Howdy. Let me start by clearing some things up a bit, as there are too many comments to reply to. First, we aren't quitting whatnot forever. I just wanted to step away for long enough to get our ebay store moving again and make this video. We've already done another whatnot show since this video posted, so that break didn't last long. Just wanted to show how I would boost sales and source inventory that would specifically be sold on ebay. The purpose of this video was to provide helpful tips on how to increase sales and what brands to look for in the wild. The purpose of a lot of our other videos, is to provide entertainment for you guys by doing challenges, flipping houses, and all sorts of other cool youtube stuff that we have been blessed with the ability to do. We started as resellers that made youtube videos and because so many of you have followed along and enjoyed those videos, now we are youtubers that resell. I know that isn't super relatable to you guys, but I still hope you can enjoy the content with a grain of salt. I still try to throw in some cool tips and tricks along the way, and I try to be as transparent as possible when we do or buy things that may not be a great idea to do/buy if you didn't do youtube (most recently in our 100 t shirt video where I clearly say "this was a terrible idea please don't do this" ). I'll also add that even if we did stop selling on whatnot, we would still get the same comments about "relatability" because so many of our ebay sales go to viewers too. We've actually already sold like 4 things from todays video and they all went to viewers. Heck, I've even made a video series where I started a secret ebay store and told viewers "please dont buy this stuff if you find our secret store" and what do you know, we STILL had a viewer sale 🙃 Anyway, I love you and I just want you guys to have fun and enjoy the videos. I truly appreciate when you guys choose to support us by buying stuff. It really means a lot, even if it does kill our relatability 🥲🤣

@SimplyDana

Жыл бұрын

No need to explain! You’re the best! Will catch you on the next one…. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@marienrichardson9142

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this, I was just considering starting on WhatNot but I always felt like it would be super time consuming. But Ebay fees seems to be getting out of hand, that plus they are really prone to accepting returns that are unfair to the seller. What is your other favorite marketplace other than Ebay?

@shawnkellam5010

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the clarity and thank you for your videos.

@sherfinds

Жыл бұрын

Your video title caught my attention and drew me in. I expected a bad experience and wondered what that would be. After all, a recent video lead me to believe Whatnot was decent branch in your income tree. However, I am thankful for the video you did. Love the tips and find you are an excellent mentor/teacher. Easy to understand, good flow of the product and process. Thank you. I continue from the starter seller stage in Canada. One day, I would love to be a full-time reseller and teacher with the best understanding of succeeding from North of the border. Love your journey. BTW, does anyone know a Canadian reseller on KZread? Maybe I could do that too!!!

@DK_365

Жыл бұрын

Dude! I still need to use my whatnot credit 😂

I came to your channel YEARS ago because i found your content so helpful when i was starting my own eBay store. You taught me about how to ship, use regional boxes (RIP), Pirate Ship, brands to look out for, how to re-size a box, inventory storage ideas, what a sell through rate was, etc. The true basics of how to run a successful business. I have been here since you had that wall of shoes in boxes in your guest bedroom and you were doing trick shots LOL. I will admit i have been kinda bummed that that part of channel is not as center stage, but i get it. I will never bash anyone's hustle. This video was really refreshing and i would love to see ones like this maybe once or twice a month if possible. I currently have a eBay store that has done 9k in the past 90 days and i still work my 40 hour a week job. The money i have made is helping my wife and i reach our goal of being home owners one day and the success at the beginning of that journey was a lot due to your help. Thanks - Thicc Thrifts

@HairyTornado

Жыл бұрын

Dude 9k 90 day total is AMAZING for part time. You’re killing it. Thanks for understanding, and I’ll definitely consider doing more of these style videos in the future

@ThiccThrifts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Josh!

One thing I respect about you is the fact that you've always been transparent, especially when it comes to Whatnot. You always say that a lot of your Whatnot sales come from viewers of the channel. You've never tried to hide it. You're a KZreadr first now, and it's hard for people to grasp that reality. What makes your channel even more fun now is that you have the ability to get like 50 things a video because you have access to Whatnot and can quickly sell those 50 things and still make lots of profit. People will always hate no matter what tho lol

These are the videos I love! Thrifting and "what sold". I know they aren't the most popular or interesting to some people but these remind me of your first videos (which were my favorite times and most relatable).

I started following you and it got me reselling. I'm now at about 50k in sales for the year. I deal mostly in cameras and camera equipment. Thank you for the motivation!

