Life as a Full-Time Reseller with Angela

Once upon a time (January 2019) in a Macy's in Atlanta, I met my wonderful friend Angela. I had been on Poshmark for years, but this was my first event to attend. We met and got along right away, this friendship was meant to be! She invited me to her upcoming Posh-N-Sip at her pool she was hosting in a few weeks! Fast forward to the Posh-N-Sip - I had a blast! We bonded over reselling, splashed in the pool, played guitar, and got to start a connection with "my people"! I will forever be grateful for her invite and our "bloomng" friendship, pun intended. 😉

Let's get to know Angela, from @bloomingbrands

What is your favorite aspect of the job? I am an artist at heart and love the creative side of reselling. From carefully selection colorful clothing for my listings to photography to wrapping my packages up with ribbons & hand written thank you notes. The more color the better. It makes me so happy. Also, the flexibility to make my own schedule and out the needs of my family first.  

What advice would you give someone that loves reselling and wants to go full-time with it? My advice would be to do your thing in the process and stay open to the advice of others. I recommend paying attention to all the metrics that Poshmark lays out for you in the seller tools. I believe all the metrics are important and while you cannot focus on all of them at the same, you should not neglect any one for a long period of time. Community shares, following and sharing new sellers and inviting others to join the app are just a few worth mentioning that some resellers do not make a priority.

What does a day in the life of a reseller look like?

My routine the last few months has been to do the following 6/7 days a week -

- Offers to Likers

- Offers to Bundles

- Look up party types for the day and items & brands trending today to narrow my focus on what to prep for listing

- List 5-10 items, may include relisting if oldest items

- Follow new people

- Follow my followers

- Community shares for PFF’s or high volume sharers

- Follow the followers of several high profile Poshers

- Follow buyers who have left love notes and share their closets (3-5 items)

- Participate in super posher share game @gainfollowers

- Wrap, write thank you notes & ship sales

- Steam and inspect inventory (wash or clean or mend if necessary)

- Payout my Consignment clients monthly

- Manage supply inventory (boxes, tape, thank cards & stickers, envelopes)

- Post to IG daily about reselling

- Engage with others on IG

- Chat with other Poshers daily

- scan thru Poshmark Facebook Groups to get a quick glance of the latest topics, engage as appropriate

What are your Minimum number of listings? I try to list or relist items daily. My goal forever was to get to 500 active listings. Once I achieved that I moved on to 600 & so on. It is challenging because I have found the more active listings you have the faster you sell. I am currently just shy of 900 active listings today and have made it there once. I have space for double the inventory in my Posh Room so I will continue to grow and sell and tackle my money pile. Biggest and favorite flips?  My biggest flip was a pair of Chanel leather boots that sold for $500. My favorite find was a Burberry Quilted Jacket I paid $25 for and sold for $190.

 What are you working on at the moment? I have been very focused at reducing my “money pile” and crafting my reselling journey on my Instagram account along with growing my followers.  Are there any upcoming virtual events you are looking forward to? I have been loving all the virtual Posh N Coffees. Popping on each weekend and meeting new Poshers around the country has been so inspiring.  What websites do you use as a reseller? Outside of Poshmark, I use google, Pinterest, Instagram, And SellHound the most. Do you have a favorite? Poshmark is my favorite. 😄

I believe reselling is really a journey and you learn and grow as you go. We go so focused on perfection we forgot even the first items we listed actually sold. Try not to overthink the process. There are tools and processes that are nice to have but are also not necessary to make money reselling. I encourage everyone to reach out and begin to make or strengthen connections to other resellers in your community. Reselling can be a very lonely job but can be so much more with a community surrounding you. I always learn a tip or trick of something to try in my closet and it inspires me to try new things when chatting with others. We as resellers have such a contagious passion for this business and it is never a dull conversation.

How to Have a Successful Sale on Poshmark!

I used to see huge #poshstacks on Monday mornings and think HOW DO THEY DO THAT? They must have GOLD in their closet. Although that could also be true, there is an easy equation to get there! Last weekend I had a huge sale in my Poshmark Closet, and it is easier than you think to be successful!

Decide on Sale Type

I decided on a 50% off sale because I wanted to move some inventory and knew I'd still make great margins. Decide what works for you based on your goal. 3 for $25? Everything is $10 each? Name your price? Just make sure it is easy to understand.

Make a Sign!

I used my favorite photo editing app, PicsArt. Make sure the sign is appealing, remember it is the FACE of your sale! If you have specific branding for your closet, incorporate it. Mine is below. (Please do not use. I am happy to make one for you, if you'd like!)

Share Sign to Social Media

I personally posted on my Instagram, Instagram stories, and a Facebook Poshmark Group on the Thursday before. Remember, just because you POST on Thursday, doesn't mean they see it on Thursday!The more exposure the better! Some of my PFFs even reshared to their stories which was super sweet and helpful. (Love y'all!)

Reach out on Poshmark

I went through each listing and reached out to the likers. Click Switch to sell, add item to bundle, and offer the 50% rate with a message informing them kindly about your sale. 

RELIST

This is what I'm dreading the most, relisting. Whatever did not sell should be refreshed. Relist the item and make tweaks to the listing. Maybe there are measurements missing, or there's a blurry picture you didn't notice? Also, if it has been sitting a while I recommend listing at a lower price. 

Here's the data: 

17 items (sold Thursday - Sunday)

ASP = $23

Typically my ASP, average sell price is $32 so a little lower than average, but even though I had a huge discount, it wasn't half  ($11.5) as you might expect.

Also, huge trickle effect on sales throughout the week! I got so much exposure for my closet that people continued to reach out and purchase from my closet more than usual.

Biggest takeaway: Social Media is great for advertising the sale. Depending on the amount of followers you have, you might have a few sales crossover BUT what truly made the sales happen was reaching out the the Poshers who "liked" the items. The sign will bring people into your closet, but communicating with them is how you can "close the deal".

You can do it! Have fun and let me know how it goes! I hope you enjoyed reading along! Have a lovely weekend and stay safe.

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Checking Comps for Reselling

As a reseller, it is very important to list your items at a reasonable price. When someone scrolls through Poshmark, Ebay, or Mercari, many people sort by "price, low to high" for a deal or "just in" to see what's new!

Many factors go into a listing price, so consider the following about your item:

- Brand (Mall/Value? Premium/Designer?)

- Quality (NWT? EUC? flawed?)

- Size (number sizes versus letter sizes typically indicate higher quality)

- Year (In season? Vintage?)

You will also want to consider the following for your own selling style:

- Price drops/shipping discounts

- How quick of a flip do you want? lower price = faster flip

Websites that I use to check comps:

Poshmark & Ebay (search sold, by brand and item type, sort newest for relevance)

Thredup, follow this link: https://www.thredup.com/payouts?tswc_redir=true

(Scroll to the bottom for step-by-step photos for Poshmark and the comps I found on Ebay!)

App you can use : sellhound (thanks for the reminder Angela @bloomingbrands )

As an example, this morning I decided I wanted to relist some items and when I do that, I make sure to check that the pricing is still relevant. So below are screenshots of how I found Dior Men's Tie comps. :) Note: if you are crosslisting, this is a great way to test where you will make more money on a certain item! For instance, ebay has been around forever, so there is a more diverse clientele.

After searching comps, I decided to list the ties at $49.

Be sure to comment on my instagram page with any other topics you're interested in! :)

Thanks for reading along with me! I hope you have a lovely day.

Ebay Comps

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