I love the fact you are willing to share your mistakes - proves you are human :) I had a FedEx label included with USPS items and the carrier notified me of my mistake and I then took it to FedEx office.
Had an amazing flip from this weekends sales. Bought a NASCAR Diecast for $5 and it happened to be a super rare sought after model. Sold for $200 within 4 hours of listing.
I've had good luck with vintage laptops. Bought an old HP one with windows 3.1 had a built-in pop out mouse. But it also had all original items, sold for $280. Got it for $10.
Pro tip with selling boxes... I had this logistics problem with sending empty computer server boxes so I put one cd inside the box and shipped it media mail .. worked like a charm and only took about 8 days for a long distance 😆💿
I had a busy Monday morning of shipping a few weeks ago. Dropped it off at the post office, ran a few errands. Got home a couple hours later and found a lone label sitting on my shipping counter 🤦🏻♀️ It was a $50 pair of jeans. I ran back to my PO and a lady at the counter I didn’t recognize started saying similar stuff as you... oh it’ll go to the regional office or get returned to sender. I’m like, how will they return to sender with no label? And it’s been only a couple hours, why would you send it off to another facility? I knew she didn’t know what she was talking about. Finally, another worker came up - one I knew very well and was friendly with. I asked her about it. She was like - Oh, I thought that might have been yours when I saw you drop off your stack. Here it is! And she pulled it from under the counter. Crisis averted, but I learned to never just take the word of the first person I speak to
Trump just put a new person as national postmaster General and he's put up a whole bunch of new things to be done with the mail, and that's probably what helped affect the mail in ballots for the election? Well. The goal is to get mail clear across the nation 95% within 5 days. But of course you know that's not happening just yet.
Don’t throw out the Elder Scrolls! Save it and offer it as “free gift” with purchase of another game in same genre. Price to reflect cost of both games. Offer the deer on FB market place but make it an “incognito” listing. Shipping that would be outrageous anyway!
Dude- that video game haul of yours was genius. I’ve never focused on gaming, at all, buuuut have recently started to work it into my focus after seeing the killing you’ve been making on resales. That’s exactly why I watch your channel...even as a seasoned Top Seller there is always more to learn. Thanks Tornado & keep ‘em coming!
Thanks man! I try to research at least one new category per week. I didnt really know much about video games when I bought the lot but I knew I couldn't lose money. Almost at 2k in profit and I havent even listed it all yet.
I hate that happened about the package. I always take my packages to USPS personally because I fear them not getting scanned! I use to get overcharged on shipping when I did porch pickup with USPS. Then once I started taking them into the place personally those extra charges stopped. - Hoping you magically find your lost package! - Loved the video!
If it’s illegal to sell them you may be able to get the store to take it back. I bought a pair of Gucci shoes that turned out to be fake and once I mentioned that it was illegal for them to sell them to me they gave me my money back
Hey Josh, I Almost gave a box to my postal carrier without a label. He usually scans it. When I take stuff to the post office I usually tell them to scan when they have time, especially when they are busy. I don't waste paper on a receipt. I trust them. ALSO, I'm glad you looked up the illegal deer sale. I have seen some types of deer that are illegal and some that are not. Thank you for showing us how you packed the tennis racket with 2 Priority mail boxes. I wasn't sure that you could merge 2 boxes of USPS boxes. I bought a 1932 train set at an estate sale for $50, it wasn't in good shape and NO ONE wants it. I also bought a $40 movie project from a neighbor garage sale and did not make sure it was working. The bulb was out and I spent $20 on a new bulb but it got SO HOT, that I was afraid it would burst.
Wish I could find shoes in that good of condition. Thrift stores in my area sell shoes that should have been tossed. GW had a pair of Nike's for $35 that looked like somebody just cut the grass in them.
I would send an inquiry to the PO box in Atlanta that they gave you. The USPS has long had a "dead letter office", but the place undeliverable packages go is called the "nixie" department, or at least it was during the decade i worked for the USPS. Where you have a major advantage is that you have good photographs of the actual item. Send them an email with printed photos of the item from several angles and as much detailed description as you can give, including the date you accidentally gave it to the mail man, the dimensions/description of the box (if possible) and the proportions of the piece. Include your phone number and email address, in case they can contact you more quickly electronically. If they are able to locate it(it happens!), they will likely return the item to you with postage due, but even if they charge you $20 for that, you can still recoup your fees by selling it for $75. Yes, you will have lowered profit, but it won't be a total bust. On the issue of the substitute guy, people have no idea the hideous levels of pressure under which most mail carriers work. It can be physically grueling, and all that is spiced up with the surprise element of aggressive dogs or random people on the street. Even if I feel they are not doing the best job or even a basic minimum, my default is to try to look kindly upon them, perhaps especially the substitutes. It may be difficult for the regular carrier to do their extraordinary workload in 40 hours, but it will be impossible for a relief carrier to do the same work in the same time, because they don't have the route memorized. Their days are LONG, especially in temperature extremes. It's a tough job, and the public is indebted to them. By the way, I worked in a huge processing center, and I wasn't a carrier, so I wasn't even the same craft as letter carriers, so I'm not being defensive. I love your videos, and I know you're a kind person, so I hoped my perspective could help you have a kind view of the carrier, even if he didn't do what he was supposed to. Kindness is never the wrong response, and our world needs more of that, frankly. I enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work!
I was told by one of my moms friends who has been doing ebay for almost 20 years said with her experience, jeans sold really good, especially when she can sale internationally and named brand stuff.
New sub, your storage system makes me feel sooooo much better. Drives my wife nuts looking for a game in a 22 gal tote..............."I know it's in here somewhere"
I love your videos! Some how your videos got on my feed and you got me into thrifting. Lol started my eBay store two months ago and it is so much fun to see what you can find at the thrift store. I buy nothing but printer ink at the store. No one picks them up. What a gold mine!!! And I bought 6 ravensburger games and puzzles not open! For 2 dollars a piece!!!
