It doesn't matter if the category of the item you're selling is oversaturated and is not selling well. Do your research and set your price as the lowest and yours will be the next one to sell!
I literally LOLd when you said "the problem is you..." -- I love it!! Being straightforward is so refreshing - stay yourself because you are awesome. :) I love your videos!
Appreciate the straightforward advice. I don’t think it was delivered harshly. I think it was delivered matter-of-factly. Lots of sellers complain about eBay, but they’re only certain things we can control and we cannot control the company. Therefore, we need to focus on our listings to do the best we can. I personally need to pay more attention to sell through rate!
I know I get from eBay from what I put into it. If I'm consistent, so are my sales...If I goof off, I have nobody to blame but myself. I am part-time as I work a full time job but I need to build my draft bank up so I can still post. You reminded me of something when I sold my house in 2008. Your house is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. It does not matter how YOU feel because you're not the buyer. Thanks so much for your video.
I would add on Shipping- check the method you are using- the addition of Ground advantage has made me review my Priority shipping items and change those to ground advantage. Items longer than 22 inches now go UPS ( it's closer to me then Fed EX). Since December 1st, daily I've been doing a deep dive on the 15 oldest items in my store and checking titles, pictures, price & shipping and modifing them before doing end & sell similar. Sold a lot of old inventory in the last 2 months.
I was struggling with this very topic. Thank you for the timely advise. I am not one who can read between the lines so I am very grateful for your unvarnished truth about these problems. By following your advise I now can confidently go through my listings and make the necessary changes and move forward.
Kat a great video and a refresher -- I remember all those tips from following you and helping me to get started again selling on Ebay. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks for the candid comments. It was blunt, just sincere. I know my photos suck and perhaps no one wants my stuff, but it's all a learning experience and this is how we humans learn. Your wisdom and experience is greatly appreciated, I don't know how old timers on Ebay do it, after 10 days and 77 listing I feel exhausted, but not defeated.
Yeah it can be tiring for sure especially if it's same type items it is monotonous which i think makes it work. We all continually learn and improve as we go :)
Love it. Newer reseller and listened to alot of resellers and also joined many fb groups to only delete them because the majority complained complained etc etc. Ebay isn't broken thier system is. Appreciate you
If you have stuff no one wants on ebay, my solution to that was to find Facebook groups to sell them in. My Jeep group, for example, was actually showing a picture of that old school Renegad bottle that someone found at an antique mall and they were all admiring it. So, you may be able to offload that stuff by thinking outside the box.
Kat, you left out the most important thing, the ebay fee. It's around 14-15%! I have sold Antique Beer Cans on ebay for several years and when I buy cans on ebay to sell, I also have to pay a state sales tax of 9.25%. So pricing is a real problem because buyers don't seem to know about the sellers costs and don't care. What I don't understand (and maybe you can address it) but how do sellers sell a book for $4.93 AND include shipping which would be a cost of $4.13 for about 1lb on media mail. How do they do that? So they would make 80 cents! But the book may be more than 1 lb which means they would lose money selling a book. Am I missing something here?
Well ebay fees doesn't compute into why things aren't selling as buyers could care less about our fees. Those book sellers run on volume sell 1000 books it's 800 dollars and a lot have contracts with usps for lower shipping prices if they do volume
I saw the post that may have spurred this. Well done, Kat. You have worked damn hard to get where you are and deserve all the success. People need to spend more time working and less time comparing. You have taught people tons of valuable information and I appreciate it. Keep kicking ass, girl!
Really appreciate the straight forward advice! I have learned that my previous problem has been not paying attention to the sell through rates. I am much better at that now even though it hurts to leave some things behind even if I can buy it cheap. I have a hard time looking things up at yard sales so hopefully I’ve learned enough over the winter to pick up better items this summer.
I like your directness. This solid advice has been given over and over. I buy lots of the same unbreakable items to resell. I sell very lightweight items. I cannot tell you how many times Ive received lots and they come in a box when a poly mailer is good nough. Not only that, the items smell of mold, they are torn or have big holes and the items although they have store tags attached, have big holes in them. Like the entire order came wadded up in the box. DO NOT DO THIS. buyers will not come back and you will get bad feedback. So if you sell lots, the best ones look like the items were handled with care. Good photos. Know what it costs to ship and ship in appropriate size containers. I received 41 beautiful clean neatly folded items yesterday in the same sized box that the moldy lot of 13 came in. Just because items have a store tag doesn’t mean a thing! Hiding flaws from view is misrepresenting that item. Sellers who ship stinky flawed items will be shown no mercy from me anymore. Im pushing back from now on.
A white background for pictures is not always good. If you are photographing something clear with details, such as cut glass or crystal sculptures, then you are better off with a solid dark background which will show the detail better.
lol remember when eBay tried to force people to do white backgrounds? Until people complained so much, and eBay realized that it would require sellers to waste MILLIONS of hours to redo everything. Can you even imagine?
Thanks Kat...I'm a brand new reseller. I've collected for years and never sold. I don't have to shop to sell, but I do love the thrill of the hunt. Will definitely use your great info and may have you take a look at my listing very soon. Dalton is a cutie!!❤
This is great information, thank you. I am new to reselling and want to be successful. I appreciate you taking your time to make these videos, and I do like your bluntness .
I, too, appreciate your advice on selling. As I said before, you inspire me to want to sell more, so I take your advice very seriously. Thank you, thank you, thank you 😊
Another great video! You are a plethora of knowledge not to mention a math whiz!! I’m gonna have to save the video so I can go back and relisten to all the percentages and all the other info because… I am NOT good in math. Anyway, my sales are doing pretty well and I’m starting to really take your advice and pick things up look at them get comps and such… so that has really helped a lot too. I’m definitely gonna go back and look at what sold, how many, etc… I grew up with antiques in my house, but never really thought about it until I started reselling, so I have a fairly good eye, but am I still learning a lot. The most important thing is that I enjoy it ! being retired and 73 with grandchildren, it’s something I enjoy doing when I have free time. I can’t wait to see your most recent video when it airs. I just appreciate it so much that you not only make a make an amazing living, are a loving mother, but you go above and beyond to help others. Thanks for that. 🙋♀️
I appreciate your honesty and no BS approach. Frankly, this approach is much more helpful than the sugar-coating I'm sick of. Thanks for keeping it real!
