My first trip to the Goodwill Outlet was a disaster. Apart from finding a shoe full of poop (that’s a story for another time) I was absolutely blown away by how crazy people are. I had been selling full-time on eBay for a couple of years but was just getting into the Amazon FBA book game and had sent a couple of hundred books in. When I remember that I could get books at the Outlet (the “bins”) for mere pennies I figured I would go and spend the day scanning books, just like I had been doing at other thrift stores. I waited around with some other people who seemed like nice friendly booksellers while the employees wheeled out some new bins of books. The workers gave us the thumbs up to start looking through the bins…and that’s when my life flashed before my eyes. I had my phone out ready to scan books …

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eBay sucks.  Or at least that’s what my impression when I first started reselling and spent a ton of time on reselling forums rather than working on my business. Now, five years later, I disagree.  Mostly.  eBay doesn’t suck.  In fact, it’s an incredible opportunity.  But the truth is, if you want to be successful on eBay, you have to learn how to dance with the beast. There are tons of people who make a full-time living on eBay and Poshmark but, if you want to be one of them, you need to go about it in a calculated way or you will risk losing your entire business. The problems with eBay: You are not in control.  No matter how good you are, you are not in control of your eBay listings.  Last year eBay massively updated their site which results in thousands of sellers having listings disappear, have payment issues, and no sales.  Doing …

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It seems like every time I log into Instagram I see a reseller taking a picture with their huge pile of packages and proclaiming that they just had the best day ever. That’s the problem with social media. With tens of thousands of resellers in the community somebody will be having the best day ever, every…single…day. And it usually won’t be you or I. But if you have no eBay sales at all? If you’ve been working hard to source and list items in the hopes of having a side income it can be very depressing when things aren’t working out. So, if you’re having no eBay sales or slow sales, don’t worry, we’ve been there and got out. Let’s talk about what we did to fix the problem and how you can too! The number one reason that people don’t have sales: The number one reason that people have no sales on eBay is …

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When we first started selling on eBay we were listing a couple of items per week. Even though I knew that people made big money doing it, it was just a way for us to get rid of things around the house. It wasn’t until two of the best items in our eBay store sold on the same day and had an extra $300 hit our bank account that we caught the bug. The question quickly changed from “how many items should I list on eBay per day” to “how can I list as many items as possible on eBay per day!” However, if you’re still in the beginner’s boat and want some direction for building your new business or side hustle, we have lots of advice to give. How many items you list on eBay daily will depend heavily both on your goals and the types of items you’re selling (houses vs. shoes for …

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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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