Day in the life of a top 10 jeans seller on eBay

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[@chrisharlan4021]

I sold my first pair of jeans. I picked them up because of this channel.

[@carrieathome]

Great job! Do it again!

[@mikec3949]

And as a jeans reseller here is the #1 problem with KZbin

[@carrieathome]

@@mikec3949 there’s plenty of jeans out there

[@technsports]

1st Let's Gooooo!!!! Coming for the #1 spot

[@carrieathome]

All the way to the top! 🚀

[@brandisr71]

Of all the reselling channels I have two favorites. You and tech. 🙌🏾

[@carrieathome]

I appreciate that!

[@yankabillyron4505]

Nice video. I like the idea of taking the weekends off, even if it does require a little more work beforehand, it's so worth it.

[@carrieathome]

Totally agree!

[@BeachBarnThrifts]

Good to have weekends free. Loving this channel. You keep it real. ❤

[@carrieathome]

Thank you for your kindness ❤️

[@DixonsPickins]

I totally prefer our bins compared to other states I’ve been to where they rotate rows. Great video guys! 100k sub channel, no doubt

[@carrieathome]

Love our bins! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Juju85455]

I love these day in a life videos!

[@carrieathome]

Thanks for watching! Glad to hear it :)

[@idalicaraballo1114]

I’ve been watching almost all your videos this week, but question for you-do you ever go into detail the brands you pick up and why? Or go into detail with labels?

[@Sunshine33333]

Saw you on Techs channel, awesome sales!! Whenever my mail carrier goes on vacation, she makes sure that her replacement takes good care of my daily shipping. I go out of my way every year to take good care of our carrier, it really pays off. I have such a hard time here in Florida finding good jeans since most of the year everyone wears shorts or skirts, SO many Walmart jeans here UGH! Have a blessed weekend!

[@carrieathome]

Welcome!

[@danafindwell]

Yep, i loved the video, Carrie! You and Kyle have a great process AND such a cute kitty btw!! 🥰

[@carrieathome]

Thank you!! 😊

[@katiegoitz7815]

Love your videos you are very inspiring. I would love to see more content on the specific brands you pick up and what you sell them for! That would be really helpful to be able to know what’s worth picking up for me. Thanks!

[@carrieathome]

I’ll try to add some more in!

[@beverlyb5144]

My problem is the LISTING!! I have to input so much information. Is there a way you streamline this or a video that you have done where you show it. I AM BINGE WATCHING ALL YOUR VIDEOS NOW. I list COOKBOOKS and I am following your way of the Title Bar but the listing has me totally stumped. IT TAKES FOREVER!!!! I live in Swansea Illinois about 30 minutes from St Charles Missouri.

[@leoninavictoria8024]

It’s inspiring. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@carrieathome]

Thanks for watching!

[@DebbieWallace-w8c]

Great content ,always enjoy watching your videos 👍

[@carrieathome]

Awesome, thank you!

[@cadm1676]

New Carrie vid let's gooooo. Do you use 8x6x16 boxes?

[@carrieathome]

Thanks for watching! I use 8x10x24 👍

[@Vintagevelvetcat]

What a beautiful kitty!!😻 I’m a crazy cat lady!🤣😻

[@carrieathome]

Thank you! She's so sweet :)

[@allyoops4794]

I'm wondering if you can tell us how you respond to offers, do you think we get punished for declining offers or ignoring them, and do you always respond in some way by countering or declining? Edit to add, also do you always send offers to likers?

[@carrieathome]

I send out as many offers as I possibly can. I personally think it’s bad karma to decline offers. I personally just counter at the price I want if it’s a lowball offer coming in. It shows activity on that listing too so it will hopefully get boosted to the right buyer.

[@troygroff4512]

Great video! What brands are jeans are you bread & butter? Also, what coffee machine and coffee pods is that? It's always nice to know what others coffee lovers are drinking. Thanks!

