This week one of the things I have been working on is sorting and listing my Sylvanian Families figures and play-sets.. There is a good demand for these, and after a spot of research I have decided to sell a few families off individually and do a few bundles…
Making videos on YouTube has brought many blessings and surprises, one of which was the meeting of two like minded resellers, Nic & Zaheer, approximately three years ago. Sharing an equal passion for their businesses, and a sense of humour, the two men have become firm friends, and a regular weekly ‘Tat Chat’ was born, […]
For the third part of our style series we are focussing on keywords for styles of collars, cuffs and sleeves. Whether it is a men’s shirt, a woman’s blouse, a dress, top, jacket and so on, we have found all the keywords you will need to describe the varying types and styles in your listings.
For some time I have been careful about the products I buy. I have two main requirements – Paraben Free & Cruelty Free. I became frustrated with the high street, who for many years did not offer these alternatives and instead filled their shelves with products heavily laden in chemicals and tested on animals. Superdrug […]
In this second part of our ongoing style series we are focussing on styles and keywords for listing men’s shirts/t-shirts/tops and women’s blouses/t-shirts/tops. When researching styles and keywords Google Image Search is your friend. I have found a few examples for you, to give you as many varied keyword ideas and options as possible…
This month we are featuring our friends Emma & Tony Drew AKA The Drew Resellers. We initially came across their instagram page a few months back and are now regular viewers of their YouTube channels and Emma’s Blog (links below). Emma is primarily a Lifestyle Blogger helping people to save and to make extra money, […]
Selling clothing online is an increasing competitive market. When writing your listing it is important to make your item stand out to create interest and to attract your buyer. Including many clear and varied photos of your item is important. Using wording, in your title and description, that is likely to be searched by the buyer […]
When listing your clothing items for sale on eBay using some simple measurements will a) help to sell the item and b) reduce the amount of returns you will get due to the item not fitting on receipt. I made the mistake of thinking that women’s clothing didn’t need measuring, and the generic sizing label […]
We couldn’t have picked a better weekend for weather to visit Nic’s sister Katie and our brother-in-law Aaron, who after many years of residing in Brighton have stepped on to the property ladder and purchased a sweet Victorian 2 up 2 down terraced house in Worthing. Last weekend saw temperatures soar to 25 degrees, and […]
It is unavoidable… if you work in any kind of retail, online or otherwise, you will have problems to deal with and customers who are not satisfied or happy. Every problem will be different and most of the issues you will have are very easily solved. The majority of issues that you deal with will […]
Watching out for current trends while sourcing Bloggers & Vloggers have become today’s fashion icons and trend setters. It is not a surprise that this should happen in these days of digital fame and notoriety, a time when a huge part of our lives are spent in cyber space. Fashion designers are purposely using fashion […]
We got to know Fake Rachel and Jamie via the wonderful world of YouTube a couple of years ago. Since then we have become good friends and chat with Fake Rachel on a daily basis. Their videos are always very informative and easy to watch. They have a wealth of reselling knowledge between them. Continue reading
I shared this video a few years back and I still regularly get people thanking me for the tip as it keeps paying off for people…
I thought I would re-share it as many new subscribers & followers of the blog may not have seen it….
Hope it helps out a few more people 🙂
All the best… Nic
Drop me a line if this tip has paid off for you – I love hearing about your success stories
I got to know John through being invited to be part of the “six pack” reseller live hangout shows and was fascinated by his unique twist on reselling.
He seemed the perfect guest to have on the channel and was looking forward to asking him about his business and his life in reselling. Continue reading
This week on the regular Tuesday Tat chat we chatted about the pros and cons of selling items seasonally and putting items away for Christmas.
We also discuss when having too much stock can become overwhelming. Continue reading
No matter how hard you try, if you sell on ebay you will come across customers who for whatever reason you simply never want to deal with again…. Continue reading
Our guest reseller this week was my good friend Lonnie
As a topic we decided to look at the skills we have learnt in order to be successful resellers, and also look at skills we had from our previous jobs and lives that we have adapted and used in our reselling. Continue reading
This topic comes up very often within the reselling community and there are many varied opinions on the best way to sell your items on ebay. Continue reading
In this post I talk about how & why I use a sniping website…
Zaheer and I were both excited to get Chad AKA ‘The Golden Finger Picker’ on our chat
Chad is a highly respected reseller from the USA with a hugely popular youtube channel, both he and his wife, Kim have a wealth of knowledge they share with the community. Continue reading
We went to a ‘Yard Sale Trail’ which was great fun and proved to be a great way to find a good mix of stuff for reselling…
‘Yard Sale Trails’ sometimes called ‘Jumble Trails’ or ‘Garage Sale Trails’ are becoming more and more popular as an alternative to car boot sales, we have been to 3 now and have found them to be great fun and always manage to find some good stuff.
