A day of someone who pays their bills selling clothes on eBay

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[@goldenspiralresell]

Great vid as always! I wish I could get my wife to help me team up like yall do lol. Maybe when I build my resell business up a little more I can get her to come work with me. Hustling every day in the meantime.

[@carrieathome]

Thank you! Money definitely talks. I wasn’t fully onboard when Kyle was reselling odds and ends but he started making some decent cash and it showed me that this has potential. I dove into jeans on my own and built this store so Kyle could quit his job and help scale what I had going on. He was happy to have me on board with reselling :)

[@twinnish]

Giving people more information about measurements cannot only result in a sale, but it can also prevent a return, and either one of those things are a good outcome

[@carrieathome]

It’s true!

[@amandahalladay3651]

Neil seems like a good dude!

[@carrieathome]

He really is!

[@danafindwell]

Hahaha i love Neal, what a good dude! Awesome finds Carrie, thanks for taking us along with you 🥰

[@carrieathome]

He really is! He’s Kyle’s lifelong friend of 25+ years!

[@ThatOneCardShop]

I'm glad you enjoyed the package. Let me know what set you guys are working on next, would love to help out! :)

[@carrieathome]

Sounds good!

[@twinnish]

Neil is a great friend to have and potentially a friendly competitor ☺️ I tried to explain this business to my husband and he just doesn’t get it because people do not willingly buy used clothes in his world-indeed, I can’t find a regular thrift store here to save my life, although I have heard rumors of a market and Riyadh. I never did find it when I lived there. I plan to restart my eBay store when I get back to the US and trying to explain to him why this is a good idea is like trying to explain an American grocery store to somebody who lives in a village in Egypt . It just doesn’t compute.

[@tameby2400]

Do you feel like the new lights work as well at lighting the board as the box lights?

[@karmenmrak]

Friends always bring luck & find best items❤

[@sharonshiel]

Great video!! I'm wondering if you have a link to those great new lights? I'm looking to upgrade my big bulky photo lights.

[@carrieathome]

I added a link in the description for you!

[@judithpalacios6191]

Can you please give a link to the lights??? I am really having problems with color on my iPhone. I hope this will help. Love your videos ❤️❤️❤️

[@carrieathome]

I have the link posted at the bottom of the description! :)

[@jmacksouthernstyle2739]

Just came across your vids tonight, I am an eBay seller as well , and I find your videos vary informative, and informational. Will be watching more.

[@carrieathome]

Welcome aboard!

[@xchristine8700]

Awesome video! How did you bundle the lululemon pants for that buyer, does she pay one shipping fee for one package or does she have to pay shipping fees 3 times and send separately? Thanks!

[@carrieathome]

I have a shipping policy set up so ebay automatically discounts shipping on every additional item that’s added to the order. If they accept my offers, I can merge them together manually in an ebay invoice and adjust the shipping that way. If I accept their offers, generally ebay wants automatic payments so I have to refund their order with the difference of the shipping discount. It’s not streamlined at all unfortunately since ebay came out with automatic payments

[@Shop37Crystals]

lol!! 😂Scaring Kyle had me laughing so hard!! 😂 🤣. He’s a good sport.

[@carrieathome]

Nice! Nothing like a spook to jumpstart your day lol

[@Shop37Crystals]

@@carrieathome 😂I love it. His scream scare reaction should be made as an alarm sound. 🚨⏰

[@Melodie_Richards]

The double RL find!! Great video, I love the vlog style content! 😊

[@carrieathome]

Thank you!

[@peppaironman]

Your home decor is on point. I love the contrasts and textures you use. ❤ How far do you drive to the farthest thrift you go to?

[@carrieathome]

Thank you! I’ve been putting it together little by little over the years :) I believe the farthest we drive for a thrift store is 30-40 mins but we plan for it and hit the thrift stores surrounding it.

[@Hustlesworld617]

Awesome video! If you ever need jean pallets we are a raghouse located in Massachusetts!

[@carrieathome]

Awesome! Do you guys have an Instagram? Love to follow to keep in touch at some point.

[@joycewarburton8016]

Great video!! Oh, I really like those lights - I photo in a teeny space and these look perfect - please post the link (I don’t see it in comments/description). Thanks for all you do!!

