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Two Ball State students opened their closet doors and took to social media to sell their used clothing and knickknacks.
Megan Taylor and Jessica Liebeno describe themselves as business partners, roommates and friends.
A few weeks ago, the two freshman art majors created an Instagram account and went from roomies down the hall to budding entrepreneurs.
Aside from the occasional lemonade stand, this is their first business venture.
Liebeno also sells movie posters she collected from her previous job at a movie theater.
Their inspiration for Dorm Room Closet stems from a common college student problem — being broke.
Although Liebeno works with Dining and Taylor has a job during breaks, they still describe themselves as two broke college girls looking for ways to make money.
Upon activating their Instagram account, Liebeno and Taylor followed everyone they knew to spread the word about their new business.
Sarah Lassiter, a freshman photography major, lives in the same hall as Liebeno and Taylor and received a phone notification that she had been followed by Dorm Room Closet.
After glancing at the items for sale, she commented on a photo of a crop top she liked.
“There was a lot of variety,” she said about the available selection. “No matter what your style is, I think there was probably something you could find.”
A few hours after commenting on the post, Lassiter had her shirt.
“It was really reasonably priced,” she said. “I just kind of thought, ‘You know, I haven’t really been able to go out and go shopping in a while, and they’re right down the hall from me, so why not?’”
Liebeno and Taylor heavily considered prices before making their store official.
“We keep it reasonable because these are college students, and they are in the same position that we are,” Taylor said.
They researched eBay and other websites to get a feel for what customers were willing to pay.
Liebeno also said Dorm Room Closet has an advantage over classified advertisement websites like Craigslist because buyers know who the sellers are.
Their venture has garnered some interest from students and old friends from their hometown. So far, the two have sold about six items in total.
Potential new costumers comment on their items almost every day.
Thoughts of expansion don’t concern Liebeno and Taylor yet. They are content selling their used clothing and occasionally advertise through Instagram or Facebook.
Until business increases, they say they’ll stick to their current business policy.
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