There is an added excitement from the ‘Treasure Hunt’ aspect as you follow a map to discover each stall. If you fancy attending one of these events, Continue reading
This month we are featuring our good friends Zaheer & Rebecca Malik. Nic & Zaheer got to know one another via their YouTube channels shortly after Nic started making YouTube videos about reselling. They have become firm friends in the 3 years that have followed. It’s been a true pleasure to get to know Zaheer & Bec, a lovelier couple you couldn’t meet, and I’m so happy to call them our friends. Continue reading
There are certain things as a reseller you simply can’t be without…. and finding quality products at good prices can take time and effort – we hope these links save you time and hopefully money too 🙂
As well as packing supplies there are also many time saving tools we have come across over the years that we use daily and we can highly recommend, scroll further down to see those. There is also a section of FBA supplies we use at the end.
Please browse below and click the links to check out any of the products 🙂 Continue reading
I am pleased to say I had the pleasure of chatting with Joe (AKA Mypacrat on youtube on our Tuesday Tat Chat)
Joe lives in Colorado has been a reseller since the 1990’s and has a wealth of knowledge which he shares on his youtube channel, he buys a wide assortment of items, specialising in vintage toys, jewellery, and vintage collectable items…
I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Joe and hope we can do it again sometime, the hour flew by :0
Please check out Joe’s channel *** by clicking here ***
We have recently been approved for ‘Merch by Amazon’ and we had lots of questions about how it all worked etc… (Check out the video below :))
So I thought who better to ask than our good friend Margaret AKA Texas Gal Treasures, who is doing amazingly well on Amazon Merch..
We recently sold the highest value item of our 15 year reselling career. Nic had purchased a job lot of vintage consoles, games and accessories and while researching prices in which to list everything, he came across this inconspicuous looking cartridge with a hand written label. At first he dismissed it, assuming it had no value as it had lost it’s label, and someone had replaced it with their own. He planned to bundle it along with an Atari console and some other lower value games. However, his curiosity was triggered, he had never seen an Atari game called ‘Hard Head’ before, perhaps even without the label it would still hold some individual value. Having done some further research he decided that perhaps this game was actually quite rare as there were no other ‘Hard Head’ Atari Cartridges currently listed or recently completed on eBay. He decided then that he would put the game on auction with a Buy It Now of £100! Continue reading
We get asked so often what words and abbreviations we use actually mean…
Sometimes we forget that those who are new to reselling may not know what a lot of the terms we use actually mean or refer to so I made this video to help explain a few of the more common ones…
I thought it was about time I took the family out for another adventure, I know they like pretty scenery and I had the perfect place in mind….
At this time of year there are some amazing places I know where the woods are carpeted in bluebells….. so I rounded up the troops and headed out.
You may have used in-store coupons and regular paper coupons from Newspapers and Magazines to save money on your weekly shop in the past and these have their place and serve their purpose. Filed under ‘there is an app for everything’ the digital age brings with it Coupon Apps.
Each app promises you exclusive offers on branded products. These offers work sightly differently as you don’t produce your coupon at the till. Instead you pay for your shop as usual, then once home, you upload your receipt to show proof of purchase and the company will then refund that amount to you, either directly to your bank account or to your Paypal account.
I tried out 3 different apps: Continue reading
So you have purchased a bag of My Little Ponies from a boot or jumble sale with a view 
to selling them on eBay but you are unsure where to start. The first thing to know is that My Little Pony is extremely collectible so there are may fan sites and informative websites to find on the internet. These can prove to be a wealth of knowledge when you come to identify the pony, and to find out some more information about them to use in your listing. Continue reading
With the growing popularity of Veganism and an increased demand for cruelty free fashion products, as a clothing reseller something that can help your listings to stand out above others, and to reach a wider audience, are the use of keywords which appeal to Vegan buyers.
Vegan buyers will be looking for complete assurance that the item you are selling is completely Vegan and cruelty free. Therefore you must be 100% definite that the item you are listing meets this requirement and you can unequivocally guarantee that the item you are selling is in fact Vegan. Continue reading
I’m often asked what I use to package my clothing for dispatch and to show how I go about it. So I’ve made a short video (below).
There is no right or wrong way to do this and I’m simply sharing how I do it. I use a practical, no frills method, simply using Poly Mailers. For larger, heavier bundles I would use a box. Some people like to pre-wrap, or pre-bag the clothing before they go in to the Poly Mailer for extra protection, as I show in the video the Poly Mailers we use are very strong and other than the occasional use of reinforcement tape, I don’t double bag. Continue reading
Retail Arbitrage
Retail Arbitrage is a fancy term for buying brand new stock and reselling it for profit.
The basics are exactly the same as reselling secondhand, the only difference is where you source the stock from and the fact that it is brand new. Continue reading
Many of you will be part-time resellers, and as a way to supplement your income or to provide a second income, reselling is the perfect solution. Very flexible it can fit in around our busy lives.
Reselling is accessible to all, with very low start-up costs. Most people already have the equipment needed to start reselling, and can therefore begin with very little investment.
You can earn money reselling from the comfort of your own home putting in as much or as little time as you are able to.
However some of you may be seriously considering taking the leap to becoming a full-time reseller to make this your sole source of income… in this video I discuss some practical things you can do to understand some of the financial realities of going full time.
