The OFFICIAL eBay Buy & Flip thread - Part II - No Hustle Without Rustle - Make $$$

**wowz** · 09-30-2014, 02:09 AM

Originally Posted by SELVER7

Just made etsy account

Time to do some homework now

lolwut

just made mine 5 minutes ago

**Dent1** · 09-30-2014, 02:57 AM

Originally Posted by KingSSaid

Ladzzzz, if you dont mind me askin, whats your ebay sellers limit? I got mine increased slightly recently, but my new limit isnt guna hold me over for long before i need another increase. Have u found ebay generally increase as and when needed? or do you sometimes have to sit and wait? I heard mixed reports in different forums.

The best approach is to ask for the limited to be extended every couple of months. Just make sure all cases are resolved before making the call and your account is in good standing. They will use any excuse to say no.

**SELVER7** · 09-30-2014, 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by wowz

lolwut

just made mine 5 minutes ago

Lol u srs

I dono what im doing on here lol

**Joska** · 09-30-2014, 05:30 AM

Lmao, just heard of etsy last week as well....

**SELVER7** · 09-30-2014, 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by Joska

Lmao, just heard of etsy last week as well....

Glad im not alone lol

**nickh04** · 10-01-2014, 03:29 PM

My printer just took a crap on me this morning.

I'm thinking about buying a laser printer? Any recommendations?

**wowz** · 10-01-2014, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by SELVER7

Lol u srs

I dono what im doing on here lol

yes srs. Had a few a couple of years ago but they all got banned due to "black hat" practices

**KingSSaid** · 10-01-2014, 05:10 PM

best day of sales yet, but dat feel when still no label printer, been here for 2 hour writing addresses. Ordered it online because it was �40 cheaper than instore prices, hopefully its here soon.

its happening.jpg tho, very happy with how things are going. Can realistically see how i can make this my fulltime income within 3-4 months.

**LiftedMike** · 10-01-2014, 07:18 PM

bought four shirts from Marshalls on clearance. Listed all four and have only gotten one bid on one of the shirts. Am i doing it rite? lol gonna try to get serious about going to garage sales on saturday mornings and thrift stores and stuff like that. This is perfect for me to do cause i dont want to get a job because im in college right now, were gonna make it brahs

**mike.hunt** · 10-01-2014, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by KingSSaid

best day of sales yet, but dat feel when still no label printer, been here for 2 hour writing addresses. Ordered it online because it was �40 cheaper than instore prices, hopefully its here soon.

its happening.jpg tho, very happy with how things are going. Can realistically see how i can make this my fulltime income within 3-4 months.

Lol'ed

**SELVER7** · 10-01-2014, 08:17 PM

Any tips for beginners on how to stat wit etsy?

Do i just list items like on ebay? Or do i need lots traffic first and have many things for sale? Instead of just one jacket posted for example?

**illestt** · 10-01-2014, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by nickh04

My printer just took a crap on me this morning.

I'm thinking about buying a laser printer? Any recommendations?

If you're looking to just print labels, I'd say go with a thermal printer instead.

Like a Zebra zp 500 or lp 2844 which shall save you some $$/time and make things more efficient.

**Joska** · 10-02-2014, 05:45 AM

If anyone needs a Zebra P4T printer at a good price, let me know. Ships from Chicago. Brand new.

**Beastman09** · 10-03-2014, 07:17 PM

Anyone ever tried one of those LCD separator machines?

**Cesarbruh** · 10-04-2014, 05:23 PM

When checking a new niche/product, how do you know if it's worth getting into in terms of listings? Is under 1000 a good sign or is that too much competition? Under 500?

edit: Anyway you can check how much traffic certain keywords get on ebay? (sort of like you can on google)

**SELVER7** · 10-04-2014, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cesarbruh

When checking a new niche/product, how do you know if it's worth getting into in terms of listings? Is under 1000 a good sign or is that too much competition? Under 500?

edit: Anyway you can check how much traffic certain keywords get on ebay? (sort of like you can on google)

Age: 13.... Notsureifsrs

**datniche** · 10-04-2014, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Cesarbruh

When checking a new niche/product, how do you know if it's worth getting into in terms of listings? Is under 1000 a good sign or is that too much competition? Under 500?

edit: Anyway you can check how much traffic certain keywords get on ebay? (sort of like you can on google)

If you're really 13, you're on the right track brah. I don't think # of listings is that important of a statistic. I'd pay most attention to the volume being sold and the margins. I've never heard of a way to track keywords on eBay.

