Tag & Tally
Tool 3 · Profit per hour

What does flipping really pay per hour?

Pick a stretch of time, like last week or one sourcing trip and everything it turned into. Count the driving, the sorting and the trips to the post office, and see the hourly rate you actually earned.

1Money from the sales
$
Item prices plus shipping they paid you. Your sales report total works.
$
From your payout reports, or use Compare per item.
$
Including cleaning and repairs.
$
Labels, mailers, boxes, tape.
2Driving and other costs
mi
Sourcing runs and post office trips.
$
Your own estimate of fuel and wear. Some people use the IRS business mileage rate.
$
Estate sale entry, parking, a share of app subscriptions or storage.
3Your time
h
h
h
$
Optional. What your time is worth to you.
You earned per hour
$0.00

    How the hourly rate is worked out

    The formula

    per hour = (sales − fees − item cost − postage − miles × cost per mile − other) ÷ all hours

    Why the first number lies

    Most people work out their rate from the profit on each item and the time spent listing. Leave out the drive to three thrift stores and the gas, and the rate looks much better than it is: with the example numbers, $27.91 an hour instead of $15.71. The second row on the tag shows that version so you can see the gap.

    What to do with it

    If the rate is low, the usual levers are buying fewer cheap items (the time per item is the same at $8 or $80), batching photos and shipping, and cutting sourcing stops that rarely pay off.

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