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[@dunderwood1000]

I'm doing this for two reasons, I am retired and it keeps me busy and I enjoy the extra income. I have met a lot of interesting people.

[@coppercat8383]

Downsizing is what started me, but like you it keeps me busy, and I enjoy the extra income it brings in. I'm also retired. I call myself a glorified hobbyist or or reseller.

[@linall2345]

Same!

[@susangulbrandson2088]

I so agree with you I am retired I like a little extra money I like giving stuff away and I made some very interesting people along the way love it

[@chantillyvintage]

Same! Downsized and selling off several family members estate stuff. I do it because I enjoy it. The extra money is just a bonus. ❤

[@Brandon-ge9to]

2 reasons I do it, it gives me something productive to do on my days off, and its fun. Nearly every aspect is fun for me. Helps my FT job is logistics for a shipping company so I can usually answer a buyers weird demands on "why is this late???" when its not

[@ginamathis1]

Reselling is my joy and hobby in life. When I was about 10 years old I found an ad in the back of my brother’s Boys Life magazine (1970)to sell all occasion greeting cards. I sold enough for a cassette tape recorder-it was my beginning and I have been a seller ever since. Cha-Ching is the best sound in my world 😊

[@justme_320]

I sold Olympia cards back in the day!

[@carlapresetti6445]

I worked at a Fortune 500 company for 11 years, they sold, and my new boss was the nemesis of my old boss, and we were a team. Sooo within 2 months I was removed for a 5-minute discretion on my timecard. Uh 11 years. Nothing makes you feel more vulnerable than 11 years of your life erased like it was nothing. Yep, talk about not worth it. I NOW have control. Like you said - as long as this is increasing, I DONT CARE. I won't eat out - buy my clothes 2nd hand - cut back on entertainment - drive a lesser car. I'm more stable than I ever have been in my life working for people who don't have my best interests at heart. I NOW have taken that authority away from others. I've made a lot of money for other people, it's my time. It's worth it, believe me.

[@MarayneTeal]

Selling to me is worth it because it gives me something to do and helps with my social security income. Having arthritis and a bad back I would rather be busy with reselling instead of watching tv.

[@mis7089]

It is not work, if you enjoy what you do. I was told that many decades ago. There are some tedious parts of it all yes. But, it is still fun. Especially finding stuff you love to sell. I found a doll this week that was the same one from the 70s. Stuff that takes you back to your childhood. I love that! I think we'll keep it going here for awhile. Have a great week

[@jschang29]

I'm a slow worker... How much I'm making per hour compared to the ease and freedom of reselling.. sometimes something's are worth more than money.

[@agelessketo]

Bought a book for 1.00 sold today for 75

[@commonwealthflipper]

Nice

[@jodimurphy8440]

I had a similar experience, spent .25 for a book at an estate sale and sold it internationally for $60. I'm not even a book seller!

[@dreamcrazy37]

Love that

[@marycarlson8837]

Excellent!

[@johannadam8134]

I beat you. Got a free book and sold for $400. It was a rare cookbook.

[@chuckwheeler6298]

I think it would be awesome if eBay split the difference with the Mercari model. Lower the seller fees and add a fee to the buyer

[@webrik33]

I don't even pay attention to people who say "it's not worth it" I am my own boss, I work when I want. Enjoy what I do. Am I getting rich? No. That's not important to me, ebay pays the bills of which I don't have many.

[@TheThriftyVeteran]

people with jobs will never get rich either 😊

[@gulfcoastsunset5879]

exactly - if its worth it to you, it should be "worth it" to those around you. A true friend will support your endeavors no matter what!

[@Kelly-nd3cz]

@@gulfcoastsunset5879 AMEN

[@hobson]

Reselling has allowed me to buy a new car, buy a house with my wife, pay all my bills and have money left over to do what I want with. Plus, I work when I want, and I don't answer to anyone but myself. Not to mention I love it!

[@doneroaminranch8455]

Hello what do you mainly sell?

