An Australian mother of three has revealed how she made $200 in ten minutes selling a designer dress on eBay.
Summer has been selling high-end clothing online since 2020, and last year alone she made a staggering $102,000 in sales.
In May, the busy mom stumbled upon a secondhand Zimmermann Moonshine scoop-neck dress for $180.
The gorgeous gold and white midi dress was originally priced at $695, but Summer sold it on eBay for $380 in just two days to a customer in the US.
His quick about-face left many followers shocked, though some were furious and demanded he stop “ripping people off.”
“Thank you for showing this video to the world, so we know how to avoid sellers like you who want to take our hard-earned money. I now understand the value of second-hand shopping much better,” one woman fumed.
Another reviewer added: “Awesome! I love how you put that $300 in a plastic bag like it was bought at Shein.”
The 44-year-old appeared unfazed by the criticism, revealing that the woman who bought the dress left “rave reviews”.
Summer, a mother of three, resold a Zimmermann dress for $200 more than she bought it for.
She shares her tumbling secrets in the profit collective on Instagram and teaches others how to make money online.
With her keen eye for detail, she billed $24,000 in her first three months of side hustle during the Covid pandemic.
She now only chooses specific designer brands and at the moment her top performers include Shona Joy, Alemais, Ted Baker and Zimmermann.
Used to sell Scotch & Soda, Tigerlily, Seed, Tree Of Life and Peter Alexander but no longer does due to little to no customer interest.
As a mother of three, Summer knew she needed to find a way to make more money, so she turned to reselling.
She described reselling as a “great opportunity” for Australians looking to make some extra cash.
She now runs the business full-time, spending hours sourcing, listing and reselling for a profit, minus eBay fees, packaging and shipping costs.
“This isn’t my first business. I’ve had several. I’ve never had a ‘real’ job in my life, unless it was for those three months I worked as a lifeguard at Wet N Wild when I was 17!” she wrote in an Instagram post.
‘I have a pretty solid understanding of business on many levels, I’ve always been self-managed, so being consistent and self-motivated is nothing new.
“I’ve worked in the fashion industry my entire adult life. I was a model for eight years and I also own a modeling agency that I’ve been running for over 12 years, so I know the brands better than the average person,” she added.
Other brands it markets include Aje, Lucy Folk and Mister Zimi.
Summer also increases her income by renting out her designer wardrobe for a fraction of the price of the outfit.
Last year, an Australian nurse revealed she makes an extra $60,000 from an “easy” side job from home.
Looking at her closet full of beautiful designer dresses from events she had attended, Johanna Sabaliauskas knew she could do something more with them.
Nurse and mother Johanna Sabaliauskas (pictured) also rents out her designer wardrobe and earned $60,000 in one fiscal year.
The 34-year-old nurse had only worn each outfit a few times to weddings, spring racing carnivals and cocktail parties.
So in 2021, she decided to rent the dresses for a fraction of their retail price at The Return.
“I had all these dresses in my wardrobe and I didn’t want to get rid of them, so I thought, why not give it a go?” Victoria, a single mother of two from Bendigo, told FEMAIL.
Buyers can rent a dress for a weekend and then mail it back to Johanna to dry clean for the next customer.
Purchasing one of the units would cost between $450 and $1,500, but rental prices vary. Between $75 and $220 depending on the brand.
