Amanda, this video is speaking to my soul! I am in the exact same boat! The amount of inventory just sitting around was beginning to feel suffocating! This January, my goal is to clear/list my entire death pile by the end of the month! It’s a very bold goal, but I’ve already made so much progress and have surprised myself everyday at what I’m capable of! Please continue doing this series so we can encourage you on your journey and see those death piles disappear! Best of luck to you, - Hope
Wow you are amazing!!! I definitely cannot finish in a month, but I am certainly encouraged by all of the support I have received. Thanks for coming along and sharing!
No death pile here. I list 25 items 7 days a week . Decided in 2018 I wouldn’t source one item from a store if I had anything not listed . Paid off my credit cards in 2021 and paid off home last Oct . The contributing factors in being debt free was not buying just to buy or because sourcing is fun . If it’s not listed , you’re losing money . Good luck on your journey !
Thank you! I wont ever put in 7 days a work week as I have a family and this is just a job. Thankfully we dont have too much debt outside of our home. Cars are paid off and so is our giant construction project. But now I am working towards cash flow for my insane new driveway I want. We will get there!
You are not alone! I love the honesty and transparency! To be honest, my house was and still is a mess as well. I promised my husband (and myself) to do not source until I post all my death pile. It was hard but I’m almost done! Hahaha
Yes! I’m here for it. My basement, where I keep all my inventory, is a hot mess with unlisted items. I debated on a no thrift month, but I like your reward method much better for motivation!
You got this! I just dont want to resent the pile by taking away my joy. And honestly I just hit my first $500 but I dont even want to thrift yet until my dining area is clear. Huge win for me to even feel that way. I think I shall do a BST trip next week so offload, reward, and maybe have just a FEW pieces to come home with.
OMGOODNESS Girl we can be FRIENDS!!!! 😊 I’m right there with you. My side hustle is reselling, thrift flipping, crafting it has taken over our home the past couple years. We bought the house next door just to convert it into my Craft Cottage and house all the inventory. I started a series here on my YT channel called “Confessions of a tired house” just to reclaim our house, declutter, and make progress on getting my business next door and the death piles dealt with and organized. SO EXCITED to watch your journey and cheer you on. ❤
You’re so brave to post this! I started reselling more seriously a year ago (sourcing and selling not just selling my/friends things), and I could so easily see how this could happen. This is more of a money making hobby for me and of course the sourcing part is the most fun part. Your video inspired me to be very intentional with my own death pile and boundaried in what I will allow myself to do before it’s gone. So thank you!
I decided enough was enough and surely I couldn't be alone. I will NEVER let it get this bad again that is for sure!! So I am happy to share my embarrassing hoard as I work through it.
So many comments and so much support! Sellers and non-sellers, we all identify with STUFF that stresses us. Work on your piles and take it easy so you don't get sick again. Christmas and holidays with kids out of school! YIKES! My grandson just went back plus he just turned 11. What's with that age? I'm old. What will 12,13,14, etc be like ??? Triple YIKES!
Yes! Thank you! I spent so much of last year caring for my sick duck and we got a new puppy, and I volunteer at school and we are at dance 8 hours a week and just so so much. Plus I like to scratch cook. I forget that I put so much on my plate and them BAM I had hit complete burn out. I am so appreciative of the support!
I have maybe about half this amount but it’s still overwhelming!! Doing my best to list 15 items a day on weekdays at minimum!! You’re doing great! Thanks for sharing!
Love this series! I actually bagged up real piles of inventory into garbage bags. To my shock and horror, I had 10 bags from bag sales, rummage sales, etc. My goal has been to sort and list one bag per week while being on a sourcing freeze.
That's a great idea! One bag or tub at a time - regardless of what is inside - get it done! I find I skip items that I dont feel like taking the photos of. Just have to do it anyway!
Girl, so glad you’re taking care of your mental health! Burnout is so real and so hard. Excited to watch your journey. Thanks for being real and vulnerable with all of us. I can say that I’ve definitely been there!
Thank you for this video. I always wondered how others can have everything in such good order when I am personally struggling. I think this series will be helpful to a lot of us.
You are so welcome! It was one thing when I JUST had a messy office, but once it started taking over my room and my garage, enough is enough. I have pulled myself out of feeling sorry for myself and its just time to tackle it. I hope you follow along!
love the video! we all have "death piles" whether it is something in your business vs. our personal deals. I'm with you on this journey with you! hi Bianca and Arlo
You are definitely not alone! Before we moved out of our house in 2022, this was exactly what my basement had become. I wish I could say I got it all listed, but that did not happen at all. It took four yard sales and lots of trips to BST stores - but we were on a time crunch and it had to be done. Even with that being said, I still have probably 10 totes of a rotating death pile in my storage unit that never seems to get reduced. It's been my goal to list as much as possible, without sourcing and so far I've been doing okay. I need to implement a reward schedule like yours to help keep me motivated!
That is so great that you are on track now!! I already feel behind because today was a total loss for me because I was at seaworld all day with out of town family. I have to learn that some days life just comes first. And not beat myself up over it.
Your intro about made me cry because SAME! 😭 trying to grow RUclips and probably going about it the wrong way, but it’s FUN to unbox. It’s so, so challenging. Thank you for sharing this + being vulnerable 🤍 I love your reward/goal for yourself! I might need to do something like that for myself!
Yes friend do NOT follow my steps. Unboxings are amazing but if I could give you one bit of advice - LIST THEM ASAP! Not only do your viewers want to go buy said items, many of which I never listed, but then you can hold yourself accountable like my friend Rachel and do 90 day updates. You cant do an update if the crap never got listed. AND you have a full time job!! Truly I think that means you have more of your life together as far as time management than I do. I havent had a 9-5 in 13 years at this point. But I am going to do it. Thanks for the support!!
I have a huge death pile...probably at least 2000 items. It is completely overwhelming and my photography space looks like yours with no room at all to even move. I will watch your journey to try and help motivate myself to do something about it. Thanks for sharing!
First things first - clear out where you take photos! That’s made all the difference. I no longer feel under water when I walk in my office. Even if it is simply putting the things in totes, I’m so glad it was my first step.
I’m in the same boat as you! My goal is to get through my money pile in the next 6 months, I have honestly 1,500 items not listed… it’s an embarrassing amount, thank you for sharing!!! We are with you for your progress!
I am sending some of it to BST stores that way I can use it as my incentive as I hit my $500 nets along the way and can choose BST or the bins to source and have a bit of credits too :) I am so glad I am not alone!
I have been working diligently on my own death pile. My end goal at this point is to have one area of my home set aside and nothing more! I am making progress but it is slowly. I am looking forward to this series. Thank you for doing it!
I am 100% committing to keeping it ALL in my little old office once I finish this!! (other than what is listed in my inventory room) I am confident I can accommodate about 2k listed items which means I have room for about 1300 items. I clearly have more than that so I am hoping a lot sells as I list! Thanks for following along!
