r/Flipping

I tried dollar tree nails and eyelashes. It's been 4 days no sales...I also tried used toys. I've sold 3 toys so far and it's been a few days. I sold a rare Superman wendys toy, a Woody doll, and a buzz light-year doll.

I have a lot of action figures I'm trying to sell 9 batman figures of various styles. I tried selling for $50 and I dropped my price down to $39.99. I'm trying on Fb marketplace, offer up, eBay, and mercari.

I'm getting nowhere I want consistent sales everyday... Perplexity told me I need to have at least 100 items in inventory to expect one sale a day. Is that true?

Are y’all also noticing more deals starting to pop up on fb marketplace too?

This has been my best month yet—about $2,200 net after everything (sourcing, gas, maintenance). Flips have been moving faster than I expected.

Hey all! I have been flipping phones for 5 or so years (M23) but the market has gotten so competitive and the margin is small, I love working hands on and I've considered doing all sorts of things like small motors, cars, furniture, etc. but am unsure where to turn. Any advice on where to turn next. Any thoughts or suggestions would be awesome! I am trying to make my way through school and can no longer work my 9-5 starting next semester. TIA!!!

Today while dropping off 5 regular USPS Ground Advantage packages at the post office, I got a really pissy lady at the counter who, after asking me the standard questions of "Anything liquid, perishable, fragile, or any lithium batteries?", when I said no, she acted like she didn't want to believe me and told me:

"I can legally open these and check you know".

I said whatever, and she then just gave me my drop off receipt and put the packages in the back, as normal.

I know for Media Mail they can open the packages to make sure the stuff inside qualifies (books, cds, etc), but I think they usually look via XRAY.

For regular mail though, can they really open any package they feel like opening?

Whatever you want to know about flipping, no matter the question, ask here. Even if it's been covered 1,000 times before. Doesn't matter if you're new or old. If you stop learning things, you're probably on your way out.

This is an extremely newb-friendly thread. As such, any rudeness is to be reported.

I have a fairly small reselling social media page. I started it initially cause I really liked watching POV garage sale/ swap meet videos and thought it would be cool content to make. It’s slowly gotten some traction over the last couple years but then I noticed a weird trend. I slowly fell into making content that really was just rage bait. Usually it would revolve around a sale I was at and getting a really good deal on an item. Obviously a lot of the comments would be about how people felt like I was ripping someone off. The videos were always edited to elicit this response. I guess my question to everyone or to anyone who does social media is how do I pivot away from these type of videos or what are your thoughts in these rage bait style videos. One of these videos I made just hit 1 million views on instagram but tbh I’m not proud of it. It’s not a video I’d be excited to share with anyone outside the reselling space.

I’ve been selling a bit on Vinted for a while now and it’s going fine but feels like I’ve hit a ceiling. I can find good pieces here and there but it’s not consistent enough to scale anything

Been thinking about going more into vintage and maybe cross listing on Depop and Ebay too, even try live sales on TikTok at some point, but sourcing is where I’m stuck. Got around 500 to 1000 I could put into stock but kinda worried about buying bulk and ending up with loads of low quality stuff or just getting straight up scammed

Thrifting near me is hit or miss and prices arent even that good anymore, car boots are decent but not reliable week to week

Are people just building contacts over time or is there actually a better way to get steady volume without gambling every restock

Or not really a question more of let me know if I did the right thing. I’m about 30 days all in meaning this is my main income. I’ve read horror stories and have definitely seen the more questions the pain in the ass.

I have a pricier item I listed fairly at 1k with offers.

It started off as buyer asked me if I would take lower. I told them to make an offer and we could go from there.

They offered 600. So I let them sit on it. In 30 minutes every ten they sent messages increasing the price and finally got to 800.

I then said if we meet at 850 I’ll do it.

He then said he can’t that’s the max because that’s what I listed it at.

He then asked me why I increased the price. Which I did not it was originally listed at 1k.

I immediately blocked after he said that. I didn’t want to pay whatever games he was trying to play and felt like it would have been an issue later anyways.

Thoughts?

My last 5 sales I am making roughly $3 an item. These are low value items like old PC Rom games and used sandals. To be competitive I have to price low, but it is not worth it. I do this on the side; I have a full-time job.

I do not have a niche, I source from garage sales and thrift stores like most. I do not know how to find a steady supply of a certain item to home in on. I've been flipping for about 5 years now.

How do you stay profitable on the low value items? Low ROI per item but high number of units sold? Shipping prices are also eating into the profits alot.

Why do you have such a personal attachment to the junk? Its objects. Ignore or say no thanks and move on. Its just someone else trying to get a steal and flip just like you do every single day.

The attitude some sellers have on reddit against buyers is insane and hilarious at the same time

I love the "they arent customers and theyre never gonna buy" spill they all go on too. What a short sighted mindset to have when youre in business for yourself. Why not do what any normal business person would do, and try to find a way to turn them into a paying customer instead of cussing them out or blocking them?

Its honestly wild. But keep at it, please don't change your ways. You know what you have lmao just more buyers for the emotionally regulated people out here

I’ve been dealing with something weird on FB Marketplace where my account keeps getting suspended right after I message buyers. It’s been lifted multiple times (even 4 times in one day), and support said twice it was an error on their end, but it still keeps happening. I’ve got 1600+ sales and around 480 reviews, so I’m not a new account or anything. It only seems to trigger when I start messaging again. Curious if anyone else has had something similar happen recently or noticed certain actions causing flags.

Hi all, first post in the group. I'm an eBay Top Rated Seller 100% feedback with 30 day returns, buyer pays return shipping. I sell a mix of things--physical media being one of them. Buyer bought a Brand New Steelbook from me. I have photos proving new and sealed and every angle showing perfect condition with no damage. Item is delivered and buyer opens a return for damaged item. When asked for pictures of damage they send a picture of the Steelbook, already opened, and a single micro scratch underneath the slipcover where it would not have been possible to see when new--very likely that they even caused this "damage" when removing the slipcover. It's a tiny scratch on the surface of the Steelbook. She claims her husband is a collector with ADHD and will not even put it on his shelf like this. Now my Brand New item is no longer new and has been de-valued. I've already accepted the return, but How do you proceed with a refund? Full? Partial? What's been your all's experience and outcome? Thanks

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