We started flipping clothes on eBay in 2016 and eventually moved to houses in 2019. Pandemic forced us back to our roots and now we're full-time real estate investors. You're making the right moves brother. Never forget where you come from! Love the channel.

Hi to both of you 😀 I’ve noticed lately that you seem to be apologising for doing things the way you do. I know you appreciate your subscribers but feel you’re stressing about how we feel about the videos. I for one think you’re both doing amazingly well and I can see how much you love what you do. Thing is you can’t please everyone all of the time so just do what you do and your subbies will keep coming back for more. I know it’s hard work, way more than working for someone. I think you’ve got the mix just right and as you nurture all of your revenue streams I think your channel will continue to grow as well as your bank balance😊 Listen to both of your hearts and know that we appreciate you both and all the hard work that goes into making it look easy..even when it isn’t. Keep doing what you love, the way you want to do it. All the very best from the UK x

Any grease stain, new or old can be removed by rubbing in Goop hand cleaner, let it sit for a little bit and wash as usual...has worked for me everything without fail

Hi Josh and Hailey. If I am honest, the what not parts of your video, as you observed, are not why I watch you guys. Thanks for sharing your entire journey as resellers. God bless!

There are so many “regular sellers” on whatnot in the vintage clothing category that don’t have a social media following and they do really well. Almost everyday you can see full time resellers on whatnot who don’t have social media followings but they put the work in and built a following on the platform since it has its own user base. Obviously it won’t be as easy to grow but what I like about whatnot is they have a system to filter resellers so if you get approved it’s not as flooded as some other platforms. I think it’s the most realistic way to get into reselling right now if you are willing to put the leg work in that a lot of us did. I’m sure when you started 5 years ago you sold stuff for cheaper. I know when I started with Paul in 2013 we sold so much stuff at a cheap price and we did that on purpose to build a following. With whatnot if you put price everyone you’ll gain followers and new buyers and start to build a clientele.

@gregkareem9824

Жыл бұрын

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Thanks Josh for posting! I am not a seller but good to hear all your tips. Youre the best! ❤

YES!! A very astute observation Josh. Of course whatnot is an aspect of reselling but you are right on when you said you know its not relatable to everyone. Thanks for making the move to balance your content. You two rock! 🤘🏼

Great video today. I enjoy all of your content. Mose is the best! He so much reminds me of my most favorite dog I ever had that I rescued from a state park in the middle of the winter. He’s gone now, but when I see Mose, it’s like catching a glimpse of my beloved Rufus!

Hey Josh, I'm not a reseller, nor a U=tuber, nor a house flipper. I do however always watch your videos. I enjoy them because you guys are real! I look forward to everyone and sometimes a little bummed if I have to wait and extra day or so. Love you guys and praying for your lives to continue to shine for all to see!

My sales have been dead here lately. I haven't had a sale since last weekend. So knowing that you went a few days without a sale makes me feel better even though it's sad for you, but congrats on the new sales! I'm going to try to list more tonight hopefully and might change some things around to get things moving again. I've only got 365 things listed, but sometimes even listing 2-5 new items will shake things up. Poor little Mose. I brought home a gigantic stuffed buffalo one time and at the time, I had a cat, and I just came in, tossed things in the house and went to get breakfast or whatever and I later went through the living room to see my cat with his back up in the air, doing the Halloween cat impression, completely horrified. It was sooo funny.

I’m not a seller but I think wether it be eBay, Poshmark, KZread or Whatnot you’ll never start at the top. If someone starts new with Whatnot & puts in the work they could succeed. Please don’t change your content. All channels change & evolve over time. Maybe just include more eBay into the videos even if it make the videos 5 or 10 minutes longer. Your so entertaining your subscribers will watch.

Refreshing certainly helps. I actually did that this morning on a few items that have been in my store for months and sold 2 of them this afternoon. Love your videos and have learned so much about golf clubs that I look for them now when out thrifting.

@BloomByCC

Жыл бұрын

Right on 👍

I enjoy the many videos you both produce and appreciate the sheer hard work and effort that must go into producing them. There are many that have given up/changed output/platform and I do not blame them. How many will be still doing KZread in 10 years time! Sounds exhausting. I really don't understand why you can't just do what you want to do - ebay/KZread/property flips/Whatnot/Poshmark etc. Why be responsible for anyone being unable to relate to what you do? They should just be happy for you - as am I. Best of luck for the future to you both.

