advice love your videos thx❤️
Love your channel, very informative as a newish reseller, sold on ebay for years but was more of a hobby, trying to make it my full time gig. 2 months in and hope to be full time ebay reseller in a year. your channel is one I consider to be honest and truthful about what resellers do and ALOT of reselling really comes from experience as I am finding out. Have made some great buys and some that I have broke even on or only lost a couple bucks but I do enjoy your content and the information you give to aspiring, self motivated, new resellers. keep up the great work and thank you!
Even if you don’t make a lot of profit on somethings on EBAY if people give you good feedback it all helps to get others to buy from you
And good luck I have an Etsy shop that gives me a good income since I retired
We resell, the wife and I like to go to the estate sales. We make enough to pay for everything we buy for reselling and stuff we buy for ourselves. No out of pocket costs. When we see videos like the ones you describe, we just say click bait.
its the behind the scenes as well. In the videos we dont see the work it takes after you sell an item. or sell through rate look ups. or cleaning up finds to sell.
I am a newer (less than a year) reseller… it’s a hobby and I am helping to pay the bills! I have rarely found an item with a good sell through rate, in my area it is harder. BUT… I am happy with my profits! I have to remind myself often to keep my expectations low and just keep enjoying it! I have found several BOLO items and that’s awesome, but in all reality, I have to be okay with being a long tail reseller!
You two do a great job with your style and content! I enjoy your videos! You’ve worked long and hard to build your audience and followers…and it’s great that you can sell things I probably couldn’t ! Keep up the great content, thanks for being open about these things! I think you two have done an awesome job of keeping it real, even before this video! AND it’s okay that we are all on different levels of selling!
I sell part time and have used that extra $ to pay off my non mortgage debt completely after the last couple years. Now, I'm using the small profits I make to put away $ into retirement accounts. Although, I see a viewer down below mentioned paying extra money toward their mortgage. A great idea!
Your videos are awesome, you got me into reselling at yard sales, your info is spot on, keep'em coming.
So your the exact UA-camr that you speak about, your a UA-camr that happens to sell on eBay, your vacations and house are paid for by your subscribers and as you said your eBay store and whatnot buyers are from here, so you are a smiling UA-camr and using your subscribers to fund your fun
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Its definitely a fine line of coming up with a catchy title and being truthful/realistic. I err on the side of realism, and I definitely don't get the views (or subs! 😂 ) But I hate getting sucked in by clickbait, so I try very hard to not do that. I don't think you guys do that here, just to be clear.
YOU are one of the few I’ve seen that admit that you make your money from UA-cam and not reselling. Plus you admit that because of your UA-cam followers you get more for your items than someone like me that has no followers (currently don’t do UA-cam videos) and sells on WhatNot. I sold on eBay from 1999-2016 and just don’t want all that work anymore.
Reselling is doable BUT it is a lot of work!!!
I personally enjoy more thrifting (buying) than commentary
I resale PT and it is not an easy thing to do at all. I only do eBay and my strategy is to always look for items that other people wouldn’t think about. I sell a lot of smalls but smalls add up. I have had a few resellers tell me I need to broaden my items I will sell and I’ve tried clothes & shoes but I have had awful luck. I have certain items that sell extremely well for me and that’s what I primarily focus on.
Love what you are doing, but I am not happy right with eBay because they thought I did something wrong even though I didn’t. Last night I just was looking for a T-shirt for the Boston Celtics and then eBay shuts down my account. Not happy but I am taking my business elsewhere to do my shopping
Man great backdown at the end there! So many different variables and ways to be a reseller 💯 I work part time and resell on the side 1. I was inspired by you guys & others 😂 2. I’ve always thrifted so might as well get in on some 🤑 plus It’s literally fun
Newbies also building that death pile. Sourcing with no posting.
Not all SAS are orthopedic anymore. They have broadened their range of styles (while doing away with their wide range of sizes). I have pairs that are over 20 years old and still looking and wearing great.
Well, to be fair about the UA-camr that made that video, yeah, I agree with some of what was said, however, when you have a UA-cam channel with a base of subscribers such as yours, not everyone can pull from UA-cam to like Whatnot where you get subscribers buying and paying more than any other random Whatnot buyer would pay. The same for other selling platforms like eBay, etc.
Sometimes I get things for free from family friends and I just put it up for .99 cent auction on eBay. I’m not getting max dollar but it’s free money.
Josh, i sm currently mentoring a new eBay seller, dont know how that happened, LOL...
Where can i get some if those stickers???
Please let me know??? Thanks, Big Jim
I've found that Reseller UA-camrs use a lot of clickbait, but never let anyone tell you, you can't make money reselling on Ebay
Hey that was my Darth Vader I bought on the What Not! Great Video BTW!
