Have you ever sold something to a celebrity, prop department, or otherwise interesting buyer? I'd love to hear your story.

100% of the people who have asked for more measurements of a shirt, or a freaking teacup, have not bought it when I've indulged them with a response. I'm with you on this, for sure.

I too sold an item to the TV show Young Sheldon. It was a vintage Simon game which was used on an episode.

Very true about answering the buyers, who I don't necessarily want to sell to . Loved the dog vomit comment.

Absolutely LOVE the vomit response! I couldn't agree more, as I have found that the more questions asked, the more problems you'll have later.

About your missing package... It may still be on its way but the tracking is not updating. If USPS doesn't scan a package as accepted, all further scans will not update on the online tracking that customers can view, but all of the scans will still be visible via their internal tracking system. When you open the missing package inquiry, USPS will investigate using their internal system to narrow down where the package's last known location was. Hopefully, your package is still on the way to your buyer and isn't actually lost. If it is still on the way, you will only be able to see all of the scan updates AFTER a delivery scan is completed. I work for the post office and sell on ebay. I found this out the hard way when a buyer asked me for an update exactly like yours did here. Turns out, my station is no longer scanning packages as accepted when they are dropped off in order to save payroll... They only scan them now if they are received through the counter. I now scan my own packages as accepted so my buyers can see the updates. Hope this helps/makes sense.

Oh ya, it was so cool. My Grandma sold 15 suits (old style Classic Burberry, Brooks Brothers, Lord and Taylor etc suits) at one time to a big movie studio wardrobe buyer two years ago. She was tickled pink. Took my Aunt and I a few hours to help Grandma pack it nicely for shipping. Best sale she had past five years of selling. True, there are some people who ask a million questions but out of the 20 grandma had like this only one did not purchase. So sometimes it's good to answer the questions, even if answer is already in listing.

I love this topic! I'm still waiting for a big stylist or prop dept person to find my vintage items and buy them, I know it's gonna happen. Last month, I sold several items to an LA restaurant owner who was going to use the vintage decor to decorate his restaurant with and I recently sold some MCM flamingos that will be used in a Palm Springs wedding, so I thought that was really cool. Not quite for props, but still will be seen by others!

I am in Chicago, sell things to production staff quite often. Usually it is on fbmp. Just sold a wagon wheel last week to a Netflix show "Somebody Somewhere".

I'm in the UK and have sold a few things used as props. A few pieces of vintage cloth for the Harry Potter films, vintage wireless radios for Band of Brothers TV show both a long time ago now. Sold board games to Steve Jackson who has invented a lot of board games over the years!

I had a sealed How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days board game go to the Graham Norton show at BBCs office in the UK. They wanted the game expedited to get it there in time for Kate Hudson to be on the show. Not sure if it was given to her or not but it was still pretty cool. Especially considering the game wasn't worth much.

I actually have learned in my years on Ebay that on clothing if am asked a question I block them because you are way more likely to get a return if they ask questions that are clearly in the title or pictures. I wan't to say 50% but there is no way that is accurate but I don't keep track of those metrics..lol

A lot of bad buyers on ebay wanting something for nothing all the time and then get mouthy when you don't accept their low ball offers or ask for free shipping. Screw them. Hold on to your quality stuff for the right buyer 👍

Trolling your own buyer. That's funny ☠️

Super video. You would be good at whatever you decided to do professionally. I think we're all glad it's reselling!

There's a famous thrift store in Montreal that has such good stock that Hollywood set designers and wardrobe people fly in to check her stuff. To the public, she is randomly open for 3 hours at a time here and there. This place is legend and in an unexpected neighbourhood. Anyway, all this to say, I want to be the online version of her, like how you're on set designers' radars now.

You couldn't be more correct that the more questions asked, the buyer will be impossible to satisfy. Really if the question is bad enough they may need to go to the blocked buyers list.

The buyer that bought the jacket after not realizing you were trolling them on messages...so good

I agree with you that not responding to questions that can be easily find in the description/photos. I only sell mens clothing on eBay and there are high chance of return on buyers who asks bunch of questions on $15 shirts. It always ended up buyer opens return case.

I seem to remember eBay saying they were beta testing message response rate. You get points for responding to messages within a half hour, although that’s only for the first message. Subsequent messages you’re free to ignore.

Enjoying the weekly Flip videos - thanks!

I once sold a swimming trophy to the Universal Studios prop department who used it as a prop in a Halloween fright night event. Closest I’ve come to celebrity.

How freaking cool! Love The Bear!

I have sold a few items to off-Broadway productions, KZfaq personalities, and a couple of movies in Canada. I was ecstatic!

The Sheldon earphones were probably for the character Missy- she was going thru her teen age angst years. Not sure if yours where the one they used or not. That was a fun segment!

