Wholesale 101

Yesterday I shared a pretty shocking graph with you, that showed that eBay has lost 20% of it's seller within the past couple years, yet eBay profit is almost at an all-time-high, which leaves one to wonder how losing so many sellers would equate to booming profits.... unless the profits are all related to the remaining 80% being bombarded with fees.  Regardless of the reason, as of November 2021, a giant amount of long-term sellers are calling it quits... and their complaint, ironical …

Today I am going to explain the difference so you can use the correct term in your online listing :)If the item you are selling (or buying, for that matter) is something extra special, you want to make sure your buyer knows just how special it is, because although you may know how big of a deal the merch is, a buyer likely won’t know and will pass on your listing because the price seems way-friggin-higher than other similar listings. Here’s where “Rare”, “Limited Edition” and “Rare Limited Edit …

Back in 2008, every online seller knew that Sunday was the day to start listings, end listings and market however times have changed substantially!  As of 2021 / 2022 Sunday Instagram posts receive the least amount of user engagement.  And this is why it is super important to keep up with analyzing trends as time progresses; if you are still focusing on Sunday posting, you are actually wasting your time and energy! What's really interesting about Instagram is that prime time …

Many Amazon sellers look for extra help by Google searching Amazon Consultants or Amazon Marketing, but the seller can quickly end up tangled up in the "Black Hat" industry, which ultimately leads to a permanent ban from Amazon. What is "Black Hat" Marketing?If you haven't heard this term, Black Hat Marketing is marketing that employs the use of unethical (and sometimes, but not always, illegal) strategies to promote online business. In contrast to ethical “white hat” strategies, black …

If you're an eBay seller in 2021 / 2022, you MUST READ this post.I want to start off by showing you a super simple graph that speaks volumes:The graph shown above demonstrates the amount of revenue eBay has generated, by year, broken down to quarters of the year.  Pay close attention to these two specific decreases:In less than 4 months (2014-2015), eBay generated 50% less revenue and since that time it has never reached peak again.  In fact, in 2020 eBay almost hit it's lowest revenue …