Thank you for this info. After trying to have several yard sales, a neighbor encouraged me to sell on EBay. Now I have started posting my items for sell. I hope you’re having a great Labor Day.
I recently noticed when a buyer messaged me to advise me my shopping was way off! I had no idea! This truly is a big deal!!! Luckily I was able to fix it for the customer
watched this video and I am taking your recommendations and I started reviewing and selling similar and I cant wait to see what happeins! I also just joined your membership and I am excited. Like you I am an RN , I have retired and am finally buying and reselling vintage Jewelry. I love watching you and I am learning . Thank You!
Thank you for the advice! Great video. I do listen to what you teach us! Thanks again! I believe in not sugar coating anything either... telll it like it is. Thats how we learn!
Thank you so much for all the great information I think your delivery was perfect and clear and concise leaving no room for confusion or misunderstanding. God bless your efforts. Thank you again.
Yay for you, I'm glad you don't sugar coat things but I had three sales on ebay and could've had more. The first was due to a scammer that tried three times on one coin with three different names. One was at my fault, I had tried selling a vintage Costco metal shelf and discovered I couldn't take the top part off in order to ship.. the other two were no where close to what I had as my asking price. I tried talking to someone to explain this and these items were all sold almost immediately after I posted them. I am inexperienced and have tried so many times and got tired of failing, I could use help. Thanks
It sounds like they might have been scammrrs if you haven't yet build your feedback up to 10 by buying cheap items on EBay from different sellers that should help
Very useful information, thank you! These tips have helped me, so now I’m going back through my store looking for adjustments to make. New subscriber here!
Great video! How does this work with antiques when doing STR? Many sellers thrift their items that are collectible after checking the comps but not really checking the STR how does this work if there’s nothing to compare it to out there, just pass on listing it or take a chance? I can see how this makes a lot of items sit.
I am newer with around 200 listings so I cannot afford Worthpoint and all the other things that would make my life simpler like label printer, new phone, etc. I even cannot afford to buy really good items I come across in the stores because I have a limited budget. I'm NOT throwing a pity party, just takes time and determination, Right?
yes!! do the best with what you have and make more sales to be able to upgrade!!!! Just be pickier with items you buy even if lower price and then you'll get more sales to be able to upgrade!
These are wonderful guidelines to work with. I really appreciate your expert advice ❤. Thank you for giving us information to help us grow our business!
You are so correct cuz I sell great on posh but I’m clueless on eBay and guess what I’ve had my account since year 2000 for casual buy/sell. eBay confuses me 😢 P.S omg I’m going to go back and watch ALL of your videos as you are sooo informative and it applies to many platforms!! Thank u sooo much!
I used to think "it was free!" but I find my shelf space is very valuable. If it's something that sells for $10 with low sell through, I am going to pass it on to someone else. It would have to be a quick seller or have a high selling price and a very specialized item to list it. My time is also valuable. It takes the same amount of time to list something that sells
I have a load of full and in box Avon bottles I got for free. I have been putting off listing them because it's going to be a lot of work. I have a lot of other cute things I got for free that are so common on eBay I don't know if I should bother listing them or ship them off to the thrift shop. What a drag...🙄
All good ideas to implement. I have to point out, Mike @ Golden State Picker takes the majority of his pics on his kitchen counter with doors in the background, knick knacks on a cabinet all on his brown/black countertop. He too has exceptional sales. Price/item I would say is most important.
Kat its not fair to say its all the sellers fault, there are very real issues with ebay that interfere with sales , especially in the past year. (And saying its you not ebay can be offensive to some struggling sellers)I however accept that the seller can do many things to boost their sales for sure. I also think you sell as much as you do because you work hard and invest in many great items plus have a large store. The more items you have listed the more people have to choose from. I do think being on youtube helps make some sales. In general being on multiple social media platforms helps a lot too.
The facts are most of the time if someone is not getting sales there is something they can do about it and rather than complain if they face it and try to find the root cause of the problem whether it's not having desirable items or pricing too high or shipping too high there is something that all of us, myself included can do to better themselves. I am not about coddling people and oh it's ok it's not your fault when reality is there is ALWAYS something ALL of us can do to improve our sales and blaming it on eBay or any other outside forces does nothing to fix the problem. Less than 5% of my sales come from social media, some people on youtube get a ton, but I am not one of those that do. Of course the more you list the more you sell, but it still has to be items that someone wants.
I agree that sellers need to strive to continually work on their listings but it is unfair to say that this past year ebay had no part in low sales because there is proof that they did. Changes to the search for one is a very real problem. There are other glitches and changes that ebay made that affected sales for many sellers.I have very real proof of damage that was caused by ebay. I am getting sales right now so I am not complaining and I can see a difference if I dont keep up with the listing. The only real complaint I have is with sellers pricing too low de valueing many items especially jewelry. The low pricing of sterling jewelry is ridiculous and a very real problem. I dont know what percentage of sales come from social media but I do believe that it is advertising and it helps to bring in customers. I had a situation where I promoted at 10% and could not find my items until the last page. I talked to an ebay rep who agreed there was something wrong and referred my items to be reviewed. She also stated she would request my items to be given a boost. And that boost made a major difference in my sales so I know for a fact that ebay can and does have an effect on sales.. I dont disagree with your valuable advise. I do however disagree that there have not been problems with the ebay website this past year.@@TheNurseFlipper
There have been a few, one problem I had was when they changed item specifics. I had problems getting my listings to go thru and then my listings were not shown for 4 weeks!! Also I feel like if I pay 10% to promote an item it should not include several other sellers items on my page. I lost a $200 sale because a potential buyer found a similar item cheaper on my page, I dont consider that promoting my item at all!! I have found my items that I promoted at 10% showing on the last page not up front as it should be. There have been many glitches this past year, problems with the Search and more. I am not saying there are many things the seller can do to improve their sales, there are many things that can help. But to say that ebay had nothing to do with bad sales last year is just plain wrong. So many sellers whose living depended on ebay sales struggled to get by. I dont think any of them would agree that it was all their fault!!.
