Can this item save my eBay store? Rags to Riches - Episode 2
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- čas přidán 3. 04. 2024
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I think this is a really cool challenge. However, you showing your new store name automatically shows all your viewers and will likely result in increased traffic and sales. It would be tricky to do this because viewers could also just search specific items you have listed and that would put you at a clear advantage for more views and buys too. If you are a few weeks behind real time, that would certainly make this a more realistic challenge. Things you buy and list would likely sell before youtube viewers see that content.
It can also hurt her store because many people looking at the store without purchasing lowers conversion rate. I get your point though.
Carhartt was a smart move, I'll allow the extra $5 😁
Thank you! 🙏
Make sure you let the people know about the scammers that target new ebay stores if it happens to you. A lot of people get sucked in by them when they first start out. Also, I'm glad to see you at the bins in the next episode! As an almost exclusive bins sourcer, I was screaming, why didn't she go to the bins with that $50?!! lol. This is great content. Original and engaging. Also, you could look for free shipping materials at walmart and places like that for free boxes. That's what I did when I first started out. Not glamorous but affective and no one complained. I also started writing thank you and the persons name on the paper that I lined the item with in packages. My positive feedback skyrocketed when I started doing that. The amount increased and the way customers interacted in any way with me (even on returns or mistakes I made) was much more positive once I started writing a thank you note w/their name.
You’ve got some good ideas! Thank you!
LOL on the discrepancy. As a new reseller you do everything you have to do to make it work. I have dived in dumpsters before when I first started because I was on a 21 day wait before I got paid. I needed a box to ship a new item. Went behind Bed Bath and Beyond to get a box. I laugh at how petty people go to call people out. I always tell people to enjoy the message not the discrepancies. Love the new series. BTW my mom is amazed on how much you make selling jeans. She has become my first part time employee since she is about to retire. Love the channel. I have been giving you shout outs on our channel FLEbayHunter. You definitely help us old toy resellers to dive into the clothes category.
That’s awesome! Thank you for the shoutouts ❤️ yup, everything goes when you’re starting out! Whatever it takes to make it work lol
This is actually an awesome idea for a series. I’m really excited to see how it progresses!
This series is very helpful to me as a new reseller. Thank you.
Your channel really is perfect. It's informative, fun, lighthearted, and interesting. They are the perfect length, and done so, so well. I'm really enjoying them, and looking forward to seeing more! Thank you!
Aww thank you so much! I’m so glad you’re enjoying them 🥰
obsessed with this serie
This is great Carrie! I am really enjoying this..I have forgotten how challenging it can be starting a brand new store. Thanks for sharing! Good luck..Here cheering for ya 😊🎉
Thank you!
I'm excited to see your ebay store grow! Thanks for bringing us along!
Me too!!
It's definitely fun to see the struggle while you wait to sell things. Feels very similar to where I'm at!
It’s bringing back memories lol
Such a great video, Carrie! I’m here for this challenge 🥰
Yay! Thank you!
Got my reselling ruler today, I love it!! Thanks for telling me where to get mine
Thanks for the update. I love this series. I’m new to selling on eBay and only sold one item last month. I’ve been very frustrated so far, but trying to keep my spirits up. Honestly it’s encouraging to know that it isn’t easy even for an experienced seller to start from scratch. Thanks, again. 😊
Best of luck!
Hey Carrie - I’m absolutely loving your channel. You’re a fantastic youtuber! Keep up the new series ❤
Thank you so much!
Interesting and entertaining! Keep the videos coming!
Hi Carrie, I really appreciate you doing this challenge because I’ve been trying to do reselling on and off for two years and make it manageable and profitable for me and you’re showing me a lot of great ideas for doing eBay not as a full-time job but just for additional income to supplement my full-time job and you’re making it really manageable and your approach is logical and genuine and I love it so thank you so much❤
You are so welcome!
Great video Carrie I saw that you sold that jacket congrats! Now you can buy more inventory.
That's the plan!
Definitely get anything for free that you possibly can, asking friends / family / neighbours / local community groups that you’re happy to collect any unwanted clothing items or packing supplies can be worthwhile 😊
Very true!
I love this series! Have you considered selling out of your families closet? I started selling with just items around the house. Also ask your family/friends if they want to clean out their closest and give you clothes; then you can be willing to take a couple low offers in the beginning to get your store some action. I always tell people I'll take whatever your planning to donate; I'm willing to pick it up at their convenience and I just donate anything I can't/don't want to sell.