You are so sweet!! You are someone who truly inspires me. So many kiddos to take care of AND a full time amazing teacher AND you get your reselling crap done. If you can do it, so can I! Thank for your support!
Im going to absolutely love the organization videos ill watch every single one you make. Thanks for being so honest and vulnerable no one likes feeling like they are the only one in a situation and the truth is they never are.
thank you so much!! I definitely felt sorry for myself for a moment, then embarrassed, then mad. But knew others surely had the same issue. I have kept it pretty contained til recently so sharing it wasnt too hard for me. Thankfully I have tough skin. My sister messaged me after I posted and was like - woah I had no idea you had all that! So at least thats a positive haha. Now to work through it!
Wow!!! One of my goals is to eliminate, too, doing 1 drawer at a time.devoting 1 hour per weekend. I too have that huge death pile. Doing youtube I also feel obligated to do a video or 2 a week. Good luck on your journey, I am on a parallel path. Love your videos!!
We can do this!! What truly helped me have the motivation and courage to tackle this is the personal life declutter we are doing. Over the last 2 weeks we did the entire garage, the craft and pantry room, my personal closet, and a junk cabinet in the kitchen. Small things that are adding up to making my stress melt away. At this moment I have anxiety looking at that banquet table mountain in my dining room but today I will conquer half of it.
Love this video! Can’t wait to see you work your way through everything and what the end result will be!! Looking forward to the what sold videos too!! You’ve got this 🎉
Amanda, I'm so thankful for you and I'm thankful for this "death pile diaries" series! I'm sorry in advance if I'm long-winded, but there aren't many people out there who understand the struggle! Haha! I started seriously reselling in 2021, and I quickly became the girl people would go to when they had bags and bags of clothes to get rid of. I would buy their stuff off of them, they would tell their friends, and pretty soon I became the proverbial "dumping ground" for people getting rid of stuff. As a perpetual people pleaser, I had a hard time saying no, because I didn't want to lose their "business". But now here I am, (finally saying no), but stuck with 35+ bins of "neatly" stacked inventory in my basement. It's overwhelming and would take years to list it all myself. I have a hard time letting go of it because I know I will make the most money if I do list it myself. But something's gotta give! So if you have any advice for clearing out inventory to make things more manageable I'm all ears! After watching your ThredUP videos I don't really want to send my stuff there because I feel like they rob you. Are there any other online consignment places?
Me again! I was so excited I commented before watching the whole video! Ok, so I roughly counted 38 ish bins while you were giving your tour and that's pretty much exactly the amount I have too. I feel sooooo seen. And as you made this video several months ago I'm sure you've made great progress, but if not, just know you're not alone!
Hi! I am thankful to not be alone and I wish I could report significant progress. I CAN report a significant change in sourcing - I have gone to the bins once a month since I recorded this and am VERY picky. It is summer and I underestimated the attention my kids still need though they are 9/11/13 and I love spending the time with them. Once school is back I will be on a ZERO sourcing until I list bins strategy. Meaning for each bin I 100% list/donate/whatever, i can source 10 items. For me - I have been offloading a lot to Style Encore, Plato's & Clothes Mentor. I know not everyone has those. I average around $3-4 per piece back in cash. I am a rewards minded person so maybe you are too. Maybe for every 20 items you list you can get a ____. Iced coffee, taco, whatever is something cheapish that you love!
I can relate! I started in one spare bedroom, it's now full. I moved my studio/shipping to a separate spare room - it's now full of inventory. I now work out of my kitchen and my dining room has several totes of inventory to list. I am also working on getting the death/money "mountain" listed or purged. Like you said, some of it isn't even worth my time to list. Stick to the plan! We can do this!! Thanks for sharing.
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing! Today I realized I am close to my first reward of thrifting but after making the tiniest minuscule of a dent in photographing about 25 items I do NOT want to bring anything else in right now. I am actually excited to work through this.
Kudos to you for such a vulnerable video. As a RUclips unboxer, I 100% understand feeling the need to buy more just for content. I don't have a death pile, it's more like a "queue" - it moves along and I don't have anything sitting longer than everything else. But when it's more than three or four days worth of work sitting in front of me I get super anxious and overwhelmed. You do have a lot of stuff to get through BUT I think if you just sort through it, and hunker down to get the work done, it won't take you as long as you think, especially if you purge out some stuff not worth your time. I batch work and can process 200 items a week if I really need to. I'm sure you can too! I am rooting for you and I am excited to see your progress updates!
You are truly one of my biggest inspirations with how fast you churn out listings. AND with a baby! My 3 kids are in school so I have NO excuse to not get work done for those few hours. 200 a week sounds intimidating but I KNOW I am a fast worker when I am not being lazy. Keep on me friend, I will need it haha. I appreciate you so much!!
I am in the same boat as you I have about 1000 items to list and have set the goal of not thrifting until I list 300 items. Thanks for sharing your journey it helps me to not beat myself up for my own death/money pile. I hope you are feeling better Sherry
I'm a big fan of decluttering/death pile videos. I'd be happy to watch as many as you want to make. My death pile is smaller (2 shopping bags of kids clothes and about 10 of womens), but I'm wanting to work through it all also. Hope your voice continues to get stronger. Take care!
Thank you so so much for the support! My voice has been working against me since Thanksgiving for some reason. This sickness didnt help the matter. You will have your items listed in no time!
My death pile is worse than yours, so I appreciate your transparency and knowing I’m not alone. Sourcing is the fun part, but I was sourcing like a full time reseller, and then would be too tired to list it all, and then the weekend would come or a ThredUP box would arrive and boom…more stuff. I even bit the bullet and purchased a climate controlled storage unit. It felt amazing to just get stuff out of the house, but realistically it doesn’t make sense to keep paying monthly fees on inventory without a great game plan. Thank you for the great motivation, and I’m excited to go on this journey with you. ❤
Hi friend!! Ugh, I completely get it! I contemplated getting a shed because we have the space but I realized that was more money spent to move crap around and wasnt going to solve my problem. Set a deadline to get out of the unit and lets do it!
@@AmandaPruitt yep, I totally agree with all of that. The goal is not to spend even more money to store the items that we bought. And if I’m being completely honest, there’s a good chunk of items that will probably end up getting re-donated because when you first start out you see the “value” in many items, but the longer you actually resell the more picky you become. Now it’s about setting challenging but realistic mini-goals to dig out. I’m with you, I don’t think that I’ll ever be the type of Reseller that has one bin of unlisted items. But it needs to be less than 35 lol. 😉
I just talked about this in my last video. About being part time, but feeling like I gotta continue buying to make content, but not being able to keep up with listing. If you keep motivated you can get though it.
Thank you so much! I am TRYING, keyword trying, to give myself some grace because I do have a lot of responsibility outside of reselling but dang I am hard on myself. In one hour today I photo graphed 15 items so I am inching along.
