Will we ever hire EMPLOYEES for our EBAY Business?

[@dorothyveil3910]

I remember way back when you were in the shed alone, this question came up. Your response was that the only person you would trust would be if your wife quit her job and worked with you.

[@teresa0817]

Reselling is great for retirees also. I’m 66 and absolutely love what I do. And, yes it’s easy to make an extra 2000 a month. My space is a 12x12 area full of IKEA Kallax shelving units. I sell anything and everything working about 20 hours a week.

[@RonHelton]

Nice!

[@JanetCary]

I also am a retiree and agree that this is the perfect side hustle and a hobby I really enjoy. I don't make as much as you, but it is still the perfect side hustle for me.

[@angelaperkins8268]

I’m also retired & it’s a great side hustle. And sourcing is something my husband & I enjoy doing together 😊

[@teresa0817]

I have been blessed to be in an area with lots of good stuff, even at the Goodie will.

[@RedSpectrumPictures]

Two days into the 5 day video schedule, and we get an hour episode! Thanks for the content you put out Lonnie and Candice. It's inspiring

[@LisaWondra]

Good for you! I feel the same way. I care deeply about how everything is done. Packages , listing have to be done my way only!

[@bryanjames1376]

Love the short videos! Keep them coming!

[@goaheadcaller6614]

Lonnie and Candace thank you for addressing the question about employees. It amazes me how much people focus on “scaling up” and how most folks can’t be content with “enough.”

[@BIGWHIT76]

Good Morning I’m Clayton and this is Lonnie and Candice presenting Shed Flips!!!!!

[@wandacushing9420]

I'm 100% on the same page and agree with every statement you guys have expressed re: involving others .. nobody will work your business the way you do.. keep it up. Love watching the two of you work together.

[@judyg9889]

I agree! My husband and I own a brick-and-mortar business, and while it's a lot for us to handle especially as we get older, it is *OUR* business! There are the trust issues, with safety/security, and also just doing things the way we would do them. It would be a lot of work to train someone to know all the details. But also, we just *enjoy* being a part of *all* of it. It would make me sad to walk away with someone else in *my* place...LOL! Plus we both get kind of overwhelmed with lots of stuff going on. It's nice the way it is: we can be together without outsiders to think about or distract or having differing opinions. Neither one of us has any desire to be a boss or supervisor. I think that's why I enjoy watching you two working together! :) And yeah, I always say we can go "deeper", as in be more organized, improve our signs and decor, etc. But we have *no* desire to radically change things by "scaling up"; by working together it's the perfect size for *us* right now. And no, it's *good* to be content with what you are doing...it's not "mediocre", it's inspiring! :)

[@findsanddeals]

Being content is definitely not a bad thing in my mind. In fact I think it's what a lot of people are actually striving for when they keep chasing bigger & bigger goals. If you've found your spot in life where you are content, then I personally can't think of anything better than that.

[@chrisf6765]

You're dead on about being a college side hustle. I was hitting thrift stores anyways in college for appliances, furniture, and clothing. I figured I might as well find something valuable to flip while I was there anyways to make myself some beer money. I picked up a NIB John Deer speedometer to add onto a bicycle. Saw a used one sold for $50 so I put what I thought was a wild number of $125 on mine and it sold in literally 15 minutes. From that point I was hooked. Love your videos, keep it up!

[@MegaBorusse1900]

How about putting the boxes (comics, book lots, clothing) on the lower shelfs? You usually pull them completely off the shelf anyway or look for the right number in them. This means that the heavy items are at the bottom and the space at the top is left for smaller items.

