Hey! My name is Josh Kim and I'm a part-time clothing reseller. I go to thrift stores to find cool items I can resell on eBay, Poshmark, and Mercari. Thanks for checking out the channel!
So glad I watch you. I have come across several BOLOs that you have showed that are new to me. Yesterday it was Exofficio right after I watched your video. Thanks!!!
Hi Cynthia. Yes! I've been to American Thrift in Passaic. I go there every now and then. It does get super crowded on the weekends when I source, but I've found some good stuff there in the past!
when i first got into reselling i found a chik fi la jacket didnt get a chance to post it because i posted it on my IG stories and someone brought it for 30 plus shipping and my cost was 5.99.. been looking ever sense this was a great video thanks for sharing and you know Unique is my go to thirft here in northern NJ😊😊😊😊
Never seen American Giant, thanks for sharing a new brand to look for Josh! I did well with Taco Bell Uniforms in the past. I can’t believe the Ron Swanson shirt did not go for more.
Seriously thought I hit the jackpot when I first found that parks & rec shirt! I was surprised it wasn’t going for more money. It did get me to watch an hour long compilation of “best Ron Swanson” moments on RU-vid… 😂
I have that exact rsvlts shirt (parks and rec) listed for 39.88 plus shipping. Haven't sold it in 2 months. I have almost 100% sell through in my store too. Sometimes stuff just slips through the cracks
I have a My Unique Thrift a few block away from me here in The Bronx and I have never found any of these brands and the prices are usually 2 to 3 times more than what you are showing here. $4.99, $7.99. 9.99, Damn.
Dang. I’ve never been to the Bronx location. There are a few in Jersey that definitely overprice things, but most of them around here aren’t too bad. Depends on the day too sometimes 😮💨
I picked up a bunch of Taco Bell employees t-shirts, short sleeve shirts and windbreakers a couple of month ago at my local thrift store all for less than two dollars each (half price Monday sale). All the same size, probably from an ex-employee. Took three weeks to sell all 8 pieces sent to different locations!
Thanks for watching!! In case you don’t see my other comment - I wash things once in a while, but I typically dont wash my thrift finds before listing.
I don't do clothes but I walked into gw one day and they were pushing a clothes rack out of those rsvlts shirts and honestly they felt cheap but the subject matter got me to look. I ended up with about 15 of them. All of them were new 3x. I only have 1 left. The lowest I got has been 49. They were 5.00 each but I had a 35 percent off so I paid about 4 bucks each. Also had a rare Spooner in there
Wow!! I would have been freaking out if I were in your shoes when you came across those shirts 😮 That’s a huge score and glad you were able to get them at great prices too!
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I can't sell Jos. A. Bank to save my life. JOS. A. Bank is a bad brand for me. Good luck to you for getting that brand. When the BST Consigners won't accept the brand you know it's a bad brand.
@@Chicago48Yess I agree that it’s not a good brand in general. I only consider it if it’s a nice material like linen, cashmere, etc. or a trendy style. And I definitely make sure to research sold comps for brands like Jos A Bank using the material/style as keywords to check active vs sold listings. That helps me confirm if the sell through rate is good enough to buy!
Appreciate you sharing your experiences Josh . Myself i put myself under part time reselling bracket . I live with my mum i pay bills and everything but if i were to have my own place i would have to up the level im selling to cover a lot more costs. Great vid buddy keep doing what makes you happy and comfortable. 😊
Great to see you back reselling. Something that has helped me curb burnout is to set time limits to what I do when working. For example, if I have 2 hours of extra time to work, I get a stopwatch (on my phone, any stop watch works) and start the watch as soon as I start getting to work. If i get distracted or need to step away from work to do something else, I stop the watch. Once Im back, I start it again. Once the time hits 2 hours, I stop what I'm doing and consider that a days work done. Its a lot more satisfying and rewarding to focus on the time working than the "result" so to speak. If in those 2 hours I only get 3 listings done, but I fix a bunch of listings in my store, wash clothes to list the next day, and photograph clothes to be listed the next day, I consider that as equally successful as if I did 15 listing another day. This keeps me from feeling guilty about not working, because in those 2 hours, I am maximally focused. Once Im done with that, I dont feel bad about relaxing or watching shows because I know I did what I could in the time I had to spare.
