Flipping second-hand goods hasn’t been viable at any large in over a decade. Too many people know how to use the Internet now, and usually google their shit before it goes on the garage sale or flea market table. The days of finding that rare vase or vintage toy that the owner doesn’t know the value of are gone.
Estate sales. It’s just a bank or company selling a deceased person’s stuff to cover costs or save them the hassle of getting rid of it. You can get some premium stuff for cheap because it’s not worth the effort to them to do otherwise. Girlfriend found some particular figurines for 25% of what they were worth, but because they’re not a common collector item (and there were a TON) it’s easier to sell cheap than hold out for the real value.
That’s true, they can be a bright spot in a dark sea of overpriced used crap.
Unfortunately that seems to be fading too though. It seems like in-person ones are usually the only time that happens though, and many of them are moving online. That means you’re competing with everyone else who knows how to use auction sites besides ebay.
Maybe I’m just looking for the wrong things though. Collectibles outside of my interests may be experiencing different trends.
As the other commenter mention, yes Estate sales and other kinds of government auctions / sales of things like repo’d property or good can be a decent way to find deals as buyer…
…but flipping them is not likely to earn you much.
Only form of profitable mass reselling I am aware of is when you’re selling goods stolen from mass retail theft, lol.
Flipping second-hand goods hasn’t been viable at any large in over a decade. Too many people know how to use the Internet now, and usually google their shit before it goes on the garage sale or flea market table. The days of finding that rare vase or vintage toy that the owner doesn’t know the value of are gone.
Estate sales. It’s just a bank or company selling a deceased person’s stuff to cover costs or save them the hassle of getting rid of it. You can get some premium stuff for cheap because it’s not worth the effort to them to do otherwise. Girlfriend found some particular figurines for 25% of what they were worth, but because they’re not a common collector item (and there were a TON) it’s easier to sell cheap than hold out for the real value.
That’s true, they can be a bright spot in a dark sea of overpriced used crap.
Unfortunately that seems to be fading too though. It seems like in-person ones are usually the only time that happens though, and many of them are moving online. That means you’re competing with everyone else who knows how to use auction sites besides ebay.
Maybe I’m just looking for the wrong things though. Collectibles outside of my interests may be experiencing different trends.
No one is paying $200 for a crusty ass game boy
As the other commenter mention, yes Estate sales and other kinds of government auctions / sales of things like repo’d property or good can be a decent way to find deals as buyer…
…but flipping them is not likely to earn you much.
Only form of profitable mass reselling I am aware of is when you’re selling goods stolen from mass retail theft, lol.