My wife and I just moved to a new city. Maybe I’m just dumb but I could not even fathom how many clothes we had to move. Dozens of garbage bags and boxes full of them. To put it into perspective, my wife gave away or donated more than 50 PAIR OF SHOES! (and I did the same with t-shirts) This is especially ridiculous since I literally wear like 2 pairs of pants. I have a pair of black jeans that I wear and some hiking pants. I’m so fashion. Well, long story short, we decided the time had come to do something between Matt D’avela and Maria Kondo. We decided to minimize our wardrobes and keep only pieces that we either like and could wear right now or were irreplaceable. It was not a quick job and ended up taking us the better part of a week to make sure all our laundry was …

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*I am not an insurance expert or agent. I am simply sharing my own experience. If you need guidance, listen to someone smarter than I. When Kirstie and I were debating about whether or not to go full-time on eBay our discussions really highlighted our youth and inexperience (our stupidity actually…) We talked for hours about me quitting my job, where we’d source inventory, how I could convert the third bedroom into an office/eBay space etc. but the topic of insurance never came up a single time. Look back, this is absolutely unbelievable. Not having health insurance as an eBay seller is a great way to jeopardize your personal health, your business, and even your family. Now, most people would be okay if they went a year without health insurance. In theory, we were making enough money that we should have been fine paying for normal health issues. Too bad we didn’ have normal health …

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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. 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. So it is true? Is eBay Managed Payments a money-grabbing effort from the massive corporation that hundreds of thousands of people rely on to put food on the table? Maybe. But now that I’ve actually been on the managed payments system for a while I wanted to write this post to address some concerns, answer some questions and, hopefully, give you a bit of comfort. How eBay Managed Payments Works: Short Verison Nearly every platform you sell on manages its own payments. What this means is that, when somebody pays you, the platform processes the payments and you will have a balance on that platform. You can …

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Here’s a sad but true story: when Kirstie and I first started watching haul videos we had been selling on eBay for MORE THAN A YEAR! Unlike many people, we didn’t get into reselling because we saw it on YouTube or Instagram, we just kind of bumped into it on our own. Now, I have to admit that I’m kind of over watching haul videos, but I will also say that the reselling community and the massive amount of content it creates has been absolutely crucial in helping us build a full-time income on eBay (without working full-time). If I had discovered some of these channels sooner, I am confident that we would be at least a year ahead of where we are now in our eBay business. However, since I can’t leap into the future, I’m hoping to at least put you on the right path. If you’re new to reselling on eBay, Poshmark, …

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I don’t have sleep apea. In fact, despite telling my wife that I should probably have a sleep study done, I’ve never even seen a doctor about my sleep issues. Now, for someone without sleep apnea or a related prescription, I own a highly unusual number of used CPAP machines. As a reseller, I typically pick them up whenever I see them for sale at garage sales or thrift stores. In addition, I get texts or messages from people who don’t know where to sell a used CPAP machine and want to know if I’ll sell it on eBay. Long story short, I will keep buying them even though I can’t sell them on eBay. So, can anyone sell a used CPAP machine on eBay? Because everyone I talk to seems to have different answers and most people who are asking know someone who has gotten away with selling their used one online. However, just …

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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, every platform has advantages/disadvantages and there are sellers who do hundreds of thousands of dollars of sales on each one. What is comes down to is, which platform fits your personal style and the items that you source. However, if you’re eager to get selling, here’s the cliff notes version: eBay vs. Poshmark for Sellers While your choice of platform is largely dependent on the types of items you sell, for most people, eBay is a better selling platform. Selling on eBay comes with a plethora of advantages: They have a much larger user base (167 million vs. 50 million) Lower Fees (around 13% vs. Poshmark’s 20%) You can sell a greater variety of …

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When you first start selling on eBay (or Poshmark, Amazon, etc.) you’re going to mess some things up. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably going to mess a lot of things up. It probably won’t be anything too egregious but you’ll definitely lose some money, waste some time, and delay growing your business as fast as you could. So, if you’re a clothing flipper that has mastered the basics of how to sell on eBay/Poshmark, know what to sell, and just need a kick in the shorts: here it is! Three things that, if don’t long term, might turn out to be some of the worst mistakes you can make as a clothing flipper. 1. The Inability to Say “NO!” When I first started reselling, I bought a lot of crap.  Things that make me wish I could reach back in time and slap myself for buying.  The main problem is, I knew that …

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