Sounds like you are good at entertaining and I am guessing your buyers are paying extra for that. And there is nothing wrong with that :)
NEVER LISTEN TO US...BUT LISTEN TO US IN THIS VIDEO! LOL
LOTS OF GOOD INFO AND PROUD TO BE A FELLOW RESELLER WITH Y'ALL ON A LOT SMALLER SCALE WITH VERY LITTLE SOCIAL MEDIA PRESCENCE!
Love your channel. It would have been nice if you added ‘how to find and use the sell through rate’ in this video about selling on line.
I do reselling to help the income a bit. It is a lot of work. But I a,
M retired and semi laid up so I have a bunch of down time. I watch you religiously, listen to your advice and have done better each month. I am going to brave a whatnot sale soon. I don’t plan to get rich re- selling doing it at my pace. But it is fun and it helps our small income! Thanks for what you do,
There are some days I feel like I am doing worse, but there have been days where I did find jackpot deals and ended up benefiting. An individual who is willing to grind to have a successful youtube channel is also going to be someone who grinds to have a successful ebay, mercari, etc. store. Gauge your expectations and guide your own journey because everyone's set of listings are different
Agree. It's long-time resellers (without social media content) who have really felt the pinch due to the crazy number of resellers. It has changed.. a lot.. and it's not always easy to adapt. The two of you have always been honest, which isn't true of most other UA-camrs. There are honest people on UA-cam and those who glam it up. Congrats, as always, for great, HONEST content.
It amazes me that I'm only an hour away from you in Augusta GA and yall goodwill is way cheaper than ours. Our prices are ridiculous.
Augusta has some of the worst goodwills I’ve ever seen
@@HairyTornado you are so right. I couldn't believe the prices when we moved here. On Mondays they have color of tag for 1.25 for clothes but you have to look at the tag because if it says "special price " then it's only half off but no one looks at that and that's how they get ya. It's annoying.
Clik Bait titles domake it hard to find useful videos.
It’s definitely not as easy as people think it is, but it’s very possible. I went full time into reselling 3 years ago, and have loved my life since. No bosses, lay offs, requesting days off, etc. Two weeks ago my dad got fired from his job for practically 0 reason, and he’s been working for me until he can find somewhere else. I’m blessed to be in a situation where I can help him, but he’s now realizing how much more work goes into this job than he realized 😂
How do find the sell through rate on an item ?
My daughter isn't a kid and wears size 5.
I saw that guys video also. I thought he made some really good points, one of which is how varied the ability is to get good inventory depending on where you live. I envy some of the You Tubers that live in areas with great thrift shops and garage sales. I do OK but not nearly as good if I lived closer to a bigger city.
Also, be prepared to make mistakes. It's just part of it.
You talked about GW only charging you $1 for the Lion King plush, and maybe the cashier didn't see the up priced sticker. Has it occurred to you to go back and let them know you were possibly under charged?
No because we’ve been overcharged for stuff all the time. It balances out
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Yes you are right Check the sell through rate I makes a difference and I learned my lesson Awesome video
You guys are always very transparent about your business, I rarely watch other reseller channels these days. Love to Mose!!
Good job. You guys are great
Excellent!!!
Good content Josh. Stay safe.
Mose for president!!!
Does EBay charge you money if you take something out and sell it in another platform? ❤
No
Cha Ching!
It's a hidden mess with what not I hit a couple complaining all the time that they ain't making no money the b**** is low so Josh you are very fortunate lucky I'm I know you're not hitting it all the time good but you just got to think thank you subscribers they're definitely giving you your lifestyle and be humble cuz also a lot of the prices that you charge for some of the stuff that you find for little or nothing is real high and it's not even new most of the time so that's why I said your subscribers really support you That's a good thing so people would think they can come in there and do the same thing without doing a lot of work but I'll get no subscribers and working hard at it
We don’t “charge” anyone anything. We start every auction at $1. Sometimes people get killer deals on stuff and sometimes we’re able to get a little more for stuff if it’s a fun show.
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WOOOHOO thank you Josh this is what I have been saying in comments for near a year thanks for this video!
I did like the video.
Posting to random people all over the internet “Remember the good old days when you could get like $60 for allbirds, and now it’s like, maybe $25” wonder why…
Competition mixed with a loss in buyer interest, like any other business.
@@HairyTornado competition yes, but competition has and will always be around. I wouldn’t confuse loss of buyer interest based on the current STR of Allbirds. When everyone on this platform constantly posts videos about brands or “BOLOs” you’re basically creating Unnecessary competition. That’s a fact. eBay takes work and research that a lot of people don’t put in the time to do. So when you constantly speak about brands that have a high STR you bring unnecessary competition to that product/brand which over saturates it and drives down the STR. But as long as it gets people clicks and views…
@@HairyTornado There are full time UA-camrs that try and sell on eBay, and full time resellers that post on UA-cam. Luckily for the full time resellers there are brands that are and will always be under the radar from the full time UA-camrs. That “business” will always be safe! So all good.
