Full Time eBay Reseller 6 Month Income Video

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@deartolaphx 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the honest and transparent content always, keep up the good work cheers from sunny AZ !

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

Sure thing 🫡

@crimsonbroncho3592 3 ай бұрын

all thrift stores/goodwill/salvation up in price, USPS up, high clothing saturation, you can clearly tell how much sellers are struggling. then you add employee/office building etc. if you arent doing volume from the bins or another source chances are someone isnt making ends meet. obviously awesome items at appropriate prices always sells. good luck to you brother. appreciate your content. and true on techn. he got fed up with it all and doing the wholesale game mainly now. rare/awesome always sells, just trying to hoard all of that is the key.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@crimsonbroncho3592 Well said 🫡

@Runningyahu 3 ай бұрын

Aww, this makes me sad but I get it. I'll miss your reselling videos. I''ve learned A TON from you, thank you! Good luck with your other adventures. :)

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

We are down but not out! I’ll still make content. I’m just moving homes and offices again so it is a tough time to make videos

@ForResalePurposesOnly 3 ай бұрын

I think from being a long time viewer of your content the writing was on the wall. Everyone has a difficulty whether it's cost of living, cost of space, no thrift stores around them, high prices in a metropolitan area at the thrift stores, or lack of inventory causing you to drive further. And your case it seems your cost of living is very low but you need to travel far to get your items. The items that you pick up is very much a volume model similar to Tech which would need a store of tens of thousands of items to produce a decent income and livable wage. Is a ton of work especially if you're going out and picking all of these items from thrift stores as opposed to a flea market or having them bought for you and picked up or delivered. After viewing almost all of your content over the last year or so I believe the lack of knowledge is what you are missing. Hearing some of the explanations of the items you picked up or the things that you find that seems that you haven't quite researched to exhaustion the things that are available within a few hours radius of you and making a point to go find those items as opposed to continuing to pick up the same items that you've had over and over and saturated markets. It is very doable whether you do a volume model or you do a high ASP model, and they both require a lot of work in different ways. Wishing for your success in whatever Direction you decide to go but trying to blame the increase and costs across the board I don't think it's just, we all knew or should know that the cost of everything is always going to go up that includes cost of goods, shipping, living, supplies, etc.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@ForResalePurposesOnly This is a very accurate comment and I appreciate you being a long time viewer. I agree with most of what you said but I’ve had a feeling for a while that reselling was taking a turn for the worse. There are better ways to make a living.

@francoiso.5341 3 ай бұрын

You’ll be alright bro. This is cyclic. Economic conditions impacts everyone. You on the right track. Multiple streams of income is the way. Most resellers forget or don’t invest some of their profits. Put some the that money in growth assets. Once goodwill realises that 50% of their buyers are resellers they may fall back, or lose lots of revenue. All the best bro

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

I appreciate it and that very true. Hey, worse case scenario I can put my in application at Goodwill and see if they’ll take me 💀

@francoiso.5341 3 ай бұрын

@@TaylorExchange haha! You look like you live in Illinois. I’m right outside Rockford.

@_calebsells 3 ай бұрын

I went from 18-20 sales per down down to 8-10 over the last month or so. This fall and winter will tell me a lot about the viability of an above average income selling clothes. We'll see! Good luck brother

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

Ya it’s time to pull the rip cord on the volume game. But reselling will always be a good to make some money.

@chaunceywilliams8405 3 ай бұрын

Thrift A Life made a video the other day after a year off from sourcing. He lives in San Diego, his local good will was charging $12.50 for long sleeve button up shirts.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@chaunceywilliams8405 Dang, that's a lot for a shirt. I thought that guy was living in Mexico!

@digitaladblogadmin3388 3 ай бұрын

I feel you bro. I recommend selling a bit of everything. I pivoted from just mens clothes its gonna increase your margins and derisk your business. Good luck brotha - hope the fam is well

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

Appreciate it, ya I am going to grow my other income opportunities and supplement with eBay.

@chrisbell238 3 ай бұрын

Thank you - you are a class act and continued success for Q4

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@chrisbell238 I appreciate, I hope you do well to finish off this year 👍

@TorranceJPlaylist 3 ай бұрын

Tech never left. He just pivoted. He still sells on ebay and just went i tk wholesale. He isn't a fool. He is making more money from reselling prepwned clothes than ever.

