*Updated* What Reseller Youtubers Aren't Telling You
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- Clearing up some things from the last video and adding my thought on what some other youtubers do. Let me know what else you want to see on this channel!
#thrifting #goodwill #reseller
Mad respect for you for not backing down on the original intention of your video. I never took it as you throwing “ hate or shade” at these channels. I saw it purely as facts and a realistic view on reselling. I’ve been doing this long enough to know the difference. I’ve also been watching this type of content on RUclips for years , so again, sometimes we all need a dose of reality.
Recently I started checking reseller-RUclipsrs actual Poshmark closets and turns out I’m actually doing much better than them 😂
What really erks me is when they want you to “pay for their university” i get fired up, EVERYTHING you need to know is free and our community can and will answer any questions for you… FREE
If they dont like what you say about other resellers thats their problem, keep spittin the truth bro.
Great videos man, people with hurt feelings definitely have some soul searching to do. You didnt attack anyone.
He's totally right! Many content creators make it seem like you go to the Goodwill outlet on one day and get tons of vintage and high end brand name items that you can easily sell. That just is not really how it works for most people. I feel like most people have to sell more mid level stuff and just make less on each item because there just isn't anything high end in their area.
You have the be willing to travel to. Focus on sell through rates. They might not find great stuff everyday. But they have stockpile of inventory selling everyday.
Excuses. This is for those that won’t study and willing to drive. It’s so annoying the people that agree with this sentiment are the ones that walk in the store and think nothing is there because they don’t have the knowledge.
Thank you for speaking the truth. I live in Phoenix, AZ. We have 20 Goodwill's within driving distance, 20 antique stores, yard sales everywhere, every weekend. Yet the prices are outrageous as everyone knows the value before they price it.
Lived in PHX for 33 years. Just moved to Michigan. Went to every auction and GW for years. Tough to find decent priced stuff.
Yes! I live in Minneapolis and it is like that here too. It is nearly impossible to find inventory that is cheap enough to actaully make a profit. Goodwill sells junk that is falling apart for 20 dollars it seems like
@@TMeyer-ge5pj I really had to look "outside the box" searching for worthwhile inventory. I do ok now and make a passable income but I'm different in that my house and vehicles are paid off and I have very little debt. Otherwise, it would be impossible
I have very good "luck" in my area of Arizona.
Blessings
Thank you thank you thank you for speaking the truth!!! Been selling on eBay for years and definitely have not had the experience that the "eBay look at what I sell" people have,it's great that they have those sales but just want more honesty and back story,tired of "I just bought 50 items and sold all in a week" type posts,I've literally bought those items that they said "fly off the shelf" only to have it sit for literally months to a year,my rating is a 100% and I offer free shipping and ship same day! So what exactly am I doing wrong when I buy the things that those sellers on those channels brag about? Ok done ranting! Love your channel and finally someone straight up honest!! Keep up the great work!!
Guys he’s not angry, he’s just from New Jersey 😂
Thank you for keeping it "real". I agree not everything they sell is a primo sale - it can't be. It's mathematically not feasible. I appreciate you!
Another great video. No need to apologize for shining the spotlight on the guys who buy 2021 print-on-tag Weezer shirts at yard sales and then sell those to their fans for $10 on Whatnot. Same thing with pointing out that 90% of the country can't go to flea markets 12 months/year and buy jerseys and 3D Harley shirts for $1/item. There's nothing wrong with what those guys are doing--but it's not the whole story. A lot of them are just clickbait mills, too.
I was kinda surprised that Harry Tornado commented on that video, considering that you never hinted anything towards his channel. I have my own mixed feelings at times about that channel. On the one hand its quirky, light-hearted and fun, but on the other its like, " ok, do they really expect someone to buy that from them? How dumb do they think we are?" And, yep, someone buys it. It's almost like a cult following. I find it kind of insulting. I consider them more content creators than resellers, but I do appreciate that he's been honest about that.