[@dennislebold8432]

I don’t think teachers are paid enough for one, I think from watching your channel that you’re doing a great job.

[@DanInDemand]

Thanks for the shoutout Kevin! I have no plans to quit reselling, I could easily go back to my old job and make more money then I do but this makes me happier. I can make my schedule and I have to just trust I’m going to build my business to be able to do extra things like highway sales or meetups. I can’t keep up with my work and my YT channel and that’s one reason we wanted to start our podcast.

[@YellinHelenP]

Your content is excellent and you never run out of interesting things to talk about. You are meant to do video creation. It had to have huge positive impact on such great daily sales.

[@Munchy421]

you may want to take a poll, but personally I just tune in to hear what you have to talk about, not so much about seeing what was sold. 😉

[@OBRay-bo5gm]

Would love to see info on pricing and shipping ball caps

[@msunites2977]

Certainly things are changing, there's a whole lot going on in brand protection right now from a literal plethora of angles. I've been reading about it much of the weekend.

[@ratboy3383]

I enjoy your down to earth take on things. And you’re a big family man. This is big reason i love watching you. It goes without saying you also seem like someone I can sit down and have a long talk about this stuff along with family, baseball, etc. I love reselling. I lost my job in October. I’ve not gotten reselling up to where I like it to be but the Lord sees us through. And does help a lot.

[@ThurnausTreasureTrove]

We don’t make enough to give ourselves a paycheck, but our reselling business has save us twice from getting a loan when our furnace and car broke down. Any extra money is worth it if it provides for your family!

[@mywrongways13]

Depends on where your at. Here in so. Call everybody is a reseller. Crazy lines just to resource. But not in Central CA. Or Northern Ca. Big difference. Also, there is a big difference between your region in the states. Mid west is different from the East Coast like Florida - North Carolina. It's great if you're retired. But the new to this game will be discouraged very quickly.

[@TheDebbiesDooDads]

I do it for fun and any net income we are using for an anniversary trip. I know I will never make enough to be full time, as I already have a self employment business, but this is fun. I hire my granddaughter from time to time to take pictures for listings. She’s 13 and a wonderful artist , so she has a great eye. I don’t mind paying her as she does a good job and enjoys it too. Thanks for the videos, the more the merrier. 😊

[@jasteimel79]

I have been "losing" money every month lately because i have been stocking up on inventory. Reason? My husband plans on retiring soon, so I've been taking advantage of amazing buys with a little extra cash. These are items that will be in demand and aren't trendy. So not being able to list everything right away is not an issue.

[@stefanharris3072]

You made me so proud when you said that you would probably just go to Raleigh! I’m in Raleigh and that made me feel good to know that the community sales here are good in your opinion.

[@picklikeapro6952]

I make about $10 an hour reselling now. It was $30 an hour 2 years ago and I’ve been doing this for 7 years full time. I think it might be a lot better soon so I’m sticking with it.

[@dagoverstreet8865]

Your son is awesome 🎉keep up the good work you all.

[@papakencomicsandmore3585]

I had started reselling at the beginning of covid. And I was doing well. Making few mistakes here and there and then at some point I was still making mistakes, Learning of course, But making very few dollars. So I think it around the beginning of 2021 I stopped. And then around the end of 2021? Maybe October or so. I started again and been happy with reselling ever since. I just needed a break to recalibrate my thoughts on the whole process. But for me, the biggest game changer was finding Gemini comic book mailers and it made that process so much easier

[@fatgrandmafinds]

I don't make a lot but I enjoy finding things to resell. It gives me something to do where I'm at least making my money back plus a little extra 😉

[@kimberlygorcey4290]

I just like thrifting for myself and if I find something that doesn't work for me, but it may be a high ticket item, I will pick it up, because I can always find that one person who has been looking for that one item. So if I can resell that item for that person that has been looking high and low for an item. I love it.

[@vynilrob9719]

In spite of my slow comic sales (1-2 a week) I'm kinda enjoying this. I get to re-read books for one last time and relive great memories of collecting comics. I'm not even looking at the hours spent doing it...just out and out fun. Great vid, sir!