[@joedeals]

Maybe try making the bottom shelfs your tall shelfs which allow you to see the entire shelf and have some higher shorter shelfs where you can see straight back into them... might be worth a try

[@bigben2327]

I worked at Walmart as a teenager, 800 items per hour is most likely how many items a cash register scanned on average for a set amount of days

[@RonHelton]

When I was around 8 years old, besides selling Grit magazines and greeting cards; my siblings and I were "requested" to perform chores around the farm. For consideration of these chores, we were given 25 cents a month for an allowance plus room and board. lol With my 25 cents I was able to buy either 2 comic books plus tax or one comic book, a soda and a candy bar. Sometimes my dad would ask me to get him a carton of Marlboro cigarettes when he took us to the 7/11 store which was one of our favorite places as kids because of their variety of candy, soda and comic books. He would give me 2.50 and would let me keep the change. Of course, I was more than happy to do that for my dad and to also keep the 45 cents in change which allowed me to purchase 3 more comics and another soda or candy bar. Yee haw! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mdm9449]

The bottom shelf does not have a lot of height to it. What about movie the boxes of stuff you have on the middle shelves to the bottom along with some of the long tail stuff like the flex seal tubes that are on the third shelf. With the boxes on the bottom or just big toys and stuff down there would make it easier to grab and free up a lot of middle space.

[@thistaylormadelife]

I am one of those people doing this as a side huddle which makes sourcing difficult. I am very interested Candice in what you look for when searching Facebook marketplace. You have made some great connections there and I would like to find some alternative sources this way. Thanks for your insight! You 2 are awesome!

[@CheeseDimes]

You are a great teacher, I have learned a lot from you over the years.

[@TheTurtlesrockz]

Thank you for the hour long vid!! Keep up the good work! like the attitude and mindset, goes a long way now a days! :)

[@bamapickers]

We sell a ton of cookbooks. We are in Alabama and sell quite a few most weeks. We find a lot of regional ones here including the cajun ones. I actually just sold a cookbook for $250 the other week.

[@charlover]

So once again watching you two together is just like hanging with an incredible couple who are a perfect team, and a great example of what makes a relationship special. Putting someone in the mix would be a terrible idea, never futz around with chemistry, it's lightning in a bottle. The exception would be your daughter, then you could sell the rights for a TV series. Here's my question: Who would you want to play your family if your story was adapted to TV?

[@elizabethgarcia-fc1zq]

Love the $2 story! I collect them and give them out on my birthday

[@miladelpamatmat]

Love doing the reselling as a side hustle alongside my full time profession which I also love. Have no plans on going full time reselling. But I do have it in mind that should something go wrong with my career, I can gear up reselling as a contingency.

[@flippingforreal109]

Some people like the fact that they can work for themselves and not have anyone to watch over, other people like the idea of having a large store and employee it's all about what the person who starts the business wants to do.

[@ZaneH1]

I'm a college student on my last year of college, and I've been reselling for years. I still work a weekend job on top of school for extra cash, but I made around $12k last year, maybe around 8k+ of that being net profits. Super great side hustle if you know what you're looking for!! I strictly deal with video games and electronics, as it's what I know best!

[@rhondahenson395]

Instead of having your items loose at the bottom, maybe you can put containers at the bottom and then you can pull out your inventory from the containers and then that way you won’t have to bend down.

[@Panzer-xi5uj]

Gutted I was looking forward to “Hello everyone welcome back to the shed I am Lonnie hello I am Candice & hello I am Panzer 😂😂. Sales galore in this long video love it 👍

[@TheMalice100]

I love the long videos, they're really fun to watch :D

[@shedflips]

Thank you for watching them!

[@ScorpAce613]

The bottom shelves might be a good place to put bins and boxes full of stuff, kinda like the clothing bucket or the hobbit box. Just a thought, love the videos.

[@natscrappersnotables]

Calgary Canada is close to where I live!

[@TeeDeeTD]

Lol I’ve wondered that too if you’ve ever bought something at a garage sale, sold it on eBay then bought it again at a garage sale

[@kentdaigle]

OMG....No EMPLOYEES ever...... Period. Been there, done that.. NEVER AGAIN.

[@bd2864]

Why not?

[@lindabarry8929]

Having had a business selling food products for over 23 years we have had employees up to 15 at one time...The headaches of dealing with issues, the less that honest effort by many, the lack of concern of safety, and lack of responsibilities...it ruins the "fun" of the work and turns it into a Chore. and hiring family was the worst.

