I work from reselling preowned clothing on eBay
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
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I scored the Jean haul of a lifetime at a garage sale this weekend! 17 pairs of rock revival and miss me jeans… for ONE DOLLAR each!! All in excellent condition. I couldn’t get them off the hanger fast enough! We sell a little bit of everything, but I’ve recently been trying to gear more toward jeans(while my husband still prefers hard goods) because I definitely enjoy photographing jeans over tops/jackets! So I’m loving your content, thanks for sharing! ❤
Nice!! I would be the same way! 😂
Funny Im a girl who prefers the hard things but you have me motivated to sell jeans. You are so adorable and smart
I can’t believe you accomplished all of that BEFORE your coffee!😊
I used to Homeschool my kids and sell on eBay starting way back in 1999. Kids are old now, but I am still reselling. I love coffee, cats, and thrifting, so I am very happy to watch your videos. Keep up the great work! 🎉
Glad to have you here!
Thanks for sharing your day! I am basically a former homeschool mom at this point, I didn't do reselling full time when my kids were younger, quite a challenge!
Hi Carrie! Thank you for including your listing process! I appreciate it. Love you videos and her personal style, your hair is 🔥
Thank you so much!
Love the life you created for your family. Enjoy all that you can. The days might be long sometimes but the years are short. It goes by fast.❤
Hey Carrie!! New Subscriber here!!! I have been a reseller for over 20 years, and I think it's time to change my strategy. I love what you and Kyle are doing!! Keep up the good work! Great videos and information. Thank you for sharing!
Welcome! Thank you for the encouragement!
What strategy are you changing after 20 years so that it may help someone like me.
I'm so impressed with your productivity. As a former homeschooling mom, I would definitely recommend finding or forming a group of trusted friends who homeschool who can take some of the pressure off by helping one another. You're only one person so being teacher, UA-camr, mom housecleaner, business owner...WHEW! That's a lot! Just hope you can find a little help.
Thank you for the idea! I definitely want to look into a coop or group for the kids. This is our first year so I made sure not to jump head first into a bunch of things and get overwhelmed. I’ll start adding more things in year 2!
@@carrieathome I know! A co-op type thing is awesome, but making it happen can be complicated. Love your videos, and I'm learning a lot from your organizational skills!
Carrie! That is the cutest haircut!!
Thank you! 🥰
Looking forward to the new series! I'm listing 10 a day. Hoping to get my husband on board.
Love the video Carrie! Wish I had your motivation 😂 I should be listing, and instead, I'm watching yt vids about listing 🤦♀️
I get that! Kyle can vouch that I get distracted all the time. Lol but all that matters is that the work gets done every day. We can always work on our attention control later 😂
You are all so inspiring! Can’t wait to see the new series.
Yay! Thank you!
Sometimes certain sizes are worth more or less. Do you not change the prices? Figure that saves a lot of time to not have to check comps.
Loved your video! Your day is super jammed packed, but on your terms. The new flow will soon feel like routine, just please do not overwhelm yourself! You wil always need your time to renew and refresh.
Working on it! Thank you for the reminder 😊
Great video Carrie! Always enjoy this type and looking forward to your new series.
Thanks for coming back i am learning so much. Your style of teaching is good. I like how you explained every step of the process. Keep going. Look forward to the new series.
Great to hear!
Are you a reseller in ebay
@@ammouryasmine6373 yes
I love your videos! They get me motivated to take my eBay store to the next level. I can’t wait to see what you end up thrifting in your new series!
We love you!! Thank you for all your videos!! ❤❤
You're the best! ❤️
I found your channel a few moths ago. I have to say, you are the best teacher. I understand the process with your videos so much easier than any other I have watched. Question, do you and your husband plan on doing this always? I am on the fence about quitting my full-time job. I have a hard time making decisions though... lol
We haven’t had any discussion about stopping.
But we’ll always work for ourselves running a business we create.
Hi Carrie!!! I have been binge watching all your videos! I just subscribed yesterday and I really enjoy them and they give me so much inspiration to keep eBay Selling :). Do you guys Wash all your thrift items? I have been just spraying with Vodka and Steaming them after. Trying not to ruin any of the Jeans, Shirts and Jackets I pick Up. Any tips would help :). Thanks again for sharing and I hope to see more videos :)
Hey big things, think commercial trash bags!! They tape nice with shipping tape and hold up as they are super thick. And in a crunch DG has a huge box super reasonable!!!
