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Out in Washington state and thrift ain't dead but there's competition.
In Orange County it is dead. At $7-15 for shirts at nearly every thrift store it's difficult. Swap meets, however, are popping off out here!
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These routes people are throwing out are pretty wild. I think hands down it has to be jackets first, your quick jersey peak is ok. As far as the rest of the store a lot of times I wouldnt even bother. The percentage of grails or stuff thats actually like 50+ is so small its not even worth your time. For example t shirts, out of every 100 t shirts you looked at how many would you expect to be worth over 50? How many worth over 25 even? Those percentages are super tiny from how I see it. And to be honest I get almost all my inventory not physical thrifting but I used to do it heavy when starting out but found it too hard to source enough quality merchandise without spending a large percentage of time out thrifting which takes away from work time. Ideally you want to thrift high quality inventory with the least amount of time spent to keep you busy 100% of the time during your work hours. Something that is an interesting topic is when pop culture or political stuff happens to either cause a boom or bust in a product. Something that hurt my business was the proud boys use of hawaiian shirts. I always specialized in vintage hawaiian and that market is as dead as ive ever seen it. Perfect time to buy for your personal.
And im at the section talking about selling to other countries and unless you guys have a better route than ebay or etsy, that is super frustrating. I can still sell vintage Patagonia stuff on those international but lets say I sell a jacket for 110 after their shipping fees and customs they likely paid 200+. So after my fees to ebay or etsy my take home maybe around 90 on a 200+ transaction. We arent even taking home 50% of the sale anymore and shipping+customs used to be MUCH lower 6-8 years ago. They are eating us alive with international shipping from USA to anywhere now and at the same time they let TEMU ship anything here for pennies because of chinas third world status with the post office. We directly compete with temu and amazon. Someone looks at a vintage polo for 29.99 and sees a polo on temu for 7.99 free ship, they may very well be ok to buy the lower quality 1 for much lower price. I think we are seeing a lot of that pressure in most categories.
just started video everyone in chat saying thrifting is well, have you been doing this for 10+ years. Every year has been getting harder and harder and right now the amount of thrift products able to turn a decent profit on worth your time to make a livable wage is very small. And the fees are worst than ever. To ship domestic cross country now you are looking at 8 bucks for anything over 1 pound and 5 bucks for even close to your location for 12 ounces. These numbers are much higher than a few years ago and drastically higher than 8-10 years ago. As well as this if you are purchasing inventory in bulk from a location likely your bulk shipping is drastically higher from around 55-65 to 110-120 for a 40-50 pound shipment. Our margins are getting squeezed from all angles while the goods themselves have actually been depreciating in value as odd as that is. I been saying for many years we need a shake out of many of the ebay/etsy sellers that are losing money or selling stuff basically at cost. Seems with marketing ebay/etsy can get as many of these sellers in that lose money as the ones leaving. I would say thrift is dead tho for the most part. the success rate of someone attempting to make their full income from this is likely less than 1% now, lowest its ever been.
Definitely not dead, it just depends on how the stores work around you. I source primarily at Goodwill and go to 20 different stores each week. The key to Goodwill and really any thrift store is figuring out whether they price items variably or if they offer fixed pricing on category of item. We want good fair fixed prices, not one Vineyard Vines button up on the rack priced at $15 by one employee and then a similar button up on the same rack priced by another employee at $20. Stay far away from those stores. I drive out of state to where I need to go to get the prices I want (my state's prices are variable).
The people on the side of "thrifting is dead" are simply just the resellers who are not resourceful or strategic enough to figure it out and make it happen. Winners win.
Thrifting is not dead just getting harder because of the competition and raising prices. My thrifting routine varies depending on the season. Summer I like to hit shorts and polos first. Winter, Fall & Spring I go for jackets, sweaters, sport coats and suits first. T-Shirts are always last.
Tech, you're the only TRUE one on YouTube. You kick knowledge, the rest is just garbage
Definitely have to hit up the fleas, garage and estate sales along with the thrifts
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It’s getting tougher- when i started in October 2023 Jeans at my GW were only 5.99 now they’re up to 9.99. But i have been on the lookout for better ways to source
It’s getting tougher- when i started in October 2023 Jeans at my GW were only 5.99 now they’re up to 9.99. But i have been on the lookout for better ways to source
I was about to get sad about the iguana's & then I just melted that you guys relocate them! Thrifting isn't dead, but it is a bit more expensive & more competitive. That's why we need to keep learning and growing!
Tech, how do you manage you listing limits? I have 150 pm and normally 100 promo listings x 2 accounts. After that get charged a fee per listing. Visiting Orlando in February for the first time 😁
Savers might be worse than goodwill
Using the boxes in your car to ship to yourself while on the road is such a a 3D chess move 🤯🤯🤯 thank you tech !!
Great Topic. Thrifting is not dead but many thrift stores around New England and New York have closed in the last 4-5 years so being smart about your route is the key to being successful. I don't think people shopping in just thrift stores up here is the smartest idea but everybody has a plan of action.
