How To Know The Right Things To BUY and RESELL in 2023!

[@frankiethurston6358]

I really love these long format videos. I have gotten into the habit of letting them play in the background while I fiddle with a project or draft listings. Thank you so much for all the information you provide. I was able to score a large amount of scrap sterling silver that I sold on ebay because of the things I've learned from you. Bought a precious metals testing kit as well :)

[@squirls1025]

Selling for less is great when trying to move items but you have to be careful not to race to the bottom. As many sellers will say everything has a 100% sell through rate at a certain price. But why do we want to race to the bottom? Instead, try to find that middle ground so that our time is worth the effort.

[@misselizabeth8852]

I love that you call us cousins. I grew up on a country lane were all my aunts and uncles lived and all my playmates were my cousins. It was a great time to for us.

[@cookingsherry8784]

The "serrated" scissors are called texturizers.

[@lavendergal2508]

In the 1776 piece that’s George Washington I believe in the middle

[@chrisblair4478]

That large safety pin was used to hold large laundry bags closed 😊

[@misselizabeth8852]

The figures on your dresser set are most likely Diana the Huntress and her hunting dogs from Greek mythology, especially because there is the Greek Key pattern below them.

[@monicahennessy5648]

I had to laugh out loud at the "walking the pigs" comment! Just love his down-to-earth demeanor.

[@EriPol-b6u]

love your channel! I am no expert on chinese/japanese porcelain but the blue/white & gold dish at 20.00 may be much older than the other ones. The gold without regard to the underlying pattern "clobbering" and the bubble flaws can indicate older pieces

[@GuineaPigStuff]

Hi Rusty - I wonder if that little brass bowl at 23.01 is a brass singing bowl? You should test it, it will increase its value considerably

[@lavendergal2508]

The Oriental blue dish that you showed I think would be a tea cup. I believe they had tea cups that did not have handles like western tea cups to.

[@janebramlett2654]

The cigar cutter scares me to death!!! I can just see a young one chopping doll legs and arms off, and then their finger. No thanks for me. The scissors you called serrated are actually thinning shears to shape hair. The little scissors that stay open are thread nippers. That style is still made, and I have one. Check out the brand, some are quite desired for sewing. I love that your hauls are always so eclectic.

[@lavendergal2508]

I think that’s the Russians are that was the last one. He had a daughter named Anastasia. The little gold colored disc or dish is what I’m referring to

[@ericalafrance3280]

I was thinking Vladimir Lenin.

[@Laurie-BHFANDF]

You stated those watches still work but just need batteries. I'm wondering how do you verify a watch still works and sell it as such if you don't put in a new battery? Or do you use the word untested and sell for less? I have quite a few I'm wondering how to list them.

[@valerierennison7616]

Thank you, Rusty. great info on buying & selling ect told so well and down to earth you're great!

[@TcTess]

I opened an Etsy shop about a year ago simply to pay for the storage unit that I was keeping my mother’s “stuff” in. I didn’t want to rush through things so it gave me the opportunity to let things go a little at a time. She was a rummaging, flea market, auction sale QUEEN. I’ve been able to sell a lot of her thrifted items while designating who her sentimental treasures would go to. Found out I really enjoyed the hunt so I’m binging your very helpful videos today. 😊

[@debbiem.3128]

@RustyTheReseller - I saw the 22k gold stamps on the table, have you listed them yet? Just curious as I have some too, I was the one who mentioned they weren't foil, but 22k. :) Happy selling!!!

[@rosemaryhubis693]

In a recent video when you were talking about postcards you mentioned a reference book about stamps I failed to write it down at the time. Would you please provide the name of the book. I know they are on Amazon and sell for a pretty good amount of money.

[@bergbryce]

I think that brass ashtray has a bust of Vladimir Lenin in the bottom. A leader of the soviet union back in the 40s (?)

[@cookingsherry8784]

That's exactly what I thought. Might actually sell well, unfortunately, due to the resurgency on the liberal left of socialistic ideology. Although, these young socialists have no idea what it means or who Lenin actually was. They don't even remember John Lennon. 😅

[@charlene-allgood]

That vase is crystalline

[@rae717]

I love your lesson on "speculation". Truly we learn from our "failures" by taking risks. It's an investment in yourself. Love it.