Atlanta Georgia is the mail recovery center for the entire US. Basically anything goes there after the post office gives up on it, which takes a bit. Atlanta ditches it quickly if there's no paperwork on the inside indicating an owner.
So I've used "sell one like this" and didn't know, and missed the free shipping. And I have listed things where it reverted to free shipping so watch that. I've also bought vacuum filters and had them listed foreva. If not lotted it is a bust. I've not bought a deer head but I get the risk. Sell a t-shirt for $250 and give a way a free deer 😉. Nice video. Very well rounded with info, shipping, shopping and uh ohs.
I hardly ever do free shipping but have learned that I have to check my listings frequently for some reason eBay decides I should have free shipping. I have had to change all my listings back to include shipping several times, Definetly keep an eye on your listings... eBay tries to change it for you even if you don't want it changed.
That hard hat story made my heart race! What a bummer! I just made a video about something similar with USPS not scanning packages at pickup and taking two Amazon delivery packages from our porch on two separate occasions! So frustrating!
Here in SC, just leaving them ice cold bottled water will get you favors. A couple of times a week I take a frozen bottle of water, wrap it in a paper towel and put it in the mailbox for my postal person. I rarely have a problem. :)
I've thought about doing this but oddly enough I never have the same postal carrier. It seems like every week they alternate, never had that anywhere else I've lived. I do like the bottled water idea for the summer, though!
You are right he should have scanned the package at your home. When my PO needs to be re-educated I always threaten to call the DC main office. Try it it works. If nothing else you can ask them to open a case to find the package.
I was thinking same thing. If its illegal he should be able to take it back and get his money back. NOT CREDIT!!! Sounds like sale should not have happened in the first place.
One of my local thrifts every shoe worth reselling is always missing laces in one shoe. I am fairly sure its either an employee or another reseller that does it so they don't sell and they can get them at half price day.
The USPS opened a large box I sent and with promise it was going to be shipped to me it wasn't. It's called theft. I would have paid any shipping issues. They don't care and I didn't believe their story.
We had a problem w our carrier in the apts where I live. I searched the Post Master General. Holy crap, I got AMAZING results. She got on the big boss of this carrier. I rcvd phone calls, then a nice letter profusely apologizing for her behavior! My point is, if you don’t get anywhere w the immediate supers at your local PO, an email to the top top yielded super results for me/us.
Hey Josh. Mose wants no parts of that deer mount 😂. You can't sell it but you sure could do a trade up deal. It's more than one way to skin a cat. Love your videos keep them coming.
Legal here in Ohio only endangered critters are on the sales ban list bought a baboon several years ago at an estate auction but of coarse the girlfriend freaked out and nearly brained me since I’d put it temporarily on the dining table and went to bed. My better half discovered it that night she got up for a late night snack and wasn’t aware of the baboon sitting on our dinning table in an aggressive pose. Oh my the screaming and utter terrible shrieking noises that gal made jerking me bodily out of bed was just astonishing.
Our kitchen flooded last year. Dishwasher was to blame and we even were awarded our deductible as whirlpool was at fault! Our homeowners was great and even bought us lots of take out meals.
I work for the post office. And that's unfortunately how it goes when we get packages with no labels on them. Depending on how busy the office is and how often they clear out unlabeled packages, it can sit there for a couple of weeks, or it can be sent to the recovery center in a matter of days. And yes unfortunately, not all the mail carriers will scan packages when they pick them up. Did you ever get the helmet back?.
Make sure to get your items scanned and get a receipt for them. Doesn’t matter the shipping company…UPS, Fed Ex, regular mail… to stop things from getting accidentally shipped.
I thought my city was the only one dumb enough with the Post Office that makes you open up 2 set of doors to bring your packages in. It's hard to believe that in a business that deals 90% with customers bringing in mail versus taking it out that their doors aren't push to enter. It's frustrating as hell when you have your hands full.
I feel for you on the flooding ...ours did that last year a line broke up underneath the sink in the middle the night and we did not know it ...we woke up to get out of bed to step in 3”of water the entire house flooring was flooded they had to take everything up in all of the rooms well except one bathroom and a back room but the rest of the whole house was flooded that was a total disaster and mess... Plus thank you for sharing your information
That's crazy Josh. A week ago, our water heater which is above the garage leaked all over the garage. The next day we were having a new water heater installed and a piped burst in our house. Ruined a large portion of our laminate floor. Insurance is paying for a new floor. So I know the pain. Our house is looking just like yours. Good luck on the new flooring.
Wow I’m really going to have to start paying attention to more items at Goodwill instead of just passing things by. You’re selling all kind of things and making good money. Subscribed😊
I am at about two weeks along. Learning a lot from you and other vloggers. 70 items listed, 10 sold, 15 items sourced today to list (that I never planned to source today LOL), and 135 DVD's I also sourced today that need to be listed also. I am debating how many I should list due to the limitations of new account. 1 Item sourced with damage I didn't see that I won't list, along with 1 counterfeit Armani Jacket that I can't list. LOL Woops! I thought about taking it back to the thrift store I won't name because they didn't do it on purpose but honestly, it is kinda nice jacket. Think I might keep it. LOL
A power adapter is in itself not a medical device They can potentially be (and often are) used to power literally anything that matches it's voltage and current specs. I do this all the time when I have a project that needs power, and don't have an adapter. So I'd think these should be legal to sell separate from the medical device it originally came with. Great channel, BTW.