😊I like you!!! You go straight to the point, and you teach exactly what newbies(like me) need to know. I learned a lot from you today, and I look forward to learning more. Therefore, I subscribed. Thank you so much!!! Thank the good Lord I found this video!!!😊
I feel ebay has lots of potential! I've been a seller for almost 2 years and I get sales at different times. I think people want items that are reasonably priced. I have a store which mostly sells collectables. It's a niche store but I'd like to get more sales in the month. I think i can do it. Great info!
So glad you caught your mistake. I knew that it was the reverse math division because I watch a lot of you great sellers quoting it all the time. Thanks!
There's another mistake: STR for Avon empty perfume bottles 389:2800×100%=13.89% which is a little better rate than 9% (when divided by 4200 that came from who knows where) 🤪😂 @TheNurseFlipper
Some great tips here. Another one is be sure to give the size of the item in cases where a photo or item doesn't make it obvious. I am surprised how many times the sellers don't give the size . 😮Some sellers put a ruler in the photo which is another option.
@@TheNurseFlipper Yes, if I'm not sure of the size of the item, I normally don't bother emailing the seller. I just go on to another auction that does give the size and I buy that one. So the seller that didn't list the size missed the sale. Has happened a lot. Obviously if the item has a known size, then giving that info isn't needed. But there are many times when I'm not sure of the size and yet it wasn't listed in the auction. The only time I'll email the seller for size info, is if I can't find the item anywhere else.
So many I've heard complaining about sales dropping off say it happened at the end of January, which is what I experienced. I'd be interested to see your take after February.
As of right now we're up 3.4% from last 30 days. I think a lot depends on what you're selling. We don't see a spike in q4 for holiday sales (never have) we stay pretty even throughout the year
I can go a month without listing a single item and have 3-5 sales a week. I can list daily and go a week with no sales. I think the buying public is finicky. eBay does need to fix it's search function, that is broken making it difficult for people to find the items. Great video as always! 🎉
Great video with alot of very helpful information & advice. I appreciate the straightforward & to the point advice! I'm currently just selling to downsize but would like to do more reselling in the near future. Your video has really helped me to know what to look for & how to go about it.
Thank you, like your content. I cleaned out a home and acquired some nice new items. Trying Ebay for the first time for my clients. Could you speak about the payout from the company, do they always do a partial of your total. Should I allow offers on an item. Thank you and congrats on a Fabu January. Impressive!
I always allow offers as it helps boost in the search algorithm. When you're new if you have no history they can hold payments for 2-4 weeks but after you're established you c an get daily or weekly payouts
Thank you for your advice! So much I still don’t know- I really appreciate your honesty and lesson on how to find out the buy through… I think that’s what you called it. 😅
Seriously, the Avon example is priceless and for a resellers own good. My friend bought out a retired Avon lady’s stash so excited for those tempting quirky bottles-most still full! it’s been over a year and she sold maybe ten percent of them. The metrics are dead on. There were too many made and the owners kept them as if they were 401ks so most are far from special. Tip: if you’re sitting on any, lot them out in an auction and let it be a lesson.
Really? My grandma had a bunch of them and I sold them all for her. Now it took a year but the ones that sold really quickly were the full bottles. The empty ones I had to sell them as a lot because, as you said, there’s so many of them. Those took me a while to sell. Also use different platforms, not only eBay.
@Jar0fMay0 oh yeah full bottles of certain fragrances will go good but empty is the ones that take forever and don't go for much they were just way over produced
Things are only worth what people are willing to pay. BTW I like your assistant. Made me laugh and I needed it. I haven't set up my EBAY account yet. Still putting it together.
I appreciate your straightforward approach and solid information and tips. I am new and trying many things to see what might work for me. I beat myself up a lot that I am making mistakes in my buying. I appreciate your analysis that it was the “cost of learning.“ That helps. But otherwise it seems like getting things for free or buying huge lots of things where the cost of the items is less than a dollar is the best way to go. thrift shop flipping is getting harder and harder even though people keep showing videos on this. The thrift shops don’t want to miss out on the “gains.” With all this research, I find listing takes me quite a long time, like about 20 minutes per listing. I wish I could do it faster because it is hard to keep up with the volume. also, could you discuss pricing in more depth? Should we always go by sold or consider the available listings also?
Just try to do it faster you should be able to look a item up in a minute or two and use one to sell similar and either do no description or use ai description that cuts down on time
Glad you covered everything I had already been checking on, but for some reason I'm not getting buyers looking at my items at all. They get lost in the abyss. I ended over 50 items yesterday because they just aren't getting noticed. If you can explain this, or point me to the correct video you explaining this reason, it would be most appreciated.
Without looking at your store that's impossible to do. How long have they been listed? Some things take years to sell. I do store reviews the first or second Thursday of the month for my members if you'd like to join the next review is in March
Dalton... "Bye" lol. Excellent tips Kat! Love that you were "blunt" as you put it but blunt is reality. Sugar coating things doesn't help so this is great. I I know you are talking about Ebay but was wondering if you think ALL these tips also apply on other platforms like Mercari? Specifically the listing more? Thanks for another great video😊
You have me watching the Avon bottles with 2800 listed and 389 sold n then accidentally changed the listed number to 4200 so the 100 percent sell rate ended up lost on that one, but I thank you so much for reminding me to always check this not just find price attained etc. You’re so good at helping Us be more successful, Thanks so much for the huge effort to help us all out, Oh and keeping my Math on track 😂❤
Whoa, that was a brutal intro but truth is truth. I would say that I meet all but one of your requirements and that is that I don't list. I have about 100 items. Sometimes I'll have 3 sales in two days and other times it might be a month between sales. I work hard when I list--maybe not smart (long, accurate descriptions) I price competitively, pass on my shipping discount, use all of my title spaces available, take many good photos, check comps & sell-through. I put it down to the eBay algorithm---I'm not constantly listing. Of course, I am not sure about missing the promoted fees or international selling. NOT doing those surely can't help. Still, when I was doing a comp search the other day--when I had it set at Best match there was a significant difference in the number being shown compared to those I searched under Highest. (wish I could find it now). That makes me know that some listings are hidden. I take responsibility for mine with my lack of listings but I don't think eBay is without it's own manipulations. Thanks for the video
Yeah there are some search things going on, but I think sales should still be consistent with good items listed consistently. I didn't see regular sales until I had about 500 listed but I do a mix of long tail and fast selling items
So when I am pricing my items based on comps, do I price right at the amount the item has been selling for, slightly higher so I can make offers? I just always feel like I should price where I can make some kind of discount when someone shows interest and eBay sends the whole “you have an interested buyer, make an offer.” If my item is already priced at what it has been selling for then there is no room to offer a discount so then I guess just don’t make those offers and disregard? LOVE YOUR CHANNEL appreciate your input in advance!
