How I Built a Thriving Resale Side Hustle in 5 Simple Steps

How many hours a week do you spend on it

Thanks a bunch Ashley for your guidance and wisdom. I’m organizing a store on Poshmark and EBay but I’m in 🇨🇦, so it’s a bit different (taxes, etc.). My dad ran a business for years so I have someone to turn to for help. I’m starting to build a pile of NWT items at home, designer items, and all things gaming (thanks to my 15 year old, I have tons of consoles to sell) that I can flip. I’m going to use that money to go out and buy more things. I’m a very organized person, and am getting it all prepared ahead of time (purchasing needed supplies, etc.). I have found your videos a tremendous help and have just gotten your inventory excel spreadsheet. I’m going to use Flyp as well. I do wish I could still get your e-book but I don’t think it’s available any longer??

I have spent the last two weeks researching, etc. I live in southeastern Ontario, right across from New York. I’m two hours away from Toronto, Ottawa, and Syracuse in New York. It’s my plan to look at renting hotels for weekends just to hit up different thrift stores and yard sales but also keep looking in my own city as well. We only have one “bin” thrift store in Ontario and it’s in Toronto (it’s not Goodwill though). I can write off a lot of those travelling expenses as tax write offs as well. Anyways, I took a little “look see” yesterday at a local Thrift store and spent 2 hours just looking to see what my city had. I found a bunch of items you recommended such as Free People, Gymshark, Athleta, and so much more. As a result of that, I have decided 100% to jump in while still working F/T and being a single mom. I’m excited and wanted to thank you for your help. You are fantastic! I’ll keep you updated on my journey as you are the main re-seller I’ve been watching for advice. My next step is to open a business bank account 👍. So, again, thank you for inspiring me to jump in. I love you & TJ’s interactions as well. Y’all are priceless. 😂

I’ve listed 10 items in the last couple of months with no sales. In love to thrift and find things, especially unique items to resell. Just motivation has been lack or it’s just hard to resell. I’m only on Poshmark. What can I do to boost my sales and organize my inventory so I’m not so overwhelmed?

Thank you for the positive information!

I like most of your tips except for spending money on thrift items. I would advise all new resellers to start selling unwanted items around the house first. That way they can get their feet wet and see if reselling is for them and find out what items they are passionate about selling. After making a profit from selling items they already own they can reinvest into thrift store items.

Very inspirational. Thanks so much for the words of wisdom.

Great vlog!

This was an extremely informative video! Thank you!

Hi! Ive been watching you for YEARS, and you definitely helped me when i was starting on ebay...i recently wanted to hop back on the ebay train and realizsd its a lot more work then before 🥺 do you think reselling on shopify would be a good option?

Hi! I just subscribed. I am looking forward to learning from you. Thank you! ❤

How long did it take you to get up and running at $5,000/month?!

Wow!! I’m new to reselling online and I’ve learned more from this one video than anything else I’ve watched! Thank you very much.

I'm actually in 30min past Price in a really small mining town called Sunnyside. I moved here from Idaho where I had a small thrift store about 7-ish years ago. I've wanted to get back into reselling again, but I'm at a loss of where to get any inventory. Price has 2 thrift stores the DI and a thrift store I can never remember the name of that I call the Not DI. The DI prices here are really high enough they make it not worth flipping. The " Not DI" doesn't rotate their inventory enough to give me enough inventory to flip. I do make it "Over the mountain" that's what us hicks down here call going up to the big city. How do you find your yard sales? I grew up in SLC so I generally know my way around, but that was back when dinosaurs walked and we still used paper classifieds.

What is your store name?

Great video! You are so genuine and honest in sharing your experience

Hey thanks for the great video! I was wondering if you use any social media to help with sales?

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You have such an annoying voice 😒

I just read about a few young female doctors and nurses at ivy league institutions dying and i realized decades too late its so much better to live life and with your family instead of self sabotaging. A few colleagues told me years ago and i didnt believe them...Thank you for encouraging self care before its too late for the young ones..

Thank you for being inspiring to the world.. Have you ever thought of donating your funds to acid attack victims and nationwide victims of human trafficking? Or your time?

Sadly i know many women doctors that didnt spend decades with their families that regret that and want to focus on their families now...Especially seeing what is going on behind the scenes that all will understand soon..

I am inspired by you.

How do you know if this particular product will be sold?

@Hustle at Home Mom So i as browsing and the video directly under this one in your video list from a month ago says you made 5k A WEEK last year.... can we get the steps for that instead of this one that you say is only 5-10k a month? :D

Nice vid

Ebay in my opinion has become greedy and difficult to work with. However there are a few steps mentioned here I should look at.
QUESTION:. How do you take time off if you're shipping daily? Doesn't this require hiring help?

The shipping part is where I get stuck on… :-(

This video was so helpful for me. Especially for me learning how the reseller business works. God’s willing I’ll be joining my wife to help thrive the thrifting business she started and so proud of her. Thanks again and I have subscribed. Love the videos so far and your husband’s comments crack me up as well. Have a great day!

New hair color is nice, good idea for the new year

Where do you find the garage sales? FB? Thanks! I love all your videos. Sometimes I feel so lost...

I have a question!? When you say post consistently, are you post the same items everyday also, or is it new items everyday? Your videos are very helpful. If you can answer that for me , i would that! Thank you!!!!

but aren't fees really high on ebay

New suscriber here! I am just now learning the ropes to reselling on eBay and have been binge watching your lovely videos! You are such a pleasure to watch, and your family is such a wonderful joy. I am wondering about shipping, though - label making? not going to the post office? ordering packing envelopes and boxes? Do you have a video on all this shipping info, or could you DO a video on it? Thank you!!!

I’d like you to go over what you said in the beginning regarding an LSC? You spoke super fast and I didn’t understand what you were saying

Most realistic list I've seen since starting last year in October 22 . Most informational seriously

Thanks so much for this video! I’m just starting and it feels so overwhelming, you’re video gave me the motivation to keep going! 💕

Thank you for the encouragement. I sell on PM and think of trying ebay. How to ship scares me. Doesn't sound easy. Love watching your videos and the tips I get from you

Do you charge tax? For a business checking account is there a monthly fee? Do you need another EIN number if you already have one with another biz? Or do you need one if it is an LLC and the other biz is sole proprietor only?

Just curious to see what 800-1000 items looks like stored at home ….

Thank you I am in a big rut no sales but have all the other great aspects have to set the habits ! Thanks again ! Have a great week 😊

I'm learning so much , thank you I don't live in USA I'm in NZ and over here we have Trade Me .

Thank you for sharing this valueable information. I am a new seller on eBay selling mostly clothing that no longer fits me or that I no longer need. I'm a pretty organized person so that helps. My biggest hurdle is getting good lighting for photos. I noticed that a lot of full-time ebayers do not use Priority Mail for shipping. How in the world do you know what $ to charge when the price changes based on where you are shipping to? Don't you have to add the cost of Confirmation of Receipt / Tracking too? I've been using Priority Mail for all my shipping so the cost is fixed & I get the tracking info with it.

Love your new hair color! All the hints and tips you share are invaluable! Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for your advice! Definitely helpful!

What do yo do with unused items with tags but stinks like closet?