You got this Amanda! You have such great things to list!!!! I know you will get it done... just focus on a little at a time and it will happen! Good luck!
I'm very excited for you, and full of admiration you are undertaking this project. Your relationship with your business will change radically for the better when you have the "right" amount of backstock rather than "too much" - whatever that means to you. Best wishes! xoxo
Thank you so so much for those words!! I truly LOVE this job and want to LOVE every part of it. You are so right! I will no longer keep things that dont excite me to get listed after this insane project. I have drastically changed my strategy in the last 2.5 years and I feel lots of these tubs will remind me of that.
I had a death pile about this big but i committed to not sourcing and working through it. I have to admit, it feels really good to see the progress, and I know if i go thrifting or source more I won’t see that. You can do it! It feels so good. You got this.
Thank you for sharing!! I’m super committed and the more I clean out and get it organized I see how much MONEY I have sitting here. I’m a good picker. I know this. I have thousands of dollars literally at my house in the form of tubs. I’m super close to my first $500 and I’m excited simply to leave my house not so much thrift. But I think it’s also going to really help with what I’m bringing home as to not add to the mess. 🤞
ohh I love that!! I listed 15 items this afternoon sitting on the couch. Seriously. Annoyed I havent been consistent but just proving to myself how easy it is!
you're a rockstar for being so vulnerable and showing your money pile! whenever i feel overwhelmed with listing, i try to do lots on ebay for auction! that would probably help get through a good chunk of inventory at once, especially stuff that's the same size/style/brand. can't wait to follow along and see what stuff is in the tubs! 😊 you got this!!
Thank you friend!!! I am just going to try and focus on one thing at a time. It might take me a few weeks to get through the mountain on the banquet table but I am doing it!
Great video! Way to keep it real! I enjoy listing stuff from my personal closet so I hope you have a great time listing the Lilly. At least it’s easy to photograph!
Like you, I had to stop buying thredup boxes, American thrift supply, and blue box goodwill. We have been iced in, so I have started dealing with my inventory. My way so far is to take 20 items and take pics. Then LIST them. It’s been 2 days and I feel pretty good about this. I have hundreds of pictures to take. I feel all your angst. I’m sure that my mental health will be much better soon! Take care and thanks for sharing this video!!❤
Thank you so much for sharing and the support! I have to stop telling myself things like - it isnt sunny enough for photos, Ill do it in an hour, etc. So many excuses for myself and that is so not me. It has absolutely caused me mental health issues and we are stopping that and going to make it rain money. You got this too!!
Thank you for showing your struggle with this. I'm just a very small seller on Poshmark but I have a few piles of personal items that I can't seem to find the motivation to list. Plus I need to clean out my own closet and get rid of the things I haven't even seen or worn in ages!!
Well you know my own closet is where I started my purge! I am refusing to let myself skip any listings. Like this Lilly tote - I will pull one thing at a time and list, flaws and all and just disclose. My other issue is I toss stuff in piles that needs a wash, a lint roll, etc and I have to stop.
Hi Amanda I’m the opposite and I don’t have enough inventory to list. Sometimes I wish I had a death pile. I’m excited for this series though. I’ve been watching a lot of decluttering videos as well. 😊
Hi friend! Today I am going to sort it and lots of it is faded and just so old so my plan is to bundle some of it for sure. I just know I have four different sizes of things so it may take a bit but I am not allowed to go to bed until the Lilly is photographed!
You are going to be making so many sales once you get listing it will be easy to keep going! Sales are the best motivation for me. Plus the rewards of getting to source 😛
Thank you so much friend! I definitely will be motivated once I start seeing the sales roll in. The bins is my stress relief 🤣 I’m so angry with myself for letting it get so out of hand especially as I keep finding amazing items that I know are going to sell fast! Hope you guys are keeping warm out there!!
While I am glad so many are sharing in my misery..I sure hope you get some stress relief and list along with me! The STARTING is the hardest part. I feel so much better after listing just a few items when it had been months. Thanks for coming along the journey!
My death pile is about the same as yours…I have trouble getting motivated to list. I’m not buying until I can get thru my death pile. Thanks for posting…nice to know I am not alone…lol
You are not alone I have an entire 2 car garage of a death pile , I've decided I will not step foot in a thrift store in Feb until I've listed at least 250 items maybe more but I know me if I don't get to shop a little I won't want to list .lol I probably have easily 1000 items
Its a crazy cycle but you HAVE to list to make money!! I am seeing that first hand and closing the gap on how many days it takes me to make that $500 net.
I completely relate. My husband and i are both hoarders so my whole house looked like your office. I haven't listed anything since before xmas since the tree went up where I used to do photos. Just got back to photographing today, feels free to get a couple items listed.
Thank you for sharing! I feared if I didnt come to a stop and address this, I would allow it to just keep growing. And my hubby is too nice to say stop. I have photos of 8 items to list this morning and that is a tiny accomplishment but man it felt great to take them in a CLEAN and spotless office space. The stress of the mess in there was truly debilitating.
I am definitely going to keep them coming. I knew I wasnt alone but I didnt realize so many of my personal subscribers were dealing with similar piles so we are going to do it together!
Happy you're back missed you. I know your struggles with death piles my mom would give me items that she thought would sell I knew alot of it wouldn't but now I'm climbing out of it and consignment alot of it. Happy New Year.
Thank you so much!! I definitely appreciate the free inventory but I have to let go of any guilt of passing on what wont bring me money or what i KNOW I wont take the time to list.
I am 100% the same as you my inventory has taken over my garage parking space. my husband has been very patient however he’s starting to make little comments here and there so I need to list instead of shop. Thrifting is my de-stressing if that makes sense.
Oh I absolutely get it! If anyone says - go take a few hours for yourself, do what makes you happy and takes away stress - I got thrifting. Which has clearly been counter productive because the piles and mess have brought me stress. Lets get it all listed!
I’m going to be very interested in your journey as I’m in the same boat, though seeing snow out the back of my house. :) I’m guessing I’m about 4,000 items deep. Good luck to us both!!
I am probably close to that with how many little things I keep finding but its all good. As much as I love bringing in new stuff I DO have some amazing things already here. I bet you do too!! One step at a time.
I think this is a great idea to keep you on track. Just pick one of your totes for a RUclips video and then process it fully. That way you gain a video to post and it requires you to photo and list it. The trick is to set aside a specific amount of time per day or week just like you were working for someone else. I have learned this as a professional artist. The hardest part for me is to just start something. Once I get going on it, I can stick with it easily. I have had my Ebay stores shut down since September as we moved from Colorado to Washington. I have seriously had some withdrawal from shopping, lol. Plus the lack of steady extra income has been missed. I am closing next week on another house so looking forward to unpacking my Ebay boxes and get everything sorted and relisted. Just as a side bit of info I did realize that I could actually sell a lot of inventory through Facebook Marketplace. Items I would have never considered before and yes no fees and no shipping.... so it was a win win. I will focus on selling more items using free sources such as that. ps. Don't be hard on yourself. As a woman nowadays you are juggling many hats and it takes time to process items to sell. We will all be with you every step of the way!
