Side Hustle Network: The video discusses a reselling trip to Oklahoma City, focusing on sourcing profitable items from thrift stores and Facebook Marketplace.
Side Hustle Network - Sourcing OKLAHOMA CITY for eBay Profits | Vintage Grail Found!
Chaz and his wife, full-time resellers, travel to Oklahoma City to source inventory from thrift stores and Facebook Marketplace. They highlight the abundance of profitable items available, even in smaller towns. During the trip, Chaz finds a variety of items, including a significant haul of clothing from a garage sale, featuring brands like Patagonia, North Face, and Lululemon. He also shares a learning experience about mistakenly purchasing a reproduction Ninja Turtle toy, emphasizing the importance of verifying item authenticity. Additionally, Chaz discovers vintage Levi's jeans with unique features that could significantly increase their value. The video provides insights into the reselling process, from sourcing to listing items for sale.
Key Points:
- Traveling to different states can yield profitable reselling opportunities.
- Verify the authenticity of items, especially vintage toys, to avoid costly mistakes.
- Garage sales can be a source of high-value clothing items from brands like Patagonia and Lululemon.
- Vintage Levi's jeans with specific features can be highly valuable.
- Using tools like Google Lens can help identify and price items accurately.
Details:
1. 👫 Meet Chaz and Trist: Full-Time Resellers
- Chaz and Trist are full-time resellers, with a primary focus on eBay due to its high return on investment compared to other platforms.
- Their strategy involves utilizing eBay's extensive reach and user base to maximize sales and profitability.
- They are currently concentrating on clearing a large backlog of inventory, which involves systematic inventory management and prioritization to increase turnover rates.
- Their approach includes researching trending products to optimize their list of inventory items, ensuring that they offer in-demand products.
- They leverage eBay's promotional tools and analytics to refine their sales strategies and improve product visibility.
- Chaz and Trist's reselling model is data-driven, relying on sales trends and customer feedback to adjust inventory and pricing strategies as needed.
2. 🗺️ Out-of-State Thrifting Adventures Begin
2.1. Introduction to Thrifting Series
2.2. Trip to Oklahoma City
3. 🔍 Rare Finds and Exciting Discoveries
- A rare item was found, potentially valued between $300 to $1,000, underscoring the financial potential of exploring thrift opportunities.
- The focus of the series is to demonstrate that valuable items can be found in any location, challenging the notion that only larger or wealthier areas have valuable finds.
- This strategy encourages viewers to travel and explore different areas to uncover and sell rare items, suggesting that thrifting can be a profitable endeavor.
- For example, items discovered in small towns can sometimes be undervalued, providing opportunities for significant resale profits.
4. 🛍️ Thrifting in Oklahoma: Strategies and Successes
- Using background remover apps like Photo Room or eBay allows for quick listing of items. This can be done immediately by taking a photo on the spot, such as on the hood of a car, which streamlines the process of listing thrifted items for sale.
- Quick listing via apps is crucial as it speeds up the selling process, allowing for faster turnover of items, which is essential in maintaining cash flow and inventory in the thrifting business.
- For example, taking photos of items directly on a car hood not only saves time but also makes the process flexible and adaptable to various environments, demonstrating the practicality of these tools in diverse settings.
5. 🤦♂️ A Newbie Mistake and Valuable Lessons Learned
5.1. Picking up items from Facebook Marketplace
5.2. Mistake with Vintage Toy Purchase
6. 💰 Major Hauls and a $500 Garage Sale Surprise
6.1. Ninja Turtles Mistake
6.2. Lulu Lemon Jacket Purchase
6.3. Warehouse Finds and Vintage Clothing
6.4. Marketplace and Garage Sale Opportunities
7. 👖 Unearthing Vintage Levi's: A Detailed Exploration
- Spent $500 at a garage sale, acquiring three giant bags of clothing primarily from Patagonia, North Face, Columbia, and Lululemon.
- Seller had 30-50 Carhartt jackets priced at $70 each, deemed too high with no negotiation possibility.
- Secured approximately 50 clothing pieces for $500, averaging $10 per item, indicating potential to double the investment after fees and shipping.
- Highlighted North Face fleece pullovers, valued at $25-$30 on average.
- Mentioned premium brands like Lululemon and Gymshark, suggesting higher resale value.
- Provided a buying tip for Sketcher Shape-Ups, advising to check the soles for wear.
8. 🧥 Scoring High-End Outdoor Brands
- The absence of a back tag and inner care tag suggests the jeans may be vintage, as early jeans did not federally require care tags pre-1970.
- Presence of a buttonfly indicates the jeans are a 501 model.
- Salvage edges on the denim confirm the jeans are vintage, as this was an older method of fabric construction.
- A single-digit code on the back of the main button suggests an older production year, enhancing the vintage value.
- The presence of a 'V' stitch and 'lemon stitch' on the jeans is indicative of older manufacturing techniques.
- The jeans feature a 'Big E' on the tag, further indicating they predate 1970, as newer models have reintroduced this feature.
- Despite the absence of certain tags, these characteristics collectively suggest a production date prior to 1970, increasing their potential value.
