Pocket Change: USPS Tracking Headaches, Shipping Rate Hikes, and eBay Rumor ControlIn this episode of Pocket Change, the hosts vent about frustrating USPS tracking delays and discuss why even properly packed and scanned shipments can go untracked for days, emphasizing the need to manage buyer expectations and protect sellers from self-esteem hits and feedback stress. They recap a busy season impacting their ability to podcast and list consistently, share small “sales of the week” (including a $4.99 socket and a $23.99 “chick magnet” belt buckle), and talk through shipping strategies after USPS rate increases effective October 18 and earlier holiday adjustments, warning sellers to bulk edit listings to avoid losing money. They debunk phishing emails claiming eBay final value fee hikes, cover eBay/Depop and GameStop takeover speculation, note Vinted’s rapid growth and risks, mention potential eBay gift card bans, and end with a Pick or Pass on inexpensive wooden snack bowls.00:00 Shipping Tracking Nightmares02:14 Back on the Mic03:43 Busy Season Reality Check06:37 USPS Scans and Missing Packages09:09 Belt Buckle Upsell Idea13:23 Sales of the Week16:18 Sell Through Rate Debate19:26 YouTube Monetization Rant24:54 Feedback of the Week28:57 eBay News Fee Scams30:57 USPS Rate Hikes and Zones33:57 Shipping Price Reality34:30 eBay Stock Update35:00 GameStop Bid Fallout36:12 Depop Integration Problems39:46 Vinted Rising Fast40:57 Vinted Seller Risks43:56 Gift Cards Getting Banned48:01 Fees And Live Selling Split51:26 eBay Time Machine Stories54:21 Motors Returns Dealbreaker56:38 Pick Or Pass Segment01:01:44 Old Commercials Break01:04:36 Wrap Up And Shoutouts

Q4 Reselling Chaos: Holiday Shipping Hikes, 75% Off Offers & an eBay Buyer Meltdown | Pocket ChangeThe hosts of Pocket Change joke about fourth-quarter reselling, holiday buyer demands, and rising shipping costs, then recap their weeks on eBay, including slow sales, heavy discounting, and multiple 75%-off offers. One host describes accepting two very low offers on NASCAR die-cast cars and then dealing with repeated messages from the buyer demanding a shipping refund and insulting him, prompting a discussion about when not to cave to unreasonable customers and how shipping pricing and weight tiers work. They share a belt buckle and a lot of pocket watches as notable sales, highlight positive feedback examples, and read listener comments from Spotify and YouTube. In eBay news, they cover holiday rate increases effective Oct. 4, a shipping-rate rollover glitch, upcoming currency conversion/tariff changes on Oct. 14, and other updates, then discuss a possible store subscription downgrade and mention inventory for sale near Tampa.00:00 Q4 Reselling Chaos02:03 Pocket Change Intro03:48 Weekly Check In05:16 Lowball Offers Surge08:57 Shipping Refund Drama13:31 Seller Boundaries Talk18:12 Sales Of The Week20:45 Feedback Highlights24:55 Listener Comments28:40 Vacation Mode Debate32:18 October eBay Headlines32:47 Shipping Rate Glitch34:43 Holiday Rates And Fees39:08 Time Machine Charity Tech41:47 Aging And WD40 Jokes44:33 Pick Or Pass Starbucks49:56 Pick Or Pass Rare Book53:41 Store Downgrade Plans59:18 Wrap Up And Goodbye

Auction Fever, Vacation Mode & eBay Reselling Talk | Pocket Change Podcast

In this episode of Pocket Change, the hosts joke about auction bidding wars and impulse buys, then shift into weekly eBay updates, with Joe recording from a beach vacation and warning that sending offers can trigger shipping deadlines that ruin vacation time. They discuss lots of small sales, a canceled $50 belt buckle due to delayed shipping, and sales highlights including a 1963 illustrated Sherlock Holmes book sold for $25 and a brass Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken” compass sold via offers for $9.73. They talk about installing a GPU for AI work, share recent eBay feedback and opinions on automated feedback, and cover eBay news like the Sept. 19 USPS rate increase, pressure to use bundle discounts, and eBay Motors requiring 30-day free returns. The episode ends with listener comments, vacation stories, and some eBay history and commercial talk.

