Your process will vary depending on what you sell. Adding steps like cleaning clothes a certain way or sorting damaged and working electronics can help keep things flowing smoothly. A great piece of the process puzzle that we can clarify for you is setting a schedule. Get into a shopping routine. Find multiple stores and pick a consistent time and day to hit them one after the other and source your products.
It may be helpful to ask when they usually put out new items or how often they get deliveries to ensure the store is worth your time. Stores that change inventory often are prime targets. You now have the tools to get your journey moving. Go check out your local thrift stores and take note of what they have. You might be able to see a bit more value than you did before.
Well, the answer is yes. And thrifting for profit is easier than you might think. Different angles and fantastic images will do wonders for your sales. Location — Find thrift stores nearer to wealthier neighborhoods to increase your chances of finding valuable items. Where to Go for Thrifting for Most Profit The first location you should look for thrift finds is a thrift store, of course! Flea Markets — Flea markets can be filled with all kinds of unique items for you to resell.
Flea markets can also be fantastic places to source antique items at great prices. Estate Sales — Estate sales occur when someone has recently passed away, and their possessions are to be sold. These sales can yield all kinds of great finds and are definitely worth checking out. Find local estate sales online and get hunting. Books — Books are a fantastic item to resell. Textbooks, rare collectors editions, old leather-bound books, and literary classics are the ones to find.
Vintage Tech — These items take some additional research, but there are tons of sub-categories you can cater to. This is an especially good category for the more technically oriented, handy types of people.
Vinyl Records — With tons of dedicated collectors, you already have a ready and willing market with vinyl. Jazz, classic rock, country, and classical can be great genres of music to find.
Mugs are generally a slower sell than other items but are perfect for those with less time to source. Collectible Toys — Rare, collectible, and old toys can end up being dependable money makers. The vast number of toys out there means plenty of different markets you can enter. One interesting new way to source inventory is the free Flyp app. Flyp connects resellers like you with people who have products name-brand clothing, shoes, and accessories they want to get rid of.
Keely uses eBay to sell most of her items as they have the largest audience and the lowest fees. When selling on eBay , a few tips Keely shared are:. She recommends starting out with eBay, then branching out onto other platforms as you get a better feel for the market. Keely said she tends to stay away from luxury goods, as these are more likely to attract scammers.
Apparently this is a big risk in the sneaker flipping side hustle. She mentioned that eBay is generally fair to sellers — at least in her experience — and that documentation is always helpful in making your case should there be a dispute.
When she enters a thrift store, she starts by looking through the hard goods they take less time. Then she moves on to the clothing section. Her tip here is to inspect the quality of the item closely, check the labels, and do a little research if in doubt. Overalls, in particular, are selling very well right now for a big markup, so keep an eye out for those at your local thrift store. She puts a lot of emphasis on the quality of the images to give customers the best view of her items.
Keely uses three lightboxes and a light ring to make her images nice and bright. And, instead of the sterile white background, she uses a vintage barn wood door and plants as a backdrop to help customers visualize how the items might look in their homes. When she sells an item, she finds it on her inventory list and picks it off the rack.
She likes to pack items one-by-one, then label and send them out. She lives within a mile of the drop box she uses to send all her items out, so she drops off her orders each day on the way to the gym. Keely said vintage-style furniture is selling very well right now. Timely introjections are ok, especially if it can further enlighten a very important but confusing topic. Conclusion: Despite all the nonsense, the listener can still get golden nuggets from the podcast. Now, I've gotten used to them.
Sometimes, if it gets too unbearable, I just hit the 15 sec skip on my iphone several times until I hear the guests speak. Being a new FBA seller, I have learned so much from this podcast.
Debra is getting better as the show progressed. She doesn't interrupt as much in the later episodes. Thank you Debra for the podcast. I don't mind your thunderous "cackle" like the other listeners do. Laugh hard, it's the best medicine :- Thank you Charlene. Your wealth of Amazon knowledge has helped me tremendously starting out this FBA journey The hosts just ramble about their day.
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