These videos are a great example of someone who is willing to do the leg work to make his business work. It may not seem like a lot right now but Josh will stick to the plan and it will take off.
Good video. Top rated seller on eBay. I made $13,000 last year selling low end raw cards and a few used video game systems. Your setup is just like mine it’s nuts. Great job 👍🏼
Thanks! Sounds like you did a great job last year! Before sports cards I used to heavily collect video games. I usually have an idea of the value of video games when I come across them. Thanks for watching!
@@JoshUnboxed824 people don’t believe me when I say I did this. But I 100% know you do so thanks for being there 😂 low end cards sell. It’s a grind but it’s money to be made. It’s pretty crazy how fast gaming systems/ games sell also. Great market. I have seen a dip in sales…but I have never trusted the PWE. Watched your other video and now I’ll give it a shot. Thanks for that info. I was the first guy in the PWE video 150% lol
Great Video!!! Just curious what's the price for shipping you are setting, say on a $1-$2 card? Thanks for all the great information. Have a great week ahead!!!
I will typically charge $0.91 for shipping when selling $1-2 cards. I usually see a range of $0.53 to $1.00 shipping from others out there. Thanks for watching!
Great video Josh. I agree with a lot of things you say. I didn't keep track of my best week, but my best day was 289 cards. That day was aided by one person buying 245 cards.
Thanks Karmy, 289 cards sold in one day is amazing! Having a large store helps open up those opportunities to sell large bulk orders from one buyer. Thanks for watching!
Great job. Excellent work. Thanks for all the info for us upgraded sellers. I know that it takes a lot of time to post these and sell them. Once again, thank you and keep the videos coming
That's a good idea. Thanks for suggesting it to me! In my video about ebay standard shipping I show how to ship regular sized cards, but nothing in bulk or jersey cards. Thanks for the input!
Ty for posting...I’ve listed a little over 200 cards on eBay now. What percentage of sales do you usually get lately? I’ve seen that maybe 1% is average but it seems you blow that stat out of the water and congrats for that! 👍🏽 I want to do this full time when I retire in about 8-10 years from now. It’s fun 🤩
Hi Julio, so far I have about 900 cards listed on eBay right now. I list 20 cards a day and have been doing that for the past month and a half. So far for the month of August I have sold 134 cards. So if you take the number of cards sold this month (134) and divide that by the number of cards I've listed so far (20 x 11 = 220) then the percentage is 61%. In terms of sales conversion percentage (which is the sales rate per page view), then the percentage is 4.9% for this month. I've been selling about 8 to 10 cards on average this month with the occasional large days in which a repeat buyer buys 20 or so cards from me. I also plan on doing this full time when I get older because like you said, its a lot of fun. Thanks for the comment!
New Subscriber...I started selling full time on Ebay in 1997 I sold only sportscards and autogrpahs. I quit in 2010, that seemed to be a low point in collecting. I am back to buying sportscards again and selling some on line again. I had a physical shop from 190-2010 too.
That's cool! I always love hearing from those who have done full time on eBay for years. With your experience I'm pretty sure you'll be able to pick things up again once you get your feet wet! Thanks for the comment!
I aspire to be like you man I’ve been selling maybe a card every 2-3 days but I believe in consistency and I consistently post around 10-15 cards a day and believe that my numbers will go up it will all be worth it in the long run watching you do well really motivates me💪🏻
Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate you saying that. Just remember that it does take work to keep it moving. There will be days in which sales will be slow, but staying consistent will help. But you also have to have a nice mix of quality items that will sell and those that will take some time to sell. For me, having that balance helps as there will be days that some cards just won't move. Good luck and just keep moving forward!
Hey Josh, love these Vids. like this! Where do you find your inventory to sell, is it mostly out of Dollar Boxes or do you buy bulk deals off people selling? Do you buy off FB Marketplace? Thanks!
Thanks John! When I source for inventory, my main area is through card shows, local LCS (Burbank Sportscards) and on occasion eBay. Most of the time I go through dollar boxes and just buy in bulk lots from dealers as they tend to give you a bit of discount when you buy in bulk. Sometimes I just put cards into the pile, even some that won't sell right away just so I can bring down my cost basis per card. I haven't tried FB Marketplace yet though, but might take a look at it.
Thanks, Anthony! I sell using BINs, I haven't really used auctions in a very long time. Sometimes cards tend to stay stagnant in the store though - at that point I consider lowering the price. Haven't really thought about doing auctions - I may just list in lots with a BIN instead.
Hi Manny, I organize my cards first by sport, then by year, then by set. It makes it easier for me to find the card after it sells. Organization is an underrated aspect when it comes to selling these common cards. It's a huge time saver. Great question and thanks for checking out the content!
I mainly do singles when I sell my cards. I haven't really done much lots lately, but I may be bundling some of my harder to sell cards into lots so they can move. I appreciate your kind words and hope to provide more valued content to you!
Thanks! I average about 10-15 listings a day so far. Been slowly trying to expand that as the months go by, but I think right now I'm ok with listing 10-15 each day.
Thanks Matt! Unfortunately, I did not track those hours. But if I had to estimate, I usually spend about 3 to 4 hours buying cards a week. Listing, selling and packing I would lump together as roughly about 2 hours a day. The one that I do is create a draft bank to have listings ready to list daily. I don't try to list everything at once, but do so little by little each day - maybe about 10-15 listings per day to create a level of consistency for eBay's algorithm. So total number of hours spent a week would be about 20 hours give or take 2 hours more or 2 hours less.
