100% on the support of those around. When I started reselling just over a year ago, my boyfriend was extremely negative about it. There was zero support. All he saw was me spending money and shopping all the time, and spending any hour I wasn’t working my full time job with photographing and listing. I jumped in and grew as fast as possible but had no free time at all. I think he resented that and also didn’t see it as a way of making money. 10 months later, he no longer makes comments when I bring shopping bags full of stuff home or when I get Thred Up boxes delivered. Because like you said, the numbers are there and can’t be ignored. I’ve also made more of an effort to have personal time for us.
You're right - I think it's a two way street. Sometimes what our loved ones are upset about is simply the amount of time reselling can take away from them, and that stings even more if we can't back up that time with money to show for it haha. I'm glad things have gotten better for you with your boyfriend!
I lost my job of 15 years 12 weeks ago due to health reasons. I got unemployment, but it wasn't quite what I was making welding 50 hours a week. I started watching your videos, Flippin aint easy, aussie flipper, two aussies and froggy flips. 8 weeks ago I started selling stuff around the house. I then hit the GWs and thrift stores around town. I dont over do it. I have about 200 items listed. I have about 50 that need listed and right now I only buy a couple of things a week. Im averaging about $400 a week clear after fees and shipping. My wife didnt like the initial money i spent to start, but now she helps shop, she helps pack and the such. I love doing this.
First of all, I'm so sorry about your welding job. I imagine that was hard for you and your wife to go through. But man am I proud of you for jumping into something else and finding a way to make ends meet. That is so inspiring. I especially love how you just started with what was in your house and that now, your wife is on board with you as well. I am rooting for you and so excited for what your future of being your own boss is going to bring!!!
@@beckyparkco thank you. Its good to hear it from someone other than myself. My wife lets me know, but cant tell me due to multiple strokes. Shes a superhero. It took her speech and some other things but she still goes full speed and I need that.
My husband wasn't super supportive right off the bat. He wasn't negative but I could tell he didn't get it. He wanted me to get a job with my degree. But once the money started coming in regularly, he has become very supportive. He even arranged for our kids to be watched so we can take a little road trip to thrift together. He said he won't thrift, just hang out, help, keep me company, etc. I'm shocked! So yes, the numbers tend to shut people up lol
How funny I used to be a couponer too 😉 My husband has never been on board with my reselling and I’ve been at this for 14 years. It paid for us to move. It’s paid for so many things but he still just doesn’t get it 🤔 The more he balks at it, the more determined, I am to keep at it. Those of you who have the support are so very blessed ❤
I'm sorry he's not supportive, but I also love how you use that to only get better. Maybe it's more jealously that you get to be so successful while being your own boss.
Im not as graceful as Becky yet, so imma just tell you what i think. My partner was a lot more mad about my reselling before we had a talk about how he was jealous. its not super hard to get him to open up about his feelings, were of a certain culture, so that's fortunate for me. But i think if you run in different circles than I do, your husband might feel really ashamed that you make... it looks like more money than him? It seems like an awkward situation for a lot of guys. Keep your chin up! Cant wait to be telling people ive been at this for 14 years lmao
That's awesome, and you are definitely one of the lucky ones. I have lost count of how many women have reached out to me regarding their loved ones who refuse to support them in any way.
My wife who was my girlfriend at the time started reselling when eBay first started. I was surprised when she came home with $200.00 in baseball cards. I laughed but was very supportive. Within 5 minutes of her listing one she had 10 bids. She taught me how to sell. She got out of it to do other things. In 2018 I got back into it. I had to relearn the game. I learned a lot by watching Becky's videos. Now I have my own online store.
I have support of family and space in my house to do this. I just feel discouraged at times because I’m not making sales very often. I only get 2 or 3 a week. I share my listings often. I feel my prices and my pictures are good enough but maybe they are not. I’d love for someone to critique my closet. Lol
This is super fair, and probably something I should have added to the list in this video. Do you only sell on one platform? If you only sell on Poshmark, the frustrating thing is, oftentimes when sales are slow, it's really not you. It's Poshmark. Personally, that's why I list on so many platforms.
Great Video❤ I am a SAHM and started reselling back in April and have been averaging about $500 in sales up until this month. I feel like another reason resellers give up is they go thru months were they have little to no sales. I continue to thrift once a week but try to be selective about the pieces I buy and list but this month has been very slow sale wise. I feel like since PoshMark has started the live shows my sales have really decreased and it’s very frustrating:( The live sales are not something I am interested in doing just from the standpoint of how time consuming they are. I really wish PoshMark would not have introduced this new feature because think it has hurt my closet sales. I have great support from my family and have done everything right but what do you do when you have really bad months and you don’t want to continue to shop or list items. I even relisted a lot of stale listings but still no increase in sales. So frustrating 😂
I agree with you - it's tough when you're doing the things you're supposed to be doing, but the sales just aren't there. Poshmark has gone through quite the identity crisis the last couple years, and sellers have truly suffered as a result. This is one of the reasons I crosslist to other platforms as well - Poshmark is too unreliable for it to be the only reselling platform I rely on. Personally, I would recommend that you start getting some of your items listed over to platforms like Mercari or eBay. it's scary, but I do think it'll be worth your time and effort.
