Slow eBay Week, Pocket Watch Inventory Down & Testing 10 Listings a Day + AI Lister Talk

Jefferson and Joel recap a chaotic start to the Pocket Change Reselling Podcast, share recent eBay sales, and discuss how reduced listing has hurt results—especially Jefferson’s pocket watch category, where inventory has dropped from about 300 to roughly 10, leaving him down compared to last year. They talk through a strange buyer who asked to pay later after making an offer and debate how eBay handles offers and item availability. Joel describes preparing a local auction with a goal of 150 lots and the fee structure, while both compare AI listing tools, including Agent List, Flow Lister, and List Easier, focusing on pricing comps and batch listing. They highlight a listener comment explaining how low-dollar items can still work with shipping settings and encouraging multi-item purchases, then commit to more consistent June listing goals and wrap with “weird commercials” and pick-or-pass items.

00:00 Gasless Podcast Kickoff

00:25 Week Recap Chaos

04:43 Sales Down and Watch Inventory

05:48 Offer Accepted Pay Later

10:25 Auction Prep and Lot Building

11:59 AI Listers and Flow Lister

14:28 Pricing Credits and AI Boom

24:30 Listing Discipline and Excuses

29:14 June Challenge Ten a Day

29:57 Feedback Scores and Negatives

33:46 Viewer Comments Five Dollar Math

41:49 Meetups and Reseller Community

43:07 Benny Comment Breakthrough

45:49 Community Feedback And Goals

46:44 Weird Commercials Segment

54:46 Pick Or Pass Songbook Flip

58:20 Sealed Card Box Valuation

01:01:24 VHS Horror Lot Auction Test

01:07:55 Listing Challenge And Store Plans

01:17:08 Wrap Up And Subscribe

eBay Promotions, Picking Better Inventory & Clearing Stock: Pocket Change Reselling PodcastIn this episode of Pocket Change, the hosts talk about their week of eBay sales, feedback, and shipping, including one host realizing sales stalled after removing promoted listings and rebounding after restarting a 6% campaign. They discuss preparing for slower summer months, focusing more on $20+ items rather than low-dollar sales, and clearing unprofitable inventory through flea markets, yard sales, and a local pickup online auction. One host reports making about $900 at a flea market, including selling boxes of sockets in bulk, and outlines plans to lot items for auction to avoid shipping. They share tips on educational books and edition changes, do “Pick or Pass” on a Christmas songbook and a Franklin Spanish-English dictionary, and cover eBay updates on temporary Ground Advantage rate changes and new mandatory coin condition requirements starting in June.00:00 Pocket Change Kickoff01:27 Theme Song and Listener Love02:27 Podcast Segments and Copycats03:44 eBay Login and Two Factor Woes05:34 Self Checkout and AI Tangents07:59 Promoted Listings Boost Sales10:02 June Slump and Weekly Sales11:22 Education Books and Editions13:38 Sell of the Week and Feedback17:00 Little Caesars and Mango Dew22:47 Flea Market Haul and Sockets24:34 Online Auction Lots Strategy31:11 Trim Expenses and Value Time33:46 Packing Time vs Profit34:44 Part Time Reseller Reality36:06 AI Listing Isn’t Enough36:48 DIY Cardboard Packing Hack40:00 Sell Through Rate Strategy41:13 Clearing Inventory and Costs43:21 Pick or Pass Returns44:00 Songbook Quick Flip45:38 Franklin Dictionary Breakdown50:12 Old Hymnal Gamble53:40 eBay Shipping and Policy News01:00:47 Retro Commercial Break01:05:56 Wrap Up and Thanks

In this Pocket Change episode, the hosts joke about whether their reselling podcast ranks in any “top” lists, then share weekly eBay updates: one host sold a finance exam training book for $15 plus shipping and discusses safer ways to ship paperbacks, while the other sold five items (including belt buckles, a pocket watch, and a truck net) and raised flat-rate shipping to cover rising costs. They argue the $5 item is effectively dead due to fees and shipping, and discuss shifting toward higher-priced, rarer items as certain fads fade. They also talk about predictions that shipping costs could drive a comeback in large retail “super malls,” mention GameStop’s rejected bid to acquire eBay, and notice a new eBay feature that generates item details from photo uploads for multiple listings. The episode includes quick feedback highlights and a pick-or-pass yard sale find: a $2 Norman Rockwell figurine with a certificate.00:00 Cold Open And Welcome00:41 Are We A Top Podcast02:01 ChatGPT Ranks The Show03:58 Pocket Change Theme Song04:52 Vacation Slump And Sales06:43 Shipping Books Safely08:11 Five Dollar Items Dead09:24 Wayfair Cabinet Build13:17 Ben’s Week And Shipping15:04 Shipping Costs And Retail18:40 Niche Up Into Rarity22:05 GameStop Tries Buying eBay23:01 Authenticator Scare Detour24:50 eBay Photo Upload AI27:38 Feedback Check In28:54 Best Sale And Belt Buckles31:50 Fads Trends And Sell Through34:08 Buying Future Nostalgia36:56 Branding Gone Wrong40:20 Pick Or Pass Rockwell Figurine44:08 Rare Items And Zero Comps46:00 Hymnal Find And Tech Glitch47:48 Pocket Change Outro Song