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

Pocket Change Podcast: Reselling Updates, Shipping Mistakes, and Handling Buyer QuestionsIn this Pocket Change Podcast episode, the hosts talk about consent-to-record changes in their setup, a new clearance computer purchase after prior computer issues, and weekly reselling updates. Ben shares slow listing progress, frustration with long commutes and traffic from a new job, and a pause in daily sales after changing promoted listings. They discuss when to block buyers who ask many questions, stressing gut instincts and keeping all communication and shipping within eBay. Feedback is a major topic: Ben received negative feedback for comic book packaging and explains his cardboard-and-mailer method, while also getting odd positive feedback; they discuss replying to negatives and using feedback strategically. They share “sale of the week” highlights, including penny folders and Little League baseball pins, and reflect on scalability, average sale price, and the need to list more and raise profit per item.00:00 Consent and Cold Open00:06 Pocket Change Intro01:40 Recording Setup Changes02:13 New Computer Upgrade03:09 Weekly Sales and Listing03:45 Traffic and New Job Commute04:53 Sales Slump and Promotions08:06 Buyer Questions and Blocking12:41 Pick or Pass and Jokes15:31 Feedback Segment Begins16:45 Negative Feedback Comic Shipping19:15 Weird Feedback and MAGA Note19:51 Handling Feedback Drama22:12 Shipping Refunds and Extortion23:07 Damage Claims and Proof24:29 Sale of the Week Pennies27:06 Shipping Speed and Motivation27:55 Commute and Work Schedule30:24 Raising Profit Per Sale32:45 Sell What You List36:23 Clearance and Dead Inventory38:08 Numbers Review and Scaling41:02 Wrap Up and Sign Off

Reselling Updates, Shipping Tips, and Pick or Pass: Perfume Gift Sets & Pewter CollectiblesIn this episode of Pocket Change, Ben and Joel discuss sluggish early-March eBay sales, with both moving mostly low-dollar items, and they compare weekly totals, fees, and shipping costs that cut into profits. They share feedback updates, favorite sales (including pocket watch chains and a Nova VHS tape), and practical packing advice about investing in boxes and cheaper DIY comic-book shipping materials. Ben explains “list bumping” to refresh older listings and mentions plans to increase daily listing volume. They cover a gas-station “pump switching” scam, note eBay pausing shipments to several Middle East countries, and play “Pick or Pass,” discovering unexpected resale value in a sealed Cherry Rouge body set and a Christopher Pardell Legends pewter piece. The episode ends with a brief BOLO discussion on ashtrays, including branded and vintage examples.00:00 Cold Open Chaos01:59 Sales Slump Talk04:32 Gas Pump Scam09:29 Listing Bumps Strategy11:11 Shipping Costs Reality12:15 Feedback Highlights14:41 Favorite Sales Picks19:38 Packing Supplies Tip22:04 Streaming and Burnout25:01 Reselling Expenses Mindset29:58 Picker Pass Returns32:44 Pricing the Sealed Gift33:10 eBay Comps Surprise Find35:48 Yard Sale Gift Set Lessons37:46 Pewter Buddha Score40:25 Deep Dive on Artist Name45:21 Lowball Offers and Spouses47:21 eBay Shipping News Update51:51 Ashtrays as a BOLO57:46 McDonalds Ashtray Goldmine59:27 Sign Off and Next Week

Reselling Updates, Listing Systems & eBay News: Depop, Layoffs, and Buyer Cancellation Dilemmas | Pocket ChangeJefferson and co-host Joel open the Pocket Change reselling podcast with brief audio/camera troubleshooting, then recap their recent eBay weeks: steady low-dollar sales, consistent daily sell-through tied to what they’re listing, and Jeff’s recent positive feedback streak. They discuss improving listing efficiency, including Joel’s attempt to use a document camera that creates landscape photos and glare, leading him to consider returning it and refining a phone-and-tripod workflow with a goal of listing 100 items per week. The hosts debate how to handle buyer cancellation requests now that returns aren’t seller-paid, share notable feedback from a mechanic buyer after combined shipping and a partial refund, and cover eBay news including Depop, job cuts, “enthusiastic buyer” metrics, and their skepticism about current AI tools. They also touch on recent sourcing finds, pricing changes at a church thrift, and end with personal anecdotes and a call to subscribe and share.00:00 Cold Open and Welcome00:34 Tech Glitches and Theme Song02:09 Weekly Sales Check In03:40 You Sell What You List05:38 Photo Setup and Document Camera13:48 Returns and Cancel Requests16:52 eBay Layoffs and Depop Talk18:37 AI Hype and Retail Self Checkout26:31 Enthusiastic Buyers and Big Numbers28:36 Feedback Story and Shipping Refund31:40 Shoutout to DS Customs32:33 Burpee Hat Storytime33:54 Favorite Sales and Shipping35:28 Days of Thunder Nostalgia37:32 Bulk Editing and eBay AI39:14 Sourcing Season and Cleaners40:31 Bad Steak and Food Rants41:32 Mexican Food Debate45:01 Thrift Finds and BOLOs46:47 Yard Sale Scores and Clothes50:03 Sprinkler Fines and Neighbors54:32 Wrap Up and Goodbyes

eBay Reselling Updates, Feedback Wins & a $50 Document Camera Listing Hack (Plus eBay Buys Depop)

