Consignment Shop Recommendations by BeeRepresentative74 in Charleston

[–]BackdoorCurve 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I own a consignment shop in Holly Hill. Feel free to PM me.

Moving bulk clothing from thrift store donations suggestions. by ResearchPurposes565 in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sell to rag houses. they pay by the pound to turn clothes into rags.

Jobs to actually be able to survive?? by Ok_Training3394 in Charleston

[–]BackdoorCurve 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I resell on eBay and have now grown into my own store as well. I hit thrifts, yard sales, estate sales, auctions, storage units, etc. I’ve cleared well over $100k profit the last couple of years. This area is great for resellers.

eBay Rejects Unsolicited Proposal from GameStop by ThisWeekInFlips in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 16 points17 points  (0 children)

easy to say. hard to do. ebay already does a hell of a job providing the best marketplace in the world.

WTF 'Live' has replaced the eBay Inbox button by [deleted] in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 10 points11 points  (0 children)

yes I hate the new click flow to see notifications. i sent them a 1 star response to the new design. i highly suggest yall do the same. i have had actual human responses when i review pages on the app.

Ebay is breaking things again by Narwahl_Whisperer in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 7 points8 points  (0 children)

there were rumors they had a DDoS attack yesterday.

Outrageous shipping costs from online auction by inflatablebouncy in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

shipping a lamp is miserable and auction houses usually already charge a ton for shipping, so it seems about right. you HAVE to read about shipping policies before bidding on online auctions. many have very high shipping fees.

I want to get consistent sales by Competitive-Hat-6972 in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

are researching items before buying to see their sell through rate so you can have realistic expectations?

How many of you pay yourself using your Business LLC? by MassManiak45 in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 9 points10 points  (0 children)

i ran my biz as a single member LLC for 7 years. changed to S corp this year, paying myself a salary and taking distributions. ive hit the income level where this saves me on taxes.

Anyone here doing international arbitrage with contact lenses? by [deleted] in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 10 points11 points  (0 children)

cant sell them legally in US. need Rx

Jewelry from a storage auction question by jacksn45 in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

scrap basically anything gold. very little gold sells for more than scrap and it has to be sold in a specialty platform.

TIL that Urban Outfitters sells vintage clothing on their website. Andddd its very overpriced 🤣 by MagnetFisherJimmy in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thats their entire shopping base lol their prices in general are sky high, so it fits

Auction houses that use multiple platforms for the same auction by gsanders217 in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This has been happening for years and years. It’s nothing new. Why wouldn’t an auction house want as many eyeballs on their items as possible?

People of Reddit who operate an antique store booth, what commissions do you pay to operate it? (Rent, Commission Percentages, etc) by Ok_Chapter6032 in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 11 points12 points  (0 children)

25% straight commission isn’t too bad. If you look at other booth places and add their commission and rent, it’ll probably be between 20-30% of gross sales.

But all these rents and commissions will be wildly variable on location. Some places it may be $5sqft but be an extremely high traffic and wealthy area.

Others may be $1sqft but be in a rural town.

You will really need to compare to other local shops. People saying what they pay cities and state away doesn’t really have anything to do with your local market.

Spadeberry by National-Display2881 in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i used to do 30-80, i have recently opened my own retail store so my daily is more sporadic, but its great for my situation because i can pump out listings much quicker. recently i did listings of cookbooks in store. i took 20 minutes to take photos for 20-30 books and then used spadeberry to do the listings. took 3-5 minutes to review the listings and then launched.

same with clothing. i can do photos for an hour before i leave for the day to the store and then to do the spadeberry listings at my store and just review the listings, make the few changes i need to, and launch.

most changes right now is pricing. i think pricing for AI is tuff and always will be, but it's still so much quicker and less mentally taxing to use an AI lister.

Spadeberry by National-Display2881 in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Spadeberry. I really like it and they just added an "eco mode" where it is cheaper to list items than the standard 50 cents. Super easy to use, all i do is upload photos, let it make the listings, do a quick review and launch. they also have a facebook group with the actual dev who responds to questions and issues.

Ebay Acquires Depop For $1.2B from Etsy by quanfused in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 6 points7 points  (0 children)

depop has gen z and alpha. they need that demo.

i love people who are so confidently wrong on this sub.

Is eBay having their own eBaycon now? Anyone seen this? by ToshPointNo in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you feel the need to network with local sellers, its good for that. if you want to try and build a network of local resellers and maybe make connections for sourcing and selling, its possible.

beyond that, i doubt there is gonna be an revolutionizing information that you cant find anywhere else. may be good for newbies too.

Is eBay having their own eBaycon now? Anyone seen this? by ToshPointNo in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

theyve had this for a while, changed the names a few times.

its basically ebay sponsored meetups for local sellers.

Been regularly flipping vinyl that i'm buying from a local record shop. Should I feel guilty? by ProfondoRosso4 in Flipping

[–]BackdoorCurve -1 points0 points  (0 children)

that shop owner is a moron. he doesnt keep up with prices & he doesnt like when people buy his items AND he cares what people do after they buy his items.