My husband and I started on eBay last year and started crosslisting to Poshmark and I have noticed that when one platform is slower the other picks up and they tend to switch off. I tried to add mercari but it was just too much but yes I agree with Becky on crosslisting for sure!
Same . I recently quit reselling on Poshmark because of the amount of lives now available . It killed my closet and I’ve been on Poshmark for years and always consistent it also brought down the value of everyone’s items by a lot . Nobody is willing to pay anymore
When I first started reselling two years ago I only thrifted clothing and shoes. Then I started adding dishes, mugs, ornaments, and art pieces. These things sell alot slower and tend to sit around a long time. I ended up having a ton of inventory and few sales. I almost quit. But then I decided to go back to clothing and shoes because I know more about them and they sell quicker. Now I'm working on getting rid of the hard goods and focusing on soft lines. It feels much better and much more manageable.
I was overwhelmed, i have 4 young kids and had the 3rd during the covid peak. I'm still adjusting and binge watching your whole playlist. I will be starting again with the help of your videos. ❤
Right? 3 years & I still have items from 2019 purchases from the bins, most listed, but some I still will eventually list, but hey, it was the bins so I'm OK with that.
@@michellecd4722 very true! And sometimes we just have to go through the act of listing that stuff to remember why we never want to go through this again. lol
I am so thankful for not only a supportive husband and family but also friends and co-workers. Like, when I told my boss that I was looking to step down at the end of the year to become a SAHM and take on my reselling business full time, he was so excited. One thing that has really pushed me this past year (you even mentioned it in the video) was my husband being unsure that I could do it for the long hall because of my past history (ADHD, having done reselling in the past, hobbies and other side-hustles failing, not wanting to join an MLM...). That really kicked my butt into gear: 1) to prove that I CAN do it, and 2) to prove to myself that I can be my own boss. With guidance from your channel and a few others, I have grown a lot quicker than we thought I would (posting my first listing end of February, to 5 platforms and over 500 live listings). I am so thankful for this community!
AMAZING. Sometimes someone's doubt in us can be the kick in the butt we need haha, even if our only reason for succeeding is so we can prove them wrong! I'm so proud of you for how much you've been able to grow your business!
I'm by myself so there is no negativity except mine. If outside people don't help you get rid of them. Everyone starts somewhere. Plus I don't mind mess that much. I'm like you. I'm happy trying to sell, I'm selling everything in my house that's my inventory. Great video.
Thank you I feel so encouraged. I am on my own so I can do what I want. Its great having a husband that is supportive. He is a smart man. That was my husband and we made such a nice life together!. I miss those days. I am learning to be happy on my own these days . So glad I have this opportunity its not boring and I learn something new every day. When I first selling on ebay my husband told me I was wasting my time. I made 1000 on junk in one week and he didn't make a peep after that.
I have re-sold vintage off and on since the mid-2000’s. The hardest part has always been sourcing because I don’t live in a wealthy metropolitan community. And it’s so competitive these days. It’s really more of a hobby than a side hustle for me now.
I also have a very high tolerance for clutter and piles. I have things that I bought at least a year ago still hanging on my processing rack in my garage so my new rule I started last month . When I go sourcing everything has to be listed that week and I have to pull 4 old items from the garage rack . I'm noticing the stuff I'm pulling from the garage rack is selling faster than the newly sourced items .lol so list those death/Money piles or at least pull 1 or 2 things while listing new inventory
This has given me a whole new lease on my reselling business and on my UA-cam channel! Thank you for all these tips and congratulations to you on all of your successes!
oh those baseball card inserts and the amount of time clipping coupons on a sunday. even planning the sales weeks ahead and buying stashes of coupons on ebay! also blessed with a husband who is like "you do you babe, what can i do." loved this video. thank you!
I feel like my home office deduction should cover 50% of rent in my two bedroom apartment at this point. I have 30% of my living room full of unlisted inventory (it's only about 1 mo of security in case winter weather prevents me from driving 1+ hrs to thrift), 100% of my stairwell stacked with shelving units, 50% of my bathroom full of steamed inventory and processing equipment, and my poor spouse gave up his bedroom for a photography studio and storage.