Back on here, you and Kyle are my inspiration
Oh nice! Those got me thinking for next time! Kyle was surprisingly able to fit it in the box I originally grabbed 😮
4:30 team work makes the dream work, please don’t get mad at your husband for knowing what sells best . He’s really knowledgeable with what’s in trend I respect it📈
It’s all in good fun! Thanks for watching :)
I’m so excited for your new series! ❤
Your family is so blessed! Would you maybe be able to do a video about how to lay out clothes in the best way so that they look good? Sometimes especially with shirts it's hard to know how to position the arms. I finally got my flat lay set up!! I got a piece of plywood and put a flannel sheet over it. So excited!!😊Anyhoo, great video!
Nice job! I personally like folding the arms over at the elbow area
@@carrieathome Weird, that comment was supposed to go on your "What $240,000 Sales..." video. Thanks for the reply anyways, even though it looks like a double comment.😄
Lol 😂 for the big things, some put my big jacket in one bag and one in another bag and they taped the two together and shipped it loke that. 😅 it worked well.
I love how you guys photograph jeans!
It would be interesting to see a video on "jeans brands to avoid" There aren't too many of these kinds of videos, though I think Thrift a Life has done general clothing brands to avoid.
That’s a good idea!
What is your average buy cost and highest buy cost? We don't have cheap bins here. Thrift stores here in suburban California have price tags similar to Ebay stores. Goodwill maybe a dollar or 2 less.
Average is around $6 and the highest I'd pay for an item just depends on what the item is. I'd pay $1000 for an item that would make me $2000 in a heartbeat.
@@carrieathome I would also pay $1K too in that case. For the practicality of the question and realistically, what would be the highest cost you find when thrifting for jeans? For example, in our area, $6.99 would be the lowest, $12.99-$15.99 is considered average, $19.99 is the high side we normally find. As always, thanks for the answering questions 🙂.
love your videos thank you for sharing me and my wife are just like you guys. I was also in construction. we are in the same boat as you were 2 years ago right now I'm trying to make small goals. I'm hoping we are as successful as you guys. would love to join one of the things you offer. I'm still pretty new I know a few things but there is so much more to learn and I thank you for the free info that you give us in your videos cheers .
That is awesome! Small goals win the race!
Awesome the kids got the charizard!
Yes! Totally awesome!
@@carrieathome It's currently worth about $120. It's the most valuable card in the set. My girlfriend got it in the first pack she opened 🤯
I am Uh-Mazed at how fast you fly in your listings. That would’ve taken me hours!!
hi Carrie, i'm also a full time reseller mom at home. I was wondering if you can do a full video on when uploading photos from phone to computer and then listing, i somehow kept getting stuck on the photo uploading into laptop(saving, and dragging photos onto ebay) and would like to learn from you to see every little step of that process. Please do one. thank you very much!
your new subscribers.
I’ll be make a full walkthrough soon!
Great video as Always.... Can't wait to watch the new Series❤️💛💚💜💙
It’s the sell similar that has made me able to do listings fast. Whether my own or others listing. Works great! Thanks for the great vid. You doing ok? You seemed a little weary
I’m doing ok! Thanks for checking in 😊
When you said dessert fish cake I was terrified it was actual fish in dessert form 😂 I was so relieved when you showed them
Lol I need to find a better way to describe them 😂
Thank you so kuch for all your videos!! Grateful for you and your family!!❤❤❤ where do you get the slef seal clear bags for your jeans and what size bag is it? 😊 Thank you
They’re 12x18 polybags that we bought off Amazon!
Hi Carrie, this vlog was sooooo good! Loved how educational and entertaining it was, I loved so many parts but highlights for me were: your son sharing charzar, listing breakdown, and all the Asian food and drinks! The whole video was awesome, thx for all that you do 🥰
Thank you so much!! I’m glad you’re enjoying it!
I love how you guys are so dialed in that 1 oversized item almost through off the whole day.
I was being picky 😂 It was a great sale though! I would just rather Kyle deal with the bulky stuff lol
I knew you lived in the St. Charles/ Ofallon area! When you went to Panteras the other day I couldn't believe it haha. That was a childhood staple of mine growing up!
It’s a classic! The kids loooove playing the arcades while we wait for pizza lol they got a new owner a couple years ago but he’s keeping it true to its roots :)
@@carrieathome That’s awesome! I’m sending you a letter with some stickers and Pokémon cards for your son’s master set from my business!
