What Reseller Youtubers Aren't Telling You 

I am 83 still thrifting and selling. Still elbowing my way through. It is very possible to do. I have no intention to stop anytime soon.

Great video! The “secret”? Consistent hard work 😂 … that’s it. most people I meet don’t understand the amount of work this takes for sure…Being a full time eBay reseller for 12 years ( 120k a year by myself) and a RU-vid content creator ( 2 videos a week approximately 83k subscribers ) a vintage booth, and selling larger items ( furniture, sports equipment etc ) on FBMP..it’s definitely a 60 hr plus work week. Keys for me are : plenty of capital, keeping my buy in price point low, consistently educating myself on items that sell, listing EVERY SINGLE ITEM I purchase, and the calculated choice to buy a house and move to a state where the inventory is amazing and the cost of living reasonable. I have to say that both my husband and I find amazing stuff almost every time we thrift, but we do often hit several sources in one day and travel up to 2hrs away.

The internet makes everything look easy. Reselling is a grind. I’m thankful it got me into the self employed world and I hope to continue building multiple businesses to relieve the pressure of the grind.

Part time reseller here. I thought about going full time, but you do have to make so much more money. For instance, if I make $70k at a normal W2 job. They are paying half of my payroll tax (7.65%), matching 4% on 401k, paying over $10k of my health insurance premiums, etc. Plus they pay for my phone. I'd need to make about $90k reselling to have the same compensation as $70k at my W2.

I subscribed just now. You sound ligit...I also joined so I could say I am one of those old folks you mentioned. For 42 years, I was a reseller at flea markets & 8 years on eBay. I just started listing again. At my age, I am not looking for millions, I just want to add to my social security. The economy has forced many retired people to look for some extra cash. Years ago, I'd spend up to 80 hours a week finding, cleaning, repairing, pricing, listing...and snooping, a term I use when I'm looking for "What's everyone else selling". It was an education. I tell people I know a lot about somethings & not a lot about any one thing. I really wish someone would make these kinds of videos aimed at us older people. We don't have the stamina we once had but don't count us out completely! Wishing you all the best in your business~

100% agree with your take. The full time clickbait content creators are obvious ✅

I’ve been selling for 20 years, sometimes it’s great, sometimes it’s not as great. I am in a continuous process of learning. I specialize in vintage clothing. I have found many holy grail items. The thing I don’t like about some of the RU-vidrs is they don’t take out cost of goods or fees when saying how much they make on an item. I think that makes their sales totally unrealistic for newbies.

I’m a thrifter NOT a reseller but I do know local resellers & you’re right about inventory, etc. Unfortunately some of the resellers I know have become hoarders! They go thrifting everyday like the videos show but then they don’t have the energy or time to list that stuff. Not everyone is going to get rich reselling. Be realistic & keep it real. ❤😊

I didn't get a negative vibe at all from this video. It's good to hear someone sharing honest observations and expectations. I'm part time and about 7 months into this new venture. Most of what I see is "record sales", "huge daily thrift hauls" on youtube. And great for them. But I can say in my area, there is very little upper tier quality inventory in thrift stores. All those who live in areas and find 50-300 quality items daily/weekly...they are very very fortunate.

Nice video man. It’s tough to balance RU-vid and reselling in a way that gets views and shows the boring parts. We try to be as transparent as possible by acknowledging the advantage we have with a large following and by showing the mediocre days along with the good ones. I do think it’s funny that these types of videos calling out RU-vidrs tend to get crazy good views. Watch out! You’ll be in someone else’s video a few years from now with them saying how your videos are unrealistic 😂

Yes so realistic! I’m retired and resell part time to supplement my pension, it’s enjoyable, low pressure, and not stressful because I don’t rely on reselling for income. The resellers on RU-vid aren’t your regular resellers, thanks for pointing that out. Wishing you success .

I personally have stopped watching many “big resellers”. I find that they are filming just for the sake of making a video. Some are buying dirty shoes, stained clothing or knick knacks with a chip in them. It’s getting ridiculous. Some are out buying crap just to make content for YT, so it gives an unrealistic view to those of us not in front of a camera. You popped up in my feed and I’m glad you did. I’m off to hit the subscribe button.

