I had a similar thing. I made the decision to stop buying items that needed a lot of processing to be listed (cleaning, repairing, lots of testing, even just too much research etc) because those are the items that end up taking up too much time that could be spent elsewhere. Also, those items often just end up in the ‘death pile’ and contribute to you feeling overwhelmed because there’s so much that you haven’t done. It made a massive difference. I still pick them up occasionally but they have to be interesting and have to give me significant profit otherwise it’s just not worth my time.
there's definately something in this. If time is limited and there is an abundance on stock then you can chose to be more picky. I don't pick up large items as I know that I'll struggle to store and pack. I don't generally pick up clothes because I hate listing them. Its great when you can be a bit choosy
I understand your challenges with part-time reselling, especially with a young family and working full time. Balancing your time can be tough, I made it worse when I started to do a house conversion from a bungalow to a dormer. I had no time at all then!. You’re doing a brilliant job managing this part-time. Including RUclips but it is always a good idea for a change. I’ve done the same, reviewing all the low-quality stock, removing around 50 items, and fine-tuning some aspects, set packing / listing days helps. Thanks for eveything you share and keep up the good work :)! Cheers, Ben
It’s tough doing both and working full time. Even harder trying to start out. I respect the grind. All that hard work pays off though. Keep up the brilliant videos 😊
Missed buddy, I'm glad you had a great holiday, and I hope you get sorted with everything else it sounds like you have talked it through with all the family moving forward. Keep up the great work
For a minute (looking at the tag pic) I thought you were going to stroll down the beach in your trunks, sipping southern comfort😂 (for those younger members there’s a classic southern comfort ad). We love watching you Ian, the master, trunks or not!
Glad you and family had a great holiday, Ian. Some good decisions here as you were "juggling a lot of balls"! ; I'm so glad that your family are supporting you and your Ebay business, which is clearly founded on a passion for toys. Suspect your sales will very shortly be accelerating skywards! Of course, if you get tired sitting editing, you could eventually sub contract that as well?! Hope you all have a fun week!
theyve always been behind my ebayying... now they want to get more involved. Yes I know a few of the other reseller youtubers have editors. not looked into it myself as I don't make enough off youtube to justify it really
I feel this bro, I’m right there with you, juggling work eBay RUclips and more is proper burnout territory.. glad you’ve made the change, excited for what’s to come. I also need to make some serious changes to juggle it all
Hi Ian Love your channel. I get that you believe the changes will help your business grow, which I guess raises the questions why are you growing it and where does it ultimate lead ?
Great question... and I don't know the answer to the end goal. I know that having more hands on deck will naturally produce some sort of growth (a lot of reselling is down to the time put in selling the every day grind). I think we'll find a new natural rhythem that will establish a new benchmark... and can then decide what to do from there. It's still planned to be very much a side income though
I had a lot of Tim two think while I was away too, I also need a change to my eBay but that’s just down to me making time and getting organised. If those diesel jeans are Larkees then they go for around £25-£30, if they are zathans or zatiny then you can bang another tenner onthem easy. Good luck with your eBay changes
A break from this crazy hobby is definitely needed at times. Balancing full-time work, family life, as well as your other pastimes really can be a bit daunting, particularly as eBay is seemingly becoming more and more needy as time progresses. You're spot on in saying even committing a decent amount of time to achieve the bare minimum can be fruitless, but hopefully with your family on board, things will become easier to juggle in no time. Looks like you had a great time away too. I'm guessing you found the Bideford shirts not too far from the "white town". 😁
yeah i had to put something in place. tbh its youtube that i'm finding is becoming more timeconsuming and that's taking the time out of ebay... but then its only me that can do the youtube side of things whereas others can come in and take on the ebay bits. Ha I love Bideford, great town!
I think I got a couple of those Bideford shirts last year when I went on holiday. We all go to Westward Ho every year, did you go to north Devon. The strange thing is that I always go to the big car boot in Bideford and then in the year that follows I have probably sold 10-15 things to people that live Bideford! Including some of the things I got from the car boot after coming all the way back to Herefordshire!
