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The Hidden Costs of Manual Listing

The hidden costs of manual listing rarely show up as a single number. They're spread across the hours it eats every week, the fee assumptions that don't hold once you're trading ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeListing · 4 min read
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The Reseller Listing Backlog Mistake That Cost Me 2,000 Items

A reseller listing backlog forms when you buy stock faster than you can list it. It happens because sourcing feels productive and listing feels like admin, so buying keeps ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeListing · 4 min read
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How to Sell More on Vinted and Depop

The fastest way to sell more on Vinted and Depop isn't a growth hack. It's fixing the five things that actually decide whether a buyer sees your listing, clicks it, and buys: your ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeMarketplaces · 4 min read
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How Often Should You List on Vinted? The Real Answer for New Resellers

Short answer: For most new Vinted resellers, 2 to 3 listing sessions a week is enough. Vinted confirms that listing age and listing frequency are both parameters its systems use, ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeListing · 4 min read
Listing Monster graphic showing a £100 reselling budget split into stock, packaging, buffer and reinvestment, with the LM mascot

How to Start Reselling With £100

If you've got £100 and want to start reselling, the honest advice is: don't spend it on stock yet. Spend a small amount testing what sells in your area first, keep £15 to £20 back ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeGetting Started · 4 min read
Listing Monster graphic showing a £100 reselling budget split into stock, packaging, buffer and reinvestment, with the LM mascot

How to Handle Difficult Buyers on eBay, Depop and Vinted

To handle a difficult buyer, stay calm, keep every message on the platform, and respond using facts rather than emotion. eBay, Depop and Vinted don't handle disputes the same way, ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeCustomer Support & Returns · 5 min read
Illustration showing automate first as step one and hire as step two for scaling a reselling business, with the Listing Monster mascot

When to Hire Your First Employee in a Reselling Business

Knowing when to hire your first employee in a reselling business comes down to one test: is there a genuine bottleneck left after you've automated what software can automate, and ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeSelling Faster · 5 min read
Listing Monster mascot batching reselling tasks: photography, listing, packing and scheduling grouped together

Task Batching for Resellers: How to List More Items in Less Time

Task batching for resellers means grouping similar jobs together and doing them in one sitting, rather than switching between sourcing, photography, listing and packing all day. ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeListing · 4 min read
Blog hero titled "Charity Shop Sourcing: 8 things I changed about my trips," showing a map with a route between location pins, plus the ListingMonster mascot.

Charity Shop Sourcing: 8 Things I Changed to Buy Smarter

If you want a better return from charity shop sourcing, the fix isn't shopping harder, it's planning better. Plan your route before you leave, set a hard budget, and only buy what ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeSourcing · 3 min read
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