Two weeks into October, a garage eBay seller turned on his camera and admitted he was disappointed. In the first 14 days of the month he had done only $1,754 in sales. Then he went to work. In the next 14 days, he says, he did $5,638 in revenue, a jump of 194%. His Single-Car … Read more
Downsizing is supposed to make life easier. For a lot of people, says master certified home inspector Ian, it does the opposite. He talks about a walker on a staircase, a bill for tens of thousands and a lane they have no right to drive down. “None of it was in the listing photos.” Ian … Read more
Lee Meyer started reselling with seven dollars. She was so nervous about spending even that much that she wasn’t sure it would work. She bought a few items, sold them, reinvested the money, and says she has essentially been flipping that same $7 ever since. Today, she says she has made well over $100,000 in … Read more
One drawer would not close. It kept popping back out, and Tara’s Life Edit ended up on the floor with a hanger, fishing for whatever was jammed in the back. That was the moment she stopped and asked a question many of us know too well: “Can anyone explain to me how my drawers got … Read more
The floor of her apartment was covered in bags of clothes, the pile trailing all the way out to the hallway. The Rogue Reseller, who goes by Sandra, had just spent $434 on clothes. Not a single piece came from the Goodwill bins. She hit a Salvation Army on its 50% off day, then Kohl’s … Read more
A pair of men’s baggy Hollister sweatpants in a size small, the kind of thing most sellers would pass over, sold the very same day Cayley Elaine listed it. She says that is exactly the point of her business: everyday brands that anyone can find, priced and titled so the right buyer spots them fast. … Read more
Last winter, a 72-year-old woman named Nora stood at the bottom of her fourteen stairs and looked up at a second floor she had not used in two years. Three closets, a spare room full of what she calls “the archives,” and twenty years of Christmas wrapping paper were waiting. She has lived alone for … Read more
Over the past 30 days, a reseller on the YouTube channel flippable made just under $7,000 in profit across eBay, Depop, Poshmark and Mercari. His goal is to reach $10,000 a month in profit and beyond. The business has grown enough that he added a fourth shelf to his inventory room. In this video, he … Read more
A sealed set of six Harry Potter cards at a flea market cost The Aussie Flipper $120. Complete sets are listed on eBay for $1,100 and $800. The same day, he handed over $1,500 for a bulk lot of sealed DVDs, and now he says he “should have thought about twice.” The eBay reseller from … Read more
Over time, kitchen towels turn gray, soak up food smells and collect greasy marks. Most of us toss them in the wash again and again, then give up and throw them out. The YouTube channel Clever Hacks asks a simple question: “Did your grandma never show you this trick?” The answer uses four things already … Read more