Ha perhaps they dump their shirts in every season then. Yeah we were up in North Devon for a bit. Ha strange that it goes back to bideford, I always love stuff like that
Great variety on your holidays pickups. If you're down Stroud way on bank holiday Monday, there's Victory Park carboot, Chalford carboot + the Stroud Yard Trail all on the same day :)
@@MasterofPieces Dursley car boot at Norman Hill on Saturday 7.30am, Southam car boot Cheltenham on Sunday 8am - behind the racecourse, Wotton car boot Sunday 1.30pm.
Ian have you tried to scheduling your listings to go on every day l have tried it and it seemed to work with me. Also the green Nike trainers they are screaming fake. Also are you going to ebay open in Sept?
this'll be something that we'll test. I've not scheduled listings before and just set them live. Ha I've not looked into the trainers beyond picking them up. Not sure about the ebay open tbh...
Sorry mate just tried to search you up see master if pieces and comes up a load for f definitely not you kinda people what’s your link or name on there?
I got like this a few years ago didn't do out about it and my eBay isn't a business anymore so make the changes you need ... Are you open to a trade for them mad ballz you give me a value you want and I will put a mystery box together for the value we agree on it you fancy it
just being honest here, why put so much effort into Socials? It's going to make you a fraction of the money if you were putting that time into ebay. Look, if you enjoy it, fair enough, but your doing it for clicks and likes, not for cash.
I've got people who are avaliable to help on the ebay side of things... but it's only me who can do the socials. I need to put my time where its best spent
@@MasterofPieces That's my point, is your time best spent on socials in an already saturated viewing market place? If it's not about the money and just enjoying yourself, I get it. I enjoy your content and have met you a couple times so good luck with it all.
I don't think you can discount the money from socials. RUclips contributes about 25% of my youtube/ebay profits and its been a pretty consistent return over the past 2 years. I also don't have enough consistant stock to keep me and someone else busy on ebay... thats why i'm thinking hand over the ebay to someone whos not distracted by youtube and I keep that steady youtube income stream going.
I think this is a very wise decision, it will help your eBay store progress and you will be less likely to suffer from burnout. Keep up the great work, I always enjoy watching your videos!
Personally it step back from RUclips and concentrate on your business,if anything RUclips is just creating needless competition 10000 other people looking for the same stuff you are and I wouldn’t give free postage when you are selling such low priced items.
I had a similar thing. I made the decision to stop buying items that needed a lot of processing to be listed (cleaning, repairing, lots of testing, even just too much research etc) because those are the items that end up taking up too much time that could be spent elsewhere. Also, those items often just end up in the ‘death pile’ and contribute to you feeling overwhelmed because there’s so much that you haven’t done.
It made a massive difference. I still pick them up occasionally but they have to be interesting and have to give me significant profit otherwise it’s just not worth my time.
there's definately something in this. If time is limited and there is an abundance on stock then you can chose to be more picky. I don't pick up large items as I know that I'll struggle to store and pack. I don't generally pick up clothes because I hate listing them. Its great when you can be a bit choosy
I understand your challenges with part-time reselling, especially with a young family and working full time. Balancing your time can be tough, I made it worse when I started to do a house conversion from a bungalow to a dormer. I had no time at all then!. You’re doing a brilliant job managing this part-time. Including RUclips but it is always a good idea for a change.
I’ve done the same, reviewing all the low-quality stock, removing around 50 items, and fine-tuning some aspects, set packing / listing days helps. Thanks for eveything you share and keep up the good work :)!
Cheers, Ben
really appreciate the message Ben... sounds like we're in a similar boat!
It’s tough doing both and working full time. Even harder trying to start out. I respect the grind. All that hard work pays off though. Keep up the brilliant videos 😊
Cheers Frank appreciate it
As always thanks for vids. What u say is true, will have to look at my list etc. take care regards Jason 🙂
No worries Jason :)
Missed you on here Ian ...fab video and good luck with the change
cheers Colin
Missed buddy, I'm glad you had a great holiday, and I hope you get sorted with everything else it sounds like you have talked it through with all the family moving forward. Keep up the great work
Yeah we'll give it a go and see how we get on
Great video buddy and great plan for both eBay and socials 🤘
nice one cheers dude
Great vid mate, glad you had a good trip in cornwall
cheers Marcus, yeah was lovely down there!!