[@robbinsnestresellers42]

I literally said “I wish I was a baller” the same time as you!🤣🤣 I’m proud to say I finally opened a separate bank account this week, thanks to the prodding from you and my accountant. Next is Reseller Genie, hanging around to see if I can score a free month at some point!! Say hi to BRM for me!

[@commonwealthflipper]

lol. Hit me up in an email Courtney.

[@ericgunter45]

I just started with reseller genie middle of last year, so far I really like it and I dont use a third of what it can do.

[@resellerrowboat7871]

Thank you, Kevin for this video. I am currently struggling with continuing or not with my yt channel. I am a friend of Kimmie's amd I want thank you for encouraging her to return to yt.

[@grabowskycountry]

Been picking and reselling for over 50 years. Now that I’m retired it helps keep me busy, gets me out, brings in some cash and gives me joy.

[@joannerauenzahn8126]

Lost my career job last June due to increased mortgage rates. Reselling is paying most of my bills right now. I do look forward to someday in the future when I don’t have so much “stuff” but for now I’m enjoying and getting smarter all the time about what to buy to resell

[@DavidGregoire_]

I am 4 months into reselling full time. I have a brick and mortar that's not doing well so I'm flipping my inventory on eBay. Every single day I wonder if it's worth it and as the day goes on it gets better. At some point doubt is good. It makes you think over how you do things. I learn a lot from you and other resellers on eBay. Thanks for your work!

[@LaddFPF]

Reselling is so worth it to me, not just financially - getting out of debt and having extra "fun" money - but more so because it's time with my kids. Each of my kids trade off weeks going with me on Saturdays. We enjoy the time together, looking for stuff to sell, stuff for ourselves and then we have lunch. So I hardly consider those hours "work" like I have to make sure I make enough per hour due to all those sourcing hours.

[@petesnyder6281]

I just do ebay. No channel and no desire to have one. Enjoy doing it and make enough to make it worth my while. Garage sale season starting here in SE Ohio and the Berlin Community sales in a couple weeks in Amish country.

[@Gypsy_merch]

I relocated to a very competitive area. That has me struggling to keep going. Have not thrifted until I clear my current inventory. But I’m looking forward to restocking where I enjoy the deals. Plan to keep reselling until I retire soon and continue afterwards to supplement income.

[@DamanLaakso]

A while back I got laid off from my Job and I had just started watching your videos a little prior to that. I have always been looking for a way to make money on my own and I definitely found this appealing. I started DoorDashing for fast money and bought 2 storage units at $10 a piece to start with for reselling (ebay, facebook marketplace). I found it to be the fastest and cheapest way to get some starting inventory. From there I would use profit from items sold to purchase more and more. Eventually it paid for everything. (Tape, Boxes, Bubble wrap, shelves, storage, personal finds, etc.) It took awhile but I built it all with only $20 invested. I am now back to my day job 5 days a week but I am not giving up on growing my business and my knowledge surrounding it all. I love doing it and it teaches you a lot about learning to work Independently. Sorry this got kinda lengthy but I wanted to say Thank You for all that you do and all the knowledge I have received from you. I truly appreciate it!

[@donwarnick1089]

For me this will never be work. I used to (work) before I retired including being a restaurant manager,an industrial shop employee and a lineman for 25 years. Sometimes I tell myself I’d do reselling for free it brings me so much pleasure reliving my childhood. In my opinion you have to have the passion first before the desire for money.

[@KadeBronson]

I find social media very worth doing. My Dad had 600,000 subscribers so my goal is to beat that eventually.

[@sailfly2869]

The biggest problem I see with newbies and old timers like me we all tend to over price our products that we paid very little for, learning value is one thing and condition is everything with today’s buyers, but keep in mind everybody likes a deal just like you and me. Don’t be greedy with your pricing and at times cash flow is king versus net profits.

