The Thrifters

Amanda's back! And staying on message after this mysterious gap in episodes, Amanda talks about feeling overwhelmed as a small business owner, mom, wife, and so on.

How can we fight off our feelings of being overwhelmed? Amanda gets into how she has improved in her delegation of the jobs that get in the way of business and better times. Can someone else help with things like cooking, cleaning and watching the little ones?

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Amanda sells Live every Friday at 6pm Pacific - VCA on Facebook
Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy
Edited by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin McLleod, incidentals by Ben Walker-Storey

Why is having confidence in yourself SO HARD? It's free. You don't have to go to college for it or anything. But not believing in your own ability to be a staunch business owner holds us back. This week Amanda reveals more of her story as a vintage clothing reseller, how she went full-time with it, and what mental blocks she has (generally) gotten over in order to do it.

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The Thrifters Podcast comes to you commercial free and is supported by listeners like you! If this podcast has brought value to your life and business, how about sending a little something Amanda's way? Buy me a Coffee is like a tip jar. No subscription necessary. Thanks, we love you!
buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters
Thank you for your support!
Amanda sells Live every Friday at 6pm Pacific - VCA on Facebook
Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy
Edited by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin McLleod, incidentals by Ben Walker-Storey

This week Amanda takes a moment to talk about what excites her and how it evolves and may change completely. And when it comes to buying and reselling vintage clothing, the key take-away is to follow your passion and not feel locked in to any one genre or style forever.

Show produced by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin MacLeod

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The Thrifters Podcast comes to you commercial free and is supported by listeners like you! If this podcast has brought value to your life and business, how about sending a little something Amanda's way? Buy me a Coffee is like a tip jar. No subscription necessary. Thanks, we love you!
buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters
Thank you for your support!
Amanda sells Live every Friday at 6pm Pacific - VCA on Facebook
Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy
Edited by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin McLleod, incidentals by Ben Walker-Storey

Amanda goes in depth on the subject of Live vintage clothing sales. She gets into why she loves doing them and goes through the step-by-step of doing them. There are some basic things you'll want to consider when doing your own Live sales, so let's get into it.

Amanda also vents about things that have gone wrong when buying from other sellers Live sales. These are the learning moments, folks!

Follow Amanda at @irreverentfinery on Instagram
Etsy store is Irreverent Finery

This podcast is produced by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin MacLeod

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The Thrifters Podcast comes to you commercial free and is supported by listeners like you! If this podcast has brought value to your life and business, how about sending a little something Amanda's way? Buy me a Coffee is like a tip jar. No subscription necessary. Thanks, we love you!
buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters
Thank you for your support!
Amanda sells Live every Friday at 6pm Pacific - VCA on Facebook
Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy
Edited by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin McLleod, incidentals by Ben Walker-Storey

This week Amanda takes a moment to go over three really simple ways to keep your customers happy and coming back for more. (Spoiler) They are:
Communicate with your customer
Disclose any and all flaws
Ship in a timely manor.

More on all these points and some venting about a recent, bad experience with a seller who did not do these things.

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Produced by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin MacLoed

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The Thrifters Podcast comes to you commercial free and is supported by listeners like you! If this podcast has brought value to your life and business, how about sending a little something Amanda's way? Buy me a Coffee is like a tip jar. No subscription necessary. Thanks, we love you!
buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters
Thank you for your support!
Amanda sells Live every Friday at 6pm Pacific - VCA on Facebook
Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy
Edited by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin McLleod, incidentals by Ben Walker-Storey

This week Amanda and Ben take you with them, beat-by-beat as they recount their Saturday, hitting up the Yard Sales. The highs were high and the lows were low but still they came away with some good items that can be flipped at a nice profit.
Also Ben tries to break down the successfulness of a Yard Sale experience into some kind of scientific formula.
The couple rounds out this episode with a new feature: What are you excited about this week?

Follow Amanda at @irreverentfinery on Instagram, Etsy and beyond.
Follow Ben at @cheapchillsfanclub

Show is produced by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin MacLeod

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The Thrifters Podcast comes to you commercial free and is supported by listeners like you! If this podcast has brought value to your life and business, how about sending a little something Amanda's way? Buy me a Coffee is like a tip jar. No subscription necessary. Thanks, we love you!
buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters
Thank you for your support!
Amanda sells Live every Friday at 6pm Pacific - VCA on Facebook
Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy
Edited by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin McLleod, incidentals by Ben Walker-Storey

This week Amanda talks about how thinning out her inventory with a big sale allowed her to better define her vintage clothing shop aesthetic. She talks about her niche and the ideal buyer she envisions. There are a few of the key questions, her "mantra" that she asks herself when sourcing at thrift stores and estate sales. If it's "NO" to all the questions it goes back on the rack, even if it's considered valuable.

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The Thrifters Podcast comes to you commercial free and is supported by listeners like you! If this podcast has brought value to your life and business, how about sending a little something Amanda's way? Buy me a Coffee is like a tip jar. No subscription necessary. Thanks, we love you!
buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters
Thank you for your support!
Amanda sells Live every Friday at 6pm Pacific - VCA on Facebook
Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy
Edited by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin McLleod, incidentals by Ben Walker-Storey

This week Amanda gets into the idea of jealousy and how to make it work for you. What are you seeing others do/have that you want desperately for yourself? Listen to your desires. Write them down. Say them out-loud and make it happen for you!

With special guests, puppies!!!

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The Thrifters Podcast comes to you commercial free and is supported by listeners like you! If this podcast has brought value to your life and business, how about sending a little something Amanda's way? Buy me a Coffee is like a tip jar. No subscription necessary. Thanks, we love you!
buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters
Thank you for your support!
Amanda sells Live every Friday at 6pm Pacific - VCA on Facebook
Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy
Edited by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin McLleod, incidentals by Ben Walker-Storey

It’s officially time to roll up your wizard sleeves and get busy buying up the rare, show-stopper pieces that come out as “costumes” at thrift stores. From the timing of it all to what you should keep an eye out for on each rack, Amanda talks you through how to take advantage of the “Halloween racks” at your local Goodwill and beyond.

Amanda and Ben wrap up the episode doing some show and tell with recent vintage finds (Mostly “tell” since its audio only).

Tag Instagram pics of your Halloween haul! @Irreverentfinery and #TheThriftersHalloween

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The Thrifters Podcast comes to you commercial free and is supported by listeners like you! If this podcast has brought value to your life and business, how about sending a little something Amanda's way? Buy me a Coffee is like a tip jar. No subscription necessary. Thanks, we love you!
buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters
Thank you for your support!
Amanda sells Live every Friday at 6pm Pacific - VCA on Facebook
Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy
Edited by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin McLleod, incidentals by Ben Walker-Storey

Amanda made a goof this week and she's here to talk about it and other ways you may be inadvertently violating Etsy's Terms of Service (TOS). Should you be selling children's clothing? Are you infringing on others' Intellectual Property? Plus, a new segment: Vintage in the News! Heinz Ketchup has teamed with thredUP to toss their gloppy hat in the Vintage clothing ring.

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The Thrifters Podcast comes to you commercial free and is supported by listeners like you! If this podcast has brought value to your life and business, how about sending a little something Amanda's way? Buy me a Coffee is like a tip jar. No subscription necessary. Thanks, we love you!
buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters
Thank you for your support!
Amanda sells Live every Friday at 6pm Pacific - VCA on Facebook
Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy
Edited by Ben Walker-Storey
Music by Kevin McLleod, incidentals by Ben Walker-Storey