I Quit My Job To Become A Full Time eBay Reseller! - This Is How I Pay The Bills Now

I've decided to take on eBay full time. Follow me on my journey into reselling!
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[@Aaramlias]

You had some great ideas for shipping but one thing I find for me is that bubble wrapped envelopes work so much better for shipping out for speed in packing them up too especially for dvds and games in that those type cases. They tend to be pretty durable already so they don't really need the extra padding unless they are going to a place where they are extra hard on shipping packages. I find for cds and cassettes that I have these acid free bags that help protect them from getting scratched in the mailers. For higher end items I tend to take cardboard and wrap it around it to make sure that it's more protected. I've seen people sometimes use 2 bubble wrap envelopes as well for higher end items too which really protect them. For shipping labels until I get a thermal printer i'm just using my laser printer and printing up the labels and taping them on. I may get a thermal printer in time though to make it quicker.

[@soviet1918]

Anther little tip is as you know bubble wrap is pricey so to keep costs down use newspapers , just take a page roll it into a lose ball sorted , ideal to plug gaps so stuff don't move around .. ask in local shops that sell newspapers "next day" the papers out of date so they cant sell it so 9 times out of 10 there give you the papers ..

[@TOMS_TAT]

Good idea thanks

[@Aaramlias]

I get flyers for free every week .. and I use them as well,

[@BryAron.]

munbyn label printers are good for royal mail etc

[@liamsellsretro]

I swear like 3 weeks ago your CEX voucher got stolen & now full time reseller! That escalated quickly.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Lol yea

[@zenmoto369]

Ok is it just me, car boots are not what they used to be 10-15 years ago, selling used items for almost the same price as new. Same with online retail auctions people literally pay more for used items with unknown condition than the item costs in the shop, wtf? Is every bidder using auction for the first time it makes no sense. Thumbs up for you for making it work!

[@ThisisJo]

I’m generally scheduled 3 weeks ahead. It takes a lot of work to initially build up…but it gives you a massive breathing space if you have some days that you can’t lost or have other commitments. It also helps with eBay since the algorithms see the consistency. I have had childcare and other stuff going on for past few weeks and have literally just been shipping…but it’s so good not worrying about having to also do listing. I have to get the scheduled listings built up again now…but I also always have a draft bank constantly on the go.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Good tips thank you!

[@Noor-kp1yb]

When you say how much you sold items for does that include what eBay have taken (fees etc )?

[@ItsJustAdzzStudios]

Very resourceful info!

[@doctordestiny6177]

That always happens . Go to the drop off point of post office. Then get payments through or a new sale. But like you said just have to lump it into next days post run

[@TOMS_TAT]

I mean I can't complain at more sales aha

[@TheYakWasBetterThanRom]

nothing worse than slow payers

[@9hs9hs9]

Just list as buy it now and require immediate payment

[@josephsm2002]

I don't mind them so long as they do eventually pay. Its when they buy and just don't pay and you end up having to relist that winds me up lol

[@jamesx2703]

I've had maybe 15 sales this month, 9 of those were people who made offers, I accepted, they didn't pay and I had to cancel. August has just been odd!

[@aarona3606]

Great video, I always tend to list the hardest to list stuff first. Make the rest seem extremely easy and you end up listing alot more through the day.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Great tip!

[@kesarh]

What would be reason for you not to make the listings live at the same time rather than drop every day? It won’t make a difference if your putting as buy it now

[@TOMS_TAT]

Because listing every day pushes the algorithm and gets you more sales.

[@ianweir7927]

Great video question how to you make sure disc games work if you do not have the console ?

[@TOMS_TAT]

I have one of every console.

[@Lisa-cj8cu]

I bought Munbyn label print the other day it's really good and so easy to set up and use it comes with some labels but you will need to buy some more and it cheaper then the other that have been recommended Nic hills did a video on it

[@paulhillman7361]

I have one of these too after watching Nic's video, cheaper than some of the others and got a couple of good discounts when I got it, so far an excellent printer.