Hi Hamilton, thank you for subscribing. I would say to start out slow and list everyday, then slowly work your way up. I started selling lower end sports cards in October of last year (previous to that I sold graded cards and video games). I started off by listing 3 cards a day as I didn't have a lot of inventory. Then I would take the profits to buy more inventory and started listing a little bit more each month. I went from 3 a day to 5 day to 7 a day, to 10, etc, etc. I now list 20 cards a day. It was a slow process, but the consistency has really helped me with eBay's algorithm. Hope this helps!
Hard work pays off love to see it. Once you get to a point where you can bid on higher end more liquid items, I would get something like a silver Prizm Trey Lance rookie for under 175$ and flip for 300$ during the season. I do a lot of low end selling/ consolidation to make these flips happen! Love the hobby!
I top load everything. Sure it's an additional cost for supplies, but the way I justify it is that helps provide slightly more protection rather than shipping the card without a top loader. It comes down to providing good customer service so that buyers can continually come back to your store to buy more cards from you. The number of repeat buyers is an important aspect in my opinion. It's about establishing a customer base and building loyal customers.
So I've sold online for several years....over the years tweaked here and there...I'm a 1 man operation and could easily grow bigger just choose to stay where I've been for a while now....I average about 55 sales a day....with an average gross sales of $481 per day in 2021 with a avg net of $339 per day.....and I do this now without using ebay- it's very very possible to do way more...just depends on much you want to invest timewise....
I think you are on point with being able to do more, but it depends on how much time you want to invest in it. Those who do this full time can totally attest to this. Doing more opens up the possibility of landing more sales, but it also takes up time especially if you are a 1 man operation like you and I. Thanks for the comment, Mark!
I sell exclusively on eBay right now. Maybe somewhere down the line I might try COMC. But right now my focus is primarily eBay. If you have any other platforms to sell on other than eBay, I would be interested to know. Thanks!
@josh unboxed oh I was asking @mark thomason as he says he nets $339 a day w/o using eBay. I have 5.5k listings on eBay understand eBay very well but curious on what he sells on. Hopefully it's not whatnot haha
@@sportscardfactory sorry I answered you before but was on down in posting comments- believe it or not- Facebook marketplace- over the past few years I've found that there are niche markets still to be had on FB....I predominantly sell vintage and specialize in filling set want list, high grade raw,vintage short prints, and the off the cuff vintage regional issued cards like kahns Wieners etc...
Hi! Yeah I ship most cards in top loaders. The only times I don't is when there is a larger order of multiple cards or when I am shipping out a relic/patch or thick card. At that point I end up using a card saver. I don't have a video in which I show how to ship cards safely in just penny sleeves, but I did make a video showing my process on how I ship my cards out through plain white envelopes. You can check it out right here: ua-cam.com/video/-9xga_lEU50/v-deo.html
Hi Jerod, I mainly deal with buy it now, but I tend to price them competitively based on what the last few have sold for. Sometimes I buy cards that I end up taking a loss on, but I usually use those as learning lessons as well as loss leaders in hopes that buyers will buy more than one card from me which makes it more cost effective.
I do check the value of each card and see what it roughly has been selling for in order to determine how much I should be listing it for. But as you start to sell more of the same types of cards, you start to understand at what prices you can sell them at and won't have to look up cards to see how much you should be listing it for.
are you placing them in as bids? or buy it now? i have some listed but no one is buying. they are low end cards. do you have an e mail so i can send you my ebay id and you can look and give me some advice? im not trying to make a business out of this, i just have over 2000 cards that im trying to get rid of, i go to school and work. once i sell my stock, ill shut down e bay unless i just buy and sell here and there. should i check prices on internet and try to list a reasonable price? i have alot of topps chrome football from 2013 and 2014, plus some sage hit autographs. no big name stars,
Hi James, I place them as buy it nows. I try to price them competitively based on the current market and recent comps. Sometimes when looking at current listing prices you'll see cards that are all priced around the same point, but they actually have been staying there for months. That usually tells me that the price is too high, so when I list my cards, I list them for lower than that and hopefully try and get a sale from that. I try my best to price my cards reasonably and will sometimes lower the price if my cards have been sitting for quite some time. You may also try listing in lots via auctions. They might not get the most bang for your buck and sometimes they will sell for less than what you would hope for, but hopefully you will get a sale from it. If you want to reach out to me here is my email: brooklyn3583@yahoo.com
I do only Buy it Now on eBay and I charge free shipping. I used to charge $0.91 for shipping which helped with eBay fees and shipping, but found that I make way more sales going the free shipping route and plus buyers are more enticed to buy multiple cards from me which helps lower the cost of my eBay fees and shipping.
If it's a big order such as 10 cards, then I will have to ship it out first class which is around $4. You can probably ship in a standard envelope, but you would need a longer envelope. It can fit 2 card savers in there and you can put 5 cards in each card saver. But if the cards are thicker, then you will most likely have to ship it out first class. At this point, it's probably safer to ship it out first class.
Just retired. Your videos have really helped me decide if I want to sell on eBay or not. Up until now I have sold mostly on Twitter, Offer Up and FB Marketplace but the grind is hard having to post and repost where as eBay you can set it and forget it.