Good stuff, keep it going.
I’m so excited to see how long it takes you! I also would like to know why you decided on jeans. Love the video thank you for all you’re doing!!🎉
It’s just an item I liked looking at and figuring out! Denim has some cool history too!
Love the challenge
I think you are doing a great job on this series don’t let a few people get you stirred up 😂
Thank you!
I am really enjoying this series so far. Thank you for sharing this with us all. I look forward to seeing how everything sells, and what you continue to add. I started a new niche just to see how it goes myself. We shall see. (Disclaimer: No it's not jeans or shirts 😁)
Thanks for watching!
Yay I saved this video all day till I finished working to watch lol
Congratulations on a good day of work!
Love this challenge!
Thanks for watching!
This is great, I'm watching with interest. I am also opening a new store and selling clothing items mostly along with Jewelry. I don't care about the $50 start up that much, I'm just interested in how you are starting from scratch. Thank You.
I'm loving this challenge. So good for someone starting out to follow along. I know your seed money was from selling stuff out of the house but could you also sell stuff out of your own closet if unable to go out and source more?
That’s an option! Unfortunately, I don’t have many clothes to go through but someone else can totally do that!
First comment! We wont hold the 5 dollars against you! LOL
Okay thank you! 🙏
Hi! I just found your channel, and I love the challenge you’re doing! Have you considered selling on poshmark too since it’s free to list? You might get your money back more quickly and since you have fewer than 10 listings, it would be super quick to share your items. Just an idea! Excited to see more videos. 😊
Welcome! I may try out Poshmark some day but I really like ebay :)
Thanks for the content
Greeting from San Francisco. Just sent you some stickers. 😊
Amazing! Thank you!
Hey it’s Jenna from Cofo! Get it girl!!!!!❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉🎉❤
Hey girl! 👋
Kyle approves of the Carhartt 😂
LOL you know he does!
This is a super neat series! Keep it rolling
You and your husband are lucky to have each other. I’d kill to find a lady with the same hustlers mentality. AND you kids act so well in the back seat, they deserve an ice cream or something!😂
Funny thing, we went to Wendy’s for frosties during the second car clip!
I've got to disagree on the get the Niche first. If you are starting out, you should start with things you have around the house. The cost of goods is zero. You tell family and friends that you are looking for items to sell on eBay. Anything that you get for free does not count towards your $50. Sell some of them at very low prices to get Feedback - without positive feedback it will be a real uphill battle. Once you have some positive Feedback, then choose a Niche and only sell in that Niche. Beginners can't be that choosey.
I got a carhartt chore jacket in Arizona for $20...sold it two weeks later for $170 to someone in .Australia, was a detroit 1980s blanket lined untouched condition piece...one of the highest amounts I've ever paid for an item of clothes but massive return,
That sounds awesome! Great job!
Sometimes the crazy things sell lol..my husband picked up a magician 🎩 and it sold this morning for asking price..it took awhile to sell but I thought it was so funny it sold over very good items..
Wow! That’s a cool item to sell! I haven’t seen that one before 😄
Hi Carrie! Thank you SO much for your videos! This series is so fun! I have been reselling since July 2023, and I’m finding that I need to reinvest most of my net profit back into inventory. At what point were you able to start paying yourself? Right now, for me, it is starting to feel like a waist of time 😢 I have 230 items listed, selling 1% of my store daily. I am doing this completely on my own, and my life situation is that I am the full-time caregiver for our special-needs/wheelchair-bound kiddo. Not excusing anything, just trying to explain. Any direction you could give would be amazing!
I’m glad you’re enjoying them! So once you know how much money you typically spend on inventory either daily or weekly, you can keep that amount in a separate bank account. Tap into that for inventory purchases and refill it back up with your payouts. Anything extra that goes past your typical threshold, you can pay yourself with. So if you typically need $500/week to source with, always refill your account back to $500 and anything beyond that, you’d pay yourself. Hope this helps!
@@carrieathome Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question in detail! I so appreciate it!
Just wondering if you are promoting your listings in your new store if so at what percent? Loving your series!
Not yet!
Having a hard time finding your main ebay store if you could help with that please! Would love to check it out!
Hi! Love your content! Do you mind sharing what you promote your listings at? Thank you! Looking forward to your next video!
