sethb YOU DO WHAT FOR A LIVING?! That’s probably the first response we get when we tell people that we buy stuff from thrift stores and sell it on eBay for a living. Even after we explain exactly how to sell on eBay, that, yes, we do make a decent living and, yes, there are literally …
Wondering what to sell on eBay is a question that plagues all aspiring resellers. Even after 5+ years of selling full-time on eBay Kirstie and I constantly ask ourselves what the best things to sell on eBay are at this very moment. Is it clothing? Is it shoes? Should I buy this? Is it worth it? …
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 …