"Two screws ought do it." 😆 I actually agree. That is a really good idea using saw horses. Good stuff, curious to hear updates on the blanket color in later episodes.
Great video , HBD too! Jean - Michael Basquiat was a famous NYC based artist that passed away in 1988 from an overdose. It seems like these recent years there's been a resurgence of his artwork and persona ( Jay Z growing his hair out like how Jean-Michael had it for example) Also you may want to get the Men's wear Manifesto if you don't already use it. It's helped me with learning brands and it's a great reference on the go .
I had my eBay store set at no returns …… it looks blue to me and I’m sure you put a ton of pictures in your listing. I think I would (just my advice) put a white blanket and if you have a white shirt then put the light grey one on. 🙏🏼🙋🏻♀️🧡
Hi Carrie, when you say you have a "Shirt Store", do you have a separate eBay account for this and another for your jeans? If so, can you have 2 accounts? I was under the impression eBay did not like this.
Question : when u sell an item Say number 1 so your first item in that box is number 2 , do you restock that box with number 1 again 🤔 as I see you re jigging the boxes when they get empty so I’m a little confused with the numbers .. hence the question . Great video by the way I wish we had those stores in the Uk …
@@carrieathomethx for replying. I’m using your challenge as a guide to start a secondary eBay store and see the same thing so it’s comforting to know I’m seeing the same results.
Great video! Do you offer free shipping?I do calculated cost so if they do return I’m not stuck with that extra cost. Love the photo shoot area and inventory system!
I see you started some of your lostings with "VTG." I watched your video about having the right order of your words used in your titles..... Brand, what it is, Gender, Size, then keywords. Do you always put VTG or Vintage at the start of your listing? I've been putting it after all the other info but then when i go to look something up, i always type "Vintage" first, lol. Thanks for your help! I love, love, love your content!
If majority of buyers are specifically looking for a vintage item from a certain brand, I’ll put VTG in the front. Like some buyers specifically want a vintage pair of Levi’s vs other buyers who are just looking for Levis. If the item is vintage but I don’t believe most buyers would be searching for it with the VTG keyword, I won’t put vintage in the title. Hope this helps!
Hey Carrie. I know you've said you have a thermal printer right? I live here in Texas and my husband said it wouldn't be a good idea to get a thermal printer because it would end up smudging the ink. Can you maybe verify if heat is not good for being in texas, or give us a different option on a printer?
Thermal printers don’t use ink they use lasers to etch into the label so you’ll be safe! Thermal is highly recommended due to its weather resistant capabilities :)
I’m really curious what you do in your shirt store vs your jeans store for marketing? Do you have a store subscription for the shirts? Do you do promoted listings?
I don’t have a subscription for the shirt store but I do have one for my jeans store. I was waiting to run out of free listings with my shirt store before getting a subscription, but they upped my listing amount. Not sure when I’ll get a sub for the shirt store now 🤔
8" work for me great..probably 75% clothes 25% jeans...get 30" and hold on average 25 items..more so with light silk or athletic and 15 for just jeans.
@foo446 I use 9x11 poly, I seal them before storage to avoid dust or creepy crawlies, some leave their's open but I'd be devastated if a customer got a bug freebie with their order
I want to put my listed clothing and things in polybags like you do, but there’s many times where someone will message me and ask for another measurement or ask me to take another photo of a part of the item. Have you had that happen a lot where you have to take the item out of the bag to answer a question? I put my items in Polly bags when I ship, but I’d rather do it right when listed.
