Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation, Alissa. I published a book when I was 64, created a website, purchased my URL, webhost fees,, etc. I'm adept at many of the subjects you spoke to in your video. That said, I'm a newbie at creating a virtual store to sell my vintage collection. A "niche" is impossible for me because my collection spans sixty years. I began my collection in my 20s, I'm now 77. I have items (thousands is an understatement) encompassing all ages. My mother was a magnificent seamstress. At a very young age she taught me about fine fabric and workmanship. Most of my garments are silk, linen, cashmere, fine wools, cotton, Rayon, blends and more. Everything I own is timeless and classic; many are one of a kind. Over many decades, I've kept excellent care of everything I own. Most I've never worn. Obviously for me, sourcing is not an issue. Because my garments are so beautiful, so unique and "truly" vintage I know they'll bring a diverse and wide audience. I'm leaning to connect with eBay to begin and then I'll go from there. I'm readying my collection now and very excited to share them with vintage lovers. Thank you for all your wisdom. Your posts have helped me a lot. Namaste

Thank you, I’m getting so discouraged with my vintage boutique. Looking into ways to get more attention, it’s been almost a year… trying me best not to give up!! VinTeaka Boutique. Keep inspiring!!

This is an EXCELLENT RESOURCE GUIDE!! Favorite video of yours!!!

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

thank you!!!

Hiiii I just want to say that this video was INCREDIBLY HELPFUL thank you so much 💜💜💜💜💜. I'm also a Harry Styles stan so I got obsessed with the concept around your shop

Definitely the most helpful guide on youtube. Thank you so much!!💜

Thank you for the tips! One recommendation for your shipping packages, is to use paper envelopes or recycled packaging, like Eco Enclose. Since we are making an effort to not support fast fashion and reduce apparel waste, we should also be conscious of how we are packaging vintage items and avoid using plastics that are even worse than the fast fashion epidemic itself. I hope you can relate to my viewpoint and make a conscious move forward to combat the ecological crisis. Thank you!

@AlissaCatherine

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely! I've been using Noissue (another brand with recycled packaging) for the past few months and actually just placed an order from Eco Enclose! thank you for bringing it up!

@iamtheglass3744

2 жыл бұрын

B e a u t i f u l ! 🕊💨

@iamtheglass3744

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlissaCatherine LoveLOVELove! 💗

@maxpatch67

Жыл бұрын

I have thousands of pieces of 1970's vintage clothing and don't have time to sell it all on etsy. Would you be interested in buying them at bulk prices or know another place that might be interested?

@rodneypayumo5839

Жыл бұрын

@@maxpatch67 what are your prices?

Girl, I love and appreciate you!!!

Thank you, Alissa, your video is exactly what I was looking for. It was all great advice, clear and thorough, you answered so many questions I had, and gave so many great tips. You're so sweet and kind to help others. :)

This was so great!! You present the information in such a succinct and exciting way. thank you so much!

Wishing you the best in your business and in your youtube growth - you got this!!

Great video! Sharing valuable information is super generous of you and such a great way to build your brand. Keep it up!

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

aw thank you!

This was soooooo helpful I really enjoyed this video !

I used to sell on ebay, mercurial, etc. years ago, I've come into a lot of vintage clothes & want to start selling. I found a really unique SAMSUNG phone sweater vest, blue with white rotary phone print! It's probably one of the coolest things I've found. I plan on starting an online shop asap, thank you for your tips!

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

so cool!

You’re so sweet and genuine. Ty for the free tips

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

aw you're so welcome!

just started a vintage reselling shop called Hippie Thrifty Vintage and this has been so helpful, thank you so much! i will be watching more of your videos. you’re a blessing, thank you!

@jayseeb843

Жыл бұрын

Do you have a physical shop or are you online?

Thanks for all the tips and good luck with your store!

Alissa, you dropped some major tips in this video. #Following I've been wanting to sell some vintage pieces with an online boutique. You just gave me life with this simplistic video!

@AlissaCatherine

2 жыл бұрын

so glad it was helpful!!