I normally price at what it's been selling for and still send offers because I buy high. If you're priced higher than others then people might not even look at it. However, if you paid too much to be able to do this then perhaps price a little higher
Help! I thought if an item weighs even just 1 ounce over the pound number, one has to pay for the next pound (eg, 3 lbs 1 ounce has the shipping cost of 4 lbs.). Thank you so much for your videos and advice.
The best way to pay correct shipping is to box it and weigh it at the same time that you list it. That's what I do. My shipping is exact. If you don't have room to store it in the box, make a note as to what size box you used to weight it in and store it without the box.
Yeah with 7000 items this is definitely not feasible for us. Once you're seasoned and have sold a lot you can estimate pretty close most of the time. For me over 90% I am spot on
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Good video, and reminders.
@@TheNurseFlipper You are awesome. I so enjoy your personality and your brutal honesty. Your husband is a very lucky man.
It doesn't matter if the category of the item you're selling is oversaturated and is not selling well. Do your research and set your price as the lowest and yours will be the next one to sell!
bad idea
@@hgodtx lol no it won’t.
A race to the bottom.
Wrong, bottom racer.
I literally LOLd when you said "the problem is you..." -- I love it!! Being straightforward is so refreshing - stay yourself because you are awesome. :) I love your videos!
Thank you :D
It couldn't possibly be eBay and their constant changes for the worse....
Appreciate the straightforward advice. I don’t think it was delivered harshly. I think it was delivered matter-of-factly. Lots of sellers complain about eBay, but they’re only certain things we can control and we cannot control the company. Therefore, we need to focus on our listings to do the best we can. I personally need to pay more attention to sell through rate!
Yes I didn't in the past but I do now!
It was RUDE. It sounded like a School Marm lecturing her first graders. Just clickbait.
@@NoodlesEaton it was the truth maybe it struck a chord?!?
@@NoodlesEaton sometimes the truth is just blunt. I think she was direct rather than rude.
@@NoodlesEaton
So you've just outted yourself as one of the ones who needed to hear it, right?
Good show!
Go back and listen again.
Thank you so. much, you're the best teacher for second-hand selling. I have never know how to compute the sell-through rate and now I do.
Happy to help!
Same here! Now I will start doing it on all my purchases….
I know I get from eBay from what I put into it. If I'm consistent, so are my sales...If I goof off, I have nobody to blame but myself. I am part-time as I work a full time job but I need to build my draft bank up so I can still post. You reminded me of something when I sold my house in 2008. Your house is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. It does not matter how YOU feel because you're not the buyer. Thanks so much for your video.
Yes very very very true!
So you're basically a slave to eBay. You shouldn't have to go through that just to get sales. The platform doesn't work properly.
@@AK36677 Would you recommend better working platforms you're selling on?
Dalton cracks me up! Adorable! Thanks for the info!
Thanks for watching! He's a funny little man ;-)
I love how you just give the truth that is the only way to be in everything in life. 😊
I agree
I would add on Shipping- check the method you are using- the addition of Ground advantage has made me review my Priority shipping items and change those to ground advantage. Items longer than 22 inches now go UPS ( it's closer to me then Fed EX). Since December 1st, daily I've been doing a deep dive on the 15 oldest items in my store and checking titles, pictures, price & shipping and modifing them before doing end & sell similar. Sold a lot of old inventory in the last 2 months.
That's a great tip!!
Thanks for the scoop on the sell through rate. Makes sense to not waste time.
You are so welcome :-)
Thank you, and it's nice to have your son in the background making amusing noises.
He's fun for sure
Great tips! Thank you for not sugar coating it, many sellers need to hear the truth.
You are welcome and I agree :D
I was struggling with this very topic. Thank you for the timely advise. I am not one who can read between the lines so I am very grateful for your unvarnished truth about these problems. By following your advise I now can confidently go through my listings and make the necessary changes and move forward.
Glad it was helpful!
This was a great reminder of what I am doing wrong! Thanks, Kat, for your bluntness, it does help it sink in!!!
You're so welcome!
Kat a great video and a refresher -- I remember all those tips from following you and helping me to get started again selling on Ebay. Thanks for all you do.
You're very welcome ☺️
Thanks for the candid comments. It was blunt, just sincere. I know my photos suck and perhaps no one wants my stuff, but it's all a learning experience and this is how we humans learn. Your wisdom and experience is greatly appreciated, I don't know how old timers on Ebay do it, after 10 days and 77 listing I feel exhausted, but not defeated.
Yeah it can be tiring for sure especially if it's same type items it is monotonous which i think makes it work. We all continually learn and improve as we go :)
Love it. Newer reseller and listened to alot of resellers and also joined many fb groups to only delete them because the majority complained complained etc etc. Ebay isn't broken thier system is. Appreciate you
No problem, appreciate you watching :-)
If you have stuff no one wants on ebay, my solution to that was to find Facebook groups to sell them in. My Jeep group, for example, was actually showing a picture of that old school Renegad bottle that someone found at an antique mall and they were all admiring it. So, you may be able to offload that stuff by thinking outside the box.
