How To Start Your Sneaker Reselling Business

How To Start Your Sneaker Reselling Business
The tips and tricks to you need to get started as a sneaker reseller.

Ever wondered how to start a business reselling sneakers?

You’re not alone. With so many sneaker releases happening, it can be intimidating to get started reselling sneakers. Thousands of people consign with Stadium Goods every day because we offer the highest returns in sneaker resale and the most premium experience in the game.

We’ll start with the basics of sneaker reselling today and you can always come back to the StadiumSupply blog for tips, tricks, and insights into the sneaker resale market.

How To Find Sneakers To Resell
Finding sneakers to resell can sometimes be challenging. You can always buy at retail through the apps and websites of your favorite brands and retail stores, but that’s not always possible. Another way that some of our most successful sneaker consignors get access to sneakers is through networking with stores, which takes a lot of time and energy.

The easiest way to get sneakers to resell is using SOURCE by Stadium Goods. SOURCE allows you to buy sneakers in bulk from other consignors, specifically to sell through Stadium Goods.

What Sneakers Should You Resell

It’s impossible to predict the easiest sneakers to resell because the market is always changing. However, we offer a number of tools that will help you take your sneaker reselling business from rookie to all-star in no time.

First, it’s always good to keep an eye on our Supply Watch blog series. Each week, we highlight a handful of products that have expected high demand, are already selling well, and discuss the cultural moments that can have an impact on the sneaker resale market.

Second, you can find the most up-to-date and in-the-moment information about sneaker drops and resell opportunities by downloading the StadiumSupply app. In the app you’ll receive notifications about in-demand sneakers and new releases that are selling at Stadium Goods. Keeping an eye on the market and what sneakers are the hottest is a crucial part of your resale business because the profit margins can change quickly as trends come and go.

How To Maintain Profit When Reselling Sneakers

Successful sneaker reselling is all about maintaining your profit margins. At Stadium Goods we work with resellers that are just getting started and casual hobbyists that only flip shoes every once in a while, all the way up to the most business savvy entrepreneurs who make their entire living by reselling shoes. This gives us the advantage to build the tools that every sneaker reseller needs and we’ve included many of them in our StadiumSupply app.

With the StadiumSupply app, you can scan your products directly, submit tickets, and your first shipping label is free. After that, it’s $12 per box and you can ship up to 15 items per box. If your sneaker resale business is booming, we offer pickup service if you’re planning to sell 50 or more items at a time. Plus, you can always drop off your items at our New York and Chicago Market Center locations free of charge. That means you can be more efficient and cost-effective when you consign sneakers with Stadium Goods.

Managing Your Sneaker Reselling Business

Once we’ve received your items, we’ll authenticate them and store them in our climate-controlled facilities until they are sold. You can track each sale, every payout, and all of your inventory from within the StadiumSupply app, or on our StadiumSupply web portal.

Another important aspect of reselling sneakers, is making sure your price is right. When you add items to your Ticket with Stadium Goods, you’ll see our pricing guidelines. These are based on recent sales and market activity, and are designed to give you the best suggested prices for a quick sale. Of course, sneaker prices vary based on what’s trending, so you can always adjust your prices accordingly using the StadiumSupply app or web portal.

You can always reach us at [email protected] if you have any questions on how consigning sneakers with Stadium Goods works and we’ll be happy to help you take your sneaker reselling business to the next level.