Cold hard facts about reselling on eBay. 10 years in, I know you are speaking the truth.

I just did a video on this. While I agree, I have to say Tech is a good egg. He is very transparent and offers a lot of free value and gives educational stuff. But people don’t wanna learn. lol My educational videos suck. Beginners just want the easy and fast lol so now I just focus on what is authentic to me. Education and literacy and upcycling. That said I think as a content creator I have an ethical responsibility to be HONEST about this. It’s a weird balance how do I make money on RU-vid posting videos most people don’t click right away bc it’s work not entertainment.

I really appreciate how you're so honest and authentic. ☺️👏

Agree with everything you said! Been reselling part time since 2020. Things have changed so much in terms of inventory. Thrift store prices have skyrocketed and more people are reselling. You have to hustle for sure!

No negativity at all, just the truth that most people do not want to hear. Congratulations on stating the true facts.

This video was great. Lots of truth… but WHY did you then immediately launch into talking up your $250k annual sales without touching anything on how/where you sourced, or what your cost of goods was?! This is exactly what you just called them out for.

I’ve worked hard all my life & now am reaping the rewards. Reselling is my hobby. Always enjoyed garage sales & resale stores. Just started reselling three months ago. Will never be “ big time” but do appreciate all the videos that help me figure out the biz. I saw a video where a person found a pepper mill & showed how much it was worth. I found the exact item for $2 & flipped for a great profit. Never would have known about this item had I not been “ studying” these Videos . It was, in fact, my very first sale. Thanks to all that came before me ! Happy hunting ( & finding) to you all.

Thanks for being real and honest in what to expect if you get into reselling.

For me the reason I appreciate the reseller RU-vidrs is to expand my knowledge. Your point on the difficulty of finding profitable inventory is true. The more categories you learn the more potential inventory.

New sub here 😊 Appreciate your honesty. My hubby and I are originally from NJ, then lived in PA and now Florida. I've been selling on eBay for years on and off and hope to get to the "full time" status one day. We take care of my mother in law, so right now that is a priority, but I'm still plugging away at sourcing and listing. I don't think I'll ever want to give up the thrill of finding a treasure, then hearing that cha-ching when something sells, lol 😂 Looking forward to your content. I've learned so much on RU-vid over the years!!!

Great points! Location is key! You have to live in a “upscale area” to find plenty of products, or travel. To live in a decent area it’s expensive. But something big resellers fail to mention is you need to put in the work! Hours sourcing hour’s drafting/ photographing hours listing. Another point is that they get paid from RU-vid sponsorship afflict links. To be able to make a great living. I question if some of them would actually be able to make a full living from just reselling no RU-vid. I think a lot of new resellers are being deceiving into reselling it’s hard this is my 3rd year. I have had plenty of ups and down. I am doing it to keep from going back to a 9-5 because I have 3 small children. Another point is that no one ever speaks about how expensive it can be to grow your store and constantly reinvest & pay your bills. Don’t get me wrong it’s a great side hustle and could be great for someone full time but it is a lot of work that goes into it. I have my husband income to help my family that’s also how I was able to start. We don’t just depend on reselling.

Even if you do live in an area with good stuff the competition is insane. Since the pandemic it seems everyone is now a reseller so unless you can get to the racks when they come out first, or you've been doing this long enough to know what to look for that most will miss, you can forget about it. Yard sales are great, but the serious resellers are up before dawn going to them, hours before they open and they will get all the good stuff. I've never done that, I think it's dishonest but some don't care since it's a way to get the deals before everyone else. Another thing to consider is that the reseller platforms are flooded with the same inventory. That means the jacket you could get $50 for a few years ago because there were only two listed, you may have to accept that $20 offer because if you don't another one of the twelve listed will.

