The Business of Reselling

What is going ON with eBay Canada! So many technical issues, but it's not even the technical issues, it's the lack of accountability and poor communication that once again has us scratching our heads about why we're still leaning into this platform. Anyway, it's been over 3 weeks since we opted out of eBay International Shipping, so I have some data to share - and the results seem pretty clear: Opting OUT of EIS was an excellent decision. Listen in to find out why.

ARTICLES & RESOURCES:

Episode 64: Why I’m Opting Out of eBay International Shipping https://youtu.be/5GQsGFKb2lo

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Get started with BidRush.com! Use code STORAGEWARRIOR when you sign up and pay just 10% fees instead of 12% - forever.

Get business coaching from me! Email [email protected] to get started.

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Main web site: Storagewarrior.ca

eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/storagewarriorcanada

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Rant incoming! You'll have to listen to the whole episode for my spirited rant about all the reasons I opted OUT of eBay International Shipping. But first, I have a confession. I screwed up royally when I moved thousands of listings from eBay dot com over to eBay dot ca. I failed to focus on the parts of my business that I could control, and tried to work with eBay as a tool, but I did it wrong.

Find out what I did wrong, but also what eBay has done wrong and how the EIS program is failing Canadian resellers.

ARTICLES & RESOURCES:

All about eBay International Shipping for Canadians: https://www.ebay.ca/sellercentre/shipping/ebay-international-shipping

Join Poshmark and get a $15 credit when you sign up with this link: https://posh.mk/eQ3ySfEqp0b

Start investing! Sign up with Wealthsimple today: www.wealthsimple.com/invite/SQVVVS

Get started with BidRush.com! Use code STORAGEWARRIOR when you sign up and pay just 10% fees instead of 12% - forever.

Get business coaching from me! Email [email protected] to get started.

SHOP WITH US!

Main web site: Storagewarrior.ca

eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/storagewarriorcanada

Shop Poshmark: https://poshmark.ca/closet/storage_warrior

FIND US ON SOCIAL:

YouTube: The Business of Reselling by Storage Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/@storagewarriorpodcast

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I've never done an episode about Poshmark before so here it is! When we started using it, why we use it, how much we sell and our Poshmark strategy for 2026. If you're new to Poshmark this is worth a listen! And if you're an experienced Poshmark seller I'd love to hear about how YOU use the platform and what you like about it! Leave a comment :)

ARTICLES & RESOURCES:

The Business of Reselling Episode 46: Our Unfortunate Experience as eBay Entrepreneurs of the Year: https://youtu.be/kG7lhLjJdRw

Join Poshmark and get a $15 credit when you sign up with this link: https://posh.mk/eQ3ySfEqp0b

Start investing! Sign up with Wealthsimple today: www.wealthsimple.com/invite/SQVVVS

Get started with BidRush.com! Use code STORAGEWARRIOR when you sign up and pay just 10% fees instead of 12% - forever.

Get business coaching from me! Email [email protected] to get started.

SHOP WITH US!

Main web site: Storagewarrior.ca

eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/storagewarriorcanada

Shop Poshmark: https://poshmark.ca/closet/storage_warrior

FIND US ON SOCIAL:

YouTube: The Business of Reselling by Storage Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/@storagewarriorpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profitablestoragewarrior

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storage_warrior

eBay has a new Promoted Listings policy, and a LOT of sellers do not like it. Jess gives her take on this new policy, what it means for Canadian sellers, and what she wishes eBay would do instead.

ARTICLES & RESOURCES:

January BidRush auction video: https://youtu.be/7gJFgtI93Ks

eBay’s new Promoted Listing Policy: https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/Seller-Announcement-Updates-to-eBay-s-Promoted-Listings-are/ba-p/35311118

Justin Resells comments on eBay’s new Promoted Listings policies: https://youtu.be/Lm-UyT79jeg?si=gDLzehhjbPXHJiu1

Start investing! Sign up with Wealthsimple today: www.wealthsimple.com/invite/SQVVVS

Get started with BidRush.com! Use code STORAGEWARRIOR when you sign up and pay just 10% fees instead of 12% - forever.

Get business coaching from me! Email [email protected] to get started.

SHOP WITH US!

Bid in our latest BidRush auction! https://bidrush.com/auctions/vancouver-bc-downsizing-x6xga9

Main web site: Storagewarrior.ca

eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/storagewarriorcanada

Shop Poshmark: https://poshmark.ca/closet/storage_warrior

FIND US ON SOCIAL:

YouTube: The Business of Reselling by Storage Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/@storagewarriorpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profitablestoragewarrior

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storage_warrior

It's 2026! Time to reflect on the original goal of the podcast, which was to explore whether or not $1 million a year in revenue was possible in reselling. Jess discusses whether that goal is still realistic for Canadian resellers given the additional barriers we now face, and provides some ideas for diversifying what you can do with your reselling profits to inch closer to that million.