Hey everyone Jordan from GA lover of all things thrift going on 8 years. Just started Chic Thrifts so excited about getting my website up and my launch. Your video has helped me so much to stay organized and up to speed on the best marketing methods. thank you 💙

The best video on this topic, ever! Thaaaaank you so much!

Very insightful and thorough! Thanks love!

Thank you so much for this! This was super duper helpful and your eyes are truly mesmerizing.

Great vid girly! Appreciate the advice !

Thank you so much !!! I’m so excited to make the step in opening my store 😫💚

Awesome advice! Im thinking about making an etsy shop and selling my art prints and vintage dresses. I will say though, there are some stores on etsy that sell vintage for cheap. Usually they are not cleaned and the garment is staged horribly in the photo but they can still be in good condition.

You are so cute. 🥰 I’m new to the reselling community and your video is so helpful! Thank you so much for this! 🤍

Loved this! Thank you for some super useful tips. Would love an update video on how this is going for you 🫶🏼

You're inspiring me to finally get my jewelry shop open!

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

that makes me so happy :') go for it!!!

Extremely informative! Thank you for this!! Your personality is so nice, too. I'd love to hear more information from you!! Please do another video💕

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much, you're so sweet! right now between running End of June + my other job unfortunately I don't have much time left to make videos, but I definitely plan on returning to youtube and making a lot more videos on this topic soon!

@iamtheglass3744

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlissaCatherine we eagerly await! Thank You SO much! ☀️

I resell on Poshmark but am taking the steps to creating an Instagram to sell clothes too. Thanks for all the tips!!

First time watching, and Lea rued a lot! Even though I will do jewelry, your ideas apply. Thanks so much!

I needed all the information you so kindly provided. Thank you so very much.

This was such a good video. Thank you SO MUCH

You dropped gems 💜 thank you! new subscriber!! 😆

Thank you! This helped a LOT!

this was so helpful thank you!

i just found your channel and i love your aesthetic! 800th sub :)

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

🤍🤍🤍 thanks for the support!

amazing vid!!!

SO GOOD!!!

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

THANKS!!!

This is SO HELPFUL 💗 thank you !! I would love to see the video on cleaning and listing the products !!

Thank you for these excellent ideas! You are awesome!

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

you’re so welcome, thank you for watching!

Great video! Learned a lot thanks! I definity subscribed so i dont miss any new video's! Are you going to do a video on cleaning and preparing the clothes for shipping? Would be great to see😁👍

Holy cow thank you!!!

Wow great video, thanks for the info, great piece

Thank you for this!

Great information, very informative!!

YESSSS, thank you, this video is so comprehensive. Would you be able to share the excel spreadsheet with the formula you have for pricing? Thank you so much, that would be super helpful!!!

Can you upload a video with your cleaning routine for new thrift items?

Thanks VERY informative. Don't think I'll try this for a 1st biz venture. I will check out your clothing. Good luck. Namaste, Z.

Super helpful, Thankyou :)

Hey Alissa! Love this video! How do you decide how many items to post for a drop?

I just discovered this video and I have re watched at least 3 times. I feel like I've taken something new away each time. I am just beginning the process of putting my business plan together. When you initially started did you use personal capital to purchase your inventory or what form of funds were you able to start with?

Hello. I have some questions. 1. Can you find thrift buys, add some patches or accessories to the clothing and then resell? 2. What are some more ways to put into your business so you don't have people coming after you like "this shirt made my skin rash up" and they try to hurt you and your business? I think the legal stuff scare me.

can you do a how to video tutorial explaining how you use lightroom to edit and which features in lightroom are best for fashion edits please. There are so many features in it. Ive used it, but a tutorial example of some fashion edits and what tools you use would be so great. Thank you.. i thumbs upped and subscribed..

Designer vintage is my favorite 1:15

Loved this video! It was so helpful!! :) My small biz is called Lelio!! I have my own products I design, but I am planning on having a "thrifted" part of my store too! Wish me luck :)

@iamtheglass3744

2 жыл бұрын

Good Fortune to You! 🪄✨💨

Did you ever make a follow up video for cleaning and listing?

started out with square space and had to move everything to Shopify! can't properly add sales tax on square space FYI!

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

ooo that's so good to know!

