This Auction SAVED My eBay Business!

[@jkarakizi]

7:55 - Admittedly I'm no expert - but that "third party" PS4 controller might be worth looking into as it seems to be a scuf controller with back pedals. People pay lots of money to get them custom made. Usually companies take real controllers and modify them with back buttons etc. They can also sometimes replace buttons with their custom branding, similar to how the PS button on the controller looked to be swapped. Might be worth looking at the internals to see if its a real PS4 controller that has been modified.

[@Brady93]

After slowing it down it looks like a scuf. Good spot!

[@adambutterworth7608]

@@Brady93yep it’s a scuf. That’s the logo on the button on the front.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks! I'll defo look into that! I was just going to throw it in the car boot pile!

[@nickhilton3696]

Nice work Tom. Still very early days so just be prepared for a few things you buy to just about break even or even lose a little, all part of the learning process. Massive tip on auctions is ALWAYS do your research ahead of time and NEVER bid over the figure you’ve planned for... very quickly you can start eating into profit by getting carried away, sometimes you havr to just let those things go as tempting as it feels to bid another £10er

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea I agree. I do write down what to bid up to before I go.

[@stuartbennett9476]

I always tape over my address labels mate, Yeah you think if it's raining when posty is delivering it covers the address as well

[@ianmarsden8568]

Same. Safe.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Good point! Yea I always do it now just gives me piece if mind that it will arrive safely.

[@dantiques7322]

For someone thats bean in the business for a while you could have guessed the copper pans would sell for more. Great video glad you got a positive auction. Enjoy the profits. Just a heads up have you looked into storage unit auctions looking at what you buy i think you might be interested

[@TOMS_TAT]

My knowledge on the value of things is very limited. I know a lot about gaming stuff but I've only just started to branch out into other things so i'm still leaning as I go.

[@oscarkelly6589]

Bean

[@andrewholt5659]

Keep up the great work - some great finds there. Hope you thinking about the tax owed to the Inland Revenue. Keep good records of your cost and expenses. Videos like these are great, but if you are running a resale business, you owe the taxman his share.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yes of course.

[@JonSheppardsells]

Nice to see others going to auctions usually console items rocket in auctions.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea, normally the consoles go pretty high but I think I get these ones fairly cheap! Hopefully they work!

[@JonSheppardsells]

You definitely did. Last week in my auction there was a boxed n64, clear Turquoise n64 and ps2 all went for ebay prices

[@TOMS_TAT]

@@JonSheppardsells Yea there was a GameCube in my auction last week with Gameboy player and 4 games and it went for more than eBay prices even though the games all had manuals missing, the Gameboy player didn't have the disc that goes with it and the console was damaged lol May not of even worked. Crazy.

[@ineedasecond]

​@JonSheppardsells I saw that auction. It's Brettells I don't bother going anymore the stuff seems to go so high

[@JonSheppardsells]

@@ineedasecond some things do, but finding a boxed one of them ain't easy to find

[@adambutterworth7608]

I wonder how no one else saw the game boys with a vase conveniently placed on top of the case 😂 I rate that so much.

[@TOMS_TAT]

😂

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea it's a mystery. No idea how that got there 🤷

[@MattJoyceUK]

Strong buys there. I thought you’d gone way over on the case of games, but you proved me wrong 😳

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea there was some really good ones in there. The only other guy bidding on them was a guy that goes to one of my car boots and if he wasn't there it would of probably only gone for about £50!

[@MattJoyceUK]

@@TOMS_TAT Wow, now that would have been a bargain. Just bought one of those tape dispensers, thanks for the heads up👍

[@narenderelapavaloresubrama5553]

Good video, mate. Do you list every day?

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks. Yes every day.

[@Furzepark-c8j]

Tom. The jug at 14:43 is a Royal doulton lambeth stoneware jug. Its worth a lot of money.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Any idea how much?

[@Furzepark-c8j]

@@TOMS_TAT there are several on eBay

[@liamjt_9586]

Great video once again! I have a fair few vintage cars that I just don't have the time to sort through from when I was younger, don't know if you're interested in them. Sorted them into bags by brand that's as far as I've got!

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yes I'd be interested. Give me a message on Instagram.

[@RickyResells]

Best tape gun

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks for the link!

[@lostandfoundreseller]

i know exactly what auction house you go to, they have some great items!

[@TOMS_TAT]

How do you know which one? Are you local to me?

[@lostandfoundreseller]

​@@TOMS_TAT i can tell by the boxes, labels, format of the invoice and i'm fairly certain that suitcase of games was auctioned off in the last couple weeks.

[@Bigbadbaza]

I’m local and use it every week 👍🏼

[@Bigbadbaza]

@@bezzle123 I never said where it was

[@lostandfoundreseller]

@@bezzle123 i dont even know where this guy lives, this video came up in my suggestions...I travel to get to it. Everything can be found with research, how I found it myself.

