Pure Hustle Podcast

A reseller sold a thrift-store skirt for $16 after trusting Vinted's suggested price. Mike and Orlando react. Is thrifting still profitable for eBay resellers in 2026? In Episode 521 of the Pure Hustle Podcast, Mike and Orlando watch raw reseller TikToks for the first time and give their honest takes: a thrift-store skirt a seller listed on Vinted for $16, a Goodwill jacket with a claimed value of $150K to $250K, a box of Goodwill Lego that leads to a $10,000 Lego sorting machine, and the question of whether thrift stores are now "luxury" stores. They also debate whether Goodwill is cutting resellers out, what counts as a professional reseller on Vinted, and share listener and host flips, including a $20 estate-sale mobility scooter. Their main lessons for new and experienced resellers: research before you list, use Google Lens and eBay sold comps, and track your sell-through rate (how many items sold compared with how many are listed). CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:52 The $16 Vinted skirt 14:10 Vinted vs. Vindit 16:36 Goodwill's $150K jacket claim 19:07 Does Goodwill cut out resellers? 23:48 Hustle of the week: 89 sealed toys 31:48 Hustle: $20 scooter 39:35 Lego sorting machine 43:55 Is thrifting a luxury now? 49:33 Final thoughts: research, sold comps, sell-through 51:51 Mike's lessons: mistakes happen Vendit (Free 450 Listings) - Promocode PUREHUSTLE My Reseller Genie - 15% off - Promocode PureHustle New to reselling? Subscribe for weekly eBay selling tips, thrifting and sourcing talk, and honest reseller reactions from Mike and Orlando. #eBaySelling #Reselling #PureHustlePodcast #Vinted #Thrifting

Orlando paid $5 for a garage-sale Supreme bag. The shirts sold for $100 and $200, then both buyers returned them as fake. Plus a $600 gold ring that failed eBay authentication. Mike, Orlando and guest Tim run the Ep. 520 update: why sell-through rate is king, whether AI listing tools are worth it, Vinted vs eBay, and the fakes to watch for (Supreme, Nike, golf clubs, Temu, Pokemon). They also cover partial refunds and negative feedback, business cards in packages, and BOLO finds like mesh routers, Toys R Us ads and posters, and Mickey Mouse boots. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro and guest Tim 1:54 $600 gold ring and eBay authentication 7:14 Refinery vs local sales vs eBay 8:28 Vendit pitch and older resellers 10:00 Sell-through rate is king 10:31 AI and new platform changes 12:12 Vinted bans and reseller policy 15:00 Mercari and staying consistent 16:54 Vinted vs eBay and Poshmark prices 20:46 Sponsor: Vendit and AI comments 22:42 AI listing math and DVD sorting 25:30 Pokemon card bulk lot 31:07 Pokemon estate sale and sourcing 32:38 Discord questions and new members 33:42 Fakes: Supreme, Nike, golf clubs, Temu 39:41 Partial refunds and negative feedback 45:51 AI images on listings 47:57 Business cards in packages 50:53 Packaging and repeat buyers 53:19 Discord blocked users 55:00 BOLO: mesh routers 57:37 BOLO: Toys R Us ads, posters 1:01:07 Instagram following and NFTs 1:02:32 BOLO: Mickey Mouse boots 1:04:12 Next auction and storage cleanout Have you ever been burned by a fake? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to Pure Hustle Podcast for more reselling talk.   #eBaySelling #eBayFakes #PureHustlePodcast

eBay secretly ran a promoted listings test in early October: sellers who usually promote at 2% to 3% got an error forcing at least 5%, and eBay only called it a test days later. Here's what else we cover.   This is the first episode of Reseller Rants, a new, shorter format from Pure Hustle Podcast. We cover a suspicious online estate auction where the best of 100+ leather bound books may have been pulled before the sale, Texas taxing sellers on platform fees (eBay didn't tell sellers, and the tax is expected to stop in November with no refunds on what was already paid), the $50 USPS fee for hazmat or battery labels left on reused boxes, and changes to Poshmark shipping fees.   Have you been hit with extra fees? Tell us in the comments.   Subscribe to Pure Hustle Podcast for more reselling news and rants.

Two shoppers almost threw down at the bins. Is it ever OK to interrupt another buyer's deal? Garage sale etiquette for eBay resellers. Mike and Orlando break down garage sale etiquette for resellers: how early is too early, grabbing items in front of other buyers, hoarding piles, negotiating without being rude, and checking eBay prices in front of sellers. Plus Hustle of the Week: a $70 lighter that sold for $599, a $10 box of kids' toys, and the $8 bobcat that got away. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro: Ep. 519 garage sale etiquette 1:35 How early is too early? 5:08 Digging through bins before they're set up 6:38 Can you walk into the garage? 8:35 Grabbing an item in front of another reseller 11:05 The $50 speakers deal 13:02 Elbowed at an estate sale 15:15 Hoarding piles and whole tables 20:12 Sponsor: Vendit 22:15 When negotiating gets disrespectful 24:37 Don't trash their stuff 27:21 Anchor with a range, never the first number 31:04 Is bundling everything a good idea? 33:30 Interrupting another buyer's deal 37:39 Sponsor: My Reseller Genie 38:32 Hustle of the Week: $10 box of kids' toys 41:49 $70 lighter sold for $599 43:45 Sealed Letters to Santa board game 44:31 Vintage Swiss stopwatch 45:51 The $8 bobcat that got away 48:02 Join the Discord 49:46 Should you tell sellers you're a reseller? 53:17 Looking up eBay prices in front of the seller 56:26 Final takeaways Would you ever interrupt another buyer's deal? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to Pure Hustle Podcast for more reselling talk and Hustle of the Week.

Is showing up an hour early to a garage sale rude, or the only way to win? 👀 In Episode 518 of the Pure Hustle Podcast, Mike and Orlando are joined by Tim (Selling With Tim) for Discord Dialogue to settle the biggest reseller etiquette debate: how early is too early for garage sales and estate sales, and who gets out of the car first? 🔥 In this episode: • Why "there's no inventory left to resell" is a myth • Orlando's warning to full-time resellers: schedule your sourcing or lose money • How to handle an eBay return when a buyer says the item doesn't work (and protect your feedback) • How much space you need for reselling: garage setups, totes, and storage units • How many buyers should you block on eBay? We compare block lists (15 vs. 28 vs. 138!) • Rainy-day pivots: listing dead piles, reorganizing, and bookkeeping • Spicy BOLO: 1970s vintage receivers (Marantz, Pioneer, silver face with wood sides) selling for $200 to $2,000, plus why vintage electronics manuals sell fast Great for beginner and experienced resellers on eBay, Poshmark, Vinted, and Facebook Marketplace who source from garage sales, thrift stores, and estate sales. 💬 Comment below: what's your best BOLO that paid off after hearing it on the show?