[@marycarlson8837]

I just love finding treasures, I love buying...and unfortunately I can't keep it all! So in order to keep doing what I find fun, I have to sell. I could spend the long hours I spend on "stuff" taking more hours at my part-time job, and make lots more money, but I don't want to. I'd do nothing but resell if I made enough money to do that, but I'm not there yet.

[@DeadWhereYouStand]

It’s worth it for me.. I actually said it outloud to the screen when you asked. I would do it for free.. I pretty much do it for free right now as far as my sales go, and the recent influx in returns that I’ve had. This is the first time I’ve seen your videos, except you and Rod( Picking and Punching ) about VHS. You have an amazing collection. It’s packed full but organized and clean. My boyfriend HATES how cluttered our home has become, but to be honest that’s how I grew up. Hoarders really. This is my dream job to be real.. I love shopping and I love learning about the history of the items.. I love watching videos like this.. I love comp videos .. listing videos .. podcasts.. live sells.. I could care less about social media but it’s absolutely necessary. I’m gonna bite the bullet and go live here in the next few days. I have to make money, it’s not an option to give up or stop. I’ve got to list, and sell. List and sell. List and sell. I probably need to take off the 3 months of sourcing, I have a death pile that grows and grows. I’m slow as hell. But thank you for your video. I subscribed ❤ Again, you have a wonderful collection of items and every time I glance at your back ground I see something new. Nice to meet you. Sorry for the message being long. My name is Jennifer, I’m from ATL GA. @deathandtaxes ✌️Rock on.

[@commonwealthflipper]

thank you for watching. Rod is terrific. I can't say however that I would do it for free.

[@lauramontoya6930]

It's worth it, but if you're doing cash and not accrual accounting with inventory....People may not consider how much money they have in their inventory. It's an investment for busines startup costs and it's retail business.

[@kathleenparker9297]

Well Kevin, it’s worth it to me to take the time to watch and listen to your “show”. Also seems to be for many. You have a great talent for this and I thank you.

[@commonwealthflipper]

Thank you for the kind words

[@kathleenparker9297]

I never would had thought that my late evening entertainment would come from watching a history teacher giving out one’s experience and advice with wit and humor. May God continue to Bless you and your lovely family.😊

[@ozrowilliams5494]

Been reselling 35 years.for me its kind of like a drug addiction. I have withdrawals on rainy weekends and resort to watching yardsale videos to get my fix,lol.not the same but it satisfies me plus i often learn stuff on whats selling these days.its definitely an ever changing business and what sells today for good money might not sell at all next week.i will buy and sell until i physically can't anymore.such a rush.

[@shalyndria]

Best items this week: set of 4 wheat pyrex mixing bowls, 2 Affliction shirts and a giant rare squishmallow. Coolest find of the week: a nice pair of Brooks shoes in my size.

[@Aaramlias]

The key to making it worth it is if you can have a backup plan if things get slow in a month and adapt as time changes and things get slower.

[@terrifarthing8627]

Great video, as always. I really appreciate the Skee-Lo reference at the beginning!! 😁

[@gg_yvonne4442]

Good morning Kevin and family 🎉🎉🎉

[@voodoopat5518]

That’s a good point about highway sales. We’ve haven’t been to any yet, but planning to go to Peaches to Beaches next year. In general, We have had better luck finding things locally than traveling out of the area for estate sales, or to larger cities. But we still like to travel to source because it’s fun and interesting . Also a good excuse for mini-vacations!

[@spudth]

I have been reselling for 25 years but now I am retired from my "day job" living on a pension and Social Security. Don't really need to resell but do enjoy the extra "inventory" I pick up that can be useful to me until it sells. I do have to be careful as Social Security restricts earned income to about $22k until I'm 66 when I can earn about $56k. Tricky tricky.

[@lindawyatt5108]

I have a wonderful trust worthy person who does my listing which is the part I hate and she is totally worth it as I am also an auctioneer and also organize Estate tag sales so she is very valuable to me so I can also do other things

[@Thrifty_OC]

I absolutely love reselling. My wife and I have only been doing this for 4 months but we love it. We source and list together so it gives us quality time, whether driving or shopping or just the listing. I couldn’t imagine giving it up. We haven’t made as much in profit, but it’s because we’re still growing the store. Question, how many items do you have for sale at any given time? We want to grow as large as possible and just curious about that aspect. Right now we have about 2500 items or so. Thanks!!! Love the videos!