[@Buy2Resell]

Once you have taped over your address label, does the address fade on yours? I have the exact same thermal printer, and I soon realised, the moment I taped over the label... it faded making it hard to read :(

[@Bigbadbaza]

Yup never tape over thermal labels it will fade within a day or two

[@TOMS_TAT]

No I've never had that problem on mine.

[@Wooo-Cash]

don't tape over the address on the thermal paper. Exposure to sun will make the address unreadable. I go over the edges with tape.

[@blobdeslob1385]

Good video Tom , quick question, with your games and any electrical items you come across , do you test them all?

[@TOMS_TAT]

I test all consoles and controllers. I only test disc games if they are really scratched.

[@darrenmckenna6550]

Teapot looks like an Emma Bridgewater , might be worthwhile

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks! I'll look it up tomorow.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Just checked it and I belive it is! Looks like it's worth at least £40 maybe more. Nice!

[@vickyb785]

Is that an Emma Bridgewater teapot?

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yes

[@Albert12893]

I always always but always tape over my labels,never had one lost parcel

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea I've not had a single one go missing since!

[@Albert12893]

@@TOMS_TAT its always a learning curve ,always something new to pass on ,thank you for sharing your videos,keep going your doing amazing

[@TOMS_TAT]

@@Albert12893 Thanks for watching!

[@TOMS_TAT]

Do you pay the extra to cover any loss or damage?

[@Albert12893]

@@TOMS_TAT odd occasion.not all time depending on value of item

[@JohnHarris-lo3jg]

1884 vase looks like Doulton usually stamped Doulton

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea I think it is Doulton.

[@JohnHarris-lo3jg]

@@TOMS_TAT £15 -£20

[@Iresellstuff]

Great video mate!!!

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks!

[@JDi77le]

I really enjoy your videos mate 😊

[@TOMS_TAT]

Glad you like them!

[@ryanwoodburn855]

Plant pot wprked out quite lucrative 😳😂😂😂

[@TOMS_TAT]

It's a mystery how it got there.

[@Ghost8787]

🔥🔥

[@dantiques7322]

What some people is trafe in there cex games for an item thats higher priced and easier to sell

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea I do that sometimes too.

[@ianmarsden8568]

Might be wprth selling the suitcase?

[@TOMS_TAT]

Yea I was planning to, but I accidentally locked it and don't have the key so I had to break it open lol

[@neiltaylor-urbanexplorer7617]

what auction house did you go to

[@TOMS_TAT]

It's a secret.

[@JohnHarris-lo3jg]

Dance mat for PS1 game

[@TOMS_TAT]

Thanks!

[@JohnHarris-lo3jg]

@@TOMS_TAT I used to have a computer games business via market stalls, there was a boom in these dance mats for playstation one, at Donnington Sunday market there were other traders (non-computer game dealers) who jumped on the band wagon and sold these mats. The mats could be separate or come with the game

[@christopherlee3120]

Not sure how your managing daily sales like that, carry on like that and you'll be at the VAT threshold in no time, then your problems will start.

[@TOMS_TAT]

I'm listing 20 items a day and promoting all my listings by 2%. Q4 probably has something to do with it but yes I'm getting this consistently now.

[@TOMS_TAT]

I do get a lot of subscriber sales too.

[@TOMS_TAT]

Im a long way off VAT status. I was earning £300 a day as a carpenter and I was no way near VAT status even then.

[@christopherlee3120]

Vat threshold been £85000, so if you had consistent sales of £233, over the entire year this would put you over the threshold

[@TOMS_TAT]

Good point. I didn't have worked booked in every day as a carpenter which is why I didn't hit the threshold.

[@billallan3325]

Who sold a copy of Pokémon pearl boxed for £1? Steal

[@radionorthseagold]

Hi Tom i have a big box of small cars and other bits would you be intrested in buying them?

[@TOMS_TAT]

Possibly yes. Send me a DM on Instagram.

[@Smudge92]

What auction company do you use? I wonder if there's any similar up north

[@cm-ih1jb]

I have the same query, from a quick search, I don’t know that there is anything similar to what Tom has near me, all I get are housing auctions lol. 😅

[@TOMS_TAT]

As a youtuber I don't really want to give all my sourcing locations away on the internet as I'll be out of a job aha. But I know the one I use only has 3 locations down south and none up north. Best off googling if there are any in your local area.

[@Bigbadbaza]

Just google ibidder has all the auction all over the country

[@cm-ih1jb]

@@Bigbadbaza Thanks dude. 🙌

[@JDLB]

What are these auctions called..?

[@TOMS_TAT]

Auctions 😅

[@JDLB]

I Have lol just comes up house auctions lol i dont want a house atm lol @@TOMS_TAT

[@TOMS_TAT]

Loll sorry, they all have their own names just have to google to see if you have any in your area.

[@TOMS_TAT]

@@JDLB Yea, unfortunately some areas dont have auctions. You can bid online with some auctions and they will post it too but then you can't view it before hand so kinda defeats the point.

[@rickcollingwood8828]

Really nice buys!

[@TOMS_TAT]

Indeed! I'd be kind of screwed throughout winter without this place!