Most of that type of youtuber gets a lot of odd item sales from fans that want to buy something weird and often times asks for it to be autographed for them. but they don't put that part in their videos. I have been selling on ebay for years and my experiences has been nothing like these guys portray it to be. You're not going to find Burberry at goodwill. They have a team of employees that pick through to find these items so they can go up on the goodwill website. My suspicion is they get these items from another source, pay up for them and then claim they come from thrifting for the views. but I am a bit cynical also.
Exactly. They barely sell on Ebay. They just pick up cheap stuff at the bins and sell on Whatnot to their followers.
You have my vote sir.
Reselling is not a walk in the park at all for most people and youtubers need to quit making it a facade like were all just gonna be rolling in the dough from it. The youtubers that have tons of subscribers make a ton of money from their followers as buyers and views/ads. That combo is where the bank roll is.
Sure you can make a living from it if you work really hard at it everyday but it takes a work ethic of the gods as well as expert level skill trade to make it a real full time gig if you aren't a youtuber funneling buyers in that way.
Facts facts facts!
So true the stuff technsports finds in his flea's in Florida is crazy my fleas are no where near as good. Good for who ever lives in Florida seems like a pickers paradise.
Yes, FL is a very unique place. Endless yard sales, thrift shops and flea markets.
I have seen so many other RUclips resellers discuss this same topic since your videos were released. You started a trend!
I’m not a fan of a lot of RUclipss, when I first started it was great and I did learn a lot and subscribed to everyone to show my support fast forward a year and I only subscribe to three you being one of them the rest have become click bait and can eat up a lot of time. Keep these coming 😊
Thank you for an excellent video and stating the facts. I appreciate, so much, the sellers that keep it 100% real. They show you exactly their net profit after cost of goods and eBay fees. They do not throw up comps on the screen with prices of items that have NOT sold. There are many good resellers on RUclips that are honest and ethical.
I’m not a reseller but I do watch a lot of reseller channels & you’re absolutely right! Most thrifters are not walking into thrift stores finding amazing deals daily & they’re making $ from being creators. You never attacked or outed any one channel in your video. Keep speaking your truth! 😊
Every RS channel has its purpose. Tech is more the daily motivator, Rockstar Flip is the legal news guy, Nurse flip is the brooch and vintage goods lady. Each one brings something to the table. 💯
Thanks. I never thought I would be the news guy lol
@@RockstarFlipper You keep us on point with updated reselling legal news. 📰 excellent news resource for the RS community!
@@gobeklipepenow I have to check out his channel. News and updates would be great.
Dude! I’m sorry you had to make a video to explain the video! Come on people. He said, it depends on your area, your efforts, your inventory. It wasn’t an attack. If you don’t like the content, just leave. But enough of us agree with enough of what is being said here. Just do your best with what you have, and don’t buy into everything you see and hear. Let sold comps be your guide.
You make all the sense in the world right now 👏🏼💯
I think that a lot of resellers with channels do exaggerate sometimes, but I still really appreciate them because they broaden my brand knowledge. That being said, I'm in North Carolina and every time I go to the thrift I do find really good things. Same with my retail arbitrage experiences. I do think I'm lucky with where I live and people often don't believe me when I say what I found and I'm not even a youtuber. I think some people also don't like seeing others have success when they are not, and so they make up excuses as to why they're struggling. Its a complex topic!
Going to have to disagree with you on that last bit you stated. I don’t think anyone is hating or jealous of their success here on RUclips. It has more to do with being realistic. I live in Los Angeles and the thrifts are over picked and the prices are insane. The bins here in LA is over $3 per pound. That’s more expensive than anywhere else in the country. He’s just giving a different perspective on reselling. It’s not all bells and whistles.
Stoked to watched this one. Enjoying your videos a bunch man
Thanks man!
I found it "weird" that you say NJ was horrible for picking??? Lol honestly think that is insane...this area, PA, NY and NJ is some of the BEST for picking. BTW, great video...
Alot of the youtuber "resellers" make most of their money on YT. YT is a "highlight" reel. They aren't going to show you the sh*tty buys or the days where they find nothing etc, etc.... and if i have to hear about one more dinner subscription that is their "absolute favorite" im going to scream - lol
Even though some of the in video ads do get a little repetitive, I don’t mind because i know how much companies pay to get 30 seconds of a video. RUclips is the new TV so i’m happy a youtuber can get some money instead of TV channel companies.