Something that they don’t tell you is that you document everything and keep good records of what you pick up and what you bought it for. If you’re going out every day or so to source stuff to sell, keep a travel log in your car to keep track of your mileage. When it comes time to pay taxes, you need to know your numbers. It’s a lot of work but it will help if you ever get audited.

The big reselling channels make more money making videos about reselling than they do reselling, not to mention their paid groups and courses. Some are honest about that, but not all. I'm in Iowa, and if I were a clothing reseller, there is no way I would make it as we just don't have great brands here.

You’re right on point with your video. I’m so tired of RU-vidrs telling us that we should only source items that can bring $50+, but then be sure to list at least 5-10 pieces a day! Maybe that works for them with their pallets and their high society thrift stores, but I’m in NJ in the middle of nowhere and I just don’t have access to that kind of merchandise. Luckily I only do this as a side hustle so I pick up what I can, but I don’t watch any of those “Come Thrift with Me” videos. They’re not relatable for your average Joe

RU-vidr pickers also have developed a following of people who watch their videos and shop their eBay store. They know what their watchers like and resource more of those items. Starting out someone could find the same items but without that following item may not sell as fast without the awareness of their items.

This is a great vid Zac!

Also these RU-vidrs spend a fortune on inventory, so much stuff they have to store it in a warehouse, garage,shed and their homes. Most have thousands and thousands of items listed just to get daily sales to actually survive off. Also tons of dead inventory not selling, which means money tied up in inventory. Most have supportive job working partners in which they can rely on when sales are down. Most dedicate every waking moment in some sort of reselling activity whether it be sourcing, listing cleaning, organizing, customer service, price comping, promoting,networking,packaging or shipping. It doesn't end, these activities are sometimes done while in bed or waiting at a doctor's appointment or picking up a child from daycare. So keep all this in mind.

I like to talk about a lot of the same stuff now I’ve started making videos, because I’ve been doing this for 18 years. I genuinely want to help people learn about it, but the hype gets out of control. There are also just so many variants to be considered. A lot of good points. I did laugh slightly, in a nice way, when you said “back in the day” referencing like 3-4 years. My back in the day was no smartphone, no comps, uploading all photos from a digital camera and no RU-vid resellers. So much has changed.

It’s weird that you put Technsports in your video. He is 100% transparent about what it takes to be successful and spares no detail… In my opinion, he is very different than most youtubers who care more about clicks and engagement than actually helping people. Tech doesn’t sugarcoat or mislead at all. Just raw truth.

I do like Technsports. He has at one point worked up to 12 hour days as a seller. He actually does some wholesale work and he coaches clients. I also follow a seller out of Ohio who is willing to drive up to 3 hours to source. She is also my coach. I love her advice. She has helped me make more money than if I had done it on my own. I am not full time but I like that I can make a part time gig out of this. It’s very enjoyable and I hit the sales with the retirees and there are some tough boomers out there. Don’t be fooled!😂 They like to make a few bucks too.

I really liked this video. It reminded me how important location is for finding good inventory. Not to get upset when I don’t find what other people are finding. I had to unsubscribe from some resellers because their content was too over-the-top. I prefer smaller channels; they just feel more real and genuine to me.

I'm in NC as well and I feel ya on finding all the grails they find lol. I shake my head on every video

Let’s put it this way, if you can do a million dollar sales, i dont see why some of the RU-vidrs will be so focused on selling courses. If they are selling courses, its obvious where most of the people were made: from the courses and not the selling

Been doing this since ebay started. Definitely harder than it used to be

Thank you Zac for making this video & putting it out there like you did few weeks ago. I found & you on here through another reseller who made a response video of this & i follow you now & loves your content. This is very important & informative to new resellers to know the the reality & truth of what other resellers are not telling us. I will learn a lot from you as well from now on. Btw, you look very simular to my father when he was your age. I'm also a white latin with a latin last name. 😊

You are so right to bring this detailed view point because it's so regional thanks for this more new resellers should watch this video and cater their reselling to their region

Very true! Only select people in certain areas find better inventory on the regular and have good connections for bulk inventory. Those are the lucky ones and on top of that they make good money off consistent youtube content. It definitely isn't reality for most people across the country in their areas.