[@Jimmy_Flipping_Deals]

That "100 hours" will probably continue to pay for the next year or so too though, and it's easy to lose sight of that.

[@jefferymorris4644]

I like reselling as the extra money is nice plus it is helping me to get rid of things out of my house. If I haven't been in and out of the hospital that I would be doing more reselling but I enjoy what I do. So do what makes you happy and I enjoy your videos.. 😊😊

[@ImAlwaysFrisky]

I have GBS so I use to livestream for a living. Now I’m starting to do this and I can bring my wife an kids with me hunting on the weekends. I stay home most the time cause I don’t want to risk getting sick with my disease. I don’t live off the government I try to do things myself. So for me this is worth it and I’m doing my best.

[@diane-b2z]

I sell on ebay because it is my only option for making any money. I am on Social Security and disabled so I continue. Is it worth it?, it has to be, its my only option. But the truth is I dont enjoy it and wish I did not have to. I will likely have to resell until my last day, as SSI is not enough to live on.

[@gulfcoastsunset5879]

Hey Kevin, I've really been enjoying your vids since I found your channel a couple years ago, and now I watch you Dave, Carey & Trash to cash regularly. I enjoy ALL the content- both serious and VERY not serious on TTC😆lol . I would love to start a channel but just haven't worked up enough courage to do it yet (sigh) .. I help support our household income by reselling- I absolutely love it- I've been reselling for years but just recently started back on ebay over the last year, and I have honestly learned so much from you! Just this past weekend I sold an antique cast iron doorstop by Virginia metalworks that I picked up at a local thrift for ONLY $2.00 and it sold it for $100 + ship so I was super happy to hear that "cha-ching" sound on my phone! 😊 As a Mom of 2 kids who's kids are close in age to yours, (10 & 12) I just love how you involve your kiddos and their roles in your channel. Cheers from South Carolina ✨ Happy reselling !✨

[@justme_320]

I just began adding shorts on youtube when a tree crashed through my ebay this week! I absolutely thought about quitting. I wondered if maybe God Himself was telling me to quit. But I love it too much! I took down all my listings and I'm reorganizing what was inside and deleting what was affected by the tornados. I can't quit!

[@carastike]

Miah is also my shipping person for our eBay store ! # Skyy World! I do think it is worth having an eBay business. But shipping is still very intimidating. We have been in it for 1 year now . Your videos keep me motivated! Thanks, Kevin. Miah loves the golf club cover ❤

[@JimiHL]

Would it all still be worthwhile without the youtube channel and viewer sales? If you could only do reselling, without social media celebtrity and income, would you still do it?

[@hallowthrifty2961]

I started by selling my kids old toys and stuff around the house. I was hooked when I sold a singing duck (like Billy Bass). Paid 4 sold for 350. I only sell for a little extra money rarely listing more than 6 items a week. When my husband retires we may go full time. But eBay has to fix some things!!

[@CRobertTv]

i dont do youtube or anything like that. I do facebook for my listings ( my own page ) about it. also i enjoy doing ebay. When i hear my cash sound going off on my phone makes me feel good !

[@ThriftedSpirit]

I think Turner should keep doing the like/sub line. I can't source until I move some stuff as I don't have room lol.

[@happy.picker]

Would you believe we just went to our first highway sale last fall? Loved it!! I've always loved community sales, and it's kinda the same but on a bigger scale! ❤

[@commonwealthflipper]

They are fun for sure.