Depends if you strictly go by sell through rate you'll do very well.
Are you my twin when it comes to your viewpoint on some of these resellers? Technsports is a brilliant businessman deserves all he has earned, but where he lives vs 98% of viewers home shopping areas are two different things. I live in Ohio and due to the weather the flea markets are not as developed. There are people there just selling out of the back of their cars, but they want retail for their items and they have two vintage shirts. My sales are going to be over 100k this year in my second year of reselling it is nothing but hard work and a grind (which I love). I will never work for another person ever again. I want to stress that YOU are the one telling the truth and not most of the other channels.
You’re ruffling some feathers. Looks like you may be onto something :)
People in the comment section saying Tech was mad but where was he mad. I agree that people find excuses and yes if we want to grow our business we have to be willing to go get it. Even if that means driving 5 hours there and back. But this is for people that complain all the time.
Really enjoyed the other video and a lot of your content. Keep up the good work!
100%, If you're in a tourist type of area like near Las Vegas, are people have tons of disposable income, And there's so many fools, You're going to have much better inventory choices
Great channel - appreciate the honesty. Don't change anything.
I've sourced in Texas. For various reasons, absolutely, you'll just find better stuff for cheaper at thrift stores.
Whereas, here in Las Vegas, I think I just have more competition for cool items because I'm against not only other resellers, but consumers/collectors, too.
I thought you were sponsored at 4:58 and the transition to your sponsorship would have been smooth AF there 😂
Your controversial video was a breath of fresh air. I didn’t see any issues and follow a bunch of the same people. Also, 5.11 pants are still trash along with orvis haha 😂😅
Dude...looks like you hit a vein.... I have seen several YT resellers making videos that seems to be in response to your videos. Looks like you ruffled some feathers.
Their success is a combination of hard work and luck. We all know that.
I watch all the YT resellers you mentioned. I find value in them. I learn brands, trends, and processes that could work for me. But I am also realistic in what is shown. Some of the resellers have great inventory where they are. I just try and do what I can. That's all I can do.
Honesty! I like to watch some of these pickers "great hauls!" I have some items saved that have been listed for several months!
To me I don’t like most reseller channels , but I have a long ride to work so I listen just to stay motivated . Jride is cool and Chris is pleasant to listen too . At the end of the day there is very little you really learn from most of them . If you know basic business then you should be ok . Obviously there are some really good resellers for sure , but they are not telling you the full story .
I really liked your video I had not seen you before, but I like the content of it honestly felt like you were very fair. You did not diss anyone or say they were bad in anyway so if somebody took offense to what you said in that video that’s on them most likely. I have actually watched a few of your videos now you seem to have a very chill personality which suits me because I’m kind of using it as background noise or white noise no offense intended because I’m working. I have a mundane 9 to 6 Monday through Friday job and I do appreciate having that background sound and I do occasionally look down and check out what you’re doing, hopefully you don’t take that offensively. I subscribed and watch more of your videos so thank you and have a great day.
I went to a goodwill outlet about 18 months ago (while in Houston visiting family) WE FOUND NOTHING!
So much truth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Preach it!
Tech sicced his cult-followers on you
I don’t know why. All i said was that new resellers wouldn’t be able to find all the stuff he does at flea markets. Especially with his knowledge, business relationships, and location. Guess that made him mad🤷🏻♂️
@@ZRFinanceI think it speaks more to the cult of personality than anything. The Reseller Podcast for example he used to do with Daily Refinement built him up and almost mythologized him in the reselling community. Go back and watch one of the earliest episodes, for example, and you’ll hear claims like how he used to single-handedly list 150 items a day, every day, and also source them all. Physically impossible claims, and highly exaggerated stuff like “30 second photos” - yeah, surely nothing can go wrong from only spending half a minute with an item. Surely the photos won’t come out blurred, or you won’t miss a flaw, etc.