I get asked for extra measurements periodically. I will generally go and get those measurements. If there’s a common measurement that’s been requested often, maybe consider going ahead and including it in the listing for every item. But that’s only if it’s a measurement being asked for constantly :)
Great video! I was wondering when you showed the comps at the end. For the Tommy Bahama shirt the title is super simple. And I usually try to fill up all 80 characters. Is that because there’s so many listings? I’m wondering if some brands do better with simplicity. I have a few shirts from Tommy listed and they lack views. Thanks
Hello, I have a question. Do you promote your listings? What percentage of promotion is good or bad? Promote your listings? I'm new to selling eBay. Thank you
I promote my listings but it’s at a rate that I can afford to promote at. Promoting should only be used as a tool not the cornerstone of your business. If I were you, I would see what your profit margin is after fees, shipping, buy cost, and other expenses and see if you have room to spend more money on promotions.
Just out of curiosity, can you please let me know the dimensions of that wooden board you have here? I picked up something from Home Depot but it's too large.
I see you number the bags the shirts are in. Do you put that number in the item description so you can locate the shirt or what do you do with that number so you locate the shirt once it sold?
I put it in the custom sku box that’s found within the listing creation and I also add a photo of the sku in the photo gallery of the listing. I show how to make the custom sku box appear in my inventory system video :)
How do you get so much sales being a new store I have trouble selling my items I have about 100 items on there sometimes I go 2 weeks without selling anything.
For me, I make sure I’m putting up items that have a decent sell thru rate, priced at market or slightly below, make my titles SEO friendly, offer free returns, offer plenty of well lit photos, offer a flat rate shipping rate, and promote at a rate I can afford to spend on. That’s been the best formula I’ve used. It works really well!
I get 24x10x8 boxes from uline and they can totally be used for shoes. If I were you, I would measure how you’ll store your shoes to make sure what box width would be best.
I have always been curious about items that are vintage or almost with holes or an extra amount of wear on them.... i have bought an older carhartt in this condition but some people will just badmouth if it is priced high and the holes etc. What are your thoughts behind when we decide to sell items like this? I live in an industial city in the energy sector so there are always lots of work wear in different conditions you can buy
It does depend on how much damage there is and what type of damage. Also depends on the item. If the damage is "cool" then I would price the same or higher as non-damaged items. If the damage actually hinders the durability or functions of the item, then I'd list it cheaper than the rest.
whats the size of the tshirt photo board? trying make new setup myself, also what lights using and what blanket? i picked one up from joannes fabrics and it was a weird color so wanted swap
I believe my shirt board is around 5ft x 5ft. I’ll add a link to the lights in the video description! The blanket is from Target. If you have Instagram, I have all the links in my backdrop highlight on my profile :)
Oh my gosh! I wish I had known about this return deal! I got my first return ever. It was as described The colors in my pictures matched her pictures. I refunded everything. 😢 I now know for next time. Thank you!!!
Now you know! There are times where I made an honest mistake and I’ll refund the buyer 100%. But generally, most of the issues are due to buyers not really looking or reading the listing before buying.
@@carrieathome Hi Carrie, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, I'm still very confused about the whole shipping charges, shipping returns, should shipping be included or not?
I’ve had a few viewers support the challenge of starting a new store with a handful of purchases, but other than that I don’t think it’s really benefited my store per say. If anything, I think the huge influx of views on all the items is a disadvantage to getting sales. I’m getting hundreds of views on items with no sales. eBay’s probably questioning what’s wrong with my items lol
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2:49 I love so much that you're expiramenting more and more with music throughout the series :D
We missed ya, but so glad you had a great month..Best quote I ever read: “Never get so busy making a living, you forget to make a life”.
I really like this series 🎉
"Two screws ought do it." 😆
I actually agree. That is a really good idea using saw horses. Good stuff, curious to hear updates on the blanket color in later episodes.
We like rigging things together 😂 the new color is going well! I prefer the lighter gray over darker gray by far 👍
@@carrieathome is it a fleece blanket? Do you have a link to this type of blanket?
Thanks for sharing! I’ve been patiently 😂 waiting for your monthly update 😊 I love your advice of niching down. Better to be deep than wide.
You are so welcome!
Great video , HBD too!
