I'M DONE WITH THIS!
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
- I'm feeling fed up and done with this mess! Watch me work in my warehouse as I embark on another marathon session of cleaning, decluttering and organising my unlisted inventory.
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Hi! My name is Mel (aka) Back from Burnout! And if you’re a reseller wanting to learn how to sell on eBay and how I run a successful eBay business selling second hand items from the thrift store then this is DEFINITELY the place for YOU! On this channel, I upload 2-3 videos a week surrounding topics such as tips for selling on eBay and how to make money selling stuff on eBay. I help you get a better understanding of what it's like being a full time eBay reseller and I'll show you what I do all day as a eBay reseller in my weekly reselling vlogs. And I basically answer any and all questions any eBay resellers may have who are looking to grow their eBay business!
Everyone telling you what to do about everything.. I think you're doing a fine job
Wish I could do as well.
From Indiana USA
Thanks so much, I’m trying my best x
You’re the Queen of making Order out of Chaos,Mel! Go Girl! 💋
Well said comment!! 🎉🎉🎉
Mel, when you said one pot, one dish, it just cracked me up. Bravo, what you did is super impressive. Are you still going to move to a larger warehouse? Once you do, please delegate some work to an employee. You will be amazed how much more will be accomplished. Not only that, but it will take the strain off your back, and rekindle your enjoyment of your business. Anytime you're feeling overwhelmed, Mel, just do a slow sweep with your eyes around your warehouse and let it all sink in. YOU did this, Mel. From 500 books you created an incredible business, that has you in the top tier of book resellers. You created an empire, Mel. With the right size warehouse, and hopefully an employee, you will never feel overwhelmed again. Ask Tom if he agrees. Enjoy celebrating Tom's birthday!!
Their lot in taking on another worker. Trust to paying them to finding the right type of person
My Dear Mel....!
I have followed you for a long time from Florida, in the USA. I spotted the interest in you from Tom over a year ago. I am SO GLAD you two connected. He is a gem, and it would do you well to pay attention to him, not only what he says, but what he does. He is obviously a success, a real businessman. You have shown you are flexible, are willing to listen, and are able to examine yourself. Perhaps sometimes you are too hard on yourself. But there are times you need to really stand back and look at things those of who watch your fascinating channel enjoy, and observe.
Today in this video, besides expressing your confusion and depression on the ton of 'must do's, NOW that do indeed exist, you show that you have avoided a real red flag.
You are, indeed, an expert, 'a queen' in assembling shelves.
I would suggest, however, your eyes should look at another side.
The fact that you have added, probably, 20-30 more shelves than you had a home before you moved, should alert you.
If you need more shelves, I would argue that you need more SALES. You are loading up tons of unsold items. You are working yourself soon to a position where it is all storage, and your packing shelves will need, out of necessity, have to be out doors.
I suggest you decide now to NEVER ADD ANOTHER SET OF SHELVES!
Have a "Clearance Sale" , a holiday-whatever it is..sale.
Do a half-price bundle sale..do a one-week only half-price sale...a 25%-off sale....you get my drift.
You MUST turn those shelves into money, and they must be emptied.
You must resist urges to add to your inventory: you already have more than you can sell.
Sell what you have already.
Take the mental issues away.
Concentrate on bucks in, not books in.
Set a goal on how many shelves to empty, and by what date.
QUIT BUYING! QUIT accepting free buys, or deals.
YOU must set up some tremendous buys for others, to help you clear out. How do you think you got all that stuff? Someone else realized it would be forever before they sold their excess inventories and looked for a sucker (sorry!) to take it off their hands!
You must do th same thing. Clean out the rubbish. Get a real plan on what you feel most comfortable selling. You don't need to beat old horses. Donate. Get a reputation for being philanthropic: give to those thrift stores (Make them pick it up)
What if you sold every book by the end of the year (of course you won't and don't want to) But if you got $1 for each, you'd be set to plan the quality of your new inventory. You have proven you are NOT afraid of work: your energy is amazing and is part of the fine appeal your channel has.
