Resources for independent resellers · Sellers Almanac

Running it like a business

Systems, routines and habits that turn reselling from a side hustle into a business you can see clearly.

A weekly records routine for resellersA short weekly routine that keeps a reseller's purchases, expenses and sales complete, so the numbers mean something when you need them.October 15, 2026

Sourcing well

Buying trips, estate sales, thrift runs and lots, and how to record what each one cost.

How to record a sourcing trip so nothing gets lostThrift runs, estate sales and auctions scatter receipts and cash. Here is how to record a sourcing trip as it happens so every cost is still there later.October 15, 2026

Knowing your numbers

What to record, what each figure means, and why an honest “at least” beats a confident guess.

Sales, sales tax and what customers paid: three numbers resellers mix upWhat customers paid, the sales tax inside it and your sales are three different numbers. Here is how to keep them apart, with worked examples.October 15, 2026

Booths and malls

Booth rent, mall commission and the records that make a booth worth keeping.

What to record when you sell from an antique mall boothBooth rent, commission, card fees, restocking runs and the monthly statement. What a mall booth vendor should record, and how to check it.October 15, 2026

Records for tax time

Keeping records your tax preparer can use. Educational only, never tax or legal advice.

What business records a reseller should keepWhat the IRS says small businesses should keep as records, and how that applies to a reseller's purchases, expenses and sales. Educational, US-focused.October 15, 2026

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