[@carrieathome]

It’s at the bottom of the description! :)

[@Quickdraw1111]

I had thought about selling pre-owned clothes on eBay (getting the clothes from the Goodwill Bins), but I have the 2 below concerns: 1. If I buy clothes (or whatever products) on a regular basis to sell on eBay, then won't the clothes (or whatever products) at some point start piling up in my house ... because I assume chances are they won't all sell quickly (or some not at all)? 2. It seems there are SO many people selling clothes (or most any other product) on eBay that it seems it would be very hard to regularly make a lot of sales, because of the competition. It seems to me that the thing I am selling would just get drowned out by the multitudes of others selling the same or very similar thing. How legitimate are these concerns for someone wanting to get into eBay to make a living at it (or at least $2K in net profit each month)?

[@wildbill1519]

I'm looking forward to seeing your update on the shirt store. :)

[@carrieathome]

Coming soon!

[@hyepwr23]

those extra pics and questions you answer are a waste they never buy they just get a kick out of it power trip to answer there lame questions

[@carrieathome]

Not from what I’ve experienced. I’ve gotten sales after clarifying a question and I’ve prevented returns because I answered their question before they bought it. I also like seeing “great customer service” in their positive feedbacks :)

[@hyepwr23]

@@carrieathome they waste my time

[@wendyholman5441]

What system are you using for inventory?

[@milliebarnett8885]

What are the brands that you picked to put into your store to sell? I know this sounds silly but how do you start your own store?

[@PSizzle369]

i wanna be able to write off a computer for ebay that can run games too! Goals! Im on my way to it.

[@OPT1IONS]

Thanks for the video Carrie. How do you feel about bundling? I mean if you have a $25 asp and you have 3 $10 pairs of pants.....putting them all in the same listing? And if so, keywords? "Bundle" or "lot" or? Thanks for your time.

[@carrieathome]

I’ve heard people having success with it. I tried it out once but I just didn’t enjoy the flow of processing it. I’d rather just pick up higher asp single items vs lotting them up. But if you already have the inventory, it wouldn’t hurt to try it out!

[@user-hh5bq2bs7e]

Hi, do you wash, iron & lint roll each pair before taking pictures. Or just wash and fold right away?

[@carrieathome]

Just wash and fold! We have a lint roller on the side for just in case after we throw an item up on the board and it needs a quick roll. For my shirt store, I wash and lay flat in a pile to get a good amount of wrinkles out.

[@0maga12]

Awesome content! Thank you for all the helpful tips and influence

[@carrieathome]

Glad it was helpful!

[@timbonjovi]

It helps if you live in a upscale area. The good will and thrift shops are gonna have more upscale stuff

[@carrieathome]

It’s true! I don’t think we live in upscale though. Most of the St Louis, MO area is pretty mid. There’s definitely a lot of stores though!

[@timbonjovi]

​@@carrieathomeSt louis County is pretty affluent isn't it? I don't mean anything negative. I love your videos and it's obvious to me that you are very intelligent or you wouldn't know all the bewildering amount of things you have to know to be as successful as you are. Living in a small town, New Haven There may not be enough places to source from although Washington, Mo It's just 12 miles away and they have More stores

[@zorasells5125]

Another great video. What size poly mailers do you all use? Im starting to dabble in clothes and have no idea what size to order.

[@carrieathome]

For jeans, we use 12x15 and for shirts I use 10x13. However, I think when we merge the shirt store into the jeans store, I will use the 12x15 so we don’t have an extra step in the process of which bag to choose.

[@MasterofPieces]

ooooo sick pokemon cards. We need to see the collection :)

[@carrieathome]

We have one completed set so far, working on another, and then we have a large assortment of other Pokémon cards that we’ve collected throughout the years and that viewers have sent us! So many! 😄

[@MayA-xy7bq]

Another great video🎉 Thanks for sharing. I wanted to ask if you’ve used the shipping discount feature under promotions tab? I do not have business policies in place for combined shipping and wanted to hear your thoughts on either methods or both. Thank you😊

[@carrieathome]

I do my shipping discount with my shipping policies. I haven’t done it in the promotion tab so I don’t really know what to say about it!

[@nealandaddi]

By far the best video you've made, absolute no bias here!

[@carrieathome]

Thanks guys! :D

[@mjvexpressllc]

Great video always inspiring, question what size are your clear bags that you use. Thanks Mike

[@carrieathome]

We use 12x15 👍

[@moniquelubawski939]

Hello! I love your videos and they have change my eBay selling life forever. Could I please ask where you get your boxes and what size they are? They are so streamline and perfect!

[@carrieathome]

Wow that’s awesome! I got my boxes of Uline and they measure 24x10x8. I’ve heard people found boxes on Amazon too but I haven’t checked there

[@lovekimberleyday9232]

Great Video Carrie ❤ from Australia 🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺🦘

[@carrieathome]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@DaydreamAboutNiceThings]

Wow that chicken and fries looked amazing !