@southeastsales4142 3 ай бұрын

I agree man. I been doing this full time for a few years now. I don’t think it’s really worth it anymore. I’m moving on to other things and ways to make money. I see the pattern of costs of good going up every year, shipping going up, fees on eBay going up, Uncle Sam finding more ways to tax us… and more people are joining the game causing saturation in the markets.. If eBay took out less fees or the shipping came down I might continue to do it full time. But every year we make less money for the same work we do. I will be doing this as a side hustle now

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

That’s what I’m thinking.

@FlippingNostalgia 3 ай бұрын

I think tech's reseller group makes 30k a month. Over 1000 memebers at 35 dollars a month. Because of social media, you can make more money talking about the thing than doing it. Another example, tracis kelce signed a 100 million dollar contract for his podcast... so he is getting more money to talk about football than play it.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

For sure, if not more.

@mkedidas 3 ай бұрын

Tech left because he didn't want to renew his 5 year lease. He would still be making an absurd amount of money right now. Sure, it has gotten harder. But the top 5% of clothing resellers are still killing it. People still want quality items at a good price. Sellers that source low margins items ($15-$20 sales price) won't make it in this economy.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

Interesting, he did have a massive space. I think if resellers can source for cheap they could get by.

@mkedidas 3 ай бұрын

@TaylorExchange A reseller can get by with lower margin items if it was just their cost of living going up. But it's different when everybody's cost of living goes up. For example, the buyer who typically looks for a $15-$20 used pair of pants on ebay, likely makes a lower income. And they are likely struggling in this economy. The buyers that are typically looking for a $35-$45 pair of used pants are less likely to be affected by the economy. In my opinion, the low margin, high volume method won't work in this economy.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@mkedidas Also a lot more resellers looking for those higher value items off the new racks all across the country.

@VlPz9 3 ай бұрын

@@mkedidasyour opinion is wrong

@theresourcerie 3 ай бұрын

tech also said in his video that he was tired of chasing pennies. I think it really started to wear him down.

@Lmattaaron 3 ай бұрын

🐻⬇️ baby. 1-0 LETS GO!!!!! Good work dude.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

👍

@bandito2023 3 ай бұрын

Great video. Love hearing your insight. Question for you, aren’t you passing the postage costs to the consumer so it’s not really a cost to you.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

True but people pay a total cost for the purchase and when the postage goes up the total cost doesn't necessarily scale with it.

@Heartandsoilhomestead2 3 ай бұрын

Tech left because he built himself an empire that now works for him. Doesn’t need to do it. eBay gave him financial freedom!

@misslashayresells3853 3 ай бұрын

The path of least resistance for the most amount of money was chosen 💫

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

It just made the most sense.

@misslashayresells3853 3 ай бұрын

@TaylorExchange No one has to spill all their tea for the benefit of the nosey public, and I don't expect it, but plenty of information has been shared directly from the horses mouth. My take is this : smart business people make smart, planned, calculated decisions, and I ain't mad at him 🙂

@markippolito3620 3 ай бұрын

Great update - appreciate your honesty in a world of BS Reseller videos

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@markippolito3620 Thanks

@Weeze-27 3 ай бұрын

I started selling about 4 months ago and I cannot believe the prices at the Goodwill. Everything that sells for goid money they jacked up the prices...UGH!!😮

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@Weeze-27 It was not always like that but yes that is commonplace now. 🤦‍♂️

@AndresAlarcon-g7l 3 ай бұрын

I Don't waste my time at Goodwell Store. I usually hit the goodwell Bins or Salvation Army.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

That’s a good way to find cheap goods but I can not stand those places.

@jenniferteague8784 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching 👍

@areyouserial 3 ай бұрын

Appreciate the honesty. I tried it full-time and couldn't find enough nice pieces to make selling clothing worth my time. The advice I got was "thrift harder bro" toxic positivity. As if I'm passing over the Gucci to get the Old Navy. Hard-goods was a mess because it was hard to tell the condition of things that were complex, like electronics, that often break in subtle ways. Switched to Amazon and haven't looked back. Still like thrifting for myself though.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

Thrift harder bro is hilarious haha Ya I think new items on Amazon is an interesting business equally challenging though.

