The shorthand you see in listings, sourcing groups and fee pages, with what each term means when you are the one selling.
New with tags
NWT means new with tags: the item has never been worn or used and still has its original retail tags attached.
It is the strongest condition claim you can make, so photograph the tag. Where a marketplace offers new with tags as a condition option, choose it there as well as writing NWT in the title.
Related:NWOT
New without tags
New in box
NIB means new in box: the item is unused and comes in its original packaging.
You see it most on shoes, electronics and collectibles, where the box itself affects what buyers will pay. Show the box in your photos, including any dents or tears.
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Excellent used condition
Very good used condition
Good used condition
GUC means good used condition: the item has clear signs of use but still works or wears as intended.
Photograph every flaw and mention each one in the description. A buyer who was told about a flaw before buying has less reason to open a return over it.
Related:VGUC
Be on the lookout
BOLO stands for be on the lookout: a brand or item that resellers know sells reliably and watch for when sourcing.
Sourcing groups trade BOLO lists. Check your own sold history before trusting one, since what sells to someone else's buyers may not sell to yours.
Related:SourcingSell-through rate
In search of
ISO stands for in search of: a post from someone looking for a specific item to buy.
If you have the item, reply with a link to your listing rather than arranging a side deal. Selling through the listing keeps the sale inside the marketplace's checkout and the buyer and seller protections that come with it.
Related:BOLO
Hard to find
HTF means hard to find: the seller is saying the item is scarce, such as a discontinued style or a limited release.
A claim that every listing makes stops meaning much to buyers. Use it when you can back it up, for example by naming the season or collection the item came from.
Related:BOLO
Or best offer
OBO stands for or best offer: the seller will consider offers below the listed price.
eBay has a Best Offer setting that does this formally, and Poshmark and Mercari let buyers send offers from the listing itself. Before you accept an offer, check what it leaves you after fees.
Related:Net payout calculator
Crosslisting means listing the same item on more than one marketplace at the same time, so more buyers can find it.
When it sells on one marketplace, remove it from the others right away so a second buyer cannot purchase an item you no longer have. The same sale price can also pay you a different amount on each marketplace once fees come out.
Related:DelistNet payout calculatorMarketplace seller fees compared
To delist is to take a listing down so the item can no longer be bought on that marketplace.
You delist when an item sells somewhere else, when you decide to keep it, or before relisting it. If you crosslist, delisting quickly after a sale is what keeps you from selling the same item twice.
Related:CrosslistingRelist
To relist is to post an item as a listing again, either after it was taken down or as a fresh copy of a listing that has gone stale.
Sellers relist to give an old listing a new start, often with new photos or a revised price. Before relisting a lot of items at once, read the marketplace's own listing rules.
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A bundle is a single purchase of several items from the same seller, usually at a discount and with one shipping charge.
On Poshmark, buyers build bundles from your closet, and you can set an automatic bundle discount that applies once a buyer adds a minimum number of items. Check that each discounted item still covers what you paid for it.
Related:Poshmark fee calculator
Closet sharing is the Poshmark practice of sharing the listings in your closet so they reach your followers again.
Poshmark has a Just Shared filter that shows the most recently shared listings first, so a listing you shared recently sits nearer the top of that view.
Related:Poshmark fee calculator
Offer to Likers is a Poshmark feature that sends one private price to everyone who has liked a listing.
The offer has to be at least 10% below the listing price and has to include a shipping discount, which comes out of your earnings. Run the lower price through the fee calculator first to see what you would keep.
Related:Poshmark fee calculator
A final value fee is eBay's main selling fee: a percentage of the total sale amount, including shipping, charged when an item sells.
The percentage depends on the item's category, and eBay adds a fixed fee per order. Because shipping counts toward the total, charging the buyer more for shipping raises the fee too.
Net payout is the money a marketplace pays you for a sale after its fees are taken out.
It is not your profit yet. Subtract what you paid for the item and any shipping label you covered to see what you made on the sale.
Related:Net payout calculator
Sell-through rate is the share of your listed items that sold during a set period, written as a percentage.
If you had 120 items listed in a month and 30 of them sold, your sell-through rate for that month was 25%. A low rate in one category is a sign to source less of it or price it lower.
Related:Sourcing
Sourcing is finding inventory to resell, whether at thrift stores, estate sales, clearance racks or online.
What you pay at the source sets the ceiling on your profit. Before you buy, look up what similar items have sold for and what that sale would pay you after fees.
Related:Net payout calculatorBOLO
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