Personally, I find ebay easier. Before selling sports cards, I sold many different things off and on through ebay. It's the platform I am most familiar with. But I do understand there are other platforms to sell on, but I just need to take the time to learn the systems.
I've been using Mercari. Kind of same situation as you. I throw 20 cards on every day and sell 1-5 cards a day. I would say I definitely get a premium for the cards on their compared to ebay. Most cards are way over priced so when buyers see reasonable offers for cards they tend to flock to my page already.
I mainly use PWE to ship my cards - $0.53 to ship 1oz, $0.73 for 2oz and $0.93 for 3oz. I used to charge $0.91 for shipping which I think is a fairly reasonable price. I've seen many people also charge $1.00 for shipping. Most times it covers the cost of shipping and the final value fee ($0.30). I recently made the switch to free shipping to see if that can generate more sales and have more people buy in bulk. Which helped in this video with those 2 days of large orders. But I think you can't go wrong with charging $0.93 to $1.00, you just have to price your cards reasonably.
Are you talking about listing cards on ebay? It can be time consuming if you are trying to list so many cards in a day. It's about developing a listing process to help become more efficient. I did make a video on my process a little bit after this video. If you are interested, here is a link to it: ua-cam.com/video/ENAda4XzlKg/v-deo.html
I noticed you give free shipping with your items on ebay. I feel like shipping costs will end up costing me more than what I would make. How do you cut the costs of shipping with these low-priced costs?
It's true that sometimes you will end up taking losses on some sales by providing free shipping. The one thing that I tend to focus on is at what price am I getting the cards at. Most times if I am able to get cards for less than $0.80 per card I can still make some profit even it's a few cents. My hope is to entice buyers to buy more than one card from me with the free shipping. I find that offering free shipping helps make it easier for buyers to buy multiple cards at once and that in turn helps you save on shipping costs and fees. Just the other day I had one buyer buy 19 cards from me and even though some sold for $1.50, I was still able to turn a profit on that entire transaction. I started off by charging for shipping, then as the sales started to become more consistent and I started to make sales everyday, I decided to change to free shipping in hopes of increase bulk sales. You're not going to always make a profit, but my thought is to sell in volume to offset those times when I take a loss. So far, I've been on the positive each month.
The way I price my cards is just by checking recent comps and then taking an average. I also look to see what others have the card listed to see at what price seems fair. I do wish I had a quicker way to price out my cards. I just want to make sure to price competitively while also taking into account how much I got the card for.
any thoughts from anybody on fastest way to list many singles. also do you you use auction or buy it now? starting prices, auction duration, or any other info would be appreciated. THX!
There was a viewer in one of other videos who mentioned using a duplex scanner and a software called Kronocard to list a large amount of cards very quickly. I have not used it personally, but there is a video here on UA-cam from Apex Cards who shows how he uses these tools to list quickly. In regards to your question about auction or buy it now - I only use Buy It Now with a set price. I did auctions about a year ago, but moved away from that and went exclusively with BINs.
For my basic store subscription, I get 1,000 fixed price listings a month. Plus I also get 10,000 additional fixed price listings a month. For auction style listings, I get 250 zero insertion fee listings per month. Then again, I do have a basic ebay store subscription and am a top rated seller, so I am not 100% sure what the basic level will be in terms of zero fee listings.
Hi Brandon, a majority of my inventory comes from local card shows from their dollar/value boxes. I occasionally buy some lots from eBay, but I always try to take into account the cost of shipping and tax to determine the average price per card from the lot. Sometimes you can find some really good lots on eBay especially on auctions vs buy it nows.
You necessarily don't need to set up an actual ebay store. I would only recommend opening one if you plan on listing a lot of cards. The way to do so is to sign up for a store subscription on your ebay account under the selling dashboard.
A lot of my card sales fall within the $2 to $10 range. It's not much profit and requires a lot of work, but I believe that selling in volume will add up over time.
For the month of Feb 2023, my shipping costs (for the shipping label) averaged around $0.40 per card. I sold 493 cards in the month of Feb and there were many muliple card orders in which I shipped those cards into one package. For Jan 2023, I averaged around the same. Sold 556 cards in Jan and much like Feb, I had a lot of multi-card orders. Mind you, this is just for the cost of the shipping label.
I ended up netting $110. I know it's not much and for many it may not seem worth it for the amount of work that needs to be done. But I really do enjoy doing this and I've actually been doing a better these days. Still may not be worth the time to some, but that $110 has helped me add some nice cards to my collection. I just love selling low end cards, lol.
COMC can be easier as it takes out all the labor of listing and shipping the cards. But for me it's a labor of love. I love handling the cards and being able to go through them from time to time. Plus I haven't considered using COMC yet. But I will probably cross that bridge someday.
I believe that is when you don't have an eBay store. I run an eBay store that doesn't give me those limits. I think for those who don't have an eBay store and is barely setting up as new seller, there may be some restrictions at first. But as you make more sales and deliver on your customer service levels, then I believe eBay will start to increase that limit.
That's nice to hear! Next time I do one of these videos, I'll make sure to continue with saying how much I was able to sell the cards for. Glad to hear someone enjoyed hearing about the prices as I felt it got too stale and repetitive halfway through lol.
