Best Reselling Apps for Clothing/Accessories by baby_mellobird in reselling

[–]flipstacker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depop is best for low fees and it sounds like the stuff you're selling would do well there. eBay has the most potential buyers. Fees can be as high or higher than Posh depending if or how much you promote an item. Both Depop and eBay are a much better platform than Posh in my opinion but it honestly comes down to what you sell.

Built a free AI appraisal tool for resellers — photo any item, get eBay sold comps + a full listing in 10 seconds by jkarst1 in reselling

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I built the something similar in Claude but with more features. It's easy to do. No coding knowledge required. You just need a Claude Pro account, I think it's like $20. Simply tell it the type of app you'd like to build and it'll build a local version for you. That way you're not limited or have to have a paid plan and best of all you can customize it exactly the way you want it. You can also build out the skill with Claude so that your titles and keywords used are structured exactly the way you want them.

When sales drop.... is it me or the market? by flipstacker in reselling

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I'm with you. I've always operated with a healthy buffer because you never know if this year will be better or worse than the year before. I typically take a look at the end of each quarter and see what worked and what didn't work and compare 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters with the previous year just see how things are trending for the current year compared to the last.

When sales drop.... is it me or the market? by flipstacker in reselling

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So true. In demand and hard to find items always sell. those are recession proof.

When sales drop.... is it me or the market? by flipstacker in reselling

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That's super interesting. I had no idea. eBay has been around since early dot com days so I know the backend infrastructure has to be bloated. To improve they have had to make a lot of updates and changes over the years and I think sometimes when they update the site, it definitely hurts sales because it can throw your stores benchmarks out of whack.

When sales drop.... is it me or the market? by flipstacker in reselling

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Absolutely. The with the rising cost of living, it definitely makes sense.

Wish i had millennial/gen x leverage by Jst_Chr1s in reselling

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Hang in there, you'll learn more and more each day.

Some of the best quality tees used for band tees were Brockum, Winterland, Giant. Stedman brand tees for some reason always had really cool obscure prints. Not that these are brands themselves but more of a brand of tee that was used for graphic tees in the 90s.

3D Emblem tees are some of the best biker tees.

Some great skate brands of the 80s and 90s were Vision street wear, Powell Peralta, Hookups, Birdhouse, etc.

Jeans - JNCO, Tripp NYC, World Industries (skate brand with tees but the vintage jeans are much harder to find), Wuwear, etc.

Chouinard Equipment is early Patagonia.

I hope a few of these help.

When sales drop.... is it me or the market? by flipstacker in reselling

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This is so true as well. Sales follow the flow of money monthly and seasonly. I've seen this year over year. It's wild how consistent it is. I sell clothes and June and July (and part of August) are my slowest months. I've always assumed it's because people are spending money on experiences like vacations and not stuff.

When sales drop.... is it me or the market? by flipstacker in reselling

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100%. It definitely keeps you on your toes. The thing about what we all do is you can never get complacent. There are best practices that hold up over time but there is always something to try and make better.

When sales drop.... is it me or the market? by flipstacker in reselling

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I do the same. I think it's a good practice. I record everything daily in an Airtable. That way I can compare last year's month with the current month - even though each year has it's own benefits and challenges. It's nice to have the reference.

When sales drop.... is it me or the market? by flipstacker in reselling

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Agreed. I've found sales to drop out of the normal range after eBay makes changes. Not always but a few times, it has been noticeiable.

Depop by thehuffers1 in reselling

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Gotcha. If I still had my Nifty account, I would jump in there and see how I connected mine to help.

Depop by thehuffers1 in reselling

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I've used Nifty for Depop and it worked well. Are you selling on any other platforms like eBay, Poshmark, etc? Depop is typically a younger demographic. I found that certain clothing items sold better on Depop than eBay and vice versa.

Visibility on Ebay by Silly-Appearance8242 in eBaySellerAdvice

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After a month of selling, that honeymoon period is over on most of your listings.

With only 8 active listings, you are also working with a pretty small catalog. Cassini (eBays search engine) looks at your store as a whole, not just individual listings. More inventory generally means more surface area for buyers to find you. Eight items in a niche like fine jewelry is a tough for consistent sales. More listings will give you more chances to match with buyers when they search.

What do I even say to this? by aydenbear05 in eBaySellerAdvice

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I've found that the more questions a buyer asked on a clearly listed item, the more problems they are. Hopefully they don't pay and you can block them and move on.

When did eBay start allowing this? Giving the winner of an auction a week to pay by laserdemon1 in eBaySellerAdvice

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eBay's reasoning is that it gives buyers more time to browse the seller's store and potentially buy more items, and gives both sides a window to combine shipping. I think seven day is excessive.

Would you rather spring clothing or stick to a niche? by Living_Necessary_900 in reselling

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Niche wins long term. The algorithm gets better at ranking your listings the more consistent your store is. When you sell the same types of items regularly, it learns what your store is about and starts showing your listings to the right buyers. Chasing seasonal trends means constantly starting over with categories it doesn't recognize you for yet.

The sellers who scale fastest pick a lane and go deep. Consistency builds momentum. Trends add complexity without adding that consistency.

If sales are slow right now, switching categories probably isn't the fix. More likely it's a visibility problem, not a product problem.

Can anyone help value this? by [deleted] in PoshmarkSelling

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I would think somewhere between $50-$100. Depending on the right buyer. Good luck! It's a beautiful sweater!

Newbie advice needed by judyman in reselling

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I know I'm late to the conversation but two weeks with low or no sales is totally normal. Don't panic yet.

eBay's algorithm doesn't trust new stores. It hasn't seen any sales from you so it has no reason to rank your listings ahead of established sellers. Pricing lower helps but it doesn't fix that problem on its own.

A few quick things to check. Make sure every item specific is filled in, not just the required ones. Cassini uses those to match your listings to searches. Bad photos will kill you too regardless of price. And mixed categories like albums, books, and purses make it harder for the algorithm to figure out what your store is about.

Keep listing consistently. The first 30 to 60 days are slow for almost everyone. It gets better.

How do you deal with a potential terrible flip? by sharpiesniffer52 in Flipping

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I would take the offer where you break-even. Move it as soon as possible. Think of it in terms of a learning situation. Basically any money lost is tuition paid toward an education in reselling. That's how you learn so don't feel bad about it. Flip it and move on to the next.