Day in the Life of a Mediocre Reseller

[@HairyTornado]

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[@devineden1034]

@@HairyTornado 💜❤️

[@CallegriaofSoulbound]

Josh, I want you to know how much I appreciate when you do these videos that show the good, the bad, and the ugly of your business. I find it extremely refreshing to find people who are putting it out there to show that your work is not all cupcakes and rainbows. People understand the freedom of not having a micromanager trying to talk them into being as cheap of an employee as they can get. People don't understand how much responsibility you have to take to get that freedom. More importantly, they don't understand the amount of self control it takes. Super thankful for these kind of videos and you.

[@stephaniehall8179]

You know your life is good when you get up before dawn to play Pickle Ball. I can barely get up that early to go to the bathroom 😂

[@HairyTornado]

that wasnt a regular thing lol. I usually play in the afternoons.

[@deborahstone9696]

😂😂❤❤❤❤you guys.canadian senior here. I don't resell but I do love old glass.​@@HairyTornado

[@donnasworld2070]

Crafter here- You see a broken trombone, I see angel's horn. Put a huge loop bowl, Christmas greenery- BAM Christmas decoration.

[@laurastarasoff3065]

Agreed. Crafters would jump on that. It would be a great lamp. And the case could be sold separately.

That’s an awesome idea!

[@miraclemet]

Hairy is the master of waiting just the right amount of time after hearing the full price price before saying he'd pass and getting out of there

[@melissahart4603]

You might be able to donate the trombone to your local school district. Often times they have folks that can repair instruments and then get them into the hands of kids that normally wouldn’t be able to afford them. If it can’t be repaired, it could also be parted out, the case used, etc.

[@vincecooper7613]

Absolutely great description of reselling I did not quit to resell I was let go and I am doing it for survival and do about 2k gross a month and scratch out just enough to get by and I live in poor Mississippi but feel blessed with the opportunity

[@marciagainey5155]

Thanks, Josh, for your helpful advice to those thinking of becoming a reseller. You make it look easy and fun, when, in reality, it can be anything but easy and fun. You must have drive and discipline to build a business - of any kind. It would be foolish to think you can quit your day job and dive off into reselling. Not to say it can’t be built into a great job - as you have done. But you need to be careful and look before you leap. So thanks for giving that perspective from one who knows the reality and challenges of reselling. Part time might be a great way to try it out without jeopardizing your financial well-being! Good luck to both you and Haley!

[@totallyroni6136]

My husband and I have been watching you and Haley for years. We were so inspired by you guys to become resellers and have been working on our Ebay store for close to 3 years now. My husband was finally able to quit his job to do reselling full time, but it was a much easier decision for him to make considering im still at my full time job with the county. Thanks Josh and Haley for being so awesome!!

[@nathanduliba7609]

Hey Josh! I just want to say that you’re probably the best KZbinr I’ve seen as far as choosing appropriate ads for the channel. A lot of KZbin ads I end up just not caring about but you pick topics that are relevant to most of your viewers and some of the only ad Where I’m genuinely interested in clicking the link and learning more!

[@HairyTornado]

I appreciate that!

[@HairyTornado]

Thank you!

[@FIippingCrazy]

I am retired and needed something to do in our home, so it is part time for me and often difficult to source items to sell. No bins within a 2 hour drive from Central Georgia. Another difficult hurdle is getting a following without exposure, so I am just trying to buy quality items and sell at a reasonable price. Slowly, but surely I am selling items and I am determined I can do this, and succeed just being part-time! I have learned a lot about reselling from the smart, determined couple I watch, you guys! Thanks for all the info! Glad you are home Hayley and hope your mission trip was a success.

[@EthanLupo]

Completely agree with what you said at the end, i’m full time and when people talk to me about reselling I only recommend that they do it part time. If I had kids or debt I don’t think i’d be able to resell full time at this point

[@susanderk1724]

Certainly not these days

[@LUMBEEPHENOM2012]

Couldn’t agree more

[@leerocketmailclough]

I'm in the UK so it was quite entertaining having caught your Whatnot show overnight then seeing a few of the items appear in this video being picked up

[@msbossy51]

I love you and Hailey’s videos. I really learn a lot from them. I am currently reselling but as I am retiring next year, I hope to continue to help supplement my retirement benefits. I enjoy thrifting immensely and being able to learn more from resellers like you, is absolutely helpful. Thank you!!

[@maddog6191]

I love the fact that you're honest and got positive energy like the storage auction pirate and aren't afraid to Say things how they are

[@lafatlifetx]

IF YOU'RE MEDIOCRE, WHAT DOES THAT MAKE THE REST OF US WHO REALLY SLACK OR MAKE BAD BUYS/SALES?! LOVE THESE AND Y'ALL SO MUCH!