[@carrieathome]

It’s a Nespresso Vertuo! It makes coffee and espresso with their different pods :)

[@troygroff4512]

@@carrieathome Nice! Which pods do you buy that you like? Thanks!

[@LatashaMoore-y7r]

I thank you for making this videos you are a very nice person

[@nancylargent6203]

That Bins is unusual. You seem to get good stuff there! Our bins are open all day, but rotate regularly.

[@carrieathome]

Very thankful for our bins structure!

[@DaydreamAboutNiceThings]

What size clear bags do you use for jeans and do you have a link where you buy them ? Also we sell shoes too would they work for that as well ? Our little business is growing and we gotta start some kind of organization lol😂 Thanks for all of your help !

[@carrieathome]

We use 12x15.5 bags from Amazon but I don't have a link to them yet!

[@DaydreamAboutNiceThings]

@@carrieathome do they seal ?

[@carrieathome]

@@DaydreamAboutNiceThings yes!

[@susanmacmurdo8110]

Ever seen a pair of Adriano Goldschmied selvedge jeans with a Sterling silver "49" button? I'm having trouble finding comps to know what to price them at. Thanks for the great videos. Keep them coming!

[@carrieathome]

I don't believe I've come across a selvedge pair of AGs! Should bring in a good boost of money because of the selvedge though!

[@HustlinWithHazel]

Where do you get the bags that you store your jeans in after you photograph them? :) Also, I can relate to the USPS scheduled pick up. My main post man was AMAZING picks them up & scans them right there at his truck before going on. Then there was a good chunk of time that he wasn't my post man anymore and sometimes the new workers wouldn't pick them up, if they did, they wouldn't scan them until later on that day. Once I even had a package that wasn't scanned in for several days.. so, I just decided sadly I can't rely on the USPS workers & started taking in my packages for the peace of mind.

[@carrieathome]

I've been hearing other non-reseller businesses who ship packages out are also having an issue like this with USPS. It's so frustrating! But to answer your question, I get my bags from Amazon! They're 12x15 :)

[@Rapunzel122-s9w]

I have the same issue with my mail carriers. My regular carrier is amazing at picking up my packages but the subs never pick them up. I asked why and was informed the subs do not get the request from the mail sorter at the P.O. I enjoyed the video and was curious about the weight of packages but see you answered it in comments. Thank you for sharing what is written on the packages and how things are done by you and Kyle.

[@carrieathome]

The subs not picking up can throw a wrench if we aren’t home in time to catch it! But hopefully, with this new rule, we won’t have any missed pickups :)

[@shawnmariemann]

You are so lucky to have PO pickup. We are too small for that, I wait in line just like everyone else. Luckily I don't sell much. Great video, thank you!

[@carrieathome]

Very thankful for pickup as well! 🙏

[@frankiestein5116]

Congrats on top 10! Curious what program you use to print the consecutive sku numbers. Or do you have them printed out for you? What is the process for that? Thanks!

[@carrieathome]

Thanks! I buy them from an ebay seller who can customize the sku numbers :)

[@lifewithnickyd]

I have the same issue with schedule Post pick up headache

[@juliedubois5650]

Hi Carrie great video again 😊🙌🏻 I was wondering does it have an impact on the algorithm if we use () or * in the title ?

[@carrieathome]

Thank you! I use an * and I haven’t noticed anything bad with it.

[@juliedubois5650]

@@carrieathome thank you 😊

[@adhcrafty]

I'm having the same problem with replacement mail people not picking up when I schedule. It's so frustrating!

[@carrieathome]

Agreed!

[@WrightDreamer]

Thanks for sharing❤❤❤ Do you do your homeschooling everyday? I'm a Homeschool mom as well. Always looking for tips in both areas

[@carrieathome]

I used to homeschool everyday until I started my KZbin channel a few months ago. For the past couple of months, I’ve been just focusing on homeschooling the 4-day core curriculum into one or two days and then giving supplement paperwork they could do on their own for the other days. It seems to be working well! My son just aced his tests this week so he’s done for the summer! Still working on reading with my kindergartner though :)

[@markfarr4889]

Consolidation day is a workout in itself.