Thank you for watching! My promoted rate averages to 6%. :)
I started this same challenge a month ago and waiting on the sales in the beginning is the worst.
Yes!
the thumbnail tho 🔥
It was fun! I individually took a photo of the stickers I received and added them in as my backdrop :D
@@carrieathome so cool 🔥 the jacket glow layer was a nice touch as well! I’m a graphic design nerd lol
@@Gen.Admission nice! I used to be a graphic designer!
Thanks
Ole Ten Dollar Tommy hit up my store too!
If a pant shrinks to an odd inseam length do you round down? For example, an inseam of 31 1/2" or 31 3/4"...it just feels weird listing a size 32x31.5 or 32x31.75 etc etc
If it’s over the halfway point, I’ll round up and if it’s under halfway, I’ll round down. You’re right about the .5 and .75 measurements, nobody searching for that :)
I'd love for you to do a live stream for your 10,000th sub!!
Yaaaas do that please!!
Love love love this series. Still want a link for your circle necklace...wink wink
Thank you for the reminder! I put it in the description just now for you! ❤️ it’s gold plated so it won’t turn green on you! I never take mine off, even when showering or sleeping!
@carrieathome I just ordered with your link. Wish it was an affiliate link. Pennies add up.. Can't wait! Thank you!!
The Eileen Fisher tops main photo is of the back of the shirt.
Weird! All the photos got jumbled up! I’ll go fix that, thanks!
How often do you post to different platforms- with the same item using eBay, Poshmark or Mercari?
I’m only posting on ebay :)
CHEATING, you named your eBay (Carrie at home) that’s an advantage 😮. Love your videos.
lol I wish it was as easy as they say it should be!
Cqrrie, I know eBay charges the final Bayley fees on price+tax+shipping but… do you know if the fees paid on shipping are refunded if you buy the label on eBay? If so, this would save like 13%…so could be a big deal. Just wondering if you knew the specifics here?
If/when a return happens and I get the item back, I’ll take care of the numbers then. :)
I loooove what you’re doing with the stickers I sent ❤ nothing like a good sticker bombed office space. Definitely gonna be sending more.
Please do!
Carrie, we love this and all your videos! I say this ONLY to give you a good laugh, amidst some of the unjust heat you said has come your way over this… “if you were REALLY starting from ground zero, getting no advantage from what came before… wouldn’t you call the eBay store carriescloset, or something not connected at all to the CZcams which has a built in following?” Remember, before anyone jumps on me…. I’M JOKING HERE and don’t think any of the criticism is just, but hard to believe you haven’t heard this or other more ridiculous stuff thrown out over this series? You are the man (errrr, I should say WO-man! lol 😂) and we’ll keep watching your videos!
If nothing sells you head to your own closet or check with friends if they have stuff to get rid of. :-)
When you say $8700 Cost of Goods. Is that just the price of just buying the items or does that include gas/travel/meals/overhead?
It’s $5700 cogs and that’s the cost of inventory. Gas is minimal and overhead is none since it all fits on a wall in our basement 👍
@@carrieathome Sorry typo on the $5700. Do you happen to know your percentages? We have a store and figured its about 6.5% taxes and 13.5 fees(collected by Ebay), 10% shipping labels. Our COGS is 25% but includes shipping supplies, accounting fees, milage, meals etc. Leaving about 45% profit. Great work ethic BTW!
@@smkur50 that’s good! Knowing your numbers means you have a good thumb in your store!
A new account will automatically draw the scammers. Also - DO NOT lower your prices daily. It will throw off the algorithm, and people might just wait to buy knowing that it will be cheaper tomorrow.
Yup, just have to make sure you cover your butt everywhere you can when it comes to scammers. Also, for the pricing things cheaper, the buyer runs the risk of someone else purchasing the item if they play the wait and see game.
Does it have to be ebay? I think that might be a slow go to get ball rolling to have money tied up in few items that might take month to sell. Id suggest if you get money go to the bins get what you can then sell facebook local so you can get the cash right back. Doing that for a bit until you can afford to have 100 items to list online. Ive also seen people buy at bins then do quick whatnots just to be able to get that 50 doubling to speed up the process.
Also can you sell your own property or stuff family friends give you? Lots of people start that way selling stuff they already own. Spring cleaning and all that.
I’ve been hitting the bins! I’ll have that in my next video :) thanks for watching!