[@coryotto2808]

Love the Waste Management cut with the Star Spangled Banner

[@audfashionfinds]

Love this style of video. A little bit of everything, including real talk, and a shot of Mose! Thank you 🩷

[@ElaineSidenius-ox1yj]

Welcome back Hayley!

[@dotsdigs]

The summer slow down is so bad. We have a 50% off, inventory reduction sale going on and have only had 8 sales from it. 5 years reselling, we had hoped it would be more consistent by now.

[@laurahopwood3332]

I agree completely with your assessment at the end. I resell as a supplemental income to social security. I don’t work reselling full time, and only in the last few months do I feel like I am getting a good return. What reselling does for me is to give me a healthy savings so if I need money for household repairs, car repairs, healthcare, I don’t need to rely on credit cards and accruing debt. And all resellers I know that work it as a full time job also have KZbin and other revenue streams.

[@leewillers4621]

Hayley is a ray of sunshine! You two are so much fun to watch. Thanks for the video!❤

[@lorenviolasommers4184]

You 2 are such a joy to watch! Thanks for being honest about reselling! I resell part time as a hobby/additional retirement money, and I totally get it that it would be hard to use it as a full time job! Whew! In my area it’s harder to source, so I’m glad I can just do it as a hobby! But I do love it!

[@JrideFlips]

You’re a great reseller Josh

[@TheCollectaHub]

It takes one to know one.

[@2fast951]

It’s the TikTok guy!

[@debbiesmith8]

Excited to learn about Hulkin totes most in todays video! Welcome home Hailey!

[@samanthav8728]

LOVE This Josh! I am doing well on eBay and you were the one that inspired me with your lovely wife! I need more like this because I am discouraged lately. I've sold nice things for sure! I need to learn what my personal "Bread and Butter" is... The case for the trombone is probably worth more than actual instrument. They are not cheap.

[@mygodisable2]

Hey welcome back Haley, you were missed.

[@shelleywilson7170]

Haley has a very natural golf swing! You go girl!! 🏌️‍♀️

[@mdein3dcosplayprops283]

Can’t believe you passed up that Beast hoodie that was in the background. I’ve sold the same one medium for $35 plus shipping.

[@eleanorrouxel122]

Welcome back Halley! I missed you.God bless you for all your good works in Hondurous

[@CallegriaofSoulbound]

I actually really like the idea of watching you all play on the golf game AND then do the actual course. That Sounds SUPER fun!

[@francessinobio4522]

Josh, call the local middle school when it starts up. Ask the music department if they want the trombone. Many have repair contracts and can get it fixed for a needy student.

[@brendayankoski8325]

Keep your videos real. I like DAve and used part of his advice. We are blessed to be out of debt...and reselling has been a Godsend towards that end. Recently had our refrigerator go bad, and bought a new one, French door freezer on bottom with water and ice - for cash! I feel so good about that.

[@brendayankoski8325]

I saw you pass on the yarn bag, without looking it up. I sold yarn for $320 that I paid $5 for! Some is more desirable than most.

[@ireneaguilar872]

Welcome home Hayley! Glad to see you back.

[@ななころび]

As a viewer since before Pandemic I really enjoy this new style of video. Would like to see more like this. Something new is refreshing! ❤

[@shellysoutherland8091]

Welcome home Haley, missed you!

[@joshsparrowchannel]

i love you Josh and Hayley ... and Mose. thanks for the feedback and honesty!

[@Yasunii]

Great finds Josh, big inspo 🫡

[@kristalantiques]

Totally agree that going full time is tough. I have been reselling since 1982, when I was in my early 20s. I have done a lot of different things in my reselling adventures. I started off by doing flea markets, having an antique booth, doing antique shows every weekend. In the late 80s I developed, owned & operated a 9,000 sq ft multi-dealer antique mall in a suburb of Minneapolis. I started selling on Ebay in 1998, before anyone actually owned a personal digital camera. I moved to selling primarily vintage on Etsy about 8 or 9 years ago. My husband is a General Contractor so we have always had another income. Heath insurance is a huge expense. Now, our major source of income is our investments. I love being a reseller. It takes a lot of time, effort & hard work.

[@vigerminaberrios4116]

My opinion is that there are so many resellers that’s going to be a hard time in the next couple of years to make some profit. Great video thanks for explaining this to us ❤

[@sharonhunt7424]

Welcome Home. We miss you. Hope you had good trip.

