“I earn $12k a MONTH – by buying and reselling clothes on eBay and Depop”
A woman makes $12k a month on average by buying and reselling clothes on eBay and Poshmark.
Kelsey Mikula, 27, started buying and reselling clothes in 2020 while she was studying zoology at Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia, US.
She buys clothes from charity shops like Salvation Army, Goodwill and local thrift stores and sells them on sites like eBay, Mercari and Poshmark.
Kelsey will also collect unwanted clothes from people’s homes and sell them at auction on Whatnot.
In March 2023, Kelsey was able to successfully pay off her $80k student loan and now runs her business full-time.
On average, Kelsey sells $15k of clothes a month – but spends $2.8k a month on the items she resells – making $12k a month.
Kelsey, a reseller and content creator, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, said: “It has been crazy how much things have grown since I went full-time.
“Working for myself I have a lot more free time, it is good for my mental health doing something that I really want to do.
“That being said, you need to be productive if you want to see the money coming in.
“Reselling is a performance-based job, if I work my butt off for the whole month my numbers go up.
“I have also streamlined my business in a way that some weeks when I am not working full time I am still earning a full-time income.”
Kelsey started reselling items while she was studying zoology at University to get some extra cash.
After graduating, she would then resell on the side of her full-time job as a unit secretary in a hospital – before taking the plunge and going full-time.
She said: “I didn’t start taking it seriously until 2020 when I finished university and couldn’t get a job in my major.
“I have now surpassed my hospital income.
“I have really taken a dive into content creation which was a hobby for me but is now earning me money.
“My main form of income is still reselling but content creating and teaching people how to resell is bringing in money.”
Since she started reselling, Kelsey has been able to pay off her student debt and buy her dream car, a Ford Explorer.
On average, Kelsey will earn around $12k a month and spend $2.8k a month on items to resell.
Kelsey still gets clothes from places like charity shops and thrift stores and has started collecting people’s unwanted clothes.
She said: “I still source at charity shops and thrift stores, just the other day I found a 36inch poo bear teddy that sold for $160.
“I started doing bulk buyouts where I go into people’s homes and bulk buy the things they don’t want.”
Kelsey primarily sells her items on eBay, Poshmark, Mercari and Whatnot and will host live auctions for her items.
She said: “It is a never-ending circle of people selling, people buying and then people buying to sell.
“I sometimes auction on Whatnot, I will auction off live.
“Whoever gets the last bid or swipe will get the item and I will ship the next day.
“Items can sometimes sell for my starting price of $3 or they can get bid up to $40.
“It’s quite a risk as you don’t know who will be watching and what they are willing to pay.”
KELSEY’S TOP TIPS FOR RESELLING:
1 – Check history of what items have sold for
2 – Find out how fast the items are selling
3 – Don’t go straight to the thrift store, start off with your own items.
19-year-old diagnosed with two rare blood disorders is fighting for her life
A 19-year-old woman diagnosed with two blood disorders is fighting for her life — and a lack of funds could result in death.
Briana Pires, from Spokane, Washington — who recently pulled out of college due to her illness — was diagnosed with aplastic anemia and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), two rare blood disorders causing her bone marrow to fail.
“I had headaches, but I didn’t really pay attention to them,” Briana shares of her year of college.
“Then it started getting worse. I noticed bruising all over my body — my face, arms, stomach, and especially my legs.
“Red spots appeared on my arms and legs, and my vision became blurry. Even a simple 10-minute walk to class began taking 40 minutes because I was so tired and lightheaded.”
Despite these signs, it didn’t register to Briana that something was seriously wrong.
She visited the doctor, hoping for headache medication.
Instead, blood tests revealed her blood cell counts were dangerously low.
“My blood count was at a three or four, and they said anything below seven is critical. I was rushed to the hospital for blood and platelet transfusions,” she explained.
After weeks of tests and ruling out conditions like leukemia and internal bleeding, doctors diagnosed Briana with severe aplastic anemia and PNH.
“My bone marrow was only producing 5% of the stem cells my body needs, when a healthy 20-year-old would produce around 80%,” Briana said.
“Even a 90-year-old produces about 30%.”
For an active and healthy teenager, the diagnosis was devastating.
“I’ve been an athlete my entire life, and I’ve always had a healthy lifestyle.
“I tested negative for everything that could’ve caused this — HIV, leukemia, drug use, even chemical exposure.
“There’s no known cause for my condition, which is really frustrating.”
The impact of the disorder extends beyond her physical health.
“I struggled with doing things I loved. I became depressed. Hanging out with friends was hard because I didn’t have the energy. Even talking left me out of breath,” she said.
The road to recovery includes a challenging bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, Briana doesn’t have a full sibling, the ideal donor match.
She’ll undergo a haplo transplant with a half-match donor, which involves more intensive chemotherapy and radiation.
Briana said it’s been “really hard” for her mom, Evvy Berg, 45, a party planner.
“I’m her only biological child, and seeing me go through this has been so painful for her.
“For me, it’s easier to not think about how life-threatening it is because I don’t feel pain.”
Briana, who currently lives with her mom and stepfather, Eric Berg, 60, an engineer, in Spokane, said she feels “really, really tired” all the time.
On top of her medical battle, Briana faces significant financial hurdles.
At just a teenager, she’s unable to afford the mounting medical expenses and uncovered fertility preservation costs.
“I want to have kids one day, but chemo and radiation can affect my fertility,” she said.
“Insurance doesn’t consider fertility preservation a necessity, and organizations that help fund fertility treatments only support cancer patients.
“It’s been so hard trying to raise the money.”
Through it all, Briana holds onto hope. She dreams of one day returning to school and pursuing her goal of becoming a doctor.
“It’s frustrating having my life put on hold, but I’m determined to heal, figure things out financially, and get back to my normal life,” she said.
Her resilience and optimism shine through, even in the face of uncertainty.
“If I hadn’t gone to the doctor when I did, I would’ve died that year,” Briana reflected. “I’m just grateful to still be here and to have a chance to fight for my future.”