Are you wearing a silver time turner necklace?? Asking because I have one just like yours!😁 Congrats on your online business!🥳

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

thank you! it’s a not a time turner, just a coin, but it definitely looks like one!

I’m selling harry styles phone cases on depop & ebay, I’m trying to find something harry related to sell which would be give me more profit but ahhh it’s so hard but I have ideas

Thank you for sharing the tips and advices! I have a question-how the return customer can use a discount coupon? Just tell you that he has one and you adjust the price? How many times the customer can use one coupon? If once then its hard to track if she used it or not. I used to sell on Etsy and the coupon system was very easy and automatic, but with Insta I scratch my head figuring this all out

Amazing shop & video. Also, you remind me of Arden rose lol you probably get that a lot!

Hey! love the video :) what kind of camera are you using to take pics?

Thanks for this video!! So helpful! :) Do you have a policy return?

thank you for your reply , but i read in vinted's wikipedia that poland belong to vinted system and iam from there but i have talked with so many european sellers that are outside poland that told me they can't send me the items ?!! if you have some informations can you pls tell me how can i solve this problem,? thank you

Thank you so much for this video ❤️. I’m a college student and I want to start a Fresh Prince inspired online vintage clothing store. I’m gonna start sourcing items from thrift stores, kilo sales and online marketplaces. Then I will open a Shopify store and start branding and marketing.

This is awesome, one question do you accept returns?

Thanks

Good video!

Good tips.

Happy June! Love these tips. I have a vintage store on Etsy with a little over 200 sales but lately things have slowed down so I’m thinking about posting my items on tiktok. I’m just wondering did you create a tiktok account for your business? Or did you just post on your regular tiktok?

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

I created a tiktok account for my business but you could definitely post on your regular tiktok as well, it just depends on the vibe you're going for! I post edited/styled/more "professional" looking videos on my tiktok (@endofjunevintage if you want to see!) but I also see a lot of people make casual, candid thrift haul videos or videos trying on their items on personal accounts, so you could do either!

@ElizabethJoy444

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlissaCatherine ooh thank you. Definitely going to check your tiktok out. I'm thinking I might make a second account for my vintage as well

Hello can u please tel me. From where do thrift owners get asos, oh Polly brand gown from

thank you so much for sharing! just a quick question, how much did you have to save to start your business?

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

great question! I spent about $1000 before I officially launched but you could definitely do it for much less. about $500 was on clothes and $500 was on website costs, packaging supplies, etc. depending on what you want and/or how much stock you want to have before you launch, you easily could do it for $500 or even less

this gives me girlboss on netflix vibes lol i love it

Do you ship internationally or only domestically? 💛

what printer do you use?

Can I ask what program you use to edit your KZread videos

Nice video! I want to do tik tok and Pinterest for Marketing :)

Hi! I love your channel. I’ve been always very confused with the term “vintage”. How can I assure that something as vintage? Is only because I the brand is confirmed to be old? Is because the item is used? Could you please help me to understand? ❤️

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

great question! by definition, "vintage" means it's over 20 years old. when I'm thrifting I always look at the tags and can usually tell if it's vintage from the brand name + style (for example if the tag is embroidered instead of printed, or if the brand name is in a retro-looking font). then I usually do a quick google search of the brand to try to find out how old it is!

@sammi0816

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlissaCatherine thank you so much for your response ❤️

Can you do a tour of your shop

here you find a supplier to vintage clothes? ty

I want to sell my leather products in wholesale. But how where?

Have you found a dependable wholesale supplier yet?

Just tried to look up your site... What happened?

Niche always lol

so you didn't mention your marketing consultant???? RUDE. jk ily you rock

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

best marketing consultant and model ever!!!

Is it too late to start ?

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

definitely not! I only started a few months ago!

are you a virgo

@AlissaCatherine

3 жыл бұрын

HAHA no, I'm a capricorn which was probably your second guess lol

@MPARASKA

Жыл бұрын

​@@AlissaCatherine HAHAHAH

Are you still working? I was gonna follow you on Instagram but couldnt find you!?

Thank you Alissa for this. I am just getting my feet wet and this was SO helpful. See you on the gram! @secondhand_peace xxo