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Rooted Drawers Featured on Starter Story! 7 Years & Still Going Strong

Rooted Drawers on Starter Story

Last month we had the honor of having been invited to talk about our story that was featured on Starter Story. If you’re not familiar with this website, it is great for entrepreneurs small and large to share their stories of success! It’s been a huge reward to be able to talk about my journey … Read more

Boost Your Summer Revenue: 5 Strategies for Small Resellers

5 Strategies for Small Resellers

Hey there, fellow resellers! With the summer months in full swing, it’s time to tackle the challenges that often accompany this season. We completely understand that as small resellers, you too, face unique hurdles such as vacation mode sales drops, out-of-season inventory, and increased competition. But fear not! In this blog post, Boost Your Summer … Read more

The Reselling Route: Maximizing Profitability with a Thrift Store Focus

Thrifting To Resell in 2023

Thrifting to resell has become an increasingly popular way to find unique and affordable items. Whether it’s vintage clothing, collectibles, or home decor, thrift stores offer a giant treasure chest just full of hidden gems waiting to be discovered. While many people enjoy the thrill of the hunt, resellers have turned thrifting into a profitable … Read more

Am I Still Reselling On Several Platforms? (2023 Update)

Reselling in 2023

Years ago when I began my journey into reselling, I didn’t know what to expect under the umbrella of reselling platforms with all the options of listings and cross-listings. A lot of time has passed since then, and I now have a hefty handful of new knowledge that I apply to my current strategies, along … Read more

The Other Side Of Working From Home

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Each day is a new challenge, a new gift, or a new disaster. These things can all take form when you work from home and something to, by every means, take into consideration when deciding to start your own business. What’s driving you? Why have you decided to or are you deciding to start working … Read more

What Credibility Means As A Reseller

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This post may seem controversial to some resellers out there, but my hope is that most of us are on the same page with this. There are MILLIONS of resellers in the world, especially clothing resellers (like myself). To be a little more precise, “a 2021 survey conducted among adults in the United States revealed that … Read more

How To Keep A Clean House When You Work From Home

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Hey everyone! This is a topic that often comes to mind when I’m at my busiest and most stressed. How in the heck am I supposed to keep a tidy home when my whole business is to work out of it? Let’s get into how to keep the house clean when working from home. Related: … Read more

How To Determine What ebay Listings Are Stale

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Hey all! Lately, I’ve been filling up my storage area with a whole lot of new items. I’ve been lucky this year to finally have some sort of client base built up so that I can actually start relying on those around me rather than the father of thrift stores, Goodwill! I wanted to talk … Read more

Do You Listen To Music While You List?

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Hey, fellow sellers of the online world! A friend of mine recently asked if I typically listened to music while I list or work on other reselling-related tasks. Which prompted me to think that maybe this isn’t done as much as it really should be. Let me explain. Related: Not Excited to List Anymore? This … Read more

Should You Be Reselling On Several Platforms? (2022 Update)

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Hey, fellow sellers across the web! Time is flying by and sales are picking up as school and college are right around the corner! Check out today’s post below to hear about why or why not you may want to start cross-listing to other platforms. Related: 3 Quick Tips to Listing Daily on Poshmark…When You’ve … Read more

Should You Put Your eBay Store On Vacation?

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Hey there fellow eBayers! In light of the most recent post all about traveling while reselling, I thought this may be something best to cover following it. Therefore, today I’d like to talk about the Vacation Mode option that you may or may not be aware of in your eBay store. Let’s get going! Related: … Read more

How To Resell While Traveling

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Have you ever thought about being your own boss? How about the founder of your very own little startup? If you’re anything like me, you’d probably really like to be both. Starting your own business comes with flaws though, as with every other career. Recently, the hubs and I went on a trip for longer … Read more

How Working from Home Brought My Dog Back to Life

Did you ever wonder what life would be like in the future…only to find out you can’t even handle the present? We all have situations in our lives that come and go, challenging us to our wit’s end just to see how far we can make it. After going from 110% to 0% in just … Read more

I Changed One Thing & Had The Best Sales Day, Ever.