[@marshalltaylor21]

Appreciate the honesty, Reselling is super fun but isn’t easy either

[@Lulu5771]

Welcome home Hailey ! I hope your trip was wonderful, I’m sure it was. Josh I agree that becoming a full time re seller is not easy, especially now that so many people are doing re selling. Part time sounds much more reasonable and using that money to get out of debt, then personally I would use it for boosting my monthly savings. ❤

[@brroookkeee]

Recalling full-time seems very tough! Especially how inconsistent it can be throughout the year and needing a ton of space, shipping supplies, paying taxes, etc. I started re-selling very part-time 2 years ago now and started as a hobby but knew it could make me some money. I save all the profit I make and when I got a little cushion in that account, I started only using the profit money to purchase more inventory! I love how I only source out of that account now and keep building the income slowly. I have 370 items listed currently and a 72 day total. Once it becomes not fun anymore if ever, I’ll stop. I work full-time 10/mo out of the year as an instructional assistant at a school so now is the time I have the most free time in the summer!

[@brroookkeee]

Josh you’re very genuine and your advice is real and I like that

[@macha1617]

The magnet toys (magnetile) are the best in the world. All my grand children 15-2 play with them. Great find.

[@bluebelle9572]

I think a part of Dave’s opposition to cc is that by using them, you are supporting a business that runs on people paying them interest because they’re in debt.

[@melireyes4131]

Yayyy she's back! Blessings to the both of you 🙏 I enjoy all videos ! One question though, when selling for the 1st time how do I know how much to separate for taxes? Please

[@HairyTornado]

general rule of thumb is that you save 25% of your profits (revenue minus expenses) for taxes.

[@L-ff5kw]

So great to see Haley is home!

Thanks for keeping it real Josh. Nice to see Hailey and Mose again.

[@kimross6279]

Haley welcome home,know Josh and Moses are happy to have you home.❤😊

[@hillz5988]

The high school might take the trombone. Our hs band teacher fixes the instruments and uses instruments like this that for 5th grade entry band class. My son played the trombone and played one like this until he got to middle school then upgraded. If the band teacher can't fix it, they usually know someone who can.

[@paulburns3165]

That golf simulator looks so cool. Gotta be loads of fun.

[@VinnyVidiVintage]

Welcome back Hailey!

[@sparkleflair]

That chaos at the bins would be wayyyy too much for me! I had a hard time when my son was little and we visited my sister, who had 3 kids at the time....I could only stay for a little while with all their activity! I just sold something on ebay last night!! Woooo!

[@haroldinabinett286]

I'm full time but my situation is different. Our home is payed off and we have zero personal debt. Our ebay store nets 3000-3500 a month right now. My wife watches a few kids that go to our kids school - so that helps too. If i had a mortgage, car loans, student loans, etc....We couldn't do what we do - at least not yet. We would have had to wait until the store was netting 5.5-6k a month. While I will get to that level, its slow and steady.

[@rondamylove9995]

Who are you calling mediocre? Your lovely wife didn't marry no average Josh. 😂 Keep in mind everyone who works any job is paying the taxes and health insurance is part of compensation when you are thinking things through. I like that you are real.

[@michellehunter1642]

I miss the trips to “the booth”.

[@brendamaun5455]

Humble, as always.

[@fabriceschoolaert8245]

you see a broken trombone, i see an original handcrafted lamp with some handyness 😊

[@arts_records_tapes]

Thanks for the great content, Josh! If you don’t mind me asking, how did you make the thumbnail? Looks great!

[@sharona3048]

I always like to pick really colorful or unique polybags. I just love color and figure most customers probably will too! ❤

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

Welcome back Hayley I bet it was hot hot hot over there in Honduras.

[@HairyTornado]

It’s actually not bad over there. Like 82 or so in the day time

[@jinjja_eotteoke]

Appreciate the "warning" about full-time reselling. I do it as a side-hustle to boost my savings, but everytime I make a big sale, I have the almost irresistible urge to quit my day job and go all in lol

[@denisewright4778]

Welcome home, Hayley! ❤

[@ruwankroegman9858]

Ur honesty makes u 2 real! Thnx for sharing!!

[@ngb1964]

You are real. And we see how hard you have to work to make a buck at this. Most KZbinrs just show you the flash. Love your content.

[@adsviking]

Finally a reseller telling 100% truth, after fees, after taxes, after gas, after health insurance, after packing materials etc etc did they (other resellers) really make $100 profit on a $5 item. Probably not and that’s why your channel is so important because the truth is the reality of a reseller. ❤ fix the trombone and donate to a school. Just my thoughts.

[@seasqrlzpix7436]

Appreciate the raw truth on the realities of a reseller and the to definitely go in with conservative and realistic expectations! Good to see Haley back from her mission work!☺️👍🐿

[@SYF369]

People buy broken musical instruments to make lamps and other things.

[@Rocky-q9f]

Welcome home Hailey.

[@nancyhoskins4621]

Great advice, thank you!

[@micheledickey4066]

How fun is that golf simulator!! I had no idea how it worked. Looks like alot of fun.

[@HairyTornado]

it's awesome!