I do not wish in any way to criticize your methods...I wish you only success. i wish for your emotional health. I hope you consider some of this. Perhaps discussing my thoughts with Tom will give you some guidance. He is wise, is smart, and cares also about your success. It has to hurt him as much as it does me to see you occasionally flounder with uncertainty, overwhelming projects in view, and personal commitments outside of actually running properly a business. If this is to be your calling, you must continue to put it a close second to your personal life.
You showed a video where you were taking on an enormous chore 'working' for Tom. This makes no sense at all: your work load cannot allow for outside gigs. I am sure the money helped, but you are avoiding what must be done. I have often done the same: but when I put my mind to it (I, too was dependent entirely upon myself!) I realized that perhaps the best thing to do for me was attack the little things I enjoyed the least, but which were essential to the business!
I think if you continue to organize yourself, as you have shown, you will soon discover that you are the finest 'employer' you have ever worked for.
My best to you ,Mel. I mean you no disrespect: you are so admirable and have so many successful qualities that it caused me to write this. Please rely on Tom's advice, but do it on your own. I believe you will
Jerry
Thanks Jerry, I really appreciate this comment. I am currently doing a big reevaluation on my eBay business and what’s manageable for me and looking at changes going forward - many of what you just suggested. I look forward to sharing some more on that soon. Please note I am very self aware of the problems you listed above and truly wanting to make changes.
@backfromburnout all these comments would drive me nuts! I enjoyed the video for what it was, thanks for sharing! People forget you are a 1 woman enterprise and a number one seller in Australia!
Over an hour of death pile Motivational Mel! A sweet gift on a Tuesday. ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks to your videos I took a long afternoon and totally cleaned up my EBay room. It’s amazing the difference. Now it is so much more pleasant to work in there. I can easily get things done and find my inventory quickly. Just do it!
Fantastic! Good job! It’s the best feeling!
I love this type of video! I listen to you while I'm organizing my death pile books, too!!! Annette from Kentucky USA
Mel, you need more space. Books take up space. So much space. Coffee table books, vintage books, bundles, piles waiting to turn into bundles, etc. If you can't move your entire area, what if you had a second warehouse for 'specials'; vintage books, slow but high dollar rare books, bundles waiting to be bundles. You could put a cute sign on your next space and call it your 'Special Room'. Further, you could use it for warehousing your packing supplies and that will make more space in your main warehouse!
Well you keep getting a bigger space, then it will just fill up again. Mel needs either small hauls or make sure she has whole days to get her job done and not get distracted with other stuff. Or allow others to make her lose focus.
@@sandrabentley8111I think it’s a good thing that Mel has company now. Running your own business can get really lonely. Work/life needs to be fun as well as productive.
@@thrifting_mumma agree, she is living my dream life right now!
@@sandrabentley8111 Yes bigger spaces fill up but resale books are both long tail and short tail sales and you need both to be successful. Given her speciality more space would greatly help organize inventory.
Love that you are uploading more. Longer videos the better. As a full time bookseller in America, it is great to watch while I list or ship. Thanks
More to come! I’m increasing my uploads :)
This video was fantastic - watching you work tirelessly to regain control of your warehouse and tackle all those “dead piles” of unlisted books was amazing. Having to actually build new shelving units at the start of the day Saturday so you would have space to store for your new bundles after you created new listings was crazy.
Thank you for watching my crazy lol
Luv when he threw u out!
Swap your cd's with Tom for books.
Careful with the paint fumes Mel. If he’s panel beating then there is a chance it’s epoxy based and could have isocyanates which are extremely hazardous. Clear out when you smell that xx I work in occupational health x
I thought the same. Perhaps run air purifier with hepa filter as standard when in the warehouse?
Your right. Next time he’s using the spray I’m just going to leave. He doesn’t use the heavy paint spray like that often.
@@penelopepitstop1707 a hepa would be good for when he’s going abrasive work that causes dust but not really for fumes likes isocyanates
Wow! You did well!!!! ❤Happy birthday Thom 🎊 (and yep - I’m trying to do my deathpile hahaha)
It’s never ending isn’t it!
