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 🥲🤣
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?
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 RU-vid? Maybe I could do that too!!!
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
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
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).
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 RU-vidr 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
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!
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 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
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.
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.
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! 🤘🏼
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!
I’m not a seller but I think wether it be eBay, Poshmark, RU-vid 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.
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.
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 RU-vidr.) I'm absolutely going to take your advice because it has been rough. Keep up the good work/content. It is appreciated.
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 RU-vid 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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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
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 RU-vid in 10 years time! Sounds exhausting. I really don't understand why you can't just do what you want to do - ebay/RU-vid/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 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
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.
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!
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!
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!
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
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!!!
I am a fan and watch your RU-vid 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.
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 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.
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!!!!
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 :)
I do not like whatnot because I feel like (no offense) a lot of people only buy from there to support you because they know you from YT. That being said I love you videos so much & I always watch them as soon as I see them. My favorite videos are the bins.
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
I'm not a reseller - though have done it a couple of times - one time we were so poor - years ago - picked up a bunch of maternity clothes for 25cents and 50cents each, lotted them up and put them in a classified ad that was free (yes, it was that long ago). Got significant money for back then. I understand the challenge and the hunt.
the trick to finding things people want and with a good sell through is getting more and more difficult with the amount of other resellers shopping seriously very difficult at least in my area .. No jobs in my area so many many people are trying desperately to make ends meet with reselling
@@HairyTornado I think in my area of Nh with the cost of gas people are not donating their stuff perhaps they are selling their own stuff or throwing them away . Many of the thrifts I have been to are begging for donations they have signs on their doors begging for clothes etc . we live in scary times
I’m going to be completely transparent. You were my go to when I was bored and hopped on RU-vid and eventually I started my own eBay store. However, when whatnot became your top selling platform I did loose interest. While I still watched videos, I felt that I wasn’t getting the same content out of it. I still loved your videos, don’t get me wrong, but I was getting tired of all the whatnot. This is just my personal opinion. Thanks for the amazing content! I will always be a supporter.
He should just keep making Whatnot videos. When he picks up that basic Adidas polo and thinking about listing as bundle with basic Nike polo, it proves that he's in same level as new reseller.
@@kimchan2503 You’re right I probably wouldn’t of picked that up either, however if he can sell it for a decent profit then why not. He said that it sold for 36 plus ship very quickly. He clearly knows what sells and what doesn’t. New resellers typically don’t have that kind of experience that he does.
@@foxicle who knows if its viewer sale or what lol. Spending $4.75x3= $14.25 to net (after fees) around $16-$17 sounds good but its like gamble flipping basic polos with thousands of listings. Going to sit in inventory for a while.
Want to lower shipping switch everything to ground advantage, yes I know you don't get the free boxes from the postal service but the cost is lower and sometimes the heavier items UPS or FedEx or lower for shipping screen
Here's a video idea. Take all the stuff you haven't been able to sell or is cluttering the garage and set up shop at the flea market. See what you can can make back even if you break even so you can reinvest in more profitable ebay items for the future.
Best news in a year! Personally I didn't want to say anything because usually the person is not going to be able to receive what you're saying, and it'll cause friction. Now that YOU see it, I want to chime in. Just a few points in no particular order... Never forget what made you great. Hey, you are one of the reseller celebrities and your kind can make a lot from the portion of your followers that (should be) thought of as "groupies". And yes, that's meant in a derogatory way. Fine, go for it, BUT.... start a second channel where you put the junk related to that portion of your audience. That way the rest of us don't have to stop following and unsubscribing. I must say, seeing the title, this is the first of your videos I've watched in about a month. I'm just not going to sit through all the junk that should be on a separate channel meant for it. I'm not a groupie. I'm not a celebrity with a huge following and a bunch of groupies that would go to W-N and buy a lump of dried Mose turd. Again, by all means, keep doing W-N. You can make a good and quick buck from it from that segment of your following. But, don't forget what made you great. Sincerely, Ken
Thanks for the input, Ken. We’re not quitting whatnot altogether, just wanted to make a video of us really focusing and being “normal” resellers again. We are just at a point where even if we only sell stuff on eBay instead of whatnot, people or “Groupies” will still buy and support us. We’ve actually already sold 2 things from this video already and both went to viewers. I made a video series where I started a secret eBay store and specifically told people not to buy from it if they happen to find the store, and we still had a viewer sale there. When we first started out on RU-vid, we were nobody’s. People found us, enjoyed the content, wanted to support and started buying stuff. Eventually it gets to a point where folks on the sideline no longer see that support as good, and start seeing it as laziness, or fan exploitation, or whatever. I don’t know if it’s seeded in jealousy or what, but I’ve never asked a single person to buy anything from Us. Yes, when we have hundreds of thousands of people watching what we buy, it’s incredibly easy to sell it. It would be easy to sell something on eBay if it was viewed by 100,000 people too. Anyway, I’m babbling. We’ve just really struggled with balancing authenticity as resellers with entertaining the masses on RU-vid. It’s a hard line to balance. Normal reseller stuff isn’t very exciting content, and exciting content isn’t relatable to normal resellers. I appreciate your comment though. Happy to have you watching another video. Cheers
Personally, I don’t have time to sit thru so many items on WhatNot while waiting for the item I need to buy to resell, I mostly buy to resell…am very particular what I resell and it’s quick when I’m out sourcing….as a reseller, I want to see what’s selling, profit made, time spent in making that sale including sourcing, cleaning, photography, etc. my Best to u
I wish you could filter the comments. I wouldn’t blame you for not reading them. People who are negative their lives are miserable because they are miserable people. Water off a duck! Keep rolling on, you’re doing great! 😇🙏💕
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.
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. :)
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.
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
Whatnot seems like a good tool in the arsenal, but not the entire arsenal. It seems to be really good for unloading small things and collectibles that can appeal to a wide variety of people, that probably aren't worth the effort of listing on eBay or other site for the amount of profit involved relative to the number of pictures and text you have to create, and which generally make for good impulse purchases. You seem to do well with those things, getting more than expected most of the time. Things that have a much narrower pool of shoppers, like shoes and sized clothing (but not t-shirts, which are more forgiving in terms of size and gender), seems to be wasted on Whatnot because there aren't enough people who can wear/use something like that to bid up the price. I've felt like you were losing money on some of your products by putting them on Whatnot when that's not an ideal platform for them. I think making the distinction between what works on Whatnot and what doesn't (the same as what works better on eBay versus what works better on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist or Poshmark, etc.) is an important one for resellers to learn to maximize their earnings.
Well I just wanna say I was glad you were doing eBay motivated stuff now. I have been kind of ticked off at resellers like you and ralli roots, you know the ones that started off with eBay and now do SO much content about whatnot. Almost anyone can do eBay but whatnot has a lot of different things to make it work (at least compared to eBay). It's like whatnot came along and everyone neglected what began their "fame". I mean I get it you make money quicker on whatnot but that's not for everyone. I'm not saying people don't wanna see whatnot content too but y'all (resellers/RU-vid contesters) I think forgot what brought you to the game. JMO
Like anything in life it’s about constancy if you want to sell you have to list. Likewise with any of the streaming/live selling apps. You have to be consistent otherwise you inevitably will eventually fail with little drive.
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.
