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5 Steps To Start Selling on Mercari

 

 


I am getting my first deposit from Mercari in a few days. In a little less than two months I profited $179. Why am I telling you this? Because I want to help you too!

my bookstore is called Hyla Brook Books. I go to Goodwill and the Hospice and buy used books and clothes to resell for a profit. Luckily, before losing my cozy corporate job to COVID, I was a waitress, a job that taught me how to hustle.

My business goal is to make as much money as I did waiting tables, like $300 a week.  if I could have 3-7 orders a day, I could make a living as a reseller. 

The Hospice sells books for a quarter. For now. They have been increasing their prices on everything else, even vintage books.

i look for books that are brand new and vintage. anything with an interesting cover. journals. stationary. book ends. figurines. childrens books. baby books. music sheets. cook books. art books. text books. 

I created a facebook group called AVALON that you can try selling books too.

I recommend to start off selling books and clothes you already own but don't use. Downloading Mercari is free and when you sign up for Mercari you get up to $30. Here's my invitation link : https://merc.li/pehU7fjEb

 Maybe you'll discover you'll want to sell more clothing items or higher end items with more resell value. Maybe you'll start selling your handmade jewelry or crochet. Reselling is a dream come true; books are a great way to get started because they're cheap, easy to store, and flip quick.

Here's 5 Steps To Start Selling:

1. LIST

Pick 2-4 items you'd like to list and take photos. What I do is hang the sweater on my closet door by my window for the natural light. I try to list 10, 15 - 20 items on a good day. 

2. BUY

I recomend a small purchase so you understand what it is like in a buyer's perspective. This way you can also leave a rating later. pro tip: send an offer

3. SHIPPING

for books, i do my own shipping - so make sure to mark the listing with free shipping. Mercari uses it's own shipping labels and there's no media mail option. When you ship books, tell the post office you are shipping Media Mail. 

4. COMPS

For pricing, I do want to make sure I am fair but also include cost for packaging supplies. Vintage books sell for the most, always be on the look out for old books and big authors.

5. PHOTOS

take pristine and clear photos of front, back,  spine, front page and give a gist of the condition. include publication year and publisher (i.e. ballantine books, penguin editions)

BONUS TIP

CROSS LIST - cross listing is when you put the same items up for sale on another platform. there are so many: vinted, poshmark, depop. I use Depop and FB groups like AVALON.

 

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Sign up for Mercari and get up to $30. Here's my invitation link 

 Visit my Etsy to view my antique books via Hyla Brook Books

or every book available  in my Depop shop

 

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