Because to manage data, you first need data to manage.
One agent produces the ads, another sells them, manages offers, prices, manages transactions, Clemz is at the end of the chain, invoicing, returns, cancellations: accounting. Without them, management control can do nothing. Everything must be linked to your business account, your income/expense records.
You build before the management controller, who will then synthesize all of this, depending on what data you want to have, production data, type of article sold, sizes, number of cancellations, expense breakdown, margins, etc., you choose.
I only put a few personal items there. I used to put more, but people wouldnāt show up or would be 20 minutes late for returns, so I stopped. Generally, I give them to Emmaus.
Iām wondering what platform could be a good addition. Ebayā¦ Iāve thought about it, but itās still dead and expensive. Leboncoin is heading in the same direction.
Betting on a site like Vinted, Depop, a site thatās booming, where there are few items but consequently few buyers too. Not simple. Iāll check out Opla, I donāt know it.
I only put a few personal items there. Before I used to put more but for in-person drop-offs people wouldnāt come or would be 20 minutes late, so I stopped.
The Ā« sweet spot Ā» for LBC is in-person drop-offs, although itās continuously declining. It still accounts for 7% of sales, and honestly, I enjoy it, especially when someone comes for one item and leaves with three or four
Iād say I get stood up about 10-15% of the time (between 1 in 10 and 1 in 6 times). Itās not a big deal. My only rule is that you can only stand me up once, no second chances.
I was asking him about Opla I signed up and quickly put a little bit every day. I donāt have much hope for it, but I tell myself I shouldnāt dismiss the future, and if there happens to be a sudden trend, at least Iāll be established and not starting from scratch. Thatās also why I try to be a bit everywhere, even if lightly, because when a platform takes off, naturally those who were already there have an advantage.
Iāve been on LBC for a while, but lightly and without a pro account (itās not possible with their conditions). Yes, Iāve completely stopped doing in-person sales. 1 out of 2 appointments canceled, plus those who start negotiating the price once theyāre there, playing on the fact that you donāt want to have made the trip for nothingā¦
Thatās what I often explain, Vinted has destabilized the platform market too much. As long as they only sold second-hand clothes, it was fine. But they opened up to professionals, allowed a bit of new merchandise, and diversified categories. And since they benefited from a big trend, they disrupted the established platforms. To their credit, they were the first to anticipate the smartphone invasion, while others were very slow to move away from their original internet model. Before, there was a trio that worked well: LBC, eBay, and Rakuten. We could sell smoothly on all three. Even if I had specific targets, like books/comics sold well on Rakuten, video games I mostly did on eBay, and on LBC I focused on everything for the home. And sometimes, depending on the offers, Iād switch from eBay to Rakuten and vice versa.
Now everything is struggling behind Vinted. The problem is that Vinted presents itself as Ā« virtuous Ā» regarding new items (it still makes me smile that a platform presents itself as eco-friendly and operates entirely based on AI, among other things) but has brought down platforms that were doing well. And Vintedās customers also want new items; sellers find themselves forced to sell on Vinted to survive, playing a cat-and-mouse game. Thereās really a very big problem with this subject.
Another phenomenon to consider: the retailersā marketplaces (Amazon, Cdiscount, Fnac, Leclercā¦) which compete with selling platforms and have overtaken them. Letās be realistic, the bulk of the business happens there. And on top of that, theyāre starting to develop second-hand sales. The problem is that on these marketplaces, we end up competing with large structures, and it costs more. Itās quite unsuitable for micro-enterprise status. At one point, I was discussing quite a bit with another seller who had the majority of her business on Amazon; she had a turnover 5 times higher than mine but ended up earning less than me over the year.
Otherwise, there are also specialized second-hand marketplaces. Iāll look in that direction. Same here: itās hard to compete with Vinted, but some are starting to gain traction.
I donāt know if there are toys, books, stamps, art supplies, or clothing, but specialized ones.
I tested those in my areas of expertise. Itās disappointing.
Book Village, for books, is following the same path as Rakuten: multiplying fees since mid-2025, including absurd ones. For example, if you refuse a sale for any reason, the site still taxes you its commission to compensate for Ā« its lost opportunity Ā» (yes, really). You receive nothing but you pay.
Book Village already suffered from numerous shortcomings, for example only accepting books with an ISBN, and not even those from book club editions. But even before taking off, itās already weighed down.
Discogs, for music: a large global platform, excellent referencing, which allows distinguishing each record pressing. There is a certain amount of traffic. However, the fees are enormous, and hidden, as they combine the siteās commission and PayPalās (the only possible payment method). Once you realize you only get 65% of the proposed price, knowing that your listing is in competition with sellers from all over the world, and that you therefore cannot try to set a high price, you abandon this site. It might be worth saving for very expensive, ultra-niche items that wonāt sell otherwise.
Thereās also Biblo, an American site. I tried it for a while, no transactions. I probably wasnāt approaching it correctly.
Iāve never had a buyer try to negotiate the price during an appointment, and Iām somewhat astonished. Iāve had buyers who didnāt have cash, and I sent them to the nearest ATM. They always came back.
Also, I never travel. Sure, Iām regularly asked if I canāt go here or there, like for an item costing 3ā¬. But if the buyer wants to save on shipping, they can come to me. The annoyances remain, but they donāt have the frustration of having traveled and waited in vain.
as 141 said, in the south, itās a different life yes it happens, the last time I didnāt get a good vibe from the person (very unpleasant), I said forget it and turned right back around.
Once I had a guy who took the game and grabbed his keys to open the blister pack. He told me it was to check that the cartridge was indeed inside. He paid me, but at the time I wasnāt comfortable.
For my part, already Leboncoin and then Ebay and Opla, Iām not there yet but it would allow me to test without bothering to retrieve photos or create the description textā¦
Oh, things are starting to pick up, I got my first favorite last night They are still far from taking off, though. I see on my category, if I could put all my listings at once, I would double the siteās stock all by myself.
On eBay, I still see quite a bit of live selling for clothes. And there are quite a few listings:
I signed up and quickly put a little bit every day. I donāt have much hope for it, but I tell myself I shouldnāt dismiss the future, and if there happens to be a sudden trend, at least Iāll be established and not starting from scratch. Thatās also why I try to be a bit everywhere, even if lightly, because when a platform takes off, naturally those who were already there have an advantage.
yes it happens, the last time I didnāt get a good vibe from the person (very unpleasant), I said forget it and turned right back around.