For a minute (looking at the tag pic) I thought you were going to stroll down the beach in your trunks, sipping southern comfort😂 (for those younger members there’s a classic southern comfort ad). We love watching you Ian, the master, trunks or not!
ha didnt the bloke have glasses and a tash too?
Glad you had a nice holiday Ian 😊. And going forward your plan sounds great 👍
yeah excited about it panzer
Glad you and family had a great holiday, Ian. Some good decisions here as you were "juggling a lot of balls"! ; I'm so glad that your family are supporting you and your Ebay business, which is clearly founded on a passion for toys. Suspect your sales will very shortly be accelerating skywards! Of course, if you get tired sitting editing, you could eventually sub contract that as well?! Hope you all have a fun week!
theyve always been behind my ebayying... now they want to get more involved. Yes I know a few of the other reseller youtubers have editors. not looked into it myself as I don't make enough off youtube to justify it really
I feel this bro, I’m right there with you, juggling work eBay RUclips and more is proper burnout territory.. glad you’ve made the change, excited for what’s to come. I also need to make some serious changes to juggle it all
I've always seen ebay and youtube as a pendulum. When ones busy the other drops off. Both now though are requiring more and more time
@@MasterofPieces yeah I feel this. spot on my guy glad to have you back
Hi Ian Love your channel. I get that you believe the changes will help your business grow, which I guess raises the questions why are you growing it and where does it ultimate lead ?
Great question... and I don't know the answer to the end goal. I know that having more hands on deck will naturally produce some sort of growth (a lot of reselling is down to the time put in selling the every day grind). I think we'll find a new natural rhythem that will establish a new benchmark... and can then decide what to do from there. It's still planned to be very much a side income though
Glad you had a nice holiday mate
Was class and def needed
I had a lot of Tim two think while I was away too, I also need a change to my eBay but that’s just down to me making time and getting organised.
If those diesel jeans are Larkees then they go for around £25-£30, if they are zathans or zatiny then you can bang another tenner onthem easy.
Good luck with your eBay changes
always good to have a step back and an honest review. OH sweet ill look into those jeans more
A break from this crazy hobby is definitely needed at times. Balancing full-time work, family life, as well as your other pastimes really can be a bit daunting, particularly as eBay is seemingly becoming more and more needy as time progresses. You're spot on in saying even committing a decent amount of time to achieve the bare minimum can be fruitless, but hopefully with your family on board, things will become easier to juggle in no time. Looks like you had a great time away too. I'm guessing you found the Bideford shirts not too far from the "white town". 😁
yeah i had to put something in place. tbh its youtube that i'm finding is becoming more timeconsuming and that's taking the time out of ebay... but then its only me that can do the youtube side of things whereas others can come in and take on the ebay bits. Ha I love Bideford, great town!
great buy on the madballs, great idea to improve your business - change is always good to do
Agree, you've got to adapt to the situation that you're facing. Ha those mad balls are cool, never seen them before!!
Love froggy, love this channel and love mad balls!
Froggy is class. How he finds all those cool toys is unbelievable
I think I got a couple of those Bideford shirts last year when I went on holiday. We all go to Westward Ho every year, did you go to north Devon. The strange thing is that I always go to the big car boot in Bideford and then in the year that follows I have probably sold 10-15 things to people that live Bideford! Including some of the things I got from the car boot after coming all the way back to Herefordshire!
Ha perhaps they dump their shirts in every season then. Yeah we were up in North Devon for a bit. Ha strange that it goes back to bideford, I always love stuff like that
Great variety on your holidays pickups. If you're down Stroud way on bank holiday Monday, there's Victory Park carboot, Chalford carboot + the Stroud Yard Trail all on the same day :)
yeah i'll be heading back there over the back holiday. cheers for the victory park/chalford tip, had no luck in victory park last time mind
@@MasterofPieces yeah Victory can be quite hit and miss, sellers arrive from 7am and buyers are already there at that time
Know if there's anything going on this weekend?
@@MasterofPieces Dursley car boot at Norman Hill on Saturday 7.30am, Southam car boot Cheltenham on Sunday 8am - behind the racecourse, Wotton car boot Sunday 1.30pm.