Over here🤙🏽
Great video. I saw the other one as well…truth is in there, but plenty of UA-cam resellers are honest about their journey like you guys. I’m a a PT eBay seller and am trying my best on YT too. Both are hard work!!!😂
I'm a small-scale reseller in the new york city area and it is a VERY volume based thing. Buy thing for $1, sell for $20 kinda thing. And also niche; every reseller, I feel, finds their own little specialty that they know more than other resellers about and end up finding it a bunch. It is NOT as easy as "buy random stuff, sell, make profit", you gotta know what you're looking at and sometimes it's about ignoring the hype other resellers (no offense) goes on about.
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If you work hard you don’t need a UA-cam channel or social media, I already made 6k profit this fortnight after fees etc, that’s 14 days of selling. If you grind hard you can be successful, it’s how drivin you are to succeed.
I agree with you! I am now checking the Sell Through Rate & have been for quite some time, & I have left Yard
Sales because there are nothing! I also get the Fact that you have to Put out a Catchy Phrase for your UA-cam Videos or else nobody would be inclined to Watch 👍 PS I also watched the video you were referring to, but it didn’t really tell me anything I didn’t already know 🤷♀️ Keep Up the Great Job, Take Care, Jill
Hello! :D
Yeah if he didn't have UA-cam he wouldn't be making it as a reseller.
If we didn’t have UA-cam we could spend more time pushing out more listings and making more on eBay. Without UA-cam we would have another 30 or so hours per week freed up.
You guys are always extra honest and informative. Highly appreciate you
If I look at your videos on my IPhone, I can't like nor comment, on UA-cam. I can on this old phone with just internet. Anyway, I've been looking for Hairy Tornado Golf, part 2, and I can't find it yet.
Hope you two are having fun!
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Me before I watched you guys: I want to resell! This is a pretty easy job!
Me after I watched you guys: No thanks I’ll do another job.
yeah but how much have resellers invested in inventory? like if you are spending 10000.00 to make 10000.00? what is the point ?all you are going to do is pend a lot of money to make teh same money back except now you have to pay taxes on the amount you made? not like you are going to sell the item teh same year you buy it ..and you ccan not write off the items that have not sold that you bought until the item actually sells which might not be for many years. So my query would be why not take that initial investment and invest into something you love like write a book, artwork, photography something would enrich you as a person instead of just buying stuff to hopefully sell it ... too much like gambling IMHO
It’s not gambling if you know what you’re doing
@@HairyTornado yeah I see this as gambling even with that little endorphin hit when you sell something for a profit ..I can see this as being very addictive and possibly bankrupt some people that really can not afford to be going out buying stuff in hopes of selling stuff.
I am skeptical my natural state of being
I watch a lot of these vids like hustale at home, loris boston found, ..if they did not have someone supporting them financially there is no way they could spend that amount of money to make what they do andf still pay teh bills. To me I think this is just a way some resellers are making it look like they are making loads of money for retirement purposes
i found a patch on the floor at the bins I needed for my collection. There's 100 listings from 1-$10 on EBAY. It sits at $1 and I waited for one at 3 cents. If that one didn't sell for $1, why on earth would the $5-10 exact same sell?
The only thing that makes me sad about reselling is that I didn’t discover it until a few years ago. I have ALWAYS loved thrifting and holding garage sales. I just did not know about this job! So now I do it super part time alongside my full time fundraising job and it’s so much fun. I don’t make a ton of money but I enjoy it to the Nth degree. I can’t imagine not doing it now.
Reselling UA-cam content creators aren’t obligated to repeat in every video to check sell through rate… one could say, the video that person made has been done 1000 times, did they give credit to the people who made the “reselling is hard” videos first?!
Great content and conversation. Most content creators give good product knowledge. I love you guys and other creators. Thank you for everything.
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I get my dog Build A Bear stuffies for a toy. They are very durable and work great for dogs that are hard on toys. Be sure to only give your dog the ones with embroidered eyes!
it is so funny things people /u-tubers/others/ numbers sell through rates tell me no or low selling item I list and sell,, great photos, 6 or more descriptive adjectives, pristine items no chips cracks no deep scratching,, quick shipping sells,, my items sell only part-time here retired list 1 item daily sell 1-4 items a week high average $$ per item like $45 and up
I am not a reseller but I do understand what you are saying. I feel that some of the storage locker full time people really s t r e t c h too much! When I watch 2 or 3 videos and they have amazing finds in every locker, I tend not to believe it! I saw one that had bin after bin of very expensive bags and shoes and then the next one was just as unbelievable! I love you two and I love the videos and I especially love Moes! ♥ Great video!