Hi, Josh. Thank you for your insight! This business is always changing. Don’t sneeze because you might miss something!😁 Question, what is the box size that holds your inventory? I use Costco bin now. Thank you in advance!
If your browser is open, it’ll auto-delist for you. If you’re away from the computer though, they have an auto sale detector. And you can go into the Vendoo app on your phone and hit “delist all” to take down the listing from the other sites.
It definitely cant be mentally taxing brother..I just recently did the opposite and went from a Full Time job, back to being self employed..Though I do Doordash and some other side hustles, I'm gearing to take on being back as a Full Time Reseller and expand into something I said I would never get into and that is clothes. I got to meet the Vendoo Rep at the Nashville Reseller Meetup and its on my radar. I have only sold primary on EBAY since 98' then occasionally on FB. So with me getting into clothes, Poshmark & Mercari are apps I want to start expanding too. Keep Crushing It!! Stay HUMBLE, Stay HUNGRY, Stay FOCUSED...~The Jarhead Entrepreneur
Things are always changing, and I think that’s part of life! That’s awesome news to hear. I know you’re going to crush it as you scale your business up and do this full-time!!! The people at Vendoo are great. Definitely consider using Vendoo if you’re going to be crosslisting to other selling platforms!
I'm full time right now (quit my job and currently doing a complete declutter of my house which has to be done before I get myself a new job) and the screen time involved with reselling is so intense and can really affect you mentally if you aren't careful! I turned off all sounds for my phone notifications because it was so distracting listening to the dinging all day long. I was constantly checking my phone every time I heard the sound and I feel like it's almost like a psychological addiction with how these apps are pulling us in all day long!
Yesss the screen time really is intense! Those notifications are never ending if you don’t set those boundaries. That’s smart to turn off those notifications. Wishing you the best with the full-time reselling. You got this!
Josh, what are your thoughts on those "vintage" lots of massively reduced wholesale mixed clothing, meant for resellers? I remember couple years back you had a vid of an unboxing of one. For someone that is super far away from any decent sourcing locations, do we think these wholesale lots are a sub-par-yet-ok way of getting in inventory, or nah?
I think it could make sense for someone that is in a location that doesn't have great sourcing opportunities. Definitely lots of opportunities to source online and have the items shipped to your doorstep. The profit margins are much thinner but possible to build a reselling business doing it that way. From my experience buying in bulk, I've been able to break even quickly from a few great items from the lot, and then slowly profit over the course of 2-3 years from the not-so-great items that were included. Also the wholesalers I've bought from in the past knew that I was opening them on camera for RU-vid, so I wouldn't be surprised if they sent me better items in their boxes lol. Something else to also keep in mind!
Great video like always. Just curious, as a part time reseller how many listings do you do per day? I know you mentioned about sourcing 20-25 items a week, does that mean you try to list approximately 3 items a day? Please let me know.
Yup! I try to list everything that I'm thrifting. I do have a small death pile, but I reserve that for weeks that I don't go sourcing. I try to list about 2-4 items a day if I'm being consistent. Admittedly, there are days I list zero and I make it up by listing a little bit more on another day lol
Do you have a seller account (not to be too nosey, just wondering if you changed that this time around?) I'm thinking of getting rid of mine and being more selective in what I list and only use whatever Ebay gives to non-seller accounts. Thanks for your videos. I enjoy your content.