Thank You I’ve unfortunately have spent my whole savings of $3000.00 in the past 9 months on just buying hanger,blaster,mega boxes of mostly baseball cards but some basketball and some football cards I live month to month on disability know I’m trying to sell the cards I’ve accumulated from those various boxes I’ve bought I’m gonna try to sell these cards I’ve put in penny sleeves then top loader them so I’m hoping to maybe get a 1/4 of what I’ve spent. Any tips or suggestions I’d deeply appreciate any help I’ve been thinking about reaching out to some UA-camrs that collects that don’t live to far to try to sell all of them it’s about 500 cards including about 50 graded card cards. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Thank you Shawn. Buying hangers, blasters and mega boxes can be fun to open, but risky as well, especially if you are looking to make money off those rips. I feel that buying singles will net the most return over buying boxes as you need to get lucky to get that big hit with boxes. But with singles, you can focus on buying particular players and sets that you think will sell well. It's tough, it's a grind and it's also a learning process. When I first started out I bought a lot of cards that didn't sell well, but that just made focus more on the ones that will when I would go looking for cards. There are people who will buy entire collections, it may be worth reaching out to a few of them. Thanks for comment!
@@JoshUnboxed824 ya was considering a fellow UA-camr but I’d have to pay to ship them to him then he takes half. Since I’ve been watching your videos I’ve used a family’s eBay account to list them it’s just hard for me to price them because I’m in an unfamiliar position so I’ve priced them I’m guessing to high so I’m trying to lower the prices just to get rid of them but since I posted them on auction I can’t lower the prices until the auction is over this is a whole situation I’m completely in the dark on. I’d love to sell the whole Shabang to someone it would nice for me to sell all them at once and I’d love to give someone who is going to enjoy them and save them in there collection so I’d sell them to someone at a unbelievable price.
It’s tough to find someone who I could give a massive deal that’s difficult because it is hard to sell to someone who lives a distance away. It’s extremely difficult to list them on eBay because I’ve got to take pictures then price them I’m not familiar with pricing cards I’ve acquired what you collectors call slabs I got some about 50 I received them in a trade for my old bow with arrows that was locally the next state over on Craigslist
@@imperfectgamer54 I’m just trying to recuperate partial of my funds I’d love to give someone who would appreciate them a unbelievable deal it’s all most impossible to sell them because of selling to someone that lives states away I was going to have a UA-camr sell them but it would cost me almost 50 dollars to ship them plus the UA-camr takes half of the sale prices. I’m currently going to try to list them on a family members eBay account I’d love to sell the whole thing at once. I’ve got some all stars rookies even a HOF Steve Carlton autograph some really nice cards.
Definitely not for everyone. It may be a waste of time to some, but I only really do this part time and it’s something I really enjoy doing. At this moment I don’t really plan to make a living off of this or use it replace my normal full time income and enjoy my actual 9-5 job too. But I get it, time is money. Thanks for watching the video!
These videos are a great example of someone who is willing to do the leg work to make his business work. It may not seem like a lot right now but Josh will stick to the plan and it will take off.
Thank you Peter! It takes work, but it's all about being consistent!
Good video. Top rated seller on eBay. I made $13,000 last year selling low end raw cards and a few used video game systems. Your setup is just like mine it’s nuts. Great job 👍🏼
Thanks! Sounds like you did a great job last year! Before sports cards I used to heavily collect video games. I usually have an idea of the value of video games when I come across them. Thanks for watching!
@@JoshUnboxed824 people don’t believe me when I say I did this. But I 100% know you do so thanks for being there 😂 low end cards sell. It’s a grind but it’s money to be made. It’s pretty crazy how fast gaming systems/ games sell also. Great market. I have seen a dip in sales…but I have never trusted the PWE. Watched your other video and now I’ll give it a shot. Thanks for that info. I was the first guy in the PWE video 150% lol
What is the best way to get started, ive been buying big cards but want to also get into the 2-5$ range cards?
Great Video!!! Just curious what's the price for shipping you are setting, say on a $1-$2 card? Thanks for all the great information. Have a great week ahead!!!
He goes pwe he helped me tweak my sales but of course he’s the master of sourcing imo
I will typically charge $0.91 for shipping when selling $1-2 cards. I usually see a range of $0.53 to $1.00 shipping from others out there. Thanks for watching!
Ebay has a new cheaper option that works for less than 10 cards.
Great video Josh. I agree with a lot of things you say. I didn't keep track of my best week, but my best day was 289 cards. That day was aided by one person buying 245 cards.
Thanks Karmy, 289 cards sold in one day is amazing! Having a large store helps open up those opportunities to sell large bulk orders from one buyer. Thanks for watching!
good work! just gotta scale up ;) I'm at almost 10k listings now! low end cards are the best!
Thanks! Low end cards are the best! I'm not quite at 10K yet, but I'm slowly marching my way. Keep up the great work that you do!
Great job. Excellent work. Thanks for all the info for us upgraded sellers. I know that it takes a lot of time to post these and sell them. Once again, thank you and keep the videos coming
Thank you so much Sam! I really appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you are able to find value in my content!
Can you do a video on how you package and ship out bulk cards and thick jersey cards? Great info in this video.
That's a good idea. Thanks for suggesting it to me! In my video about ebay standard shipping I show how to ship regular sized cards, but nothing in bulk or jersey cards. Thanks for the input!