When you're a bank account gets a vero strike, what do you do?
Are you talking about a vero on your ebay account? They can’t do it to your bank account but if they send a vero due to your ebay account, then just take down anything else that violates that vero and don’t sell it anymore. ebay gives sellers multiple warnings before they start punishing.
@@carrieathome Yeah, I'm sorry I don't know why it said bank. I did not notice that I did mean eBay account.
I am just wondering because I have heard that when you get one of those, you need to reach out to whoever issued it. And try to get it removed from your account. Have you ever heard anything like this
Wait why does the customer get the shipping back in a return if it was "Free" shipping for them? Sounds like you could profit from buying and returning items?
Here's an example for free shipping: a customer buys something for $20 plus $0 shipping. They don't like the item so they return it and get the original sale price of $20 back.
Here's an example for paid shipping: a customer buys something for $10 plus $10 shipping. They don't like the item so they return it and get the original sale price of $10 back.
The seller would only refund the shipping back if it was a mistake on the seller's end for reasons like "defective, item not as shown, etc).
@@carrieathome Oh I understand now. With example 1 you would even need to pay to have the item shipped back to you. Ugh!
Taking free shipping off my items lol thanks.
It's a little dangerous IMO to go the person's home and go inside. Better to have them come outside to meet you or meet at a neutral place. We have FB marketplace trades in my city that cause shootings.
I was on their porch, I didn’t go inside. But most people in my area just do porch pickups :)
Should have gone with an anon ebay account. You're youtube subscriber base is a huge advantage.
I’ve tried to keep my main account anonymous and they still found it. Lol
CZcams subs ain’t buying from CZcamsrs like you think they are
Algorithm boost 😎
Cheap sell ($100) the Carhartt since you are out of money. No growth for your store if you sit on inventory. It will fuel this weeks sales. It hurts! I understand. It's a means to an end at this point in your process. If you needed to feed the kids tonight then you wouldn't hesitate to cheap sell it.
LOL. reselling is so ripe for juicy justifications. You can overspend by $5 every hour of every day. Well I can anyway.
lol I totally get it! When a good deal comes along like this carhartt I had to wrestle with the $5 for a bit 😂
The bubble mailer returns will almost cover the $5. They were grossly overpriced anyway. I buy a case on FB Marketplace for $10 to $20 depending on material, size, and quanity. I buy 1000 polymailers for $10 on Marketplace. I get Amazon bubble mailers for free from members of my local FB group for my city. There are so many generous people out there.
You made the correct call with the Carhatt and 5 dollar overage. It's a good business decision. I am loving this series
Look for free items
Good idea!
i dont understand , you make 1000 a day on most days but your asking people for free mailers , something integral to your business that costs only a few dollars , what am i missing here !!!
She's doing a challenge with a specific budget...
She is doing a series showing what it’s like to start a store with no money as a new eBay seller.
It’s a challenge to only use a small amount of money to build a store that’s profiting $3k/month. :)
Most You Tubers do not make eBay sales from the audience. This series is showing how someone brand new to reselling can be profitable and successful. Carrie is doing a great job in my opinion.
Love this series!! Episode 2 was even better than the first. Good job!
Good job!
Thank you!
I'm less then a year in to my flipping but started out flogging off items from my house, first month took in $100 cos ebay customer services suck and i had to run thr maze to orive i wasnt a scammer...now I'm at the $2500-$3000 monthly and found mixing hardware made part time easier...my ASP from clothes was just over $20 but mixed in hardware and its $75...i understand your challenge and its personal choice what to learn to flip, the more type of goods the more learning but the more choice in stores, getting digital cameras, small electronics, christmas vintage goods, some toys....can be the same size to store but more financially rewarding for the same or less time...goodwill offer 5 day return in faulty electronics so plenty of time to test and use YT videos to know what to test and how to fix on occaisions...turned $4 digital camera into $180 sale, lifetime maps garmin from $7 into $120, both small storage items but massive profits, even seaked new figurines like a pair of santa jack figurines, cost $2.99 each sold for $35 each.....like they say, smarter not harder...seeing your work like a $1.3m flipper for a day for jeans figuring out what you net for so much work comparred to drive as far but dont pick up even 1/3 the items for the same net and storage needs and in some cases reduced shipping and even better, return policy seems like a good video for the future to try iut..hardware versus clothes.
Good idea! Thanks for watching :)