Resellers Keep Telling You to SCALE… But Should You?
Stoic Reseller
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This weekend I picked up 112 items for around $920, but this thrift trip brought up a much bigger question: Should resellers actually be trying to scale?
There is a huge push in the reselling community toward volume — list more, buy more inventory, sell more, and scale the business. But what happens when everyone starts scaling with the exact same products?
Brands like Levi’s, True Religion, and other commonly recommended clothing brands are everywhere. More resellers are sourcing them, more inventory is hitting eBay, and competition continues to increase. If an item only leaves you with a $15-$20 sale, how many items do you have to source, photograph, list, store, sell, pack, and ship to make the numbers work?
And at what point does scaling create a bigger job instead of a better business?
In this thrift vlog, I take you along for a 112-item sourcing weekend, show you what I bought, and discuss why I believe resellers should at least question the constant push toward scaling.
I'm not against growth. I'm against blindly following a business model simply because everyone else is doing it.
Sometimes the better strategy is to zig when everyone else is zagging — learn more categories, find overlooked inventory, protect your margins, and build a reselling business that actually works for you.
And when someone tells you that you NEED to scale, it's worth asking one more question:
What are they trying to sell you?
If you enjoy eBay reselling, thrift store sourcing, clothing resale, reseller strategy, and seeing what actually goes into building an online resale business, subscribe and follow along.
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Resellers Keep Telling You to SCALE… But Should You?
Stoic Reseller
564 views
This weekend I picked up 112 items for around $920, but this thrift trip brought up a much bigger question: Should resellers actually be trying to scale?
There is a huge push in the reselling community toward volume — list more, buy more inventory, sell more, and scale the business. But what happens when everyone starts scaling with the exact same products?
Brands like Levi’s, True Religion, and other commonly recommended clothing brands are everywhere. More resellers are sourcing them, more inventory is hitting eBay, and competition continues to increase. If an item only leaves you with a $15-$20 sale, how many items do you have to source, photograph, list, store, sell, pack, and ship to make the numbers work?
And at what point does scaling create a bigger job instead of a better business?
In this thrift vlog, I take you along for a 112-item sourcing weekend, show you what I bought, and discuss why I believe resellers should at least question the constant push toward scaling.
I'm not against growth. I'm against blindly following a business model simply because everyone else is doing it.
Sometimes the better strategy is to zig when everyone else is zagging — learn more categories, find overlooked inventory, protect your margins, and build a reselling business that actually works for you.
And when someone tells you that you NEED to scale, it's worth asking one more question:
What are they trying to sell you?
If you enjoy eBay reselling, thrift store sourcing, clothing resale, reseller strategy, and seeing what actually goes into building an online resale business, subscribe and follow along.
#eBayReseller #Reselling #ThriftWithMe
I’m not convinced that simply doing MORE is the answer to growing a reselling business. If everyone is sourcing the same brands, following the same BOLO lists, and scaling the same strategy, eventually we’re all competing over the same buyer.
I’d rather keep learning new categories and zig when everyone else zags.
Where do you fall — SCALE or CHERRY PICK? And why?