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Rough Week? Here’s How to Bounce Back On New Work from Home Goals

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Working from home is no easy task. Although people might get the idea that it’s a walk in the park, it’s basically the exact opposite (although I do enjoy an occasional walk in the park). I’m sure most of us can relate that we all have bad weeks. Those days where we just want to … 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’s Still Selling During Summer Slow Down?

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Hey there everyone! I’m hopeful you’re not having too bad a summer slow down so far! I know I am. *cringe* Today, I’d like to dive into what is still selling during summer slow down and what to be on the lookout for during yard sales, estate sales, and your favorite thrift stores of course. … 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

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

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

What Flaws to BOLO When Sourcing for Sweaters?

Hey hey, finest resellers around! How bummed out do you get once you get your latest haul of sweaters home, only to find that most of them have some sort of flaw?! It’s a serious letdown. Today, let’s discover the most commonly missed flaws on sweaters and see what we can do to make sure … 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

Your Item Sold. Then, You Find a Flaw. Now What?

Hey everyone! I think it’s important to remember that honesty is the best policy. Not only does this apply to multiple areas of life, but it can also be applied quite often in our reselling businesses. We get all excited when our new shipment of inventory arrives, or perhaps we’ve made plans with a local … 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

What’s Your Favorite Reselling Story?

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Hi everyone! Happy soon to be New Year! The upcoming new year has got me thinking and reflecting back on some of my most fondest memories in my reselling career. Today, I’d like to share one or two of those stories with you guys. A few moments in my journey thus far have really stuck out … Read more

How I Officially Sold 5,000 Reseller Items on eBay – Here’s My Thoughts.

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Hello there friends and fellow sellers of the online world! You’re probably in just as much disbelief as I was when I stumbled upon this number sold. I knew it had to be a serious amount, as I’ve been at it for a handful of years now. And although I keep good track of the … 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 Flaws to BOLO When Sourcing for Jeans?

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Hello, there fellow resellers! If you’ve ever been outsourcing and stumbled upon your favorite pair of jeans, or perhaps that crazy find that you’ve been waiting and waiting for, only to get home to find the biggest flaw ever, you don’t have to feel alone. Many times, flaws of different natures can be missed due … 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

Is Reselling a Mental or Physical Job?

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Hey guys! I’ve been having some difficulties recently due to a minor arm injury, and have been realizing how physical this job of ours can actually be. Let’s talk more today about how reselling is both a mental, AND a physical job and how we can make the processes easier for ourselves. Related: 3 Things … 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

Why I’m Considering Adding a 2nd Reselling Platform

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Hello friends and welcome to the chronicles of my reselling career! Where we dive into stories that explain why I make these decisions and how I plan to implement changes going forward. Recently, I watched a YouTube video. That video had a Poshmark seller on it, that sold primarily shoes. Yes, there are several of … Read more

How to Deal with Negative Reviews as a Reseller

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Well guys, here’s a not so fun topic to talk about as a reseller. Sure, it’s not pleasant, but it’s also the truth. And let’s face it, the truth hurts sometimes. A lot of times as resellers we’re going to get not so fun comments and questions to answer, and here and there, we may … Read more

Why Reselling IS a Sustainable & Stable Career

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Did someone ever tell you that reselling isn’t a “real job?” Yeah, same here! Unfortunately, it’s still for some reason not considered the real thing, even though it very much is. A career/job/whatever you want to call it is different to each and every person. Related: Resellers are Creative Thinkers. Are You One of Us? … Read more

Here’s The BEST Way to Ship as a Reseller

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Good day folks! Today I want to cover again how we as resellers have the opportunity to get FREE shipping supplies shipped straight to our door! It’s easier than ever, but with the massive amount of shipping delays as of late, I wanted to touch base on this topic again. Let’s begin! The Best Way … Read more

Why I’ve Been Phasing Out Some Items in My Reselling Store

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Do you have an online store that you like to use for reselling? Perhaps you have an eBay or Amazon account, or maybe even a whole site of your own. Either way, after some time, you start to see what items are best to keep around, (and to continue sourcing), and what items are best … Read more

The #1 Reason to Become a Reseller…Freedom.

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Freedom. That’s what we all really want, isn’t it? The freedom to “be our own boss.” The freedom to choose whether or not we choose to work today. Or to take that 10 am yoga class on Monday morning just because you freaking feel like it. Freedom is a big benefit of being a reseller. … Read more

What’s Selling? – From the Perspective of a Full-Time Reseller

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Hello everyone! Have you been feeling the autumn-ness about the weather as of late?! I love it! The leaves are beautiful, and the crisp, cool air. Oh I just look forward to it so much and now it’s finally here! With the Fall season comes good things for us resellers, as well. Finally, we have … Read more

Why I Made Less Profit in My 2nd Year of Reselling

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Hi there everyone! I hope you are all doing peachy keen today. I know I am. Despite the fact that I’ve been doing some reflection as of late, and have been realizing that I’ve made substantially less profit in my reselling career in the 2nd go around. Yes, less! Not more. Today I’d like to cover … Read more