I got 2 storage units after working out of a small 2 br apartment for years. Literally saved my sanity!! It’s so worth it. (and storage is expensive where I live)
Awesome video as always. My experience from resellers who give up is because they DO NOT do MARKET RESEARCH, they do not do a self assessment test to determine if reselling is for them. Repetitively I hear them say, "How hard is it to sell things? I see other people doing it, it's not hard." They spend money on pallets, rent a space at the flea market, don't do price comps, and reality hits they give up, and sell off their assets very cheaply to other resellers who know how to get a great deal. My weakness is I need to to steady UA-cam videos. When it comes to getting things done, I create a time line and work backwards. My career helps me. In my line of work I have to move immediately, I can't stand around planning, I don't sit there for 15 minutes trying to figure out where to start. I just see it go to it and adjust priorities as I go. The job needs to get done. time is money. I need to apply this same concept in doing UA-cam videos, and I am going to start right now. Thanks Becky
yes! so many of the same principles we applied to other jobs can be applied to both reselling and youtube. We're often paralyzed because we don't know what we should do next, not necessarily because we don't know HOW to do it. But, like you said, we just gotta get the job done. Tackle the first thing you see in front of you. It may not have been the most important thing, but at least you did something!
I’m ready to give it up. Seems like we are being messed with on Poshmark. Lots of games it seems like. People want everything for nothing and it’s not worth all the hard work.
Im grateful for all the support I have from my family. My partner doesn’t list as much as I do but he got into reselling and completely understands how it works. Also, my mother started selling housewares on Etsy and is giving me a run for my money in sales! My main problem is I have a difficult time managing myself, and I am severely demotivated by clutter and disorganization. Like, it literally breaks my brain to where I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing. I’m working on it though, just doing my best to just stop thinking about it and push past those roadblocks. It’s also videos like this that help me remember my passion for what I do and that there are others out there going through similar situations. Thanks Becky♥️
You are so lucky to have all that support! Although my husband does help with many aspects of my reselling business, your partner has him beat on the listing haha. He has never listed anything EVER. And how cool that your mom is giving you a run for your money. That's so cool. It is so motivating when others around you help you out and push you to be better. But yes - some days it is super hard for me to manage myself too. Sometimes I just show myself grace and let myself scroll through IG for an hour, but sometimes I just have to turn on a motivating video in the background and get the dang thing done!
Hi Becky, Thank you for being here and for the information. One topic I thought you may discuss was buying things that don't sell...buyers remorse. I am a newbie to this (a matter of months) and I have items that won't sell. I am trying to be more selective of what I buy or make sure if I buy something that the price is low enough if it doesn't sell. Your first comment in the video about how your sourced at the start of this journey and had items for 5 years until they sold was reassuring that I'm not the only one to source and not sell. I guess my point is that this is very frustrating and at times I feel as if I'm going backwards. However, I keep at it and just try to be more selective of what I do purchase to resell. Again, thank you for being here!
@katherine odonoghue 🎯🎯. Same here, but in the beginning (when I had ABSOLUTELY no ideal about "sell through rate" or "Brands"), I would be "lucky" enough to always manage to list 2 or 3 items out of a haul that would pay for the entire hauls -- but I wouldn't list the rest. I did that for 7 months STRAIGHT -- so you can imagine the "death pile" -- which turned into a rental "Self-Storage" death pile. I still thrifted, but I learned to pick up ONLY items that met my STR and Brand model. I "IGNORED" the "Self-Storage" death pile until last month. I FINALLY sat down to figure out 'WHY" I wasn't listing the death pile. My "WHY" was because I now "KNEW" that I had a lot of bad buys. I decided (that since I couldn't go back in time) I would just "FORGIVE" myself, and just donate back the "bad buys" to Goodwill. I ordered the 30-piece box bundle(s) from Walmart and headed to my Storage unit. As I started going through bags, I realized that only about 1/2 of each bag were "Bad Buys" -- and some items I just paid way too much for. I pulled (and logged) the receipts and separated the items. I'm labeling and boxing the "keeps" so I can just go in and pick up a box to list. I'm only about 1/3 of the way though my Storage unit, but I FEEL so much better KNOWING that in 2 or 3 weeks, I will know EXACTLY What/Where ALL of my "Keeps" are -- and Goodwill will have the rest. I'm so THANKFUL to @beckyparkonposhmark and this channel 💕💕.
Thank you. I am going through a divorce. Being on my own again after years, 31 years is difficult. Adding the solitude of reselling can be very stressful
I'm so sorry to hear that :( And you're right; reselling can be so lonely. There are some resellers out there who have mentorship groups, think tanks, etc. Or you can even start one yourself by finding reselling groups on Facebook. It can be so lonely, but there are also many people like you who are looking for a community. Perhaps you can start something like this and help not only yourself but others in the process!
Hi Becky! You are the best! You keep it real 100% of the time. I wish I had seen this video before I sourced a garage full of inventory. I get so overwhelmed sometimes. But I break it down into 15-20 items and work on getting those listed, then pull more. This video was so needed. Thank you. ❤
I just found you and it couldn't have been a better time. I've just started to really resell. I dabbled with it for a bit but just couldn't get inventory where I was. I moved back to Portland and the bins are walking distance from my house now. However, a lot of the points you mentioned really hit home. I don't like clutter AT ALL. I'm a terrible boss for myself but I do thrive on routine and deadlines. I'll be setting timers and mapping out my day. Thank you!!!
walking distance to the PORTLAND bins?!? I am so excited for you :) I hope you love this reselling thing, but if not, I hope you find something else that brings you joy!