@Spacecitylogistics 3 ай бұрын

I can't even get them to ungate me on Hot Wheels.

@kevinbrown1246 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate you man! Miss your videos! Hope you are back one day! Go be a father though!

@TaylorExchange 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin, I have some plans to return to content just don’t know when exactly.

@whatughbeast495 3 ай бұрын

If the economy keeps heading in the same direction the days of reselling full time by sourcing in the thrifts, flea markets, garage sales etc.. it wont last much longer.. maybe 2-3 years its still incredibly viable for part time income, but unless you have consitent suppliers then full time is slowly on the way out

@FarmFriendsVintage 3 ай бұрын

Niche markets will always exist tho….people want specific things.

@whatughbeast495 3 ай бұрын

@@FarmFriendsVintage Absolutely

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

I think you can make an ok income full time but not as crazy numbers as past years.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

Great point.

@NashTV8 3 ай бұрын

I'm the lone holdout refusing to do Promoted Listings. I'm at 160K for the year with no PL and no Best Offer,...2,440 listings (mainly clothing, shoes, and media). I should be at 220K for the year, but ebay hides most of my listings for 10 to 12 hours per day,....whatever, they'll eventually all sell....on another platform. efff ebay

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

Well done 👍

@jasondent7850 3 ай бұрын

it might be worth outsourcing sourcing..yes they might cherry pick but you pay for what you get...I'm in a good sourcing area and bulk selling at acceptable priced can make you some better items..hard goods are good but size consuming....I diversified from day one...digi cameras...audio..vintage christmas hard items..they do good with good sourcing...yard sales are where it's at...but you can't be everywhere at opening at the same time.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@jasondent7850 Ya, I’ve never seen a path where outsourcing sourcing works.

@jasondent7850 3 ай бұрын

@TaylorExchange dixons is offering and I can see some doing it as they do with platos..pay a little more but get a little more quality..like your idea about advertising locally...they do fill the bins with e eryday sources or pay to find folk..yes you'll lose the cherry pickings but can profit..but more flippers are giving up so might be a good chance to buy in bulk for their costs just so they can get out and you might get 1000 items I. one go.

@chrisbell238 3 ай бұрын

Many full time ebay sellers are leaving/shifting to whatnot, other things. It is a perfect storm that is destroying profits. a) consumers are strapped, b) suppliers now compete with us /prices are not sustainable c) shipping has increased d) ebay is nicking and dime us to death with fees. All this adds up to not nearly as attractive as it was before ..

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

Very well said. It’s just not as simple as it once was.

@ebayguy5930 3 ай бұрын

Stumbled across your page. I think when you say you want to look in to business theory and things that you can improve upon and do better I think that's fantastic. I do not see eye to eye with you on promoted listings especially since you said you were doing 10% and you do it across the board and you don't know if it's good or if it's working.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, the thing about promoting is it definitely brings sales because people clicking that link and buying. The main issue is I don’t know if those would have sold without promoting.

@travisortwein6974 3 ай бұрын

ive also been selling clothes on ebay for the past 4 years and our business models are very similar. i think you and i are kinda in the same place mentally with ebay right now lets link up and have a chat.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@travisortwein6974 Always welcome to talk shop. Feel free to reach out through IG.

@VlPz9 3 ай бұрын

when’re you going to sell out to what not like the rest of the youtube ebay sellers?

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@VlPz9 Absolutely not, I am going to supplement my income with other work and shift eBay to more categories other than clothes.

@remycalypso6177 3 ай бұрын

How about all the eBay sellers stop making videos so the market stops being so saturated?

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@remycalypso6177 Yup that did contribute to the downfall. However the cannoning the bag. Things will never be as profitable as years past.

@southeastsales4142 3 ай бұрын

That does play a big role

@chaunceywilliams8405 3 ай бұрын

Dude the 10% is killing your profit. 2% is the number. You need to source Flea markets and garage sales.I bet you have some killer flea markets in Tex. At Flea market you can pay up for some items, But the upside is far better then thrift. Garage sales people just give stuff away.

@TaylorExchange 3 ай бұрын

@@chaunceywilliams8405 Good point