Can’t wait for your Q+A video!

Love the show The Bear! Gonna have to help you keep an eye out for the coffee maker!☕️

Very good content and well presented. Thank you! Subscribed.

Yes some questions do not result in a sale but I think a lot of buyers just are testing to see what kind of seller you are. I answer every question people do appreciate a response.

Love that show too!

You mentioned telling people youre a reseller... A few days ago I walked into my bank... and the teller who waited on me quietly said "Destiny (a teller I'm friends with) was telling me that you sell clothes on ebay. I'll have some for you soon." 😄

When I lived in California, I was contacted by Tyler Perry's production company when they wanted to buy a pair of MCM vintage chairs that I had listed for local pick up. They asked if I could deliver them to them on the lot. I said that I could for a $10 shipping fee (the pair of chairs were listed for only $40). They declined.

Haven’t sold to any big names as a reseller, but during college I worked at a high-end shopping mall and sold to famous people on the regular without even knowing it because I just didn’t recognize them, lol.

Pretty cool stories about selling to prop departments for shows. I hope you get to see your coffee maker on The Bear.

Great show THE BEAR, glad you sold to them. Like the content and it shows that if you are in the selling game and stay consistent you will make money.. Look forward to the next video

Great presentation!

Justin, thanks for answering a question I’ve had about not responding. I don’t respond to low ball offers and I get so many alerts from EBay. I sometimes worry that will change my ranking so good to know. So excited about season three of The Bear! I’m a HUGE fan.

Hahaha! Love the "removed dog vomit" comment! 😂

I’ve also been a background extra on lots of movies! It’s so fun but a lot of hours and work!

I sold a book on Amazon to one of the Wayans brothers. I sold several things locally in a vintage shot to the costume designer of the movie Dreamin' Wild... Then I bought a few of the things back at Value Village and at a garage sale by the same costume designer. Fun to have your stuff in movies

Yes pulls are a great flip and as you say slow but worth it 😊

Nice vid Justin!!!

That’s good to know how to deal with a lost package, it has happened to me once and I was clueless on the following steps

I sold a typewriter to Barbra Streisand last year. I believe its on display in her underground mall.

Loved him on Shameless -

Crazy! I sold that same oxo coffee maker on 2/19, one day before you. I'm glad you got that buyer for the content, but i got $12 more, lol

I actually take it a step further and block anyone messaging me (how's that for customer service lol). They hardly ever buy and the ones that do are hard to please or try to scam you.

I sold a prop to Jeff Dunham.

That’s funny I sold items to the young Sheldon show as well. Vintage wedding napkins.

Yes several times. I’ve sold to 3 NFL players. I sold to one of the Hardy boyz. I sold to 2 prop masters in the us as well as another in the UK. That’s the ones that I know of.

Hey , Justin - I really enjoy your videos - not too much fluff, just good info. I’m amazed at how much your picked items sell for , so how do you price the oddball stuff that you can’t find comps for? The comps show only the last 90 days and sometimes there’s nothing showing.

Yes, wood coat hangers are a good bolo- some of them sell for $10 a pc if you lot them up 😉 also, almost any vintage hanger-the yarn covered knit hangers as well.

Hi, Justin, thanks for your video. A few months ago, a buyer asked for details about an item, multiple backs and forth, different questions. All these details were under the listing. I also thought that it would be hard to please this person so I checked their feedback left to others. they had so many negative feedback that I removed the item in question. I told the buyer the item sold on another platform. Not my policy but I wanted to be careful. Regarding the shipping saying USPS waiting for item, I’ve experience that a few times, 4-5 days later, it updates with “Delivered”. Everything in between missing. Not sure how that works but it is definitely weird.

I sold a sealed copy of Age of Empires for the PC to Alexis Ohanian, a pair of Nike basketball shoes to Karl Anthony Towns, and a vintage button up shirt to a a comedian who I can't remember the name of right now. No one super famous, but I remember reading his name and recognizing it.

I ❤ The Bear too. I’m Italian originally from Chicago so I immediately had a connection. I got sucked in by all the relationship dynamics. Anyway, that’s super cool. Yes Chef ❤. I guess I need to pay attention to the addresses that I send to. I don’t really look

I live in your area and I have been having more difficulties with the STL USPS.

I've had an Amazon movie (not a big one) buy a bag that I had listed forever. They were filming nearby so I guess the shipping wasn't as bad as it could have been.

Justin you do a fantastic job explaining numbers. I've been selling online since 2000 and storefront since 74. Just sold storefront. Planning on going full time resale. Now I'm concerned about these trademark infringement suits. I'm starting to be anxious about even using manufactures names and we have to. Are you concerned? Do you have advice?

I just dropped 5 items off at a post office I'm not familiar with and noticed none of my packages were scanned today. I'm sure it'll be fine, but is it hard to open up a claim for a lost package with USPS? OR I guess, how do you prove they were even in possession of the item in the first place?

