This One Thing Almost Ruined My Reselling Business

[@Funky_Finagler]

I like videos where you take us along with you in the sourcing or provide a breakdown of your sourcing days. I have been enjoying the content and I appreciate the hard work. Also, that fabric shaver from Temu has been a blessing.

[@TaylorExchange]

Excellent to know. 👍

[@_calebsells]

A lot of what you said really resonated with me. It’s a lot to balance. You’re doing great 🤝

[@TaylorExchange]

Appreciate it Caleb, same to you.

[@dunkdave]

I agree with the fact that no one talks about trying to balance things. I'm always looking for advice. I have a wife and 4 kids along with a full-time job. The kids play several travel sports as well. So, it's tough to balance the business with everything.

[@TaylorExchange]

Any channels you watch talk about it, I could check out?

[@dunkdave]

@@TaylorExchange I haven't found any yet. 😔

[@nicpicker158]

When the address is too long, I always just cut some off it and move it to the next line (Address Line 2).

[@TaylorExchange]

Wow, I never even considered that haha Thank you 👍

[@Yeshanu]

I've done that, but I had one shipment to China where I also had to abbreviate words like road, building, and street in order to fit it all in. 😮 It got there, and I got positive feedback.

[@misslashayresells3853]

I hope Seth has a speedy recovery

[@TaylorExchange]

He is a thousand times better. Thank you

[@mayakoyama9130]

I think it's a lot harder for people who aren't branching out into different platforms. I see a lot of people who were ebay only sellers branching out into platforms like poshmark, as well as poshmark only sellers branching out into ebay. Then I also see people who are branching out from ebay into Amazon. It's kind of like how so many people have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.

[@TaylorExchange]

I think some of it is their items are not selling on one platform and think another will do the trick. But ya it is similar to running multiple businesses.

[@laurasanchez9184]

What about how you decided to go sourcing like what is your game plan For that sourcing trip look at everything or focus in on a specific area ( shorts, shoes, pants). Especially if you only have like 30kin to an hour what’s the best game plan 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@TaylorExchange]

Excellent idea, I’ll see about that video explaining the battle plan!

[@laurasanchez9184]

But we love seeing these types of videos, seeing the behind the scenes grind and being open about certain things is the reason we watch !! Your not fake and you keep it real with everything so thanks and don’t doubt what you doing , your doing it!!!!

[@Yeshanu]

​@@TaylorExchangethat would be awesome! There are a lot of sourcing videos out there, but relatively few that show any kind of a plan. I'm just starting to scale my business, and such a video would be really helpful. ❤

[@seanruss2368]

Another topic could be employee payroll. LIke what is the minimum amount that you can pay an employee without filing taxes for them. And how would you file the cost of the employee on your taxes. Sorry I'm not trying to get too nosy into your personal business. I've just been considering hiring a family member to just tag, bag, and put my items away for me. And I want to avoid filing them as an employee if at all possible. Thank you again for your input, I appreciate you.

[@TaylorExchange]

I have a CPA who runs payroll and I’m not going into all that on a video. But trying to hire and not follow tax laws is not a great foundation for the business. Best to contact a professional tax person 👍

[@reneepaz8077]

Hi Sean, would like to ask a question: Do you include the poly bag you use to store the clothes when shipping it to the buyer Or you reuse it?

[@TaylorExchange]

I include them.

[@scottshepherd7881]

Don't take this personally, I really your content. One problem that content creators don't understand. Making videos about sourcing and what items sell for makes everything harder and more expensive for everyone.

[@TaylorExchange]

Definitely doesn’t make it more expensive but yes it absolutely increases the competition. And I take nothing too personal.

[@parrotinc]

💯!! Before social media, I could walk out with a cart. I’d be lucky with a hand full now.

