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💸 Ever wonder what’s really going on behind those “$7,000 week” reseller TikToks?
Welcome to The Truth About Reselling, where two resellers—Sam Strom and Amanda Anderson—pull back the curtain on the messy, brilliant, occasionally chaotic world of secondhand hustle.
In the series, we'll talk to your favorite resellers, consigners and more on things like:Â
🧺 The myth of the “easy money” side hustle🛍️ Why resellers aren’t the villains the internet makes them out to be📦 Pallet drama, bad inventory, and the reality of returns📊 What success actually looks like when you’re juggling kids, chaos, and cost of goods🤝 And why there’s no one right way to build a resale business
It’s equal parts business, therapy, and friendship—made for anyone who’s ever refreshed their Poshmark stats at 1 a.m. We're so excited to share all the good, the bad and the rest with you.
The Truth About Reselling is a candid, expert-led podcast about reselling as a flexible, lucrative career — not a gimmick, not a side hustle myth, and not a one-size-fits-all playbook.
Hosted by Amanda Anderson and Sam Strom, the series pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to build sustainable income through reselling in today’s economy. Each episode blends real-life experience with expert insight, covering the business, strategy, psychology, and logistics behind modern reselling.
Throughout the series, Amanda and Sam sit down with experienced resellers, platform experts, content creators, and industry insiders who approach reselling in very different ways — from pallets and bins to luxury, consignment, arbitrage, and live selling. No gatekeeping, no hustle-culture pressure, and no pretending there’s only one “right” way to do this.
You’ll hear honest conversations about:
- Building flexible income that adapts to real life
- Algorithms, platforms, and how they’re actually changing
- Pricing, sourcing, scaling, and avoiding burnout
- Career pivots, financial independence, and risk tolerance
- Motherhood, mental load, ADHD brains, and nonlinear paths
- What works, what doesn’t, and what people don’t say out loud
This series is for anyone exploring a more flexible way to earn — whether you’re curious about reselling, actively building a business, or rethinking what a “career” is supposed to look like.
No fluff. No shame. Just real conversations about money, work, and building something that fits your life.
🎧 New episodes weekly.
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Nashville radio host and longtime reseller Amber Anderson shares her $5 sourcing rule, why Vinted is her new liquidation spot, how she outsources Whatnot shows on a 50/50 split, and the one thing she’d do differently if she started reselling today.Follow Amber: Instagram @ambersand.projects | TikTok @ambersandprojectsAmber Anderson hosts Country Heat Weekly for Amazon Music and a weekend show on WSM, the radio home of the Grand Ole Opry. When she’s off the mic, she’s at the bins, a yard sale, or an estate sale. She’s been reselling for over a decade, and she’s here to share what she’d do differently if she started over today.We get into:Why your first inventory should come from your own closet (and your friends’ donation bags)Why cross-listing and automated offers are non-negotiable, and why we disagree with the “cross-listing costs you sales” crowd (get a discount on our favorite crosslister here!) Amber’s $5 sourcing rule and why your time is worth more than a $5 profitUsing Vinted to clear low-value inventory fast: no seller fees, door-hanger photos, sold overnightThe new Whatnot hack: sending your stuff to a seller who runs the show for you on a 50/50 splitWhy we’re done with ThredUp (Uggs for four dollars?!)Thank-you notes, packaging, and the Maui Jims returned in a Texas Roadhouse to-go boxBin etiquette across Nashville, Dallas, Utah, Indiana, and CaliforniaComp tools, authentication, and the $5 yard-sale OmegaWhether you’re cleaning out your closet or building a full-time side hustle on Poshmark, eBay, Depop, Etsy, or Whatnot, this one is packed with real numbers and honest lessons.
A side hustle can bring in extra money—and sometimes, it becomes something you share with the next generation.This week on The Truth About Reselling, we’re joined by Steve Swenson, aka Scuba Steve (Tiktok/Instagram) who runs a landscaping business and resells on the side. After years taking a break from selling, it was his son’s interest in vintage clothing that brought him back.What started as taking his son thrifting grew into separate resale businesses—and eventually, a combined operation. Today, they source together, his son helps with inventory and shipping when his schedule allows, and Steve handles much of the day-to-day selling.For Steve, reselling is both a way to connect with his son and a business he hopes will provide extra income in retirement. It’s also a chance to pass along practical lessons about spotting value, managing money, and doing the work behind a sale.We talk about:• Getting back into reselling through his son’s interest in vintage.• Building a side hustle alongside an established landscaping business.• Sharing the work while balancing school, sports, and other responsibilities.• Setting a purpose for your extra income, from travel to retirement.• Keeping inventory organized and making the most of limited listing time.• Buying selectively so your money doesn’t get tied up in unsold stock.Whether you’re looking for extra income or something entrepreneurial to share with your kids, Steve’s story shows how a side hustle can evolve alongside your family.We hope you enjoy the episode.