The farmers of southern MN don't wear really nice clothes so nothing good here for reselling. I can barely clothe myself let alone find gems to sell. You're right, not all areas are equal.

YESSSS! Thank you, I've been saying this for years - the majority of the youtube resellers make it look SO easy, LOL! They seldom mention that they have a staff of people working for them, list hundreds of items a day and also live in a great area for buying inventory. I live in a very low to medium income area where Kohls, JCP, Walmart is where everyone buys their clothes so naturally that's what you find at the thrift stores! There's absolutely no way I can find enough sellable inventory to list 50 - 100 items a day. There's one reseller youtuber that always has a large dollar amount shown in her youtube titles (clickbait) that acts like anyone can obtain the same success .... maybe a few could (if the stars all align) but the majority of the people watching her videos most likely will never be capable of making anywhere near $20K a month LOL!

You are very honest and telling the truth. I always check the sell thru ratio but I never find items with very high STR.

I'd like to chime in as someone who is about to leave a high 5 figure low 6 manager position to go full time. I watch as much as I can of other resellers for brands and trends. I understand they're hitting us with their big tickets but I really don't need a video on how to make $6 off a shirt, most of us with a little experience can do that in the dark. I've been reselling for about 5 years taking 3 of those "seriously" part-time about 10-20 hours a week. I grossed in the 20k range with last year being 25k and that was really selling from May on. What I think is missing from what I see is the cold hard truth about business. I've done things from manage restaurants to trash and sold real estate and on and on. I've analyzed hundreds of profit and loss statements for multi-million dollar operations and here's the bottom line. If you can have cost of goods or production percentages under 30% and keep an eye on expenses, you can make good cash flow. Keep in mind you need things people want, it all starts with that. I know lots of folks swear by niche but I'm going to sell whatever I can make the most profit on. Reselling has the lowest cost of goods and available inventory of things people want of anything I can think of short of maybe flavored water or coffee. As a sole proprietor I'm not opening a bottling plant so this seems like my best option. Also, as a manager I work 50-60+ hours, take calls off hours and have to worry about others, both employees and customers. I feel like if I make that same effort, It's realistic to believe I can net what my current income is. Unless you fall into something, work hard for YOURSELF, learn the numbers even if you don't like it. Get good tax advice and keep track of what works and throw away the rest. Good luck everyone!

Hey, what's so hard to say, their viewers are buying their inventory?

All you need to do is wait until the end of the year. I outsold most of the personality resellers. You can do that selling bread and butter

Full time videogame sell here myself. I personally have met tech and had dinner with him+his wife. I'm in the PNW so it's impossible to survive on videogames alone when I started in 2020. A lot of "resellers" pop in and try for 6-12mo than leave bc it's actually kinda hard and is INSANELY lonely. Unless you belong to one of the fb groups(I'm in techs Fridays call weekly) I've been able to scale at a decent rate. Year 1 was 48k and now year 4 should be 250k+ We plan to actually move to Florida as my dollar here vs there goes much further. A $50 game here is $55 vs in florida is $30 etc

Thanks, Zac, for sharing. Good info. I am 71 and still work full-time in a high-tech field. I plan to continue to work until I'm 75 - building up my 401K and retirement. I'm also a retired US Navy officer. But I have a lot of bills (like most folks). I was worried about what I would do once I retired. I started watching thrifting videos 5 years ago and have educated myself about thrifting and have been told that I have a good eye. My problem is that I buy but don't post - so I have a hoarding situation right now. Ugh. But that will change shortly. I plan to sell on Marketplace, NextDoor and Craigslist where I don't have to mail anything. I watch The Niche Lady and have learned so much from her. She talks about pros and cons, and she teaches as she shops. She even owned a thrift store for a year, but that failed due to many reasons. I look forward to watching your channel as I'm sure I will learn a lot of great info.