You are the sweetest and have always been such a wonderful supporter! Thank you so much!! Starting has absolutely been the hardest. I should have started this a year ago. But alas here we are. I am trying not to beat myself up as I find amazing things to list. You all have been so great in the comments it has amped me up to tackle my official day 2!
You got this! I will keep sharing my progress til I conquer it all. Might take me all year OR maybe just a few months. I need to just buckle up and get it done as fast as possible.
You got this Amanda🙌🏼! My money pile took over my spare room during the holidays and it’s just there staring at me lol with 3 kids plus homeschooling only gives me about 3 hours max a day to work on it so hopefully I can go through it soon. Love your room view, it’s beautiful and Bianca so adorable ❤️
Thank you so much!! I just got on such a hamster wheel of waking up, shipping, preparing dinner, eating lunch, I would blink and it was time to get the kids from school and then dance, scouts, piano, etc. Then bedtime! I have got to get a handle on meal planning and time management.
for me - most of what I have needs to be listed because I can get more than garage sale prices. But for those things I come across I go right to the BST store for cash!
You are not alone. just in the house i have over 40 totes and i have 3 big campers (36-38') in my backyard full. 1 is filled with my helicopter parts buyout when the airpark got sold and the new owners were only doing planes and no helicopter stuff so i got a good deal there. plus i have 2 big sheds full of my bigger items. i did get a pallet 2 weeks ago and i have another pallet of car parts showing up hopefully tomorrow depending on weather. i had a third pallet coming but they just gave me my money back, it disappeared when they went to ship it, they couldn't find it so it probably got mixed in with one of the big bundle lots they had going on by accident. so your dealth pile is considered small in my eyes but yes bigger than some i seen but you are young yet. after you have been doing it for forty years, then take a look. i was doing some cleaning the other day and ran into a few things i don't remember buying. i even ran into an old mattel handheld game that i was known to flip those in high school back in the early 80's. couldn't believe i still had one of them left unless it was something i brought later and don't remember?
wow! well for you I suppose the question is are you listing items daily? if so then keep on sourcing! My biggest issue is I am not listing any of what I am bringing in. Well I wasnt the last quarter. And I am almost 40 so not feeling young, but thank you!!
Not a death or money pile per se but have just found out that our 3rd cross country move since 2021 will be happening between "April and June" I just did on Nov 4 an estate sale cleanout of 40 plus boxes of books which after culling and sorting we had almost 400 to list Donated so so so many which was great but need to get those done and inventory and remove old listings of books that will be donated before the move I also have the remnants of a large large sheet music haul that was free to finish sorting and collating before the move on top of all the regular stuff lol I will be watching for encouragement right now we are below negative temps so being in the basement is not conducive to life lol
Oh man so many moves! I do not envy that. Or your freezing temps. It has been "cold" for us Floridians but nothing like what is happening elsewhere! Having a deadline can be insanely stressful for sure, lets get it done!
Hi there! I'm glad you shared. It can be a challenge, but you'll do it! What type of light box do you use? Would love to buy one!! I currently use lights and a blank wall... would love to try the light box!! :)
got to say flipping is easier with the internet and all those auction and listing sites. been doing this before the internet craze started with word of mouth and newspaper ads
You got this!! Im in the same boat. I went through my inventory and I was surprised at how much wasn’t actually listed 😭😭 and I went through my death pile and donated anything not worth listing if im only gonna make a few dollars
Thank you!! And I am confident I WILL get it done. I know myself and as soon as the sales pick up and things that I have had for literal years sell the day after listing I will get even more motivated. Just ready for the middle of the process versus being at the start.
Does your garage have air conditioning inside? Bc mine doesn't and im afraid to put stuff in there bc people say after a while with this florida heat the items get damaged and musty and then smell bad.
Our garage is very insulated. The goal isnt to keep inventory out there long term but even in the summer it isnt like other houses we have owned. Never had anything musty or damaged.
Amanda, this video is speaking to my soul! I am in the exact same boat! The amount of inventory just sitting around was beginning to feel suffocating! This January, my goal is to clear/list my entire death pile by the end of the month! It’s a very bold goal, but I’ve already made so much progress and have surprised myself everyday at what I’m capable of! Please continue doing this series so we can encourage you on your journey and see those death piles disappear! Best of luck to you, - Hope
Wow you are amazing!!! I definitely cannot finish in a month, but I am certainly encouraged by all of the support I have received. Thanks for coming along and sharing!
No death pile here. I list 25 items 7 days a week . Decided in 2018 I wouldn’t source one item from a store if I had anything not listed . Paid off my credit cards in 2021 and paid off home last Oct .
The contributing factors in being debt free was not buying just to buy or because sourcing is fun . If it’s not listed , you’re losing money .
Good luck on your journey !
Thank you! I wont ever put in 7 days a work week as I have a family and this is just a job. Thankfully we dont have too much debt outside of our home. Cars are paid off and so is our giant construction project. But now I am working towards cash flow for my insane new driveway I want. We will get there!
You are not alone! I love the honesty and transparency! To be honest, my house was and still is a mess as well.
I promised my husband (and myself) to do not source until I post all my death pile. It was hard but I’m almost done! Hahaha
Way to go! How long did it take? I swear its going to take me a month to do just what was shoved in my office, not counting any of m bins eek!
Yes! I’m here for it. My basement, where I keep all my inventory, is a hot mess with unlisted items. I debated on a no thrift month, but I like your reward method much better for motivation!
You got this! I just dont want to resent the pile by taking away my joy. And honestly I just hit my first $500 but I dont even want to thrift yet until my dining area is clear. Huge win for me to even feel that way. I think I shall do a BST trip next week so offload, reward, and maybe have just a FEW pieces to come home with.
OMGOODNESS Girl we can be FRIENDS!!!! 😊 I’m right there with you. My side hustle is reselling, thrift flipping, crafting it has taken over our home the past couple years. We bought the house next door just to convert it into my Craft Cottage and house all the inventory. I started a series here on my YT channel called “Confessions of a tired house” just to reclaim our house, declutter, and make progress on getting my business next door and the death piles dealt with and organized.
SO EXCITED to watch your journey and cheer you on. ❤
Thank you so much!!! I need a reseller she-shed but we don’t have the land and I’m not moving again 😆 thank you for the support!
You’re so brave to post this! I started reselling more seriously a year ago (sourcing and selling not just selling my/friends things), and I could so easily see how this could happen. This is more of a money making hobby for me and of course the sourcing part is the most fun part. Your video inspired me to be very intentional with my own death pile and boundaried in what I will allow myself to do before it’s gone. So thank you!