I’m so grateful that I have a very supportive husband. I was wondering if you also had ADHD because I am also completely comfortable around my clutter and my giant amount of inventory. Also so many hyper focuses involving reselling (and everything else). I think it’s a great fit for me because this gives me my dopamine and I genuinely love reselling. Every few months I have a day where I want to quit, but I persevere. Great video! Always love your content. ❤
My problem as a new reseller starting this year was absolutely too much inventory. Just when I would break even, I would go sourcing again...🤦🏽♀️. I'm more selective now on my purchases, and after 6 months am finally net pos! I was starting to get discouraged and wondering if it was all worth my time.
I'm proud of you!!! It IS hard to find the discipline to stop doing the fun part of reselling, which is sourcing, but you did it! I do go through phases where I tell myself "I'm not going to source again until I sell 100 items" or other scenarios like that. It really gets my butt in gear and also helps me make a ton of money within a span of a couple weeks without spending any extra money!
Don't forget the Thredup run!! Oh lord, too many items. Haven't walked into a thrift store in a long time trying to work through it all. I have done online purchases that I have paid way up for to flip. I do love it.
I haven't tried it yet! I have my first sale coming up after Thanksgiving. I'm not super hopeful that it's going to be a huge game changer for me haha.
Very informative video Beck - I think i fall into the 4th Category but thats only because i haven't quite developed that level of consistency required to make this work, i like being my own boss and working on my own terms but i have fallen into the Do what i want to do when i want to do it category. If i want a break i have a break. I am doing well on the first 3 categories i am not overwhelmed with stock, i have a set number of listings but as i get more into it and source more that number rises. So at the moment it's at 110 listings - i only list when it falls below that. I have set myself a Minimum target for now and will more then likely take it more seriously next year as in source more.
That's awesome! Yes; the motivation piece can be super difficult for some, or just like, locking in a set schedule. I'm excited for what 2023 is going to look like for you!
Thank you for teaching all of us so much. You gave me lots of hope from the very beginning. I also have an ADHD brain and don’t stick with things. But…. January will make one year of reselling and April will make a year for my you tube channel.
Within about 2 months My problem quickly became that I couldn’t keep up with how much I was selling. I’d buy 15 then 8 would literally sell the very next day.
@@beckyparkco I know but so crazy lol almost a year in & I still cannot get over 300 available listings. I’m thrifting everyday & shipping bundles the next. Makes me wanna just buy a TON then list it all real fast to have the inventory lol
In the first few days I noticed a ton of shares. It’s been about two weeks and they’re down to a trickle, unless I share first. It’s only been about two weeks. I haven’t sold anything, but I’ve spent $137 on the site for myself. 😢
Since you listed two weeks ago, have you done much else? Most reselling platforms want to see daily consistency when it comes to things like listing and sharing. Personally, I would recommend listing one item a day versus ten things in one day if all you have is ten things. Does that make sense?
@@beckyparkco My enthusiasm has waned a bit. I did share quite a bit for a while. I have learned to share my closet recently. I will start listing more. I have 12 things so far. Your video on editing helped me tremendously! I never would have known how to make the background disappear, etc. I had do much fun with the fine art filter on Snapseed with a black leather biker jacket. You’re a great content provider and instructor.
Hi, it's in Poshmark's blog. There is a waitlist and they haven't scheduled another training yet. The last one was November 7th. It's about a two-week wait.
100% on the support of those around. When I started reselling just over a year ago, my boyfriend was extremely negative about it. There was zero support. All he saw was me spending money and shopping all the time, and spending any hour I wasn’t working my full time job with photographing and listing. I jumped in and grew as fast as possible but had no free time at all. I think he resented that and also didn’t see it as a way of making money. 10 months later, he no longer makes comments when I bring shopping bags full of stuff home or when I get Thred Up boxes delivered. Because like you said, the numbers are there and can’t be ignored. I’ve also made more of an effort to have personal time for us.
You're right - I think it's a two way street. Sometimes what our loved ones are upset about is simply the amount of time reselling can take away from them, and that stings even more if we can't back up that time with money to show for it haha. I'm glad things have gotten better for you with your boyfriend!
I lost my job of 15 years 12 weeks ago due to health reasons. I got unemployment, but it wasn't quite what I was making welding 50 hours a week. I started watching your videos, Flippin aint easy, aussie flipper, two aussies and froggy flips.
8 weeks ago I started selling stuff around the house. I then hit the GWs and thrift stores around town. I dont over do it. I have about 200 items listed. I have about 50 that need listed and right now I only buy a couple of things a week. Im averaging about $400 a week clear after fees and shipping. My wife didnt like the initial money i spent to start, but now she helps shop, she helps pack and the such. I love doing this.
First of all, I'm so sorry about your welding job. I imagine that was hard for you and your wife to go through. But man am I proud of you for jumping into something else and finding a way to make ends meet. That is so inspiring. I especially love how you just started with what was in your house and that now, your wife is on board with you as well. I am rooting for you and so excited for what your future of being your own boss is going to bring!!!
