Listing Momentum, Promoted Listings, and What Actually Sells: Pocket Watches, VHS Rewinders & ReturnsIn this episode of Pocket Change, Joel and Ben recap their reselling weeks, with Ben noting slower April sales and vowing to list more, while Joel shares that six of 20 newly listed, unpromoted items sold and discusses how new listings and “sell similar” can boost visibility. They debate when promoted listings are worthwhile and mention an automated promotion tool discussed by Graham and Pop Vintage, plus the idea of AI-assisted listing. Joel’s sale of the week is a low-dollar sealed DVD he opened and resealed to prevent damage, and Ben shares a pocket watch sale while explaining how to spot value differences between Chinese-made watches, Japanese movements, and higher-end lookalikes. They discuss rising shipping costs, focusing on higher-dollar items, feedback automation, a 57 Chevy VHS rewinder pick/pass with sell-through insights, a low sell-through women’s leggings pass, and return-policy pitfalls.00:00 Cold Open Banter01:50 Weekly Sales Slump03:28 Promoted Listings Debate04:35 Movie Talk Detour08:13 Back to Listing Strategy09:36 Automation and AI Tools10:52 Sale of the Week DVD Ethics16:02 Pocket Watch Breakdown24:12 Sourcing Shift to Higher Value25:21 Shipping Costs Reality Check29:06 Feedback System Rant30:33 Reseller Podcast Example31:08 Auto Feedback Debate32:24 eBay Ad Breakdown34:00 Collector Gift Overload35:27 Weekly Sales Check35:35 Picker Pass VHS Rewinder37:51 Comping Rewinder Prices43:18 Picker Pass Shiny Leggings45:52 Sell Through Reality Check49:07 Marketplace News Updates53:24 Returns and Payout Risks57:01 Wrap Up and Dad Joke

In this episode of Pocket Change, the hosts recap their weeks reselling on eBay, including Joe closing out March with his second-best month ever after netting over $300, then seeing sales slow when he stopped listing. Ben discusses a community sale haul and how a once high-value vintage Polo hat dropped to the $20–$25 range, likely due to low comps resetting the market. They talk about the importance of checking current sold comps, how underpricing and auctions can hurt sellers, and broader concerns about AI’s effects on pricing, customer service, and jobs, alongside examples like Temu’s reported U.S. user drop and workplace automation failures. They also share feedback highlights, shipping/packaging practices, and a strategy shift toward focusing on $20+ items while moving low-profit inventory through flea markets.

00:00 Show Intro and Banter

00:57 Big March Sales Win

03:05 Watchers and Offers Strategy

04:13 Ben’s Community Sale Haul

04:49 Polo Hat Price Crash

06:10 Comps vs AI Pricing Debate

09:28 Auction Mistakes and Market Reset

11:44 Cheap Imports and Temu Shift

15:27 AI Layoffs and Job Future

22:05 Warehousing Automation Timeline

24:07 Drive Thru AI Fail Story

26:47 Wrapping Back to AI in Food Distribution

27:02 Robot Zucchini Fail

27:36 Automation And UBI Debate

28:34 Why AI Can’t Pick Stocks

29:34 Free AI Beats Paid Tools

30:33 Learn AI Or Fall Behind

32:58 AI Boosting eBay Listings

34:08 AI Listing Mistakes

35:54 eBay Policy And Strikes

37:10 Comment Of The Week

38:23 Shipping Like A Pro

40:54 Stop Selling Cheap Items

46:28 Target The $20 Sweet Spot

49:20 Yard Sale Season Strategy

50:14 New eBay Van Commercial

51:47 Wrap Up And Next Plans

eBay Reselling Talk: Sales Recap, Feedback, Country of Origin & End/Sell Similar Slowdowns

In this Pocket Change episode, Joel and Ben recap their week reselling on eBay, including Joel selling a sweater and medical massage equipment for a solid dollar week despite fewer orders, while Ben had 12 small sales like Funko Pops, belt buckles, and WWE DVDs. They discuss how buyer feedback has shifted toward automated feedback and share recent feedback they received. A major topic is eBay requiring “country of origin” on listings, which they suspect can affect whether items remain promoted, and they share tips for figuring it out. Joel also reports eBay seemingly throttling or temporarily hiding items after repeatedly using “end listing/sell similar,” suggesting repromoting in bulk as an alternative. They touch on a lawsuit claiming trading card “breaking” is gambling, share an eBay commercial, and cover recent finds and a quick pick-or-pass pricing check.

00:00 Welcome Back Banter

00:32 Weekly Sales Check In

01:53 Temu Search Surprise

05:17 Ben’s Sales Roundup

06:25 Feedback Talk

09:52 Favorite Sales Picks

11:34 Pink Beard Charity Bet

12:47 Sweater Profits Strategy

14:52 Country of Origin Rules

20:29 Ads and Tubi Tangent

22:43 Sell Similar Glitch Explained

27:04 Workarounds and Wrap Up

30:44 Listing Drives Sales

31:56 Card Breaking Lawsuit

35:13 Is Breaking Gambling

39:42 eBay Ad of Week

41:23 Depop Migration Talk

41:49 Finds of the Week

44:59 Picker Pass Pricing

53:49 Paying More and Karma

56:21 Wrap Up and New Segments