Josh, I'm local to you and I have been to a number of local auction where the auction made it very clear to everyone "we are selling you a piece of wood. Anything attached to it is yours for free. We are only selling you the wood." Not sure how sketchy that actually is or if all auctioner's would do that. You could contact one or two and see what they say.
Something you can do to increase the chances that you will eventually get your package back is to enclose that "Thank You" card inside every box before you seal it up - as long as your card has identifying address information. Something to consider the next time you have those cards printed up. Mine has a website address, but I can't see the post office trying that hard to find me. After seeing your experience I'm going to have my address put on the next batch I order.
Hello Hairy Josh, your package will be at the next USPS Postal Auction held in Atlanta off Fulton Industral Blvd which is west of Atlanta on I-20. I had this happen once and 3 days later I asked about it and they handed it back to me. Do you put a packing slip inside your orders? The will look for info inside the package so it can be returned to the shipper. Good luck!! Donald
Josh those socket looking things that you got in your package they are spark plug sockets for small engine or lawn mower because you can use either side of the socket....
I just happened to see the sign at counter that said they do not except FedEx and Ups packages. Who would think they could drop off other shippers packages there? Lol! Its sad signs need to be made for things like that. Great video and informative as usual
RE: package with no label....this is what happens when you don't include a packing slip with your packages....yes 99.9% of the time there will be no problem sending with no packing slip but when a problem does come up, it will always be on a high price item...never on a $5.00 item
Count me as one of the former people that didn't realize empty boxes sell. I have collected boardgame boxes but usually to replace ones I already have that are damaged. Never thought to just sell empty boxes unless antique and known collector value.
So do people buy the box to put that item that they already have into the box to sell because it's of more value if it's in the box? Is that how it works?
Hey! Harry Tornado! You gotta ship out those console boxes flat! You pay first class and it’s super cheap overall. Don’t bubble wrap them and risk them getting damaged!
Two days ago I dropped off a package to a shipping depo. I dropped two more packages with that one, those were shipped out and have been delivered and/or in transit. Though, one of them still just says a shipping label was created. I’m fairly sure I saw the box in the depo yesterday but I didn’t want to look suspicious by looking deep into it.
Was going to say! They should scan in on pick-up and leave a note saying no label. We're in GA and our USPS is the WORST! Such bad attitudes for having to do their job! They will not even pick up. When they have to deliver have caught them throwing packages at our front door. I have family and friends that work for USPS and they all laugh about the fact no one ever gets fired from USPS.
Dang Harry your inventory is all over the place like mine. Glad to see I'm not the only one🤣🤣🤣👍 I always take mine to the post office and get the receipt. Because this happened to me before
19:00 This is why I drop packages off myself. I trust myself more than any postal worker. I want to handle my packages as far through to process as possible.
Hey, I forgot to ask you, have you ever asked your goodwill or other thrift stores if they have a veterans sale day? our goodwill has 25% off on Thursday's. It really saves a good bit.
Thanks for your content! Thanks to this vid I was able to spot and pick up a new bright battery and charger at goodwill yesterday day that I can flip for $17 profit.
Josh, fellow eBayer and postal carrier. You are 100% correct to feel upset. they should be scanning your packages pre paid acceptance or using a scan sheet as they put your pick up in the rig. Should have been really obvious there’s one with no label. When we get back to office, the carriers typically have to sort their own outgoing packages by in state or out of state, and then priority / first class / media mail. So the package should have been caught then if not sooner. And I agree the office should have done a 10 day hold before sending to the dead mail center. Try writing a letter and describing what the package looked like, maybe even size/dimensions if you could figure it out, and then include what the item was in case they open the packages. Hope it turns up! Such a bummer for a big sale item
@11:10 That's how I feel every time I try to get something out of my closet since I am running my store out of 1 bedroom that I also work and sleep in. I'm always like.. "AAARGHHH.. GET ALL THIS STUFF OUT OF MY WAY!"
Did you ever find that hat?! 😂🤣 Here in the UK, when they come for a pick up of boxes, they scan each one and give you a receipt with how many boxes they're taking... Apparently just like in the USA... But your pick up guy 'failed' at that task 🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ Just your luck. Oh dear 😂🤣
My husband has many taxidermy heads and I was pretty sure you couldn't sell them in SC legally. Not sure why.....but, you know, South Carolina! Hope you can sell it in GA.
I work for the post office. Our office does send them straight to the Atlanta Mail Recovery Center. The online site USPS.com has an option to do a mrc search. It can be a slow process but if they have it they will return it to you.
A known issue if you upload a listing from the mobile EBay app it can and will switch your shipping to free shipping. This has been a problem and EBay has not addressed it as far as I know.
Yes, I believe the USPS carrier is supposed to scan the packages as soon as they pick them up. Our postal person always scans everything while loading them on to the truck. However, many temporary carriers fail to scan the packages. I am wondering if you had a packing slip inside the missing package. Would USPS open the package to see if there is any indication of who is the sender? Good luck with the search. -Steven
Yes they are supposed to but this guy never does. Ive literally handed him a $10 bill with my packages and said "please make sure to scan these immediately" and when I looked back he was just throwing them in the back without scanning. It's very frustrating.
This would be my first time to list some stuff in eBay because I am gated on them on Amazon. My question is how to list them free shipping when I dont know how much the shipping will cost? How do you consider shipping cost when pricing something?
Josh- I am a retired Postmaster. Your package probably got sent to the dead letter office or the Mail Recovery Center (MRC) as it is now called. That's where all mail is sent if it can't be delivered or returned to sender due to no label or a damaged label. You can put in a request for a package search at the MRC here: www.usps.com/help/missing-mail.htm There is no guarantee that it will be found and it may take months, but that is how you can try to retrieve the item. They do open the mail sent there in hopes that an address is inside. If not, they keep the item for a predetermined amount of time before it is sold or destroyed.