TLDR it’s basically because of the group and how much they’ve been conditioned to view the dude as THE FOREMOST AUTHORITY on reselling. If there was a Mount Rushmore of reselling, many would just insert Tech’s face multiple times. Kinda like his latest thumbnail lol.
Zac you are so right these people make more on the subscribers than anything ,And you are so right these resellers are shady as they order boxes and sell right out of their boxes for so high prices ,The fact is the subscribers pay for those boxes by being subscribers ,The subscribers are foolish for buying the items as why the subscribers do not buy their own boxes , Resellers are liars and not telling the subscribers the truth that they are banking on every view ,like,and share ..........
Everything he had said is legit. It doesn’t mean the resellers he discusses aren’t really selling. It’s just calling out the truth. Tech has multiple businesses and he has already made a lot with reselling, so he can afford to treat reselling as a hobby now, traveling long distances that don’t make logistical or economic sense for most. He also lives in an area that isn’t like most of the USA. Why did he quit if he’s on top instead of scaling bigger and stepping away from the day to day? Why doesn’t he talk about his other businesses anymore? I have multiple businesses I don’t work in because my employees handle it all now that I have grown the business enough. I freely admit that. JRide has said in the past that he plans to make a lot from content creation because he has a background in it. That’s his real goal. And Hustle at
Home has laid out all her numbers and she makes most of her money from advertising and RUclips, not reselling. The proof is literally in all the content these people have uploaded to YT.
Tech used to have almost 50k items listed. He has around 5k listed currently. He also cross posted to depop for years (selling stuff he had listed on eBay for twice the price) while telling his followers he a) never cross posted and b) it doesn’t work. It’s always “do as I say, not as I do”.
Ralli Roots are ANNOYING as Hell! Including that Callie chick! I still can't believe ADHD Dave is full time and can't find stuff that he sells! I could go on and on about bigger channels😂
I agree with you to a point. But Hairy Tornado if you have watched from the beginning is very honest. In the beginning he worked so hard to get inventory for Ebay. he worked his butt off to get to the point of being a You Tuber then a What Not seller and then Ebay. He is honest about it. I have no issue with that. Now the ones that give fake numbers making 10 oer item and stating they are 6 figure Ebay seller irrates me.
look harder, inventory everywhere, basic knowledge of mens clothing is all it takes
Tech is a reseller cult leader - His followers drink the Kool Aid. He commands a certain loyalty - a loyalty he did not show to Chris Lin. I used to be one of them - I’m glad I got out from under that situation. Keep up the good work - your videos are a breath of fresh air.
no he isn't. If its kool aid we are drinking... we sure are getting rich over here!
Yes he is. But I’m glad you’re getting rich.
Tech is getting rich by his $30 a month pateron group. I think he makes $45,000 a month, just on that alone.
@@pam6426 so? He doesn’t need it. He can shut it down at any point in time. Plus he pays the other coaches in the group. He has real estate, a lawn business, plus other ventures. He doesn’t need YT or the group. He’s not doing it to get rich. He’s doing it to help people. If you sat down with him and had an actual conversation with him, you’d know he was genuinely trying to help people. He has better things to do otherwise.
@@pam6426Tech was ALREADY rich making millions selling on EBay and grinding for 20 years…
I’m just starting to try and sell on ebay. I have been going to goodwill for years now,never find anything that i can make a profit on. Goodwill has online auctions everyday. Anything worth anything end up on their auction sites. I have yet to find any vintage shirts. Im really find it hard to believe that so many on this platform make an extreme amount of money on ebay,whatnot,mercari and so forth. I guess I am in an area where it’s very difficult to score inventory to make a profit on.
If you treat reselling like a sales job, sometimes you will sell, and others you won't make a sale. I've been doing it for a month and I am having fun. I have around 50 items up and only sold 11 so far. I am still sitting on 40 unsold, and have a deadpile to go through. I know it isn't going to be hit after hit. But you never know what you might find.
You been selling a month and you have a death pile? Ummm something doesn't make sense
@@GarageSaleMonster I'm guessing I'm using that word wrong then. I am keeping up on everything I bought, but haven't scanned everything that I bought this weekend.