@@ThatOneCardShop oh wow!! We’re excited!
Looking forward to your new series, I'm hooked on your videos!
Glad you like them!
Thanks for another fun vlog. Excellent idea for the new series!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just found your channel and love it!
You've inspired me to try men's pants (as I only have been selling women's clothing).
I did pick up some men's pants that I am puzzled by and Google and Ebay search hasn't helped.
The label says Ralph Lauren Super 90's on them, do you happen to know what that means or if they are vintage? They are Khaki pants, thanks.
I haven’t seen that before but I know if it says super 90s then it’s most likely a modern pair in a 90s style. Hope this helps!
I could watch a whole video of just you listing 😂 I wish I could list that fast!
lol I can make a listing ASMR video 😆
Enjoy watching your videos! Can you share where you get your clear storage bags for the jeans from?
Thank you for watching! I get 12x18 bags from Amazon :)
Nice video! So enjoyable to watch. You're doing great!
Thank you so much for watching!
New subscriber here! I am so curious of your photography set up. Please let me know how you did it or where to buy. Thank you so much!
We built the station with 2x4s and plywood and bought the lighting kit form Amazon. It’s a 5k daylight bulb that we use :)
Excuse me, could you tell me what are the measurements of the bags you use to store the jeans?
12x18 polybags :)
@@carrieathome thanks you
@@carrieathome and the measurements of the boxes, sorry
@@olvinlopez1079 24x10x8!
Hi Carrie Where do you purchase the clear bag to store your clothes in? Thanks so much.
Off of Amazon!
Do you have a video or link on how to do your set up for taking photos of the clothing? Photographing KILLS my back and neck. I'm very limited on space right now.
I’ll make a video!
@@carrieathomeyay looking forward to that! I love your setup!
I absolutely love this channel!!! What size of storage bags do you use for the jeans and what size are the poly bags you mail them in??
Thank you!!!
Glad you like it! I use 12x18 for both bangs 😊
Debating going full time on eBay. Curious what you do for health insurance. I also have a spouse and 2 kiddos
We get private health insurance through the marketplace :)
Great video. Can't wait for the new series! Please share the brand and where you got your necklace. It looks like the perfect everyday necklace. Thank you!
Yay! I bought it off Amazon! I think I may open an Amazon store front to link commonly asked for items. The necklace has been a hit! I never take it off, it’s so lightweight and goes with everything.
@carrieathome yes please do a storefront share the link. There's so many crappy ones but yours looks gorgeous!
Thank you! ❤️
Heck yes to the My Chem playlist! Love your channel
Heck yea! 🤘 and thank you!
Is the length of a Jean the inseam measurement?
What is your eBay store listed under? Not the challenge one, but the one where you sell jeans. Thanks.
Hi there! I’m not linking my main store currently.
Love this video!!
Glad you liked it!!
Steaming is what slows me down. I have a tough time listing wrinkled shirts even though it doesn’t seem to matter. By the way, the Polo brand is pronounced Ralph LAW-ren (like the girl’s name) not Lor-EN. Common mistake.
Are you picking any jeans or how it works? 😃 or how you choose what to pick up for sale
I use the ebay app to look up the brand and style of jeans. I’ll see how many are listed on ebay and how many are sold on ebay for how much money. That’ll tell me if I should pick up the jeans or not. Buy low, sell high
i see you are wearing a brace while packing. i have been struggling with the reseller occupational hazard of dequervains issue on my hands. is that what you are dealing with and any advice for me if so?
I sometimes get tendinitis if my hand gets overworked from phone usage, computer usage, etc. The brace helps keep my wrist and hand in a neutral position to still get work done but completely resting it is the only way I can get it to heal.
Awesome! I can never get my photos to download to my computer correctly. They either come out in the wrong format or turned sideways. Which then I have to edit and turn each one 😢
Oof! That sounds difficult 😣
@@carrieathome Yea I just keep going back to uploading from my phone then doing the listings on the computer lol but I know if I can get it figured out it would be so much faster the other way.
They have super huge poly mailers that the carhartt coveralls would fit in and weigh less.
Show us the name of brand product please
hello! Thank you for helpful videos! How many active listings do you currently have?
Around 1800
Do you have a list of jeans brands video to look for ?
Nope! It really depends on your metrics and preferences to decide what’s worth picking up or not.