[@carrieathome]

The fries were nice and crispy and the wings had so much flavor 😋

[@dustyfinds616]

You don’t sell Levi Strauss?? Why?

[@carrieathome]

We sell Levis, but those were Signature by Levis. That’s what we meant to say when going through his pile. :P

[@robbvlogs]

I have a 13 month old and Im always like it’s hard finding time to grow the business. It’s nice seeing yall do this with kids. How much were you listing a day when you started to sell so much in your first year??!

[@carrieathome]

I was around 15/day by myself, then I brought Kyle onboard and we are now listing 30/day :)

[@justanotherreseller351]

how much are your jeans at your goodwill? mine are starting at 8 bucks or higher

[@carrieathome]

Mens usually start around $10 and womens start around $8 for us.

[@toricaldwell8866]

Is there a benefit or trick to having more than one ebay store? You mentioned shirt store and pants store.

[@carrieathome]

No benefit, I just kept my shirts separate from my main store because I’m building my shirt store from the ground up for a challenge and wanted to also have the data separate as I learned a new niche.

[@ladylei0]

Team Neil!

[@jimd1617]

omg RRL 🤩

[@lilwarrioraleena]

I’ve been having an issue with the color looking different once buyer receives the item, and many ppl asking what the color really is bc it looks different when I’m taking measurement pics. So I only use one box light on instead of 2, and on some listings I show item near a window with natural light.

[@carrieathome]

Natural light will be your best friend if you struggle with getting an accurate color.

[@lilwarrioraleena]

@@carrieathomeyes, I do a near window pic for colors that change on me. And taking away one box light also helped.

[@harri004]

Do you have the lights linked?

[@carrieathome]

Yes! At the bottom of the description

[@dessertrat53]

what kind of lights are they

[@carrieathome]

They are strip led lights and I bought them off Amazon 👍

[@wildbill1519]

An idea: How about starting a Patreon community? If you charge for memberships, which is very common amongst creators, they only take up to 12%. As you know about advertising on YT, they nail you for 50%. If you were to charge an affordable fee of say $2 a month, your take would be $1.76 per membership. If you were to get 10% of your YT subscribers to join your Patreon, that would be at least 1500. The total based on those figures would be adding over $2500 to your monthly income. That would be a steady source and not seasonal.

[@carrieathome]

This has definitely been a thought Kyle and I have had. I’d like to offer more things for an affordable price. I’ll keep thinking on it!

[@wildbill1519]

@@carrieathome I've got one, but never went live. There's just SO MUCH you can do with Patreon!

[@notyourfriend5899]

My ebay store has seriously been struggling. I’ve been selling about3 items a week. 😢😢

[@carrieathome]

My store has been sluggish too, but that's summer slowdown unfortunately :( not as many buyers shopping on ebay when they're on summer vacations, celebrating holidays, kids are out of school, etc. Just a little longer and we'll be in the clear!

[@notyourfriend5899]

@@carrieathome do you see an uptick in sales before school starts? Since you sell jeans I wonder if you see and up stock in August

[@carrieathome]

@@notyourfriend5899 yea! I actually see it ticking up in late July. I think those are the early school shoppers. August is back to school and September onward is everyone else

[@susanvelez6534]

Can you explain to me where I can watch a video on that cardboard box system

[@ChiquitaFLeak-zf7ol]

Great video

[@carrieathome]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dtanner7]

10:10 I would've thought the messed up levi tag would be a pass.

[@justanotherreseller351]

can you use usps priority padded flat rate envelopes to ship items you sell through the global or international shipping program?

[@carrieathome]

When shipping with eBay’s global shipping program, you’ll mail the item to their distribution center and from there ebay will ship to the customer overseas. So you just ship your item out like usual with address ebay gives you on the order. 👍

[@justanotherreseller351]

@@carrieathome perfect. so i can just use my ebay poly mailers and be just fine. your awesome. i love watching your content. I have had an ebay seller account since 2015 and quit for about 4 years..now i am back at it so lets see how much damage i can do...lol...

[@justanotherreseller351]

@@carrieathome I am signing up for the international shipping program under shipping policies. I don't see anything stating global shipping. Maybe I am in wrong area?? i remember 4 yrs ago it was called global...now its international?

[@EWill5265]

Hi, Do you happen to have a link for the lights?? I'd love to get rid of my big ones and save some space too. Thanks!

[@carrieathome]

Just added the link into the description!

[@DebbieWallace-w8c]

👍

[@justanotherreseller351]

sorry i am flooding your comment. how much you pay for mens or ladies shirts and GW

[@carrieathome]

At the bins, it's about $1-$2 and in retail stores, I can spend between $5-$10 on a typical shirt.

