Organize your inventory like a pro eBay seller

When it comes to reusing old numbers, for me personally, it would be too much brain processing everyday to manage it that way. I misspoke about the consolidation portion. Kyle said it’s like 30 mins, not an hour. I also forgot to include that we do it once a month. I’d rather do 30 min process once/month vs however long it would take daily to assign unused numbers to 30+ new items, filling in the empty slots here and there, and having to re-sku a return because that returns number is now being used by another item. That’s a lot of busy work and not efficient and streamlined.

Only thing different I do is when I take that picture. It’s on a scale. So you have all the info for shipping. But that’s the game easy and clear. Love her

Absolutely.. the numerical "filing" system is the way to go. I first learned this from Chris (Daily Refinement). The last thing you want is a big bin full of nothing but jeans and you're trying to find that one pair you need to ship.😮 I do most clothes and shoes intermingled in this system. I do have a separate rack and shelves for larger items like boots, larger sweaters and jackets/coats. You never reuse an inventory number, It's so easy to find and pull what you need quickly. You can put the inventory number so that it prints on the side of the label on eBay so you don't mix up packages. I don't reuse the inventory bags at all, but but do leave them open at the top so I can refold if necessary. I've been shipped the inventory bag in either a poly mailer or a box.

I do the exact setup after photographing the item. I have put my small scale where I lay the bag to take the photo with the item & the sku#.

Your tips on how to stack the clothes so it lets the air out and you can squish more in is genius. It makes so much sense and my brain wouldn't have ever come up with it! lol

Tipping the box is such a great idea! I would have never thought of that. Here I’ve been all aggravated that my bags fall over before the box gets full! Lol Another helpful video Carrie!

In the midst of switching over from the Bin System to the box system. Waiting on more shelves to be able to continue. So much faster/easier to find things!! Like you had mentioned, it takes a bit to switch, but once it is done, it is a game changer. More tie saved, and space to store inventory!

Great vid as usual, Carrie! Organization is CRUCIAL!

I just started switching my 250-ish items over to this system a week ago! Helping so much already😊

This is a great system….. for Clothing Sellers! Now, how about the Rest of us who sell Hardgoods? Any Advice for an inventory system?

So helpful, I'm getting ready to move and have so much stuff to list. If I put it on rolling carts or hangers with the sku numbers that's awesome. The listing tips - super helpful!

I am going to be using your inventory system. I got 40 stackable, 20L x 12W x 10H plastic produce crates on Facebook Marketplace for 1 dollar each. I am planning on getting some shelving as my inventory grows. I just need to start sourcing and actually get some inventory. 😅

Thanks for this video. I do this as a side hustle so I have a smaller store of about 100-150 items. I have 2 shelving units with the clear bins. I label each bin, but even with my small store, I am still rummaging through a bin looking for the items that sell. I will be implementing this setup too. I think It will also help with creating more storage space since the plastic bins take up so much room. Great idea! Thanks!

Excellent quality video. Thank you for sharing! I am one of those environment people so I will also be hacking the sku stickers/poly bags by buying blank tags and a pricing gun, write the sku on tag, then when it sells covering up with branded sticker. 😌 I’m quite proud of this plastic less solution and feel great about cardboard instead of the plastic bins I have now! 🎉

Yay can’t wait to watch this! This is exactly what I need to see ❤😊 thank you

Great video as always. The tip on adding sku numbers onto the ebay listing page was super helpful!

Thanks for showing where to set press on SKU details in eBay. I have been searching for that and could never find it. SO HELPFUL!! LOVE your system!!

Thank you. I use a similiar system, but you gave me a few good tips. First of all, I never thought of positioning the box end-to-end and stacking that way. So much easier! Also, keeping the box where you're listing and just adding to it makes a whole lot of sense. It will save me the step of throwing everything into a bag and putting it all away. And last but not least, I could not figure out how to put the SKU number in the custom label. So thank you again. These tips will be SO helpful going forward!

I have been selling on eBay since 1999. I sell a lot of clothing but also hardgoods. So I have been using open totes on shelves for over 20 years. I put all my clothing in bags with numbers and stack them in order. The totes hold 2 rows of clothing. Then I put hard goods in totes too. Everything is bagged & numbered and totes have an ABC type system. I have small drawers for tiny items. Then even smaller drawers for jewelry. These long box system isn't your idea but another YouTuber. I like to watch other resellers just to see brands they are selling etc. Plus in a reseller community on Facebook. I do like your jeans only idea and have thought of doing that years ago. I just couldn't find enough jeans priced well enough to make it work for me. I have stopped selling certain clothing items because they take too long to sell.

I switched to the numerical file system and I love it. I didn't love cardboard boxes in a storage unit because the boxes seemed to warp with moisture the first winter I tried using cardboard boxes so I still use totes but now it's super easy and fast to find items!