It’s amazing how it’s in almost everything ~ but the good thing there are many alternatives like essential oils

Sorry for the late reply ⏰ I’m glad you found this video helpful ❤️ and that’s a good question I haven’t dedicated YT as much time

Hey! Thank you! Glad to have you

Thank you! It was quite fun 🤩

I think clothing, shoes, and accessories would be much easier to sell internationally than health and beauty just because they are very strict

Goodwill Outlet lol

Thank you!

@@yasminhorn_ no problem at all. always happy to support my fellow content creators. I am looking forward to improving on my own current video format I have uploaded and, in the future, trying to create content as good as yours in the long term.

@@KeyserTheRedBeard aww thank that’s sweet of you to say! I haven’t been motivated lately 🥹 I’m sure you will do great!

Hi Terry, I’m sorry that you had bad experience with ebay. It has its pros and cons like any platform. I think eBay does have a lower selling fees than Poshmark, I think Poshmark charges us about 20% 😫 but when you pay for promoted listing ( ad fees) those fees can rack up! That’s why I try to keep my ad fees as low as possible within the 2-3% and not the recommended campaign fees. On the other hand, on Poshmark not only pay 20% selling fees but if you offer discounted shipping that eats some of your profit as well. On eBay if you work toward becoming a Top Rated Plus Seller, eBay cuts down on some of your selling and shipping fees which help soooo much!! Another way to keep money in my pocket is by not offering free shipping. Shipping costs have spiked up so much that if we offer free shipping, it would definitely cut into our profit so much, especially on a small resellers like myself. I do think it’s a great idea what you said about having our own website and have a backup plan just in case eBay doesn’t work for us. I think because I started with eBay first and did it for a year alone without alternative platforms, I learned how to reduce some of the costs and it made it easier. It did take time. I also found ways to cut down on cost of goods because that’s another area that can eat into your profit once you factor it in. I like to be transparent when sharing my numbers, many resellers don’t share their actual profit so you’ll see my actual profit being much lower than other resellers. Most viewers like to watch videos of resellers that make thousands not hundreds. Since I’m in the lower end, I don’t have thousands of followers 😂 at least not yet. YT is just another fun platform to share your passion 🤩

Thank you so much for the tips!

Wow!!! I guess everyone has a special niche with a platform! eBay was the first platform I started out with and with time it performed better. I think poshmark was second in line and does well. When I decided to try mercari, I just struggled to get it off its feet and I found the shipping a bit complicated. I’m so glad that mercari is working well for you!!! Keep trying with ebay because you have the biggest buyer audience. eBay is very needy it requires daily activity! You can refresh your store weekly. Try delisting old items and use the sell similar feature to introduce your item as new. Simple things like that helps to get boost sales

I’m sure it helps to keep returns low, I notice since I been allowing returns, buyers have been taking advantage of it 😬 However, in order to keep the top rated plus seller status you have to offer free returns

@@yasminhorn_ I am gonna give it a try 🤞

Hi Elia, I started going to the Goodwill Outlet rather than the Goodwill Stores. At the outlet, there are no clothing racks. Instead, they have stuff in huge blue “bins.” Which you will hear me use this word a lot in my videos to say I went to the Goodwill outlet. I started going there because it’s a great way to keep my cost of goods super low and it helps to maximize my profit. At the bins you pay by the pound instead of individually so you save ton of money. Occasionally, they’ll run a 50% off day so stuff are even cheaper! the only thing is that you can be there for hours and hours digging through the bins to find great treasures😂 and its crowded 😬 but it’s fun!! Every outlet may have different prices depending on the state

Hi there welcome! 👋🏽Thank you!

Thank you! I will do the same!

Hi Alexandra! Welcome to the reselling business! 😃 I would not recommend sending any items to the buyers until you receive payment. If you ship them the item before you receive payment, you run the risk of not receiving payment from the buyer and they end up getting a free item. It’s best to hold on to the item until the buyer pays. You will encounter many buyers who buy an item from you, but never pay. In this case, eBay will cancel the transaction for you within 4 days and you can relist it for sale. It happens a lot, eBay is working on improving this.