[@justanotherreseller351]

@@carrieathome do you make much profit on shirts or jeans if you pay 10.00 for them. i am learning this all over again after 4 years of ebay break. thanks

[@carrieathome]

@@justanotherreseller351 if I spend $10 on an item, I want to make at least $15 profit on it so it would have to be something I can list for at least $30 plus shipping

[@jason_flips]

Great video, I just found you guys as I have been working on doing a niche Jeans store myself. I have been reselling for close to 12 years but took a 2-year break and now getting back into things again. We used to sell a mess of different things back before but now I want to primarily focus on one type of item and go from there. I think I pretty much binge watched all your videos now lol. Also just got the materials to build my photo station as well. Thanks for all the help and keep doing what you're doing goes, Awesome job.

[@carrieathome]

Wow! I’m glad to have helped so much! 😄

[@LatashaMoore-y7r]

You make fun videos😊😮

[@carrieathome]

Thank you!

[@LatashaMoore-y7r]

You are a nice honest person ✨️ 👌

[@recommercedave]

Great video as always. Dead by Daylight preferred role - killer or survivor ??

[@carrieathome]

I’m a Meg main! I’ve been going through getting all the survivor achievements but think about switching to Killer to start getting some of those achievements. Out of the killers I’ve played as, I like the Huntress but I need to get better at axe throwing 😆 I’m so glad someone knows DBD! I was obsessed with it a few years ago and I’ve come back around to it!

[@dsilva51]

Can you do a video how you track your sales for tax purposes? Do you update it regularly? I’m trying to streamline that process and looking for a better way to

[@carrieathome]

I’m personally not the best a making sure my bookkeeping is up to date, I save it for the end of the year 🙈 but I do recommend checking out simplified accounting with Cheryl on KZbin!

[@Shniper1337]

What material is on your photo setup? The material I used is not sticky enough, even at less of an angle

[@carrieathome]

It’s a gray fleece blanket :)

[@BritFlips]

Carrie what size boxes and polybags do you use, and where do you get them? If you have an affiliate link, would be happy to get them that way.

[@carrieathome]

I have all those links in my last video for you! They’re not affiliated because I just can’t seem to get around to setting it up. Lol but thank you ❤️

[@Keyois01]

Question. Is there a reason why you don’t link your eBay stores? Thanks for the videos.

[@carrieathome]

I link to my shirt store because I know people want to follow along and look around. I’m fine with that on the shirt store because it’s a side hustle. But the jeans store is our income and I don’t want to open the door to thousands of lookers. eBay’s algorithm doesn’t like a bunch of people looking at stuff and leaving. They’ll think something is wrong with my stuff. Thanks for asking!

[@sandiduvall823]

Hello Carrie, I’ve been looking for your new lights and haven’t found them yet. Would you please let us know where to purchase and are you using a felt background for your photo table? Thanks!

[@lizbarrett3248]

I just found them on Amazon. I think they are the same ones. I searched “slim photography lamp” found a four pack on sale for 30$

[@carrieathome]

Hi! I have the link to the lights at the bottom of the video description and I just use a gray fleece blanket as the backdrop :)

[@LUMBEEPHENOM2012]

How many listings do you do a day?

[@carrieathome]

30 a day!

[@tameby2400]

Do you feel like the new lights work as well at lighting the board as the box lights?

[@carrieathome]

I feel like they worked better than my box lights!

[@tameby2400]

That’s awesome! I will be purchasing them then!

[@tameby2400]

@@carrieathome can you do a video comparing the two

[@timbonjovi]

2 questions. Whats your store name on Ebay and approx how many items to you sell per day?

[@carrieathome]

I don't share my main store name because it's our primary income and I don't want to screw anything up with eBay's algorithm and an influx of visitors. But for your second question, we sell on average 30/day regularly and around 20/day during the summer.

[@brroookkeee]

@@carrieathomeI’m so curious as to why you wouldn’t want the extra traffic on your main eBay store from viewers? Lots of resellers I watch make a lot more from viewers

[@carrieathome]

@@brroookkeee Beyond my stores algorithm being messed up with the extra non-buying views, I just don’t like the idea of mixing the two simply. I’m happy just making videos to help/inspire people in my spare time :)

[@brroookkeee]

@@carrieathome Didn’t think of it that way! Makes sense :)

[@timbonjovi]

​@@carrieathomeI understand 👍 Thanks

[@ringsidefrankenstein2548]

Thanks for the helpful content!

[@carrieathome]

Thanks for watching!