Airfix lifeboat only just come out ian,what a bargin
oh sweet, didnt know that
Great video Ian, thank you. Have you got a PO Box address or similar? I’ve got some bits I’d like to send for your collection
nah not got a PO box mate. drop me a message on instagram :)
Good plan
Got to put time/energy where its best used!!
A busman’s holiday then !
ha yeah... but only the fun part!!
So your family is going to do the boring stuff and you’ll concentrate on the fun stuff…genius ! I’m not at all jealous ! 😂
Ha don't say it too loud... they might hear!!!
Nice one Ian. Where did you go on Holiday? Devon?
a week in cornwall then Devon. love it down there
@@MasterofPieces same mate. We were in Croyde N Devon a couple of weeks ago. I'd move there in a heartbeat if I could!
If you have inpost it's £4.22 for a monopoly . Every little helps
ah nice, yeah i just do everything through Royal Mail and theyre not the cheapest
Ian have you tried to scheduling your listings to go on every day l have tried it and it seemed to work with me. Also the green Nike trainers they are screaming fake. Also are you going to ebay open in Sept?
this'll be something that we'll test. I've not scheduled listings before and just set them live. Ha I've not looked into the trainers beyond picking them up. Not sure about the ebay open tbh...
Would you be interested in a rather large mighty max collection?
Absolutely!! I used to love mighty max back in the day. Drop me a message on Instagram, would love to see it :)
I’ll have to follow you but unsure what my name is but you’ll see it 🤣👌
Sorry mate just tried to search you up see master if pieces and comes up a load for f definitely not you kinda people what’s your link or name on there?
😂😂... its 'themasterofpieces'. Should have the same profile picture as on here
Does bringing ppl in to do work on your ebay side not hit your profits when you then have to pay those ppl?
It would if I paid them 😜
With free postage, how do you deal with returns for items where they just changed their mind? You'll have no option not to refund the postage.
Could you not just partial refund it?
@@MasterofPieces Maybe it's just my private account, but I don't have that option.
I got like this a few years ago didn't do out about it and my eBay isn't a business anymore so make the changes you need ... Are you open to a trade for them mad ballz you give me a value you want and I will put a mystery box together for the value we agree on it you fancy it
I'll probably stick them on ebay tbh and see how they go
@@MasterofPieces no bother I will bid em anyways
Nice
Cheers :). First comment #winner 🏆
just being honest here, why put so much effort into Socials? It's going to make you a fraction of the money if you were putting that time into ebay. Look, if you enjoy it, fair enough, but your doing it for clicks and likes, not for cash.
I've got people who are avaliable to help on the ebay side of things... but it's only me who can do the socials. I need to put my time where its best spent
@@MasterofPieces That's my point, is your time best spent on socials in an already saturated viewing market place? If it's not about the money and just enjoying yourself, I get it. I enjoy your content and have met you a couple times so good luck with it all.
I don't think you can discount the money from socials. RUclips contributes about 25% of my youtube/ebay profits and its been a pretty consistent return over the past 2 years. I also don't have enough consistant stock to keep me and someone else busy on ebay... thats why i'm thinking hand over the ebay to someone whos not distracted by youtube and I keep that steady youtube income stream going.
I live in bideford lol
You've got some good chazzas there!!... want to buy a football shirt 😂
Lol@@MasterofPieces
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yeah i'll be heading back there over the back holiday. cheers for the victory park/chalford tip, had no luck in victory park last time mind
@@MasterofPieces Huh ? 🍺👍🏻
haha soz spud, was replying to another comment. always love a pint and a thumbs up :)
@@MasterofPieces 🍺👍🏻
I think this is a very wise decision, it will help your eBay store progress and you will be less likely to suffer from burnout.
Keep up the great work, I always enjoy watching your videos!
Hoping so Liam 👌. Cheers mate
Personally it step back from RUclips and concentrate on your business,if anything RUclips is just creating needless competition 10000 other people looking for the same stuff you are and I wouldn’t give free postage when you are selling such low priced items.
Wouldnt say its all low price and item cost is always low.We're adjusting the item price to compensate for the free post.
England top is worthless because of kane on back 😂😂
ha i thought someone may have donated it in anger after the euros tbh
Not nice when you offer someone something and they ignore you is it Ian !
Sorry if I've missed your message Steven.... like I said I'm trying to make more time for socials
It was months ago not to worry