HOW DO EBAY SELLERS MAKE MONEY SELLING CHEAP BOOKS? IS IT WORTH IT?

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Am surprised your post cost from 1 to 6 books doesnt change One would assume that 6 books are heavier than 1, so cost more to ship
Comment from : Steve Davenport

Thank you! 👍👍
Comment from : Lee Phillips

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Comment from : christopher

Yes but there's lots of books available for $4-6 on ebay--and frankly those are the ones I buy How are those sellers making a profit?
Comment from : Kate567

Excellent topic and applies to a lot of categories / things we sell online, great video! Loved you walking us through all the costs, profits, etc
Comment from : ttully

I am shocked you can sell those books for more than $3 to $4 each Mind you, I'm in the US, so your market may be tighterbrbrWhy aren't you having your customers pay for shipping directly?brbrGreat idea to bundle
Comment from : Todd Warner

I see thousands of one book without sells
Comment from : Nita Fretwell

Oh I love this post Mel thankyou
Comment from : Freedom Resellers -Nigel & Cindy

In the US, there are folks who undercut the profits of the rest I don't know how anyone can make between 15 and 50 cents profit for a single book (when you calculate media mail prices), but they put those super cheap books out there for mass media paperbacks And even larger lots have people making often only about one or two dollars per book, so one can find a massive lot number for a very low price on this media type Ridiculous!
Comment from : In Between Names

Hiya Mel can you be able to help if you can I am lost on eBay front
Comment from : james disney

What are the measurements of the different size mailers that you use? I like how you say how many of each size you can put into a bundle that will fit in a certain mailer I'm not in Australia, so I know my postage fees will be different, but it helps me decide where to start my bundling journey I think this would be something good for me to try 😊
Comment from : Sassy Book Lover

Good video, very informative and confirms for me a lot of things about why I sold books in the first placebrbrDid you specifically choose to wear a Nike shirt? If they are not a sponsor why would you be wearing a shirt with great big block letters advertising for Nike? Just curious There’s so many clothes in the world, I can’t figure out why someone would wear a company logo on their shirt unless it’s a sponsor, which I think would be fine even though Nike shoes are more meant for active athletes than simply eBay booksellers I’m an eBay bookseller but of course I prefer Adidas but I won’t be showing up on the Internet with a logo stating that
Comment from : Hunter Mann

Thats great idea, You are so cute, I love you
Comment from : Winy Han

Does EBay force you to include “free shipping” in all prices?
Comment from : Jason T

Do you always offer free shipping?
Comment from : Susan Kahn

I thort it go s on wight One book less heavy but 5 book Ain the wight more Or post office not wight them ? unless sending over seas
Comment from : Countra bricks build craze

Mel i want to buy a book for a friend in Australia How do i find your store?
Comment from : Tricia Lowe

Hi Mel, How would you go about listing the bundle so people find it Do you have a video on listing bundles?
Comment from : Jerry Taz

New here, and new to reselling! Thank you for this!
Comment from : Wendy Thomas

Good videogreat advicewell done !!
Comment from : stephen pascoe

How you you find free or low price books?
Comment from : Tricia Lowe

Hi Thanks for sharing all of your knowledge with us!! How do you decide on what the condition cut off on a book is to resell it? Or does that matter? I hope you understand what I’m asking Lol!!
Comment from : Sarah Stemple

You’re an absolute genius, Mel And I’ll be binge watching you again today 😍
Comment from : Quirky Chris

Where do u get free books?
Comment from : Aaron Chambers

Excellent reminder on two points 1 You have to get stuff cheap, really cheap 2 Lotting by author gets your average sale up, and drives profit per sale I rarely sell one book at a time, it has to be first edition, vintage, and something special Just sold an 18 book set of Time Life books (which I usually avoid) Paid $8, sold for $79, buyer paid shipping Weighed 46 pounds!! It would have taken me a long long time to sell individually Maybe I would have gotten $8 each, but I would always have left overs, and each transaction might make me $4 after fees No thanks!
Comment from : thifty bill

Thanks for the info! I am not a reseller but I have a lot of personal books that I'm trying to sell I had bought 30ish books in the same topic and lost interest before I even opened the cover of most!
Comment from : annatheawesome1

Do u aell danielle steele in lots of 3
Comment from : Betty Vick

We can't sell those very common books for anywhere near those prices in the US
Comment from : David Squires

Hi Mel, loving your videos Getting back to ebay again I sold regularly when I got my first mortgage on the early 90s Things have changed a bit Can I ask about the mailers I've been looking online &on ebay, so many choices Are mailers more cost & time effective than bubble wrap & tape? Where do you buy your mailers from & what size do you recommend I'm going back to doing mainly clothes but starting with the massive house cull which will include some books, dvds etc Thanks for all the great info
Comment from : Tracee Forster

I bought a set of 1899 encyclopedias for $1 and someone offered me $225 for just one of the books Sold!
Comment from : Sharon Brock