[@jaykrehbiel9896]

Large city areas are about the only places where you can find enough inventory to make 100k+ but there are a lot of jobs that make that in large cities too. Reselling is tough work-

[@TaylorExchange]

I think some could pull off 100k in a small place but much skill is needed. It’s definitely a difficult job to scale

[@BusyBeeCompany]

@jaykrehbiel9896 you can advertise locally in the cheap sheets to buy clothes from owners who don't feel confident to hold gard sales or the place to donate...my local coin shop does a roaring trade with peoples estates using the same method..heck rag n bone men did it for generations but now we have the internet and local advertising spots.

[@couponchicka]

I had foot and mouth as an adult and it was excruciatingly painful. One of the few things that soothed it was witch hazel and cool compresses or ice packs. Just passing this along in case you know someone it would help.

[@TaylorExchange]

Ouch, thanks for the advice.

[@seanruss2368]

Hey Sean I wanted to ask you about ebay item specifics. Do you just list using the minimum item specifics? Or do you have specific item specifics that you believe are of importance in selling more mens clothing? Maybe you could do a video on this topic if you haven't already. And if you have done one, maybe you could direct me to such a video. Thank you for your time, I always appreciate your videos, and following some of your processes has been extremely beneficial to the efficiency of my business.

[@TaylorExchange]

I fill out as little as possible but make sure the title is as strong as possible.

[@ebayroadshow7251]

I called eBay about the too many characters issue while printing labels. They suggested that I move part of the name to the "Company Name" Line below. Hope that helps you out brother. Also, I liked what you said about the pokemon speed run videos. They are fun. I wonder if there is any video content you could make that you would enjoy that involves something like that. ie Goodwill speedrun to $500.00, or 1000.00, etc etc. Anyways I enjoy the vids, and I hope your family is feeling better soon.

[@TaylorExchange]

Thanks, Goodwill speed run would be interesting

[@remycalypso6177]

Sell 22 $12 PROFIT items per day. 100k profit per year approx. source for 2 hours, take pics for 1, list for 1, package/ship for 1. 5 hours per day every day. If you’re not about to source 22 items and get back home in 2 hours, this biz ain’t as good. The longer it takes to source the 22 the more you should look at another side hustle.

[@TaylorExchange]

There is not a soul out there that is hitting numbers.

[@remycalypso6177]

The only hard one is the 22 items sourced in 2 hours including drive time, but if you’re in a good location reselling can be good

[@leroysee64]

Take in and enjoy that one on one time, it's a gift.

[@TaylorExchange]

I hope he never gets hand, foot, mouth again.

[@NashTV8]

Please do a video on how eBay hides most of your listings if you don't do Promoted Listings. 😂😂

[@TaylorExchange]

Zero interest but thank you for the input haha 100% True 💀

[@yvetteclay6744]

Just remember in life…. We make plans and God laughs. Oh no you won’t. Success is getting through the rollercoaster any way you can and back on your feet. There will be more events. Good foundation keeps you steady. FYI. I’m new seller. , just retired, kids out of house , widowed. And wack. Got shingles out for a month…. So just let it roll the best you can and pick up the pieces later. We are not able to control everything. ❤

[@TaylorExchange]

Sorry for your loss. Shingles is no joke, delt with that a few years back.

[@yvetteclay6744]

@@TaylorExchange thank you. My husband passed 14 years ago. Kids were young. But I’m ok. But that’s what I mean by a rollercoaster. We all get them. But get back up and figure it out.

[@dunkdave]

I don't understand why people don't talk about money.

[@TaylorExchange]

Me either.

[@remycalypso6177]

Cuz they don’t want viewers to know they make a lot less than their total sales numbers.

[@dunkdave]

@remycalypso6177 what about non youtubers?

[@anthonysolis8933]

Haven’t watched full video, but it might be good to hire some people to source.

[@TaylorExchange]

Not a bad idea but definitely difficult.

[@anthonysolis8933]

@@TaylorExchange I follow I huge reseller and he has been talking about having a network of sources. He talks about paying up a little but if you get a good person to source it could be game changer.

[@seipeele3437]

You really need to address the top shelf issue. It's better for everyone. You 2 could have gone over proving via zoom call, FaceTime. That would have given you more time with your son.