Ty for posting...I’ve listed a little over 200 cards on eBay now. What percentage of sales do you usually get lately? I’ve seen that maybe 1% is average but it seems you blow that stat out of the water and congrats for that! 👍🏽 I want to do this full time when I retire in about 8-10 years from now. It’s fun 🤩
Hi Julio, so far I have about 900 cards listed on eBay right now. I list 20 cards a day and have been doing that for the past month and a half. So far for the month of August I have sold 134 cards. So if you take the number of cards sold this month (134) and divide that by the number of cards I've listed so far (20 x 11 = 220) then the percentage is 61%. In terms of sales conversion percentage (which is the sales rate per page view), then the percentage is 4.9% for this month. I've been selling about 8 to 10 cards on average this month with the occasional large days in which a repeat buyer buys 20 or so cards from me.
I also plan on doing this full time when I get older because like you said, its a lot of fun.
Thanks for the comment!
New Subscriber...I started selling full time on Ebay in 1997 I sold only sportscards and autogrpahs. I quit in 2010, that seemed to be a low point in collecting. I am back to buying sportscards again and selling some on line again. I had a physical shop from 190-2010 too.
That's cool! I always love hearing from those who have done full time on eBay for years. With your experience I'm pretty sure you'll be able to pick things up again once you get your feet wet! Thanks for the comment!
I aspire to be like you man I’ve been selling maybe a card every 2-3 days but I believe in consistency and I consistently post around 10-15 cards a day and believe that my numbers will go up it will all be worth it in the long run watching you do well really motivates me💪🏻
Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate you saying that. Just remember that it does take work to keep it moving. There will be days in which sales will be slow, but staying consistent will help. But you also have to have a nice mix of quality items that will sell and those that will take some time to sell. For me, having that balance helps as there will be days that some cards just won't move. Good luck and just keep moving forward!
@@JoshUnboxed824 thank you man I will take your advice for the future of my eBay store!
Hey Josh, love these Vids. like this! Where do you find your inventory to sell, is it mostly out of Dollar Boxes or do you buy bulk deals off people selling? Do you buy off FB Marketplace? Thanks!
Thanks John! When I source for inventory, my main area is through card shows, local LCS (Burbank Sportscards) and on occasion eBay. Most of the time I go through dollar boxes and just buy in bulk lots from dealers as they tend to give you a bit of discount when you buy in bulk. Sometimes I just put cards into the pile, even some that won't sell right away just so I can bring down my cost basis per card. I haven't tried FB Marketplace yet though, but might take a look at it.
Nice work dude. Are you selling these mostly BIN? Or auction? Or a mixture of both?
Thanks, Anthony! I sell using BINs, I haven't really used auctions in a very long time. Sometimes cards tend to stay stagnant in the store though - at that point I consider lowering the price. Haven't really thought about doing auctions - I may just list in lots with a BIN instead.
great content. hey, how do you organize/file cards? year? sport? player name? brand? or combo?
Hi Manny, I organize my cards first by sport, then by year, then by set. It makes it easier for me to find the card after it sells. Organization is an underrated aspect when it comes to selling these common cards. It's a huge time saver. Great question and thanks for checking out the content!
Congrats on the sales Josh. Keep up the grind. 💪
Thank you, thank you!
Do you just do singles or lots as well? Starting my going of posting because of you keep it up brother!
I mainly do singles when I sell my cards. I haven't really done much lots lately, but I may be bundling some of my harder to sell cards into lots so they can move. I appreciate your kind words and hope to provide more valued content to you!
@@JoshUnboxed824 thanks for the reply brother!
Gotta keep grinding and shining
Nice Vid! How many cards on avg. are you listing a day. Thanks
Thanks! I average about 10-15 listings a day so far. Been slowly trying to expand that as the months go by, but I think right now I'm ok with listing 10-15 each day.
Great bud man. Did you track how many hours you spent in total buying, listing, selling, packing and shipping those cards to earn the $110?
Thanks Matt! Unfortunately, I did not track those hours. But if I had to estimate, I usually spend about 3 to 4 hours buying cards a week. Listing, selling and packing I would lump together as roughly about 2 hours a day. The one that I do is create a draft bank to have listings ready to list daily. I don't try to list everything at once, but do so little by little each day - maybe about 10-15 listings per day to create a level of consistency for eBay's algorithm. So total number of hours spent a week would be about 20 hours give or take 2 hours more or 2 hours less.
Love your videos new sub. What would you say is the easiest way to get traction to your eBay website.
Hi Hamilton, thank you for subscribing. I would say to start out slow and list everyday, then slowly work your way up. I started selling lower end sports cards in October of last year (previous to that I sold graded cards and video games). I started off by listing 3 cards a day as I didn't have a lot of inventory. Then I would take the profits to buy more inventory and started listing a little bit more each month. I went from 3 a day to 5 day to 7 a day, to 10, etc, etc. I now list 20 cards a day. It was a slow process, but the consistency has really helped me with eBay's algorithm. Hope this helps!
Hard work pays off love to see it. Once you get to a point where you can bid on higher end more liquid items, I would get something like a silver Prizm Trey Lance rookie for under 175$ and flip for 300$ during the season. I do a lot of low end selling/ consolidation to make these flips happen! Love the hobby!
Thanks! Eventually the plan is to get up to some higher priced cards. Nice to know that it works for you!
