EBay has earned it's place in cyberspace as the world's largest rummage sale. It is a great place to resell vintage and preowned items. The profit margin can be huge when you know what to buy.
Some great ideas for finding second hand inventory were given in earlier in Flea Marketing 101.
Here are some more things to look for when shopping for eBay inventory:
Scrapbooking Supplies (Creative Memories)
Stamping Supplies (Stampin' Up)
Games for Wii, XBox, DS
Digital Cameras (even broken can be sold for $20-30)
Vintage Phones (color and style matter here)
Electric Rollers (Richard Caruso Brand or Remington certain colors)
Hooked on Phonics Sets/Learn to Read, Write or Do Math Sets
Unopened, unused makeup (Brand names)
Perfume (Brand Name, can be opened or used)
Dance and gymnastic costumes and shoes
Sport Shoes, Cleats (Brand Names)
Longaberger Baskets
Pier One Pottery and Dishes
Fishing Gear
Board Games (intact and complete with instructions)
Always get items as cheap as possible. If you are at a personal sale, strike up a bargain. If you are shopping the thrift markets, go on discount days or shop for items that are on sale.
Make sure to use Terapeak Price Report
A resource that will pay for itself over and over again is Garage Sale Goldmines.
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Just went to a flea market in Bonita Springs, FL. Everything was marked up so high. I feel like I really got ripped off. Someone had bought out a complete dollar store and marked everything up to $1.50 to $3.00. She was going to make a huge profit. My grandson REALLY wanted this cool magic trick. It was $25. And it turned out to be just two plastic thumbs. I feel used and abused. I am sticking with the cool thrift shops in this area. Thanks for the great tips, Wendy. What is the name of your ebay store? Gail
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