[@TaylorExchange]

What do you mean?

[@seipeele3437]

@@TaylorExchange I've watched a few of your videos where you mentioned your assistant can't reach the top shelf because of her height. Bringing things down makes items more accessible for her and probably more ergonomic for you.

[@seipeele3437]

@TaylorExchange empowering her to run more of the day to day operations would free you up to take care of your family if they are ill, yourself if you become ill. Vacationing, or just time needed to pursue other opportunities.

[@seipeele3437]

@TaylorExchange you mentioned keeping her home because pricing is something you do from your experience, but you can relay that info to her via a zoom call. She shows you the items, tells you of she notices any defects and you tell her what to list it as.

[@seipeele3437]

@@TaylorExchange sorry I had to break up my reply. Kept getting errors. Please don't take this as me being an azz. I enjoy your content and think you've built something really great.

[@BusyBeeCompany]

ask for suggestions of what people want to see...like the a to b of reselling..so many KZbin do it but as a seasoned reseller...I took ages to set up my off8cento photo, list, ship etc...to find storage for beginners, like totes under beds etc...ho to price to sell not to make the most from..how to build a cart to push arnoud coll3cting itemsntk ship like you have..going getting the items to build the flat lay photo station...list as you go to see the initial funding...what you should do first and cheapest to get started..how to study items, check clothes for pulling, repairs, wear and damage, how to yard sale by setting routes, etc...the bins o. setting uo time, when to begin at the bins after learning enough to not fill your bags with junk..ikea bags for sourcing, what items make the most for the least storage, should you diversify or keep it small...what is the upgrade path, should you cross list or stay and concentrate on one....buying online jtems to resell, buy stock from others resellers...etc etc..go back to the beginning..this spread out over a dozen videos...we don't all need thermal printers, kusky shelves, storage lockers, go to the bins from day one or walk three fett behind flippers at the thrift stores.....I'm seeing versions of this but they are from too far ahead...they don't start off from what they learn from but rather what they know now...a cheap shelf in your spare room or beside your bed can get a fair amount of items on it if you start off without buying winter jackets or dvd combos but t shirts, shorts, ties, belts, hats for the summer or thermals, hats and gloves for the winter...all can be profitable and not need a storage unit to hold stock

[@TaylorExchange]

What an amazing list. Thank you 👍

[@BusyBeeCompany]

@TaylorExchange it does go on but to begin we get a thousand ideas but none of the yt'ers who have tried to make vids on it get it..they jump straight to advanced not utilizing existing items or cheap stuff to begin like thrift store totes...or going to upmarket stores to learn brands but also feel the fabric to learn, things that don't ha4dly cost anything but help.asking family and friends for stuff even offering to consign to learn the listing without spending anything, getting free boxes and maybe extra coat hangers for your clothing buys....getting as far down the road before dipp8ng in your pocket for thise who need the money more then the side hustle.

[@dtanner7]

Like for the no Temu ad.

[@TaylorExchange]

👍

[@DynamicDawson]

Damn no more Temu... that's the only reason why I watched your videos. The fact that you don't sponsor them is just flat at wrong. Done watching your channel.... SIKE! 😂 Keep working hard and best wishes to health 😊

[@TaylorExchange]

Don't hold your breath, their is always next month 😂

[@BassandCoffee]

Instead of doing 20-30 best items to buy, do some top 5 blah blah in a niche category like button ups, jeans, pants, polos, shoes, etc. Editing a 20 item video would take hours but a lower number would take a couple of hours. Hope this helps in dishing out content my man! ❤🎉

[@TaylorExchange]

That would be a bit a faster.

[@resellertom]

I love conflict

[@TaylorExchange]

Agreed haha

[@doloresmiller6956]

❤❤❤❤

[@TaylorExchange]

👍

[@Weeze-27]

2nd

[@TaylorExchange]

Silver really makes you want to taste the gold. Maybe next upload. 🫡

[@pkzenk2158]

1st!

[@TaylorExchange]

I appreciate you watching 👍