@@HairyTornado I'm not sure where they sell the items, but they are located in Atlanta. I'm just getting to the part of the video where you are talking about what they told you! They aren't lying, you can't call there...we couldn't even call them. I know when I needed to sell stuff for my office, they had me use govdeals.com to list them on. I hope you are able to recover it, I think it might be an unusual item that would be easy to recover.
The fill ins are usually pushed pretty hard, at least they were when I carried mail. Did he not do his job appropriately...no. Was he probably behind and skipped a step...yep. Rules are nothing is left in the station at night unless it is hold nail or left notice mail. Carried mail in NC and lost stuff went to Hot-lanta
Hey Josh, I have a Traxxas Rustler RC Car & the cover part is held by mini Cotter Pins...Didnt know they made them that small...anyhoo...Great sales Bud!
You so lucky to find shoes in very good condition for this price! I go to savers sometimes and shoes like that they priced for $24 or $30 DOLLARS! I don't know why goodwill and savers are so expensive in AZ
I've started watching videos of people selling on eBay by going to garage sells and thrift stores. I'm really liking it and I think I'd love to do this one day. But also, if it was illegal, wouldn't Salvation Army get in trouble for selling that deer head?
Wow your right, well I mean not 1000 to mount one but definitely 500-600 bucks just for the mount price, let us know how u do with the deer wherever you sell it
18:00 USPS has NO customer service for anything like that. It’s not that hard for them to help. They just don’t ! I’m missing a record I bought from Mercari and probably will never get it. There’s absolutely NO recourse or steps for me to take. They just don’t GAF.
You mimicked my exact complaint about the Mail Drivers! Just had a rather large package go out last Monday and they never scanned it. Finally popped up in IA and is now going to take another week to get to WA where it was heading. They should scan every package they pick up, when the pick it up. I think I'm going to make sure our carrier person does this from now on. That stinks about your missing item, hope it comes back to you!
I literally have a customer sending me hate emails right now (like, they’re emailing me 8+ times a day to articulate how much they hate me) because they ordered something on the 18th & USPS didn’t scan it or start shipping it until the 23rd. I tried to explain to the buyer that I created the label & delivered their package to the PO on the 19th but they insist “that is impossible. USPS would never delay scanning or shipping a package. That is just an excuse unprofessional sellers like me use”. ....soooooooooo frustrating. Oh well- I was getting tired of that 100% positive feedback rating anyway, lol
I have just had two packages priority mail delayed by 2 days because they did not scan the items. When I called them they told me they would be scanned tonight. Buyer left me 4 star rating because of this very same reasoning...the USPS would be er do this...I'm here to tell you they do and they are blaming it on being short handed.
You’d think that if it’s illegal to sell something, that would include thrift stores. I’ve purchased fake handbags that I didn’t know were fake until I got home and researched. Then had to take them back and be a Karen about it to get the return. Illegal should mean illegal for all. Apparently not. Good luck with whatever you do. Just found you and you have some interesting videos. Thanks for the content!
I love the fact you are willing to share your mistakes - proves you are human :) I had a FedEx label included with USPS items and the carrier notified me of my mistake and I then took it to FedEx office.
Had an amazing flip from this weekends sales. Bought a NASCAR Diecast for $5 and it happened to be a super rare sought after model. Sold for $200 within 4 hours of listing.
Woohoo! Awesome!
Shake and bake
That’s badass
Sooooo which diecast was it in case I come across one?😉
I've had good luck with vintage laptops. Bought an old HP one with windows 3.1 had a built-in pop out mouse. But it also had all original items, sold for $280. Got it for $10.
Pro tip with selling boxes... I had this logistics problem with sending empty computer server boxes so I put one cd inside the box and shipped it media mail .. worked like a charm and only took about 8 days for a long distance 😆💿
Playing the media mail game will always work like a charm!
I had a busy Monday morning of shipping a few weeks ago. Dropped it off at the post office, ran a few errands. Got home a couple hours later and found a lone label sitting on my shipping counter 🤦🏻♀️ It was a $50 pair of jeans. I ran back to my PO and a lady at the counter I didn’t recognize started saying similar stuff as you... oh it’ll go to the regional office or get returned to sender. I’m like, how will they return to sender with no label? And it’s been only a couple hours, why would you send it off to another facility? I knew she didn’t know what she was talking about. Finally, another worker came up - one I knew very well and was friendly with. I asked her about it. She was like - Oh, I thought that might have been yours when I saw you drop off your stack. Here it is! And she pulled it from under the counter. Crisis averted, but I learned to never just take the word of the first person I speak to
That's why it is so important to make relationships with workers. If they dont know you, they couldnt care less
Q: What's a 7 letter word for government worker? A: Asshole.
Trump just put a new person as national postmaster General and he's put up a whole bunch of new things to be done with the mail, and that's probably what helped affect the mail in ballots for the election? Well. The goal is to get mail clear across the nation 95% within 5 days. But of course you know that's not happening just yet.
Don’t throw out the Elder Scrolls! Save it and offer it as “free gift” with purchase of another game in same genre. Price to reflect cost of both games. Offer the deer on FB market place but make it an “incognito” listing. Shipping that would be outrageous anyway!
Dude- that video game haul of yours was genius. I’ve never focused on gaming, at all, buuuut have recently started to work it into my focus after seeing the killing you’ve been making on resales. That’s exactly why I watch your channel...even as a seasoned Top Seller there is always more to learn. Thanks Tornado & keep ‘em coming!
Thanks man! I try to research at least one new category per week. I didnt really know much about video games when I bought the lot but I knew I couldn't lose money. Almost at 2k in profit and I havent even listed it all yet.