Very very true great point! That's the way to do it. If it's not working think of other things
Watching this video again. Such great advice. We always need a refresher.!❤❤❤
Lordy Lordy, say it louder for the people in the back!! Great to hear a no nonsense response. LIST BETTER STUFF, Amen!
Yes, something is always selling you just gotta find what it is!
Hi Kat, being blunt but honest is the best source of advice. Thanks for another informative video, Randy.
My pleasure!
Thanks, for the reminders. Even though I've been doing this for years, it's good to revisit selling tips.
Absolutely!
Kat, you left out the most important thing, the ebay fee. It's around 14-15%! I have sold Antique Beer Cans on ebay for several years and when I buy cans on ebay to sell, I also have to pay a state sales tax of 9.25%. So pricing is a real problem because buyers don't seem to know about the sellers costs and don't care. What I don't understand (and maybe you can address it) but how do sellers sell a book for $4.93 AND include shipping which would be a cost of $4.13 for about 1lb on media mail. How do they do that? So they would make 80 cents! But the book may be more than 1 lb which means they would lose money selling a book. Am I missing something here?
Well ebay fees doesn't compute into why things aren't selling as buyers could care less about our fees. Those book sellers run on volume sell 1000 books it's 800 dollars and a lot have contracts with usps for lower shipping prices if they do volume
I saw the post that may have spurred this. Well done, Kat. You have worked damn hard to get where you are and deserve all the success. People need to spend more time working and less time comparing. You have taught people tons of valuable information and I appreciate it. Keep kicking ass, girl!
That's the plan my friend!
@@TheNurseFlipper ha. Just realized I commented on the wrong video lol I meant to comment on today’s but you knew what I meant lol
@@BlingaDingDingReseller lol lol yes I did
Really appreciate the straight forward advice! I have learned that my previous problem has been not paying attention to the sell through rates. I am much better at that now even though it hurts to leave some things behind even if I can buy it cheap. I have a hard time looking things up at yard sales so hopefully I’ve learned enough over the winter to pick up better items this summer.
Yeah I think sell through rate is the hardest especially when stuff is cute and cheap 😆 🤣 😂
I appreciate straightforward and Blunt !
Thank you for sharing your knowledge !
Thank you so much I appreciate you watching!!!
Thanks for being straightforward with no fluff. I’ve trying to understand sell through rate for days. Thank you
You are so welcome!
I like your directness. This solid advice has been given over and over. I buy lots of the same unbreakable items to resell. I sell very lightweight items. I cannot tell you how many times Ive received lots and they come in a box when a poly mailer is good nough. Not only that, the items smell of mold, they are torn or have big holes and the items although they have store tags attached, have big holes in them. Like the entire order came wadded up in the box. DO NOT DO THIS. buyers will not come back and you will get bad feedback. So if you sell lots, the best ones look like the items were handled with care. Good photos. Know what it costs to ship and ship in appropriate size containers. I received 41 beautiful clean neatly folded items yesterday in the same sized box that the moldy lot of 13 came in. Just because items have a store tag doesn’t mean a thing! Hiding flaws from view is misrepresenting that item. Sellers who ship stinky flawed items will be shown no mercy from me anymore. Im pushing back from now on.
Great points 👈
Excellent math lesson- just facts, numbers don't lie. It's business!
A white background for pictures is not always good. If you are photographing something clear with details, such as cut glass or crystal sculptures, then you are better off with a solid dark background which will show the detail better.
lol remember when eBay tried to force people to do white backgrounds? Until people complained so much, and eBay realized that it would require sellers to waste MILLIONS of hours to redo everything. Can you even imagine?
Kat, what a great video! Chock full of valuable common sense advice! Not at all harsh, just honest and straight forward. Thank you!!
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You're so welcome 😉
Thanks Kat...I'm a brand new reseller. I've collected for years and never sold. I don't have to shop to sell, but I do love the thrill of the hunt. Will definitely use your great info and may have you take a look at my listing very soon. Dalton is a cutie!!❤
Yes the hunt is the best part for sure!!! Thank you :D
This is great information, thank you. I am new to reselling and want to be successful. I appreciate you taking your time to make these videos, and I do like your bluntness .
You are so welcome!
I, too, appreciate your advice on selling. As I said before, you inspire me to want to sell more, so I take your advice very seriously. Thank you, thank you, thank you 😊
You can do it! I'm happy to help :-)
Another great video! You are a plethora of knowledge not to mention a math whiz!! I’m gonna have to save the video so I can go back and relisten to all the percentages and all the other info because…
I am NOT good in math. Anyway, my sales are doing pretty well and I’m starting to really take your advice and pick things up look at them get comps and such… so that has really helped a lot too. I’m definitely gonna go back and look at what sold, how many, etc… I grew up with antiques in my house, but never really thought about it until I started reselling, so I have a fairly good eye, but am I still learning a lot. The most important thing is that I enjoy it !
being retired and 73 with grandchildren, it’s something I enjoy doing when I have free time. I can’t wait to see your most recent video when it airs. I just appreciate it so much that you not only make a make an amazing living, are a loving mother, but you go above and beyond to help others. Thanks for that. 🙋♀️
Thank you so so much, I'm glad to hear things are going well for you!
Good 2 know about the Avon bottles! I had considered collecting them.❤
Yeah such a over produced item no value for sure
I appreciate your honesty and no BS approach. Frankly, this approach is much more helpful than the sugar-coating I'm sick of. Thanks for keeping it real!
You're so welcome!
Thank you for this info. After trying to have several yard sales, a neighbor encouraged me to sell on EBay. Now I have started posting my items for sell. I hope you’re having a great Labor Day.
Thank you, Good luck in your venture!!!
I recently noticed when a buyer messaged me to advise me my shopping was way off! I had no idea! This truly is a big deal!!! Luckily I was able to fix it for the customer
Yes it really is and most aren't going to tell you they'll just buy elsewhere
watched this video and I am taking your recommendations and I started reviewing and selling similar and I cant wait to see what happeins! I also just joined your membership and I am excited. Like you I am an RN , I have retired and am finally buying and reselling vintage Jewelry. I love watching you and I am learning . Thank You!
