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Most people who start a small business do so on a shoestring budget. For the longest time after I started my eBay business, I didn’t care what the best thermal printer was or the best shipping scale. I just wanted the cheapest possible item that would do its job without breaking or causing issues. Which …
Waiting to receive a package can be horrible. I recently ordered a jacket off of Poshmark and the Poshmark seller took a week to ship. I’ve had similar experiences on Etsy, eBay, Mercari, and just about every other platform. The problem is that this always seems to happen when there’s a deadline (such as a …
I did some math. I hated it but it had to be done. In the past 5 years, I reckon I’ve spent well over 2,000 hours in thrift stores. As someone who flips thrift-store finds full-time for a living this isn’t super surprising. But the idea that I’ve bought nearly 10,000 items during that time …
If you’re a beginning reseller, choosing a platform to sell your goods on can seem like a daunting task. Choose wrong, and you’ll probably have no sales and be living on the street within a month. Not really. The reality is that every platform has advantages/disadvantages and there are sellers who do hundreds of thousands …
If you’re looking at ordering something from Poshmark you’re probably wondering how long it will take for you to receive it. Whether you need something before leaving on a trip or you’re hoping to have a gift in time for a birthday there are lots of reasons why you’d need your order by a certain …
If you’re looking to make some money flipping items online or just looking to reduce the number of items around your home, figuring out what to do with them can be a difficult issue. The way everyone talks about minimalism and simplifying your life always made me feel like getting rid of stuff is easy. …
If you want to initiate a monstrous crap-storm, just mention eBay’s new Managed Payments System on the eBay Community or any social media outlet. I can guarantee that you’ll get tons of crusty old eBayer’s claiming that it’s the worst mistake that money-grabbing eBay has ever made and that they’re boycotting the platform. *In fact, …
With unemployment and inflation numbers through the roof, more people are looking for alternative types of work than ever before. Add in the anti-work movement and thousand of people are leaving their jobs every day and needing to come up with new forms on income (me, 5 years ago). There is a third group of …
If you are trying to run an eBay business, having the right tools for the job is the difference between a sputtering side business and a well-oiled money-making machine. You’ll obviously stock up your shipping room with a label printer, scale, shipping supplies, a mannequin, and camera. But what do you do when your old …
Whenever you order an item or fill out an online application you’ll be asked for a shipping address (as well as several other address types). If you don’t get your shipping address right you can expect someone else to receive your package. So what is your shipping address? A shipping address is a physical location …