Golf putters might be selling well for mini golf because of the grody ones at the course. That deer is for use in the carpool lane
The time-lapse of you packing the items was awesome! It was so helpful. Thanks!
I hate that happened about the package. I always take my packages to USPS personally because I fear them not getting scanned! I use to get overcharged on shipping when I did porch pickup with USPS. Then once I started taking them into the place personally those extra charges stopped. - Hoping you magically find your lost package! - Loved the video!
Josh you are so full of energy and unrelentingly positive, I love it. Inspiring :)
Oh my! You had me cracking up with the dog and deer head! Thanks for the laugh!
I like that 1. You’re human and make mistakes, 2. How you addressed it with usps systems/people. Thanks!
If it’s illegal to sell them you may be able to get the store to take it back. I bought a pair of Gucci shoes that turned out to be fake and once I mentioned that it was illegal for them to sell them to me they gave me my money back
Very good point! They don’t want to get in trouble either
Daisy I returned them for my money back
Dollar tree sells knock offs of perfumes all the time. They just change names of them.
I own original gucci shoes are they alloud to sell on ebay?
@@vladimirputinski9931 absolutely, just make sure they are real
Hey Josh, I Almost gave a box to my postal carrier without a label. He usually scans it. When I take stuff to the post office I usually tell them to scan when they have time, especially when they are busy. I don't waste paper on a receipt. I trust them. ALSO, I'm glad you looked up the illegal deer sale. I have seen some types of deer that are illegal and some that are not. Thank you for showing us how you packed the tennis racket with 2 Priority mail boxes. I wasn't sure that you could merge 2 boxes of USPS boxes. I bought a 1932 train set at an estate sale for $50, it wasn't in good shape and NO ONE wants it. I also bought a $40 movie project from a neighbor garage sale and did not make sure it was working. The bulb was out and I spent $20 on a new bulb but it got SO HOT, that I was afraid it would burst.
Those are wrenches for plumbing valves, like the ones to a tub faucet.
Can be used for a water heater too
Wish I could find shoes in that good of condition. Thrift stores in my area sell shoes that should have been tossed. GW had a pair of Nike's for $35 that looked like somebody just cut the grass in them.
You’re close to the NC border. Throw it up on Charlotte’s FBM and set the meet up at Carowinds
I would follow this gentleman's advice. You could make a good return on the deer head.
Bout the same distance to Atlanta or Augusta or Savannah. Is it illegal to sell deer heads there?
I would send an inquiry to the PO box in Atlanta that they gave you. The USPS has long had a "dead letter office", but the place undeliverable packages go is called the "nixie" department, or at least it was during the decade i worked for the USPS. Where you have a major advantage is that you have good photographs of the actual item. Send them an email with printed photos of the item from several angles and as much detailed description as you can give, including the date you accidentally gave it to the mail man, the dimensions/description of the box (if possible) and the proportions of the piece. Include your phone number and email address, in case they can contact you more quickly electronically. If they are able to locate it(it happens!), they will likely return the item to you with postage due, but even if they charge you $20 for that, you can still recoup your fees by selling it for $75. Yes, you will have lowered profit, but it won't be a total bust. On the issue of the substitute guy, people have no idea the hideous levels of pressure under which most mail carriers work. It can be physically grueling, and all that is spiced up with the surprise element of aggressive dogs or random people on the street. Even if I feel they are not doing the best job or even a basic minimum, my default is to try to look kindly upon them, perhaps especially the substitutes. It may be difficult for the regular carrier to do their extraordinary workload in 40 hours, but it will be impossible for a relief carrier to do the same work in the same time, because they don't have the route memorized. Their days are LONG, especially in temperature extremes. It's a tough job, and the public is indebted to them. By the way, I worked in a huge processing center, and I wasn't a carrier, so I wasn't even the same craft as letter carriers, so I'm not being defensive. I love your videos, and I know you're a kind person, so I hoped my perspective could help you have a kind view of the carrier, even if he didn't do what he was supposed to. Kindness is never the wrong response, and our world needs more of that, frankly. I enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work!
If you can't sell a Deer head, then Goodwill can not either. Just take it back. they made an illegal transaction.
That’s a very good point! Did you listen to her and take it back Josh?
VERY good point!..i would have
I thought the same thing 👍
When your doggie drops a dookie on your bed, remember the deer head scare! :-)
I was told by one of my moms friends who has been doing ebay for almost 20 years said with her experience, jeans sold really good, especially when she can sale internationally and named brand stuff.
Thanks for the transparency because I am learning the good and bad from you. Sorry you had such a rough weekend.
New sub, your storage system makes me feel sooooo much better. Drives my wife nuts looking for a game in a 22 gal tote..............."I know it's in here somewhere"
I love your videos! Some how your videos got on my feed and you got me into thrifting. Lol started my eBay store two months ago and it is so much fun to see what you can find at the thrift store. I buy nothing but printer ink at the store. No one picks them up. What a gold mine!!! And I bought 6 ravensburger games and puzzles not open! For 2 dollars a piece!!!
Atlanta Georgia is the mail recovery center for the entire US. Basically anything goes there after the post office gives up on it, which takes a bit. Atlanta ditches it quickly if there's no paperwork on the inside indicating an owner.
Your dog!! 😂 he was not liking that deer head.
Your voice is ASMR ish!! I can watch the whole video and not get annoyed!!! Good stuff!!! Love watching!
Thank you!
So I've used "sell one like this" and didn't know, and missed the free shipping. And I have listed things where it reverted to free shipping so watch that. I've also bought vacuum filters and had them listed foreva. If not lotted it is a bust. I've not bought a deer head but I get the risk. Sell a t-shirt for $250 and give a way a free deer 😉. Nice video. Very well rounded with info, shipping, shopping and uh ohs.
