$/Hr?

[Paleo_joe]

How much do you think you make per hour, or what is your goal?

I aim for $25 an hour. Since I figure that I have an hour in each item when it is all said and done, from finding the items to taking pics to listing them to packing them, it means I have to have $35 items at least.

Just curious what other people aim for.

My strategy right now is that it is better to have one $100 item than 4 $25 items, and so I take the extra time to find that $100 item, and I don't buy the item that will sell for $25 even though it may be the coolest thing ever.

 

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[palidin20603]

I don't know. Its about the hustle baby! I got the itch to pick and flip. I am always looking to increase efficency. Go to you tube and watch all Gilldaddy and Dallas Moore videos and you can learn alot.

 

[clovis97]

I am for $35+ an hour.

 

[mjlalt]

Don't knock the small stuff if it is easy to list and ship!
I purchased a stack of PS3 games for $1 each and they sold between 8-12 easch on average
Since they have a UPC I scanned them in and used the stock photo . Shipping involves sticking the game in to a padded envelope.
So it takes me at most 10 minutes each for the whole process from listing to shipping.
At an a average profit of around $7 each X 6 per hour that would equal $42 an hour.

Some things I consider before purchasing an item

Ease of shipment (is it a pain to pack? easy to break ? )
Ease of listing ( Do I need to clean it , fix it , test it , take lots of pictures, write a long description)
Value of item
Item interest ( how long will I have to wait before someone buys it)
Size (will it take up a lot of my limited inventory space)

 

[diggummup]

I just spent the last hour listing 9 items. I hope to sell them for $250 (or more) when they all sell. I have maybe $40 invested in them and another hour it will take to package them all. So that's 2 hours of work plus $40 invested and the gas and time it took when buying, minus the ebay and pp fees equals about $150 or more for a couple hours work. I hope to make at least $40-$50 per hour minimum if looked at on an hour by hour basis.

Edit- IMO, An hourly figure isn't very relevant if you aren't selling full time. It isn't something I really even think about, if I were to be completely honest. Maybe it's because I don't work by the hour in my day job so I don't look at things that way except when it comes to payroll.