I sold a chalkware bank to an author. He wrote "Heart of Junk" that's all I got. Like your vids, thanks for the hard work!

Staying with The Bear theme, I sold some unique dishes to Matty Matheson to use in one of his restaurants in Canada.

One of my highest grossing single sales ever was a pair of basketball shoes sold to what turned out to be a D-1 basketball player!

Young Sheldon is GREAT!

Sold to Pro Skateboarder Steve Caballero, Original Singer of Mushroomhead and Guitarist from Stone Sour.

Even if I don't recognise the buyer often I am curious as to why they are buying some of my obscure items.

I drop my items off in a bin by the clerk's window at my local post office since there's usually a line. If it's something more valuable though I make sure to have it scanned. Someone could easily take packages and walk out the door since it's a small post office with 1 worker, but I suppose cameras and the criminal implications keep most people at bay, but I'd still rather not have to deal with a stolen package.

I think the word you’re looking for instead of “crossover” is “collaboration.”

I bought something from someone famous, twice a plate and sapphire ring, and sold to some interesting people, performers,, prop artists etc

I sold a Paiste ride cymbal to a famous studio drummer

i dont think you can get insurance coverage if there is no arrival scan

I am in Saudi and when I sell anything on marketplace I put the full measurements I put as many pictures as I possibly can and I put the price and inevitably everyone texts me and ask me how much is it?? And I tell them the price they say what’s your final price? This is my price if you wanna make me an offer I’ll consider it.🙄 I really love the ones who insult me and tell me how I should just give it to them either for like nothing or next to nothing. People here are very aggressively rude about buying things in many cases except for when they’re totally lovely so, go figure but there’s definitely a bigger percentage of stupid questions and yes, there are stupid questions.

So funny I saw this post….couple years ago I sold something random to Wes Craven in Los Angeles

gonna start dropping random show names to get my orders quicker. :)

Sold a classic bike to paul teutul

The kids call them "Collabs" Collaborations.

Your flippant response to the buyer with the question was disappointing. 😞 As are all of the comments in support of disrespecting/ghosting a customer. Answering questions, even stupid ones, is part of the gig. Sales and Customer Service 101. I very rarely get questions, am more than happy to answer them and over 50% of the time it results in a sale.

New to watching and when you are figuring the roi I notice the math doesn't work. How do you calculate your seller costs under your purchase cost? This seems to be where my math gets bent. Thanks in advance!

I've had this happen and the package was still delivered but never showed up on tracking. I went to the post office and the mgr got on her computer and printed out the tracking and sure enough it was delivered. I refunded the buyer, found out that they got the item, reached out to eBay and still have heard nothing. It was a $112 some cassette cd boom box, new. Idk what to do.

I'd be too scared to send a message like that. hahaha, if something happens and you need to contact eBay they can absolutely look through the messages to see if you tried to take care of the customer the best you can D:

Hi Justin. Thanks for the very informative videos. I, too, have been selling on eBay for well over 20 years. I'm on the cusp of retiring and moving more into a full time eBay operation. I noticed you are using something called Flipwise that tracks your sales etc. Can you tell me anything about it, cost, ease of use, etc. I see it is only available by invite right now. I am working on setting up an inventory system now, but if this has better features, and is cost effective, I would prefer that. Again, thanks for the great vids and any info you can offer would be greatly appreciated. 🙂

I sold a Salvador Dali bible to a televangelist in Southern California. I never tried to see if I could spot the bible on his show.

I have a pair of jeans listed and 3 people have asked the inseam. Even tho it's in the listing specs 😅😂

I once had Hulk Hogan attempt to lowball me on some rare merchandise, but I declined :-(

I just had a “ buyer” on Mercari ask if a Barbie pillow could be twisted, stretched and then his questions started to get kinda bizarre so I blocked him …🥴

I’ve sold some sports cards to the athletes parents before. That was cool especially when the parent was a pro athlete as well.

never have sold to anything special but I hope if I do they let me know!

Just discovered your Channel! Top rated plus 15 year+ seller. Feel the same way you do about messages. Just sold a prop to Netflix for a sci fi film. It was a Super Nintendo

When is flipwise coming out and how much will it be?

I sold shoes to Michael Phelps 😅

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Remember: There are no stupid questions, only inquisitive idiots! Aloha

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Are you doing ok healthwise? I have not watched your videos in about 90 days and you looks 10 years older now. Better go to the Doctor and check yourself out.

I sold a set of vintage playboy bunny dinner plates to a prop company. Unsure of the movie, but they said it’s supposed to come out at the end of this year :)

I sold a collection of books to the long running UK soap-opera Coronation Street, for use as props in a shop in an episode of the show