I hardly ever do free shipping but have learned that I have to check my listings frequently for some reason eBay decides I should have free shipping. I have had to change all my listings back to include shipping several times, Definetly keep an eye on your listings... eBay tries to change it for you even if you don't want it changed.
Maybe have a drawing to win a trail cam and add the deer head in free? That seems like it could go to the NRA Club. 🤭
I called the post office but their mailbox was full...
Oh the irony.
...literally laughed out loud to this comment. Niiiice, lol
probably why she gave and mailing address, they dont answer
That hard hat story made my heart race! What a bummer! I just made a video about something similar with USPS not scanning packages at pickup and taking two Amazon delivery packages from our porch on two separate occasions! So frustrating!
O man that was a surprise how Mose reacted. He's like Nope, I'm out.
Dont forget to tip your mail carrier around Christmas. Trust me they will love you. They will go the extra mile for you.
Here in SC, just leaving them ice cold bottled water will get you favors. A couple of times a week I take a frozen bottle of water, wrap it in a paper towel and put it in the mailbox for my postal person. I rarely have a problem. :)
I've thought about doing this but oddly enough I never have the same postal carrier. It seems like every week they alternate, never had that anywhere else I've lived. I do like the bottled water idea for the summer, though!
Actually I looked into giving my mail carrier a gift card at Christmas time but they have rules that forbid them accepting anything.
@@tstuff trust me they will accept your gift.
You are right he should have scanned the package at your home. When my PO needs to be re-educated I always threaten to call the DC main office. Try it it works. If nothing else you can ask them to open a case to find the package.
If it’s illegal to sell in your state, I bet you can convince the SA manager to accept a return. They illegally sold you the item.
I was thinking same thing. If its illegal he should be able to take it back and get his money back. NOT CREDIT!!! Sounds like sale should not have happened in the first place.
Perhaps there's an exception in the law for a sale for charitable purposes.
One of my local thrifts every shoe worth reselling is always missing laces in one shoe. I am fairly sure its either an employee or another reseller that does it so they don't sell and they can get them at half price day.
The USPS opened a large box I sent and with promise it was going to be shipped to me it wasn't. It's called theft. I would have paid any shipping issues. They don't care and I didn't believe their story.
We had a problem w our carrier in the apts where I live. I searched the Post Master General. Holy crap, I got AMAZING results. She got on the big boss of this carrier. I rcvd phone calls, then a nice letter profusely apologizing for her behavior! My point is, if you don’t get anywhere w the immediate supers at your local PO, an email to the top top yielded super results for me/us.
Your dog and the deer head was funny! Lol. Leslye
Hey Josh. Mose wants no parts of that deer mount 😂. You can't sell it but you sure could do a trade up deal. It's more than one way to skin a cat. Love your videos keep them coming.
Legal here in Ohio only endangered critters are on the sales ban list bought a baboon several years ago at an estate auction but of coarse the girlfriend freaked out and nearly brained me since I’d put it temporarily on the dining table and went to bed. My better half discovered it that night she got up for a late night snack and wasn’t aware of the baboon sitting on our dinning table in an aggressive pose. Oh my the screaming and utter terrible shrieking noises that gal made jerking me bodily out of bed was just astonishing.
Our kitchen flooded last year. Dishwasher was to blame and we even were awarded our deductible as whirlpool was at fault! Our homeowners was great and even bought us lots of take out meals.
I work for the post office. And that's unfortunately how it goes when we get packages with no labels on them. Depending on how busy the office is and how often they clear out unlabeled packages, it can sit there for a couple of weeks, or it can be sent to the recovery center in a matter of days. And yes unfortunately, not all the mail carriers will scan packages when they pick them up. Did you ever get the helmet back?.
I loved seeing your shoes pre-organization that you have recently completed ✅ what a mess. But that deer head 😯😯😯😯😯😲😲😲. Good job.
Make sure to get your items scanned and get a receipt for them. Doesn’t matter the shipping company…UPS, Fed Ex, regular mail… to stop things from getting accidentally shipped.
I thought my city was the only one dumb enough with the Post Office that makes you open up 2 set of doors to bring your packages in. It's hard to believe that in a business that deals 90% with customers bringing in mail versus taking it out that their doors aren't push to enter. It's frustrating as hell when you have your hands full.
Fire & building codes require doors to swing out ... so in case of fire...
This was such a good video. I loved watching you package things for shipping. It made it less intimidating.
I feel for you on the flooding ...ours did that last year a line broke up underneath the sink in the middle the night and we did not know it ...we woke up to get out of bed to step in 3”of water the entire house flooring was flooded they had to take everything up in all of the rooms well except one bathroom and a back room but the rest of the whole house was flooded that was a total disaster and mess...
Plus thank you for sharing your information
That sounds absolutely awful. So sorry you had to go through that :(
That's crazy Josh. A week ago, our water heater which is above the garage leaked all over the garage. The next day we were having a new water heater installed and a piped burst in our house. Ruined a large portion of our laminate floor. Insurance is paying for a new floor. So I know the pain. Our house is looking just like yours. Good luck on the new flooring.
Bow that's some bad luck! Sorry that happened to you. New floor twinsies
Wow I’m really going to have to start paying attention to more items at Goodwill instead of just passing things by. You’re selling all kind of things and making good money. Subscribed😊
I am at about two weeks along. Learning a lot from you and other vloggers. 70 items listed, 10 sold, 15 items sourced today to list (that I never planned to source today LOL), and 135 DVD's I also sourced today that need to be listed also. I am debating how many I should list due to the limitations of new account. 1 Item sourced with damage I didn't see that I won't list, along with 1 counterfeit Armani Jacket that I can't list. LOL Woops! I thought about taking it back to the thrift store I won't name because they didn't do it on purpose but honestly, it is kinda nice jacket. Think I might keep it. LOL
A power adapter is in itself not a medical device They can potentially be (and often are) used to power literally anything that matches it's voltage and current specs. I do this all the time when I have a project that needs power, and don't have an adapter. So I'd think these should be legal to sell separate from the medical device it originally came with. Great channel, BTW.