I decided enough was enough and surely I couldn't be alone. I will NEVER let it get this bad again that is for sure!! So I am happy to share my embarrassing hoard as I work through it.
So many comments and so much support! Sellers and non-sellers, we all identify with STUFF that stresses us. Work on your piles and take it easy so you don't get sick again. Christmas and holidays with kids out of school! YIKES! My grandson just went back plus he just turned 11. What's with that age? I'm old. What will 12,13,14, etc be like ??? Triple YIKES!
Yes! Thank you! I spent so much of last year caring for my sick duck and we got a new puppy, and I volunteer at school and we are at dance 8 hours a week and just so so much. Plus I like to scratch cook. I forget that I put so much on my plate and them BAM I had hit complete burn out. I am so appreciative of the support!
I have maybe about half this amount but it’s still overwhelming!! Doing my best to list 15 items a day on weekdays at minimum!! You’re doing great! Thanks for sharing!
AND you are literally growing a human and still get it done. You inspire me!
Love how honest you are! Can’t wait to follow your death pile journey. You’ve got this!!
Thank you so much for the support!
Love this series! I actually bagged up real piles of inventory into garbage bags. To my shock and horror, I had 10 bags from bag sales, rummage sales, etc. My goal has been to sort and list one bag per week while being on a sourcing freeze.
That's a great idea! One bag or tub at a time - regardless of what is inside - get it done! I find I skip items that I dont feel like taking the photos of. Just have to do it anyway!
I love thrifting and reselling videos but I also love organizational and decluttering content. I’m excited for this series!😊
Yay! Thank you!
Girl, so glad you’re taking care of your mental health! Burnout is so real and so hard. Excited to watch your journey. Thanks for being real and vulnerable with all of us. I can say that I’ve definitely been there!
burnout. that is exactly what happened. I would literally walk in my office and just freeze. thank you for the support!
Thank you for this video. I always wondered how others can have everything in such good order when I am personally struggling. I think this series will be helpful to a lot of us.
You are so welcome! It was one thing when I JUST had a messy office, but once it started taking over my room and my garage, enough is enough. I have pulled myself out of feeling sorry for myself and its just time to tackle it. I hope you follow along!
love the video! we all have "death piles" whether it is something in your business vs. our personal deals. I'm with you on this journey with you! hi Bianca and Arlo
Thank you!!
You are definitely not alone! Before we moved out of our house in 2022, this was exactly what my basement had become. I wish I could say I got it all listed, but that did not happen at all. It took four yard sales and lots of trips to BST stores - but we were on a time crunch and it had to be done. Even with that being said, I still have probably 10 totes of a rotating death pile in my storage unit that never seems to get reduced. It's been my goal to list as much as possible, without sourcing and so far I've been doing okay. I need to implement a reward schedule like yours to help keep me motivated!
That is so great that you are on track now!! I already feel behind because today was a total loss for me because I was at seaworld all day with out of town family. I have to learn that some days life just comes first. And not beat myself up over it.
Your intro about made me cry because SAME! 😭 trying to grow RUclips and probably going about it the wrong way, but it’s FUN to unbox. It’s so, so challenging. Thank you for sharing this + being vulnerable 🤍 I love your reward/goal for yourself! I might need to do something like that for myself!
Yes friend do NOT follow my steps. Unboxings are amazing but if I could give you one bit of advice - LIST THEM ASAP! Not only do your viewers want to go buy said items, many of which I never listed, but then you can hold yourself accountable like my friend Rachel and do 90 day updates. You cant do an update if the crap never got listed. AND you have a full time job!! Truly I think that means you have more of your life together as far as time management than I do. I havent had a 9-5 in 13 years at this point. But I am going to do it. Thanks for the support!!
I have a huge death pile...probably at least 2000 items. It is completely overwhelming and my photography space looks like yours with no room at all to even move. I will watch your journey to try and help motivate myself to do something about it. Thanks for sharing!
First things first - clear out where you take photos! That’s made all the difference. I no longer feel under water when I walk in my office. Even if it is simply putting the things in totes, I’m so glad it was my first step.
Hugs, you’re human and I feel all of what you’re saying! ❤ I’m here with you!
Thank you so much!!
I’m in the same boat as you! My goal is to get through my money pile in the next 6 months, I have honestly 1,500 items not listed… it’s an embarrassing amount, thank you for sharing!!! We are with you for your progress!
You got this! I am confident I have double that to list and 6 months makes it sound doable. Realistically I want to get it done in 2.
You could post reseller bundles for the stuff you decide not to list! That way you’d at least get some capital back.
ALSO my death pile looks just like this and I love this video idea!
I am sending some of it to BST stores that way I can use it as my incentive as I hit my $500 nets along the way and can choose BST or the bins to source and have a bit of credits too :) I am so glad I am not alone!
I have been working diligently on my own death pile. My end goal at this point is to have one area of my home set aside and nothing more! I am making progress but it is slowly. I am looking forward to this series. Thank you for doing it!
I am 100% committing to keeping it ALL in my little old office once I finish this!! (other than what is listed in my inventory room) I am confident I can accommodate about 2k listed items which means I have room for about 1300 items. I clearly have more than that so I am hoping a lot sells as I list! Thanks for following along!
Amanda, your vulnerability in putting this out to the public is commendable. I’m cheering you on. ❤️
You are so sweet!! You are someone who truly inspires me. So many kiddos to take care of AND a full time amazing teacher AND you get your reselling crap done. If you can do it, so can I! Thank for your support!
Im going to absolutely love the organization videos ill watch every single one you make. Thanks for being so honest and vulnerable no one likes feeling like they are the only one in a situation and the truth is they never are.
thank you so much!! I definitely felt sorry for myself for a moment, then embarrassed, then mad. But knew others surely had the same issue. I have kept it pretty contained til recently so sharing it wasnt too hard for me. Thankfully I have tough skin. My sister messaged me after I posted and was like - woah I had no idea you had all that! So at least thats a positive haha. Now to work through it!
Exactly what I needed to see today! I’m not allowed to shop until I have concurred Mt Listmore! I have 3 pallets in my garage right now!!
You got this! We have done two pallets but it was hard goods. Still have some of that around too!
Wow!!! One of my goals is to eliminate, too, doing 1 drawer at a time.devoting 1 hour per weekend. I too have that huge death pile. Doing youtube I also feel obligated to do a video or 2 a week. Good luck on your journey, I am on a parallel path. Love your videos!!
We can do this!! What truly helped me have the motivation and courage to tackle this is the personal life declutter we are doing. Over the last 2 weeks we did the entire garage, the craft and pantry room, my personal closet, and a junk cabinet in the kitchen. Small things that are adding up to making my stress melt away. At this moment I have anxiety looking at that banquet table mountain in my dining room but today I will conquer half of it.