[@modandpopthrift1230]

See I would be pretty close to where you are but if I had a nephew who wanted $50-$100 to show up on Sunday after noon and pull and pack my orders for Monday morning and do some “chores” But they would need to be very part time and family just helping for quick cash

[@williampeterson4416]

Shoot I would go to a tractor pull at least once. I don’t watch NASCAR on TV but I went to a few races when I was younger. Loved it. It would probably be fun as long as you wore some ear plugs. 😂

[@gonuts1]

Yeah Lonnie you are older.. and wiser.

[@nolita505]

Fun to have daily videos - long or short. 🎉

[@melissakenney150]

I would not be just a clock in for pay person. I never have been like that. I always try to do the best that I can in any job. I would consider it an opportunity to learn more, as I am also a reseller (very small time currently). However, I live too far away to even apply, I would not wan t that type of work to be remote. Being able to touch items is very important in this business.

[@pgnanofarm9776]

My 15 year old will take photos of inventory when he needs money. No set schedule just when he feels like it.

[@Media_Madman]

Crazy Legs..... does he wear crazy pants 😂 such a Dad joke... love it

[@scmrjim]

No kidding on the cookbooks. I'd go to town sourcing cookbooks down there.

[@deettetripp9227]

I think when you go full time reselling and have to have the money it takes the fun out of doing it in the first place

[@vwager]

I always remember mom sitting in the car and sending me or my Sister into the neighborhood liquor store, to buy a carton of Taryton 100s and her daily numbers.

[@Speedbird917]

Hi guys. Can you put plastic tubs on the lower shelves?

[@lukesimpson3080]

The really good Ebayers are already doing it for themselves, and others will learn from you and leave to set up their own. I’d love to have a beer with you Lonnie, but wouldn’t be able to work for you 😂

[@thistaylormadelife]

I don’t think there is anything wrong with being content where you are. I think that’s the goal! Plus you have a partner to do it with!

[@brianhenry2385]

Training Staff: it’s been my experience that when you get a good staffer, once they get trained up, they make the decision to go off on their own and take all the training you have provided with them. Those who decide they like it and become good enough to be successful, start thinking about doing it for themselves.

[@aslobos]

Loved hearing about Lonnie and "TWO-DOLLAR-BILL-GATE!! 😆😆💵💰

[@findsanddeals]

I did the exact same thing as a kid----I'd go buy cigarettes for my dad, too. And like you said, the owners knew my dad and his brand. Only they kept a little paper pad with a page for repeat customers and you could run up a tab, so my dad didn't need to actually trust us with his money, LOL!

[@gggeeek]

"I'm ok with mediocrity" - honestly good words to live by for many of us.

[@jessicatucker1440]

I approve of this kind of short video 😂

[@thistaylormadelife]

I wish I was selling = to what I’m listing. Just still learning

[@bestbudsflips]

Walmart 800 per hour is checkout. They keep up with scans per hour to see how fast and accurate you are.

[@shedflips]

ahhh ok thank you

[@TeeDeeTD]

Love that 7/11 story with your dad! Blast to the past!

[@MrDantheman611]

Ebay time away!! We use it 6-8 times a year

[@mg2023faith]

Do you have other people cherry picking items for you? I'm interested in the reselling game but would love a mentor to walk me through stuff. One way I thought I might be able to do that is to help an established reseller source specific items.

[@lostworldvideogames]

Pretty sure my life will not complete until I find a copy of “Warrior Principal” 😂

[@mitzimilligan4596]

My son has done that he has a full time job and he works from home so he has time to sell on eBay he sells nothing but basketball cards and brings in around 2,000.00 a month and yes he loves it.

[@LluviadeOrugas]

Where do you get the merchandise to sell?

[@HerculeanPickersCollecto-ep1vp]

Maybe not have someone physically in the shed. Lots of resellers hire someone just to do create the listings. You pay someone a certain amount per listing. But I think that is for someone who is doing hundreds of thousands and cant keep up.

[@natscrappersnotables]

Why don't you store the majority of your supplies on the bottom shelf and the have one shelf with a mix of supplies on the shelf where the are now?

