This week, Amanda and Ben take a moment to discuss balancing family life with a business of vintage reselling. They are joined (briefly) by guest and fellow thrifter, Jet, age 5. The family goes over how they source vintage clothing while taking care of their son. How they manage to work from home with a child who has his own wants and needs. What are the struggles and advantages of having a family while running this entrepreneurial enterprise?

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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

If you have never listed anything on Etsy, it can be intimidating. But not to worry, newcomer, Ben is grilling Amanda on all the basics, best practices and intricacies involved in getting your vintage clothing up on the platform. Well, half of it anyway! It's a lot. They go over how to choose the best photos, thumbnails, categories for your items, what should go into the title and written description, how to disclose flaws and describe the condition of vintage items.

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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!
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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

This week we are bringing you a recording from 2020 when Amanda was ramping up her vintage business while still working her day job. Ben and Amanda get into all aspects of reselling and how it fits with their dream to live like the Addams Family.

We'll be back next week!

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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!
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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 probably the trickiest part of sourcing and selling vintage clothing: Dating the items, or at least knowing whether or not it's vintage at all. This week, Amanda takes what will have to be the first of many "Deep Dives" into the subject of sorting the vintage from the "repros."

Plus, what's an antique? what is considered an artifact?

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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!
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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

Amanda is about to drop some seriously Bad/Good News. If you were around during the 90s and Y2K, You're vintage. At least, the clothes you wore then are considered vintage now. So don't overlook their value!

Plus Amanda and Ben discuss movies and TV from the 90s and 2000s that feature great fashion. Maybe take a fresh look at them for sourcing inspiration?

If you like this podcast, don't forget to subscribe, rate and review. You can also follow Amanda at @irreverentfinery. Ben is @cheapchillsfanclub.

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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 reflect on staying positive and helpful in the vintage clothing business. Are you driven by love and openness or fear and cynicism? Amanda and Ben discuss ways to be a Generous Jennifer and how being helpful (or at least neutral) really is the best way to help your own business. Get Better or Get Bitter!

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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!
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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

Welcome! This week Amanda gets into the subject of "failing" online Vintage clothing shops and social media. Is something wrong? Is there something more we can do? Amanda and Ben talk about getting inspired in order to stay motivated and how to fight imposter syndrome.

Amanda also discusses how much effort she puts into #hashtags and keywords for SEO on Etsy, Instagram vs Shop Thrilling.

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Podcast 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

In this second episode of The Thrifters, Amanda takes a deep dive into sourcing vintage clothing. Wear does she find her fabulous dresses, coats and jumpsuits? The short answer is EVERYWHERE. Amanda digs into the pros and cons of digging around for cool vintage at thrift stores, yard sales, estate sales, and a few lesser-known ways of snatching up beautiful old clothes before they end up in a landfill (or worse, in the hands of another seller! JK ;)

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

Welcome! In this very first episode of The Thrifters, host, Amanda Walker-Storey of (Irreverent Finery) breaks some Big News and talks about how vintage clothing saved her life. Her sound guy and husband, Ben asks some basic questions about getting started selling vintage on Etsy as they begin to chip away at the mystery of how you can make a living sourcing and reselling vintage clothes.

Follow Amanda on Instagram @irreverentfinery
on Etsy IrreverentFinery

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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