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RESELLER: a person or company that sells something they have bought to someone else.
Resources to help you resell products online.
Find inventory, sell items, buy shipping and packaging supplies as well as tools to manage your business and help you resell. Platforms like eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist and Poshmark are the most popular for reselling. But there are many more and growing every day.
What to Resell?
- Used Apparel Buy prime label clothing at Goodwill and thrift stores and then resell them on one of the more popular platforms.
- New Apparel Buy wholesale blank hoodies, t-shirts, tank tops, polo shirts, gloves and more to resell on your own website or sales forums.
- Humorous T-Shirts Buy funny caption shirts when on sale for $5 - $10 and resell them for $15 - $20 on your Brand.
- Name Brands While shopping at thrift stores keep a close eye out for name brand designer clothing, and special matching outfits, many people donate name brands in great condition all the time.
- Fashion Sells Apparel includes matching footwear and accessories like jewelry, glasses, and hats. An 'outfit' comprises garments, footwear, and accessories meant to be worn together.
- Clothing Boutiques Look for low prices when shopping at boutiques and consider buying to resell if you see a great deal.
- Buy Closeout Pallets Liquidators are in every almost city and you can buy pallets of close outs from them or Amazon returns and resell most of the products on your Brand.
- Electronics Resell new and used smartphones, laptops, and other accessories before they are too old.
- Some Old Video Consoles and Games Watch for deals on old classics like the original Atari 2600, commodore 64 and popular games for them.
- Healthcare Equipment Lots of new and slightly used healthcare products can be found at thrift stores, garage sales and estate sales.
- Auction Buys Auctions are a great chance to find something unique and bid low sell high.
- Estate Sales Never underestimate an estate sale or drive by one, Don't be shy, offer the lowest price and try to get a package deal.
Reselling 101
A famous person once said: If you can sell, you will never go hungry! A reseller purchases products from manufacturers, liquidators, individual consumers, and other retailers and then sells them. Suggestions for finding stuff to resell, you might try trade shows, flea markets, rummage sales, garage sales, or estate sales. You can also contact manufacturers directly, join wholesale forums, and ask for referrals.
Leading Wholesale Suppliers
- Shopify Collective Connect with your favorite brands to power product collaborations, curated marketplaces and everything in between—seamlessly inside Shopify.
- Alibaba Alibaba.com is one of the world’s largest wholesale marketplaces, with 20 years of experience helping business-to-business (B2B) companies buy and sell their goods around the world.
- DHGate A Chinese wholesale platform with competitive prices. Just keep in mind that it’s known for replica goods. If you need authentic products, you’ll want to look carefully at who you’re buying from.
- EK Wholesale has been in the game for more than 30 years, making it a go-to supplier in Europe. Based in Scotland, it focuses on quality wholesale clothing and ships free to the UK mainland when you spend more than £250.
- Faire Sign up to unlock wholesale pricing with over 100,000 brands.
- Wholesale Central Wholesale Central keeps things simple. Its no-frills website connects you with more than 1,400 suppliers offering more than 700,000 products—and there’s no membership fee.
- IndiaMart IndiaMART is India's largest online B2B marketplace, connecting buyers with suppliers.
Some people just want to own a business, and strive for that and some find they need to resell because of circumstances, unemployment, layoffs, health problems, or having to stay home to raise a family. Maybe you start reselling to pay the rent. It works, lots of people we know started reselling to pay bills and rent and they are still reselling products years later and seem to love it. You can make a lot of money reselling whether you are working from home or opening your own office or warehouse. Reselling can be new products that you buy just to resell or you can buy used products and resell them thereby keeping more items out of landfills and it is the ultimate form of recycling. Good for everyone and someone might get a deal and save money.
If reselling used products it helps if you love to shop and have a keen eye for name brands, antiques, rare items and just great deals when stores are closing or moving sales. We know some of our customers have combined reselling and other forms of income like my friend Axal who is an Uber driver and he will stop at any Goodwills, St Vincent DePauls, resale and thrift stores he see's when driving Uber passengers and he will return later after dropping off his riders to go shopping for good resale deals. He said you never know what has been donated at any one specific store until you stop for yourself and look and Uber driving allows him to hit so many stores while making many too. If you drive for work or take trips stop at the resale stores and pawn shops you see and you might find something special to resell and make extra money.
Online Marketplaces
- Facebook Marketplace A popular platform for buying and selling a wide variety of items, with local meetups and shipping options.
- Amazon While primarily known for new items, Amazon can be used for reselling through its seller platform.
- Shopify A platform for creating your own online store, which can be used for reselling if you have a strong brand and customer base.
Dedicated Reselling Apps
Other Helpful Tools
- Vendoo A crosslisting tool that allows you to list items on multiple reselling platforms simultaneously, saving time and effort.
- Canva A graphic design tool that can be used to create professional-looking product photos and marketing materials.
- depop Popular among a younger, trend-focused demographic for buying and selling clothing and accessories.
- PhotoRoom An app that allows you to remove backgrounds from product photos, making them more visually appealing.
- Google Lens A helpful tool for identifying items you're unsure about, which can be useful for researching and pricing items.
How to start reselling?