[@staceypolhemus3088]

Question. Im sure you have got this before, but I've not heard the answer. Have you ever lowered the value of an item you got by cleaning it? I have. Like just wiping it down & rubbing paint off it.

[@timhalcomb4041]

Thank you both for sharing you have a blessed day in the name of Jesus Christ.

[@ChrisHathaway]

Do you have any tips on getting multiple items per order? I mostly get one offs, but it seems like half of your orders are for multiple items. What's your secret?

[@pattitrammel4871]

If they worked in a Walmart Distribution Center, it would be orders pulled per hr.

[@goldtopsrock]

I have a question….. how many famous people have you sold items to & who?

[@RonHelton]

Panini Carol Lombard card. I am a little disappointed that Candace did not elongate the pronunciation of P...aaa...neen..ny! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 So no ambitions to be the next Jeff Bezos? That's good. ; )

[@BottomBasher]

Wow that person from Monroe Michigan is on a buying spree. I watch daily and they pick up something almost every episode, that or you have a big fanbase in Monroe!

[@bubbazacsports293]

Well I can see Lonnie sitting at home everyone one is out and he is crushing Doritos and watching tractor pulls and Monster Trucks

[@kapture4316]

Watching this April 2024, 800 items per hour at Walmart would be unloading a truck, or working a pallet

[@eltonpayne6331]

800 items would probably be a caisher ringing up items

[@ordiekelleher2641]

Hugs sweet people!😊

[@dlbartlett9078]

I would watch xena warrior principal!!!

[@replaygamelab]

9:25 Hi Five Lonnie !

[@anjoresale8657]

800 scans per hour is at the register.

[@anjoresale8657]

That would be an associate's average.

[@julesbful]

I want storytime with Lonnie about the rodeo at the prison. 😂

[@emanuelarossi5525]

12:55 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DouglasArias-hf9xc]

Wait! I wanna hear about the prison rodeo!

[@markc469]

BATON ROUGE! You guys sold something to the capital of Louisiana and didn't "Pin it"!!😀😀😀

[@Jinkiesaghosthunt]

You should never say never because maybe the perfect opportunity comes up and you change your mind ... But you have always said that you never would want an employee and I've been watching you for years

[@shedflips]

Very true, I've changed my mind about a lot of things over the years so you never know. Oops I said it again lol

[@bigcityshopsonebay2665]

Cashering…800 items scanned an hour

[@HotRockCollective]

The oddly random multi-item orders you guys get leads me to believe you have viewers shopping your store.

[@NickelNationCoinsMore]

👍

[@seanhartigan9447]

You missed a capital when you sold to Baton Rouge

[@stacydorland2267]

I noticed that, too! Couldn't tell if there was already a pin in Louisiana on the map... 😊

[@Varcuri9898]

The length of the commercial breaks are crazy long.

[@shedflips]

KZbin premium - trust me it's worth it

[@ttownneeds7020]

I think it’s funny when they talk about time being so important but they waste so much walking back to get small stuff like Walmart pins and trading cards. Putting those items on a shelf over the bench instead of pictures on the wall would save a ton of time and steps over the years.

[@shedflips]

If they wanted to be really efficient they wouldn't film any of it at all, right?

[@yojimblab]

Me love you long videos. But shooting and editing IS demanding and you should not be too hard on yourselves/know your limits. But also- we (your viewers) love both of your personalities and will never get enough seeing you two enjoying what you’re doing.

[@ebaybae3575]

Not sure if you care....but I think if I timed it, I saw commercials every 2 minutes on this one. Kinda annoying. Kinda.

[@carolynsmith2901]

Mediocrity is UnDerRated

[@williampeterson4416]

1st

[@brianhenry2385]

Lonnie’s employee would need $25 an hour minimum, a share of the profits, time off to take Italian cruises and have a say in about key decisions. Wait, that’s Candice!

[@brianhenry2385]

$2 Bills: being older then you guys, I grew up in the timeframe where the expression was: as phoney as a $2 bill! Had to stop using it when they were brought back in 1976.