Best of luck in your new venture and I'm very happy to help!
Thank you for the advice! Great video. I do listen to what you teach us! Thanks again! I believe in not sugar coating anything either... telll it like it is. Thats how we learn!
Yes I agree for sure!
Thank you so much for all the great information I think your delivery was perfect and clear and concise leaving no room for confusion or misunderstanding. God bless your efforts. Thank you again.
Glad it was helpful!
Yay for you, I'm glad you don't sugar coat things but I had three sales on ebay and could've had more. The first was due to a scammer that tried three times on one coin with three different names. One was at my fault, I had tried selling a vintage Costco metal shelf and discovered I couldn't take the top part off in order to ship.. the other two were no where close to what I had as my asking price. I tried talking to someone to explain this and these items were all sold almost immediately after I posted them. I am inexperienced and have tried so many times and got tired of failing, I could use help. Thanks
It sounds like they might have been scammrrs if you haven't yet build your feedback up to 10 by buying cheap items on EBay from different sellers that should help
Thank you for the open, honest, and great advice!!!
You are so welcome!
Very useful information, thank you! These tips have helped me, so now I’m going back through my store looking for adjustments to make. New subscriber here!
You're welcome and thanks for subbing :-)
Great video! How does this work with antiques when doing STR? Many sellers thrift their items that are collectible after checking the comps but not really checking the STR how does this work if there’s nothing to compare it to out there, just pass on listing it or take a chance? I can see how this makes a lot of items sit.
It depends on your experience and knowledge with one off items. If you know what's currently selling pick it up if not I would pass
I am newer with around 200 listings so I cannot afford Worthpoint and all the other things that would make my life simpler like label printer, new phone, etc. I even cannot afford to buy really good items I come across in the stores because I have a limited budget. I'm NOT throwing a pity party, just takes time and determination, Right?
yes!! do the best with what you have and make more sales to be able to upgrade!!!! Just be pickier with items you buy even if lower price and then you'll get more sales to be able to upgrade!
That's how I started. I avg $500-1200 a month as a part-timer
These are wonderful guidelines to work with. I really appreciate your expert advice ❤. Thank you for giving us information to help us grow our business!
You are so welcome!
You are so correct cuz I sell great on posh but I’m clueless on eBay and guess what I’ve had my account since year 2000 for casual buy/sell. eBay confuses me 😢 P.S omg I’m going to go back and watch ALL of your videos as you are sooo informative and it applies to many platforms!! Thank u sooo much!
You're so welcome. We do ok on posh and mercari but ebay typically is about 10x or more in sales
Thank you. I appreciate bluntness.
Very welcome
The Avon stuff I have up was all free, so happy if I get anything for it. Good advice not to purchase empty bottles. The full ones do pretty well.
Yes full does and their jewelry some of it does very well!
I used to think "it was free!" but I find my shelf space is very valuable. If it's something that sells for $10 with low sell through, I am going to pass it on to someone else. It would have to be a quick seller or have a high selling price and a very specialized item to list it. My time is also valuable. It takes the same amount of time to list something that sells
I have a load of full and in box Avon bottles I got for free. I have been putting off listing them because it's going to be a lot of work. I have a lot of other cute things I got for free that are so common on eBay I don't know if I should bother listing them or ship them off to the thrift shop. What a drag...🙄
All good ideas to implement. I have to point out, Mike @ Golden State Picker takes the majority of his pics on his kitchen counter with doors in the background, knick knacks on a cabinet all on his brown/black countertop. He too has exceptional sales. Price/item I would say is most important.
Yes if you have amazing in demand items alot of the other stuff won't matter
Advice well received! Thank you for your time & effort. Ver appreciated and much needed. 😉👍♥️
I'm happy to help!
Thanks for your time and video. I agree. Some folks needed to hear this 😊
Thanks for watching!
Kat its not fair to say its all the sellers fault, there are very real issues with ebay that interfere with sales , especially in the past year. (And saying its you not ebay can be offensive to some struggling sellers)I however accept that the seller can do many things to boost their sales for sure. I also think you sell as much as you do because you work hard and invest in many great items plus have a large store. The more items you have listed the more people have to choose from. I do think being on youtube helps make some sales. In general being on multiple social media platforms helps a lot too.
The facts are most of the time if someone is not getting sales there is something they can do about it and rather than complain if they face it and try to find the root cause of the problem whether it's not having desirable items or pricing too high or shipping too high there is something that all of us, myself included can do to better themselves. I am not about coddling people and oh it's ok it's not your fault when reality is there is ALWAYS something ALL of us can do to improve our sales and blaming it on eBay or any other outside forces does nothing to fix the problem. Less than 5% of my sales come from social media, some people on youtube get a ton, but I am not one of those that do. Of course the more you list the more you sell, but it still has to be items that someone wants.
I agree that sellers need to strive to continually work on their listings but it is unfair to say that this past year ebay had no part in low sales because there is proof that they did. Changes to the search for one is a very real problem. There are other glitches and changes that ebay made that affected sales for many sellers.I have very real proof of damage that was caused by ebay. I am getting sales right now so I am not complaining and I can see a difference if I dont keep up with the listing. The only real complaint I have is with sellers pricing too low de valueing many items especially jewelry. The low pricing of sterling jewelry is ridiculous and a very real problem. I dont know what percentage of sales come from social media but I do believe that it is advertising and it helps to bring in customers. I had a situation where I promoted at 10% and could not find my items until the last page. I talked to an ebay rep who agreed there was something wrong and referred my items to be reviewed. She also stated she would request my items to be given a boost. And that boost made a major difference in my sales so I know for a fact that ebay can and does have an effect on sales.. I dont disagree with your valuable advise. I do however disagree that there have not been problems with the ebay website this past year.@@TheNurseFlipper
@@diane-b2z just so you know the boost / reset you can do yourself by changing title or bulk editing and changing price (I do up or down by 1 cent)
Give an example of how eBay interferes with sellers so they can't sell things? Can you name something specific?