What happens when you walk away from the dollar-starts that so many sellers say is required to sell on Whatnot and sell luxury at set prices? In this episode, Sam and Amanda sit down with Wild Ginger Vintage, an LA-based luxury reseller and former fashion stylist whose first Whatnot live show ended in tears. By the end of her first year, she’d sold $1 million.Wild Ginger gets real about live selling, sourcing, and what it actually takes to build a luxury resale business:How she went from a private clientele to $1M her first year on Whatnot, and pulled herself out of a sophomore slumpWhy she skips dollar starts and yelling, sets her own prices, and always counters an offerInvesting in inventory up front, before she’d made a single saleHow a raid from another seller took her from 30 followers to nearly 16KSourcing Birkins, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and vintage designer bags from suppliers worldwideThe estate collection that taught her to authenticate everythingHer $26K Birkin sale, and a Chanel classic flap priced thousands under retailHer eBay authentication nightmare, and how Vestiaire Collective comparesStaffing, shipping, and why admin is every reseller’s worst nightmareQ4, January, and tax-refund season in luxury resaleWhether you’re a beginner reseller, a Poshmark or eBay seller curious about live selling, or someone turning thrifting into a side hustle or full-time income, this episode proves you don’t have to price low to make money reselling.Shop Wild Ginger Vintage on Whatnot and follow @thewildgingervintage on Instagram.🎧 New episodes every week. Follow so you never miss one.Short summaryWild Ginger Vintage cried after her first Whatnot live show, then sold $1 million her first year. The LA luxury reseller shares how she sells Birkins and Chanel without dollar starts, why she authenticates everything, and how investing in inventory up front built her business. It’s a must-listen for anyone into reselling, thrifting, live selling, or secondhand luxury as a side hustle.
We’re back! Well, kind of. This is a quick bonus episode to catch you up on where we’ve been. We spent an amazing weekend in Dallas with Vendoo and a group of resellers. Becca, Amanda, and I met in person for the first time (and shared a hotel room). Then we all came home and got sick.We also talk about something we keep coming back to: we started reselling to be flexible for our families, not to burn ourselves out. With Q4 in full swing, it’s easy to push too hard, so this is your reminder to give yourself some grace.Coming up: Wild Ginger on luxury secondhand on Whatnot, a Dallas recap with Becca Thrifts, plus Amber from Nashville, Scuba Steve, part-time resellers, a former high-end designer, and folks building sustainable and repair-focused businesses.Want to come to a reseller brunch near you? Email us, DM us, or comment on Spotify and tell us your city.Short summary (newsletter / YouTube)A quick bonus update: our Dallas trip with Vendoo, the post-trip sick week that followed, and a Q4 reminder about why we started reselling in the first place. We also share who’s coming up on the pod and how to request a reseller brunch in your city.
The Real Real Resale Report, Plus Vinted wins, bad pallets, a Poshmark suspension, and our Dallas thrift brunch with Vendoo.Vendoo is sponsoring our Dallas event! Want to get involved, be interviewed, or help two very non–Type A hosts with admin? Email us at [email protected] and Sam are back from summer break and going through The RealReal's 2026 Resale Report as they read it. They cover vintage demand, the brands and bags heating up, why "fair condition" is a real search strategy, and what it all means for your keywords. They also share their reseller highs and lows: a $500 Vinted sale with no fees, a run of bad pallets, and a 24-hour Poshmark suspension.Episode descriptionWe're back! After a summer that nearly took us out, Amanda and Sam catch up on Whatnot life, 1,500 unlisted Vendoo drafts, and the brunch and thrift event we're hosting in Dallas with #Vendoo.Then we open The RealReal's 2026 Resale Report together for the first time, live. Vintage demand is up 432% since 2020, and the '90s are still on top. Shoppers are searching for "fair" condition on purpose so they can get worn-in leather for less. Matthieu Blazy's searches are up almost 11,000% since he joined Chanel. And the Louis Vuitton Neverfull everyone keeps calling "basic"? Still going up. We also get into the city-by-city trends, the bags predicted to be future resale stars, and why the report convinced us to put celebrity names and aesthetic keywords in your listings.We also cover whether Q4 is really slow for resellers (not for us), picking up Shein at the thrift, and how to build a natural-fiber fall wardrobe. Our tips: feel everything, check the tags, and stop buying polyester sweaters.We close with our reseller highs and lows. Amanda finally broke through on Vinted, and Sam scored a Vera Wang wedding dress at a half-off sale in Colorado. The lows: back-to-back bad pallets and another 24-hour Poshmark suspension, which is exactly why you should be cross-listing.Whether you're flipping for profit on Poshmark, eBay, Depop, Whatnot, or Vinted, or just thrifting smarter for yourself, this one's full of data you can use.
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