[@carrieathome]

Amen to that!

[@RichardHazard-ek2dz]

Hi Carrie, I've been watching your videos and they are all just great. I've picked up quite a few tips from you that I'm using in my store. You mention the ebay fees calculator from time to time, can i ask where you get that?

[@carrieathome]

It’s a website! Just Google ebay fee calculator and it should be the first one to pop up. I also try to link it in the description every time I mention it :)

[@debbiewhitney7289]

Thanks so much for sharing! I really like how efficient you are. Would you mind sharing what bags you use? I am currently buying zip-top bags from Amazon, but I think yours would be much more cost effective and I like the size. Thanks again!

[@carrieathome]

I buy them off Amazon! They’re 12x15.5 clear polybags. There’s a few different quantity options to pick depending on what you need. They come out to around $0.08/bag for me

[@debbiewhitney7289]

@@carrieathome Thank you! Mine are at $0.10/bag, so when I run out I'll have to check it out!

[@DaydreamAboutNiceThings]

Another great video !

[@carrieathome]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ShaneUrbas]

How do you handle selling personal items and items for business? Do you have separate eBay accounts for personal and business? I'm using the same account for selling personal, flips and selling items for friends. Its a bit hard to keep track of what is what. I'm thinking of separating the flipping side to a new store. Is that a good idea?

[@carrieathome]

We hardly sell things for friends on our store but if we do it's just one item. It's easy to track how much profit is left after fees and shipping on one item. If it helps to separate the personal from business, no harm in having two stores!

[@well-wateredtree]

Another awesome video. Where did you put the SKU on your listing?

[@carrieathome]

There’s a custom sku box you can enable in a listing. That’s where I put the sku number :)

[@well-wateredtree]

@@carrieathome thanks Carrie. Oh my why I didn't figure this out sooner. 😅

[@smashed121]

have a small shop vac near the packing area to suck all the strips up.

[@carrieathome]

Nice idea!

[@BecG8177]

Hi Carrie, Where do you buy your plastic bags at to store the jeans?

[@carrieathome]

Amazon!

[@BecG8177]

@@carrieathome yours look like they have some stretch to it. The ones I have don’t and tend to rip . Do you mind sharing the Amazon link to the specific item. I’d appreciate it;-)

[@I-95_Estates]

What size boxes and bags are you using for your inventory? Thanks for sharing!

[@carrieathome]

Bags are 12x15.5 from Amazon and boxes are 24x10x8 from Uline :)

[@joelramirez7286]

Hello. I am sure your listings are great, which emphasize both photos and measurements. What is the main reason for returns especially when a customer has all this information already. Love the videos!

[@carrieathome]

Sorry, I misread your question, let me try again! The main reason they return is because they don't know their measurements and just buy based on tag size. It's worse for the womens clothing because every brand has their own size chart. Lol

[@sweetgirl4u247]

I honestly just take everything to the post office on the way to work.

[@nicoledelacruz355]

How do get the pictures on your computer right next to the ebay app? That seems like it would be easter than what I'm doing.

[@carrieathome]

If you're on a Mac, it'll be a little finagling to get it. But on a windows computer, I window the ebay browser and drag it to the left and open up my photos window and drag it to the right :)

[@brroookkeee]

How much was that bins purchase? I’m curious how much it would be for the I think 13-15 jeans and 6 shirts, right? Haven’t been to my bins yet. It’s 40 mins away in NJ. There’s only 2

[@carrieathome]

I can’t remember the total off my head but it would have been around $40. :)

[@bobboy1536]

What size are the boxes pls 🙏

[@carrieathome]

They're 24x10x8 :)

[@Luckytimeslots44]

Would you know why my ebay store went up 1200 percent on external views and organic views dropped more than 75 percent what causes this thanks keep up the great work

[@carrieathome]

I also recently had a huge influx of impressions a month or two ago and now not as much. It's probably less people on eBay buying during the summer time vs fall/winter time.