Just subscribed from Australia, very accurate description of reselling nowadays. Have been selling on eBay since 2004, way easier back then. It is only the last 4 or 5 years that I have turned offers on, can’t even remember if that was an option when I started. People just bought stuff for the listed price, go figure 🤣 There was also no promoted listings which is a money grabbing con. So the reality today is if you don’t promote or send out offers, sales will be slow unless your selling discounted gold bars.

Great video. I live in rural Minnesota and it's very difficult to find good items to resell.

Omg thank you! I live in Minneapolis and im always like???? How do people have only sell items items with great comps and fast sell through rate? I absolutely cannot find such good items in my thrift stores lol

It’s so refreshing to hear your honesty! Reselling and thrifting is hard work! It takes tons of time. Time to learn what works, what sells, etc. but I Love it. I watch many on RU-vid and look at it as my “free” college education, even though my time is worth something. If you pour into your business and knowledge it will pay off. Thanks again for an honest review.

I have been reselling on and of, and only reason is that its really hard to find stuff here in Sweden. I have 4-5 thriftstores 1-2 times out of ten i find something good. I go for collectables, games, toys and tech. Marketplace is a much better source. Its easy to get drawn in by youtube and all the great finds.

Popular resellers don’t just get all phenomenal items. They highlight the good stuff for content. Just go to their stores and check their actual sold items. It’s important to do your due diligence like anything in life to gain the best perspective. In my opinion I believe TechnSports is the most transparent and the most successful with respect to RU-vid sellers.

LOL it's so funny you say that. I really like Hustle at Home Mom, but recently it just really starting bugging me... there is NO way that every single time the scores outdo the last one progressively and so on. It's just not possible. I mean, just go look at all the titles. I still really like her, I do. But it's getting old. We go to their channels and build trust to get knowledge, & even become endeared to them, etc. But it starts to erode. There's plenty creators I've stopped watching since I started reselling in 2019. If I feel I can't trust you, I don't wanna watch you. And the clickbatey titles and ridiculous thumbnails....those pics are forever. But I guess if "click'/views/$$$ are worth your dignity, ok. The thing is I'm just one person. I may take things waaay to personal. For maybe a handful of OG viewers of some of those channels that start to feel ick and leave, there's plentry of new viewers every day. So does it really matter???? Just wanted to validate your point.

It's true thrift stores vary greatly from area to area, but there are many other sources of inventory. What it really comes down to is that many people dont have the work ethic or business acumen. It's not for everyone, it's "easy" but not everyone can so it at a high level.

My goal is just net profit 50k per year. If I can average that I'm happy. You are 100000% right about area matters, some of the resellers on RU-vid are like "go out and focus on things with 80% STR that will net at $30 profit, just focus on only putting those items in your store and you will be fine" Ya ok bro, yoy want me to list 1 item every 8 months?😅😅

At first I was thinking this was a click bait video where the title just gets you in, but nope, as someone who is looking to start to just earn some side income, the mentions and information in this video were what I was looking for. Not sure how I came across your channel, but glad I did. I have hats I would like to sell, that I believe I could get some decent cash for, along with records, mens tshirts etc. Going into it I figured I wouldn't be making bank as I see others do, and for my area, I doubt I can find things like others do. Just wanted to comment and share my, long with others I assume, frustrations about the people online showing their ridiculous finds and sells. Cheers and Thanks.

Your video came up on my feed. Thank you! I greatly appreciate this video. I am here in Virginia, agreeing with everything you said. I used to watch those larger RU-vidrs, and am now honing in on the smaller content creators. Those seem to be in areas that are getting more realistic hauls, in my opinion. I, too, watch them for the brands and success through their eyes. Resellers like you and bamajaybird are now my go-to! Thank you!!

Ralli roots are the worst most clickbaity youtubers. The worst

I like being a part time picker. No youtube or social media for picking so any time I dedicate is sourcing listing and shipping. I work as a tech contractor and it’s nice knowing that if anything ever happened to my job temporarily I could easily ramp up to full time reselling.

this buisness is about knowledge and of where you thrift. Everyone that I watch on RU-vid is very transparent about the work that you need to put in to your business.