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Hey, there internet friends! Long time, no chat! Thanks for continuing to read and learn through my experiences! As of late, the sales have been flowing and the packages have been going! Listen in today on how I made only one small change in my activity as a reseller to open up the flood gates … Read more

Did You Stay on Top of Your Reseller Taxes?

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Hey there friends of the online world! Tax day will soon be upon us, and I’m wondering if you’ve fully prepared everything or if you’re running a bit behind like myself in year 1. Running your own business is hard enough as it is, especially when it hits you that you need to be keeping … Read more

ATTN Resellers: A Cluttered Space is A Cluttered Mind.

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Hello, my favorite internet reselling friends! Have you become overwhelmed with the amount of pure “stuff” lying around? Have you begun tripping over random objects and are getting stressed about the lack of organization in your space? One more thing…do you love the space you’re in? Because in reality, you’re most likely spending more time … Read more

You Finally Got to Top-Rated…Now What?

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Figuring out how to get to the top is what most of us resellers dream of doing, isn’t it? The road may be long, but it definitely clears up along the way! I’ve gone up and down along the Top-Rated chart in my eBay days, but today I feel like I’m finally there. Here’s why … Read more

How a $3 Whiteboard Impacted My Business

Hey all! I hope you’ve been enjoying whatever stage of reselling you’re currently in! Over time, we all seem to learn a little more about organizational skills, and how they can come in handy when running a business. Today, I’d like to talk a little bit about mine, and how a whiteboard or two has … Read more

Maintaining Mental Health is Mentally Exhausting.

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Figuring out how to get to the top is what most of us resellers dream of doing, isn’t it? The road may be long, but it definitely clears up along the way! Today I’d like to talk about my lack of being present lately, the break I’ve taken from mental health, and (in a post … Read more

How to Gain Growth Online Without Social Media

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Hey wizards and wizardettes of the online community! Today, I’m taking it back. Wayyy back. Okay, maybe not that far back, but far enough. You’re probably not interested in what’s going on behind the scenes, but today I’d like to put myself out there and tell you all about it. A couple weeks ago, I … Read more

How to Take Over 200 Photos in 1 Day

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Hey there! Coming your way today with news on how I’m able to single-handedly take over 200 photos in just 1 day’s time. Yes, it’s possible, time management is your friend! Let’s go! Related: I’ve Officially Sold 5,000 Items on eBay. Here’s My Thoughts. Why So Many Photos in One Day? Well, why not? But … Read more

How to Increase Reselling Revenue Without Spending

How to Increase Reselling Revenue Without Spending

Have you been wondering how to increase your revenue without diving deeper into your already dug-out reseller pockets? Want to spend less on inventory and more time on selling what you already have in stock? Well! Guess what, I’ve got a tip for you and I think you’re really going to like it. Let’s jump … Read more

Should Family Help With Your Reselling Business?

Hey there! I know, I know. Bringing family into business can be a rather touchy subject for some, but I feel like it’s one that we need to talk about in the reselling community. Many times we have sisters, brothers, nieces, or nephews, (or perhaps even parents!) that have some free time available for potentially spending … Read more

Do You Have a Method to Bagging All Your Inventory?

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Hey there! Welcome back or welcome aboard this reselling adventure journey! A lot of inventory has been moved around as of late in my storage area, and I’ve got to thinking about whether or not most of you guys prefer bagging your inventory or not. Do you have a tried and true method already? Do you … Read more

Tell Yourself the Truth. Time to Clean Out Your Closet.