00:00 Welcome and Auction Rant

02:04 Switching to eBay Talk

02:39 Vacation Mode Shipping Tips

03:58 Shipping Schedule Mistakes

05:31 Sale of the Week Highlights

08:36 Pocket Watch Prices Today

09:27 GPU Upgrade Side Quest

11:46 Feedback of the Week

13:12 Automated Feedback Debate

17:36 Vacation Food and Island Time

20:40 No Weird Shit Restaurant

24:10 Pick or Pass Hose Clamps

27:20 Pricing and Lotting Strategy

31:08 Grab Something From the Rental

31:43 Cutco Knife Talk

32:44 Shipping Rates Update

34:11 Bundle Discounts Debate

38:16 Fees and Big Ticket Sales

40:58 Collectibles Regrets

44:13 Penny Rounding Rant

46:03 Listener Comments Roundup

55:26 eBay Time History

58:11 Retro Ad Reactions

01:01:49 Seafood and Signoff

Podunk Picker’s Reselling Origin Story: Auctions, Curb Finds, and Selling “Junk” for ProfitIn this Pocket Change episode, the host fills in for absent co-host Joel with guest Podunk Picker, who shares his backstory and approach to part-time reselling. He explains how he started selling on eBay in the early 2000s, expanded to multiple platforms via cross-listing, and built his “Podunk Picker” name from Podunk Road in Michigan. He discusses focusing on auctions and rusty, unusual items other creators overlook, including selling a broken vintage Homelite chainsaw for about $180 and sourcing a 1960s Firestone boat motor for $15 with plans to part it out. He recounts using eBay and GovDeals/Public Surplus to help municipalities sell surplus items like water meters and equipment for thousands, covers rural sourcing challenges in the Upper Peninsula, and talks shipping strategy, YouTube workflow, and using Gemini to improve listing titles and descriptions.

The hosts of the “Pocket Change” reselling podcast rant about thrift stores inflating prices by checking eBay active listings, the judgmental “reseller look” at checkout, and frustrating eBay buyers who ask for the lowest price, demand discounts, and try to stack offers on new bundle discounts. They discuss balancing a full-time job with listing, shipping, and managing a growing death pile. One host reports a terrible week, selling only two sockets and ending up negative $1.70 after shipping and store fees, while the other sold 21 low-priced items (mostly cards and comics), highlights a profitable card bundle, and shares recent positive feedback. They mention a surge to 3,000 views, passing 500 subscribers, and cover eBay news including stricter auction nonpayment rules, expanded authenticity thresholds, Fitment+ Auto changes, holiday UPS price increases, Mercari hazmat charges, TikTok live shopping growth, and brief eBay history notes.00:00 Welcome to Pocket Change00:47 Thrift Store Price Madness02:24 The Reseller Checkout Look03:22 eBay Buyers and Lowballs04:45 Second Shift Reselling Life06:26 Show Intro and Setup07:49 New Recording Program Woes09:04 Weekly Sales Recap13:33 Sale of the Week Picks15:53 Feedback and Channel Milestones19:31 eBay News and Policy Updates23:24 MyFitment Changes Explained24:49 Fitment Plus Update25:36 Holiday Shipping Surcharges26:25 Mercari Hazmat Fees27:39 TikTok Live Shopping Boom28:39 More eBay News Roundup29:26 Listener Comments Shoutouts33:23 This Week in eBay History37:37 Pocket Change Picks47:04 Tech Glitches and Wrap Up

Antique Mall Inventory Graveyards, Facebook Marketplace Chaos & eBay Updates (Airbag Ban, Coin Rules, USPS Rates) | Pocket ChangeIn this episode of Pocket Change, the hosts joke about their low podcast rankings and the shutdown of Trash to Cash, then rant about antique malls as “nursing homes for inventory” and Facebook Marketplace deals that feel like hostage negotiations. They recap their weeks on eBay—one host sells five items and stresses that the “secret” is simply listing, while the other reports 20 sales but notices confusing shipping/label costs and discusses how fees and category changes can drastically cut profits, especially on higher-dollar items. They share sales and feedback highlights, debate shipping insurance and when high-value items become stressful to ship, and run a Pick or Pass segment on antique hand saws and a book. In eBay news, they cover an upcoming airbag/airbag-parts ban, mandatory coin authenticity changes, and USPS rate updates via eBay shipping, plus a brief discussion of Xbox reselling/scalping and eBay stock movement.00:00 Welcome and Rankings00:43 Antique Mall Rant01:30 Facebook Marketplace Chaos03:09 Inventory Taking Over03:42 Joel Week Recap05:58 List Stuff Secret11:24 Fees and Category Cuts15:07 Sales of the Week18:55 Feedback and Metrics23:20 eBay News Airbags25:25 Shipping and Coins Update29:02 Xbox Scalping Debate31:08 Console Price Debate32:00 eBay Stock Spike Talk33:22 Shipping Insurance Thresholds35:39 Pick or Pass Antique Saws41:34 Book Flip Pricing45:17 Selling Stained Shirts47:00 eBay Time Machine49:41 Commercials of the Week57:41 Wrap Up Schedule Changes