I am 3 minutes into this video, and I love this guy's perspective. During COVID people would watch anything. RU-vidrs filming toy aisles in stores. Then, the same RU-vidrs got a quick following, and they had to up the content. Then, it was massive finds. Nothing original. Just trying to one up the competition. It is really funny that to this day RU-vidrs still film toy aisles in stores? KEEP BEING ORIGINAL.

I live in rural Wisconsin in a town of 800 people, in one of the lowest income counties in the state. There is no bins by me, and my local thrifts are nothing like what I see many other resellers are like, and garage sales are miles apart from each other, and generally lackluster. You're absolutely right about how where you live plays a large role in your success, espescially if you're a one off seller.

Thank you for sharing as a reseller myself I have learned a lot🥰

I’m in NC as well, for me Goodwill is bad for hard goods but I typically find good clothing that I can sell for between $20-50. The few rummage sales we have pop up are the best though.

That's exactly how I felt watching these videos. The area I live in is blue collard workers just trying to survive. It's more than a hustle when you have a full time job and learning how to resell

Old people moving to Florida sell their best stuff before they move.

👀 i see that some of these RU-vidrs are in their feelings about your honest comments 😂

Here in Seattle, items are higher priced at thrift stores.

Dude...looks like you hit a vein.... I have seen several YT resellers making videos that seems to be in response to your videos. Looks like you ruffled some feathers. Their success is a combination of hard work and luck. We all know that. I watch all the YT resellers you mentioned. I find value in them. I learn brands, trends, and processes that could work for me. But I am also realistic in what is shown. Some of the resellers have great inventory where they are. I just try and do what I can. That's all I can do.

You are right. I thought this was going to be easy and the money would never stop. Boy was I wrong.

I'm doing the one-time niche seller of my comics (once they're gone, that's it). I usually get like 1-2 sales a week. It took a year of understanding these resellers that I'm not gonna make what they make with just my books and I've accepted that. Like you said, it's great entertainment with a smidgeon of tips and advice...like this one. Great vid, sir!

I agree 100% with all of what you said, I do want to give my 2 cents on tech. I’m in his group, and it is so different than any other source of info out there Different in a good way, more sustainable metrics and well thought out approach That guy grinded too and he’ll tell you mon-fri thrifting 8-12 hours a day and flea marketing on weekends, then once he built enough capital he invested into other business and real estate because exactly what you mentioned about retiring etc etc The thing is, most people won’t put the work in, not everyone wants to thrift 8 hours and treat it like a job. Not everyone wants to constantly learn new brands etc. But if you do there is a payoff, exactly how worth it to you is it is up to the beholder

This is my first time watching one of your videos and I appreciate your honesty and perspective. Two months into this, and I already figured out that I’m not going to make a gazillion dollars selling on eBay and a lot of that has to do with where I live…Chicago suburbs. There are just not good clothes in the GW, and the estate sale prices here are retail. One Thing I’ve learned to do is dicker over price at The sales. Done it 3 times in the past week. I’m constantly evolving my POV, and building a social media following. I’m also looking at upcycling items and doing art projects with thrifted items. My husband and I are 67 and like most Generation Jonesers, we’re were not set up well for retirement. But I know we can do this. I just need to follow my heart about what interests me, and what I have expertise in. Thanks so much for validating my feelings about area. I keep telling my husband we need to move!

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I live in San Francisco. Tons of competition here, not many thrifts/sales and everything is expensive as fuck. Happy to hear you mention Utah, cause that is one of the spots I was thinking of moving too. But it looks like even there housing/everything is getting pretty expensive.

Surprised to hear that North Carolina is better than Jersey for inventory.

