This week we came up with a new slogan that we hope will ring throughout the online selling world: “The best way to sell is whatever way you enjoy because it’s the only way you’ll keep doing it.” Maybe this will end the debate! No way! Of course sellers will never stop arguing about the […]

This is the week that the Summer Slowdown™ started for us. We made half as much money this week as we have been the past five months. It’s been especially painful because our average price per item has been only about $22. All our low price items are selling. For anyone new to selling on […]

This week on the forum we had another long discussion about the best way to sell on eBay. Is it wrong to let items sit in your store too long? Should you end all your listings every 30-days and re-list as new. Should you focus on listing new items or keep updating old items until […]

In true scavenger style, Eric from Ottawa Canada, is making ends meet by sourcing all his inventory for free, parting it out and then making money scrapping the rest. He’s the ultimate recycler. Check out his videos on Youtube, you can ride along with him as he scraps and parts. Also check out his eBay […]

We are currently in between video jobs and visiting Jay’s sister in Chicago. Surrounded by much more activity than we’re used to with two young kids, four little dogs and parents with full time jobs. We’ve heard from a lot of you that you have a similar life with eBay as a gig on top […]

We had a busy week of listing, packing and getting ready to travel for 18 days for some video jobs. Luckily our helper will continue to photo and schedule listings while we’re gone. We also have our fabulous cleaner helping us keep the Airbnb business running too. So far, so good. Hope your week was […]

It’s no secret, it’s flea market season and we love it. So get out there and flea it up! Also had some mad luck on good old Craigslist this week both in DC and Boston. Links we talked about this episode- Why healthcare is so expensive with little oversight: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/10/523005353/how-u-s-health-care-became-big-business Emailed the public press contact […]

You guys have made clear that we shouldn’t talk about politics here. Makes sense. But can we agree on one thing? The Baby Boomers and their parents sure have a lot of stuff. Where’s the proof? Stop by any auction and see all the piles of possessions being sold each and every day. After WWII, […]

Consistency is the main foundation for our successful eBay business. Since 2008, our secret has been to simply list 20 items a day. If we’re not listing items, we are scavenging for inventory, or photographing items, or working on death piles. We always do something each day that builds our business. We treat our business […]

When we hear Amazon sellers talk about their million dollar businesses, it’s pretty impressive. They tell stories of buying tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a factory in China. Maybe even traveling to China to make a big play on some private label merchandise. Or maybe they are sending employees out to […]