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@soozies not sure about your returns issue but wanted to share this video about slow sales. It echos some of the advice above. https://youtu.be/l3LT9mwwAyg?si=tAHAsCa43xx6VCyA
I found Mercari buyers to be extremely cheap so even though it’s pretty fast to cross post, you might want to focus on one platform and being very consistent there, or just cross post to posh.
I don’t sell clothes but February is always my worst month for sakes.
@Steven lovely footage of you and the pup at the end. So pretty there.
Speaking of coupons, every time on the app this lady’s coupon is taking up a lot of real estate on my phone. Is anyone in here using this type of coupon?
I’ve only made it to the bins twice but it was pretty civilized. Someone even offered us a cart. There were Gen Z kids in the clothes and then I suspect a lot of people looking for nice, newer stuff to flip at flea markets. I only saw one other one of our interest, picking vintage crochet afghans. In the picked over bins I found vintage.
I looked at GW yesterday and the shoes were priced high $30 for the nice ones behind the counter. They are on to some brands there – lulu would be like $19.99 per item for example. The local chain would be a bit less. I know some other quality brands but just don’t have a lot of enthusiasm for picking this stuff up. Howe er on my busy shopping days packing breakables does get annoying. So if my business grows I may get more attracted to clothes.
Great advice, thanks! Kids’ soccer is huge here. I’ll start keeping an eye out. I sometimes find Patagonia trunks and sold some I thrifted and my boys rejected. Patagonia is huge here and their headquarters are a half hour away.
I see cowboy boots on occasion but I don’t think I want to get into storing that right now when I’ve still got a lot of piles. I know some can bring good money. When I saw my friends’ teens shopping for graphic tees in Hollywood at the flea, I thought I could easily find that random stuff but I’m sure the market has been flooded. Also there are a lot of young clothing sellers now picking here, so that would be more of a garage sale thing.
One of our big 3 annual rummage sales is this weekend. Woo hoo! Better get to listing…
Lacy have fun! It’s good the closest bins are 35 minutes from me. I kind of have been craving a trip and did well with my picks from last time.
@Retro challenge accepted. Your point about storage is a good one though. Also I believe the shoes in good shape are pretty pricey at our thrifts. Do you sell kids’ shoes?
I can’t throw a stone without hitting tons of men’s swim / surf trunks, which wouldn’t require measurements and would pack super small. Finally, I was also considering flexible sun hats but never checked the ROI. A ton of those and they would stack.
People are on the belts and leather big time. Never ever find good belts. I’ve been looking for me.
Afraid to edit again, but I have heard a lot of clothing sellers prefer to sell mens clothing only. @Retro you can have all the shoes. 🙂
Total Items in Store: 1194
Items Sold: 10
Gross Sales: $534.36 (including eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Net Sales: $317.14 (minus eBay fees, shipping, and taxes)
Cost of Items Sold: $86
Highest Price Sold: $96 (One art pottery tile, paid $2.99 at GW)
Average Price Sold: $53
Returns: 1 (Another claim of incomplete kit)
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $80
Number of items listed this week: 59It felt dead all week and I remembered to run a sale on the weekend so yesterday (Sunday) was good. Not much sourcing last week with all the rain, but I did a little bit of online sourcing. Working my way through some piles. Hope sales pick up soon!
Had another claim and photo of a used item I sold as new. The person had already left good feedback and seemed more legit than the last one, though the photos I put in the listing make it look sealed. Now I’m starting to show the top and bottom of these kits with extra photos. I just refunded the $20, blocked the person, and chalked it up to doing business. Hope that’s the last one I get for a while. I also never called Ebay about my buyer with the negative feedback…
Hope all is well with the restaurant. I kind of got a little burned out on some of the harder to pack larger breakables and considered doing a little clothing, especially if it has the tag. It is really nice and easy to ship. Smaller size or new linens are so great.
Hi all. I made 59 new listings on Ebay and cross posted a few over on Niknax, mainly holiday stuff.
I went through some of the really old boxes and pulled anything related to the upcoming holidays, plus some glassware because that is popular on Niknax. I did not list my last three wool throws, which are large and I’ve been avoiding them. Did list a complete banker’s box of kids’ bedding and sold one sheet set this week. The rest of the listings are grabbed from other assorted boxes and recent purchases and don’t really count. I also sold a death pile shower curtain.
After the kids’ box, I switched back to comfortable hard goods. I need to put on my big girl pants and list some duvet sets. I have a bunch of Pottery Barn ones that should get listed. All large and a PITA to inspect and photograph, but they are laundered. Someone yell at me to list those LL Bean wool blankets. LOL
Pretty much just listed from the piles last week. Flea was closed due to the rain and I’ve been trying to get up items for the next 3 big holidays. Don’t have a lot of items for those three but now that I know what’s where in my piles, I’ve been listing anything with a heart.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235412461630
I am starting to see a few new in box items show up at the Goodwill (presumably Christmas items that got donated). https://www.ebay.com/itm/335241737142 https://www.ebay.com/itm/335241670634 https://www.ebay.com/itm/235397396251 https://www.ebay.com/itm/235408022209
Finally, I’m having some luck with Mercari offer bundles and occasionally buying from the outlet sellers. Some of them have terrible titles and are making a listing that looks like one item when you actually get a pair or 4. They are taking 50% off, which is about $8-10 per new item, about or just above what I would pay at my thrifts for Pottery Barn items in package.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/235388575907 Here’s a new one for me – Scentsy does well. Buyer was thrilled in her feedback. Easy to ship too.
Discovered a big rip in this after making the listing. You’d think I would not be missing damage at this point. However, buyer happy https://www.ebay.com/itm/235395691715 and it moved quickly. Glad I went ahead and posted and disclosed rather than taking the loss. Also notable that this junky thrift I had been skipping for a while is the only one in my area running any kind of sale. They also do rewards dollars on Tuesdays, so this was free.
