image consists of Pharoahe Monch and th1rt3en’s song Cult45 and eBay’s Authentication Program eBay Sneakers’ recent growth looks amazing until you dig in to why the third-party platform’s numbers increased. In 2021 the company acquired SneakerCon and began an attempt at regaining the marketshare lost to StockX, GOAT and other platforms. eBay launched marketing campaigns…
Shop sneakers with confidence—just look for the Authenticity Guarantee checkmark. images via eBay Source: eBay Authenticity Guarantee for Sneakers The discussion around excess inventory in various segments of retail is focused on slow sales due to a glut of product. In the sneaker segment, one of the narratives has been that Nike, who saw in…
https://arch-usa.com/how-the-supply-chain-contributed-to-800k-in-nike-product-being-stolen/ I recently reported on why the Supply Chain contributed to the theft of over 800,000 thousand dollars in Nike product. In that same post I discussed the problems of loss prevention for all companies and why storage yards across the country have been getting robbed. I followed that discussion with information on the Railroad…
Posts mentioned in this video: Insider Ties: Why Nike Keeps Winning – Financial Post https://arch-usa.com/insider-ties-nike-keeps-winning-financial-post/ What Was Once a Benefit for Nike is Becoming a Problem: Are Fed Ex Drivers Stealing Sneakers? https://arch-usa.com/what-was-once-a-benefit-for-nike-is-becoming-a-problem-are-fed-ex-drivers-stealing-sneakers/ There are nuances to FedEx and eBay partnering to speed up the process of sneakers that have to be authenticated, but it’s…
Source: Selling fees In the post below, I show a picture from eBay’s promotion of their “Lowest Fees in the Game” strategy. At the time my goal was to see if eBay or StockX was generating more revenue from their fee structure. What I found was that eBay was earning more income on sales under…
Last month I wrote a post on how resale was slowing down on both StockX and eBay. During the time since I wrote that post, Sneaker Twitter and Sneaker IG have exploded with discussions on Marcus Jordan backdooring Trophy Room kicks and Benjamin Kickz getting 500 pair of the coveted Union Air Jordan 2. The…
Die exklusive Collab von Hikmet Sugoer und eBay Source: SONRA Sonra (a brand owned by Hikmet Sugoer) doesn’t make enough shoes to counter the losses eBay has encountered due to the growth of StockX, GOAT and Grailed. However, eBay has the customer base to begin recapturing revenue via a private label strategy. Last year in…
One of the primary methods of increasing the visibility of a listing on eBay is displaying a product with free shipping. On StockX the seller doesn’t pay shipping, my prediction is this will change in the very near future. Businesses, in response to Amazon’s long-standing policies which have shaped all of e-commerce, all offer some…
Nike gives you plenty of opportunities to help fight climate change through your shopping choices. Source: How Nike Helps You Help the Planet There isn’t any secret that resale is getting more difficult to do. The Golden Goose isn’t done laying eggs, but the multitude of issues potential resellers face in a post-Covid environment are…
StockX and GOAT are platforms built to avoid issues requiring insurance by sellers. This is a benefit of selling on those sites. The seller and buyer remain anonymous throughout the transaction, placing the burden upon StockX and GOAT to maintain a friction free exchange. While this appears to be a benefit, the amount of money…
The deal furthers eBay’s vertical expansion strategy in sneakers and offers customers added confidence in the purchase of high-value items eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world, and Sneaker Con Digital have entered into a definitive agreement under which eBay has acquired Sneaker Con’s…
The most trusted legit check service in the game. Our experts will give you a detailed review on why they are legit or fake ASAP. Rest assured, we got you. Source: Suede One I was inboxed and asked if I had a vendetta against eBay because I’ve been consistently writing about the platform in comparison…
Instead of splitting the three platforms up, I’m combining them all to give you the price points. On all three platforms combined I had 462 sales for a total of $52,300.98 gross sales. Those sales ranged from the low to premium price range. Average price on StockX rounds out to 104.91. Average price on Amazon…
September, as I mentioned in August, is an analysis of three platforms. I relaunched my Amazon Seller Central account and continued using StockX. Inventory was slow in September so sales declined on StockX, but were still robust enough to provide a breakdown on surprising models and to provide a top 10. I decided to really…
I’ve been writing a post about eBay’s push to regain sellers. The first post can be found here: The Inherent Issue with eBay’s Big Push to Recapture it’s Sneaker Soul – ARCH-USA The second post is in video format and can be found here: The Inherent Issue with eBay’s Big Push to Recapture Its Sneaker…
I wrote an article, The Inherent Issue with eBay’s Big Push to Recapture it’s Sneaker Soul, as a response to the marketing taking place by the e-Commerce giant. They have enlisted sneaker influencers big and small in North America and in other countries to recapture the share of the market that StockX has taken over…
Source: eBay Celebrates its Sneakerhead Community by Releasing a Collection of the Greatest Kicks Never Sold I ran across a smart paid promotion with Jazerai Allen-Lord for eBay’s Inside Drop Campaign: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CT5N3tuF64k/?utm_medium=copy_link The reason this is smart, is because instead of simply using influencers to sell eBay as “cool”, influencers who don’t really sell sneakers,…
I had 382 transactions in August 2021. The wholesale channel shifted as I didn’t want to take on inventory and sit on it for two weeks. The market moves quickly and I lost that wholesale deal. Just because I’m out of the biz for a while, doesn’t mean the world stops turning. In September, I’ve…
There are a host of issues with third party resale platforms. This is not a deal breaker for people using StockX, but for sellers who move more than the casual pair, it’s frustrating to get returns when the website fails to offer the buyer other options outside of the perfect deadstock release. It’s a common…
Store Re-opening Resale Report & Analysis: https://arch-usa.com/product-category/store-re-opening-resale-report-analysis/ Every year I do a an “end of the year” wrap up and tell my YouTube family how much money I generated from reselling sneakers. While I use the sneakers as tools for research and analyzing brands and retail (my daily visits to retailers are super informative), it’s…
Sell with total confidence. (pic via eBay) Source: eBay Authenticity Guarantee for Sneakers I’ve written extensively about StockX on this site and in two books. StockX was built on the flaws of Amazon and eBay and as the company continues to develop (it’s only 4 years old), the site has already usurped eBay as the…
The marketplace launches zero selling fees for its North America seller community on any sneakers sold at $100 or more. Source: eBay Eliminates Sneaker Seller Fees for the First Time and Unveils New December Drop Series My immediate response is this is a dangerous game of attrition and eBay has chosen to use band aids…