@@beckyparkco thank you. Its good to hear it from someone other than myself. My wife lets me know, but cant tell me due to multiple strokes. Shes a superhero. It took her speech and some other things but she still goes full speed and I need that.
My husband wasn't super supportive right off the bat. He wasn't negative but I could tell he didn't get it. He wanted me to get a job with my degree. But once the money started coming in regularly, he has become very supportive. He even arranged for our kids to be watched so we can take a little road trip to thrift together. He said he won't thrift, just hang out, help, keep me company, etc. I'm shocked! So yes, the numbers tend to shut people up lol
It also does wonders to someone's confidence to prove someone wrong. haha. I'm so happy he's on board now! That's so fun!
How funny I used to be a couponer too 😉 My husband has never been on board with my reselling and I’ve been at this for 14 years. It paid for us to move. It’s paid for so many things but he still just doesn’t get it 🤔 The more he balks at it, the more determined, I am to keep at it. Those of you who have the support are so very blessed ❤
I'm sorry he's not supportive, but I also love how you use that to only get better. Maybe it's more jealously that you get to be so successful while being your own boss.
Im not as graceful as Becky yet, so imma just tell you what i think.
My partner was a lot more mad about my reselling before we had a talk about how he was jealous.
its not super hard to get him to open up about his feelings, were of a certain culture, so that's fortunate for me.
But i think if you run in different circles than I do, your husband might feel really ashamed that you make... it looks like more money than him? It seems like an awkward situation for a lot of guys.
Keep your chin up! Cant wait to be telling people ive been at this for 14 years lmao
That's so sad to me. My husband is sooo supportive and proud of me. I cannot imagine not being supported
That's awesome, and you are definitely one of the lucky ones. I have lost count of how many women have reached out to me regarding their loved ones who refuse to support them in any way.
My wife who was my girlfriend at the time started reselling when eBay first started. I was surprised when she came home with $200.00 in baseball cards. I laughed but was very supportive. Within 5 minutes of her listing one she had 10 bids. She taught me how to sell. She got out of it to do other things. In 2018 I got back into it. I had to relearn the game. I learned a lot by watching Becky's videos. Now I have my own online store.
@@grabzndealz8213 that is amazing. To think that she started when ebay started - just wow!
I have support of family and space in my house to do this. I just feel discouraged at times because I’m not making sales very often. I only get 2 or 3 a week. I share my listings often. I feel my prices and my pictures are good enough but maybe they are not. I’d love for someone to critique my closet. Lol
This is super fair, and probably something I should have added to the list in this video. Do you only sell on one platform? If you only sell on Poshmark, the frustrating thing is, oftentimes when sales are slow, it's really not you. It's Poshmark. Personally, that's why I list on so many platforms.
Great Video❤ I am a SAHM and started reselling back in April and have been averaging about $500 in sales up until this month. I feel like another reason resellers give up is they go thru months were they have little to no sales. I continue to thrift once a week but try to be selective about the pieces I buy and list but this month has been very slow sale wise. I feel like since PoshMark has started the live shows my sales have really decreased and it’s very frustrating:( The live sales are not something I am interested in doing just from the standpoint of how time consuming they are. I really wish PoshMark would not have introduced this new feature because think it has hurt my closet sales. I have great support from my family and have done everything right but what do you do when you have really bad months and you don’t want to continue to shop or list items. I even relisted a lot of stale listings but still no increase in sales. So frustrating 😂
I agree with you - it's tough when you're doing the things you're supposed to be doing, but the sales just aren't there. Poshmark has gone through quite the identity crisis the last couple years, and sellers have truly suffered as a result. This is one of the reasons I crosslist to other platforms as well - Poshmark is too unreliable for it to be the only reselling platform I rely on. Personally, I would recommend that you start getting some of your items listed over to platforms like Mercari or eBay. it's scary, but I do think it'll be worth your time and effort.
My husband and I started on eBay last year and started crosslisting to Poshmark and I have noticed that when one platform is slower the other picks up and they tend to switch off. I tried to add mercari but it was just too much but yes I agree with Becky on crosslisting for sure!
Same . I recently quit reselling on Poshmark because of the amount of lives now available . It killed my closet and I’ve been on Poshmark for years and always consistent it also brought down the value of everyone’s items by a lot . Nobody is willing to pay anymore
When I first started reselling two years ago I only thrifted clothing and shoes. Then I started adding dishes, mugs, ornaments, and art pieces. These things sell alot slower and tend to sit around a long time. I ended up having a ton of inventory and few sales. I almost quit. But then I decided to go back to clothing and shoes because I know more about them and they sell quicker. Now I'm working on getting rid of the hard goods and focusing on soft lines. It feels much better and much more manageable.
