IT IS ALWAYS FUN TO PROVE THE EBAY PRICE POLICE WRONG
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024
- You don't have to sell online long before you get a message letting you know how far off your price is on any given item. More often than not, just ignore those folks ... because if you've done your research, you know very well what your item is worth -- and it WILL sell.
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Yeah Troy, i had some of those people as well. I remember when i bought a fish lens for a Sony Camcorder for $5.00 .. (i always pick up camera lenses for up to $10, they always sell)...and when i got home i researched the lens and found only one that has sold for $1400. I couldn't believe it but kept doing research and couldn't find that specific lens anywhere else. Since i had the only one i put it up for $1500 just to see what happens. 30 minutes later i had multiple offers with people laughing about my price, telling me i am never going to sell it for that and offered up to $600... another 20 minutes later the lens sold.. Full price, no best offer made.... Thinking about it, i could have probably put it up for $2000 because of the extrem rarity.. but hey.. turning $5 into $1500 , I'll take that all day long. Hell i wish i had one of these deals once a week. or even once a month.
I consider myself a VHS "semi-expert" so you did right on that Halloween.
You missed a golden oportunity to use a clip "I hail from Spain! from Mr. Deeds :) Glad to see the success you're having. Working our way up to full time over here as well!
I like your attitude. Reselling is a job and it is hard work!
Took your advise again, and bought several bags of assorted mini-figures. 1 bag was $2.00 and had 15 Littlest Pet Shop figures...I've already sold (3) for 20.00 each! Thanks again for all of your content and advise, love your videos. :)
Every time I list something that gets immediate lowball offers, I raise the price.
Shop airlines just bought a DVD Blu-ray off of me. They are good folks!
Obnoxious guy is the kind to leave negative feedback, too. I’d block him.
LOL ... The eBay Police! You kill me Troy!
That's the right price for the Halloween it's the copy where Michael Myers is spelled wrong. I have one on Mercari. Good pick up, good sale.
Hats, video games, Yahtzee games, Larry, Ford lamp, Pressure gauge, Cat woman pin , DTwatch, Drafting pencil, Laces, Reign of terrier, DP burn, Queen, dinosaur plush, Thermometer, DS games, DS game, NCIS seasons, Mary Kay, TMNT accessories, cassettes, Hoka shoes, Transformers, Viper, HB toy, VTG knife, Halloween, Troy thanks for the video. Hope the mountain family and dog are doing well. Out
Glad you mentioned Shop Airlines - I sell quite a bit to them and they are always prompt in payment and will give positive feedback. I tend to sell the more vintage, pop culture stuff to them. Good sales - great vid.
I seem to get a couple international sales a week now. Which I was missing before I took your advice. I had a very slow sales weekend but made very good money on a few high dollar items. Please keep your tips and hints coming. I do very well following your advice.
FYI The GI Joe can be fixed with a new O ring. They cost 1 cent. I ordered 500 for when I want to fix a Gi joe.
Yeah, I’ve debated repairing old figures … I tend to not want to spend the time
Took your advice a few months ago and started shipping international. Seems like I am averaging around 3 international sales a week now and I am retired and just reselling part-time. No problems at all. Thanks
I didn’t sell much over the weekend. Started an auction that has been doing really well though. Uranium glass piece at $107 right now. Excited to see how high it goes!
That’s awesome!
Shop Airlines bought something from me a couple of weeks ago and I was SO glad that I'd heard you talk about them before, because I knew immediately that it was legit. Thanks for the good info and the fun videos!
Nice score on that Halloween VHS tape! Nice sales as well 👍
Media vhs do go well they had a different name when they started it was Meda. It was the owners wife's name. They divorced and he changed the name to media. The Meda tapes always sell for over $100 that I have seen.
I had a guy try to bully me over a Harley Davidson hat. I had it listed for like $18 and he offered $10 and said that it was an old used hat and was only worth that. Decline! Sold the hat full asking price a week later. Gotta love it. But I guess it’s something we have to deal with. As for sales I had 3 this weekend. Normally I have around 10 or so. Oh well back to listing. Have a great night!
I feel like such a celebrity now!!!
Your Ford Lamp was a great find you should have been closer to 80.00. it’s not glass that it’s missing those two sides were metal and would have been the area close to the vehicle. nice piece.
Hey Oh!!!!
I just had a buyer sorta harass me wanting a cheap price and shipping included which left me next to no profit…………i just said no!
u r right its work this reselling stuff, yesterday after the dentist found this wood bookshelf roadside find actually two brought home cleaned up hand waxed both listed on yuma az facebook market place sold bookshelf today $55,, oh two slivers in middle finger
Nice sales. I've got to get the International sales figured out.
You can do it!!
Dude, that Halloween VHS is awesome
Sales have been horrible. I think I need to adjust my sourcing though. first, I hardly have any listings, under 30. Second, I focus more on high dollar stuff, meaning what I would make. So if there was something for sale for a buck at a yard sale and resell value is like $15-$20, I wouldnt touch it. If it was a buck and resell value was like $40-$50, then yes I would get it. I dunno, even lower end stuff, it just seems a waste of time to make 5-10 bucks on an item, yet if I sell a bunch of them it adds up and I also have more items to post and potentially sell. So need to adjust pronto.
Yup. The cumulative power of smalls is a real thing
I've got one better. I had a 25 cent sale on June 4 and a guy told me he was broke.🤣🤣🤣 then he proceeded into a bath and body store and came out with a shopping bag full. He didn't have to buy my stuff. That's fine. But the lie!!! Really, no one in eastern kentucky is broke at the 1st of the month. That's when the disability checks come out. Have a nice day.👍
thx,,,,,,
this hack worked 100%!!! it's amazing
I've been selling so much I can't keep up. 🤷
Great sales thanks for the video
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Troy, have you done any specific videos addressing your philosophy on reselling media: albums, cassettes, CD's, DVDs, VHS etc-- Do you do any "testing" at all ? If not, are returns a problem ? What about electronics ? I don't think I see you sell much of that, though, do I ? TIA !
