The Thrifters

Amanda is back this week to talk about a specific block she's had with furthering her vintage business. Specifically, moving forward with Whatnot sales after a panic-enducing second livestream. What's scaring you and keeping from doing what's best for your business? ********* Have you noticed? The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. So if this podcast has brought you some value, please contribute any amount to Amanda at: buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Whenever you want, No subscription necessary. Thank you for your support! Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

Let's start by pointing out there is an Explicit Content warning for this episode because of the very nature of what we need to discuss. And that is, words in your Etsy listings that are being flagged as "explicit" and leaving you SHADOW-BANNED!! As in, your shop and listings are still up but they will not show up in searches, leaving your amazing vintage finds invisible to the public and you poorer. Amanda gets into some specific innocent-enough words that will give the A.I BOTs the wrong idea! Whoah there, cowboy. "Nude" is just the name of this color, OK? ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. This means your generosity is greatly appreciated! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

Is there "thrifting etiquette"? Whether you're a seasoned thrifter or a newbie reseller, this episode will have you nodding in agreement and chuckling at the thrift store antics we've all experienced. ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. This means your generosity is greatly appreciated! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

This week Amanda and Ben talk with D.M.Foxx, Dennis to his friends of Fox Fitzgerald, a collective from Manhattan. Their unique Etsy shop sells not just custom themed biker jackets, but vintage zippo lighters, patches, even BMX bikes, all with serious, rock ‘n’ roll street cred. We get the scoop on how they combine beat-up leather jackets with found items and their DIY artistic flair to create themed jackets for fans of just about anything. We also delve into the grey murk of navigating Intelectual Property, copyrighted imagery and Etsy takedowns, weigh the pros and cons of fixing damaged vintage clothes, how to fine tune your advertising efforts and the cool stuff we find in pockets. Fox Fitzgerald on Etsy ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. This means your generosity is greatly appreciated! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

Hello Thrifters! This week Amanda takes a look at the news. What is happening with our on-line selling platforms and payment systems and how might these changes affect us resellers? ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. This means your generosity is greatly appreciated! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

Hey Thrifters! This is a shorter episode, just my initial thoughts after running my first Whatnot Live sale. Are you on the platform? Are you interested in starting? Let's compare notes. ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. This means your generosity is greatly appreciated! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

This week Amanda gets personal and talks about her struggles feeling over-worked and burnt out. It's a reminder for us all that our self-worth is not tied to the number of this week's sales, followers, 5-star reviews or hearts on our latest Instagram Reel. She goes over some ways we can look at ourselves and feel successful outside of the daily ups and downs of our vintage clothing business. It's a reminder to step away from the reselling grind and enjoy life sometimes. ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. This means your generosity is greatly appreciated! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

This week Amanda talks about a part of your vintage clothing business that can be kinda hard to see has a tangible asset, but its SO important to our growth as resellers and our place as a viable voice in the community: Curiosity. Wanting to dig deep and find out for ourselves the history of fashion and why certain pieces are made the way they are is not frivolus but actually the BEST way to Fight burn-out keep your inventory and customers fresh Connecting with buyers Connect with the people you source from and sharing information about the items you buy and sell will grow your business. Be someone people seek out to unload their pesky "old clothes" onto! ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. This means your generosity is greatly appreciated! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

Have you noticed? Things are changing once again in the "second hand" market. When sourcing at thrift stores and estate sales, it's not hard to notice there's more competition around you. Are they ALL resellers?? This week Amanda gets into who she's seeing buying vintage now, and why so many are. ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. This means your generosity is greatly appreciated! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

Do you feel like you are dissappearing in a sea of similar, vintage resellers on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and the internet in general? This week, Amanda talks about what she does to stand out in the crowd and what she sees others doing that definitely helps. Do you have a Brand manifesto? You may be surprised at how much it can help you focus your work, fight off burn-out and become recognizable in the vintage communitiy. ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. This means your generosity is greatly appreciated! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