Love this type of video! Excited to be along for your journey. You got this girl 👊🏻
Thank you so much!!
I lov this! I have a whole room that is a death pile and this makes me feel so much better and gives me a kick in the butt to do my own pile..
you can do it! starting was the hardest part and the sales of my newly listed things are rolling in so that is keeping me on track
Love this video! Can’t wait to see you work your way through everything and what the end result will be!! Looking forward to the what sold videos too!! You’ve got this 🎉
Thank you so much!!
Life is for living not working. Enjoy your family and have fun... the work will always be there.
Amen to that!! I just also want to live in a clean stress free space. My kids make enough mess without me bringing in clothes 🤪
I'm right there with you. Tons of items that need to be listed!
lets get to listing! money just sitting around!
Amanda, I'm so thankful for you and I'm thankful for this "death pile diaries" series! I'm sorry in advance if I'm long-winded, but there aren't many people out there who understand the struggle! Haha! I started seriously reselling in 2021, and I quickly became the girl people would go to when they had bags and bags of clothes to get rid of. I would buy their stuff off of them, they would tell their friends, and pretty soon I became the proverbial "dumping ground" for people getting rid of stuff. As a perpetual people pleaser, I had a hard time saying no, because I didn't want to lose their "business". But now here I am, (finally saying no), but stuck with 35+ bins of "neatly" stacked inventory in my basement. It's overwhelming and would take years to list it all myself. I have a hard time letting go of it because I know I will make the most money if I do list it myself. But something's gotta give! So if you have any advice for clearing out inventory to make things more manageable I'm all ears! After watching your ThredUP videos I don't really want to send my stuff there because I feel like they rob you. Are there any other online consignment places?
Me again! I was so excited I commented before watching the whole video! Ok, so I roughly counted 38 ish bins while you were giving your tour and that's pretty much exactly the amount I have too. I feel sooooo seen. And as you made this video several months ago I'm sure you've made great progress, but if not, just know you're not alone!
Hi! I am thankful to not be alone and I wish I could report significant progress. I CAN report a significant change in sourcing - I have gone to the bins once a month since I recorded this and am VERY picky. It is summer and I underestimated the attention my kids still need though they are 9/11/13 and I love spending the time with them. Once school is back I will be on a ZERO sourcing until I list bins strategy. Meaning for each bin I 100% list/donate/whatever, i can source 10 items. For me - I have been offloading a lot to Style Encore, Plato's & Clothes Mentor. I know not everyone has those. I average around $3-4 per piece back in cash. I am a rewards minded person so maybe you are too. Maybe for every 20 items you list you can get a ____. Iced coffee, taco, whatever is something cheapish that you love!
(since this video I am only down 6 bins so small steps!)
@@AmandaPruitt That's one bin a month! It doesn't get much better than that! You're doing great! And thanks for the advice!
@@ericafaulhaber9485 I hadn’t looked at it that way. Thank you!
I can relate! I started in one spare bedroom, it's now full. I moved my studio/shipping to a separate spare room - it's now full of inventory. I now work out of my kitchen and my dining room has several totes of inventory to list. I am also working on getting the death/money "mountain" listed or purged. Like you said, some of it isn't even worth my time to list.
Stick to the plan! We can do this!!
Thanks for sharing.
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing! Today I realized I am close to my first reward of thrifting but after making the tiniest minuscule of a dent in photographing about 25 items I do NOT want to bring anything else in right now. I am actually excited to work through this.
I love before and after decluttering videos! Can’t wait to see your inventory listed! Keep us updated. You got this! ❤
Thank you for the support!! I took several before photos as well so I can share progress along the way.
You are not alone!! Enjoy all your videos & I needed the push to declutter & organize 😊
Thank you so much for the support!
Kudos to you for such a vulnerable video. As a RUclips unboxer, I 100% understand feeling the need to buy more just for content. I don't have a death pile, it's more like a "queue" - it moves along and I don't have anything sitting longer than everything else. But when it's more than three or four days worth of work sitting in front of me I get super anxious and overwhelmed. You do have a lot of stuff to get through BUT I think if you just sort through it, and hunker down to get the work done, it won't take you as long as you think, especially if you purge out some stuff not worth your time. I batch work and can process 200 items a week if I really need to. I'm sure you can too! I am rooting for you and I am excited to see your progress updates!
You are truly one of my biggest inspirations with how fast you churn out listings. AND with a baby! My 3 kids are in school so I have NO excuse to not get work done for those few hours. 200 a week sounds intimidating but I KNOW I am a fast worker when I am not being lazy. Keep on me friend, I will need it haha. I appreciate you so much!!
@@AmandaPruitt you got this!!
I love this it’s like a haul plus decluttering!!
thank you!
I’m so glad you are doing something about your death storage. I love these videos and I’ll be here for you!
thank you so so much!! truly, I have the best supporters!
I am in the same boat as you I have about 1000 items to list and have set the goal of not thrifting until I list 300 items. Thanks for sharing your journey it helps me to not beat myself up for my own death/money pile. I hope you are feeling better Sherry
We can do it! And thank you, still have an unruly cough but overall feeling so much better.
I'm a big fan of decluttering/death pile videos. I'd be happy to watch as many as you want to make. My death pile is smaller (2 shopping bags of kids clothes and about 10 of womens), but I'm wanting to work through it all also. Hope your voice continues to get stronger. Take care!
Thank you so so much for the support! My voice has been working against me since Thanksgiving for some reason. This sickness didnt help the matter. You will have your items listed in no time!
I love these types of vlogs. Please take us along with you on this journey!
Yay thank you so much for the support!!
My death pile is worse than yours, so I appreciate your transparency and knowing I’m not alone. Sourcing is the fun part, but I was sourcing like a full time reseller, and then would be too tired to list it all, and then the weekend would come or a ThredUP box would arrive and boom…more stuff. I even bit the bullet and purchased a climate controlled storage unit. It felt amazing to just get stuff out of the house, but realistically it doesn’t make sense to keep paying monthly fees on inventory without a great game plan. Thank you for the great motivation, and I’m excited to go on this journey with you. ❤
Hi friend!! Ugh, I completely get it! I contemplated getting a shed because we have the space but I realized that was more money spent to move crap around and wasnt going to solve my problem. Set a deadline to get out of the unit and lets do it!
@@AmandaPruitt yep, I totally agree with all of that. The goal is not to spend even more money to store the items that we bought. And if I’m being completely honest, there’s a good chunk of items that will probably end up getting re-donated because when you first start out you see the “value” in many items, but the longer you actually resell the more picky you become. Now it’s about setting challenging but realistic mini-goals to dig out. I’m with you, I don’t think that I’ll ever be the type of Reseller that has one bin of unlisted items. But it needs to be less than 35 lol. 😉
I just talked about this in my last video. About being part time, but feeling like I gotta continue buying to make content, but not being able to keep up with listing. If you keep motivated you can get though it.