I was overwhelmed, i have 4 young kids and had the 3rd during the covid peak. I'm still adjusting and binge watching your whole playlist. I will be starting again with the help of your videos. ❤
This is such a great and helpful video! Thank you Becky! I can’t wait until the day all my original purchases are gone! LOL.
Right? 3 years & I still have items from 2019 purchases from the bins, most listed, but some I still will eventually list, but hey, it was the bins so I'm OK with that.
lollol I couldn't believe it when I finally sold that one item...I was like..."THIS IS STILL IN MY HOUSE?!?"
@@michellecd4722 very true! And sometimes we just have to go through the act of listing that stuff to remember why we never want to go through this again. lol
I loved all the transparency you gave in this video. Hit home for me. So sweet and humble!
I am so thankful for not only a supportive husband and family but also friends and co-workers. Like, when I told my boss that I was looking to step down at the end of the year to become a SAHM and take on my reselling business full time, he was so excited. One thing that has really pushed me this past year (you even mentioned it in the video) was my husband being unsure that I could do it for the long hall because of my past history (ADHD, having done reselling in the past, hobbies and other side-hustles failing, not wanting to join an MLM...). That really kicked my butt into gear: 1) to prove that I CAN do it, and 2) to prove to myself that I can be my own boss. With guidance from your channel and a few others, I have grown a lot quicker than we thought I would (posting my first listing end of February, to 5 platforms and over 500 live listings). I am so thankful for this community!
AMAZING. Sometimes someone's doubt in us can be the kick in the butt we need haha, even if our only reason for succeeding is so we can prove them wrong! I'm so proud of you for how much you've been able to grow your business!
I'm by myself so there is no negativity except mine. If outside people don't help you get rid of them. Everyone starts somewhere. Plus I don't mind mess that much. I'm like you. I'm happy trying to sell, I'm selling everything in my house that's my inventory. Great video.
OMG, I did couponing but rocked it out for years!!!! My family tell stories of my deals!@
I bet you were an AMAZING couponer :)
Thank you I feel so encouraged. I am on my own so I can do what I want. Its great having a husband that is supportive. He is a smart man. That was my husband and we made such a nice life together!. I miss those days. I am learning to be happy on my own these days . So glad I have this opportunity its not boring and I learn something new every day. When I first selling on ebay my husband told me I was wasting my time. I made 1000 on junk in one week and he didn't make a peep after that.
Despite all the clutter, you have such a calming and positive energy. I think you should really consider some kind of youth mentor or life coach.
Becky I am just like you in terms of the “hobbies”/obsessions 😂 just solidarity that’s all
I have re-sold vintage off and on since the mid-2000’s. The hardest part has always been sourcing because I don’t live in a wealthy metropolitan community. And it’s so competitive these days. It’s really more of a hobby than a side hustle for me now.
OCD!! I hear you loud and clear. I’m glad I’ve watched this and know there’s hope. Lol
I also have a very high tolerance for clutter and piles. I have things that I bought at least a year ago still hanging on my processing rack in my garage so my new rule I started last month . When I go sourcing everything has to be listed that week and I have to pull 4 old items from the garage rack . I'm noticing the stuff I'm pulling from the garage rack is selling faster than the newly sourced items .lol so list those death/Money piles or at least pull 1 or 2 things while listing new inventory
I'm glad you're able to create a system for yourself! And how funny that the old stuff is selling better :)
This has given me a whole new lease on my reselling business and on my UA-cam channel! Thank you for all these tips and congratulations to you on all of your successes!
oh those baseball card inserts and the amount of time clipping coupons on a sunday. even planning the sales weeks ahead and buying stashes of coupons on ebay! also blessed with a husband who is like "you do you babe, what can i do." loved this video. thank you!
I appreciate your honesty. Thanks for sharing.
I feel like my home office deduction should cover 50% of rent in my two bedroom apartment at this point. I have 30% of my living room full of unlisted inventory (it's only about 1 mo of security in case winter weather prevents me from driving 1+ hrs to thrift), 100% of my stairwell stacked with shelving units, 50% of my bathroom full of steamed inventory and processing equipment, and my poor spouse gave up his bedroom for a photography studio and storage.
lollol but also, you should talk to your accountant! You probably can write off a good chunk of your house in that case!
I got 2 storage units after working out of a small 2 br apartment for years. Literally saved my sanity!! It’s so worth it. (and storage is expensive where I live)
Awesome video as always. My experience from resellers who give up is because they DO NOT do MARKET RESEARCH, they do not do a self assessment test to determine if reselling is for them. Repetitively I hear them say, "How hard is it to sell things? I see other people doing it, it's not hard." They spend money on pallets, rent a space at the flea market, don't do price comps, and reality hits they give up, and sell off their assets very cheaply to other resellers who know how to get a great deal. My weakness is I need to to steady UA-cam videos. When it comes to getting things done, I create a time line and work backwards. My career helps me. In my line of work I have to move immediately, I can't stand around planning, I don't sit there for 15 minutes trying to figure out where to start. I just see it go to it and adjust priorities as I go. The job needs to get done. time is money. I need to apply this same concept in doing UA-cam videos, and I am going to start right now. Thanks Becky
yes! so many of the same principles we applied to other jobs can be applied to both reselling and youtube. We're often paralyzed because we don't know what we should do next, not necessarily because we don't know HOW to do it. But, like you said, we just gotta get the job done. Tackle the first thing you see in front of you. It may not have been the most important thing, but at least you did something!
