Courtjester
The Town Drunk
http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/off-topic/660170-thrift-shop-pickups-253.html
I am a card collector so that is how I got to that place....
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Thrift shop shopping, and flipping the good finds! (1 Viewer)
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I am a card collector so that is how I got to that place....
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Mario Kart
Footballguy
Storage lockers are the best places to buy stuff.
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
Been doing this the past 6 months or so for something to do. Have grabbed a few decent buys on Jordan/rookie/early starting lineups in the boxes. Figure I've already wasted enough money on the cards as a kid 
There's a couple I know I'll flip, but don't expect to make a lot on them so may let them sit the closet for awhile.
There's a couple I know I'll flip, but don't expect to make a lot on them so may let them sit the closet for awhile.
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The Big Guy
Fear the Blitz
With Facebook local selling group pages, posting things at the price you want locally can save a ton on all that nonsense. Much better than Craigslist in avoiding spam and nonsense.
comfortably numb
Footballguy
comfortably numb
Footballguy
Fair points.
I used to sell stuff on ebay but between fees/paypal and paypal's ability to freeze your money because some dopey buyer claims his item is broken it has made selling things a bit more complicated
shuke
Black Ice Skeptic
Why do you ask this like they are mutually exclusive? These are two totally different activities.
(HULK)
(Smash)
They're not. But donating things clears out my house and doesn't take much time. If flipping takes more time while filling up my house with junk, it ought to be more profitable to be worth my time/effort.
Super King
Footballguy
I don't know about flipping, but I have a pretty nice jeans/sweater/coat/vintage t-shirt collection thanks to thrift stores.
Shutout
Footballguy
You're buying and selling in the wrong place, fellas.
Although it is cooling and we are sliding into the back end of the trend, the thing to flip is "vintage" décor.
An estate sell site called "Everything but the house" has actually went from absolutely nothing to somewhat of a big deal in no time and it is worth checking out if you want to take advantage.
Amazon sellers, etsy, Pintrest, places with "virtual" booths...That's where it's at. Completely breaks you away from the restraints of being in a physically-limited market and the exposure is profound.
If you have any talent at all in making something with your hands and/or intellect/creativity, you are a million miles out in front of the poor shmuck out there trying to find a 35 year cola bottle or glass or teacup for $.30 and then selling it for $.60.
If you want to make a TON of money this year, latch on to the hottest thing under the sun-sewing & quilting & embroidery. That is where ALL The money is. New retirees with money AND time just itching to find something to spend it on. And, oh, a lot of them have time for those grand babies now...and those grand kiddos need blankets and heirlooms and embroidered things to remember these retirees who are suddenly very cognizant of their mortality.
I have a good friend who has been sewing/quilting/embroidering for years and she said this past year, 10 of her could not have kept up with the demand of people wanting to buy homemade baby bibs with the kids' names on them. She made 1500 last year. Fifteen hundred.. and they were sold before they were made. She only used her etsy "booth" to post when they would be available.
Tellin' you guys, retired ladies got money to spend.
Although it is cooling and we are sliding into the back end of the trend, the thing to flip is "vintage" décor.
An estate sell site called "Everything but the house" has actually went from absolutely nothing to somewhat of a big deal in no time and it is worth checking out if you want to take advantage.
Amazon sellers, etsy, Pintrest, places with "virtual" booths...That's where it's at. Completely breaks you away from the restraints of being in a physically-limited market and the exposure is profound.
If you have any talent at all in making something with your hands and/or intellect/creativity, you are a million miles out in front of the poor shmuck out there trying to find a 35 year cola bottle or glass or teacup for $.30 and then selling it for $.60.
If you want to make a TON of money this year, latch on to the hottest thing under the sun-sewing & quilting & embroidery. That is where ALL The money is. New retirees with money AND time just itching to find something to spend it on. And, oh, a lot of them have time for those grand babies now...and those grand kiddos need blankets and heirlooms and embroidered things to remember these retirees who are suddenly very cognizant of their mortality.
I have a good friend who has been sewing/quilting/embroidering for years and she said this past year, 10 of her could not have kept up with the demand of people wanting to buy homemade baby bibs with the kids' names on them. She made 1500 last year. Fifteen hundred.. and they were sold before they were made. She only used her etsy "booth" to post when they would be available.
Tellin' you guys, retired ladies got money to spend.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
My mom is retired and spends all her time quilting and making shtuff for grandkids. You are so right its not even funny. She doesn't sell stuff or buy finished products tho.
is there a market for beer cans? I was cleaning out my basement and found two boxes of beer cans from the 60's and 70's. Most brands I've never heard of, but also some PBR, Schlitz, Pearl. There was a nice "old frothingslosh" with a picture of a fat lady from 1969 in the collection.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
google is your friend.... or you could ask the FFA, but I trust our overlords at google more.
arrow1
Footballguy
Old Frothingslosh had a series of Christo-ladies in bathing suits. Find any cone-top cans?
Das Boot
Footballguy
I'm a long time beer can collector (since the 7th grade), I may or may not have many 1000's of cans in my basement, attic, rafters, etc...
eBay sold prices are the best way to see the real value (of course condition is very important).
If you want to snap a few pics of them I could give you a pretty quick idea of whether you have anything of note.
As arrow1 mentioned, any cone top has some value, possibly a lot.
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Parmcat
Canada: Beer, Bacon and Beavers
In the link posted above from another site, it seems a lot of people flip hats, specifically sports team hats.
Does anyone here do that? I have a retailer here that always has a table of sports hats that are 70% off, and I can get the hats around 4.00. Is any franchise worth picking up, or is it regional specific.
Also, what would the best way to mail hats, so the brim doesn't get wreaked, but doesn't cost a ton?
Does anyone here do that? I have a retailer here that always has a table of sports hats that are 70% off, and I can get the hats around 4.00. Is any franchise worth picking up, or is it regional specific.
Also, what would the best way to mail hats, so the brim doesn't get wreaked, but doesn't cost a ton?