There have been a few, one problem I had was when they changed item specifics. I had problems getting my listings to go thru and then my listings were not shown for 4 weeks!! Also I feel like if I pay 10% to promote an item it should not include several other sellers items on my page. I lost a $200 sale because a potential buyer found a similar item cheaper on my page, I dont consider that promoting my item at all!! I have found my items that I promoted at 10% showing on the last page not up front as it should be. There have been many glitches this past year, problems with the Search and more. I am not saying there are many things the seller can do to improve their sales, there are many things that can help. But to say that ebay had nothing to do with bad sales last year is just plain wrong. So many sellers whose living depended on ebay sales struggled to get by. I dont think any of them would agree that it was all their fault!!.
😊I like you!!! You go straight to the point, and you teach exactly what newbies(like me) need to know. I learned a lot from you today, and I look forward to learning more. Therefore, I subscribed.
Thank you so much!!! Thank the good Lord I found this video!!!😊
Welcome, I"m glad you found me :-)
I feel ebay has lots of potential! I've been a seller for almost 2 years and I get sales at different times. I think people want items that are reasonably priced. I have a store which mostly sells collectables. It's a niche store but I'd like to get more sales in the month. I think i can do it. Great info!
Totally agree!
This was exceptionally helpful. Thanks!!!!!! I struggle with pricing.
Glad it was helpful!
So glad you caught your mistake. I knew that it was the reverse math division because I watch a lot of you great sellers quoting it all the time. Thanks!
There's another mistake: STR for Avon empty perfume bottles 389:2800×100%=13.89% which is a little better rate than 9% (when divided by 4200 that came from who knows where) 🤪😂 @TheNurseFlipper
Thank you so very much for explaining how to figure out sell through rate ❤ I love & appreciate your work, videos & tips! thank you 😊
You are so welcome!
Some great tips here. Another one is be sure to give the size of the item in cases where a photo or item doesn't make it obvious. I am surprised how many times the sellers don't give the size . 😮Some sellers put a ruler in the photo which is another option.
Yes I agree completely photos can be very deceiving
@@TheNurseFlipper Yes, if I'm not sure of the size of the item, I normally don't bother emailing the seller. I just go on to another auction that does give the size and I buy that one. So the seller that didn't list the size missed the sale. Has happened a lot. Obviously if the item has a known size, then giving that info isn't needed. But there are many times when I'm not sure of the size and yet it wasn't listed in the auction. The only time I'll email the seller for size info, is if I can't find the item anywhere else.
@@rjwalker4153 makes sense
So many I've heard complaining about sales dropping off say it happened at the end of January, which is what I experienced. I'd be interested to see your take after February.
As of right now we're up 3.4% from last 30 days. I think a lot depends on what you're selling. We don't see a spike in q4 for holiday sales (never have) we stay pretty even throughout the year
I can go a month without listing a single item and have 3-5 sales a week. I can list daily and go a week with no sales. I think the buying public is finicky. eBay does need to fix it's search function, that is broken making it difficult for people to find the items. Great video as always! 🎉
Thanks Dave :D
Exactly !! I always find it bizarre when I go on a crazy listing spree and my sales DROP!
Ebay is broken. I used to do great there but not like I did. They are too busy reaming me with final value fees.
@@NoodlesEaton ebay is not broken.....
Most of my buyers are on the west Coast, so shipping is more for them, since I'm on the East Coast.
This is a great video! Thank you for always sharing your knowledge and being straight forward.
You're very welcome
Thank you! I needed this step by step of how to figure out sell-through rate! So helpful!
You're so welcome!
I respect, the honesty.
Thank you glad to hear
Great video. I love your straightforward approach. Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Great video with alot of very helpful information & advice. I appreciate the straightforward & to the point advice! I'm currently just selling to downsize but would like to do more reselling in the near future. Your video has really helped me to know what to look for & how to go about it.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video. We need to hear the brutal truth in order to improve.
Yes we do!
Thank you, like your content. I cleaned out a home and acquired some nice new items. Trying Ebay for the first time for my clients. Could you speak about the payout from the company, do they always do a partial of your total. Should I allow offers on an item. Thank you and congrats on a Fabu January. Impressive!
I always allow offers as it helps boost in the search algorithm. When you're new if you have no history they can hold payments for 2-4 weeks but after you're established you c an get daily or weekly payouts
Thank you. I'm excited about ebay possibility, I shop items for my brick n motor booth using these tips... just can't make the leap, yet.
You can do it!
I enjoyed your bluntness. It was a good video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for the clear demo on how to know what will sell. Very helpful
Thanks for watching!
Great information, I just went in my store and revised several of my titles. Thanks so much!
You're welcome 😊
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Just what I needed to see and hear! Is the sell-through information available on my phone or just on the computer?
You can look on both
Great advice! Thank you! I remember from sales training years ago: "cost has nothing to do with value." You said it!
Absolutely!
Thank you for your advice! So much I still don’t know- I really appreciate your honesty and lesson on how to find out the buy through… I think that’s what you called it. 😅
Glad it was helpful! Sell thru rate :)
Seriously, the Avon example is priceless and for a resellers own good. My friend bought out a retired Avon lady’s stash so excited for those tempting quirky bottles-most still full! it’s been over a year and she sold maybe ten percent of them. The metrics are dead on. There were too many made and the owners kept them as if they were 401ks so most are far from special. Tip: if you’re sitting on any, lot them out in an auction and let it be a lesson.
Lol lol I made this mistake myself years ago 😅 sometimes we have to pay to learn
Really? My grandma had a bunch of them and I sold them all for her. Now it took a year but the ones that sold really quickly were the full bottles. The empty ones I had to sell them as a lot because, as you said, there’s so many of them. Those took me a while to sell. Also use different platforms, not only eBay.
@Jar0fMay0 oh yeah full bottles of certain fragrances will go good but empty is the ones that take forever and don't go for much they were just way over produced
It was fun to listen to all the things you sold and where you sourced 3 years ago. Interesting to watch your business model change.