[@dontshoot100]

Great video - does anyone know who are the top 5 jeans resellers on eBay?

[@carrieathome]

Only way to find out is if they mention it themselves. I’d definitely would like to know who all is in the top 10

[@hodgepodegemarocain7864]

how do you guys know how much to charge for shipping.

[@carrieathome]

In the beginning, you can see what others who are selling similar items are charging and use their pricing. But after you sell an item, you’ll see how much postage actually costs and start adjusting your shipping prices from there if needed. I like adding a buffer to my shipping because we get charged fees on shipping as well. I also make sure that the shipping covers packaging expenses too.

[@CharliMow]

Was someone getting attacked at your post office? 😮

[@carrieathome]

Lol! I had to go back to that section and figure that out. The automatic door is loud and that’s probably what you were hearing :P

[@doloresmiller6956]

❤❤❤

[@donkeykong1234]

i don't see a link for the soap lady

[@carrieathome]

Omg thank you! I had it there originally, then later on I auto updated the descriptions and forgot to put it back. I’ll get it added 🙏

[@ReSaleInvestment]

Carrie do you utilize promoter listings ?

[@carrieathome]

Yea! I promote most my listings. Some I don’t depending on what they are.

[@etcoolhouse1917]

Do you have a link to the white shelving you're using to hold your inventory?

[@carrieathome]

I don’t but I bought them at Home Depot

[@DecemberGamingJeans]

Hehe... our carriers have been unreliable on the pickup, so my alarm goes off at 4:30pm every day. They will attempt to refuse to perform the acceptance scan at the counter as of 5:45pm.

[@carrieathome]

Gotta do what we gotta do!

[@grisreyes8932]

Hello. Since you don’t take the pictures yourself, how do you know the pants are men’s vs women’s if the picture isn’t obvious? Does Kyle make you notes since you’re the one that lists or do you list all as men’s? Unless you hardly pick up women’s jeans bc we return everything 😂

[@carrieathome]

I was the one that taught Kyle, so I know what I’m looking at in the photos :) after you’ve sold so many of the same thing, it’s easy to identify mens and Womens. It’s usually noticeable as what size type is used and the rise/style. I’ll make a video about this!

[@belindamelville7756]

I am on the verge of listing some items. I have had my ebay account for a long time but I am in Canada. I am still researching and deciding on what i should do for shipping. i have thought about usps flat rate but i have to figure out if it is worth to do a 3rd party over the boarder shipper like chit chats or stallion, my problem there is i am still north by about 4 hours from the closest city that has the third party shippers, so i might have to consolidateorders eventually but it's more about what to do right now. not sure if you have ideas on that, i have done the basic subscription with Tech hoping i can strategize more. I have quite a few items to start with but need to figure this shipping out as i would liketo ship to us from canada and open to international as well. Love the channel, Thank you Carrie.... Belinda

[@carrieathome]

I wish I knew more about international shipping so I could help you out! I’m sure there are Canadians in the group that can help you figure a strategy out though :)

[@Canuck_Gal]

Hi Belinda. I am also in Canada and I use calculated shipping w/ Canada Post. Never any issues. That said I would love to use chitchat or Stallion but I'm too far away as well.

[@ProWrestlingEGO]

Great vid

[@carrieathome]

Thanks for watching!

[@brush412]

Carrie! Do you guys have a separate phone just for photo taking or is that one of your personal phones? Thanks! -Bethany

[@carrieathome]

Separate phone! :)

[@Twinthriftsy]

Where are your bins? You look like your at the one by me!