Do you top load everything that sells or just higher dollar cards?
I top load everything. Sure it's an additional cost for supplies, but the way I justify it is that helps provide slightly more protection rather than shipping the card without a top loader. It comes down to providing good customer service so that buyers can continually come back to your store to buy more cards from you. The number of repeat buyers is an important aspect in my opinion. It's about establishing a customer base and building loyal customers.
So I've sold online for several years....over the years tweaked here and there...I'm a 1 man operation and could easily grow bigger just choose to stay where I've been for a while now....I average about 55 sales a day....with an average gross sales of $481 per day in 2021 with a avg net of $339 per day.....and I do this now without using ebay- it's very very possible to do way more...just depends on much you want to invest timewise....
I think you are on point with being able to do more, but it depends on how much time you want to invest in it. Those who do this full time can totally attest to this. Doing more opens up the possibility of landing more sales, but it also takes up time especially if you are a 1 man operation like you and I. Thanks for the comment, Mark!
what would you sell on if you're not using eBay???
I sell exclusively on eBay right now. Maybe somewhere down the line I might try COMC. But right now my focus is primarily eBay. If you have any other platforms to sell on other than eBay, I would be interested to know. Thanks!
@josh unboxed oh I was asking @mark thomason as he says he nets $339 a day w/o using eBay. I have 5.5k listings on eBay understand eBay very well but curious on what he sells on. Hopefully it's not whatnot haha
@@sportscardfactory sorry I answered you before but was on down in posting comments- believe it or not- Facebook marketplace- over the past few years I've found that there are niche markets still to be had on FB....I predominantly sell vintage and specialize in filling set want list, high grade raw,vintage short prints, and the off the cuff vintage regional issued cards like kahns Wieners etc...
Great Video!
Thank you! Really appreciate the comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Do you ship everything in toploaders? Or do you have a video on how you ship cards safely in penny sleeves? Thank you
Hi! Yeah I ship most cards in top loaders. The only times I don't is when there is a larger order of multiple cards or when I am shipping out a relic/patch or thick card. At that point I end up using a card saver.
I don't have a video in which I show how to ship cards safely in just penny sleeves, but I did make a video showing my process on how I ship my cards out through plain white envelopes. You can check it out right here: ua-cam.com/video/-9xga_lEU50/v-deo.html
Loved this video thank you for the insite ❤❤
Thank you for checking it out! Glad you enjoyed it!
I love these types of videos! I was wondering if you could give me a link to your eBay store so i can check it out.
Sure thing! Here is the link to my eBay store: www.ebay.com/str/courtsidecardsandcollectibles - I'm glad you enjoyed this video!
Do you do auctions or buy it now for low value things? Like $5 and below
Hi Jerod, I mainly deal with buy it now, but I tend to price them competitively based on what the last few have sold for. Sometimes I buy cards that I end up taking a loss on, but I usually use those as learning lessons as well as loss leaders in hopes that buyers will buy more than one card from me which makes it more cost effective.
Are cards shipped with just the plastic sleeve? I am wondering if i need to sell with top loaders.
Do u check the value of each card before you post the card for sale?
I do check the value of each card and see what it roughly has been selling for in order to determine how much I should be listing it for. But as you start to sell more of the same types of cards, you start to understand at what prices you can sell them at and won't have to look up cards to see how much you should be listing it for.
What should you list cards for price wise? I have some I want to get rid of.
Do you sell other types of cards?
are you placing them in as bids? or buy it now? i have some listed but no one is buying. they are low end cards. do you have an e mail so i can send you my ebay id and you can look and give me some advice? im not trying to make a business out of this, i just have over 2000 cards that im trying to get rid of, i go to school and work. once i sell my stock, ill shut down e bay unless i just buy and sell here and there. should i check prices on internet and try to list a reasonable price? i have alot of topps chrome football from 2013 and 2014, plus some sage hit autographs. no big name stars,
Hi James, I place them as buy it nows. I try to price them competitively based on the current market and recent comps. Sometimes when looking at current listing prices you'll see cards that are all priced around the same point, but they actually have been staying there for months. That usually tells me that the price is too high, so when I list my cards, I list them for lower than that and hopefully try and get a sale from that.
I try my best to price my cards reasonably and will sometimes lower the price if my cards have been sitting for quite some time.
You may also try listing in lots via auctions. They might not get the most bang for your buck and sometimes they will sell for less than what you would hope for, but hopefully you will get a sale from it.
If you want to reach out to me here is my email: brooklyn3583@yahoo.com
Do u do an auction or buy now on eBay? And what do you charge for shipping
I do only Buy it Now on eBay and I charge free shipping. I used to charge $0.91 for shipping which helped with eBay fees and shipping, but found that I make way more sales going the free shipping route and plus buyers are more enticed to buy multiple cards from me which helps lower the cost of my eBay fees and shipping.
If I use ebay standard envelope and one person makes a big order like say 10 cards how do I ship them if they were posted under standard envelope?
If it's a big order such as 10 cards, then I will have to ship it out first class which is around $4. You can probably ship in a standard envelope, but you would need a longer envelope. It can fit 2 card savers in there and you can put 5 cards in each card saver. But if the cards are thicker, then you will most likely have to ship it out first class. At this point, it's probably safer to ship it out first class.
