#1182 - Q&A: Any tips for buying stuff at flea markets to resell?
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2020
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Reselling is the easiest way to get started making money outside your job. What are some tips to get started, and how can you find items to buy and sell?
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| 0:00.0 | Let's buy some stuff at FleaMarkets and resell it. |
| 0:08.9 | Reselling is something everyone can do. |
| 0:10.9 | It truly is the easiest way to get started making money apart from your job. |
| 0:15.0 | You might not want to become a professional reseller, I understand that. |
| 0:18.5 | But if you are looking for the most basic, most practical thing that you can do, literally |
| 0:22.3 | tomorrow, reselling really is a great option. |
| 0:25.0 | It doesn't have to be a FleaMarket, by the way. |
| 0:27.6 | It could also be a yard sale, garage sale, thrift store, charity shops, swap meet, or |
| 0:32.6 | whatever they call it where you live. |
| 0:34.1 | Lots of different terms for places where items are bought and resold. |
| 0:38.1 | Or places where you can go and source items for reselling elsewhere, such as online |
| 0:42.3 | auctions or sites like Craigslist or others. |
| 0:45.9 | Now today's caller is looking for some tips, some specific guidance on this topic. |
| 0:50.1 | So let's hear her question and we'll see if she's come to the right place for advice. |
| 0:54.6 | Here's a quick answer for the shout out to our sponsor. |
| 1:02.1 | Hey Chris, this is Allison from Kansas City and I've been listening to the show for a couple |
| 1:07.3 | of years. |
| 1:08.3 | Thanks to you and the side hustle team for all the inspiration you've provided. |
| 1:13.7 | I'm thinking about starting a side hustle, reselling items I find at FleaMarkets. |
| 1:19.3 | You said that reselling is the easiest way to get started making money apart from your |
| 1:23.3 | job and that FleaMarkets or yard sales can be good places to find inventory. |
| 1:28.8 | What tips or advice do you have to make sure I don't get stuck with something no one wants |
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