[@Twinthriftsy]

By the way…Bridgeton? If so I would love to run into you there! Haha

[@carrieathome]

If you see us, let us know! We’re usually zoned in on our stuff so just grab our attention! :D

[@theblessedprices5100]

Where do you buy the clear bags?

[@carrieathome]

On Amazon!

[@moejazi79]

Hi what USPS service do you guys to ship? Isn't it cheaper and faster to send jeans in a USPS flat-rate envelope?

[@ROBERTDONG-p8e]

They are probably using USPS Ground Advantage Cubic, which max would cost them $6.33

[@carrieathome]

We used to ship flat rate but ground advantage is getting us an average of $6/label and it’s the same speed as priority (from what we’ve experienced).

[@crystalbean4869]

Do you weigh your packages?

[@carrieathome]

We weigh to make sure they are between 1-2lbs (that’s what we have preloaded into the shipping policy area). Any outliers will get a written weight on the package so I can adjust it before printing the label

[@crystalbean4869]

@@carrieathome Makes sense, thanks!

[@dtanner7]

It seems like jeans are pretty forgiving with "flaws." Any top absolute no-go flaws that you run into that cause you to pass on an otherwise winner?

[@carrieathome]

There is more forgiveness with the flaws when it comes to jeans. The flaw I would stay away from are holes at the corners of the back pockets and crotch/butt area.

[@soniaz1487]

Never seen a bin sale. We just have regular thrift stores. Do you pay by weight?

[@carrieathome]

Yup! They just increased the price to a little over $2/pound.

[@soniaz1487]

@@carrieathome What a deal! Thanks for sharing.

[@resellerstoresellers579]

Do u have your eBay link ?

[@carrieathome]

Not for my main store but I do for my shirt store!

[@resellerstoresellers579]

Cool channel I sell on Poshmark jeans only

[@Ntheabyss]

Where did y’all find your shelf boxes for inventory?

[@carrieathome]

Home Depot!

[@Ntheabyss]

@@carrieathome so they have the rectangular long cardboard boxes there at the store or online?

[@carrieathome]

@@Ntheabyss sorry, I read it as shelves! I buy the 8x10x24 boxes from Uline

[@Ntheabyss]

@@carrieathome thank you so much 💕

[@patriciafabian8006]

How do you import photos to your computer?

[@carrieathome]

I use a usb cable to connect my phone to the computer 👍

[@AMBELLINA77]

Could post wanted jeans ads on craigslist if I had cool jeans I would bulk sell to someone who gave me two dollars instead of dropping at donate. But also that would suck too cause...people.

[@mandihoening2825]

Top 10. Wow. I'm happy with my top 80 in women's tops 🤣

[@carrieathome]

That’s still awesome! Great job!

[@mandihoening2825]

@@carrieathome thank you ❤️

[@the_amazing_jesse]

What do you mean send out news letters?

[@carrieathome]

If you have an ebay store subscription, you have marketing tools to advertise your items. Sending email newsletters is one of them :)

[@NiftyThrifty24]

It would be fun if my hubby was into thrifting so we could do this together so for now is just me.

[@carrieathome]

Kyle was the one that got me into reselling when he did video games/toys! I used to find it so boring but here we are!

[@nazrojas]

Great content! Thanks for sharing!

[@carrieathome]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@randyhall1340]

I picked up soso jeans ebay took it down said they were fake

[@carrieathome]

Haven’t heard of Soso jeans!

[@saarraagee1507]

How many P.O. Boxes do you guys have? lol

[@carrieathome]

Just one small one! They leave keys to bigger P.O. Boxes that hold packages. I figured, they don’t have a P.O. Box big enough for a few returns so I might as well get the smallest one and get keys to others when needed :)

[@TheBoyz305]

Do you do any crosspositing? Do you feel it’s worth it

[@carrieathome]

I personally don't crosslist only because I'm happy with the results that eBay gives me, but I can definitely see how some items would sell better on other platforms.

[@roadtrippingdrone5139]

you leave them outside? scary