That would be a cool series, remodel your work space
Great video Becky! Thanks for always giving us food for thought.
thank you for your kind words!
I’m ready to give it up. Seems like we are being messed with on Poshmark. Lots of games it seems like. People want everything for nothing and it’s not worth all the hard work.
Im grateful for all the support I have from my family. My partner doesn’t list as much as I do but he got into reselling and completely understands how it works. Also, my mother started selling housewares on Etsy and is giving me a run for my money in sales! My main problem is I have a difficult time managing myself, and I am severely demotivated by clutter and disorganization. Like, it literally breaks my brain to where I don’t know what I’m supposed to be doing. I’m working on it though, just doing my best to just stop thinking about it and push past those roadblocks. It’s also videos like this that help me remember my passion for what I do and that there are others out there going through similar situations. Thanks Becky♥️
You are so lucky to have all that support! Although my husband does help with many aspects of my reselling business, your partner has him beat on the listing haha. He has never listed anything EVER. And how cool that your mom is giving you a run for your money. That's so cool. It is so motivating when others around you help you out and push you to be better. But yes - some days it is super hard for me to manage myself too. Sometimes I just show myself grace and let myself scroll through IG for an hour, but sometimes I just have to turn on a motivating video in the background and get the dang thing done!
Hi Becky, Thank you for being here and for the information. One topic I thought you may discuss was buying things that don't sell...buyers remorse. I am a newbie to this (a matter of months) and I have items that won't sell. I am trying to be more selective of what I buy or make sure if I buy something that the price is low enough if it doesn't sell. Your first comment in the video about how your sourced at the start of this journey and had items for 5 years until they sold was reassuring that I'm not the only one to source and not sell. I guess my point is that this is very frustrating and at times I feel as if I'm going backwards. However, I keep at it and just try to be more selective of what I do purchase to resell. Again, thank you for being here!
@katherine odonoghue 🎯🎯. Same here, but in the beginning (when I had ABSOLUTELY no ideal about "sell through rate" or "Brands"), I would be "lucky" enough to always manage to list 2 or 3 items out of a haul that would pay for the entire hauls -- but I wouldn't list the rest. I did that for 7 months STRAIGHT -- so you can imagine the "death pile" -- which turned into a rental "Self-Storage" death pile. I still thrifted, but I learned to pick up ONLY items that met my STR and Brand model. I "IGNORED" the "Self-Storage" death pile until last month. I FINALLY sat down to figure out 'WHY" I wasn't listing the death pile. My "WHY" was because I now "KNEW" that I had a lot of bad buys. I decided (that since I couldn't go back in time) I would just "FORGIVE" myself, and just donate back the "bad buys" to Goodwill. I ordered the 30-piece box bundle(s) from Walmart and headed to my Storage unit. As I started going through bags, I realized that only about 1/2 of each bag were "Bad Buys" -- and some items I just paid way too much for. I pulled (and logged) the receipts and separated the items. I'm labeling and boxing the "keeps" so I can just go in and pick up a box to list. I'm only about 1/3 of the way though my Storage unit, but I FEEL so much better KNOWING that in 2 or 3 weeks, I will know EXACTLY What/Where ALL of my "Keeps" are -- and Goodwill will have the rest.
I'm so THANKFUL to @beckyparkonposhmark and this channel 💕💕.
Thank you. I am going through a divorce. Being on my own again after years, 31 years is difficult. Adding the solitude of reselling can be very stressful
I'm so sorry to hear that :( And you're right; reselling can be so lonely. There are some resellers out there who have mentorship groups, think tanks, etc. Or you can even start one yourself by finding reselling groups on Facebook. It can be so lonely, but there are also many people like you who are looking for a community. Perhaps you can start something like this and help not only yourself but others in the process!
Thank you for this
So awesome!!!
lol ..also extremely tolerant of clutter, great video thanks a mil
haha it's a blessing and a curse...
The room left on the rolling rack only for new inventory is a brilliant suggestion 😮.
yay!!! I'm glad you thought so!
Very encouraging video!!
yay! I'm glad you thought so!
Hi Becky! You are the best! You keep it real 100% of the time. I wish I had seen this video before I sourced a garage full of inventory. I get so overwhelmed sometimes. But I break it down into 15-20 items and work on getting those listed, then pull more. This video was so needed. Thank you. ❤
This was so motivational thank you
I'm so happy to hear it!!!