[@celtictvlive8107]

that was interesting thinking of selling on ebay bit scared though thanks toms tat frank

[@Arjunms-xd5jt]

Hiya mate which weight scale are you using?

[@baxsnipez6517]

Just looking at starting out myself recently sold football tops but looking to buy and sell a bit of everything now so thanks for the tips

[@TOMS_TAT]

Good luck with it!

[@wilburytwist6683]

Problem is the shit that doesnt sell builds up in storage space. How you dispose of that ?

[@TOMS_TAT]

Sell it at carboot.

[@sharondaly4084]

Do you have a vhs combo dvd that your selling or know anyone who has?

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yes I just picked one up on Saturday.

[@jkarakizi]

Oh man, seeing you box up those struts was giving me war flashbacks 😂 For me personally the boxing is the least desirable part of the reselling process. Great video Tom! Looking forward to the next one!

[@TOMS_TAT]

I actually enjoy packing. The only thing I don't like about reselling is listing stuff. Thanks for watching!

[@dominicbrandon9302]

Decent packing tips! Just subscribed to the channel keep up the great work :)

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks for the sub!

[@precisionN]

Tom any tips for when picking bits up at booties?

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea, try to find bargains...

[@kesarh]

Hi mate - get the Brother QL-1110NWB - it’s a really good label printer. Full size/ will make your life easy.

[@MumbleVlogs]

How you you test so many games? Do you fully download it? I have a couple of games that only download so much and then the download stops.

[@JacobResells]

great vid, I have started reselling myself inspired by you and a few other resellers, the info you offer is very helpful, thanks and keep it up. i bought a jayden's Bluetooth thermal printer its been invaluable and a real time saver. I got it of amazon.

[@tyronealaka6537]

Where can buy stuff to sell on eBay apart from car boots

[@TOMS_TAT]

Facebook marketplace, auctions

[@97MRALIG]

You should really post your eBay profile in the description also. Might help boost sales?

[@jey5781]

New subscriber, thank you for the tips on packaging there were very useful 👍As a buyer and a seller on Ebay I do appreciate sellers like yourself who take care when packaging items to send, I usually save the seller! Good luck full time Tom, will keep watching 🙂

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks for the sub!

[@stevewhitcher6719]

I bought a VRETTI Thermal Label Printer 4x6 they are less than £100. The labels they take are the ones that the royal mail give out for free if you have a trade account. i dont have a trade account so i have to pay for mine but ebay postage is cheaper than stamps but havent yet saved more than the printer cost over a couple of years. I also have a brother ql-560 which is a 62mm printer but that will not print a postage label..

[@xxxxxx-bp3ql]

In my opinion is good to have unlisted stock on car boot season, As we all know soon car boota ll be closed co of weather cold etc so i no recomend stop buing instead make sure your cash flow is healthy and list the mosy value items from bundles etc wo you can keep helthy level of buyin/seliing ratio

[@jayryan1460]

Where are you based bro? Just seen the venue cranfield paper.. im in cranfield

[@TM19954]

Is anyone in a discord group for ebay reselling? looking for more tips and advice

[@Wooo-Cash]

I have been abusing the s&&t out of a cheap vretti bluetooth label printer, you can print PDF labels from a phone on that one

[@VirajKathwadia]

Very interesting. I have started doing this, not on ebay but mostly buying games and taking them to gaming markets as I feel it might work out better as with ebay they take 12% on games. (I read this on the site) I'd rather pay a fixed fee and take all my games to the market and see what return I can get which worked out very lucrative. However this is interesting Tom. Good luck with it.

[@thesinstar]

You really arnt speaking about your eBay fees and processing. You said the switch games are break even after selling for £60 yet you’ll be paying a good chunk in fees.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yes. That's because I'm not good at maths to be able to stand there and work it out in my head. Everyone knows there are ebay fees.

[@Brain_With_Limbs]

Can I get a $25 amazon gift card?

[@TOMS_TAT]

What?