"Awww no. Not another box of Mills and Boons" LOL!
Absolutely seems like you need more space dedicated for sorting and bundling, warehouse expansion incoming!
The processing and staying on top of it is the hardest part
Great video, this happens to me all the time, get organised, get messy. List, sell, stop. You'll get back on top of it in true Mel style :)
man, watching you is making me to WANT to work!
Yes!!!! I love that!
Well done Mel, you've conquered that warehouse. A good job done, you're a winner! PS - I'm always loosing my glasses once I've put them down somewhere and walked off LOL.
so many videos posted lately! so happy when i see your videos:)
I’m trying really hard to get back into my video upload habit and have made some other changes to allow me to manage it. I’m glad you like it and there is lots more to come.
Well done😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻, you are amazing, that much inventory and being able to keep it all straight and under control shows you truly are a SUPERSTAR⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🎉🎉Happy Birthday Thom🎉🎉Hugs from Texas🤗⭐️
💕The binders with different animals are wonderful for teachers. I would hand one page out to each student and in a short time they could quietly read it a write a short report to present all during on 90 minute classroom session. I usually let them choose because I had the whole set and they were more engaged when they had a choice 😀
(High School)
That’s a great idea. My sister is a teacher!
Do you need larger warehouse space? It looks as if you do. Your remark " Task Paralysis" is where I am. Thank you for using that.
Yes and no. Yes if I want to expand further. No if I decide to level out the business and keep it smaller which is something I’m currently considering
Stop thrifting for 30 days to catch up with yourself. You are stressing yourself out again.
I agree Ithink she has far too much inventory and I imagine she has books that she has had for years that haven't been listed or just haven't sold. That's why this is becoming overwhelming. I could be wrong but that is my perception.
Bad suggestion. week off maybe(never for me), month never! you need to overcome work distress if you want to be successful.
I definitely didn’t have a month off. Just wasn’t able to do stuff in the warehouse as such. I still worked at home.
Oh my, you have seemingly endless energy. God bless you and Tom and your family. May ypu get good rest for the next video!
🥰Good for you to get back on it. Is encouraging to all of us who get in the same situation.! 🤪
Oh my goodness, you are amazing! Thank you for taking us along on these chunk's of days. I've learned so much. I enjoy your videos and look forward to the next one. Wow when I see the room at the beginning of the video compared to the end of the video, what a difference. You did it. Good for you.
I would suggest an infrared heater from Amazon to run when you work out there for hours. It would make a difference set up near you. They don't pull that much electric.
It’s a hard room to heat as it’s just a big concrete room.
Well done Mel!! Thank you as always for being real. I wish more content creators were like you. It inspires us. Sometimes content creators will show this flashy I’ve got my life together and no death pile which is probably fake! And then those of that have death piles and feel overwhelmed will question what’s wrong with them. By seeing this we know 1) that others go through this and 2) how you conquer it which breaks it down for others to do the same. Thank you for being you ❤
That’s always my problem too. I have thousands In merchandise that I’ve accumulated and I get so overwhelmed that I post nothing. I think I went a year not even bothering to make a listing. It sucks.
You should look into a standing desk. I use a standing desk with a drafting chair that is tall enough to sit during a long listing session. The standing part is great for packing or when you are referencing the computer a lot like you were during your cleanup.
Yes I’d love a standing desk. It’s on the want list.
Thank you for sharing the good and the hard times. You have inspired me once again that I need to pull up my sleeves and tackle an area in my death pile. You're doing amazing growing your business.
Thank you
Some hallway runner rugs helps keep floors , nicer to walk on and warmer in the winter. Keeps dust down. They just need a quick vacuum instead of a sweep. Love you videos. 🥰
Great idea!
You can do it! You’ve done it before. One step in front of the other.