Thanks for this video! We had been without a car for about 2 months so no way to get to the post office. I needed to get the eBay store to wake up and these tips will definitely help!!!

Loved this video Josh. While I enjoy your vids with Haley, this week has been a nice change revisiting the past, talking about techniques, I particularly liked this one. Thanks for the reminders!

Great video man. I've been waiting patiently for you to get back on Ebay sells and what to actually look out for for regular resellers like my self. Learned a couple new bolos for sure. Have a great day sir!

You do make a lot of sense… great advice!!! I have inherited some vintage clothes and other items so I am starting to list them on eBay….

Thanks for today's video, funny you talked about several issues I have been having on Ebay. Great advise and will be starting to use it today. Love your videos. Thanks Again

Very informative video Josh! Thanks so much and PLEASE bring the jingle at the end of your videos back!!!

dont change josh.. we love your content and you are so entertaining

@billchristianson3451

Жыл бұрын

Change is good

@xFATKIDx

Жыл бұрын

Without change growth is impossible.

Thanks for the honest video again. I've been selling on ebay for 20 years, and the last 4-6 months have been the worst I have ever seen. (I'm old and not a KZreadr.) I'm absolutely going to take your advice because it has been rough. Keep up the good work/content. It is appreciated.

I'm just starting to get the ball rolling on Whatnot! Just like any marketplace, consistency is everything! All the best!😊

We love seeing you and Hayley. I’m not going anywhere.

1) You had me at "statistically" 😂 and 2) that brontosaurus can only wish he was as cute and loved as Mose!♥🦮

Thanks Josh. I liked this video. It's good to get some insight from a seasoned seller.

You're doing an amazing job Josh! Love the videos

Josh! Thanks for taking us along to the thrift! I appreciate you! I don't mind the thrift for what not! I just like seeing what's different at all of the thrifts. Mose didn't like the dinosaur he's so adorable! Stay safe stay great and keep up the good work!!!!

love you guys! i’ll still tune in to every video even if you guys aren’t very “relatable” 😂. keep doing what you’re doing!!

Thanks Josh great advice video. I've been trying the End/ Sell Similar approach and it seems to work. I sell old books so many newly listed go straight into death pile here in the UK. But I just love the buzz of sourcing for 25p and selling for £20 plus so it's worth the wait. JB

“You make your money when you buy” I think I heard that somewhere… very true!

Variety is the spice of life! Love your entertaining and informational videos. Keep up the great work and keep up all the different styles of videos. :)

I think monthly whatnot would be SO FUN so we could hang out with y’all. You’re both the best.

great video... love the tip about deleting/re-listing 5 oldest items a day. Thanks!

I’m gonna follow y’all no matter where you sell!

Had my first whatnot show last week and my 2nd tomorrow. I don't have a big following (yet 😉) but I still had a blast! Yes, I sold everything for pretty cheap, but you gotta look at it as an investment. The more shows you do on whatnot, the more followers you'll get, and the more money you'll get for your items. Just like everything, you gotta put the work in. At least have a little fun while you're doing it! Great video Josh, keep up the good work per usual!

@chhook949

Жыл бұрын

Definitely have the correct mind set on the platform. Hopefully I’ll find & make your show. All The Best!

Thanks for getting straight into the video topic!

Thank you so much for this video. It is appreciated.

Keep up the great work. I remember the $10 challenge ebay video, got me into reselling on the side. What not stuff not me but is for some. Thanks for the content as alway!

Thank you for doing this - makes for much more interesting videos!

Thanks for sharing ur knowledge and what to do or what not to do. U and Haley plus Mose are rocking it 😊. God bless stay safe until the next video 💓 😍

I absolutely love your content and have for many years! Its been so exciting to see where you and hayley (sorry if i miss spelled that) have grown! So much hard work has gone on behind the scenes. I think anyone giving you a hard time about your content just wants to be nit picky.

What I loved about this video was the part where you explained the sell through rate with the North Face hoodie. This is something all resellers need to learn and understand. I see a lot of posts where people complain they aren't getting sales or say eBay is slow. SO MUCH depends on the items you are buying and the demand. We've sold a lot of polo shirts on eBay by bundling them together in lots of 2,3,4. We are seeing the same with our eBay store. A lot of the newer items we have been listing are selling. I think another thing that has helped is listing the items we find right away. Instead of having them sit.

