Trash to Cash. A podcast about making a living on eBay.
eBay’s Global Shipping Program- only time will tell if it helps our customers.
Jay and Ryanne discuss one of the biggest topics of their ebay store this week- eBay’s new Global Shipping program. Will it help or hurt their business? Only time will tell.
This episode brought to you by all types of shoe polish. We mentioned cleaning and polishing about 200+ pairs of shoes this last week. These are the tools to do it!
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Might look like trash to some, but these are essentials for ebay packing.
Packing is an acquired skill. You quickly learn that if sold items reach your customers in broken pieces that you need to change your packing techniques. Wendy and Ryanne explain how they use their favorite packing materials and offer many tips to newbs on becoming a master packer.
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Our eBay stores are rocking the owl hangings and very Euro moped helmets. Mikey likes it.
Every week stuff sells and there are stories behind it. Wendy explains how she filled her car for $5 and sold some high end helmets and boots. Ryanne’s selling lamps, owls, sweaters and shoes. They both had to show some restraint on talking about packing techniques as that is the topic for episode 10.
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What is valuable? We all agree the money is in the owl!
Is value what you are attracted to? What you are interested in? Is value an item you learn from? Jay and Wendy explore what is valuable for them. Items from Japan, rare items, kitsch and much more.
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Cool sales of old license plates, designer clothes and records in our eBay stores.
Wendy and Jay catch up on what is happening on their stores this week. This episode includes stories about brittle records, big vintage fabric rolls and tortoise shells used as currency.
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You know it’s a good week on eBay when you have piles of stuff for USPS pickup.
There is probably no harder learning curve with eBay than figuring out how to ship all your merchandise at the best price possible. Ryanne and Mikey review their favorite shipping tools, hacks, printers, tape, scissors, boxes and strategies for dealing with customers when things take too long.
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Lots of cool sales on eBay this week: Lamps, watches and algae!
Ryanne and Mikey talk about some action they have seen both in their stores and on their secret ebay mailing list. Their friend Andy is selling algae, Mikey moved some watches and Ryanne is selling top dollar lamps and men’s cologne among other things. This is the pre-shipping podcast so things tend to drift towards the ever shipping topics.
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The Dark Side of eBay: Turn that frown upside down and keep selling!
The biggest challenge for any ebayer is keeping the buyer happy. Waking up to negative feedback is brutal. Getting a item returned with a message of ‘item not as described’ just hurts. Losing top rated seller status can cost you a fortune in fees and shipping each month. Jay and Mikey discuss how they handle these darker issues.
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Blazers! Will you buy them? Do they sell on eBay? Sometimes yes, Sometimes no.
Jay and Mikey discuss what they will not buy. What does not sell, what is difficult to store, what is hard to pack? It’s impossible to discuss what we don’t like to deal with without going into what we find ideal to sell. Leave those popcorn poppers and neck massagers. Be sure and pickup any inflatable limb braces.
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We live at auctions, flea markets, thrift stores and yard sales.
Jay and Mikey discuss where they buy the good they are selling on eBay. Thrift stores, yard sales, auctions and flea markets are all discussed. This episode gets into the little tricks for negotiating a good price and what to look out for.
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