I didn’t know how cold & so early it is there. We are finally getting some colder days here in Qld. What a massive accomplishment. (might not be helpful, i was thinking can you turn the 2 shelves you’ve just built around and build 2 more) to put the last batch of books on. Happy Birthday to Thom
It’s a bit squishy near the photo station then to walk around but the other one I might be able to. I like to leave that area free incase I get a big haul but I think the added shelf would be better.
@@backfromburnout So true! Hope you find a solution.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Great Job!! Even more impressive when you’re cold 🥶🥶! I hate to be cold.
It’s really cold here. I need to get some ski pants I think.
You did a wonderful job, be very proud of yourself!👏👏👏
Thank you
Great job Mel! 👏👏 I hope everything goes back to normal at home and you can continue with your usual rithm. Don't listen to the entitled wannabe big booksellers here, they're just jealous. Keep going and take care of yourself and your family and Thom. 🤍
Thom and I are the 3rd and 4th biggest used book sellers in Australia. I might be a scatterbrain but I know my books.
Thank you so much for the support and watching.
Love your channel, Mel.
You and Tom are so fun. Yall make a fabulous couple.
I love seeing y'all's life in Australia. Keep em coming! ❤
Much love from 🇺🇲!
Thank you! Will do!
👏👏👏 don't be so hard on yourself. It is just rinse and repeat. I was telling my son the same; find the small joys daily taking bits of windows of time to appreciate them. Get done what you can and move on. We all need to learn how to balance our lives because before we know, it is gone. On another note, I just came back from doing errands so bloody hot and am looking at you like what is she wearing while am sweating😂then I realize your heading towards winter. It is scorching here in Florida. I feel like i've not showered and the deodorant melted off...oh my goodness laughing at myself. Mel I appreciate your honesty and that is why I watch you. Many think reselling is having everything perfect and heaps of money just flows not realizing the repetitive work, challenges, stresses and frustrations it can be at times. The rewards are great that is why balance is so important. Take care of you🙏🕊❤
I don't know how Thom does CDs either. I sold about 5 CDs when I first started reselling, made next to nothing on them, and I swore never to pick any up ever again. Great video to watch/ listen to while I am listing! If you can work all weekend, surely I can list for an hour.
Yes! List list list!
I just pulled old nonselling inventory from 2020 & 2021, a pain in the bum, but so glad I got it done. More room now for the new stuff!
Yeah sometimes we need a clear out. It feels refreshing once it’s gone
C'mon Mel! You're amazing! You've got this! ❤
A Million Claps for you Mel! Just an awesome job. You should be proud of yourself 😊👏🏻 Happy Birthday to Thom🎉🎉🎉
Another day and another deathpile
Ain't no doubt in my mind you'll get your shit done Mel! And its like Christmas 🎄 every time i see a new video out 😂
Great Job! I wish I coujld get my place orgainized. Happy Birthday Thom -- I hope you both enjoy the day.
Thank you! You can do it!
Don't be hard on yourself❤❤❤❤
Should get one of those pop socket things for the back of your phone. Makes taking the photos so much easier. Game changer!
I’ve always felt like having one would annoy me lol. Maybe I’ll try one if you think it’s good.
@@backfromburnout I love mine. Easier picking up the phone, and holding on when taking the photos.
Mel, you did a great job working through that pile & getting it organized🌻. What would it look like if you decided not to do the cookbook bundles & only list & store the one's worth listing individually? Would it be a big blow financially? Would you have more space or would it save time? I definitely understand the value of bundling. I do it myself. Mainly fiction paperbacks. I love cookbooks but I'm pretty selective with them because they can move slow & take up a lot of space with higher postage. I've written off the diet based ones almost entirely. I think you do well with cookbooks, I'm just wondering if a little tweak or pause would be beneficial.
Theses ones are all done now so fingers crossed they sell fast and free up the space lol
No better feeling than the accomplishment of getting your ish together! ❤
Wow, what can I say but WOW! You have done it again, Mel!! Watching you dealing with your books motivates me to do my death pile! 😊 where are your energies come from?? Give me some!! 🤣🤣
Btw, you can buy the refill of the wraps instead of the whole thing, or else you will ended up with lots of wrapping handles. 🤣🤣
Happy birthday Thom!! Hope you get spoiled by Mel!! 🥳🎉🎊🎁🎂
Yes I normally only buy the wrap refills but they were out of stock. That’s why I only got 3. I have so many handles. I need to go back and buy more bulk now.