[@MosAchillesJourney24]

Good vlog this bud. Quite a bit to this game. You got a good routine though to handle it.

[@Magic_Magik]

Hello, what about tax settlement during resale?

[@TOMS_TAT]

What do you mean?

[@Magic_Magik]

If I buy something, e.g. on carboot and sell it on ebay, how do I settle it? Is the purchase cost my expenses? and the sales amount is my income?

[@quirkyjezza]

Brother QL 1100 Label Printer would be my recommendation :)

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks!

[@marnosmarket695]

I send my PS1 games small parcel, it's a bit of extra work padding out the boxes but the peace of mind is worth it, i charge 3.89 small parcel and never have any complaints, every PS1 game i have sold has arrived without any issue......so far

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea I normally do that too. But this could work for lower value ones

[@daiv2145]

That's a nice area where you are packing (logo and lights). It looks well cool.

[@craig69er86]

Zebra label printer, you maybe put off by the price but trust me, the best buy you'll ever make

[@samcushing3790]

From watching loads of these reseller videos I’ve discovered that most of you will do anything to avoid listing! I’d genuinely be terrified if my income depended on buying stuff at car boot sales and selling it on eBay. There’s just too many variables and not enough structure and security not to mention all the time wasted and frustration when people don’t pay.

[@TOMS_TAT]

I don't just get stuff from boot sales. There will never be a shortage of things to resell.

[@tmthomsen]

The hand is the main protagonist.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Lol

[@EggEd2007]

Fellow joiner here, is that old style Paslode genuinely worth £250-£300? I’d get it if it was the new shape one

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea, I got £80 for a broken gun only one of these before. I've sold it all separate. £130 for gun, £25 for box, £55 for charger and batteries.

[@stuartball4639]

Buy yourself a tapegun it was so painful watching you tape that large box you could of done it in no time 👍😊

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea aha I have one now

[@stephenchambers6421]

Hi Tom Can you do a video on how you decide if you take to cex or sell on ebay. Or if you get vouchers or cash and if you do use vouchers what do you buy to sell on. Thanks

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yes that's a good idea.

[@jonodunn2592]

Just subbed enjoying these it was a good tip to list everyday but Sunday is by far the best day to list items or for auctions to finish on just because most people are off work

[@scottfoy4530]

What's your actual ebay page .... as some of the stuff you buy ,id purchase as your still selling at good price

[@TOMS_TAT]

www.ebay.co.uk/usr/toms_tat

[@JohnHarris-lo3jg]

some of the expensive label printers are smaller thus take less space

[@worldmedic3187]

I was considering downgrading my job to PRN just so I can have my taxes take a lot out and not worry about the ebay taxes. That was my issue last year with the stock market. I made too much money and the taxes were annoying.

[@grahamsumner2984]

Get yourself a tape gun . Speeds things up , plus you can apply pressure with it .

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yes I have one now.

[@RefurbishedRetroandMore]

Get a Munbyn label printer, it’s a game changer :)

[@mrbigmel3]

subbed you and hello

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks for the sub! Hello!

[@ShazFlippinNortherner]

Great video I’ve recently subscribed 😊 thank you for sharing your day and tips on packaging and planning your day - I’m all over the place daily so need to be better organised 😅

[@Blackbirdflips]

nice!!! literally just starting out

[@superricky9223]

Great video and nice information.Just wanted to ask where you buy your package items from especially big cardboard boxes

[@TOMS_TAT]

I don't buy them. I get all my boxes for free from Jewsons.

[@superricky9223]

@@TOMS_TATjust scribed looking to grow slowly my businesses great tips and tricks looks like I need to find a house clearance guy.Thanks for the reply never fought of that right going to Jewsons to get some boxes

[@Shoppinginlondon]

Nice

[@volginicity]

Cool video ive just subscribed.I do occasionally sell on ebay but ive stopped printing my own lavels and just write on parcel/package as i find it to much hastle with weight for postage etc,so i just take to post office get it weighed there,you get a rough idea anyway.🙂

[@TOMS_TAT]

It's easy to print your own if you buy them through ebay using packlink. Also royal mail to too expensive

[@Albert12893]

@@TOMS_TAT I send through Evri.and yodel.print labels of at shop.saves buying a printer

[@slemkheder6803]

I have learned a lot, cheers

[@andrewbromley6399]

PM-241-BT is the label printer I have been using works great for what I need anyway

[@josephsm2002]

How do you ship mate, do you go to the royal mail post office?