I love ur videos and I have a question again lolhow do u say u have a 5 dollar profit on a 15 book u paid $050 cents for? Do you include free shipping on all your books? Just trying to figure out how to figure out ultimate profit I want to be like you when I grow up🤩🤩 Our media mail is $289 for a book under 1 pound Are u shipping priority?
Comment from : Mel B

My question thoughwho is going to pay a high price for a book that u can get for $70? Like most of the books on ebay are used and in mostly acceptable condition In fact, most sellers only show stock photos and incorrectly categorize them and the buyer is sold a “like new book” in barely acceptable condition for a high price If its just as easy for u to get the book for $70why would a buyer pay $10 for it? Im also a book seller and can barely give these books away but I also am honest and show the full condition of them in at least 4 angles
Comment from : Mel B

Thank you!
Comment from : S Wilcox

Thanks for that very good👍
Comment from : Jason McKell

Obviously people are willing to pay a lot more for books in Australia Here in the US, those Vince Flynn books that you say you can sell for $14 each are selling on eBay for $4-5, as are the Viking romance books Even with the comparatively low shipping cost for books here it’s hardly worth it The idea of bundling books is sound, but we would have to include a lot more books in the bundle
Comment from : Asterix

yeah this simply does not work in US they sell books for $3 $4 $5 each + free shipping I don't how do they do it and how much profit they make on $5 sale after all the fees and cost of good shipping etc
Comment from : Koleksiyon Bakanligi

Hey Mel 👋👋👋 How to do track large volumes of books that you get in a single haul? Example, you get 100 books for $50 (expensive I know but maths isn’t my strong point), so that’s $050 per book You give it a SKU, list it and place it on the relevant book shelf awaiting a sale You may not list the entire haul at once so how do you know what you paid for each book in a haul and how much profit you made from each book from what it sold for? What if you put a few books aside to bundle or make up full sets? I hope that makes sense, I just can’t get my head around itbrbrOn your spreadsheet do you just do average cost per haul or do you catalog every single book on the spreadsheet? Also when storing them how do you know the costs you paid for them? Do you add your own stickers, do you add it to the SKU or do you just track costs in vs costs out?
Comment from : The Aussie Hustler

Lani Steele here - new name I’d love to know how you pack & ship bundles of books
Comment from : The Aussie Hustler

Great video thumbs up!
Comment from : Michelle Lehman

That’s a good point I collect books, and buying them by the “lot” saves me money and, apparently, earns the seller more money, too 🤝 brIt also allows the seller to include some books in not-so-good condition with the lot, but I’m usually still happy with the price I’ve always wondered why sellers won’t just sell me one or two books out of their lot, now I know!
Comment from : Patrick King

Hi Mel has the change that eBay has made not using PayPal and money going straight to the bank affected you?
Comment from : Fiona Noyce

Padded poly envelope?
Comment from : CanuckGirl16

Hi Mel just launched my eBay store this week Have to start somewhere right? Just another Aussie Mum wanting to make my own business 📖brI've been binge watching your videos, your such an inspiration! 🙌💯
Comment from : Staceace 85

Are you sells higher if you do free postage cos I cant afford free postage my items I sell are around the 3 to 5 pounds mark like the idea of bundle to gather may try it with Jewellery lots thank you for your ideas very interesting
Comment from : Wendy Riddell

Really interesting! What a difference bundling makes!
Comment from : macantakai

Thank you for sharing your knowledge You've taught me so much Sold my first book this week 🥳
Comment from : Waynes World

Did you happen to notice one of the author's name is Kyle? Is that intentional Mel? 🙄😋❤ Great information
Comment from : Kyle Terran

How do you decide what to price your books at? As I'm looking at the sold on eBay they seem so low I'm at a loss where to begin
Comment from : The Thistle and Shamrock

So you do not ask for any shipping costs over the purchase books, these you pay yourself of the purchase price that you have included in the bookprice brWorld you not earn more if you calculated the shipping costs separately?br$45,- for the books + $7,16 shippingcosts
Comment from : Marinus Dekker

Hi Mel, just listed my first ever item ten minutes ago Obviously I’ve got a long way to go, but your vids have inspired me to get started
Comment from : Mark Sandland

From Michigan USA I appreciate your in depth video I just starting getting into books You answered the question I had regarding low end books This makes looking for books easierbrGrayling
Comment from : grayling kittel

Thanks for this Do you ever send out any of your sales without tracking if it's a cheap sale?
Comment from : Vanessa Wishingwell

Thank you!
Comment from : Teresa Webster

This is so helpful for selling in most categories!
Comment from : soulshinobi

Books, CD's DVD 's are items that usually bought in bulk, cherry pick the best and lot up the rest You know what time it is Mel? Its time for me to pack the books, ship the books and list the books Oh I just sold a lot of 21 child's first library of learning books, I paid 25 and sold them for 50 plus 20 shipping, I could have asked 75 if I was willing to wait but trending items like this are easy to flip, Great video, hit the like button
Comment from : rocky jaydog

$716 is a lot to mail a book In the US it would cost about half that We have a media rate for mailing books, CDs, DVDs, etc
Comment from : asterix811

How would you feel if Australia got media mail tomorrow?
Comment from : What We Have Been Up To Lately

