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Cleveland, Ohio looking for a photographer/lister.
Profit sharing, salary, up to you.
Reply directly to MRVINTAGEESTATE@gmail.com
I’ve always wanted to ask a successful clothing reseller what your process is for washing and ironing the clothing prior to photoing?
I have a Canon 28-90 1:4-5.6 lens im thinking about selling….let me know if it might work for you and I’ll post and send you the link….will sell reasonably to a fellow scav.
Amazing photos, amazing setup, thanks for sharing.
What kelvin bulbs do you use, and do you match your white balance manually?
This is what prompted my message today; I don’t donate items or throw them in the garbage when they become stale. I mark them down and blow them out retail/wholesale.
You are correct we come from two different philosophies; I come from a retail background where managing inventory was critical.
Everybody’s situation is different, there’s more than one way to skin a cat.
Jay,
You misinterpreted what I said on the podcast today.
I never stated I throw items out. I “get rid” of them by pricing them to sell and blow them out by that method.
There is rarely a loss “lock in”. I may not make anything, but I get my money back to put to better use.
You can relate; rather than taking your earnings and buying more $30 retail items, you chose to purchase real estate with the money earning a greater return. Same principle.
(In macho voice) Again, why would someone have their money parked in an item that was a “buying mistake”, and not move on?
I really only have it on for those buyers who just feel like they need SOME sort of discount, regardless how small.
Make offer is a slippery slope….if you counter, the buyer says “why are you willing to accept an offer this low if you’re not going to take it”, at least that would be my thinking.
I’ve never heard it improves your ranking? Is that true?
I set my offers at the lowest amount I would accept (usually close to what I have an item listed for), if I’m going to accept less than what I’ve listed it for why not just price it there and move it quickly?
Savvy buyers will keep making low offers until one doesn’t auto decline letting them know what your floor is. I’ve figured that in their minds that’s what you’re willing to take and I figure it’s why it’s so hard to “bump” them once they’ve offered.
Would enjoy hearing your experiences “bumping” buyers good and bad.
At this point I’m going to agree to disagree before I’m kicked off the site by the webmaster 😂😂
Much success all!!!
Untrue.
Inventory that does not turn costs you whatever the current inflation rate is, plus assuming an individual does not have unlimited storage it takes the space of an item that could be “working” for that business owner.
And I am not comparing apples to oranges; whether it be an eBay item, a rental unit, a stock, a bond, a car, etc., in business they are merely “vehicles” to put your capital to work.
If any of those examples are not appreciating they are costing you money sitting around unsold. Barring the 1% of the items on eBay that are truly unique there’s no arguing that fact.
It may help if you turn your white balance to 5500 kelvin and have no other light creeping in from a different source.
You’re correct about philosophical debates. They’re not worth it and difficult in this medium.
One question, no answer required. If you increased the price of your rentals and no-one booked stays would you just wait until the right person came along to book space?
Thanks for all you guys do, the podcasts are done extremely well.
