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by rasmus1610 3229 days ago
I flip stuff on ebay and/or craigslist (or the german equivalent). I want to experiment a little bit with retail arbitrage on amazon fba too.

It is really easy to get started (just sell stuff that you can find in your house and don't need anymore) and I really like this treasure hunt feeling when entering a thrift store or looking for clearance.

made me so far around 300€ in less than 30 days and still have inventory left for about 150€. and I'm still learning what might sell and what not.

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>It is really easy to get started (just sell stuff that you can find in your house and don't need anymore) and I really like this treasure hunt feeling when entering a thrift store or looking for clearance.

Interesting. What is the process for getting started and then doing it? Can you provide some links? And by flip I suppose you mean buy and then sell?

Well I just looked around in my house for stuff I haven't touched for 3 months or so. I just looked it up on ebay and craigslist and posted it there. that was how I did my first 300€ bucks now. And then for flipping (buying and reselling higher), look for thrift stores, garage sales, yard sales and so on. If you want to know what to buy look for some youtube channels e.g.: Ralliroots, 10konthebay, rockstarflipper

Just one tip for eBay: don't do auctions. You will usually get low-balled. research the market price and price the item accordingly.

Interesting, thanks for the tips.
Awesome. I'm trying to get into flipping stuff on amazon. There's an awesome site www.qikflips.com which lists details about products which are on discount. You should check it out.