It would be awesome if you and Thom could make a 2nd floor in that warehouse of yours! I don't know how expensive it would be, but metal grading flooring and cheap stairs on one side would make for 2x more room in this warehouse of yours, allowing you to continue onwards with much more room for decades to come. 👏A job very well done, Mel! It has been so fun watching your life's story over the years. 😊
The cost woudl be enormous for what they sell. terrible idea. Origination is key.
@@The_regulators yeah, I was thinking if it could be done for $5k or less, it might be worth it. But it's probably way more than that. I honestly have no idea on how cheaply a safe second story can be made.
I relate to ALL your vids Mel even though eBay’s not a platform I’m using at the moment but this vid ESPECIALLY so due to the task paralysis you also experience….This is EVER present within my business & I KNOW why it happens….I haven’t managed to set ‘reset to zero’ at the end of the day as a
HABIT & the snowball effect from this ONE relatively simple task is MASSIVE….!!!!!❤️❤️❤️
Well done Mel 👏🏻
Happy birthday Thom 🎉
Thank you!
You did it Mel!! Your warehouse is looking great again. You do need a larger portable heater in there. 💕
I have a couple of small ones but it’s definitely cold and not even winter yet lol
Of my what work we must do to get through a week, no kidding. It's all worth it in the end.
I listened through the full video while i worked❤❤
Thanks for taking the time to share 👏👏👏👏👏 you so deserve it.
Amazing effort Mel, wow !! You are very motivating, upbeat and positive. Thanks for sharing with us all that you do.
You are so welcome!
Happy birthday Thom! Mel, you will win again, just keep moving forward! We reduced our inventory by 1,000 items and sold it wholesale... 2 items I forgot to delist sold...lol 😊! Last Dec my mom had a stroke and we had to take care of them every day... our business suffered, but family is most 💯 important... we still go every day... work at night... we live 45 minutes away, and we are looking to buy a place closer to my mom and dad's place... after our move, we are going to put in lots of hours to get back on track! On top of all this we are being audited too! Taking it one day at a time! Have a great week ☺! Joe Bee 🐝 from 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 Canada!
You have a lot going on and I wish you the very best with it all. X
@@backfromburnout Thanks you! I enjoy watching your videos... You and Thom are awesome couple 💑! I wish and pray for you two 🙏 for many blessings! Joe Bee 🐝
Work ethic makes the difference between you and other book sellers.
Good job! 🎉
Thank you. I try.
Love these videos...hate them for you and all the work but love them for me as it's a reminder that it's very rare to find a reseller who has total control of their stock ALL the time so it's always good to a) remind myself of that and b) to go look at my workspaces and get them tidy. Thanks Mel...another great video...can't wait for the next one.
Thank you. A lot can get out of hand again in 6mths. Life happens.
My book journey ended when I ran out of space. It didn’t take long.
Yep, they grow like wildflowers
This makes my anxiety buzz. Hope all goes well moving forward. Please take care of you!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you. I’ve been making some changes that I’ll share soon x
WTG, my dear friend!! David overheard you say "no more buying until this is gone". And he said "I hear you girl". He's got several piles of books to get listed hahaha I say nothing. You said it all for me hahaha ❤️❤️❤️
Great video Mel! You are an inspiration! I have had to wear my glasses around my neck on a cord for YEARS now!!!lol
Being a media seller, I like seeing his storage areas. Make me excited lol
Soon we will do a full tour of his warehouses. He just has some stuff going on behind the scenes he needs to sort first.
You've done so well Mel!!! Great job!
Thank you!!
You are amazing! Juggling so much and persevering like the winner you are!! Some of these whiny comments have me 😱. You are doing great and I love seeing your progress.
Thank you. I just do my best with what I’ve got.