[@stickywoodyzwallart1354]

It’s interesting to hear people say it’s not worth it. I do not try very hard to resell. I will go to a couple thrift stores, hit a couple estates & a few yard sales every other week. I don’t do it to make a living I do it because I love to find treasures to resell or keep. I have 31 active and 39 items sold in 60 days with an average ASP of $105. Conservatively I may work 2 hrs a day MAX, which would be approximately $34 hr. 1/3 of those items were from my closet but hey it’s reselling right? I concentrate on high sell through items especially (electronics, collectibles etc) again, love the content and the subjects. 👍

[@donaldpearson5172]

Don't even think about the money,just enjoy all phases of reselling well maybe i could give up the shippings

[@TurkeyCreekGal]

I recorded one KZbin video and it wouldn't upload so i took that as God telling me not to do it and that was the end of my KZbin career 😊

[@Media_Madman]

Love you Kev, great videos. I do question is it worth it? But i love it and ive recently started to love content creation. So i want nothing more than to make it work 💪💯

[@ordiekelleher2641]

Hi y'all 😁. You make me smile😊

[@dolfinwriter5389]

My Go To Tape It's also very important to understand the difference between cash flow and losing money. Many people will sell items at a loss below their purchase price just to get SOME cash flow when sales are down and they have needs. However, all too often I get offers of like $5 on a low cost item. Never mind whether I'm losing money on the item, I cannot sell ANYTHING for $5 and not lose money. That is automatic negative cash flow due to shipping cost and eBay fees. I would literally be better off to just give it to Goodwill at that point. I explain that to these people and sadly they never then buy it at asking price nor even make a higher offer. Yes, I know I can and do have minimum offers set, but that doesn't stop people sending a message "Would you take $5?" (Understanding also the exception to the above is something that can be allowed to be shipped by eBay Standard Envelope below even standard First Class rate).

[@thequirkysquirrel5449]

I started during the pandemic to make up the money I lost from second job I was no longer working. I am happy to make what I would have at that part time job I work full time, source on Saturday, draft on Sunday and them just list drafts and pack during the week have no clue what hourly is but I was in profit when I did taxes so I am happy

[@ralphmartinez5227]

Kevin , you are cool guy! But what solidified it with me; first British Bulldogs tee, epic! Then, that tune; “I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller!” 😂😂 80’s - 90’s best years and like myself 77 is the Best Year!

[@johndesposito1475]

I really love the '127' sale. We live in California (your last territory) and get over that way about every 3 years or so. There are so many good areas ( especially. Ohio) for picking and filling up a truck & trailer for considerable higher resale in California. 😄

[@brandonmeadows4846]

currently selling high volume 3k a month and im constantly negative on the books. I will lose money all this year. I only have 2000 liquid cash but do crazy sales, its snowballing into a room full of free inventory for the future however.

[@Gone_Postal217]

40" Ethan Allen Abraham Lincoln Statue. Paid $160. Sold $800 Free Shipping. $110 to ship with insurance USPS.

[@twylasmom]

In regards to highway sales: It does not pay for me to do them. But a City Wide is great for me! I can find way more at the prices I like to pay for an item. Plus I usually don't have to pay for a room to spend the night. Where I live highway sales don't really happen. I have been to them, but I have to treat it more like a vacation rather than out doing my job.

[@beorbeorian150]

There’s another opportunity cost. If part time, you are establishing a foundation of a business. A business that can be ramped up upon the loss of a full time job. Or a spouse or family member chips in full time. You don’t get that with a part time job on the side.

[@CartersRetroQuest]

We absolutely love reselling and it is definitely worth it for our family, as far as our reselling channel goes it’s new, we only have like 24 videos up but we love doing it, it’s a passion, not really doing it for money we enjoy it so much it’s definitely worth the time, it’s same as our name so go check it out

[@texaslonghorns3965]

Love your channel and the content! Since you quit teaching to do this full time, what are your options for health care? My wife and I run a small home based business and work full time jobs. Just curious how that has worked out for you. Thanks

[@commonwealthflipper]

I do a health sharring plan and joined a local membership for primary doctor care.

[@GailNeiman-th9cw]

Kevin. Could you possibly show how you pack some of your odd size items.

