I was also in a mess with boxes. Now I fold them flat, write the measurements on the bottom flap so I can see them, and they hardly take up any room.

Omg that looks just like my garage. So many empty boxes. Everything sellers need lots of different size boxes.

Currently my house is in a reseller mess. Organizing 1 hr a day at a time.

Looks GREAT amigo! Quick story: many many moons ago I was hiring a warehouse manager and walked him through my disorganized mess. He said he had heard of "every thing in its place" but never seen "every thing everywhere". Hired him on the spot!

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Lol. I feel so much better now.

I feel your pain, my son has filled up 2 rooms in our lower level as well as ours at work. Bet when you travel you pack some mean luggage.

i knew my stack was getting out of hand when my wife started calling it the box graveyard

Same here . lol . I have all my items in 2 bedrooms . I want to get down to 400 items from 900. It's so hard though when I find great items for very low cost. I'm trying to sell off my old items for big discounts. Always enjoy your videos Mike

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching.

The box situation is never ending!! I’ve got them in my sunroom. Ugh

Well done Mike and props for the clean-up - appreciate the transparency - I've got storage issues too as I'm sure many do so it's encouraging to see what can be does with just a little focus and determination. Besides the garage, I have my office full of stuff plus two storage units and while I thrift them all from time to time, I could be more determined like you!! Appreciate the inspiration my friend!! Regards and Happy 4th!! Dave

Looks very familiar to mine currently!

Thanks Mike. Nice video. I think many of us have the same problem as you had. Great job of organizing. Now….keeping it that way is the big challenge!

Looks EXACTLY like my basement 😂

I save a lot of boxes - cutting bottom tape and flatten stack by approximate size in three stacks. With my new boxes costing 80¢ to $1.20 this adds up. I have found several “lost” listing; what bothers me more is “ghost” Ebay relistings of sold items.

@goldenstatepicker

9 күн бұрын

I found another last night that seemed to have just vanished. Very strange how things just go POOOOOF off of eBay.

Well done. I do have this "plan" for us as well. But haven't blocked the time - so, first step - BLOCK the time! LOL. I truly (though) have been looking at later August in Michigan. We have a large garden - and it should happen just prior to crazy harvest and preserving time of Sept/October where we pressure can, freeze, ferment, and sun-dry produce we have grown.

@goldenstatepicker

9 күн бұрын

Once you get going it actually is kind of therapeutic. Thanks for watching.

My mess is EMPTY boxes I save and/or buy in bulk flat from the local auction lol.

Good vid! I can totally relate. I've had a couple good scores but its been soo hot its almost impossible to get out in the garage to work on it. And boxes all piled in the middle of it praying for cooler weather so i can organize a bit.

Love that filing cabinet. Will have to keep eye out for one like that. Thank you for your videos.

@goldenstatepicker

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Are you going to video the yard sale? I'd like that. We all have our stacks of stuff. I just call my house the Ebay warehouse where I sleep. My parents died after being married for 71 years and all that 71 years of stuff came to my house. They died 13 years ago and I am STILL going through it all. And I had 3 booths in an antique mall that suddenly went out of business and I had to get it all to my house within a couple of hours. And then there are the 20,000 books. It's a disaster. I'm doing the best I can being disabled. But it's crazy. Especially since I'm disabled. I simply cannot do it all by myself and there's no one to help. I just do the best I can do and shrug my shoulders and say, "Oh well."

Thank you for the video. Your space is looking nice. I hope the power didn't stay off too long. It has been over 102 degrees here in past few days.

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

It went off three times and the last was for about 3 hours. PGE! UGH!

Thank you for sharing this organizing adventure. I really need to give my garage and storage some needed attention. I really needed this!.. oh and I have the Atomic Habits book that my brother gifted to me more than a year ago, and I really need to sit down and read it. Best wishes! - Steven

@goldenstatepicker

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. Yes, Atomic Habits is a great read.

I have a friend who lives in lumberton north carolinia and she was good at getting rid of things before reselling was popular. I hated to see her leave alaska but she was tired of the snow and cold as she loved the beach. Thanks for show and tell. Happy days from 70 degree sunshine here in alaska. 😊😊😊

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Thanks for comment. Nice to hear from people in the frozen tundra of Alaska.

Thanks for keeping it real ❤

I started to get a box yard as well and so I pulled them all out, flattened them nd now store them by size…..also in a 2 car garage in Cali! Great video!

@goldenstatepicker

9 күн бұрын

I'm finally doing that too. Lets hope it stays that way for me.

Very motivational. Thank you!