With bulky clothing we vaccuum seal them, sounds crazy but saves alot.
Good idea!
Beautiful ! Thanks for the content.
Thanks for watching!
Where do you purchase your clear bags for your jeans, and what size do you buy?
I buy 12x18 polybags from Amazon :)
@@carrieathome Thanks!
Where do you procure most of your jeans? I'm not having much luck at thrift stores or the "antique malls". Thank you.
Thrift stores!
Thank you! This is very helpful!!
So glad!
Hey guys after you do your measurement what are those bags you use to store the jeans before shipping
They’re 12x18 polybags found on Amazon!
When you click on the picture, you are only checking on one of them. How are you grouping them together with just one click to add to Ebay?
Hold shift and click the last photo you want and it’ll automatically select all of them (if you’re on windows)
@@carrieathome Thank you
Thanks , I was wondering about that 😅
Buyer won 40 of my Auctions and didn’t pay and asked to cancel. How do I check if eBay refunded me the Express Standard Ads fee for the 40 Auctions which is over $100 in Express Ad fees for Auctions.
Where do I verify if eBay automatically proceed the refund of fees to me??
I would contact ebay customer support to verify what's going on. I'm not familiar with ebay auctions.
Hi. Can you share the material on your board. It is so vertical but the pants don't move?? Thanks
It’s just a fleece blanket!
Do you have a link for the clear bags you use to store your items?
I don’t have a link but I bought them off Amazon! They’re 12x18
@@carrieathome thanks!
Carrie, you rock it, girly!
I cannot get over how much you resemble Joselyn of @crazylamplady You two could be sisters!!
A couple questions but first...GREAT VIDEO. I appreciated the showi g how you list. This is perhaps my greatest motivator to nicheing down.
My questions...
When you open a second ebay store, does ebay take you all the way back to not getting paid till later and all that? (I want to do this for my nieche but am not looking forward to newbie issues like that)
Second...when you do your taxes can you just combine all the numbers as if its just one reselling business? I want to keep life as simple as possible so im debating a new store or merging the one i have into a niche.
Do you feel a niche store gets vetter traffic for those items?
Thats three questions sorry.
Yup! We’re going all the way back to newb status lol
Yes, I’ll combine sales and expenses with my larger store just to have one book for the business.
ebay does like niche stores because they’ll know what traffic to send you vs being all over the board :)
Ok. I appreciate the answers. I had a feeling the niche store would be worth the effort. I'm gunna follow along with you and go for it.
Hey Carrie. I noticed on your jeans packages in the boxes, that it looks like you have bar codes on the stickers. Can you let me know how you label yours. I am trying to adopt your inventory system since we do a lot of clothes. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The sku stickers with the barcodes were an ordering mishap on my end. We order the regular sku stickers that just have the numbers on it :)
@@carrieathome Do you order bags with sku stickers with numbers already on them? Right now I have policy clear bags and I add stcikers to them. Trying to get quicker like you. Right now I am averaging 10-12 listings an hour. Your video has helped alot. Trying to get quicker. Thanks for the help.
@@Floridaebayhunter I bulk order stickers from someone on ebay who prints out the sku numbers I need so it’s ready to use on bags when they get delivered. I tried making my own sku numbers and I’d rather just pay someone to do it lol
Question...I have a photo station similar to yours (more upright). However, my clothing wants to slide off. What material are you using that allows the jeans to stay in place? Your videos are awesome!
It's a sherpa blanket :)
Thanks!!
Hi guys! I've seen one of your shorts with Kyle listing like in 35 seconds start to finish. I noticed that the pants don't slip down your board and it's just fun to watch. Just wondering what kind of fabric are you using. Thanks!
It’s a mystery as to why they don’t slip lol but it’s a fleece blanket!
finally found your ebay store - why don't you share it on here? Just curious?
I just don’t want to funnel a bunch of traffic onto my store, that’s it!
New subscriber !
Are you able to find all these 1,000’s of jeans at the local thrifts only ??
Welcome! And yes, we find it all from thrift stores and the bins.
Dang! You guys pulled the Charizard ex!? Still yet to pull lol.
Yes! It was the third pack in! They were both so excited, it was awesome 😂 it’s insane that it happened because if I had ordered the box a minute later or sooner, who knows if we would have received that specific box!
I thought I’d be buying that from a card shop! So glad Lucas pulled it.
Now I gotta track down my personal favorite the Venasaur alt art.
