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Hi mate, l was just wondering if l can transfer my listings from my Ebay account directly to an Ebay Shop if l choose to open one. Thanks for your help Cheers Paul

Ebay is a rip off. Since they bought out Paypal and now they double-dip on fees. Ebay charge and also Paypal. They are making way too much. They can't compete with Facebook marketplace and Gumtree which is free. I've been on Ebay since before August 2002 and now I hardly use it anymore. They just got greedy.

I normally sell the odd and unusual finds... But now so many are doing the same.. competition is making it tough to do.

P3fes is not 250 usd it 35 usd lol

The hat game is always waiting 🧢

Hey mate have you done any vids about starting a youtube channel ? As in how would you do it if you were starting it again? What software to use which cameras/technology etc? I don’t see many reseller content creators based in Perth

At last a good informative reselling video you deserve all your success x

I wouldnt quit, i have over 4000 items to move hahaha. Australia Post is my biggest bug bearer. Lots of price hikes. And people messaging me a lot saying their item hasnt arrived (usually they do arrive, just not in the right time frame so people get worried and message me)

I know this is an older video, but so glad to see you find great items and having a great time in LA. Lemme tell you tho.. I think LA has the highest price per pound in all the USA. When I first wen to the original LA bi location, it was a dollar a piece. then it went to price per pound. But in the last few years it has skyrocketed(I know you think this is still a good deal but It was waay cheaper before). It's also gotten insanely competitive. How are you supposed to find the other person that has the missing shoe to duke it out?

Australia Post is out of control. With inflation ebay prices will go up but still be better than most RRP.

😂😂😂 this guy is having a meltdown about how the opp shop sells their dolls.. seems like people in the comments have finally worked out what kind of guy the Aussie flipper is.

places are cleaned out everywhere - too many ppl in the game and market is saturated in a race to the bottom - postage costs complete joke - nothing can change these facts

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When calculating sell though if 300 are sold and 200 are listed, the sell through is 60%. Sale/(sales+listings)

Congrats mate. I think something you touched on there is great, you've been able to build something that allows you the flexibility you were aiming for.

Years gone by, you only had to scan your barcode into the ebay app with your phone, all the ISBN, upc, Artist, title, Region Code item specifics were automatically populated. You then just had to put the condition, photos and list it. Now the listing process is so arduous with most sellers choosing to sell similar rather than start the listing from scratch. The item specifics should go back to how they were - self populated from a barcode scan. It's no wonder why more sellers are choosing to sell on Amazon and that site has lifted higher than ebay in online searches

I didn’t watched the video but I just wanted to comment to your tittle. I think that eBay’s fees are so high that most of the profits go to eBay, sometimes it feels like we work for eBay instead of feeling like we have our own business. In my case the only way to get any sales is to do the dynamic promotion; recently I had to put a cap on the promotion and my sales also took a dump. So in my case if I quit it will be because of the fees that eBay takes - those are technically my profits.

yes, i no longer like Ebay. It feels like those in the hierachy of the people who run Ebay is that it is run by a petty group of spinsters born before 1935.

What is the percentage of your items that are promoted? Is it half? More than half?

Only good for a part time hustle. To much effort involved for such little return. Keep it casual, lots of jobs out there that pay well. The resell game is a hobby.

mate, lose the background music......pleeeease, it's doing my head in

Honestly I don’t think eBay is the root cause for the fall off most markets are struggling the car market isn’t moving anything as well these are just the after affects of the world pandemic

Greta video! Though I don’t think the competition is necessarily growing. Reselling has always been pretty competitive. I think the amount of content is growing. So it may be spiking some new resellers but probably more hobbyists than anything. The RUclips reseller growth reminds of when the show “American Pickers” was a new fresh show. There was an uptick in people looking for antiques specially, signs, lol. People were saying, “it’s ruined reselling”. Same as they are saying about RUclips resellers now, lol. Time will sort out the hobbyists from the die hards just like it did then. Idk, just my two cents, lol.

I have been selling from my store P/T with only 100 items. My average cog is 8-10$. Sometimes I don’t find anything and don’t list for a week or more. My sales must make me 50$ after cog and fee and postage. I also only sell items that are a small postage value, otherwise it’s pickup only and fb marketplace. Long time fan 👍

people who eat all postage costs is just baffling, if you have the in demand items i always get the same sale price or more as someone offering free post. Also explaining in the description how you will post it helps (bubblewrap in a box for protection)

Love your content..I noticed another seller uincludes many names describing an item in the description box other than she writes in the title.for example the title would be marks & spencer ladies black dress long sleeve medium, then in the desription she would write a list for example flowy witchy elegant halloween ecc.Does this help for when people look for items? does it effect the algarithm?