In this episode of “Pocket Change,” the hosts joke about recording software muting them and urging camera and noise settings, then share eBay reselling updates: one host has had slower sales and finds eBay’s delivery notifications annoying, while the other feels pressure from new eBay business expenses and admits to not listing due to a hectic week at work. They discuss using a document camera as a faster way to photograph items—especially comic books—by capturing images directly to a PC, avoiding phone-to-cloud delays and noting limitations of their current AI lister’s photo editing. They compare recent buyer feedback, talk about declining listing activity and its impact on sales, mention plans to review a new AI listing tool, and discuss eBay buying Depop from Etsy and why eBay might use it to reach younger shoppers.

00:00 Tech Glitches Banter

00:53 Podcast Intro Theme

02:23 Weekly Sales Check In

02:45 eBay Notifications Rant

03:28 Business Bills Pressure

04:34 Mike Tyson Bit

05:22 Document Camera Discovery

08:47 Photo Workflow Tips

13:27 Showing The Camera

21:03 Feedback Competition

24:23 Feedback Ask Strategy

24:53 Sales Slump and March Reset

26:09 Listing Volume Lessons

27:17 Inventory Setup and Goals

27:53 New AI Lister Review

30:31 Promoted Listings Automation

34:42 AI Bubble and Tech Fears

36:55 eBay Buys Depop

38:14 Gen Z Migration Plan

42:29 Wrap Up and Banter

eBay Shipping Label Address Error, Broken DVD Refunds, and Reseller Updates (Pocket Change)

In this episode of Pocket Change, the hosts discuss recent reseller experiences on eBay, including a new shipping label error that prevents label generation due to an invalid “ship to” address and how to resolve it by messaging the buyer for the correct address and editing it within eBay (warning against shipping outside the platform). They talk through a buyer sending multiple different addresses and the importance of confirming a final address to avoid scams or losses. They also cover a return/refund situation where a DVD arrived cracked; the seller refunds the full amount including shipping and later receives feedback that the problem was resolved satisfactorily. The episode includes weekly feedback highlights, notes about slower listing and sales due to travel and work, a shipment going to Guam that required taking the package inside the post office for scanning, and discussion about offering discounts to active military buyers. They briefly touch on marketplace news such as Etsy funding promotions with 15% off incentives, an Amazon shipping discrepancy story they find confusing, ongoing eBay buying bot activity despite reports of bans, and an eBay auto price reduction feature reportedly disappearing. The hosts mention switching the show schedule to Sundays at 6 to make live episodes easier in the future, including a possible live “pick or pass,” and share light personal updates and technical issues with muting/video during recording.

00:00 Welcome to Pocket Change (and the chipped tooth intro)

01:46 Show intro & tech hiccups before the main talk

01:59 eBay Shipping Label Error: Fixing an invalid buyer address

05:51 When a DVD arrives broken: refunds, returns, and staying professional

09:10 Feedback of the Week + vacation mode sales update

11:38 Weird shipping destinations: Guam, kiosks, and postal routing quirks

14:38 Listing motivation: don’t let inventory piles kill your momentum

15:21 Off-topic news break: Olympic snowboarder turned cartel boss

17:00 Back to reselling: military buyers, best sales, and cool belt buckles

21:27 Marketplace news: Etsy promos, Amazon shipping drama, and eBay buying bots

24:53 Super Bowl ad chat & an AI commercial clip

25:52 AI Super Bowl Ad & the ‘Golden Encounters’ Cougar Dating Joke

26:54 Why I Quit Watching Pro Sports (1994 Baseball Strike Rant)

28:19 eBay Feature Removed: Auto Price Reduction Disappears

30:03 Muted, Fuzzy, Feedback: Headset/Software Meltdown Mid-Show

33:43 No Listing, No AI: Needing Accountability to Get Back on Track

34:31 Valentine’s Day Stories: 1920s Party Plans, Amazon Returns & Lazy Days

37:44 Back to the Grind: Work Hours, New Job, and Finding Time to List

41:11 Reseller Reality Check: TV Is a ‘Soul Sucker’ + Part-Time vs Full-Time

43:52 Schedule Update & What’s Next: Sundays at 6, Live Plans, ‘Stay Froggy’

47:57 Wrap-Up: Short Episode, Sales Talk, and Sign-Off