Jean - Michael Basquiat was a famous NYC based artist that passed away in 1988 from an overdose. It seems like these recent years there's been a resurgence of his artwork and persona ( Jay Z growing his hair out like how Jean-Michael had it for example)
Also you may want to get the Men's wear Manifesto if you don't already use it. It's helped me with learning brands and it's a great reference on the go .
Wow! Thank you for the bit of education! I love learning the little details behind some of these brands :) I’ll look into that resource!
Now that is an inventory setup!
Thank you! Keeps my stuff organized real well :)
girl you just saved me some possible returns. i had a mens gap dress shirt listed as button down but its really a button up...
Great video Carrie glad to see you back in action hopefully your time away was asweome!
Thank you!
I had my eBay store set at no returns …… it looks blue to me and I’m sure you put a ton of pictures in your listing. I think I would (just my advice) put a white blanket and if you have a white shirt then put the light grey one on. 🙏🏼🙋🏻♀️🧡
One of the best things I have for my photo station is a footswitch the lights plug into the switch then the switch goes into the wall works great
Omgggg I need that right now!
Jean Michel Basquiat is a famous artist from the 80s.. he died like 30 years ago... recently Coach did a collab with his art
Let's go! Locked in!
For your shirt store are you sourcing for items that you like, brands, or high str? Learning 😌
what do you do w the clothes that don’t sell 😅😢😂
Happy birthday!!! 🎂
Thank you!
Great video! Great to see you back! Lets go!
Thank you!
Great setup!! it’s tough to get the exact light and focus.
Love what you are doing with the shirt store!
Thank you!
Glad your back! Hope it's getting better. I just learned kancan this weekend. Crazy how many I've passed up and didn't realize it.
Thank you! There are some good ones out there! The skinny jeans are decent if you can get them real cheap. 👍
Hello hello. Love your videos. What are the measurements of your table for photos?
Hi Carrie, when you say you have a "Shirt Store", do you have a separate eBay account for this and another for your jeans? If so, can you have 2 accounts? I was under the impression eBay did not like this.
You can have multiple stores. But if one store is jeopardized and banned, the rest will be banned too
Question : when u sell an item Say number 1 so your first item in that box is number 2 , do you restock that box with number 1 again 🤔 as I see you re jigging the boxes when they get empty so I’m a little confused with the numbers .. hence the question . Great video by the way I wish we had those stores in the Uk …
I don’t reuse numbers, I just keep moving forward with new numbers :)
@@carrieathome thanks 🤩
Happy birthday. Great to see the store sales are picking up. Are you seeing daily results or were these sporadic
Thank you! I’ve been averaging one sale a day but some days I’ll have two and other days I’ll have none. It happens when the store is so small.
@@carrieathomethx for replying. I’m using your challenge as a guide to start a secondary eBay store and see the same thing so it’s comforting to know I’m seeing the same results.
Nice, in about a year she might do hats or belts tie or something
Great video! Do you offer free shipping?I do calculated cost so if they do return I’m not stuck with that extra cost. Love the photo shoot area and inventory system!
I do a flat rate shipping rate :)
I see you started some of your lostings with "VTG." I watched your video about having the right order of your words used in your titles..... Brand, what it is, Gender, Size, then keywords.
Do you always put VTG or Vintage at the start of your listing? I've been putting it after all the other info but then when i go to look something up, i always type "Vintage" first, lol.
Thanks for your help! I love, love, love your content!
If majority of buyers are specifically looking for a vintage item from a certain brand, I’ll put VTG in the front. Like some buyers specifically want a vintage pair of Levi’s vs other buyers who are just looking for Levis. If the item is vintage but I don’t believe most buyers would be searching for it with the VTG keyword, I won’t put vintage in the title. Hope this helps!
Do you do promoted listings for all items? Free shipping? Best offers?