[@Manda_Rinka]

Thank you for sharing great information! 😍👍

[@Beadknotafrayed]

I am interested in the spirit of 76 Pendant. Do you have it posted for sale yet? Can you please send me the link? I graduated in 76 and three guys in my class dressed up in white togas with a drum and marched around!!lol this would be great for class reunion! TMI. 😅 TY

[@RustyTheReseller]

It only cost me $3. Email us at [e-mail] and I include your address. I can just send it your way..

[@cherieamourofficial]

Thank you for the video. Great information. So glad I found your channel. By the way, I grew up two towns away from Shelby N.C.

[@tammymaw5197]

Those were probably earrings without the wires. Gold flake inside I would image.

[@mg725]

lol those are dogs on the vanity set, not pigs. that was Greek-inspired design

[@hollownest22]

But when you do that Rusty, you are also bringing the market down considerably on that item and that affects all of us resellers. Just please be mindful of that. At the end of the day the ups and downs of the reselling market on the items we sale affects all of us and can affect our lively hood also. Love your videos.

[@mg725]

That's a very good point. Too many people here and on TikTok are going on about how they bought something at Goodwill for $2 and they sold it online for $50 and then, what do you know, thrift stores get greedy and expensive and they weed out the good stuff - that they get for free by the way - and sell it online themselves for much higher prices. And also, more to your main point, it reduces how much buyers and even collectors are willing to pay for something.

[@debbiem.3128]

I trust Rusty's discretion to sell items at the prices he deduces. The market is influenced by a multitude of factors. One could be kept very busy if they made it their job to inform all sellers when their prices are deemed too low. People sell for different reasons, from selling a few items to make a few bucks to professional sellers. All the best.

[@carolinepotts5448]

Plenty of wise advice, thank you!

[@sonjah1913]

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[@wandaarnold7395]

Hello Cuz from Kentucky

[@michellecoldham1001]

The gold coloured trinket tray looks like our late King George V. UK 😉

[@tommymayfield814]

That's what I thought too but, I'm from the US so I checked the comments to see if anyone from the UK agreed.

[@michellecoldham1001]

@@tommymayfield814 I am sure it's him, I have a full photo collection of 96 photo's of him when he visited my home town of Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire UK. On the 26th June 1914. Our regional museum/history centre only holds 17 photos that are so rare they are not on public display.. I think I need to do a book with these before my time is up ;)

[@michellecoldham1001]

Looking at it more, it may be King George's father, Edward VII - The Playboy King, does look more like him, hard to tell though .

[@tommymayfield814]

@@michellecoldham1001 that's a good idea. My oldest son is a writer but he hasn't had anything published yet so he runs a cleaning company. I call him all the time to give him ideas for new stories that come to me in dreams. He lives a thousand miles away from his whole family in Missouri. He isn't an anglophile like me so he wouldn't be interested in writing a story about King George V. Stop putting off writing your story. You were meant to write it. There will be something left behind when your life is over. Start today and force yourself to do your pre writing.

[@MaryBicknell]

Thanks. Can you shoot a video on pro con of having more than one ebay store vs co-listening on etsy? Or maybe more of questions to ask ourselves to help decide. I started an etsy shop and things sold there that didn’t on eBay, but wondered about having a more specialized ebay store. Also, of course not duping items on another ebay store, that’s against policy (even though i have seen people have the same thing on 2 store, same pix, description erc) if too personal, I understand. Thx.

[@karentingler4937]

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[@marilyn7772]

The pastel blue Victorian cut glass beaded necklace 💙 are you selling on e-bay cousin?

[@wandaarnold7395]

Thank you for sharing!❤

[@melisaverch4652]

So full of knowledge!

[@RenieDuvall]

Rusty, on video at 17:20/53:37 you are showing a stretch bracelet with black beads and a gold dragon - I recently bought 5 bracelets from China just like the one shown. They are meant to provide Good Fortune, Luck and Prosperity to the wearer. I gave them to the gamblers in my family.

[@Zibutegerard]

Just wondering if you could shorten your videos and not repeat the content so much?

[@daniellefehring8278]

Or just don’t watch 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@mg725]

@@daniellefehring8278 now how would you like it if you made a suggestion and you were simply dismissed with the option to just not partake? I think they know they could simply not watch, that's neither the point nor is it fair. when something does get repetitive there is no harm in nicely pointing that out.

[@cherieamourofficial]

I love his long form videos. Maybe this is not the right channel for you. KZbin is about community education.