[@redpiano1]

I can completely understand that shock of "I lost money this month!" and I can think of a couple of different ways of looking at overall sales to help cool that. First is to look at your total sales year to date and see what your total sales are vs. your total purchases. If you are consistently losing money every month, AND you're not buying from a "war chest" of cash to expand the business quickly, then you should look at your purchases, probably slam on the brakes, and make sure you have a zero-dollar death pile before buying anything else!! The second way would be to look at year-over-year sales: how does this month compare to this month last year? This method works best if there's a seasonality to your buying: you purchase more in the summer than in the winter (yard sales, etc. don't happen in the winter.) You might see that you lose money EVERY year in the dead of summer because it's prime buying season, yet sales are lower because folks are on vacation, etc. If you use a spreadsheet to track sales (I use MS Excel but "different singer/different song") it's going to be easy to visualize all this data by creating a graph or a chart.

[@FaithFlips]

I love your brutal honesty, always! Faith Flips on KZbin, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram. New to the whole social media thing but similarly, betting on my (& fam) future as well 💪🏻

[@bbean222]

Gargamel was a pretty good villian, so goofy. The gait of his walk always made me laugh.

[@kristina4hair1972]

I’ve been on eBay for 25 years and I’ve never made my own store. I’ve only started to get more serious this past six months. Where do you get most of your inventory that you get in bulk? I’ve only just watched a couple of your videos so far but I just subscribed and I’m wondering where you get your inventory? I pretty much stick to Leftover estate sales where I get everything for free and my local thrift stores which there are many since I’m in the San Francisco Bay area. Any suggestions?

[@johannadam8134]

there is no bulk its called picking. not taking in all trash that dont sell. trying to sell garbage will cost you time and opportunity cost.

[@FlipFlopNation]

Enjoyed the video as always ... I used to pick/flip before getting my master's and started teaching (adjunct at community college). They didn't need me this semester, so I started back picking and flipping (also have a KZbin).

[@katherineleon794]

Retired do it for fun and it's a profitable hobby. Would not want to do this as a career maybe that is why it's fun.

[@KilroyWasThereToo]

I wish I had a girl that looked good, I would call her. You started it with the "I wish I was taller...."

[@commonwealthflipper]

Lol

[@zooloo58]

I notice you charge shipping on all your items. I have a large eBay store and Amazon store and sell on Walmart store and a couple of websites of my own. Bills Place Outdoor Power Equipment. about 2 million a year on eBay and 7-10 million on Amazon depending on the year 2022 was our best year. Do you think charging shipping hurts your sales at all? We offer free shipping because I feel people dont want to see a shipping price on something especially the new items I sell. Do you think because your items are used it makes a difference? Shipping charges are always a point of contention for me. What are your thoughts? Thanks. Brian P.

[@jasonburns1101]

You mentioned not having your booth anymore. I have been at it for a year and was considering a booth. Just wondering why you gave yours up. Thanks.

[@commonwealthflipper]

Time is better spent for me selling on online platforms.

[@ericgunter45]

I have thought about getting a booth myself but none of the local antique type stores dont seem to be able to draw the amount of traffic to make it worth while. Still tempting and if the right space happens to appear I might give it a shot

[@alfonsoalfonso647]

I would like to hire an employee to help. Unfortunately it's very hard to find someone trustworthy in my area.

[@885Blackjack]

I only buy one day a week locally now, and save the rest of my chips for estate sales I'm personally cherry picking. My primary reason for this is that my local area is very saturated with pickers of all ages, and I end up spending more in gas than I do on finds. Also, the pickers for my thrift stores are not consistently stocking new finds often enough. I find less than 3 items per week in 5 thrift stores, so I quit going to nearly all of them. I went to one estate sale, and that inventory last me 6+ weeks......Thrift stores are a total waste of time in my area, outside if the BINS. As soon as I figured that out, my profits skyrocketed. Also, if you're ordering shipping supplies as a beginner, you're doing this wrong. Your shipping supplies should be coming from the Menards dumpster for free. Dollar stores, inside the store, has boxes galore too! Good ones. Why are you buying shipping supplies? If you're buying shipping supplies other than tape, PLEASE STOP. Unless you're big time, that's an enormous mistake. I'm sorry but it is. Your brain needs to function to make it as a reseller. Stop making it so hard on yourselves. Anyways, I digress. Great video. Thanks for the education. I love your channel.