Hey Tech. Hope all is well. Quick question. When you’re listing 50-250 items a day and you’re taking all the pictures first, how do keep up with the item specifics while you’re making the listing without making mistakes on the specifics? You’re taking photos and then putting the items in inventory I assume or are they right there in a reverse pile from the picture pile?
There is more inventory out there than I have time to get. My challenge is getting everything processed and listed, put away, set to zero.
Thrifting isn't done but you gotta know your stuff because the game has changed. I still get great stuff at Salvation & Goodwill regularly and love the independent thrifts in smaller towns when I travel. I do a mix of wholesale and thrift so I'm not just relying on the thrift stores for my income. I like buying vintage old store stock from wholesalers that I've made connections with over the years and they call me when they have things they know I want especially vintage Disney stuff where I will have an exclusive.
My thrift route. Jeans, Shoes and Electronics (smalls like cameras, shavers)
Catching the replay now geeza – cheers for sharing!
I thought thrifting was dead since all I ever looked for was the vintage band/wrestling shirts but since expanding the things I get I have realized it is not dead. , money is there just have to look.
There will ways be opportunities. Might have to travel a little further but there is always great opportunities.
I go to the same 2 stores every day..6 days a week.sometimes 3x just to check..trying to make it work @ 40 items week sold..it aint easy but auctions make it fun..aint giving up just yet but not quite there to cover my rent
It’s dead in some parts of upstate NY. I have a friend who basically spends upwards of 5-6 hrs in our local Goodwill sometimes to find her stock.
I dunno if she might have to change what she goes after or going further, but I’m starting to go to other states myself.
If your consistent you can find stuff but its not like how it used to be.
I stopped going in U.K. charity shops a few years ago now. We have small stores here and its very rare to find anything good. I think they have younger people working for them now so it all goes online
Route: Hats, Tees, Jeans, Jackets, Women's Tees
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Overall I’d say it’s def dying. Goodwills are a joke anymore. 25 bucks for filthy Nikes is ridiculous. The mom and pop spots are the only ones we hit now
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Cheers from Vermont, my daughter and I opened another ebay store, Southern Vermont Vintage….We got our first negative feedback. Buyer received item the 15th-16th and 17th left Negative feedback dropping our store from 100% to 97.1%. Claims for the negative feedback was "item was shipping to saftley and could of survived an atomic bomb." We did nothing differently than we have for years with our other store 100% feedback, item was in original box, which we wrapped in bubble wrap, then we wrap with seran wrap to hold in place, then in shipping box it goes with packing on all 6 sides, shipping box then taped.
We sent a feedback revision, now that what goes to buyer and hopefully they change? Buyer now wants to ship item back, is this just a deploy to get me to take a saftley shipped item back because they think we are Amazon? If they do not revise can I get removed? Crazy how one sad Buyer can try and ruin a good thing we do. The % 97.1 is my problem, anyone that reads buyers comment will see buyer is off their rocker. There is a reason in my other store I only sell to collectors. Stinks to see all her (16 years old) hardwork be ruined possibly because item arrived safe. ✌🏻💚✌🏻💚🙏🏻🙏🏻
As far as I know, in Australia no one is running a full time clothing resell business relying on the thrift stores for sourcing. Prices too high and too much competition. They mostly get their supply from secondhand wholesalers, mostly from overseas. For a part time side hustle its probably still possible, but a lot of driving around for little return. Its those occasional items that give the hope that kills and provide u-tube content 😄
If I come to the USA the trucker hats Alone would make my fortune back in New Zealand let alone the Shoes, , t.shirts etc. everything most of you would leave behind I could make a fortune on especially anything with classic American branding not just the cream or the top brands , bootleg old brands ,sports, motosport, food branding all of it, the dip in your market is because the clothing is popular and can only be found in the thrift, in peoples quest to dress unique they have unindated the stores and swapmeets etc bringing more eyes and attention and more competition all the way thru, hoard where u can and get the items in your possession and sell when prices are favorable 🤘
It always comes around again and there are always those that are buying, today or 10 yrs from now, it's the individual pieces. To me it matters not ,although I do not sell full time etc, most of these items have sat for years even decades as long as You OWN the items it's a win regardless of the market. As long as the material is good I can store them accordingly and list catalog etc, knowing there's money there and it's in My possession. 👑👑👑👑👑👑🤘 Salute from New Zealand 🫡🏝🌲🌊
Speaking of iguanas, do you know of/follow the python cowboy out of Martin county? I love his hunting dogs
I'm absolutely irritated by these cores. It's getting more ridiculous by the minute 😂
I bought 50 Mitchel & Ness NWT Jerseys for $5 a pc. I was thinking about your vids when I did that deal
Idk why thrift stores feel the need to compete with resellers
I wanna try the lake worth bins never been to bins
Accept for american thrift charging 60-100 for high end brands
But to answer the question at hand thrifts are alive and well in my area palm beach county.
I never see jerseys and i go to multiple thrifts in South Florida.