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RE: Thrifting Snipes - Buy Low, Sell High - 7 Items Bought For $135, Sold For $2,056 (15.2x Return) $1 turned into $203?! DIY Income Is Real!!
You got some really nice finds there. When I go looking I typically stay around books or video games and consoles. Been scouring Ebay for the last few days and snagged some things for dirt cheap. Just got to see if they can be fixed up and sold.
I'm a big fan of the video games. GameCube finds are my favorite. Consoles tend to be overpriced here, and books are often not worth the effort to browse through for resale in stores here, but there's definitely money to be made.
Re: books, I usually glance for any larger complete sets or textbooks, and then move along in the stores. I tend to find a lot of valuable books in my city's recycling on the curbs (I also make upcycling posts for this stuff).
I generally gravitate toward electronics and household items, and I avoid clothes/shoes as much as possible. The key, as you know, is to hunt in areas you're passionate/knowledgeable about or interested in as that keeps it fun and efficient. Video games are the most fun because you can take them home to test play and relive some fun memories.
Exactly. I try to keep the books I pickup to a minimum, but I like adding some authors to my collection if I see something for a good price. I just know that as time goes on, vintage games and consoles are becoming a bit more expensive to collect as nostalgia grows.
In my area we just have a bunch of antique shops and it feels impossible to check them all in a day as there is usually one or two per street in town. We don't seem to have many thrift shops or garage sales in the area, but I was not about to pass up 2 Wiis for $8 that more than likely just need some cleaning.
If I can clean those up and sell them, then I'll definitely be looking to using some of that money to get back into thrifting.
I do a lot of upcycling. Feel free to check out those posts to see what I find for free on my city's curbs. I often find video game consoles and remotes with games. My city is overflowing with high quality stuff wealthy/lazy people toss out in the recycling versus selling or donating it. I try to salvage as much as I can, even bringing some things to thrift stores as a donation!
Sounds like we're on the same page here! Good luck cleaning up those Wiis. I have 2 or 3 here from the curbs I still have to test, but they should be good based on the nature of how I found them with all of their accessories.
I've checked out your other posts and all I can say is I wish I was in your area. Haha. You have some good pickups from what I have seen.
Word of advice if you get around to testing the Wiis and aren't doing so already. Don't sell them for parts or repair if only the disk drive isn't working. As long as the console boots, can use a controller, connect to the internet, is version 4.3, can read an sd card and has working usb ports, you can increase their value a bit by modding them pretty easily.
You can check out the guide at: https://wii.guide/
I'll probably make a post or video about it once I get my Wiis in. But as long as you're able to mod them, there isn't a need for a disk drive. Emulators, Wii and Gamecube games can be booted off the sd, flashdrive or external hard drive directly, assuming you or whoever has their own backups.