Best offers, flat rate shipping, and I do promote my shirts :)
Hey Carrie. I know you've said you have a thermal printer right? I live here in Texas and my husband said it wouldn't be a good idea to get a thermal printer because it would end up smudging the ink. Can you maybe verify if heat is not good for being in texas, or give us a different option on a printer?
Thermal printers don’t use ink they use lasers to etch into the label so you’ll be safe! Thermal is highly recommended due to its weather resistant capabilities :)
Thanks for sharing!
I’m really curious what you do in your shirt store vs your jeans store for marketing? Do you have a store subscription for the shirts? Do you do promoted listings?
I don’t have a subscription for the shirt store but I do have one for my jeans store. I was waiting to run out of free listings with my shirt store before getting a subscription, but they upped my listing amount. Not sure when I’ll get a sub for the shirt store now 🤔
The shirt store is bussin
8" work for me great..probably 75% clothes 25% jeans...get 30" and hold on average 25 items..more so with light silk or athletic and 15 for just jeans.
May I ask which size bags work best for you? (Thanks for the box info - my percentages are about the same so I had that exact question!)
@foo446 I use 9x11 poly, I seal them before storage to avoid dust or creepy crawlies, some leave their's open but I'd be devastated if a customer got a bug freebie with their order
@@BusyBeeCompany OK, thank you so much! And I agree about the "freebies" lol
I want to put my listed clothing and things in polybags like you do, but there’s many times where someone will message me and ask for another measurement or ask me to take another photo of a part of the item. Have you had that happen a lot where you have to take the item out of the bag to answer a question? I put my items in Polly bags when I ship, but I’d rather do it right when listed.
I get asked for extra measurements periodically. I will generally go and get those measurements. If there’s a common measurement that’s been requested often, maybe consider going ahead and including it in the listing for every item. But that’s only if it’s a measurement being asked for constantly :)
@@carrieathome Thanks!
Great video! I was wondering when you showed the comps at the end. For the Tommy Bahama shirt the title is super simple. And I usually try to fill up all 80 characters. Is that because there’s so many listings? I’m wondering if some brands do better with simplicity. I have a few shirts from Tommy listed and they lack views.
Thanks
Hi! I just screenshot my comp and cut off most the title so the photo was super long. I also try to fill up the space with keywords :)
What plastic bags are those please? Also do you give them to the customer?
They’re 12x15 clear polybags from Amazon and yes, I keep the item in the bag during shipping.
Hello, I have a question. Do you promote your listings? What percentage of promotion is good or bad? Promote your listings? I'm new to selling eBay. Thank you
I promote my listings but it’s at a rate that I can afford to promote at. Promoting should only be used as a tool not the cornerstone of your business. If I were you, I would see what your profit margin is after fees, shipping, buy cost, and other expenses and see if you have room to spend more money on promotions.
Just out of curiosity, can you please let me know the dimensions of that wooden board you have here? I picked up something from Home Depot but it's too large.
It roughly measures around 5ft x 6ft.
@@carrieathome perfect, thank you!
Hi congratulations .Do you do only men shirts?
What size is the back board your using?
Oh, and welcome back! Missed ya!
Thank you! The board is roughly 5ft x 5ft :)
I see you number the bags the shirts are in. Do you put that number in the item description so you can locate the shirt or what do you do with that number so you locate the shirt once it sold?
I put it in the custom sku box that’s found within the listing creation and I also add a photo of the sku in the photo gallery of the listing. I show how to make the custom sku box appear in my inventory system video :)
How do you get so much sales being a new store I have trouble selling my items I have about 100 items on there sometimes I go 2 weeks without selling anything.
For me, I make sure I’m putting up items that have a decent sell thru rate, priced at market or slightly below, make my titles SEO friendly, offer free returns, offer plenty of well lit photos, offer a flat rate shipping rate, and promote at a rate I can afford to spend on. That’s been the best formula I’ve used. It works really well!
Where did you buy the boxes and what is the length of the 10 in box?