Competition from chinese amazon like platforms line temu might also be a reason sales are down

Ebay's not the problem -- the problem is insane postage costs and interest rates. Almost more often than not, the postage is more expensive than the sale item. And if you try to sell in bulk, that just jacks up the postage even more.

For the books category I think a STR of ~10% is decent and one would need to build their business model around that expectation... in reality that becomes ~25% STR when you do good quality listings and fair price. Not a category I would recommend however the point is there are different rules of thumb for different categories.

Stop buying junk 🫡

I think a lot of people started ebay during the plandemic and many of those would be the ones quitting as other options have opened up again since the start of 2022.

I am a fairly new eBay seller, being 8 weeks in. I am in that lucky position where I could focus on learning with the knowledge that if I keep plugging away, the financial rewards may come. I mostly list 1 item per day, so that I am not get overwhelmed with the knowledge I am acquiring, and thus far it’s working for me. Much of what I have learn’t have come from you Matt, and Mel from Back from Burn Out. I spent time surfing eBay itself and then hit Google when the information being provided did not make sense. Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge you have gained. Here’s to my next 8 weeks. Loving what I have learn’t thus far 😊😊😊

Overall I'm doing a good job on average in sales. Plus my average months is pretty consistent. Slow start this month but I know I will get the sales. Not quitting anytime soon. As more quit the easier it'll be for me to increase.

I left eBay many many years ago when they put in that you had to use pay pal over the last 11 years I have sold on market place gumtree and just by word of mouth I don’t see why people choose to pay to sell items or pay for postage still make good money it pays for my medication and my power bill once your known as a seller in your area people will contact you when they want to buy stuff or get rid of stuff

I think all the information in this video is valid but depending on your lifestyle eBay should not be your sole or even primary source of income. It’s a hustle and it’s hard work for all the reasons mentioned. I think a lot of people quitting are those that got into this during COVID where you could sell basically anything for top dollar and there was free money floating around. People don’t buy this kind of stuff when there is a cost of living crisis and most are struggling to pay rent and keep food on the table.

I'd love to be a full time reseller, but the constant increases in costs through postage and op shops definitely kills the motivation!!

As long the op shops i frequent stay dirt cheap, I will keep on paddling.

I was not working before deciding to do ebay and without another income you need to have a sink or swim attitude as it makes you have to learn how to play the ebay game rather than a part time person who can put it in the too hard basket as they have another income. I am not quitting as the ebay money pays for my holidays for which I have had 2 overseas holidays in the 2023/2024 financial year (8 weeks away in total- my ebay store had a holiday for 6 weeks also).

The auspost increase again this month has made me question the side hustle vs not buying and selling on the platform. Some months are great but between eBay fees and fees the charge on top of auspost selling fees is huge.

The kitty kat 🐈‍⬛😍

i think another thing that could help with aus post price rises for some people is going down the untracked route for games and dvds. its much cheaper and i personally have never had a sale get lost or a customer say they havent received it. even if it did happen thats 1 in however many that gets lost.

Hey Matt, i just had an annoying experience today. Had to do my first international shipment and it made me put all this odd info into the postage label section. Something about license and codes. Couldnt enter the info and couldnt cancel the purchase. Not sure whats gonna happen

Clicked off an older video to be early to this one! I honestly do think Ebay is harder than ever, but I'm not giving up. Ebay is an important part of my business but it's not my entire business model. Gonna ride it out and hopefully things will improve.

Can't you just charge the buyer post for your Oz post concern?

have you considered quitting?

Been doing ebay since 2001, sales are down 70%, but I still keep listing :)

New Subbie here and I gotta say, I really like your vibe and demeanor. Found you from your most recent flea market video and was shocked by how cool you were to all the sellers. Breath of fresh air, really, especially out here on these RUclips reseller streets! I'm in LA so I'm a bit jaded in that regard, lol!. Also, what a nice surprise to see,J6Flips at the end! I haven't been to that bins location in a a good while, but I think I might have to go back soon. Looking forward to the rest of your content!

Excellent video and editing. Lots of thought went into this. Subtle stuff like at 0:22 passing the billboard of where you’re at. Love it.