I just found you and it couldn't have been a better time. I've just started to really resell. I dabbled with it for a bit but just couldn't get inventory where I was. I moved back to Portland and the bins are walking distance from my house now. However, a lot of the points you mentioned really hit home. I don't like clutter AT ALL. I'm a terrible boss for myself but I do thrive on routine and deadlines. I'll be setting timers and mapping out my day. Thank you!!!
walking distance to the PORTLAND bins?!? I am so excited for you :) I hope you love this reselling thing, but if not, I hope you find something else that brings you joy!
I’m so grateful that I have a very supportive husband. I was wondering if you also had ADHD because I am also completely comfortable around my clutter and my giant amount of inventory. Also so many hyper focuses involving reselling (and everything else). I think it’s a great fit for me because this gives me my dopamine and I genuinely love reselling. Every few months I have a day where I want to quit, but I persevere. Great video! Always love your content. ❤
Thank you for your kind words
An inordinate amount of us resellers are neurodivergent!
My problem as a new reseller starting this year was absolutely too much inventory. Just when I would break even, I would go sourcing again...🤦🏽♀️. I'm more selective now on my purchases, and after 6 months am finally net pos! I was starting to get discouraged and wondering if it was all worth my time.
I'm proud of you!!! It IS hard to find the discipline to stop doing the fun part of reselling, which is sourcing, but you did it! I do go through phases where I tell myself "I'm not going to source again until I sell 100 items" or other scenarios like that. It really gets my butt in gear and also helps me make a ton of money within a span of a couple weeks without spending any extra money!
Love your video's Becky! Another reason is working working and sales are not there! Take care;
I hear ya - I did forget that one haha. The motivation crusher that is slow sales :( Maybe I'll tackle that in another video.
Don't forget the Thredup run!! Oh lord, too many items. Haven't walked into a thrift store in a long time trying to work through it all. I have done online purchases that I have paid way up for to flip. I do love it.
very true haha.
Great video!!!
thank you so much!
❤❤ inspired me..❤
Great video! Well needed video !
Yay! I'm so happy to hear that :)
Thanks for making this video 😊🙏🏾
thank you for watching!
Hi Becky have you tried Poshmark live sale yet. I'm not sure if I'm ready for the camera.😄
I haven't tried it yet! I have my first sale coming up after Thanksgiving. I'm not super hopeful that it's going to be a huge game changer for me haha.
Mine is because I'm selling or making anything
Very informative video Beck - I think i fall into the 4th Category but thats only because i haven't quite developed that level of consistency required to make this work, i like being my own boss and working on my own terms but i have fallen into the Do what i want to do when i want to do it category. If i want a break i have a break.
I am doing well on the first 3 categories i am not overwhelmed with stock, i have a set number of listings but as i get more into it and source more that number rises. So at the moment it's at 110 listings - i only list when it falls below that.
I have set myself a Minimum target for now and will more then likely take it more seriously next year as in source more.
That's awesome! Yes; the motivation piece can be super difficult for some, or just like, locking in a set schedule. I'm excited for what 2023 is going to look like for you!
Great video ❤
Thank you!!
Thank you for teaching all of us so much. You gave me lots of hope from the very beginning. I also have an ADHD brain and don’t stick with things. But…. January will make one year of reselling and April will make a year for my you tube channel.
YESSSSSSS!!! That's what I'm talking about!!! Proud of you!
@@beckyparkco THANK YOU!!!
omg i love you 😭 ty
awwww thank you
I don’t understand the sharing thing.
Within about 2 months My problem quickly became that I couldn’t keep up with how much I was selling. I’d buy 15 then 8 would literally sell the very next day.
That is an AMAZING problem to have!!!
@@beckyparkco I know but so crazy lol almost a year in & I still cannot get over 300 available listings. I’m thrifting everyday & shipping bundles the next. Makes me wanna just buy a TON then list it all real fast to have the inventory lol
In the first few days I noticed a ton of shares. It’s been about two weeks and they’re down to a trickle, unless I share first. It’s only been about two weeks. I haven’t sold anything, but I’ve spent $137 on the site for myself. 😢
Since you listed two weeks ago, have you done much else? Most reselling platforms want to see daily consistency when it comes to things like listing and sharing. Personally, I would recommend listing one item a day versus ten things in one day if all you have is ten things. Does that make sense?
@@beckyparkco My enthusiasm has waned a bit. I did share quite a bit for a while. I have learned to share my closet recently. I will start listing more. I have 12 things so far. Your video on editing helped me tremendously! I never would have known how to make the background disappear, etc. I had do much fun with the fine art filter on Snapseed with a black leather biker jacket. You’re a great content provider and instructor.
@@quicklykay gahhhh I appreciate that so much ❤️ Thank you! Yeah; take it slow! There is so much to learn, so just do what you can manage 😀
Becky , do I need to have the items listed that I’m going to auction on poshmark first before my live ? How do I apply to be on a poshmark live ???ty
Hi, it's in Poshmark's blog. There is a waitlist and they haven't scheduled another training yet. The last one was November 7th. It's about a two-week wait.
I'm not sure! I haven't done it yet haha
oooh thank you for this info!