I do feel like if buyers paid for returns it does make them more serious about buying

Thank you! I’m definitely a working progress 😅 and that’s a good store name suggestion thank you!

Thank you!

Hi terry sorry for such delayed response I’m not sure how I missed this! I think at this time I was testing the waters and I didn’t want to add more fees then I was already paying, but I’m finding that increasing the % of promoted listing it helps advertise better. I think currently I’m doing between 2-3%. Some sellers do ebay’s recommended ad fee, but im just trying to keep more money in my pocket as possible. Especially since I don’t sell a lot of high ticket items

I have seen resellers do that and had them nice and stacked. It’s actually a good idea 👍🏽 since I do sell a lot of shoes I was nervous that my stack would eventually fall lol

Awww thank you sooo much! ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you! It’s amazing how many new stuff you can find at the bins 😊

Thank you! I was thinking about trying a 3-5%

@@yasminhorn_ I'm testing it out at 7%. Looking forward to see how it goes. But I'm wondering... Do we get charged for each click on the promoted listing? Or only when someone buys through that? Because with most other platforms you pay per click (referred as PPC)... I've tried to find an answer but it's still unclear

@@danisht wow 7% is pretty high, but that should help you stay competitive and bump up visibility and increase sales. You’re not charged until a buyer clicks on your promoted listing and purchases the promoted item within 30 days, so you only pay for sales. Hope this helps.

@@yasminhorn_ Makes sense. That's amazing compared to many other platforms. Google Ads and Amazon PPC bought charge for every click, regardless of whether they convert or not. Thanks Yasmin!

Hi Robin! I was just watching your most recent unboxing lol But yes I can relate 💯 stuff is so hard to sell and profit margins are so low just not worth it. I think they went up on their prices a bit as well. I see your getting into electronics, I think that category always sell pretty good.

@@yasminhorn_ ya I do like selling hard goods like the electronics, but I love selling what I get in my pallets but my local pallet guy hasn’t been able to get any pallets lately so now I’m sourcing again at the thrift stores but my good will has went way up on their prices. So I’m still looking into sourcing pallets or boxes of stuff to be delivered. Do you like Jomar that you have gotten shoes from? I’ve thought about trying them.

@@robinryan6688 yes, it seems that lot of online sourcing companies have a high demand. I like Jomar, again like any company it’s a hit or miss and a gamble. However, for the most part made not only my money back, but I’ve been able to make a very good profit with still inventory left to sell. Definitely way better than Wholesale Ninjas 😅. FYI it does take about a whole month to get your boxes from Jomar, that’s the only part that I don’t like. Shoes sell really good for me. Lately I’ve been sourcing at the Goodwill bins (outlet) because I pay under $2 for each item and have found some nice shoes to resell for good money.

Your welcome! Happy Thursday!

Thank you for sharing! It’s definitely always a gamble when you buy from Jomar. I always try to put a note before ordering letting them know to please ensure good quality and brands. I have sold several items from this box, but some items I later discovered had major flaws 🤦🏻‍♀️. their cashmere + wool box is not performing as well and got super basic pieces. It’s a hit or miss 😞

Same here cosmetic rarely moved for me not worth it

Your welcomed! Glad you enjoy it hopefully it was semi-helpful or insightful

I’m so Sorry this happened to you it seems this happens more often than not

Thank you! You know I notice the same thing, I thought that by charging shipping my sales would go down, but it didn’t. Since buyers pay for shipping there is also more room for negotiation is like a win win 😀

Hi Chakir, why is that? Preference?

You have Instagram?

Thank you Zeric!

Hi Kathy, yes definitely and shipping keeps going up unfortunately. We have to do what is best for our business to keep it alive