You're in only a month and you think you think it's going to be, "hit after hit"? You're exactly why he made this video! You're still in the honeymoon phase, but give it some time and you'll see it's not all fun and games.
@@elifern2642 He literally said he knows it’s not going to be hit after hit.. I think you misread it.
Good luck on your sales, Matt!
Once a month on my channel I go through exactly how much I paid and how much I made... the amount of people who get excited by the idea of also reselling is high... then there's people who see it and go "you put in so much work for that?" - It's all a matter of perspective - but I also was getting a little irked with the rose-colored glasses some of these channels put on, and just want to be super honest with how I run things.
Agreed a lot about where you live being very important to your success. I moved to Florida because the picking there was so good. Disagree a little about whatnot, some RUclipsrs do bring their junk there and it makes the app look bad, I been bringing everything I find to whatnot and have been having good success (yesterday I brought a lord of the rings watch with worth point comps of $330 for $5 start) I make money and then the ppl that buy from me still have enough meat on their bone to make money as well the watch sold for $120 and I only had paid $5 it I see that as a win win situation for everyone
A lot of people are choosing quick velocity over higher profits. As in, I’d rather make $5k in a week than $10k over an 8 month period on eBay.
@@TheJoshGalt exactly and as long as you can keep sourcing with a low buy cost and at high volume it can work. For me with garage sales all year round I can
@@PhillyPhlipperI’m not on WhatNot but I see the appeal. I have 18,000 items which is aisles and aisles of stuff. Blowing it all out at $3/pc and saving all the storage costs is very appealing.
No doubt i’ve seen sellers do well selling good inventory on whatnot very quickly like RNZY has done. But i see a lot of low quality jewelry from picker videos sold as well that would never sell on ebay.
A lot of this is common sense.
Well, is RUclips reality, or fantasy? I’d say it is also subject to opinion. I do in my honest opinion think that we’ve price gouging at thrift stores in general due to the existence of reseller videos. Opportunities are far less. I did see gouging in 2012 charging more for a used vs new item - a dish - but that was just from employees just coming up with a price - that’s what I would randomly, yet SELDOMLY see at Good Will specifically back then. Today, they will charge you $40 for a Louis Vuitton PURSE that got TOTALLY chewed up beyond saving. That kind of thing is terrible. I will also see them selling Louis Vuitton for $50 - knockoffs. Is that right? I am not the one to go with over hyped brands like that but their business model is mirroring these channels.
I understand you want to show what you do, but we don’t need mire reseller videos. It’s causing more stock to come out and drive prices down. Much of the mid century stuff used to be rare, but now it’s becoming common place and some of this stuff is crazy mint never used before. There’s too much out there and the reseller videos show a new thing, then that item goes down in price due to too much in stock.
I guess what I wish the reseller video youtubers would say is because I’m showing you this technique or underpriced score will no longer be a score once the video gets released, as that is very true. I’ve seen values on lots of things go down since I’ve seen videos.
And yes it really does depend on where you live if you will get good deals on virtually anything.
People are desperate for the alchemy of it, but you won’t get gold unless the store missed the gold - that’s an absolute statement.
Techniques do need to be taught instead of specific items/ types of items. The average joe doesn’t have the foresight to be ahead if the trends. And therefore reselling is not for everyone - you will go broke if you follow those videos and don’t understand the basic buy low sell higher and understand you can’t get more than what the market is willing to pay. These videos may even be considered dangerous for the average person - not this specific video - just reseller videos.
Novel concept!!! Make a youtube channel about something other than reselling. As I do believe these channels are hoping to make extra$$$ with youtube, promos and also attempting to get more people buying from their store. So ultimately, we don’t even know if their sales/ traffic are from youtube watchers, social media where they promote their YT channel.
Honesty is seldom ever seen, and even more, seldomly even heeded - cold-hearted truth of how it is.
Thank you
Keeping it Real! Love it!
U know what tho tech travels a lot he drives 3 to 8 hrs away from where he lives to hit up these flea markets.Hey you get what u put in and tech definitely puts the work in he travels to a lot of different states.