Yard Sale Economics, Death Piles & eBay Bundle Discounts | Pocket Change (Pocket Pals Return)The hosts revive the “Pocket Pals” nickname and joke about fighting the YouTube algorithm before sharing reseller life stories, including yard sale “two economies,” hiding excitement over valuable finds, and the struggle of listing a growing “death pile.” Joel recounts declining a low offer from “Baby Boutique For You” after a snarky message and discusses a strong August with 12 items to ship. They explain eBay’s new storewide bundle discount feature (how to enable it in Account Settings), warn about potential discount pitfalls on high-dollar items, and note shipping cost frustrations while testing shipping discounts for comics. Sales of the week include a discounted comic bundle and a steady-selling tap-and-die set. They touch on eBay news (dividend, tariffs questions, Cassini search changes, account crackdowns, dropshipping enforcement, coin authentication, USPS rate drop) and end with pick-or-pass items and odd vintage commercials.00:00 Pocket Pals Return00:39 Yard Sale Economics02:17 Death Pile Confessions03:21 Tech Glitches And Banter05:28 Baby Boutique Lowballer10:29 Bundle Discounts Setup16:55 Sales Of The Week27:35 Feedback Of The Week29:00 Shipping Tariffs And Policy34:38 UK Tariff Confusion35:22 Cassini Search Shakeup38:59 Live Selling Arms Race40:06 Account Fees and Dropshipping41:47 More News Roundup43:36 IKEA Enters Resale45:08 eBay Time Machine48:38 No Comments and Hacking Scare49:46 Pick or Pass Finds59:54 Commercials Rabbit Hole01:05:43 Ball Buster Value Check01:08:09 Wrap Up and Sign Off

Estate Sale Pricing, eBay Algorithm Changes & Weird Buyers | Pocket Change PodcastIn this episode of Pocket Change, the hosts riff on estate sale and Goodwill pricing, impatient buyers, and how reselling always pulls you back in. Joel reports a strong August (up “1,000%” but only $41 profit), while the other host focuses on building YouTube audiobook and true crime channels using AI tools, verification, and faster processing setups, and they discuss new monetization watch-hour requirements. They compare notes on possible eBay algorithm shifts, test eBay’s priority promotion/pay-per-click ads, and share sales of the week (flannel pajama pants and a cheap yard-sale KJV Oxford Bible). Other topics include a rude lowballer, payment delays, address-change requests, the value of buyer messaging, feedback highlights, eBay label QR code issues, tougher action on non-paying buyers, eBay Live growth and events, eBay history notes, listener comments, “Pick or Pass” items, and odd Kraft mac and cheese commercials.00:00 Welcome and Algorithm Jokes00:39 Estate Sales and Thrift Pricing01:42 Buyer Shipping Complaints02:36 Weekly Numbers and Profit Talk05:20 YouTube Side Hustles08:56 Monetization and Listing Grind09:51 eBay Algorithm Changes11:04 Priority Promoted Listings Test13:43 Sales of the Week16:42 Shipping Costs and Lowballers20:31 Offer Drama and Address Issues23:38 Feedback of the Week27:10 eBay News and QR Code Bug29:49 Non Paying Buyers and Live Shopping31:46 Niche Selling Talk32:13 Ebay Live Event News32:51 Using Chatgpt For Research34:22 Ebay Time Machine35:25 Amex Removed Debate39:05 Listener Comments Roundup40:40 Shipping Wrong Address Advice46:58 Refund Before Return Warning48:18 Pick Or Pass Cards51:43 Pick Or Pass Bible Find54:31 Mac And Cheese Ads57:32 Final Thoughts Signoff