I was reflecting yesterday on the hours I’ve worked, the parties I missed, the dinners I didn’t go to. The amount of myself I’ve poured into this business. The word passion comes from the Latin passio, meaning suffering, endurance, bearing. Not excitement. Not hype. Real commitment usually costs something. That definition resonates with me more than ever. I’m deeply passionate about this business and this industry, and I want to share some of the mistakes I’ve made so you don’t have to repeat them. I set on the venture with my business partner 5 years ago to create something incredible, I didn't quite know what that looked like at the time, We were just chasing month by month revenue, eventually chasing stock count, daily uploads etc. We got to 1000 items total stock and 10K per month revenue in about 5 Months. Each time we hit a new landmark we instantly reset. At the start me and my partner were in complete other sides of the country, had 2 bases of stock, he had all our Ebay stock and I had all the Depop stock. In that early period We both had jobs and would list 20 items a day each to each platform. We eventually joined together and then synchronised the inventory, eventually listing to ebay then cross posting to Depop. I rememeber coming into the storage unit we were renting at 9, finishing between 7 or 9 depending on the day, going to the gym and then going again every day. We built systems to save time, hired a VA to handle cross posting, Had a Depop software built to collect all labels so we Didn't have to spend 30 mins each day typing orders up. Learnt how to store the items so that once a task which could take 2 hours now only took 30 mins. When time became a bottle neck we hired a part time photographer to assist us uploading more. eventually a part time shipper so we could upload even more items. Then eventually hiring fellow listers. We grew the stock count from 0-20K active items by early 2025. In an effort to grow even more we took on loans hired staff and did everything we thought we needed to do. I made an error though, I didn't track there work output as aggressively I did my own. This led to though we had a bigger team the output stayed the same, because I had to spend time grading stock, managing as well as listing and other tasks. This led to us now paying off loans, paying more staff and not making anymore money.

As we start building this community, I’d love to hear everyone’s story and what you’re working towards. Here’s mine. I’m James Gore, I’m from the UK, and I started reselling as a teenager buying from outlets — mainly trainers. In my second month I made just over £3,000 and realised pretty quickly that this was something real. I kept going until I moved to Canada for two years to serve a mission for my church. While I was there I met another Brit who had been reselling before he left too, but he focused on vintage and sportswear. When we both came back to the UK, we relaunched Open Outfit — the business he had originally started — and I invested to become a co-owner . Fast forward about 4.5 years and we now process around 4,000 items a month through Open Outfit, and we’ve also built a wholesale business alongside it that regularly processes full containers of stock. I created this group as a way to expand my circle, share what we’ve learned along the way, and have a place where people in reselling can ask questions, compare notes, and help each other move forward. Would love to hear who you are, what you’re doing, and where you’re trying to get to, please make it an official post rather than a comment below

Thanks for everyone joining lately, always wanting to get to know the community and support each other in reaching goals Here's a little taster of what we have or is coming soon to the community - Researching Prices - How to find items that sell quickly - How to avoid bad stock - How to price items for sell through rate - common pricing mistakes - How to create effective titles - How I list 150 items in a day (full process) - How to go from 0 - 1000 a month and beyond - list of all my mistakes made in reselling - List of all the things I wish I knew when I started - Softwares and tools I use to make reselling life easier What other things do people want to know?

Hey everyone, yesterday I was delivered the 2000 items I bought for 50P each as well as the 63 Premium items Which I paid £10 a piece for. It might be one of the best bulk purchases I have ever made. I spent Less than 2K for it all including delivery. lots of the items I will be able to sell for £10-15, A large amount will sell for £20-25, a select few will sell for £30 plus and and some will sell for over £50 Even If I sold everything at £10 that is over 20K from one deal. I need to sell 200 Items at £10 or 100 items at £20 to get my cash back. and then everything after that is pure profit. It should take me about 2 weeks to get it all listed, and then craziest bonus on this to? Its all washed and ready to list. I already pay my laundrette 50P an item to wash our clothing so the wins just keep stacking here. What's the craziest deal you have ever been part of?

I’m Andrea. I run a full-time reselling business. Here to connect with other serious sellers, test new strategies, and share insights where I can.