It's constantly changing and probably always will
@TheNurseFlipper and I'm always impressed with how you do it. Keep up the impressive work.
Things are only worth what people are willing to pay. BTW I like your assistant. Made me laugh and I needed it. I haven't set up my EBAY account yet. Still putting it together.
I hope you get started soon!
"The problem is you."
I LOVE IT
So has eBay been getting better? Funny how it's always the seller never eBay. 🤣🤣
First time to look at your channel. I am appreciative of your honesty. I am new at resellng on Ebay.
Welcome!
OMG, I think this is actually the best informative video you have done . We can all be successful if we follow the best way to get there .
Glad it was helpful!
I appreciate your straightforward approach and solid information and tips. I am new and trying many things to see what might work for me. I beat myself up a lot that I am making mistakes in my buying. I appreciate your analysis that it was the “cost of learning.“ That helps. But otherwise it seems like getting things for free or buying huge lots of things where the cost of the items is less than a dollar is the best way to go. thrift shop flipping is getting harder and harder even though people keep showing videos on this. The thrift shops don’t want to miss out on the “gains.” With all this research, I find listing takes me quite a long time, like about 20 minutes per listing. I wish I could do it faster because it is hard to keep up with the volume. also, could you discuss pricing in more depth? Should we always go by sold or consider the available listings also?
Just try to do it faster you should be able to look a item up in a minute or two and use one to sell similar and either do no description or use ai description that cuts down on time
Thank you for your advice. My problem is that I don't get any views on my listing. What do you recommend? You're great. GOALS 😊
Check the sell through rate title and pictures. Personally I don't pay attention to views because it only takes 1 for a item to sell
@TheNurseFlipper thank you so much for your reply. Keep slaying, girl. You are KILLING it! Stay cool 😎
Fantastic advice! Shoot from the hip! Appreciated !
No problem!
I like and appreciate your honest real approach. 😊
Thank you 😊
This was great! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
My pleasure!
Glad you covered everything I had already been checking on, but for some reason I'm not getting buyers looking at my items at all. They get lost in the abyss. I ended over 50 items yesterday because they just aren't getting noticed. If you can explain this, or point me to the correct video you explaining this reason, it would be most appreciated.
Without looking at your store that's impossible to do. How long have they been listed? Some things take years to sell. I do store reviews the first or second Thursday of the month for my members if you'd like to join the next review is in March
Great info. Thanks for not pulling any punches.
No problem!
Dalton... "Bye" lol. Excellent tips Kat! Love that you were "blunt" as you put it but blunt is reality. Sugar coating things doesn't help so this is great. I I know you are talking about Ebay but was wondering if you think ALL these tips also apply on other platforms like Mercari? Specifically the listing more? Thanks for another great video😊
I think that listing more anywhere will result in more sales as long as you have good items yes
@@TheNurseFlipper Thank you
You have me watching the Avon bottles with 2800 listed and 389 sold n then accidentally changed the listed number to 4200 so the 100 percent sell rate ended up lost on that one, but I thank you so much for reminding me to always check this not just find price attained etc.
You’re so good at helping Us be more successful, Thanks so much for the huge effort to help us all out,
Oh and keeping my Math on track 😂❤
Yeah for me that's one thing i won't pick up ever lol
@@TheNurseFlipper flipping math! 😂😍
Whoa, that was a brutal intro but truth is truth. I would say that I meet all but one of your requirements and that is that I don't list. I have about 100 items. Sometimes I'll have 3 sales in two days and other times it might be a month between sales. I work hard when I list--maybe not smart (long, accurate descriptions) I price competitively, pass on my shipping discount, use all of my title spaces available, take many good photos, check comps & sell-through. I put it down to the eBay algorithm---I'm not constantly listing. Of course, I am not sure about missing the promoted fees or international selling. NOT doing those surely can't help. Still, when I was doing a comp search the other day--when I had it set at Best match there was a significant difference in the number being shown compared to those I searched under Highest. (wish I could find it now). That makes me know that some listings are hidden. I take responsibility for mine with my lack of listings but I don't think eBay is without it's own manipulations. Thanks for the video
Yeah there are some search things going on, but I think sales should still be consistent with good items listed consistently. I didn't see regular sales until I had about 500 listed but I do a mix of long tail and fast selling items
So when I am pricing my items based on comps, do I price right at the amount the item has been selling for, slightly higher so I can make offers? I just always feel like I should price where I can make some kind of discount when someone shows interest and eBay sends the whole “you have an interested buyer, make an offer.” If my item is already priced at what it has been selling for then there is no room to offer a discount so then I guess just don’t make those offers and disregard? LOVE YOUR CHANNEL appreciate your input in advance!
I normally price at what it's been selling for and still send offers because I buy high. If you're priced higher than others then people might not even look at it. However, if you paid too much to be able to do this then perhaps price a little higher
I have learned so much from you. Thank you.
You are so welcome
Thank you. I knew from the intro I needed this. Good information ❤
You are so welcome
Oooo ouch haha. I definitely need to do some clean up and adjusting. I am not a very big seller but I would love items to sell.
You can do it!
I’m excited for tonight! And especially excited my store won’t be up for review 😳😂💕
hahahahahaha
I always appreciate your content.....thank you
You are very welcome!
Help! I thought if an item weighs even just 1 ounce over the pound number, one has to pay for the next pound (eg, 3 lbs 1 ounce has the shipping cost of 4 lbs.). Thank you so much for your videos and advice.
That is correct. The only time it is separated in 4oz is under 1 lbs it goes 0 to 4 5 to 8 9 to 12 and 13 to 16
The best way to pay correct shipping is to box it and weigh it at the same time that you list it. That's what I do. My shipping is exact. If you don't have room to store it in the box, make a note as to what size box you used to weight it in and store it without the box.
Yeah with 7000 items this is definitely not feasible for us. Once you're seasoned and have sold a lot you can estimate pretty close most of the time. For me over 90% I am spot on