Most of you have had a lemon aid stand or rummage sale at one time or another so it is the same principal, making money. To start reselling, choose a niche, pick a business model (drop shipping, wholesale or vintage), and begin your research. Read up on any of the many blogs on reselling and take notes along the way. YouTube has hundreds of videos on reselling and its a treasure trove of tips for beginners. Decide what you want to sell, new or used? If you decide to sell used products find your sources and visit them almost daily to find the best deals before other buy them. If selling new products source high-quality products you may want to sell and set up an online store on eBay, Amazon or Shopify. Market your products on Social media like Facebook, X, or any of the other reselling platforms available to attract buyers and generate sales. Positive comments and reviews are what you want to collect to help you bring in organic traffic from Google. Don't forget to add SEO Meta Tags on all of your pages to help Google index and categorize your products and offer them to others during browser searches.
Free boxes can still be found if you look close?
Yes, you can still find free boxes everywhere and you're helping the environment by recycling and reusing boxes instead of purchasing new ones. Be careful, just because the boxes are free doesn't mean you should take them. Be sure the free boxes are clean, sturdy and remember we live in a world with bugs. Also watch out for glitter which is a big issue when looking at free boxes. You also want to make sure that you have permission to take any free boxes you find. Most resellers start out by collecting empty boxes from Etsy, or amazon purchases, or dumpster diving for boxes not too dirty to use, asking for boxes at the stores, and you can try searching online and checking Craigslist for free boxes locally. You may find most corrugated boxes are routinely crushed and recycled. Not many stores save corrugated boxes today unless they use them. Amazon and EBay also have used boxes and packaging for sale from various merchants. Products can vary so you will have to see what is available. Reach Out to Your Social Circles - Your friends or family members may have all the answers and suggest where you can obtain free shipping boxes.
Your local stores and businesses are great resources for finding free shipping boxes. Just ask businesses in your local area if they have old shipping boxes you can take off their hands. Stores that are known for offering clean, strong, free moving boxes include print shops, grocery stores, office supply stores, auto supply stores, liquor stores, bookstores, computer stores, hobby stores, hardware - home improvement stores, home goods stores, toy stores, shoe stores, and pharmacies. Many office buildings get tons of packages every day and after they've unpacked those boxes, they just don't need them anymore so you might be doing them a favor by taking the empty boxes. Remember to ask and they might put some aside for you during the week. Also remember to check Wal-Mart, Starbucks, and McDonald's fry boxes. Target gives away their boxes, call and find out what days they get their trucks and ask nice if you can have some boxes. The bigger FedEx Office stores will often save their empty paper boxes for a while for customers; paper boxes are some of the best boxes available for free. There's also Bars and Restaurants.
Apartment complexes are also a great place to look for free moving boxes, people are constantly moving in and out of apartments. You might go to the apartment complex office and speak to the manager to see if there are any free moving boxes available. The worst they can do is say no.
Local schools are another good option, they order supplies, paper, and many get daily deliveries of product. They often come in very sturdy cardboard boxes. Stop by your local elementary, middle, and high schools and see if they have any old shipping boxes, they'd like to get rid of. Don't forget those community colleges and university offices too! If you are in college or near one don't forget that dorms and libraries are also great sources for free boxes. Most of these boxes are thrown out, and the students would be more than happy to see them find a new home instead.
Recycling Centers, try your local recycling center and speak to the attendant if there is one, or peek into the cardboard box bin and see what's available. Look for boxes that are in good shape and can be re-taped and re-used. Simple dust or glitter can be cleaned up with a vacuum.
One good source for free boxes is Craigslist. Craigslist.org is an excellent resource for finding free moving boxes. You can use the free section of Craigslist to see if anyone is giving away free moving boxes. They are quite bulky and not everyone wants to store boxes. You might have better luck finding free boxes on Craigslist near the end of the weekend or the beginning of the week since that's when most people take the time to unpack or clean out old boxes. You can also try the wanted section to post that you're in need of free boxes. It's common for people who are giving away their moving boxes to look there before posting in another section. You can also use the Craigslist search box to search for free boxes. If you find someone selling their boxes, you may be able to negotiate with them so you can swap something you already have and no longer want for some free boxes.
Reddit is a popular community that has local forums and boards similar to Craigslist. The reddit community is pretty responsive and lots of free boxes are offered here. City-Data: Similar to the options above, the City-Data forums are localized and active with tips, advice and, of course, free boxes.
Another resource to check for free boxes would be Freecycle. You'll need to join your local online Freecycle group but then you can post that you are looking for free boxes and see if you get any responses. You're also encouraged to give away your stuff for free on Freecycle. OfferUp - This free app OfferUp gives you access to people in your area who are giving away boxes for free. Make sure to check carefully for the free ones!
LetGo - This is another free app LetGo that allows you to search for free box listings in your area. Easily contact the seller and plan a time to meet.
U-Haul has several programs that allow our customers to buy and sell boxes with each other, we are told some offer free boxes on the service. This benefits the environment by keeping moving supplies out of the landfills. U-Haul Box Exchange® In an effort to reduce waste, U-Haul helps its customers sell, give away, or find boxes and moving supplies.
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