[@terrigeorge4279]

I absolutely agree that this is NOT sufficient income for a full-time job. It is a side hustle. I really need to start tracking my exact hours, but I'm guestimating I put in 4 -6 hrs a day 6 days a week, but then my Saturdays are always a solid 12-14 hr day doing yard sales, then listing. I make an average of $1800-$2000 a month BEFORE taxes, but after fees and expenses. Not terrible, but there are better money producing options out there. I don't entirely hate it, but biggest problem is I feel stuck. I have over 1000 items in inventory. If I stop listing they DO NOT sell. Took just a 4 day vacation last month, and my sales plummeted to less than half and still struggling. It's a tough business! I do it so I can remain a stay at home mom. Thank you for your candor. Love you two!

[@brush412]

It totally is sufficient income for a full time job lol you haven’t seen Technsports and his group have you? There are thousands of resellers making full time income and bringing their spouses home or are able to stay with their kids.

[@rachelh5211]

​@@brush412It really depends on the location of the reseller and their current financial situation. As a reseller hobbist, I live in Central CA where the cost of living is higher than most other parts of the country, yet it's not nearly as high as in the larger cites of CA. We also paid off our home quite a few years ago and have no debt. If we were to buy this same home at today's prices, we'd be paying several thousand per month just on a mortgage payment, let alone any other potential debt like auto or student loans. Also, sourcing items worth reselling is very challenging in our area due to the lower socioeconomic demographics and high prices at thrift stores. We have no Goodwill Bins. I'm continually amazed at what Josh and Haley find in their area, as well as the cheaper prices. They also have a lower cost of living there. I just don't think anyone can make the blanket statement that "anyone can make a fulltime living doing reselling."

[@robert.brokaw3829]

Keep having fun and stay safe.

[@Mtmumsie2]

Hi Hayley! Welcome back! ❤

[@PixelGameSquad]

Good thumbnail!

[@HairyTornado]

thanks guys!

[@debbiehenricksen1897]

I dont think you'll get much negative feedback from your totally honest opinion of reselling as a full-time job. Only another skilled, dedicated KZbinr would know the amount of time you spend on that side of your business. We average Joe's havent got any idea. Keep telling your truth, bless you. ❤

[@kathleenyoder5186]

Welcome home Haley! We’ve not seen your booth for awhile…..how is it going?

[@HairyTornado]

Booth update in Thursdays video 😊

[@helenholt6352]

Well said advice about reselling… it can be great to supplement an income but not to replace a full time job.

[@suebeany]

Yay Haley’s back!

[@ShredderMediaRetro]

I get my poly bags off of Amazon for clothing and typically get the cheapest color at that time. Typically it's that same purple 😂

[@purlgrl1333]

I agree. You have to be a hustler and highly motivated to find sources for goods to sell. I could not do it full time.

[@spaceadd1]

Can you please do an updated video on your antique booth?

[@juantovar4287]

Vintage Shilke trumpets is a bolo !!! They range from 500 - 3,000. Recently found a Shilke trumpet gig bag for 8.00 and sold in auction on ebay for 300 🎉

[@devineden1034]

About that star wars poster I would sit on it until someone is willing to give you the max profit you can get on it or add some other star wars stuff and make a bundle deal and ask a little more on mercari .

[@elephamoose]

13:21 I think they prefer the term "Plastic Bag-Americans" 😂

[@LivinLargewithLCruu]

i love the idea of being able to do this full time, but I definitely see how its more complicated than meets the eye. I'm just grateful it has helped me pay off some of these darn student loans!!

[@violagirl6132]

My husband is a professional trombone player so it was nice seeing someone buying one!!

[@denimardani-ui4qb]

Terimakasih Josh sudah kembali ke pasar loak❤❤❤

[@Pentecostal_Reseller]

I used to work with a guy that was thousands of dollars in debt from credit cards. He had 50 + credit cards and couldn’t pay on them all. Finally it caught up with him and they started suing him! He had to hire lawyers and all kinds of people to get him out of that. So he had to spend thousands to get his name & his debt cleared so he could start on a clean slate. It was a sad situation.

[@carolinefierke2334]

Love your videos!

[@wink853]

I’m below average, nice to meet you!

[@efb1995]

Hayley's back from the war!

[@rosiegray9907]

Mediocre? Nooooo! Professional Expert, yes. Love you and Haley. Thanks for whayou do, I’ll keep learning.

[@northstarffashionandfinds]

I quit my job and I barley make more then two three sales a week so I’m heading back to work but I’ll do this part time! No hard feeling it was my dumb choice.

[@JESUSHernandez-ss3tw]

1:48...The Ol' Snake Charmer....They never Hush..Lookbuo every Piece he has at that point... I would'a just walked completely away

[@Rampagev1]

Enjoyed this style of video

[@HiTeck_Redneck]

Getting completely outta debt and stopping living paycheck to paycheck reduces a ton of stress

[@denisebeals289]

There was a lot of flight issues last week.

[@born2unbox611]

Josh got his smile back now that Hailey is home