Where i live, the challenge isnt finding the stuff, its driving to the places as they are pretty spread out so im never gonna be a person who sells 30 to 40 a day because they time traveling is too much. I have to shoot for the higher end stuff and sell a little less. To me the way to think about it is that you have to take those videos info but dont pigeon hole yourself. There are still plenty of niches both in and outside of clothes that youtubers arent telling you about. For example, im in suits pretty heavy and everyone told me to stay away from them. Suits are paying the bills for me and i dont even have a mannequin. I use a flat lay background

Thanks for the honesty Zac in your video few RU-vid resellers are these days. What I don't like is how the big RU-vid Resellers mislead you about how most of their sales are organic and only a small percentage are from their RU-vid channel viewers. I call BS to that one. The majority of their reselling sales are from RU-vid viewers. How do i know this.....without mentioning names one in particular has a small Ebay store 300-400 items similar size to mine, same type of items and same price points but has a big following on their RU-vid channel and is well known. They make 3-4 times the money per month selling on Ebay that I do and claim they only get a few viewer sales.......uh no way. I guess I'm the dummy for not having a RU-vid Channel. In fact the largest portion of their income comes from RU-vid not Ebay. Pump that RU-vid content baby pump.

LOL "your'e not going to be able to do it when your 80"... 66+ and medically disabled here spending multiple hours a day plugged into a medical device, I manage to sell one to three days a month. I'm not complaining but you are right, eventually things happen to you, sometime much sooner than you imagined. If possible saving and investing for your future is necessary, no matter how much or how little. Fortunately, there are way more ways to make a buck now and axquire skills now than when I was your age.

A lot of the more well-known YT resellers make more money from content creation than reselling, and they've admitted it. I look at some of their STR's on ebay and I know there's no way they could survive on ebay alone. I still watch them to see what sells and what doesn't and for entertainment purposes while I'm working. Every reseller's situation is different, depending on our location, so we need to adapt to what we can find where we live.

Well, I was not expecting to click this video and be in it😂 That being said, yes you are correct location matters greatly. But that is kind of a given in reselling. The larger the population you live by obviously the more potential inventory there is to find due to just the population. But also, in high cost of living areas like California with also a large population, resellers struggle with buy price due to stores having to charge more to make up for commercial rent and increased labor costs when compared to rent and labor costs In Texas and Florida. FYI, Houston and Austin are also amazing thrift cities. Houston is by far the best in Texas!

Thank you!!!! I appreciate this - I've also noticed that the larger resellers tend to be clustered in certain areas which totally affects their inventory. It also affects the prices at the thrift stores. Keep the good info coming! Also - first time seeing your channel so curious about why you don't concentrate on selling sneakers anymore? I will search your channel to see if you discuss it. Thanks again!

I believe it is quite vital to understand how to source new goods; you must think outside the box and look at items that others do not. You'd be surprised what you come across sometimes.

Good point about Utah and Dallas areas. SLC is a huge distribution/shipping center so lots of brands have facilities there and thus lots of employees. Dallas obviously has the big money and population density - Lots of people consuming high quality goods and then discarding them. The cost of goods in those areas still seems to be somewhat low (I see a lot of YT's show $4, 7, 9 as average and they say 'Priced up' when they pay over $15 for anything. $10-15 is my avg lol). The quality of goods being donated/sold/passed down by the wealthier population is great and high volume. Dallas seems to get the good Golf brands and Luxury/designer items. SLC seems to get more of the active/outdoors gear. Also good points about the pros and cons of reselling. Some of the cons you touched on are things I think about often: Selling platforms and thrift shops do not provide benefits or retirement and we don't pay into Social Security as resellers. You can do this from your Teens into probably your 60's, but after that you're not going to be fast and sharp enough. Also as time goes on I think big corporations will clamp down on us more and reduce the amount of sellable goods out in the world. Stockpile now and setup retirement or investments!

Thank you SO MUCH for being real. I appreciate your honesty.

Thank you, I like your realistic take on reselling. I have been doing it for several months as a side hustle. I am graviting to resellers that are more realistic. The area you live in is extremely important. My area isn't bad.Very important to remember not all of us live in Portland.!

Solid stuff man. The only part I disagree with is that most of the country doesnt have great inventory. I live up in CT and find great stuff all the time. Ive thrifted all over the country and some places are worse than others, sure. But I pretty much Always find stuff. The biggest difference are whether goodwills are better or pawn shops better or fb marketplace better or mom and pop thrifts. Each part of the country has a different area to find inventory. I didnt even think about Yard Sales/Flea Markets which are killer down south but tougher up north. They havent even really started here yet, and down in FL people have been finding killer deals for months now.