Great video ? With ur storage costs I wondered how other sellers / you are making much brbrBooks take up a fair bit of room/ weight brSeems like bundles of books are the answer Thanks Hope your move went well
Comment from : Lisa A

I find your shipping ("Post") cost rather high for books We have Media Mail through our USPS ("Post") and it's a fraction of what would be regular mail costs Are you sure you do not have anything like that in your Postal system?
Comment from : Joe Panico

Thanks Mel, another great video and some ideas to take on board
Comment from : Bob Walker

Do you sell book bundles above 12 books? I do sell books in my eBay store but only bundles of large quantities sometimes up to 15-20 books They do tend to sit around longer though Any advice for large bundles would be great Mel Love the videos by the way Thanks
Comment from : Phillips brothers

I am not currently selling books but I love your videos and learn something new every time! Thanks
Comment from : Cheryl Chastain

hmm Given me heaps to think about Thanks for all you do mel!
Comment from : Enoch B

Very interesting walk through on the economics of selling bundles of low cost books Thanks for the video
Comment from : Ian Marsden

also helps that in Oz new books are massively overpriced compared to other parts of the world
Comment from : waverider aus

Couple of important points you missed On bundling you may be the only seller with that particular bundle, so thats a rarity for any buyer who wants those particular books so you can price high When selling individual commons there is bound to be a heap of sellers selling identical books for way lessergo you get involved in a race to the bottom This is before you even consider a listing is the same effort whether its one book or 5, with 5 individuals being 5x the admin and shipping effort of one bundle of 5brbrI try to list series eg trilogies etc rather than standalone books, as buyers dont just want any book by that author they want the next one in the series, that cuts down their options (your competition)brbrSelling high volumes you qualify for top tier volume discounts via Mypost, which applies to all your parcels Even over only 100 items that could be $200-$300 profit from postal discounts before you even start So its important to get your turnover into top tier volume, even if you shift some things at cost when you are dealing with low margin items
Comment from : waverider aus

Wow these are some sick tips! My side hustle has been offer up for the last two years and I flip every single one of my items in my hometown I still gross four figures every month by going to garage sales near me and flipping items without even shipping I love your side hustle passion and think it would be great to get on a podcast that I’ve been working on DM me on IG @flipmandan
Comment from : Flip Man Dan

Almost 6k Mel you are killing it sister!
Comment from : RadRelics

Good business postage rates $7 postage for a book seems crazy!
Comment from : Fireside

I also sell books among other things and factor in my storage costs too You have commercial storage, the cost of which I suspect can be brutal In addition, the switch to managed payments means the cos of selling lower end items is now much more expensive I enjoy your videos Keep the faith Regards from the UK
Comment from : Antique Curios

I'm moving to australia just to sell books for epic profit
Comment from : SoulSeller

🙌♥️
Comment from : a l

Love your vids Do you have a vid to show how you pack these large bundles of books? Thanks
Comment from : Sinasta

Thanks for sharing game
Comment from : MY1969

Nicely demonstrated 2 scenario single book v's multi-book pricing comparison breakdown on the whiteboard It just goes to show product bundling can significantly increase profits Your videos are always full of great value, thank you Mel !!
Comment from : Ian J

1:35 Nic's Wife - Not sure if Nic modelling the front tho ?
Comment from : Dave Repairs

I love how you've embraced books as a bread and butter item! Truly the greatest reseller on Ebay!!!
Comment from : Big Chief51

I felt like you made this video for me lol
Comment from : Leeanne Bojovic

excellent content will have to try bundling
Comment from : Customer Service

great tips Mel :)
Comment from : LauraBellaX

You seriously have such a brilliant business brain Melthanks again for these tips!
Comment from : Mrs Resell

Sorry but in the USVince Flynn books sell about $385 (US) each with Free Shipping Do they sell that much more in Australia? And Why??brSandra Hill books $4 with free shipping 🤷‍♀️
Comment from : Dreaming Mimi

Great tips
Comment from : Signe Knudsen

Interesting but not something I'd be that interested in doing - no space and not the sort of stock I want in my shop That said, there are things I would bundle if I find them (and do), even though I am probably selling "higher end" titles
Comment from : Raucous Reg

Do you read the viking books Mel? hee hee The books in my area are $2 minimum, I just bought 4 kiyosaki books for $12 today so will try the bundle trick
Comment from : Stillbuyingcds

Awesome! Thank you
Comment from : Flipper J

We appreciate you Mel 😎🌠👍
Comment from : Jeff Dorris

Great info Love your accent
Comment from : REV Artist

No book shipping price in Australia bummer
Comment from : SSSHop2020

Love your content, great information! I would love to see a video about how you list your bundles on EBay
Comment from : Lavender&Sage

That is a very good point about lotting the same author together I have some personal books I will offload that way! Thanks Mel!
Comment from : Melissa aka The Thrifty Broad

I started watching your channel about a month ago and love the information and your accent I’ve been selling clothing on eBay for just over a year and the bundling idea can work for that also I’m considering adding books to my listing You are awesome!
Comment from : L Sacks