Yeah but for most… driving 3 to 8 hours is not worth it. The amount of money going towards gas and eventual repairs. Be better off starting a different business venture.
@@francoiso.5341 he is traveling this far because he is retiring from reselling online. He goes to flea markets on his trips he started taking. He makes videos showing us how he finds great stuff at places he has never been to.
@@francoiso.5341 Valid point.Maybe it may not be worth it,my point was that's why he finds great stuff.
For yt content lol
@@francoiso.5341 Yeah that is very true. Even driving around in my city doesn't seem worth it
Bravo.
I can't stand the content resellers, fakes. I have neighbors that are FT resellers and they don't have time to edit videos because they are reselling! They just go Live everyday on YT.
I knew some would get upset at your video because you were telling the truth.
I have a lot of questions. Number one, how dare you?!
They got big egos. They've found success with shopping addictions/ avoidance of the mundane, but they would lose themselves without a constant audience and praise.
I don’t think bigger channels have egos. Most channels knew that I wasn’t trying to call them out. Just trying to help new resellers with the reality of selling online
Having a RUclips channel doesn’t mean = big ego. Come off it. 🤦♂️
Tec n sports has a cult following. He can do no wrong.
I don’t think he’s done anything wrong either. I just don’t want new resellers to think they can hit their local flea market and find all the stuff he can find
His purpose on making his videos isn’t about bragging or anything extraordinary. I’m not apart of his group but I’m one of the few who has actually watched more than one or two of his videos to understand his purpose in making his videos. It’s to help people. He never advertises his group that people pay for. He only speaks on it when people ask him about it in his Live Q and A’s. He takes the time to answer every single question and replies to every person’s comment. For the amount of hate and doubt he gets he sure does put a lot of effort into fooling people. He mentions time and time again the reason people aren’t finding a lot of things are because they lack the knowledge or don’t have enough knowledge and pass on things that could really sell and pick up things that don’t sell for much or sell at all. I don’t pay for his group, but I will tell you this. I’ve learned so much from his videos and work ethic that I’m seeing results in my own personal reselling sales. People can talk all they want but if the majority has been benefiting from his videos and advice that alone should speak for itself. This reselling shit is hard. We all know that.
100%. These younger generations are only comfortable in their cults
@@viviileee Responses like this just add to the cultish look. I'm not sure what videos you are watching but every video that's not a Q&A (and some that are) has 2-3 minutes of him telling us he was the number one seller as well as details about the group. I don't fault him for it at all, he should be flexing and advertising. But to say he doesn't simply is not true. I like the guy and he's helped me quite a bit, but he's not perfect.
He's a sellout phoney, #1 seller of junk clothes, he has had 1,000s of negative feedbacks removed by paying a service to have them removed. He finally removed all the crap from his store, now hes selling nasty used hats, wait till head lice feedbacks pop up
Hi! I’ve watched a couple of your videos. To be honest your most recent one about finding a lot of stuff at the goowills you hit up was a good video but the fact you kept repeating yourself in saying that this doesn’t happen to you regularly just made you look guilty in a sense because that’s not the original intention of your video. You weren’t misleading anyone. The resellers I’ve watched post videos of their great day finds and low days of not finding anything. It’s normal. My question is what’s the purpose of your videos? Most of the resellers who make RUclips videos focus of their own purpose of making their videos. They don’t talk about anyone else or compare. They just do what they do and share it with people. I find it hard to watch your videos because the focus of them isn’t solid. I would love to watch more of your videos in the future once you figure out the purpose and direction you want to go in for making your videos. Focusing on yourself and your day to day and not having to mention anyone else. To me that is more respectable. Thank you for putting your content out there.
My past few videos were made to help new ebay resellers. I wanted them to know that they are not going to get huge hauls everyday like it seems to be the case on reseller youtube. The time i end up recording myself i get my best haul to date. I don’t want people to think i can get hauls like that all the time.
Hello Zac!If it is possible, I would like to ask you why you chose Ebay business not Amazon OA, what is the reason?Thank you!🤝
You can’t test @technsports
cult mentality much?
Are you on Instagram