ARTICLES & RESOURCES:

Episode 1: Goals for the Podcast and for Reselling: https://youtu.be/ULOQ98JnmrI?si=NbT3caC-OrW53yuh

Episode 49: Make your reselling money make money: https://youtu.be/DMGdPjqg80c?si=fhqqN194WvvcG0ot

Hairy Tornado discussing the combination of content creating with reselling: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1GCvp6ARBi/

Start investing! Sign up with Wealthsimple today: www.wealthsimple.com/invite/SQVVVS

Get started with BidRush.com! Use code STORAGEWARRIOR when you sign up and pay just 10% fees instead of 12% - forever.

Get business coaching from me! Email [email protected] to get started.

SHOP WITH US!

Main web site: Storagewarrior.ca

eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/storagewarriorcanada

Shop Poshmark: https://poshmark.ca/closet/storage_warrior

FIND US ON SOCIAL:

YouTube: The Business of Reselling by Storage Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/@storagewarriorpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profitablestoragewarrior

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storage_warrior

It's my last episode of the year, and it felt fitting to do a quick recap of all the weird stuff that happened this year, from the removal of the de minimis and implementation of tariffs to the US, to our discovery of BidRush and a big pivot to our reselling business.

We're looking forward to next year and I will have a BIG announcement early in the year! Stick around for that - I think you're going to like it :)

ARTICLES & RESOURCES:

Get started with BidRush.com! Use code STORAGEWARRIOR when you sign up and pay just 10% fees instead of 12% - forever.

Get business coaching from me! Email [email protected] to get started.

SHOP WITH US!

Main web site: Storagewarrior.ca

eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/storagewarriorcanada

Shop Poshmark: https://poshmark.ca/closet/storage_warrior

FIND US ON SOCIAL:

YouTube: The Business of Reselling by Storage Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/@storagewarriorpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profitablestoragewarrior

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storage_warrior

According to a recent episode of Planet Money, the top 20% of earners are responsible for over HALF of consumer spending every month in the US. This trend has accelerated since covid, and shows few signs of changing (unless the stock market totally implodes). So what does this mean for reselling? Listen to today's podcast and find out.

ARTICLES & RESOURCES:

NPR: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/21/nx-s1-5616629/consumer-sentiment-spending-wealth-gap

Get started with BidRush.com! Use code STORAGEWARRIOR when you sign up and pay just 10% fees instead of 12% - forever.

Get business coaching from me! Email [email protected] to get started.

SHOP WITH US!

Bid in our latest BidRush auction. Ends December 14: https://bidrush.com/auctions/vancouver-bc-downsizing-v56kkf

Main web site: Storagewarrior.ca

eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/storagewarriorcanada

Shop Poshmark: https://poshmark.ca/closet/storage_warrior

FIND US ON SOCIAL:

YouTube: The Business of Reselling by Storage Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/@storagewarriorpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profitablestoragewarrior

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storage_warrior

We're noticing some really interesting trends in listing views and impressions on ebay Canada, and the results are encouraging! Traffic is way, way up and I'm surprised. Jess breaks down her store traffic on eBay US and eBay Canada and tries to figure out what's causing a big bump on the Canadian site. Also check out comments on eBay International Shipping, plus an answer to a listener question!

ARTICLES & RESOURCES: 

Get started with BidRush.com! Use code STORAGEWARRIOR when you sign up and pay just 10% fees instead of 12% - forever.

Get business coaching from me! Email [email protected] to get started.

SHOP WITH US!

Main web site: Storagewarrior.ca

eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/storagewarriorcanada

Shop Poshmark: https://poshmark.ca/closet/storage_warrior

FIND US ON SOCIAL:

YouTube: The Business of Reselling by Storage Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/@storagewarriorpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profitablestoragewarrior 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storage_warrior

How long can we tolerate "just breaking even"? Jess provides an update on sales volume (spoiler alert: it's improving...for now) and discusses a slight shift in strategy to try and get back some of our lost USA business.

Subscribe to the podcast anywhere you get your podcasts! Pod.link/businessofreselling

And don’t forget, we’re always buying! Hook us up with a great pick in the Pacific Northwest or British Columbia and you’ll receive a gift!

ARTICLES & RESOURCES:

Get started with BidRush.com! Use code STORAGEWARRIOR when you sign up and pay just 10% fees instead of 12% - forever.

Get business coaching from me! Email [email protected] to get started.

SHOP WITH US!

Main web site: Storagewarrior.ca

eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/storagewarriorcanada

Shop Poshmark: https://poshmark.ca/closet/storage_warrior

FIND US ON SOCIAL:

YouTube: The Business of Reselling by Storage Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/@storagewarriorpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profitablestoragewarrior

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storage_warrior

Some of us are going out of business - it's just facts. In this week's episode Jess discusses whether pivoting to the Canadian market is even possible and why eBay Canada alone isn't going to save your reselling business - you have to do more.

Jess also highlights the meteoric rise of gold and ruminates on what direction we could take in 2026.

Interested in selling with BidRush? Use code STORAGEWARRIOR when you sign up and you'll pay just 10% fees (instead of 12%)! Bidrush.com

SHOP WITH US!

Main web site: Storagewarrior.ca

eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/storagewarriorcanada

Poshmark Store: https://poshmark.ca/closet/storage_warrior

FIND US ON SOCIAL:

YouTube: The Business of Reselling by Storage Warrior: https://www.youtube.com/@storagewarriorpodcast

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profitablestoragewarrior

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storage_warrior