Uggh...boxes...my weak spot too!!

😂 I just try to start clean up my garage a little yesterday. I have to buy more sheft to store my stuff too

You are fortunate to be in a low humidity area. Here in the SE, humidity is too high to store stuff in the garage, particularly books.

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

I haven't had to deal with it as my house in NC isn't for thrifting just yet.

Your garage looks awesome. You motivate me to clean out my one car garage and buy some shelves as I get started. Thanks for your videos. I learn a lot from you! Happy Summer!

@goldenstatepicker

9 күн бұрын

It's always freeing.

makes me feel so much better

Maybe flatten all the boxes then organize by size. I think it will free up space. Not embarrassing it’s a money making work space; could it be more efficient of course. Stay upbeat you and your family are blessed! You did a great job! Wow! Big improvement!😊

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

They are now flat in the back of the pick up truck.

Thanks for the tips, as usual man.

I’m trying to figure out your system? How do you know where to find an item when it sells?

@goldenstatepicker

9 күн бұрын

It's all up in my head. Sounds strange, but books are in one area and the rest are in the garage. I can find it. I have only had one or two items that I could never find. It is best to have a system. I'm just a bit to far into my system......MY BRAIN.

Wow what a pain ebay is. Stick with Amazon FBA instead of both. So much easier.

@goldenstatepicker

9 күн бұрын

Doesn't work that way. Next week you will see my 6 month numbers and I think you will see what I mean.

I love it when someone sends you a low ball price as an offer and then someone comes in and pays full price for it! I had that happen one ime and I was looking for a box to fox the odd-shaped book. It took me a minute and when I finally found a decent box, I went back to the laptop and the same person had paid full price. He thought I was ignoring him and he wanted the book so he paid full price. He didn't know I was just looking for a box. I sometimes put on my listings "Your purchase helps support a disabled senior citizen and her dog" but that doesn't matter to most. They just want to see if they can get a book for $1. Women very rarely send offers, but men will try to get it for nothing. Like it's a game. They think it's fun to screw over a disabled senior citizen. They will send a $1 offer and I will send them a counter offer of $6.99 saying I can break even with $6.99, but I can't lose money and $1 won't even pay my Ebay fees. So they send me a counter offer of $1.50. Idiots.

@Thathustlebus

6 күн бұрын

Sell women's clothes and tell me women don't send lowball offers.

@dechinta

5 күн бұрын

@@Thathustlebus I use to sell women's clothing and I don't remember anyone sending a low offer, but I sold as auctions rather than set prices. The worst situation I ever had was when I had only been selling for a couple of years and a woman told me she wanted two of the dolls I was selling, but she would NOT pay $40 for shipping. She said she bought those dolls all the time and she had never spent more than $10 each shipping on a doll, so she wouldn't pay over $20 shipping for the two dolls. I had only been selling for a couple of years at the time and I caved. I would never do that now. I told her it would cost AT LEAST $40 to mail them. She said no, it would NOT, to TRUST her. I caved and said okay and she paid for the dolls plus $20 shipping. I took them to the post office and it cost me $46 to mail them. I came back home and emailed her and told her that, like I said, it cost at least $40, as a matter of fact, it cost $46. No response. She couldn't even be bothered to give positive feedback. That hurt. NOW? If that happened now, I don't argue with a customer. I will tell them the price of postage and if they got smart with me and told me off like that woman did, I would just block her and let it sit there and sell to someone more reasonable. But I was a newbie and didn't know I had options. Now that I've been selling for over 25 years, I don't take any crap off of anyone. I was too afraid of getting negative feedback back then. So I gave in to whatever anyone suggested. Plus, I used auction instead of Buy It Now, so there isn't as much stress to get it sold within a week. But yeah, women send low ball offers too, but, to me, way less than men. I sold an antique desk on FB Marketeplace a couple years ago and a man drove over in a $100,000 truck. Said he was the president or whatever they're called of the school district in a neighboring town. He saw me standing there, a disabled senior citizen and said since he's had to drive 20 minutes to get there, I should give him a $25 discount. Since I have become disabled and am a senior citizen, I get way more low ball offers than I ever did before. And that is usually men. Like they get a kick out of cheating a disabled senior out of money. And in the meantime, I am going to food banks and having to ask for help from my friends for medical bills, etc. Very demeaning. And then some dude in a $100,000 truck thinks he can't pay over $50 for an antique desk that I should've charged at least $200 for. And how do I know his truck costs $100,000? He was bragging about it. Who even knew a truck could cost $100,000???? Oh, I could go on and on and on, but I already have.

