I love reselling! It's my hobby. In my encore job, I enjoying researching all the things I missed learning about in the history of everyday day (now vintage) things. Before, I was busy advancing my career teaching literature, history, and writing classes as well as being an administrator. Though I possessed all the housewares one could want to prepare and host a holiday party, I often spent holiday time catching up on grading or preparing the next course. Retired now, being an independent shop owner allows me to delve deeper into social psychology as I practice new search engine optimization skills, and of course, I earn some extra income. "Encore enthusiast" is my LinkIn description. What an encore! Hobby. Fun. Learning. Cash. And more!
I currently use Etsy for my vintage sales because of the traffic it gets; however, it is mostly for crafters and makers. Vintage is a small part. Getting started with Etsy is easy with this compact guide by Etsy. Etsy gives my CousinCircle storefront a cohesive look, and its ecommerce features are excellent. On the down side, Etsy's fees per sale went up in 2018. In addition to paying close attention to the listing tags, I promote my listings by pinning their photos in my business page on Pinterest, and I have a Pattern website through Etsy which made claiming my cousincircle.shop domain easy. It cost $38 to claim the web address, and Etsy charges me $16 per month. I'm not sure it was a good investment, but half of the visitors to my Etsy listings originate on the website. Other choices abound. For high value antiques and vintage, you probably want to look at RubyLane.com . While my journey with reselling vintage online actually began when working full-time as an