Great video by the way. I’m enjoying this series! Happy belated birthday 🎉
Thank you! The box length is 24” and ai bought them off Uline :)
what boxes do you guys use, and can you use them for shoes?
I get 24x10x8 boxes from uline and they can totally be used for shoes. If I were you, I would measure how you’ll store your shoes to make sure what box width would be best.
Hi Carrie, Do you list 5 daily in the shirt store ?
That’s what I aim for!
I have always been curious about items that are vintage or almost with holes or an extra amount of wear on them.... i have bought an older carhartt in this condition but some people will just badmouth if it is priced high and the holes etc. What are your thoughts behind when we decide to sell items like this? I live in an industial city in the energy sector so there are always lots of work wear in different conditions you can buy
It does depend on how much damage there is and what type of damage. Also depends on the item. If the damage is "cool" then I would price the same or higher as non-damaged items. If the damage actually hinders the durability or functions of the item, then I'd list it cheaper than the rest.
We;come to thirtyhood 🎉🎉lol where things might hurt more than last year
Woohoo! Lol
Great video 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!
Carrie - what is the length of the box you demonstrated for your shirts/jeans ?
It’s 24” long!
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You were meant for this type of career. I have been selling part time for long time 8 years and do not have your sell through
Well thank you! I think it’s because I just get too nervous to list items where the sell thru is really low.
whats the size of the tshirt photo board? trying make new setup myself, also what lights using and what blanket? i picked one up from joannes fabrics and it was a weird color so wanted swap
I believe my shirt board is around 5ft x 5ft. I’ll add a link to the lights in the video description! The blanket is from Target. If you have Instagram, I have all the links in my backdrop highlight on my profile :)
Happy birthday ❤🎉
Where did you get those cardboard boxes from?
I bought them off Uline :)
How many items you list a day now? Nice sale.
I aim for 5 a day :)
What size clear bags do you use for jeans for storage
12x15 bags :)
@@carrieathome and the boxes are 10” wide, 8” tall and 24” depth ?
@@ThriftedThreadsOutfitters yup!
WHERE do you get the boxes?
On Uline! They’re 10x8x24
Oh my gosh! I wish I had known about this return deal! I got my first return ever. It was as described The colors in my pictures matched her pictures. I refunded everything. 😢 I now know for next time. Thank you!!!
Now you know! There are times where I made an honest mistake and I’ll refund the buyer 100%. But generally, most of the issues are due to buyers not really looking or reading the listing before buying.
@@carrieathome Hi Carrie, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, I'm still very confused about the whole shipping charges, shipping returns, should shipping be included or not?
Are you thinking about sourcing shirts still when your challenge is over?
I think so! I thought I could gain short knowledge faster than I am getting. But there’s definitely money in shirts and jackets :)
Can you tell if some of your sales are from viewers?
Some of them are from viewers who want to support the challenge but I’d say most my sales are just from general ebay buyers :)
How much has your RUclips affected your sales on this EBay Store?
I’ve had a few viewers support the challenge of starting a new store with a handful of purchases, but other than that I don’t think it’s really benefited my store per say. If anything, I think the huge influx of views on all the items is a disadvantage to getting sales. I’m getting hundreds of views on items with no sales. eBay’s probably questioning what’s wrong with my items lol
Do you was all the items first ?
Yes! ebay wants all preowned clothing washed beforehand
You do 6.99 flat rate on all shirts??
On most my shirts yes, but if they’re heavier I do have a $9.99 option.
Bask-ee-ot is how that’s pronounced. Don’t know until you know, right?
Thank you!
What state do you live in?
Missouri!
Carrie, do u have a link to buy those boxes?
Happy Birthday 🎉
Thank you!
Waiting 😂
It’s here! 😄
Omg you so pretty! Love yalls videos. I have copied your inventory system and it helps so much when it goes to shipping.
10 inches is a little bit too much for anybody