Thank you so much! I am TRYING, keyword trying, to give myself some grace because I do have a lot of responsibility outside of reselling but dang I am hard on myself. In one hour today I photo graphed 15 items so I am inching along.
I love these videos, it helps motivate me to list more of my death pile as well!!! ❤❤
I had no idea so many of my personal viewers struggled with this too. It definitely is motivating me to get it done!
You got this Amanda! You have such great things to list!!!! I know you will get it done... just focus on a little at a time and it will happen! Good luck!
Yes! Thank you!
I'm very excited for you, and full of admiration you are undertaking this project. Your relationship with your business will change radically for the better when you have the "right" amount of backstock rather than "too much" - whatever that means to you. Best wishes! xoxo
Thank you so so much for those words!! I truly LOVE this job and want to LOVE every part of it. You are so right! I will no longer keep things that dont excite me to get listed after this insane project. I have drastically changed my strategy in the last 2.5 years and I feel lots of these tubs will remind me of that.
Welcome Back Amanda! One tote at a time! Love your video's! Take care;
Thank you!! 😊
Looking forward to this series!
Thank you so much for the support!! Truly!
I love it and am excited to see this journey!
Me toooooo haha. But I will always take in your treasures along the way :)
I had a death pile about this big but i committed to not sourcing and working through it. I have to admit, it feels really good to see the progress, and I know if i go thrifting or source more I won’t see that. You can do it! It feels so good. You got this.
Thank you for sharing!! I’m super committed and the more I clean out and get it organized I see how much MONEY I have sitting here. I’m a good picker. I know this. I have thousands of dollars literally at my house in the form of tubs. I’m super close to my first $500 and I’m excited simply to leave my house not so much thrift. But I think it’s also going to really help with what I’m bringing home as to not add to the mess. 🤞
Excited for this series! I’m in the same boat!
Thank you!!!!
Great job get the Get the dead money alive is what I call my death pile. Keep it up you got it.
ohh I love that!! I listed 15 items this afternoon sitting on the couch. Seriously. Annoyed I havent been consistent but just proving to myself how easy it is!
@@AmandaPruitt yeah 15 listings great job keep getting it. Thank you I will get my listing up about 3 a day to 6 I’m a part time eBay.. er in CA.
you're a rockstar for being so vulnerable and showing your money pile! whenever i feel overwhelmed with listing, i try to do lots on ebay for auction! that would probably help get through a good chunk of inventory at once, especially stuff that's the same size/style/brand. can't wait to follow along and see what stuff is in the tubs! 😊 you got this!!
Thank you friend!!! I am just going to try and focus on one thing at a time. It might take me a few weeks to get through the mountain on the banquet table but I am doing it!
@@AmandaPruitt i believe in you!!
Great video! Way to keep it real! I enjoy listing stuff from my personal closet so I hope you have a great time listing the Lilly. At least it’s easy to photograph!
Yes it really makes a difference if I LIKE the item when I am listing! Thanks for watching friend :)
Like you, I had to stop buying thredup boxes, American thrift supply, and blue box goodwill. We have been iced in, so I have started dealing with my inventory. My way so far is to take 20 items and take pics. Then LIST them. It’s been 2 days and I feel pretty good about this. I have hundreds of pictures to take. I feel all your angst. I’m sure that my mental health will be much better soon! Take care and thanks for sharing this video!!❤
Thank you so much for sharing and the support! I have to stop telling myself things like - it isnt sunny enough for photos, Ill do it in an hour, etc. So many excuses for myself and that is so not me. It has absolutely caused me mental health issues and we are stopping that and going to make it rain money. You got this too!!
Thank you for showing your struggle with this. I'm just a very small seller on Poshmark but I have a few piles of personal items that I can't seem to find the motivation to list. Plus I need to clean out my own closet and get rid of the things I haven't even seen or worn in ages!!
Well you know my own closet is where I started my purge! I am refusing to let myself skip any listings. Like this Lilly tote - I will pull one thing at a time and list, flaws and all and just disclose. My other issue is I toss stuff in piles that needs a wash, a lint roll, etc and I have to stop.
Hi Amanda I’m the opposite and I don’t have enough inventory to list. Sometimes I wish I had a death pile. I’m excited for this series though. I’ve been watching a lot of decluttering videos as well. 😊
I know for some its an issue of not having places to source. Definitely not my issue lol. Thanks for watching and supporting my journey!
You have so much Lilly! I wonder if you just listed it all in a bundle if you could get rid of it quickly?
Hi friend! Today I am going to sort it and lots of it is faded and just so old so my plan is to bundle some of it for sure. I just know I have four different sizes of things so it may take a bit but I am not allowed to go to bed until the Lilly is photographed!
You are going to be making so many sales once you get listing it will be easy to keep going! Sales are the best motivation for me. Plus the rewards of getting to source 😛
Thank you so much friend! I definitely will be motivated once I start seeing the sales roll in. The bins is my stress relief 🤣 I’m so angry with myself for letting it get so out of hand especially as I keep finding amazing items that I know are going to sell fast! Hope you guys are keeping warm out there!!
You're not alone 😢😂! Thank you for sharing ❤😊
While I am glad so many are sharing in my misery..I sure hope you get some stress relief and list along with me! The STARTING is the hardest part. I feel so much better after listing just a few items when it had been months. Thanks for coming along the journey!
My death pile is about the same as yours…I have trouble getting motivated to list. I’m not buying until I can get thru my death pile. Thanks for posting…nice to know I am not alone…lol
🥰 one item at a time!!
You are not alone I have an entire 2 car garage of a death pile , I've decided I will not step foot in a thrift store in Feb until I've listed at least 250 items maybe more but I know me if I don't get to shop a little I won't want to list .lol I probably have easily 1000 items
Its a crazy cycle but you HAVE to list to make money!! I am seeing that first hand and closing the gap on how many days it takes me to make that $500 net.
I completely relate. My husband and i are both hoarders so my whole house looked like your office. I haven't listed anything since before xmas since the tree went up where I used to do photos. Just got back to photographing today, feels free to get a couple items listed.
Thank you for sharing! I feared if I didnt come to a stop and address this, I would allow it to just keep growing. And my hubby is too nice to say stop. I have photos of 8 items to list this morning and that is a tiny accomplishment but man it felt great to take them in a CLEAN and spotless office space. The stress of the mess in there was truly debilitating.
I hope you continue this type of videos. Sometimes I question am I a hoarder or a reseller?
I am definitely going to keep them coming. I knew I wasnt alone but I didnt realize so many of my personal subscribers were dealing with similar piles so we are going to do it together!
I have about the same amont of listings and the same size death pile! Trying to focus on listing, listing, listing. Great to see I'm not alone.
I had a feeling others had found themselves in a similar situation. Thanks for sharing!