This week Amanda goes over some vocabulary words, abreviations and acronyms comonly used in the vintage clothing business. Spoiler alert, they are: VOLUP, BOLO, EUC, GUC, OOAK, Deadstock, Vintage, Antique, Devils Dust, Honey Hole, Bundle. Archive, Colorblock, Cross List, Grail/Holy Grail, Haul, Pilling, Reseller/Retail Arbitrage, Comps, HTF, ISO, Boho, Bread & Butter Hey even if you're sure what they all mean, Amanda includes some great thoughts on each subject as she runs through the language of vintage, on-line, resellers. ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. Your generosity is greatly appreciated though! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

This week an "Act of God" sent Amanda on a quest to get her busines inventory insured. Can we make sure we will be alright if something happens to our house-full of "used clothing"? ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. Your generosity is greatly appreciated though! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

Scammers are out there preying on anyone they can, and the Vintage resellers comunity is no exception. This week, Amanda goes over the various shadiness and schemes that she has run into and what you can do to steer clear of trouble and keep your money. ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. Your generosity is greatly appreciated though! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

This week Amanda goes in depth on the various ways she makes money selling vintage clothing. The different platforms she's on (Etsy, live selling on Facebook, Depop, and soon Whatnot) and what types of clothing items she brings to each. ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. Your generosity is greatly appreciated though! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

If you're a reseller you spend a lot of time hitting up estate sales. But are you taking full advantage while you're there? Take a second look around next time and you’ll find a lot of things, not to resell but to help with your business. Amanda goes over some things to look out for that can help you repair, photograph and store your clothing finds. And don't forget supplies to keep costs down when cleaning, packaging and shipping your vintage clothing! ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. Your generosity is greatly appreciated though! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

It's been a holiday of sleepless nights coughing high fevers all sorts of unpleasantries. So let's just get all the illness out of the way and left behind in 2023. It has been a tumultuous year for myself and a lot of resellers. So today I want to talk about the things I am leaving behind in 2023 and the things I am embracing as I move into 2024. How can we take our businesses more seriously and cut out the unhelpful habbits next year? ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. Your generosity is greatly appreciated though! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

Having a child in school is a lot like sending them to a petri dish and just seeing what they come back with. And so Amanda is once again, sick. So Ben is filling in to tell you about his adventures with selling Print-on-Demand. "But I'm not a designer." you say? Don't let that stop you! Ben has some great ways you can fill out your Etsy shop (and beyond) with lower priced items that can be sold over and over again, no sourcing involved. Design skills are nice but not really necessary. Follow Ben on Youtube @cheapchillsfanclub on Instagram @cheapchillsfanclub benwalkerstorey.com cheapchillsfanclub.com ******* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. Your generosity is greatly appreciated though! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

Nina from Nina's Buy and Bye joins Amanda to get into of how she's quickly made a success of Live-streaming on Whatnot. If you are concidering doing live sales its definitly worth hearing how whatnot is so different. Nina has some fantastic tips on building community and growing on this exciting (still very new) platform. ********* The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. Your generosity is greatly appreciated though! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

This week Amanda adresses something many resellers are going through right now, an unexpected dip in sales. What can we do? We can try some new stuff! There are other ways of making sales with vintage clothing besides what you're doing right now. This means pushing through the discomfort of trying something new, so Amanda is here for that pep-talk. ******** The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. Your generosity is greatly appreciated though! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod

Does thrifting bring you a "treasure hunting" rush? This week Amanda goes over ways she has found to feel better and improve her vintage reselling business without spending more money and time out sourcing. Are you doing alright? If you're feeling like "maybe not" let's take a moment to be in the now and really take stock of how we’re doing, both in business and mentally. Let's turn off the noise from social media, clean up and get organized so we can turn that "death pile" of clothes on our floors to a pile of cash! ******** The Thrifters podcast is 100% commercial-free. Your generosity is greatly appreciated though! If this podcast has brought you some value you can "buy a coffee" for Amanda! Contribute any amount you feel good about. No subscription necessary. buymeacoffee.com/thethrifters Follow Amanda @Irreverentfinery on Instagram IrreverentFinery on Etsy Edited by Ben Walker-Storey Music by Kevin McLeod