Reselling is hard work and even harder if you do this as a side hustle. So we should not tell people this is easy. I sell on 6 different platforms to get inventory moving.

I started reselling about 4 years ago too, learn it all from youtube and now I am giving back all my knowledge that I accumulated through trial and error, in my youtube reseller channel. It is so true, depending on where you live you can only find so much good stuff and brands and recently sales are really a struggle😢 Thank you for this very honest and realistic video about being a reseller! Subscribed and liked

100% agree that location is really important. I think if this was something I wanted to take really serious, Florida is the place to be. I am in CA, everything is more expensive here. Thrift stores are almost a no go due to the prices. For example, a normal T-shirt is $6-$7 at Goodwill in this area. The bins can be ok but you are going against teams of 4-5 people that are working together.

I started selling on eBay on 3/18/24. Live in SC this past Saturday I purchased a signed Julia Child cookbook at a thrift store I had never been to before for $5, it sold within 48 hours for $160 not that I think I'll find those kind of deals everyday, but there are opportunities out there.

This is a very interesting video, but I have to disagree with you. Especially when it comes to Tech. Tech always makes it a thing to explain to viewers that he is willing to drive four hours away to go and find stuff. He also says that there are people in the US and around the world that have to try a little bit harder to go and find things too. Whether it’s driving further, making deals with people or dumpster diving. Yes, people like tech are definitely going to be able to find things in the wild extremely easy. That’s because in his case he has 15+ years of doing eBay. A lot of the RU-vidrs that you see finding stuff also has 5 to 10 years or more of doing eBay too. When you make a video like this, you have to take this stuff into account.

hearing it straight up is realistic, appreciate it.

I think the key is to use eBay profits as a vehicle. Not a foundation. Roll eBay profits into growth assets. This is how eBay can help you build wealth.

Reselling is a lot more work than people know. So much does depends on where you live in the country. We're east of Phoenix in a big retirement area. We still struggle to find good inventory. We full time RVed for 1.5 years and can vouch that Utah & Texas have really good thrift stores. Found a lot of cool stuff during our travels.

I appreciate your honesty. I started reselling a couple of months ago. The area I live in doesn't have a lot of great stuff at the thrift stores. I'm plodding along. But I didn't start doing this because I felt like I could make it a full time job. I just wanted to sell enough per month to make part of my car payment which was an unexpected but unavoidable purchase. So far so good. And if that's all that ever comes of reselling for me then I'm happy. If my little side hustle grows that's great but I will be keeping my full-time job.

Find 1 garage sale in 10 that has anything is about where it's at now...and most times it's like 1-2 items tops at any place...anything more than that is like a haul and is good luck

Tech literally tells you to work your ass off. Lol SOOOOOO many people who do not do this think it's easy. IT'S NOT. Very hard work and time consuming. But fun. It's also taken 11 years to know all the brands I know now. You get an eye for value.

I feel like there’s definitely the ones that say “in my area” or “I had to travel to this thrift/yard sale area” and are pretty honest that they know their area isn’t the same as everyone’s and also hear them say in the videos “I don’t find all this stuff easily, you don’t see the hours it took but you’re only going to get a 20 min video edited with all the good stuff”. If someone thinks they’ll watch a video and get the whole story they’re not being honest with themselves. RU-vidrs aren’t showing a 24/7 reality tv show, they’re editing their videos which they do say often enough but I don’t think they should have to. It’s obvious. But definitely not every area is created equal and some areas are poorer so the thrifts aren’t going to the hoards of Patagonia that I see in some videos. It’s mind boggling to see some that are able to find score after score but, again, they aren’t showing the misses they’re finding constantly too because that doesn’t exactly make a great video 😅. “Went to the thrift and found NOTHING! Come watch my video of me being frustrated for 20 min” lol