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Making Money From Your Thrift Store Finds
Occasionally you came across something in a thrift store that is in near perfect condition Maybe it was only worn once or it still has the tags on it. Maybe its vintage and is in its original box. Or it’s a piece of furniture and with just a bit of elbow grease it would be as good as new.
Problem is, its not your size or the person you would have bought it for already had one or worse yet you just don’t need it!
Not to worry, if your eye is good enough, you may just be able to make money by re-selling to second hand stores, vintage stores or places like EBay or Etsy.
Before you go crazy and start buying everything you see, you need to do a little home work first.
Check out Ebay and Etsy. Is it an item that sells well there? What are other people asking for the same item? What about shipping costs?
If Shipping an item isn’t for you then find the second hand stores in your area.
If you don’t know where they are, you can’t sell to them. Get your local yellow pages and begin looking under second hand stores, consignment stores and vintage stores.
Next, call the stores. You need to find out:
-Do they buy the items or place them in their shop for a fee and or percentage of the sold for price.
-And if for a fee or percentage the ask how long like items normally take to sell.
-What items will they take
-Do you need an appointment or can you just walk in with your items
Visit the stores.
See what items they normally carry and the prices they are selling them for. Remember, the price on the item is not what the store will offer you for the same item. They need to make a profit as well so figure at about half the the asking price as what you will likely be offered.
Also take note of the condition of the items they are selling. I don’t care how great you think your find is, if it smells, is ripped, torn, dirty, stained or marred in any way you can forget it. I once saw a second hand store turn down a practically new vacuum cleaner just because it was a little dirty. They even told
Problem is, its not your size or the person you would have bought it for already had one or worse yet you just don’t need it!
Not to worry, if your eye is good enough, you may just be able to make money by re-
Before you go crazy and start buying everything you see, you need to do a little home work first.
Check out Ebay and Etsy. Is it an item that sells well there? What are other people asking for the same item? What about shipping costs?
If Shipping an item isn’t for you then find the second hand stores in your area.
If you don’t know where they are, you can’t sell to them. Get your local yellow pages and begin looking under second hand stores, consignment stores and vintage stores.
Next, call the stores. You need to find out:
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Visit the stores.
See what items they normally carry and the prices they are selling them for. Remember, the price on the item is not what the store will offer you for the same item. They need to make a profit as well so figure at about half the the asking price as what you will likely be offered.
Also take note of the condition of the items they are selling. I don’t care how great you think your find is, if it smells, is ripped, torn, dirty, stained or marred in any way you can forget it. I once saw a second hand store turn down a practically new vacuum cleaner just because it was a little dirty. They even told