[@TOMS_TAT]

No I never go to the post office. I send everything via Evri on packlink. I do send large letters with royal mail but i just drop them off in a post box.

[@Amcl94]

Subscribed to be a part of this journey. Good luck man 👍👍

[@purplenurple4113]

I see you have an "Astro Wars" hand held there nice 👍🏻

[@gravelbags2479]

Love the box tips, the wrap around tip amd the scoring tip to make box smaller was very helpful to me

[@TOMS_TAT]

Happy to help!

[@Hip-Hop_466]

We’re u get those boxes

[@daihowells2080]

I send Switch games in Poly mailers. Simple and cheap. Never had any issues.

[@TOMS_TAT]

I've had the cases get dented and broken before using jiffy bags so for higher value games I don't trust them.

[@daihowells2080]

@@TOMS_TAT yes, over £20 I use Jiffy bags

[@chatterbox1977-rs]

great video i am in the same boat as you pal been doing ebay part time for 20 years so decided to take the plunge and do it full time now for past six months I up graded my shop from basic to feature started with 70 items now on 800 items people think its easy but far from it but its nice to have the freedom of what hours you want to work etc always nice to see another perspective of how people source their items and work they way to ebay. i still would of thought an carpenter would earn top dollar and would not want to go near ebay lol ;)

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea carpentry earns Well. But I started to hate it. I was earning good money but I was miserable. I live doing this! But your right it's not easy. It's a grind but it has lots of perks.

[@chatterbox1977-rs]

I was in the motor trade 20+ years and just wanted out I was on good money as well but just wanted to be happy at the end of the day as the trade has changed a fair bit. Also i wanted to cut down on the hours i work at the same time. its a great learning experience what you can find in the shops and what stuff is worth. already having experience on ebay helped as well as its changed a hell of a lot from when i 1st started selling back in the early 00s keep up the good work ;)

[@thoel_905]

First video..ive seen really truly starti g fro. Scratch as indicated...laptop on up .earned a sub.thanks bubba

[@Albert12893]

Doing a great job,great videos,keep it up

[@smart3k]

All that wrapping you'll soon be as good as Eminem

[@TOMS_TAT]

Lol

[@lukewilkins2961]

mubuyn label printer, cheaper than zebra and easy to use, im 2 years in with it and no issues

[@mrmgrace]

Nice packing!!

[@andrew8218]

Hi bud you went live and can't find the stream, I did get the PSP you advised me to get. Just need to get some decent games now.

[@TOMS_TAT]

I dont remember advising a PSP to anyone? lol

[@andrew8218]

@@TOMS_TAT haha because I asked you about the PS Vita and PSP. As I'm just starting a new collection 🤣🤣

[@TOMS_TAT]

@@andrew8218 Sorry I dont remember my memory isn't great! lol sorry

[@user-kq6yt7qc9r]

the wow expansions you are just as well giving away

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea after looking them up they went in the bin lol

[@theRejectKid01]

Great videos, thanks a lot

[@geewong4801]

How much for the Astro Wars game?

[@TOMS_TAT]

Got it on ebay for 30 but Id do 25 posted

[@MattJoyceUK]

Great video. Definitely invest in a tape gun 👍

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea I've ordered one. Defiantly needed aha.

[@ccipher5990]

Great video, Tom. Some fantastic tips. Looking forward to your collection video too.

[@TOMS_TAT]

I think that may be my next video! I'm going to draw the winner of the giveaway on there too.

[@ccipher5990]

@TOMS_TAT That's good. Would be cool to see your gaming setup too.