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Happy New Year everyone! It’s that time again already, hard to believe! But that’s the cold hard truth…and I’m here today to tell you more of it. How often have you looked upon your clothes in your closet, (or closets), and discovered that you just simply, have nothing to wear?! I mean, this is like a … Read more

So, You Want to Audit Your Reselling Business

Ah, yes. Everyone’s favorite word, am I right? I’m probably wrong…I’m just gonna go with I’m wrong. These are no fun, but they are essential to making your business run smoothly and continue on to the top of the success ladder. Let’s talk more today on what an audit looks like in my reselling business…and … Read more

Why You Should Reorganize Your Reselling Inventory

Let’s face it. We’ve probably all been stuck in the “I don’t know what to do” phase of managing our reselling inventory. Today, I’d like to help you navigate through that phase, by going over how my husband and I have been doing just that. Yep, I brought in the big guns for this turnover … Read more

How Being a Reseller Has Changed Me

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Hey, there interweb friends! I hope everyone is doing well here on this fine and fantastic Thursday! It’s absolutely beautiful outside right now, definitely a bit of weird weather popping through for December…but I’m all for it! I’ve been sitting here pondering how my life has changed since reselling swooped me off my feet 3 … Read more

Finding Balance as a Reseller

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Whether or not we like to admit it, work-life balance is something that we all probably think about. Lately the hubs and I have been really digging our heels into sorting inventory and finding what works best for our stores. Doing so however can become extremely exhausting and downright boring if I’m being completely honest. … Read more

No Time to Source? Just Start Listing with JOMAR!

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Ahh yes, you may have gotten a sneak peek of my recent mention of this company in the most previous post. If you’ve been following me for some time, you’ll know that I’ve been doing my fair share of dabbling among different wholesalers. However, I’ve been trying to stock up before the holidays, and while … Read more

Think Fast and Make Your Reselling Career Last

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Hey there everyone! Today I was listening to a podcast on productivity, and what we can do to make our lives more organized. This led to another podcast, that was going over how to become more efficient and effective in the way we make our way through everyday life. After my teeny tiny black hole … Read more

The 3 P’s of Reselling: Do You Know Them?

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Hey there everyone! My fellow resellers, eBay-ers, Poshers, and the like! Today I felt was a good day to talk about the 3 Ps of Reselling. What are they you may be asking yourself? Have you heard of them before? Do they make sense to you and your business? Let’s go over them in more … Read more

What to Do With Overflowing Inventory?

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Hey guys and ladies out there of the reselling world! Lately I’ve been ramping my store up to new heights with the holiday season approaching us, and wanted to relay some of the ways I’ve been handling this mass inflow of new overflowing inventory. It’s a bit hectic around my home office right now to … Read more

What Inflation Means for Resellers

Hi there internet friends! I hope you are all well today. I’d like to go over what inflation means for resellers, and how we as small businesses, (or even large ones), are affected by it. Unfortunately, this is just something that occurs with time, however, there are a few ways to combat our current situations. Let’s … Read more

How I Choose What to Leave Behind in the Thrift

Hello hello, my wonderfully amazing interweb friends! Today I was talking with a subscriber about certain things that I usually choose to leave behind in the thrift. I do this for a handful of reasons and would like to go over those in a little more detail. I hope this helps you as well in … Read more

3 Reasons to List in Every Season

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Hello all! Happy mid-Fall and early winter! I was thinking today about if most of us resellers like to list items in season or not and wanted to go over a little more of why I choose to list everything all year-round. Thanks for joining in again! Let’s dive in! Do You List According to … Read more

3 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a Reseller

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Hello my amazing reseller friends! Have you ever accomplished, embarked upon, or thought about taking up some new job, task, or commitment? Well, reselling can be all three of those things, and I’m here today to talk about the 3 things to know before reselling that stand out to me most now as a full-time … Read more

Think You Don’t Have Time to be a Reseller?

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If you’re wondering if you’d have the time to take on reselling full-time, well I’m here to tell you that you can absolutely do just that. It’s not as complicated as you may be thinking, and it really doesn’t take up all that much time if you’re able to manage it properly. Today I wanted … Read more

Looking for Ways to Make Sales from Stale Inventory?

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Hey, fellow resellers and reseller-ettes! Today, I’d like to touch on a few topics that go over how to deal with stale inventory, and what you can do to get unstuck. Making sales on a regular basis is crucial to our business as resellers, so even those stale items need to count for something, right? … Read more