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Reseller tips-Dry Erase Calendar

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Write your sales and goals where you can see them!

I use a dry erase calendar on the wall to write down sales and goals. I keep a running tally and can easily track my sales at a glance. I still am a fan of an old fashioned planner and carry one in my backpack for daily use.

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Common Key terms used in Reselling

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Ever see an item for sale as NIB or NWOT? Ever wonder what they mean? Here’s some common terms I’ve come across.

NIB new in box

NWOT new without tags

TTS true to size

OBO or best offer

MOC mint on card

NRFB never removed from box

COA certificate of authenticity

NOS new old stock

OOAK one of a kind

NBW never been worn

NIP new in package

NWT new with tags

BF best fit

VGC very good condition

BNWT brand new with tags

BNWOT brand new without tags

Depending on the platform you use, these terms can be useful in describing your item or saving space within the title. Buyers may also include these terms in their search. Be sure to include terms that fit your items description for better visibility. Have some terms to share? Let me know.

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Reseller Must Have Items- Tag Gun

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A Garment label or tagger gun is a reseller must!

Ever find a new with tag item and get super excited! Like score! Major money maker! Only to find later that it needs to be treated for a minor flaw or the tag falls off. What to do? This is where a tagging gun comes in handy.

There are so many available to choose from. The price levels are not too bad either, mine was about $8. You can easily reattach tags to items that need to be thrown in the dryer, dry cleaned, or just reattach tags that won’t stay.

I mainly use the gun for the gifts I include with most of my sales, which is a cute pair of new socks with my personalized ‘Thank you’ card attached. Picture below shows my gift and the gun I use.

New Garment Clothing Price Label Tagging TAG Tagger Gun with 2000 BARBS 2 Needle

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Advertise on instagram!

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If you are a reseller, advertise your items on instagram! It works!

Read your reviews. You will see how they found you!

Buyers are everywhere. They scroll instagram daily. Depending on the hashtags you use, your for sale items will magically appear in a potential buyers feed. Instagram allows up to 30 hashtags, use them all!

I currently use my instagram mainly to promote and grow my reselling business. I sprinkle in items for sale into my feed and stories. I specifically use the photos in the listing, making it easier for the potential buyer to find the item. Be sure to include within the post and story where your items are posted for sale. Including a link to the app or website is a must.

Buyers want easy access. They want a click and bam, they want the item. If a buyer has to click, search and message you. They move on. Make it easy for them to find your items.

Use these codes to save

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New to Poshmark? Download the app and use code TRISHVAN99 to save.

https://poshmark.com/closet/trishvan99

Try relisting easy with Vendoo and save with this link:

https://vendoo.co/register?via=patricia-perillo


Don’t have Mercari? Get the app and save.

https://www.mercari.com/invitations/?iv_code=GSAXGU

Save on Kidizen with code: kqp9d

https://www.kidizen.com/users/trishvan99

Sign up for Chime and get $50

https://www.chime.com/r/patriciaperillo/

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use code MRHJONAMBSDR to save

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Reseller Hacks-Custom Thank You Stickers

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Using custom stickers for your packages adds a personal touch.

There are many companies to choose from where you upload a logo and order custom Thank You stickers. While these stickers are great to seal packages, they are not great to hand out for networking. No one wants a thank you sticker.

I choose the more economical side and went with a versatile stamp that can have more uses.

I ordered my custom stamp from https://www.rubberstamps.com/. I make my own thank you stickers using any old name tag labels I can find at the thrift store (saving money here). I also stamp all my boxes on the outside with my stamp. This came in handy when a package accidentally made it to the Post Office with no mailing label, luckily they knew it was my package!

Pan de Huevo Conchas

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Yield: 12 large

Rise: 2hr

Ingredients:

Dough

1 cup Warm Water

1 tbsp Yeast

1/2 cup Sugar

1/4 cup Shortening

4 Eggs

1 tsp Salt

4 cups All Purpose Flour

Topping

1/2 cup Shortening

1/2 cup Sugar

1/2 cup Powdered Sugar

1 cup All Purpose Flour

3 tsp Vanilla

For colored topping, add 2-3 drops of food color + 1 tbsp flour. For chocolate topping add 2 tbsp baking cocoa + 1 tsp vanilla.

Directions:

  1. Combine yeast and water and set aside for 10 min. In a Large bowl, min sugar and shortening until well blended. Add in eggs and salt. Add yeast water alternating with flour. Dough will be thick and not sticky, add flour as needed. Turn onto floured counter and knead a few times. Place dough into a well oiled bowl, cover an let rise 1hr.
  2. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop out dough and drop onto 2 baking sheets, 6 mounds each . About 4 tbsp or a small palm size. Cover and let rise 1hr.
  3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, mix shortening and sugar. Add powdered sugar and 2 tsp vanilla, slowly add flour until thick and creamy. At this point you can add baking cocoa and vanilla or food coloring and flour. Divide topping mixture into 12 sections. Working with one section at a time. Roll between 2 small sheets of parchment paper to about 1/4 inch thick or enough to fit on top of dough. score topping with a knife (I use a tomato-onion holder slicer) and place on top of dough. Continue with rest of topping.
  4. Bake 12-15 minutes.

Free USPS Boxes

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Best boxes to use are the free ones, am I right?

When shipping Priority mail packages for ebay, Mercari and Poshmark, I try my best to use USPS Boxes. Click on the link, make an account and order your boxes. I reorder often before running out. Shipping times can vary, depending on the time of the year, so plan ahead. Here is a list of the ones I keep in stock.

https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-shoe-box—oshoebox-P_0_SHOEBOX

https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-box—1096l-P_O_1096L

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https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-box—7-P_O_BOX7

https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-box—4-P_O_BOX4

https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-box—1095-P_O_1095

Reseller Storage System

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Storage is important. No matter how long you have been reselling, have a system in place. A system where another person can simply come in and takeover shipping for you is the best.

It takes time to get a good system in place. I am still tweeking my storage system. I have had several weird looking ideas in the past. Plastic shelves, bags, totes, boxes, and many other improvised whatevers. Every time I switched to something new, I was stoked. Then it happened, too many times, I could not find a single item that sold. I searched through bags and containers and finally found the item (no#) in the wrong container.

A call to the handy man would solve my problem and put an end to the daily human Tetris game I was playing. Not fun-a mini workout, but not fun. My husband put a stop to all this. He didn’t like the idea of the shelves the handyman and I had envisioned. He would find a better answer a few months later. For now, Tetris, anyone?

My current system is the item in a bag with a #, into a categorized tub by letter. I have the item # and container letter in the listing. Yes, there are some floaters with no bag or # assigned, my system is far from perfect but it’s working so far.

It took nearly 2 years of doing this reselling thing on the side to get my storage to its current state. These heavy duty shelves work and fit in the space I have set aside for storage. This was definitely an investment. I would not invest in these units unless it is necessary. In my case, this was way overdue and worth every penny. Below are the shelves (I have 2 sets) and tubs I use. Please note-the gray tubs are a tight fit and not my favorite-most times the lids don’t stay on as they are a bit wider at the top, lesson learned. Another change to be made soon. The 70qt tub does hang a bit off the ledge, but I can store larger bulkier items in this one.

Whatever stage you are in the reselling process, having an inventory/storage system that works is a must. There is nothing wrong with changing it up as you go along, upgrading as needed. Any questions or comments, just ask!