I've been debating for a while now if I want to continue to utilize e.Bay or my own e-commerce store (think big..commerce or shop..ify) and I am having the hardest time deciding! I really like the item of having my own store but I know I am going to have to pay for advertising to get people TO my site. Whereas the customer base is built in with e--bay. Siiiigh.... Dilemmas, dilemmas..
My husband is wonderful and encourages me to go for the own store but I am frugal and really don't want to spend the money if I can't at least make double that monthly (I SHOULD be able to though) so honestly, I don't know what's stopping me. The boys are older (well toddler-kindergarten age) so I am a little more able to concentrate for blocks of time...
I think I am going to give myself a few more months to really see how it goes and then I just might do it! I am currently gearing up for the FALL/WINTER which means HOLIDAY ITEMS!!! I have some great costumes for Halloween and some amazing holiday outfits and accessories that I am just chomping at the bit to display. Next month starts the holiday roll out!
Lastly, I am going to start showcasing some items here and I am working on some fun giveaway things to do using my blog. So stay tuned for that!
Until next time!
I am not very good with my weekly blogging so far! :/ I have been crazy busy though and that's a GOOD THING! My eBay sales were sluggish last month, but that is to be expected the "summer slump" is definitely a real thing in retail. Everyone is vacationing and with the kids out of school most people aren't in the "shopping" mode. Also with travel comes expenses, so it's save save save, vs. spend spend spend!
My new client shipped me THREE huge boxes and I was thrilled with what she sent! TONS of NWT (new with tag) gymboree and some of it was VINTAGE! I have two big sales with her consignment items and did fantastic. She was really pleased with her pay-outs and that makes me feel great! I feel like taking on just a few clients was the right move for me. My MAX that I feel comfortable with is FOUR clients. Right now I have THREE and a pretty much fourth but she is still getting her ducks in a row. Once I sell out of one of my client's items she is done since she gave me everything she had up to her kids current size. That will free up one slot for a new client!
I am working on organizing my personal items that are for sale or are going to be for sale. With taking on clients, I have to stay on top of the organization aspect so I don't mix anyone's items up! That's really important for me to be professional and keep my client's happy and my customers. I have been working on my LITTLE TYKE'S CLOSET FACEBOOK PAGE and IG. I hope utilize both of those more this year, as well as working on filling up my POSH CLOSET AND MY MERCARI CLOSET . Mercari is the most recent one so I don't have anything in there aside from one dress. But I will be filling all of my stores up very soon! If you love BOUTIQUE brands such as Persnickety, Matilda Jane, Jelly the Pug, Mudpie and more....
STAY TUNED!
Until next time!
I am a terrible blogger! But I'm an awesome reseller! I have so many irons in the fire and I honestly forget about blogging. A quick catch up. I got my Ebay Store up and running! Along with my Mercari, Kidizen and Poshmark! I'm also selling in facebook groups so that will give you an idea of just how much I really have going on!
Because I wasn't busy enough, I have also started selling for other people! It's called a "Trading Assistant" They send me their stuff (or drop it off to me if they're local) and I sell it for them and we do a 50/50 split. Right now I have one client (a HUGE drop off!) and another in the process (a shipper) so that will keep me even more busy! I am going to set reminders to blog at least once a week to update. Even if nobody is reading, it will help me to have this to look back on once I have a huge successful business!
So what's selling, you ask? EVERYTHING! Gymboree is a classic that always sells. The Gymboree family is Janie and Jack and Crazy 8 as well. JJ and Gymbo tend to do better for me than C8. I also am having great results with Boden, Hanna Andersson and Gap. Naartjie! A brand from South Africa. They closed their US stores a couple of years back, but they still operate in S.A. Their items are highly sought after since you can't get them unless you know someone in South Africa OR you travel there. Long way to go for a wardrobe!
Right now I'm averaging over $1K/mo on ebay in sales and about $2500/mo on other venues. Of course this is BEFORE shipping and fees, so the net is closer to 2300/mo I'd venture to guess. Not bad to get to stay home and wear my PJs to work!
Well, that's my catch-up post for the week. I will check back in next Monday at the latest, but I definitely want to try and blog more regularly. If y'all are reading and have any questions, don't hesitate to comment and I will do a Q&A post. Oh and hey, check out my goodies here:
Little Tyke's Poshmark Closet
Little Tyke's Closet Ebay Store
