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Best Time to List on Vinted (and eBay): Why Timing and Consistency Both Matter

The best time to list on Vinted is real, and it's worth planning around. Evenings and weekends see more buyers scrolling, and both platforms give a fresh listing a short ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeMarketplaces · 4 min read
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Why You Should Check eBay Sell-Through Rate Before Buying

Checking eBay sell-through rate before buying tells you whether an item actually sells before you spend a cent sourcing it. Sell-through rate is the percentage of listings for a ...

Patrick Cooper
Patrick CooperKnow Your Numbers · 5 min read
Blog hero titled "Quit your job to resell full-time? How to know your side hustle is ready," showing an interface with briefcase, calendar, dollar, and checklist icons and an "am I ready?" badge, plus the ListingMonster mascot.

When to Quit Your Job for Full-Time Reselling

Reselling full time is worth quitting your job for once your reselling profit has replaced your full take-home pay for at least 6 straight months, you have 3 to 6 months of ...

Patrick Cooper
Patrick CooperReseller Life · 5 min read
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Selling Bladed Items on eBay UK: What You Can List and What Gets You Banned

Selling bladed items on eBay UK is still allowed, but only for a short list of products, and only if you follow eBay's age-verification rules exactly. Most knives are banned ...

Patrick Cooper
Patrick CooperListing · 5 min read
Blog hero titled "When to buy wholesale? Knowing when to buy in bulk," with the ListingMonster mascot beside a stack of parcels.

When Should You Start Buying Wholesale to Resell?

Start buying wholesale to resell when you are selling out of a category faster than you can source it by hand, and you have cash you can lock up in inventory without starving the ...

Patrick Cooper
Patrick CooperSourcing · 5 min read
Blog hero titled "How eBay's Search Algorithm Actually Works: A guide for secondhand resellers," with tags for Cassini explained, stale listings, and item specifics, plus the ListingMonster mascot.

How eBay's Search Algorithm Actually Works

Every time a buyer types something into eBay's search bar, a system called Cassini decides which listings get seen and in what order. Most guides explain Cassini in the context of ...

Oli Brown
Oli BrownMarketplaces · 5 min read
Blog hero titled "3 stock mistakes killing my reselling business: buying, pricing, and the death pile," with a "the death pile" badge and the ListingMonster mascot.

3 Stock Mistakes I Made That Were Killing My Reselling Business

Most resellers who quit don't quit because they ran out of hustle. They quit because their stock got the better of them. I built Billy's Retro from a spare room into a six figure ...

Billy Burridge
Billy BurridgeSourcing · 3 min read
Blog hero titled "Sole trader vs limited company," comparing the two business structures for UK resellers, captioned "which is right for you?", with the ListingMonster mascot.

Sole trader vs limited company: which is right for your reselling business

For most UK resellers, the sole trader vs limited company decision comes down to profit, not turnover. Start as a sole trader while you are building up. It is simpler, cheaper, ...

Patrick Cooper
Patrick CooperReseller Life · 5 min read
The Best Non-Clothing Items to Resell for Profit in 2026

The Best Non-Clothing Items to Resell for Profit in 2026

The best non-clothing items to resell are consumer electronics, video games and consoles, books and media, trading cards and collectibles, small kitchen appliances, tools, and ...

India Neckel
India NeckelSourcing · 5 min read
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Manual Listing vs AI Listing: How Much Time Do You Actually Save?

‍Quick answer: When you weigh up manual listing vs AI listing, AI-assisted listing usually cuts the time it takes to create a listing by 2 to 5x. The catch is that the number ...

Patrick Cooper
Patrick CooperReselling · 4 min read
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