Just retired. Your videos have really helped me decide if I want to sell on eBay or not. Up until now I have sold mostly on Twitter, Offer Up and FB Marketplace but the grind is hard having to post and repost where as eBay you can set it and forget it.
Personally, I find ebay easier. Before selling sports cards, I sold many different things off and on through ebay. It's the platform I am most familiar with. But I do understand there are other platforms to sell on, but I just need to take the time to learn the systems.
I've been using Mercari. Kind of same situation as you. I throw 20 cards on every day and sell 1-5 cards a day. I would say I definitely get a premium for the cards on their compared to ebay. Most cards are way over priced so when buyers see reasonable offers for cards they tend to flock to my page already.
What is your method for shipping? I noticed you do free shipping. How much are you spending for postage and all?
I mainly use PWE to ship my cards - $0.53 to ship 1oz, $0.73 for 2oz and $0.93 for 3oz. I used to charge $0.91 for shipping which I think is a fairly reasonable price. I've seen many people also charge $1.00 for shipping. Most times it covers the cost of shipping and the final value fee ($0.30). I recently made the switch to free shipping to see if that can generate more sales and have more people buy in bulk. Which helped in this video with those 2 days of large orders. But I think you can't go wrong with charging $0.93 to $1.00, you just have to price your cards reasonably.
@@JoshUnboxed824 Do you use forever stamps?
How do get cards on ebay. The most efficient way. The way I'm doing it now just isn't worth it. One at a time
Are you talking about listing cards on ebay? It can be time consuming if you are trying to list so many cards in a day. It's about developing a listing process to help become more efficient. I did make a video on my process a little bit after this video. If you are interested, here is a link to it: ua-cam.com/video/ENAda4XzlKg/v-deo.html
I noticed you give free shipping with your items on ebay. I feel like shipping costs will end up costing me more than what I would make. How do you cut the costs of shipping with these low-priced costs?
It's true that sometimes you will end up taking losses on some sales by providing free shipping. The one thing that I tend to focus on is at what price am I getting the cards at. Most times if I am able to get cards for less than $0.80 per card I can still make some profit even it's a few cents. My hope is to entice buyers to buy more than one card from me with the free shipping. I find that offering free shipping helps make it easier for buyers to buy multiple cards at once and that in turn helps you save on shipping costs and fees. Just the other day I had one buyer buy 19 cards from me and even though some sold for $1.50, I was still able to turn a profit on that entire transaction.
I started off by charging for shipping, then as the sales started to become more consistent and I started to make sales everyday, I decided to change to free shipping in hopes of increase bulk sales. You're not going to always make a profit, but my thought is to sell in volume to offset those times when I take a loss. So far, I've been on the positive each month.
@@JoshUnboxed824 Appreciate the detailed response! Will start considering this method for my low-end cards!
@@JoshUnboxed824 You should make a video about your shipping process! Like packaging methods and tips and tricks on how to save on shipping costs.
@JoshUnboxed824 what's the best way to package multiple cards when doing free shipping?
Do you list as auction or buy it now?
I only do buy it now. I haven’t done auctions in a long time. I find that but it now works better for me.
Is there any like quick method of how you price your cards?
The way I price my cards is just by checking recent comps and then taking an average. I also look to see what others have the card listed to see at what price seems fair. I do wish I had a quicker way to price out my cards. I just want to make sure to price competitively while also taking into account how much I got the card for.
any thoughts from anybody on fastest way to list many singles. also do you you use auction or buy it now? starting prices, auction duration, or any other info would be appreciated. THX!
There was a viewer in one of other videos who mentioned using a duplex scanner and a software called Kronocard to list a large amount of cards very quickly. I have not used it personally, but there is a video here on UA-cam from Apex Cards who shows how he uses these tools to list quickly.
In regards to your question about auction or buy it now - I only use Buy It Now with a set price. I did auctions about a year ago, but moved away from that and went exclusively with BINs.
How many zero insertion fee listings do you get per month?
I think everyone gets 250 per month? Then again I am a top seller but I think is universal of any eBay seller.
For my basic store subscription, I get 1,000 fixed price listings a month. Plus I also get 10,000 additional fixed price listings a month. For auction style listings, I get 250 zero insertion fee listings per month. Then again, I do have a basic ebay store subscription and am a top rated seller, so I am not 100% sure what the basic level will be in terms of zero fee listings.
Where do you get your inventory value boxes eBay auctions?
Hi Brandon, a majority of my inventory comes from local card shows from their dollar/value boxes. I occasionally buy some lots from eBay, but I always try to take into account the cost of shipping and tax to determine the average price per card from the lot. Sometimes you can find some really good lots on eBay especially on auctions vs buy it nows.
Did you have to get an llc, and if you did how much roughly did that process cost
As of right now, I do not have an LLC yet. I am still in the process of thinking if I should get one right now or not.
How do you set up a store on ebay
You necessarily don't need to set up an actual ebay store. I would only recommend opening one if you plan on listing a lot of cards. The way to do so is to sign up for a store subscription on your ebay account under the selling dashboard.
so all those cards were sold individually for like 2 bucks to 5 bucks?/ woww ,,,, kk i need to try that
A lot of my card sales fall within the $2 to $10 range. It's not much profit and requires a lot of work, but I believe that selling in volume will add up over time.