So happy to see you come back to your roots :)

Hayley, hope you are back to normal very soon. Hayley, Mose, Josh - wishing you well. Marie, Penny, John in Iowa

Great video. I'm retired, so I dabble in reselling on eBay just for the fun of it. I make some extra spending money doing this and I love to thrift, but don't want to become a hoarder, so this works well for me. I buy a few things and then sell them, so I don't clutter up my home, but still get to enjoy shopping. Your tips are excellent.

Great tips! never thought about pulling and reposting a listing. I just periodically drop the price. I'm going to try this on a few listings right now.

Hey Josh - Thanks for the tip on refreshing listings, just spent a couple of hours doing this one my store & its worked a charm! Long time watcher from the UK here, sending love & positivity to you, hayley & mos :)

Josh you are on the ball. Love your way of thinking. Bless. 👍🙏🏻

Great find’s. Keep up with the great content 😊 God’s blessings to you and yours!!

One of my fav channel 😊 Im from Scotland n often buy from sports direct and JD sports online store their clearances are fantastic and ideal for resellers

Excellent video, Josh! Good food for thought 🤔

Great content, and all very logical. Thanks HT!

Appreciate the education you supply. And as for that dinosaur, call up the bearded thrift machine….he’s a dinosaur nut. 😂

Glad you are back on Ebay, had not watched your videos in a while since whatnot is unrelatable...

@HairyTornado

Жыл бұрын

To be clear, we never left eBay. We’ve sold over $10,000 in items in the last 90 days. We also aren’t quitting whatnot. I just wanted to make a video that’s “relatable” to the non-whatnotters

Very informative...thanks Josh!

Great & very helpful information. Thanks

Great advice!!

I have a lot of respect where you guys are coming from. Content wise it can be a bit unrealistic for the average person to re create what you are doing. However, I am a reseller and have been for three years. A lot of us strive to be where you are in reselling and KZread even if the community has nasty words about it. I've been here since the goodwill pallets and have enjoyed seeing how many different avenues you both have followed as resellers. Looking forward to the future content and seeing how you guys navigate all of this.

@Originalresellergirl

Жыл бұрын

Just subbed to your channel! One closer to that 1K threshold!!

@ThirstyThifter

Жыл бұрын

@@Originalresellergirl thank you! I appreciate that.

@Castedlots

Жыл бұрын

Me too 😊

@ThirstyThifter

Жыл бұрын

@@Castedlots :)

I set up whatnot but have not done an auction yet. When I set it up they wanted me to pick a category. What I sell is more like an estate sale mixed with a garage sale with a thrift store snack and trash picking dessert.

If you go in your ebay settings, you can turn on the setting to allow you to lock sold listings. Keeps you from having to set the sold option each time

@HairyTornado

Жыл бұрын

But then you’d still have to unlock it to filter between sold and listed

For the resellers that I follow I enjoy seeing you guys be successful. While interacting is fun, I do see some things go for less on whatnot than I think they might have on ebay. At the end of the day, and maybe you do this already, but I would just sell things cheap on whatnot that are not likely to move for more on ebay... except a few teasers. Unless of course I am wrong or you are out of space. I had missed the relatability aspect, but I get that now that you guys are "famous".

it is very satisfying finding gems at the thrift stores!

I loved this video! Especially the North Face explanation.

A note about the Zuca bag- they are not for disc golf. They are for ice skaters. You put your skates and stuff in the bag and they fit in the rinks lockers, and you sit on the steel frame while you put on your skates, as oftentimes rinks have little seating and lots of kids. And you can roll your stuff in and out of the rink.

@HairyTornado

Жыл бұрын

Their website has bags for ice skates and disc golf discs but I couldn’t tell which one this one was

Your dog is so adorable

Hello Josh, I always enjoy your videos and your transparency. I’ve noticed in the last few videos Haley has not been been around. I pray that all is well with her.

@glyndaallenbaugh1334

Жыл бұрын

She's in Honduras for her church 😊

I’m excited for poshmark being available in the uk now… not tried it yet though. Whatnot hasn’t really blown up over here yet

Exactly you must list it! 😊

Great information!

Glad to hear more relatable videos coming.

Once again, Thank you, thank you , thank you!!!