**KingSSaid** · 10-05-2014, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Cesarbruh

When checking a new niche/product, how do you know if it's worth getting into in terms of listings? Is under 1000 a good sign or is that too much competition? Under 500?

edit: Anyway you can check how much traffic certain keywords get on ebay? (sort of like you can on google)

I go on ebay and look at "completed listings" then get an idea of how many are being sold per day, what the sell thru rate is like so how may of the items listed are being sold and how many arnt, then what i can look to price the item at realistically.

I then work out profits, factoring in ebay costs, paypal costs, postage costs, packaging costs, item cost then take tht away from the item selling price.

**Scionlifepal** · 10-08-2014, 10:05 AM

Time to talk accounting and taxes.

What programs are you guys using? I have been a Powerseller on eBay for the past 3 years, and come tax time I just used the free Outright/GoDaddy program through eBay to calculate my gross eBay sales. Then, I manually added up my receipts to deduct that cost.
However, this year I have set up an LLC as started selling on Amazon FBA so I am looking for the best accounting, bookkeeping programs to integrate both eBay and Amazon.
A few programs that I have looked at are ********** and Inventory Lab (only works with Amazon as far as I can see)

What are you brahs using?

**lift4tehmoment** · 10-08-2014, 11:43 AM

dont know if anyone said it yet... but ive been selling on ebay for 6+ months with pretty good sales. anyone know of a good inventory management platform that integrates with amazon also and can handle ebay parent/skus and bundles for under $100 a month?

**V8 Muscle** · 10-08-2014, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by lift4tehmoment

dont know if anyone said it yet... but ive been selling on ebay for 6+ months with pretty good sales. anyone know of a good inventory management platform that integrates with amazon also and can handle ebay parent/skus and bundles for under $100 a month?

I use Stitch Labs. Its decent but I think they jacked up their prices lately so it might be more expensive. I'm paying 75/month for 3 platforms of integration though

**V8 Muscle** · 10-08-2014, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by Scionlifepal

Time to talk accounting and taxes.

What programs are you guys using? I have been a Powerseller on eBay for the past 3 years, and come tax time I just used the free Outright/GoDaddy program through eBay to calculate my gross eBay sales. Then, I manually added up my receipts to deduct that cost.
However, this year I have set up an LLC as started selling on Amazon FBA so I am looking for the best accounting, bookkeeping programs to integrate both eBay and Amazon.
A few programs that I have looked at are ********** and Inventory Lab (only works with Amazon as far as I can see)

What are you brahs using?

I don't think you really need to use an accounting system that integrates with your platform. Why not just use Xero or QB and enter all your sales info using the Amazon reports?

**mike.hunt** · 10-08-2014, 02:38 PM

brb making $2-5k per month on etsy for 4 months
quit job on Monday
etsy shop gets shutdown on Wed.

brb suicide, feel like shiet
gotta restart from scratch

**halotalo** · 10-08-2014, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by mike.hunt

brb making $2-5k per month on etsy for 4 months
quit job on Monday
etsy shop gets shutdown on Wed.

brb suicide, feel like shiet
gotta restart from scratch

what happened?'

**mike.hunt** · 10-08-2014, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by halotalo

what happened?

they said I didn't "meet their handmade guidelines", even though there are 100 other shops selling similar items straight from china using stock photos lol. my items I branded and took my own pictures
just bad luck, i sent them an email but i'm not holding my breath

**halotalo** · 10-08-2014, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by mike.hunt

they said I didn't "meet their handmade guidelines", even though there are 100 other shops selling similar items straight from china using stock photos lol. my items I branded and took my own pictures
just bad luck, i sent them an email but i'm not holding my breath

was it bracelets lol.

**lift4tehmoment** · 10-08-2014, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by V8 Muscle

I use Stitch Labs. Its decent but I think they jacked up their prices lately so it might be more expensive. I'm paying 75/month for 3 platforms of integration though

checking it out now. good looks, will rep once able to

**mike.hunt** · 10-08-2014, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by halotalo

was it bracelets lol.

no, rings

**KingSSaid** · 10-08-2014, 03:20 PM

Changed my listing this morning to advanced mode, to try and abide by top rated seller loop holes with refunds and shyt. Check my listing tonight, 0 sales. Most days its been 8-12 units sold. Only 8 views, half probably me. I must of fuked up.

**nickh04** · 10-08-2014, 04:45 PM

You brahs wanna share some good suppliers for poverty reps? So sick of alibaba.

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