I don’t do a ton of electronics, no … not any more. I don’t like the cleaning, testing, packing … they take up more real estate when my space is limited, etc.
Most media I don’t test - so for that reason only pick it up when it is very clean.
No live premier?!
(Crosses arms and pouts)
I stopped pouting because this was a solid episode chonk full of great wisdom
You’re the creme de la creme
It took forever just to pull it all, and got a late start!
I don't want to dissuade any of your buyers, but I really do not like leather boot laces. I used them a few times in my Lincoln area elk hunting days. It isn't fun when you have a few miles back to the truck and snap a leather lace when tying a lace that became untied. They tend to break easily.
Hey. Love your Bing shirt. I live in Sioux City Iowa. Home of the Palmer Candy Company that makes the Bing.
Awesome! You ever find a bing hat and I’m your guy!
@@MountainManTreasure I will keep my eye out. Palmer Candy has a local store. They sell shirts and bags. Not sure about hats. Will go look.
@@MountainManTreasure I have a triple patriotic bing for a snack tonight! Mmmmm
@@MountainManTreasure what size shirt You wear???
@@DMB56 I’m a solid XL
Hello Troy. Hope u and ur family are well. EBay sales are really bad for me right now
Yeah, I’m hearing that a lot unfortunately!
I thought that might have been the Halloween vhs I was bidding on over the weekend but the one I bid on sold for over $90
Yeah, in better condition they can definitely go high!
Hi Troy,I like your selling attitude alot,..I have a question,.we have been living in Montana 4 yrs,.so I don't know about this I listed a "Vtg Corky Miller 1998 Bobble Dobbles Tire Rama Billings Mustangs,Cincinnati Reds" on auction for $49.99 ,.I got an offer for like $20 ,.my auction is almost over and I have like 4 watchers.Is my price okay..if it doesn't go should I let the auction go again 🤔..It's a Montana Guy,but a team from Cincinnati
For the future as a general rule of thumb- don’t do auctions on eBay unless you have a high demand high profile item but if you do then at least start the auction at the lowest price you’d accept
Yup, BK hit it. I’d let the auction run and see what happens. Then run it as a buy now at a solid, high price
When u start a youtube channel do you change your address on ebay to po box? Or is your home address on the ebay store
I started with my address but realized that a PO Box is super cheap so switched to that even before RUclips
@@MountainManTreasure thanks so much!
I swear youtubers math on how much there gunna make has me confused. Spent 5 sold it for 10 so after fees packing materials taxes and gas ima make $4.98. Like damn all those expenses only took out 2 penny's
After fees, $8.68 left. After buy cost, 3.68. I buy shipping supplies in bulk, gas was spent to get to other stuff at that same sale and is deductible (and this sale was a block from my house) so let’s be generous and give that a nickel … I’m still clearing more than $3 in profit. Easy money.
Well 9.98 dvd sale + 3.19 shipping. Thats 13.17 total that they fee you off of. fees 13% on a 13.17 total is 1.71 in fees. Then 30 cents transaction fee. Thats 2.01 off of the 9.98 sold price. Takes you down to 7.97. Minus the 5 you paid for it takes you down to 2.97. And thats not including if you paid taxes on the $5 purchase like from a buisness run estate sale or thrift. And then you also said after taxes which dont you get taxed at the end of the year off of your profit? And isnt it like around 25% tax. If yearly taxes does take 25% of that 2.97 profit thatd take you down to 2.23. Sence you stated after shipping fees and even taxes be 3-4$ profit. And thats not including the fact that when somone buys somthing from you most states will charge the buyer tax on the purchase. And ebay fees you off the total they paid after taxes. So if they paid 10 for a item from you there state might tax them 9% theyd endup paying after taxes 10.90. And youd get feed 13% on that 10.90. So your getting feed for that 90 cents that there paying in taxes on the purchase to there state. Im pretty sure atleast.
You’re so much further into the weeds than I care to venture, though. It’s not a high dollar sale. At all. And I knew that going in. I figured $3-4 or so but you’re right that I didn’t take into account eBay charging fees on shipping and taxes, etc. (But in Montana, no, we have no taxes to pay on purchases.) So let’s revise to $2-$3 how about? Still fine by me. Bought Saturday, out the door Monday morning, and it took maybe a minute to list and a minute to pack.
Im not hating on your sale i sell low doller stuff all the time i just think that when youtubers estimate they should under estimate. Gotta lot of people watching the vids trying to use you and other youtubers as a guide on how stuff works. Just worrys me that people take every word youtube resellers say as fact. I know beacuse I use to be one of them
I get free boxes from USPS, my printer I paid $10 for with ink , I have a backup printer with ink that I also paid $10 for , I print labels on paper that I find while sourcing , a ream of paper for 1.99 has lasted months , when that runs out I have a box of photo quality paper($1) that I will print labels with. Tape is 8 dollars for 4 rolls , the only time shipping costs more than a few cents is when I have to buy a bigger box , mostly 18x18x18,about $3 cost from Walmart or home Depot. Last big item the buyer paid $150 for an old TEAC cassette player(parts only) and 77 calculated shipping from FL to NJ. $228 total , ended up shipping it FedEx for $33. Bought the cassette player for 9.99. I was reluctant to deal with electronics until I had that sale. Definitely changes my mind on buying bulky electronics . Now I think I will give the 10-15 dollars items a try. Every model or method definitely doesn't work for everyone