I’m a carrier, and we’re supposed to scan pkgs in... and your exactly right
Josh, I'm local to you and I have been to a number of local auction where the auction made it very clear to everyone "we are selling you a piece of wood. Anything attached to it is yours for free. We are only selling you the wood." Not sure how sketchy that actually is or if all auctioner's would do that. You could contact one or two and see what they say.
Yeah I've read that. It seems like it might work but if someone actually wanted to prosecute you, it would be tough to defend in court
Charles got SCAMMED. All jokes, love you Charles, thank you a ton for supporting the channel.
Something you can do to increase the chances that you will eventually get your package back is to enclose that "Thank You" card inside every box before you seal it up - as long as your card has identifying address information. Something to consider the next time you have those cards printed up. Mine has a website address, but I can't see the post office trying that hard to find me. After seeing your experience I'm going to have my address put on the next batch I order.
Hello Hairy Josh, your package will be at the next USPS Postal Auction held in Atlanta off Fulton Industral Blvd which is west of Atlanta on I-20. I had this happen once and 3 days later I asked about it and they handed it back to me. Do you put a packing slip inside your orders? The will look for info inside the package so it can be returned to the shipper. Good luck!! Donald
Josh those socket looking things that you got in your package they are spark plug sockets for small engine or lawn mower because you can use either side of the socket....
I just happened to see the sign at counter that said they do not except FedEx and Ups packages. Who would think they could drop off other shippers packages there? Lol! Its sad signs need to be made for things like that. Great video and informative as usual
RE: package with no label....this is what happens when you don't include a packing slip with your packages....yes 99.9% of the time there will be no problem sending with no packing slip but when a problem does come up, it will always be on a high price item...never on a $5.00 item
A lot of people don’t realize that empty boxes can sell very well. Don’t throw those away.
Count me as one of the former people that didn't realize empty boxes sell. I have collected boardgame boxes but usually to replace ones I already have that are damaged. Never thought to just sell empty boxes unless antique and known collector value.
Empty apple boxes are the best!!
I got a apple watch and watch band box with manuals. Think itll sell or waste of my time listing?
@@noahshy9471 only one way to tell!!! Look it up! You honestly never know whats going to sell.
So do people buy the box to put that item that they already have into the box to sell because it's of more value if it's in the box? Is that how it works?
Hey! Harry Tornado! You gotta ship out those console boxes flat! You pay first class and it’s super cheap overall. Don’t bubble wrap them and risk them getting damaged!
Those tools on the metal clip are for removing the cartridges on your bathtub knobs and shower diverter.
Two days ago I dropped off a package to a shipping depo. I dropped two more packages with that one, those were shipped out and have been delivered and/or in transit. Though, one of them still just says a shipping label was created. I’m fairly sure I saw the box in the depo yesterday but I didn’t want to look suspicious by looking deep into it.
The Al Bundy of goodwill...LOL Keep on keepin on man!
Hi, I’m really enjoying this video. Business is booming!
That set of socket things is for removing spark plugs from snowmobiles and atvs
Was going to say! They should scan in on pick-up and leave a note saying no label. We're in GA and our USPS is the WORST! Such bad attitudes for having to do their job! They will not even pick up. When they have to deliver have caught them throwing packages at our front door. I have family and friends that work for USPS and they all laugh about the fact no one ever gets fired from USPS.
Dang Harry your inventory is all over the place like mine. Glad to see I'm not the only one🤣🤣🤣👍 I always take mine to the post office and get the receipt. Because this happened to me before
Happy to support you and the fam!
Insane that an empty box would sell for that much!
You pair the empty video game box with used system and double your sales price..... crazy but true
19:00 This is why I drop packages off myself. I trust myself more than any postal worker. I want to handle my packages as far through to process as possible.
Hey, I forgot to ask you, have you ever asked your goodwill or other thrift stores if they have a veterans sale day? our goodwill has 25% off on Thursday's. It really saves a good bit.
Thanks for your content! Thanks to this vid I was able to spot and pick up a new bright battery and charger at goodwill yesterday day that I can flip for $17 profit.
Loved the packing of sales with the music!
Josh, fellow eBayer and postal carrier. You are 100% correct to feel upset. they should be scanning your packages pre paid acceptance or using a scan sheet as they put your pick up in the rig. Should have been really obvious there’s one with no label. When we get back to office, the carriers typically have to sort their own outgoing packages by in state or out of state, and then priority / first class / media mail. So the package should have been caught then if not sooner. And I agree the office should have done a 10 day hold before sending to the dead mail center. Try writing a letter and describing what the package looked like, maybe even size/dimensions if you could figure it out, and then include what the item was in case they open the packages. Hope it turns up! Such a bummer for a big sale item
I actually found it already! I'll post a video about it tomorrow
@@HairyTornado did you ever post about the story with this situation?
@11:10 That's how I feel every time I try to get something out of my closet since I am running my store out of 1 bedroom that I also work and sleep in. I'm always like.. "AAARGHHH.. GET ALL THIS STUFF OUT OF MY WAY!"
Did you ever find that hat?! 😂🤣
Here in the UK, when they come for a pick up of boxes, they scan each one and give you a receipt with how many boxes they're taking... Apparently just like in the USA... But your pick up guy 'failed' at that task 🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
Just your luck. Oh dear 😂🤣
Great video! I'm newish to the reselling scene here in the UK & Ireland! Subscribed! :)
My husband has many taxidermy heads and I was pretty sure you couldn't sell them in SC legally. Not sure why.....but, you know, South Carolina! Hope you can sell it in GA.