@Thathustlebus

5 күн бұрын

@dechinta with a $1300 truck payment you'd have to lowball!! ;) it is what it is keep hustlin'

Nice neighborhood Mike. My wife is same, the garages mine but she's always on my back to keep it tidy. Cheers Graham

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Yeap inside is not to be a HOARD! Thanks for watching

Wow, great video Mike, I have been watching your videos for a long time now. I live in Roseville, just east of Sacramento and I can see a lot of similarity's in how our garages look. I have gone to 4 large metal shelf/ racks from Home Depot and about 28 of the black and yellow lid bins, all full of items listed. I use a workbench to hold my items that need to be listed and I have a separate stand up workbench that I use to photograph my items. I only sell on Ebay and I have just under 1k items listed. I find good items to sell and plenty of them, I just don't find the same value of items that you find and I only have a few books listed for sell. I like that you can use your kitchen counter as your photograph area, but I think my wife would kill me!!😃 I have gone to buying boxes for smaller items to keep my "MT Boxmore" small. I still accumulate a lot of boxes from Amazon for the larger items, I call them gift from Amazon. Keep of the great videos! Mark

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Was just up there playing Turkey creek golf course. Used to live in El Dorado Hills 200-2003. Thanks for watching .

thank you for keeping it real

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Mike, break down your boxes and store them upright in large boxes or plastic tubs.

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

I've laid them down in the back of the truck by size. When winter comes will have another plan. Not sure what that will be, but will let you know. Thanks for watching.

Nice Wilmington NC shirt. That's where I am. Subbing just for that.

@goldenstatepicker

9 күн бұрын

Wrightsville beach. Last time in ate at Poe's.

@TitansRevenge3D

9 күн бұрын

@@goldenstatepicker that’s awesome. Things are crazy over on the beach right now with tourists but I love it there

your garage cleaner then my storage area still fighting with ebay unlock my listings

@goldenstatepicker

7 күн бұрын

Why are they locked?

Yep the napa valley is great seller, I found and sold 2 of the napa valley 100 cassette wall holders, just about 60$ each

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Always buy them! Thanks for watching.

Hey Mike, thanks for sharing. Do you separate your listed items from not listed? My boxes are a mess too.😢

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

I have no death pile They get listed ASAP. Now the albums are different as I collect many.

It’s strange, every good book you show that your gated in, I can sell new or used. I check every time.

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

It’s strange. I’m seeing more blocks. In a way I’m glad as I flip them and still make decent money. Amazon sometimes makes no sense

doing inventory today

👍 way to go Mike!

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Way late to the party!

Way to go!

Try a 10x10 room. OMG. LOL!!

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Crazy. 10x10 is small. Thanks for watching

How are you listing those albums? Big lots?

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Right now I pick and choose. The rest are in the collection for a while until I begin to switch gears and slow down. Then I will be selling them in lots etc.

How do you price these items when doing a garage sale. How much is reduced off price you listed on ebay.

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Basically it isn't very much. My way is to just get it all out. I made around $700 and that was about as much as I could push out of it. It's a time to just move one and not bring it back in. At the end it was a $1 for almost all items. I had very little left at the end and that went to trash or donation.

@susanphelps9674

10 күн бұрын

@@goldenstatepicker I guess sometimes you have to to take a loss on some items. Which I am fine with since I still work a full time job. But I am at that point where a garage sale is in my future. I hate them though for myself. Not for thrifting. LOL.

Atomic Habits!!!

I just focus on one area at a time. It is not so unbearable.

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Yeah, I have a hard head. LOL! I got it done so I hope to be better going forward.

🎉😂34😢😊

You only have 75 records listed on eBay, but you have boxes and boxes of records. Are we looking at a backlog?

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Nope collecting away. Holding all the good stuff. I just drop a Beatles that we will be showing in a video soon. I'm a collector of many and holding back for my RETIREMENT YEARS. Vintage vinyl I believe will always be strong. No need to sell them all just yet. Thanks for watching.

@vinyl1Earthlink

10 күн бұрын

@@goldenstatepicker - You can't know that for sure. Vintage vinyl prices may have peaked. I've seen genres like jazz go down a bit, and classical go down a lot. You don't know what will happen with rock when the baby boomers start to die off.

5:15 did someone really try to steal your truck?

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

They did last Jan. Now it’s parked on the side of house and battery is removed

@LUMBEEPHENOM2012

10 күн бұрын

@@goldenstatepicker you got to get out of California

You also will make money on this KZread video.

Ride sell reseller

Who is josh ?

@goldenstatepicker

10 күн бұрын

Josh is my son.