Thanks for watching! And not nosey at all! I downgraded to a Starter Store, the lowest tier one that's like $8/month. If I get closer to 300 active listings, I'll probably upgrade to a Basic Store. I've gotten so used to using the seller dashboard, that I'll at a minimum pay for the Starter Store level.
Appreciate you watching! I use a GoPro 10 when I'm out thrifting or if there's good lighting. For this video in my garage/basement I have a Sony ZV-1. I've been using the Sony ZV-1 for a few years and it's been a great camera for RU-vid!
I have to admit, as a single person, one thing that sort of bothers me is viewing resellers on RU-vid who boast about how they make a living reselling, and then as a sort of afterthought, mention their spouse or partner, who also earns income at their own job. Supporting yourself--BY yourself--is a lot more of a challenge than sharing the responsibility with someone else.
Hot take but yeah in my opinion you’re a full time reseller if you’re making enough income to live off of it yourself even if you have spouse income / don’t have a 9-5
The health insurance aspect is a big part of it, having healthcare through a partner/spouse is so much cheaper even if your state has a good healthcare exchange.
I believe this is the case for any single person who supports themselves through self employment or a commissioned job. When I worked in the mortgage business, it was never recognized that I was a single mother achieving high goals at work as well as handling everything else. Out of the 20 some people who would be in the presidents club each year, I was the only single person. Now I transfer that same drive to my reselling business.
@@joytoyouandme4593 I think it's often not appreciated how difficult it is for single people to manage all the responsibilities of their life by themselves. There's no division of labor where one person handles certain chores--you have to do it all, earning a living, managing a home, etc.
@@mayakoyama9130 I'm fortunate that my regular job has very inexpensive health care insurance. Here's a question: do resellers who store large inventories in their homes purchase extra insurance to cover those items in case of loss?
You know, this video is really a "life changes" video. I appreciate your point of view-it reminds me that the life i am living today is not the same as just a year ago and that my expectations of myself need to change too! Thanks Josh!
Glad you have found your balance along with added health and happiness. Very few haven’t been hit with the “realities” of reselling and similar ventures. Hard to warn someone new and enthusiastic also but you did well here. You can totally be successful but manage expectations and consider yourself and family first and let this all stay where it belongs as support to that
100%! There are people who are crushing it out there as full-time resellers or even part-time sellers basically making a full-time income on the side. It's all about making sure that whatever you decide to do is sustainable in the long-term. Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching!
I’ve been phasing out my full time business for about a year….at first it was not intentional. I also lost the love for it and it became a major source for anxiety and financial issues. I really appreciate your video today!
Appreciate you watching! I think it’s a common thing a lot of people struggle with when they try to scale this business to a full-time venture. It turned into a huge source of anxiety for me as well. My break away from reselling was what I needed before getting back into it without all the mental stress involved. I really wish the best for you and I know you’ll be able to figure out your next steps!
I’ve been reselling since before eBay existed. I don’t think I’ve ever really been full time. I’ve had probably at least a dozen eBay stores over the years because every time I move I just open a new eBay store instead of just keeping the old one. The current eBay store was opened in 2019 when I bought my current house. The reason I decided to just start from scratch with a new eBay store every time I moved was because I had an issue where eBay put a block on my account the first time I tried to change the information on my account to the new information because they acted like someone else was trying to steal my account even though they knew it was me, so after that I just decided to start a new account every time I move. Right now reselling is just a part time thing for me because it’s too hot where I’m at to be outside. It’s been over 100 degrees here every day for over a week. I have another tech company that I run that takes the majority of my time and it’s also starting to generate more revenue than the reselling. I used to source every day, but now I source once a month unless I really need inventory. There’s a local reseller I know who goes to thrift stores every single day up to 5 times a day, but he only buys up to 5 items per thrift store.
I'm surprised to hear eBay gave so much trouble when you were moving and trying to update your personal information. That's really inconvenient! But I'm glad you were able to make it work with setting up new stores whenever you moved. I think having multiple sources of income is the way to go!
