First I go through every single item, I start at one end and work my way down. I look at every single tag. Sometimes I know just by the look of the item and sometimes I'm thrilled I looked at the tag. That ratty sweater might be Free People or Dior. Anything that looks interesting goes in my cart, I spent 3 seconds max on each item. Once my cart is full and I'm ready to leave I go through each piece one by one looking for flaws or looking up brands. Once I was in a rush and didn't do this last step, it was costly! Once I'm home I separate the items by category and then start listing.
Brands I found on my last trip-
I bought this Hanro night dress because it was made in Portugal for a Switzerland brand, I buy ANYTHING made there. It's always high quality.
Sold listings prove me right.
Let's talk about bras for a second, recently I was digging in a bin and a lady rushed me to grab a bra. Then I remembered selling some of my Victoria's Secret bras for high prices. This last trip I was grabbing any bra I could. I only lucked out on one. This new with tags Bravado nursing bra.
I knew this brand from having children of my own, they are pricey and the best!
A lot of people don't buy jackets at the bins because they are heavy, big mistake!
They sell for a lot and move fast, this time of year especially. Here are some sold listings for this brand.
Another great seller for me is swimsuits, I shipped two off today. This one is new without tags but still has the liner.
The brand does really well, I'm super glad I picked it up! I'll buy just about any brand of swimsuits aside from target or Walmart stuff.
Another great find is anything Anthropologie, you can tell by the RN number (66170) that it's either Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie or Free People. They are all owned by the same company, they go in that order from lowest to highest price. Here are some pieces I found...
Their tags are usually fabric and sometimes just have a picture, use google to help you ID things. These pieces usually sell around $30 but sometimes up to $100.
Lastly I found this Babette shirt. It was unique so I grabbed it.
Now for everything great thing I find I also get 5-10 basic "bread and butter" pieces. These are the Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Coldwater Creek, Columbia, Nike, Polo, and so on that everyone knows about. I buy these because they are great fillers. They sell for around $15-$20 and keep my numbers high. eBay likes an active store!
I list everything with free shipping and best offer. This also helps with my search rankings and I don't have to worry about shipping feedback. Everyone has their own thoughts about this, it's just what works for me.
Thanks for reading, please let me know if it was helpful or you have questions! On Fridays I'll start doing a Q&A every week, so start asking anything!
Loved it, thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteSo great! My first trip to "the bins" I didn't check my cart after I had dumped things in....three pairs of jeans that I can probably sell as scraps but not for what I thought I could before I noticed their flaws. Lesson learned!
ReplyDeleteWonderful information Nicole. Haven't made it over to my bins yet. I haven't sold in several years and frankly all the changes have me a wee bit intimidated. I think I'm going to have to dip my toe back in soon though. I need to plan for my retirement!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog! I get probably 95% of my inventory at the BINS as well.
ReplyDeleteDon't know if you already have this info, but here is a link to a page that has a lot of the Anthropologie labels. http://www.shoujo-manga.org/labels/candaanthro.html
Keep up the great work and enjoy your kiddos!!!
I've only ventured out to the BINS once and came out empty handed. Would love to see a post about the ins and outs of searching there.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog! Suzy in nyc
Thank you for sharing! I finally took the plunge and went to the GWO which is 45 minutes from home. Took my kids (12mo & 26mo) ! This was the first time they cooperated as I planned ahead to keep them busy :) we lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes in the store and I came home with 24 items, only spending $25. Pretty excited about what I found and cant wait to find some time inbetween the crazy days with the kids to list. You have been such an inspiration to me and you have kept me from giving up! THANK YOU, NICOLE!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! I finally took the plunge and went to the GWO which is 45 minutes from home. Took my kids (12mo & 26mo) ! This was the first time they cooperated as I planned ahead to keep them busy :) we lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes in the store and I came home with 24 items, only spending $25. Pretty excited about what I found and cant wait to find some time inbetween the crazy days with the kids to list. You have been such an inspiration to me and you have kept me from giving up! THANK YOU, NICOLE!
ReplyDeleteThis was a great post! Thanks for sharing.
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