[@MisterKaroi]

Just a tip, write the serial numbers of console and handhelds down in a spreadsheet. If there is an issue with one of them, you can check if it's indeed your sold item. And not a crappy one they had to scam you with. Same for laptops or other things with a serial number. And I always make pictures of the packages, so I can proof that it was packaged well if there are any issues.

[@Albert12893]

Same here

[@Albert12893]

Tape gun needed Tom,few pounds from Poundland

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea. I got one now. So much better aha

[@Albert12893]

@@TOMS_TAT makes life much easier.good luck with everything

[@JacobDoesSTUFF-o2r]

I’ve got a gk420d thermal label printer and it’s fantastic. No ink just buy the labels and they have sticky backs so just peel and place on the parcel. It’s a bit pricy around £250 but great

[@TOMS_TAT]

I'll look into that thanks!

[@thesupersleuth68]

Brilliant mate well done

[@mrvarietygaming]

Love the video again keep it up!!

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks 😊

[@g-mang-b4892]

Hey nice info What about taxes ?

[@TOMS_TAT]

I'll be going through that in a future video

[@g-mang-b4892]

@@TOMS_TAT Thanks !

[@Gazey05]

win i hope

[@TOMS_TAT]

You need to comment on the video before this to enter! This is the wrong video!

[@Gazey05]

@TOMS_TAT oh no

[@jonathanpilmore7140]

Do 'bore' us with it , we want to see the 4 hr time-lapse of you taking photos and creating ebay listing! Great video man, keep up the good work and good luck with the business!

[@TOMS_TAT]

Maybe I can do something like that in a future vid!

[@joechilwell1533]

Win

[@TOMS_TAT]

You need to comment on the video before this to enter!

[@Senkatuka23]

Tape dispenser will change your life

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea I've ordered one will be arriving soon can't wait lol

[@Senkatuka23]

@@TOMS_TAT Honestly didn't realise how useful it was until I bought one myself

[@charlieh4431]

@@TOMS_TAT and also please get a Stanley knife lol

[@TOMS_TAT]

@@charlieh4431 I have one. What for?

[@Senkatuka23]

Hi do you not pay ebay fees?

[@TOMS_TAT]

What do you mean? I do pay eBay fees..

[@Senkatuka23]

@@TOMS_TAT Oh sorry, thought you managed to find a way around it lol. I tried selling on ebay as a side hustle but the fees just ruined it for me

[@TOMS_TAT]

@@Senkatuka23 I dont even notice the fees tbh as eBay takes them before paying you now which I prefer.

[@chrisjames6327]

No you don’t quit actually quit your job, to make £200 a week flipping games. You’d earn more at McDonald’s. But I guess everyone needs a “story” to grow their channel

[@TOMS_TAT]

I make more than £200 a week lool. Try £200 a day.

[@Albert12893]

Why negative comments,he’s obviously just starting and finding his feet,everything takes time as long as he is happy with way it’s going

[@TOMS_TAT]

@@Albert12893 The jokes on him because I'm making good money! And I've only just started! Once I build it up I'll probably be making more than he does!

[@Equinox99509]

No way your earning a minimum wage job at the moment. I would of built-up your Ebay business far more before taking the plunge. Unless you live with mum and dad and your outgoings are nothing 😅

[@TOMS_TAT]

Minimum wage? Lol I've been making between £150 and £250 a day on average so far. Not all profit obviously but I've only just started. Once my store is built up I should be making a lot more. I was a self employed carpenter So I can fall back on that when ever I want if I needed to so I wouldn't even call it a "plunge".

[@9hs9hs9]

If you haven't already on your buy it now's select require immediate payment

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea I already have. Butvthosev2 items sold on offers

[@stephenmoore3017]

Do you list with a reserve or not buddy?

[@TOMS_TAT]

I never use a reserve.

[@Izuel01]

Zebra Gk420D

[@genfix]

Zebra GK420d

[@WelshVilliageDad]

First .