Watched to the end as I listed my own stuff! I enjoy longer vids!
Perfect! That’s the best way to multi task!
I'm grateful to you for make this videos you are a very nice honest person ✨️❤
I appreciate that!
Thank you soooo much! This was perfect timing, you got me to snap out of my rut and change gears so I can clear my workspace and be happy again! 😃🎉🎉
Good job Mel you put in a good 3 day push there. 👏🏻 👏🏻 Have been working on my own death pile here also..making good strides. And yes…can see the floor again instead of ikea bags and such. Thanks for the motivation. PS: you need a bigger heater! 😊
It’s a long hard few days but feels so good and worth it in the end!
Mel! Buy some 2nd hand rugs and put them on the ground! That’ll give you some warmth in the shed for you!
Great idea!
You did so well, Mel! It was lovely to see you hard at work in your store again 😊
Thank you so much for watching me work
Loved the video Mel ❤
Get a push duster for the floor. Sweeping a broom uses way too much energy. Push duster is quick and easy which makes it doable morning and evening. I’ll put a link in reply so you can see what I’m talking about. I saw them being used during shopping hours at the grocery store and adopted its use in my basement with cement floors. It’s amazing.
Also, forgot the second tool that goes with the duster broom is a standing dust pan that folds up with a smaller broom that matches it to sweep up the pile. This is the set you see movie theater workers using to sweep up popcorn or amusement park workers sweeping up small trash as they walk around. No bending down, is the point. We’re getting old mel and all the energy needs to go to the store
A broom doesn't take up a square metre of space
You can make your own SKU stickers. Dixon's Pickins has a video showing how to do it.
Great job Mel!! ❤ You got in there and worked your butt off! 👏👏👏 Happy Birthday to Tom & hope you guys have a great day! 😊
This is so different from your last video where you cleaned it all up, tom is a very level head
He is a great business man
Great job !!! Happy Birthday to Tom :-)
I started watching you recently and have been binge-watching. You are amazing, well done on being you looking after your family and keeping a business going. Kudos to you, very inspirational x
Thank you so much!!
Do you have a Costco wholesale? They have great shelves that roll & holds a lot of weight. I use them a lot and able to move them to clean too.
We do have a cost! I’ll check them out!
I hope you are proud of yourself! Job well done!
Thank you.
Well done Miss Mel!! 🥰. I live in a cold region where our winters start early too and its so hard to work in my cold shed so you really inspire me untold! Thank you so much xxxx
Well done Mel👏👏🎉
Wow ** That was Work! Good for you --You did it!
Thank you!
Good job Mel!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️
Just love the two of you. Tom is such a go man.
He sure is! I need that because I’m scattered lol
Wow looks way better after. Keep it clean!
You motivate me so much! Thank you for sharing your wisdom, your mistakes, and your triumphs! ❤🎉
Thank you!
Feel awful for what you’re having to go through with this stress right now but on a positive note I’m in a super similar situation and you’re giving me the motivation to get it done so thank you 😂 I know that doesn’t really help but yeah I’m grateful to not feel so alone in the overwhelming amount of stuff I need to do for my store right now 😬 as usual love your videos! ☺️ I’m only about 1/4 of the way through this one but wanted to say that above and well done you’re smashing it as per 👏 x
It feels so good when it’s done! You can do it!
@@backfromburnout thank you 💜
I needed to see this !!!! ❤
I’m so glad, thank you for watching
Why are these vids SOOOO satisfying??? Great job! Thanks Mel!
Love ya Mel!! I always learn at least one new thing/steal an idea from each of your videos. You're simply awesome, real & killing it!! Well done ❤❤
Love all your videos!!!
Yay! Thank you!
Well done!! Loved this video length!! I put it on as I was doing tasks.
Awesome! Thank you!
Love the longer video! I get a lot done while listening to you!!
This was super motivational!! Loved this vid you are crushing it!
Thank you so much!!
Awesome job!,
Thanks so much for watching!
Great job working it all out! Great vid!
Thank you!
Bless your heart Mel ❤️
😊