[@commonwealthflipper]

What’s Mernard’s?

[@885Blackjack]

@@commonwealthflipper 😂♥️I think that’s a joke, but in case it isn’t, it’s a discount home improvement store like Lowe’s & Home Depot

[@ericgunter45]

I have to disagree. If you are selling on any online platform buy boxes, poly mailers ect. Take pride in what your selling and what it looks like when the buyer first sees the package. Shipping in dumpster dived used boxes look bad on the selling platform and every seller on it. Having the correct new box saves time by not having to drive to a dumpster and dig for a box or spend 5 minutes cutting down a dumpster box. Its the same as quiting going to the thrift stores to save money on fuel due to lack of finds.

[@885Blackjack]

@@ericgunter45 No it isn't. Must be nice to be married and have two incomes, like I'm sure you do. And I get QUALITY boxes from Dollar Tree, they aren't from dumpsters, they are from inside the store. Have your purchased anything from me? Then how do you know? You must polish that crystal ball every morning huh, while you live with half my living costs. Don't like it, go pay more somewhere else, I'll keep stacking my cash, and sell everything just the same without customers who nit pick over cardboard, like you. Derp. I WANT YOU TO BUY SOMEWHERE ELSE. I sell mostly tools, and I immediately block customers like you, because you're undesirable business, because you're an irrational spoiled boomer, and I don't want anything to do with people who think an item is inferior because of the cardboard it came in. That's completely absurd.

[@ericgunter45]

@@885Blackjack wasnt calling you out. Just disagreeing with you and giving my reasons as to why I feel that way. I actually agree with you about thrift stores as the ones around me are useless. The company that owns the goodwills around me sorts anything good and sells it online. Salvation army gets the junk goodwill wouldnt take and tapes ebay listings to the items. And dont get me started on the animal rescue thrift those people price things higher than everest. So breath, I wasnt trying to rile you up just disagreeing.

[@bayoureseller]

Do you calculate how much you make per hour by how much you list or how much you sell?

[@MissPam1978]

Just curious why you closed your booth. I was just looking into getting one?

[@johannadam8134]

no one buying he relies on viewer purchases and selling resell courses.

[@oliviatrue2907]

I'm about to close my half booth after 8 years. It's easier to sell smaller things on eBay. Stuff sitting in my booth for years, been putting on eBay and it sells. Different if you're going to do bigger things...chairs, boxes, ladders etc :)

[@commonwealthflipper]

? lol. I’ve never sold a reseller course. Never will

[@commonwealthflipper]

To much work not enough money

[@johannadam8134]

@@commonwealthflipper Your selling videos, entertainment, the hope of making money, get it? Trash to cash podcast. reseller meet ups, selling merch to subs who want to support you.

[@christophergarrett2615]

Sick shirt!

[@miguelsainz2641]

Great video 🎉

[@adammonahan687]

Great video? You couldn't of even watched the whole thing yet lol

[@miguelsainz2641]

@@adammonahan687 fast forward to the end 😉..

[@otnipdrofflips6893]

Didn't pick it up this week, but last event I went to was the Trash to Cash Winter Bash. Was the Defibrillator I paid $20 for and all other resellers passed it by, and buyer paid $1000.

[@commonwealthflipper]

Now to be fair I didn’t pass it by Richard. I started on the other side. 😉 big congrats

[@otnipdrofflips6893]

@@commonwealthflipper lol 😆 😂 🤣

[@bettymunguia2136]

I love Lonesome Dove movie, my favorite is Gone with the Wind 😊😊

[@onlyluvisreal6691]

My store is spirithearts ❤❤❤

[@timslawncare5904]

You said one time that you were happy to make a 60% profit? Is that true?