You are my idol!! I have millions of low end cards my dad handed me down… im talking kobe rookies, fleer metals, jordans.. shaq… please help me
That's a nice bunch of cards you have there! Some may not fall into the category that I usually talk about, but I'm pretty sure you have some that do!
What's your average cost of shipping for one month???
For the month of Feb 2023, my shipping costs (for the shipping label) averaged around $0.40 per card. I sold 493 cards in the month of Feb and there were many muliple card orders in which I shipped those cards into one package.
For Jan 2023, I averaged around the same. Sold 556 cards in Jan and much like Feb, I had a lot of multi-card orders.
Mind you, this is just for the cost of the shipping label.
@JoshUnboxed824 thank you for reply . Your videos have been very inspiring and giving me that confidence to start selling online
What did you net?
I ended up netting $110. I know it's not much and for many it may not seem worth it for the amount of work that needs to be done. But I really do enjoy doing this and I've actually been doing a better these days. Still may not be worth the time to some, but that $110 has helped me add some nice cards to my collection. I just love selling low end cards, lol.
Isn't comc easier?
COMC can be easier as it takes out all the labor of listing and shipping the cards. But for me it's a labor of love. I love handling the cards and being able to go through them from time to time. Plus I haven't considered using COMC yet. But I will probably cross that bridge someday.
How can u post if eBay only lets you post up to u sell $700 a month that's not many cards
I believe that is when you don't have an eBay store. I run an eBay store that doesn't give me those limits. I think for those who don't have an eBay store and is barely setting up as new seller, there may be some restrictions at first. But as you make more sales and deliver on your customer service levels, then I believe eBay will start to increase that limit.
What is the name of your eBay store?
Here is the link to my store: www.ebay.com/str/courtsidecardsandcollectibles
I just bought the face to face 13 bucks Oz I think
The face to face card is pretty cool. I particularly like the Jordan and Harold Miner card, because of how they were portraying Miner as Baby Jordan.
You stopped saying what they sold for halfway through, I was digging hearing the sales
That's nice to hear! Next time I do one of these videos, I'll make sure to continue with saying how much I was able to sell the cards for. Glad to hear someone enjoyed hearing about the prices as I felt it got too stale and repetitive halfway through lol.
Thank You I’ve unfortunately have spent my whole savings of $3000.00 in the past 9 months on just buying hanger,blaster,mega boxes of mostly baseball cards but some basketball and some football cards I live month to month on disability know I’m trying to sell the cards I’ve accumulated from those various boxes I’ve bought I’m gonna try to sell these cards I’ve put in penny sleeves then top loader them so I’m hoping to maybe get a 1/4 of what I’ve spent. Any tips or suggestions I’d deeply appreciate any help I’ve been thinking about reaching out to some UA-camrs that collects that don’t live to far to try to sell all of them it’s about 500 cards including about 50 graded card cards. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
Thank you Shawn. Buying hangers, blasters and mega boxes can be fun to open, but risky as well, especially if you are looking to make money off those rips. I feel that buying singles will net the most return over buying boxes as you need to get lucky to get that big hit with boxes. But with singles, you can focus on buying particular players and sets that you think will sell well. It's tough, it's a grind and it's also a learning process. When I first started out I bought a lot of cards that didn't sell well, but that just made focus more on the ones that will when I would go looking for cards.
There are people who will buy entire collections, it may be worth reaching out to a few of them. Thanks for comment!
Why are you choosing to sell to a youtuber? Just curious as why potential buyers are actually being left out.
@@JoshUnboxed824 ya was considering a fellow UA-camr but I’d have to pay to ship them to him then he takes half. Since I’ve been watching your videos I’ve used a family’s eBay account to list them it’s just hard for me to price them because I’m in an unfamiliar position so I’ve priced them I’m guessing to high so I’m trying to lower the prices just to get rid of them but since I posted them on auction I can’t lower the prices until the auction is over this is a whole situation I’m completely in the dark on. I’d love to sell the whole Shabang to someone it would nice for me to sell all them at once and I’d love to give someone who is going to enjoy them and save them in there collection so I’d sell them to someone at a unbelievable price.
It’s tough to find someone who I could give a massive deal that’s difficult because it is hard to sell to someone who lives a distance away. It’s extremely difficult to list them on eBay because I’ve got to take pictures then price them I’m not familiar with pricing cards I’ve acquired what you collectors call slabs I got some about 50 I received them in a trade for my old bow with arrows that was locally the next state over on Craigslist
@@imperfectgamer54 I’m just trying to recuperate partial of my funds I’d love to give someone who would appreciate them a unbelievable deal it’s all most impossible to sell them because of selling to someone that lives states away I was going to have a UA-camr sell them but it would cost me almost 50 dollars to ship them plus the UA-camr takes half of the sale prices. I’m currently going to try to list them on a family members eBay account I’d love to sell the whole thing at once. I’ve got some all stars rookies even a HOF Steve Carlton autograph some really nice cards.
So you MADE $426, and get to keep $110!? Hardly seems worth it. Between eBay and the government you're TOTAL PROFIT = wasting your time.
Definitely not for everyone. It may be a waste of time to some, but I only really do this part time and it’s something I really enjoy doing. At this moment I don’t really plan to make a living off of this or use it replace my normal full time income and enjoy my actual 9-5 job too. But I get it, time is money. Thanks for watching the video!