Do you take a pic of the bagged item with the SKU and add it to the group pics. How did you get the SKU numbers?
Yup! I photo the sku number. I include the sku photo in my listing and add the sku number in the custom sku box. :)
How often do you get returns due to customers not really 👀 looking closely at size… even though your pics are showing sizes ?
It still happens! My return rate fluctuates between 4-6% and only about half end up returning the item. All I care about is that I did everything I could so ebay has my back against false INADS/reviews (at least most the time lol).
Great video! thanks for sharing. We are also husband/wife reseller duo! Would you recommend combining stores? as we currently have two stores between us on Ebay (also two kids 😂)
If you guys sell similar items then I would consider combining but it's not the end of the world if you keep them separate. :)
Hey, how do you prove Coogi jeans from the 90s? I have a pair, but the comps are all over the place.
I think I’ve sold one pair of Coogi jeans a long time ago so I don’t know much about that brand. But I’m sure there’s plenty of videos on UA-cam talking about Coogi and show tags and stuff!
New subscriber here! I’m sorry if you’ve answered this before, but why/how did you decide on eBay as your platform? I’m looking to test the waters in resale as a SAHM. I’m starting with all the like new or NWT outgrown clothes of my son’s. I decided to start with Poshmark because I’m a bit intimidated by shipping. Any tips would be so appreciated!
There’s just more buyers and daily traffic on ebay so that’s why I chose it!
@@carrieathome awesome! Thank you!!!
When you list do you use templates or list similar?
I sell similar off my own listings. I use to do templates but found sell similar off what I already had created was a lot faster when I can search for specific brands and styles.
Do you use Sherpa for the flat lay? And how far off the floor is the plywood or whatever you use? It looks like the perfect height and angle
Yea it’s like a fleece blanket we found at Walmart! We attached the board to the stairs with 2x4s so it stands about 1.5 feet off the ground. I’ll definitely make a video about the board! We’ve gotten so many questions on it. 😊
@@carrieathome thanks! I’ve struggled between flat lays and hanging, but yours looks like the perfect set up!
Can you tell me what phone you’re using for pics? I have been thinking about having a separate phone for pics that isn’t an iPhone because it has a few quirks that annoys me with my workflow. Thanks!
It’s a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 :)
@@carrieathome thank you!
@carrieathome Sorry, so many questions. I like to have a good system in place. Did you come up with a name for your eBay store? I am new to all this.
No worries! I’m not publicizing my main store but I’ll make a video about a new store I’m starting up so people can follow along with it!
Hello, how do you number/sku your items? Loving your content.
After we photograph the item, we bag it and put a sku number sticker on it. We take a photo of the sticker to add into the listing so when we pull items, we can sort the items by sku number!
Do you take a pic of the bagged item with the SKU and add it to the group pics. How did you get the SKU numbers?
@@carrieathomeSorry, so many questions. I like to have a good system in place. Did you come up with a name for your eBay store? I am new to all this.
Hi, there! I just found your channel today.. such an inspiration for reselling! Do you all have a link to your eBay store? Thanks! ❤️😊
Welcome! I’m currently not sharing my main store but I’ll be sharing a secondary store soon :)
Since you have a daily listing goal do you do that on weekends too? I’m trying to list 10 each day and wasn’t sure if I should work ahead on drafts during the week so I can just push them live on the weekends?
I list on the weekends too but you can totally save up weekend drafts and list them over the weekend so you have some free time for your weekends!
What type of lights do you have above your flat lay
It’s just a shop light! :)
@@carrieathome thank you for answering I appreciate it. Hope your day is amazing and blessed
How do you get the jeans to stick? I’ve tried it numerous time and it keeps falling off. TIA.
I don’t really know how they stick lol our board is at a slight decline so maybe decline your board a tad?
Do you ship your jean using USPS Priority Flat Rate?
Ground Advantage! 😊
Do you guys only sell jeans?
For the most part!
Kitty Kat has this selling stuff down pat! LOL.
If you get home and realized jeans are hemmed...is it even worth listing hemmed jeans?
It depends! Sometimes they’re hemmed to an average length still. I just make a note of it and list. I try not to pick up unusual length jeans mainly because the market is less than an average size.
@carrieathome thanks! Looking forward to the new series. So much potential there for sure for your business. All around great idea to bring in newbies, springboard for a future course, and would help all level sellers get back to basics. Great idea!!