That pup was like "nope, that's a whole Lotta nope"
Just saw this older video...wow you kids have come a long way. What a difference a year makes!!
Wow I agree definetly wrong with post office just sending your unlabeled package who knows where! Thankfully it wasn't anything sentimental.
I work for the post office. Our office does send them straight to the Atlanta Mail Recovery Center. The online site USPS.com has an option to do a mrc search. It can be a slow process but if they have it they will return it to you.
A known issue if you upload a listing from the mobile EBay app it can and will switch your shipping to free shipping. This has been a problem and EBay has not addressed it as far as I know.
He probably kept it your package..I'd totally keep that deer head, it's beautiful.
Yes, I believe the USPS carrier is supposed to scan the packages as soon as they pick them up. Our postal person always scans everything while loading them on to the truck. However, many temporary carriers fail to scan the packages. I am wondering if you had a packing slip inside the missing package. Would USPS open the package to see if there is any indication of who is the sender? Good luck with the search. -Steven
Yes they are supposed to but this guy never does. Ive literally handed him a $10 bill with my packages and said "please make sure to scan these immediately" and when I looked back he was just throwing them in the back without scanning. It's very frustrating.
Those are spark plug wrenches for removing from small engines like a mower.
My regular carrier and sub never scan if I leave in the mailbox. So I make the effort to bring to post office. Much easier.
This would be my first time to list some stuff in eBay because I am gated on them on Amazon. My question is how to list them free shipping when I dont know how much the shipping will cost? How do you consider shipping cost when pricing something?
Watching your videos makes me realize how much money I’m missing out on passing up on these items 😩
Josh- I am a retired Postmaster. Your package probably got sent to the dead letter office or the Mail Recovery Center (MRC) as it is now called. That's where all mail is sent if it can't be delivered or returned to sender due to no label or a damaged label. You can put in a request for a package search at the MRC here: www.usps.com/help/missing-mail.htm There is no guarantee that it will be found and it may take months, but that is how you can try to retrieve the item. They do open the mail sent there in hopes that an address is inside. If not, they keep the item for a predetermined amount of time before it is sold or destroyed.
Oh sold!? Do they do like annual auctions or something? Seems like a cool place to buy stuff haus
@@HairyTornado I'm not sure where they sell the items, but they are located in Atlanta. I'm just getting to the part of the video where you are talking about what they told you! They aren't lying, you can't call there...we couldn't even call them. I know when I needed to sell stuff for my office, they had me use govdeals.com to list them on. I hope you are able to recover it, I think it might be an unusual item that would be easy to recover.
The fill ins are usually pushed pretty hard, at least they were when I carried mail. Did he not do his job appropriately...no. Was he probably behind and skipped a step...yep. Rules are nothing is left in the station at night unless it is hold nail or left notice mail. Carried mail in NC and lost stuff went to Hot-lanta
Hey Josh, I have a Traxxas Rustler RC Car & the cover part is held by mini Cotter Pins...Didnt know they made them that small...anyhoo...Great sales Bud!
Traxxas is great! I might sell that as a whole
Just wondering, do you test all your games? I'm new to Ebay trying to start a store and I want to do right. Thanks
19:26 I have no Idea where the HELM it is. XD
Great Haul Josh! We all make mistakes, thats the way it goes!
You so lucky to find shoes in very good condition for this price! I go to savers sometimes and shoes like that they priced for $24 or $30 DOLLARS!
I don't know why goodwill and savers are so expensive in AZ
I've started watching videos of people selling on eBay by going to garage sells and thrift stores. I'm really liking it and I think I'd love to do this one day. But also, if it was illegal, wouldn't Salvation Army get in trouble for selling that deer head?
Youd think so
Wow your right, well I mean not 1000 to mount one but definitely 500-600 bucks just for the mount price, let us know how u do with the deer wherever you sell it
18:00 USPS has NO customer service for anything like that. It’s not that hard for them to help. They just don’t ! I’m missing a record I bought from Mercari and probably will never get it. There’s absolutely NO recourse or steps for me to take. They just don’t GAF.
You mimicked my exact complaint about the Mail Drivers! Just had a rather large package go out last Monday and they never scanned it. Finally popped up in IA and is now going to take another week to get to WA where it was heading. They should scan every package they pick up, when the pick it up. I think I'm going to make sure our carrier person does this from now on. That stinks about your missing item, hope it comes back to you!
It's really frustrating
I literally have a customer sending me hate emails right now (like, they’re emailing me 8+ times a day to articulate how much they hate me) because they ordered something on the 18th & USPS didn’t scan it or start shipping it until the 23rd. I tried to explain to the buyer that I created the label & delivered their package to the PO on the 19th but they insist “that is impossible. USPS would never delay scanning or shipping a package. That is just an excuse unprofessional sellers like me use”.
....soooooooooo frustrating. Oh well- I was getting tired of that 100% positive feedback rating anyway, lol
I have just had two packages priority mail delayed by 2 days because they did not scan the items. When I called them they told me they would be scanned tonight. Buyer left me 4 star rating because of this very same reasoning...the USPS would be er do this...I'm here to tell you they do and they are blaming it on being short handed.
You’d think that if it’s illegal to sell something, that would include thrift stores. I’ve purchased fake handbags that I didn’t know were fake until I got home and researched. Then had to take them back and be a Karen about it to get the return. Illegal should mean illegal for all. Apparently not. Good luck with whatever you do. Just found you and you have some interesting videos. Thanks for the content!
That’s why u gotta know how to legit check things while in store