Happy you're back missed you. I know your struggles with death piles my mom would give me items that she thought would sell I knew alot of it wouldn't but now I'm climbing out of it and consignment alot of it. Happy New Year.
Thank you so much!! I definitely appreciate the free inventory but I have to let go of any guilt of passing on what wont bring me money or what i KNOW I wont take the time to list.
This is me !! Great video !!
Thank you!!
I am 100% the same as you my inventory has taken over my garage parking space. my husband has been very patient however he’s starting to make little comments here and there so I need to list instead of shop. Thrifting is my de-stressing if that makes sense.
Oh I absolutely get it! If anyone says - go take a few hours for yourself, do what makes you happy and takes away stress - I got thrifting. Which has clearly been counter productive because the piles and mess have brought me stress. Lets get it all listed!
@@AmandaPruitt after watching your video I listed 15 items you inspired me!
I’m going to be very interested in your journey as I’m in the same boat, though seeing snow out the back of my house. :) I’m guessing I’m about 4,000 items deep. Good luck to us both!!
I am probably close to that with how many little things I keep finding but its all good. As much as I love bringing in new stuff I DO have some amazing things already here. I bet you do too!! One step at a time.
I think this is a great idea to keep you on track. Just pick one of your totes for a RUclips video and then process it fully. That way you gain a video to post and it requires you to photo and list it. The trick is to set aside a specific amount of time per day or week just like you were working for someone else. I have learned this as a professional artist. The hardest part for me is to just start something. Once I get going on it, I can stick with it easily. I have had my Ebay stores shut down since September as we moved from Colorado to Washington. I have seriously had some withdrawal from shopping, lol. Plus the lack of steady extra income has been missed. I am closing next week on another house so looking forward to unpacking my Ebay boxes and get everything sorted and relisted. Just as a side bit of info I did realize that I could actually sell a lot of inventory through Facebook Marketplace. Items I would have never considered before and yes no fees and no shipping.... so it was a win win. I will focus on selling more items using free sources such as that. ps. Don't be hard on yourself. As a woman nowadays you are juggling many hats and it takes time to process items to sell. We will all be with you every step of the way!
You are the sweetest and have always been such a wonderful supporter! Thank you so much!! Starting has absolutely been the hardest. I should have started this a year ago. But alas here we are. I am trying not to beat myself up as I find amazing things to list. You all have been so great in the comments it has amped me up to tackle my official day 2!
Same boat here! It’s a bit overwhelming. Hopefully you can motivate me to follow your lead!!!! Best of luck 🤞
You got this! I will keep sharing my progress til I conquer it all. Might take me all year OR maybe just a few months. I need to just buckle up and get it done as fast as possible.
You got this Amanda🙌🏼! My money pile took over my spare room during the holidays and it’s just there staring at me lol with 3 kids plus homeschooling only gives me about 3 hours max a day to work on it so hopefully I can go through it soon. Love your room view, it’s beautiful and Bianca so adorable ❤️
Thank you so much!! I just got on such a hamster wheel of waking up, shipping, preparing dinner, eating lunch, I would blink and it was time to get the kids from school and then dance, scouts, piano, etc. Then bedtime! I have got to get a handle on meal planning and time management.
You’ll go through this, you’re a super momma! ❤️
I have a whole room of death pile stuff ha ha lol, but im going to get rid of alot of stuff now in march when my community does their garage sale.
for me - most of what I have needs to be listed because I can get more than garage sale prices. But for those things I come across I go right to the BST store for cash!
You are not alone. just in the house i have over 40 totes and i have 3 big campers (36-38') in my backyard full. 1 is filled with my helicopter parts buyout when the airpark got sold and the new owners were only doing planes and no helicopter stuff so i got a good deal there. plus i have 2 big sheds full of my bigger items. i did get a pallet 2 weeks ago and i have another pallet of car parts showing up hopefully tomorrow depending on weather. i had a third pallet coming but they just gave me my money back, it disappeared when they went to ship it, they couldn't find it so it probably got mixed in with one of the big bundle lots they had going on by accident. so your dealth pile is considered small in my eyes but yes bigger than some i seen but you are young yet. after you have been doing it for forty years, then take a look. i was doing some cleaning the other day and ran into a few things i don't remember buying. i even ran into an old mattel handheld game that i was known to flip those in high school back in the early 80's. couldn't believe i still had one of them left unless it was something i brought later and don't remember?
wow! well for you I suppose the question is are you listing items daily? if so then keep on sourcing! My biggest issue is I am not listing any of what I am bringing in. Well I wasnt the last quarter. And I am almost 40 so not feeling young, but thank you!!
Not a death or money pile per se but have just found out that our 3rd cross country move since 2021 will be happening between "April and June" I just did on Nov 4 an estate sale cleanout of 40 plus boxes of books which after culling and sorting we had almost 400 to list Donated so so so many which was great but need to get those done and inventory and remove old listings of books that will be donated before the move I also have the remnants of a large large sheet music haul that was free to finish sorting and collating before the move on top of all the regular stuff lol I will be watching for encouragement right now we are below negative temps so being in the basement is not conducive to life lol
Oh man so many moves! I do not envy that. Or your freezing temps. It has been "cold" for us Floridians but nothing like what is happening elsewhere! Having a deadline can be insanely stressful for sure, lets get it done!
Hi there! I'm glad you shared. It can be a challenge, but you'll do it! What type of light box do you use? Would love to buy one!! I currently use lights and a blank wall... would love to try the light box!! :)
Thanks for the support! My box is from B&H (amazon also has it) and it is the 6 foot box. I just have the white paper covering the silver inside.
I feel your pain. Im in the same boat as you.
Thank you for the support! Do it with me!!
I would love to follow your death pile journey!!
Yay thank you! Currently in my office taking photos today!!
got to say flipping is easier with the internet and all those auction and listing sites. been doing this before the internet craze started with word of mouth and newspaper ads
we definitely put our garage sale ads in the newspaper when I was a kid! my kids will never know those days.
You got this!! Im in the same boat. I went through my inventory and I was surprised at how much wasn’t actually listed 😭😭 and I went through my death pile and donated anything not worth listing if im only gonna make a few dollars
Thank you!! And I am confident I WILL get it done. I know myself and as soon as the sales pick up and things that I have had for literal years sell the day after listing I will get even more motivated. Just ready for the middle of the process versus being at the start.
Does your garage have air conditioning inside? Bc mine doesn't and im afraid to put stuff in there bc people say after a while with this florida heat the items get damaged and musty and then smell bad.
Our garage is very insulated. The goal isnt to keep inventory out there long term but even in the summer it isnt like other houses we have owned. Never had anything musty or damaged.
YES 🎉🎉🎉
thank you for watching!
I can soooo relate
Thank you 😅🥰
In the same fix. Trying hard to get motivated 🫤
The motivation is the hardest part. For me the sales will be the motivation but they wont come if we dont list the things. You got this!