I'm not a What Not person, but question as to why you would drop a revenue source. If you're making money, keep doing it. It's why you're in business. Don't be ashamed by the success you've created and earned. Everyone starts at the bottom and you and Hailey have invested your time and effort into becoming successful. Keep doing what makes you and your family happy.

@HairyTornado

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that. I explained more in the pinned comment

@ngb1964

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! This is your livelihood. Do what you have to!

Looking at the stained Rhoback shirt dawn will normally take it out but I’m sure you know that already but did you know if you find clothes with paint on it rubbing alcohol, a rough sponge or toothbrush & some patients will take the stains out. I ruined my favorite leggings with water base paint it went through the washer & dryer before I noticed. Tried rubbing alcohol & it removed it completely. Thanks for all your hard work & entertaining videos

I think you’ll sell the Tommy Bahama Dodger shirt fast. Great size and the team has a big following. Casual style like that buyers are looking for. Nice find.

A cap of pinesol in your washer usually helps with grease stains also

Well thinking about starting my husbands EBay account back up because I learned Tuesday that the company I work for is closing the doors. Our last day is October 20th! So sad. I’m 58 and was hoping to stay there until I retire. My husband sells used car parts like tail lights and such

eBay sold comps have that Brachiosaurus going for between $80 and $90 regularly, Josh.

@HairyTornado

Жыл бұрын

Well now I know why it sold so quickly for $29 lol

Great advice

Love your video's and Ebay store, just cant get into sitting thru WhatNot

Good choice on putting a halt on what not. As a reseller selling on Ebay, etc, I have no interest on what not. Appreciate you guys very much.

Great content!! Thanks

You are a great team leader /teacher😊

Looking forward to this

To get stains out of clothes Buy Presil or Persil in the detergent isle it's really good, even gets grass stains and grease spots out the first wash.

smart. very smart. give the ppl what they can relate to.

I would love to get back to reselling My area is not having yard sales as much now and Goodwill and Salvation Army is too expensive

I check my listings that are ending everyday, end them, sell similar and either increase or lower the price. Works great! Thank you!

Josh, I agree with you on the North Face hoodie but…. Filter on size as well, that, as you’ve said before, that also affects the sell through rate. To a lesser degree, color… also promoting your listing can get a quicker sale.. Maybe to can talk about that in a future video…. I’ve sold on eBay for years, just to clear out the stuff we don’t need, not as a business. Now I have a part time job working for a retailer that sells new and used items at a store front. I do most of the eBay listings…. You just can’t seem to predict some of the sales… sometimes it amazes me! Great videos for learning! Thank you!

I think balance is great. The only issue i have with whatnot is that i see a lot of youtubers make less than good buys on their picking videos, bc even though they cant sell it on ebay or any other normal platform...they can still sell it on whatnot. So overall, its like the whatnot youtubers quality of flips has gone down, and this is dangerous for those of us who dont have real access to whatnot.

A lot doesn't sell as well as it used to and prices aren't great, unless it's for personal use. But one can only have so much personal use stuff. The Dodgers are on fire, so good shirt purchase.

I know I've seen that Jurassic World dino in Target before. My wife especially has really wanted it, but it's just so big LOL

For the brontosaurus (or similar unmarked items in the future).. I use Google app to do a search with my camera. Take a pic and it pulls up results, some even are eBay listings

Love the videos! I have a question. I do some reselling on eBay and FB. With regards to ebay when do you know ( or think) you should set up to actually have an eBay store? At one point I set up a store just so I could use the vacation mode. After a couple months of that it was hard to justify the cost. Also I’m sure you have some video possibly out there about how to take pictures and advertise the items you’re selling on eBay. If so, can you link it or could you do a video on how you take pictures and write up the descriptions? Thanks! Love the selling part but also enjoy the house reno stuff too! Blessings!

I have just started selling on Mercari and have made a little over $100, thanks to y'all! You be you! We love all the youtube videos.

I am a fan and watch your KZread videos faithfully. I personally have found that the average prices on Whatnot are cheaper than thrift store prices. People are buying pallets of clothing from Amazon, Target and Macy's and then selling with starting bids of $3. My current favorite is etceteraboutique, who can sell 300 items in 10 hours shifts. I also support fosterfriendsthrift store because she is raising money for foster children.

@HairyTornado

Жыл бұрын

Yep! We sold a $50 pair of Birkenstocks the other day for $4 😂