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Anybody ever found a great deal on eBay or craigslist?
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:36 am
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:36 am
Like something that was worth a lot of money that you got for cheap? If so, what was it, what did you pay for it, and what is it worth now?
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Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:39 am to TechDawg2007
Yeah, got to bang some dudes wife for free
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:42 am to TechDawg2007
Bought a motorcycle, "used" with 1.4 miles, off Craigslist for $3500. Put 1000 miles on it over 3 months and sold it for $4500.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:42 am to Kankles
quote:
Yeah, got to bang some dudes for free
FIFY.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:44 am to LNCHBOX
$1,000 profit, nice 
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:45 am to TechDawg2007
We got a baby bed/changing table for $150 in craigslist. It's one of those ones that changes into a double bed. It's worth upwards of $1000. The guy was moving across country and didn't want to ship it
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 8:46 am
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:47 am to TechDawg2007
There's way too much exposure with eBay so it's hard to get a good deal if your intent is to flip said item to make a profit. Craigslist is better but again depends on your locale. In more rural areas you may be able to score for example, an iPhone 5 that someone is selling after upgrading to a 6. They have no money invested in it and may be willing to let it go for like $50 which you can promptly turn into $200 on eBay. In a bigger city there are probably a lot more people running the same game.
The way to go if you're looking to flip items for profit is to hit up estate sales. I recently purchased an antique phonograph for $250 and sold it for $1000 on eBay. A few months ago I bought around 500 piano rolls for about $50 and sold them for a combined $1200-1400 on eBay. At another estate sale I bought a dozen or so coins for $20. One of them was an 1807 Draped Bust half dollar which fetched about $250 on eBay. Two other coins were rare Chinese coins which sold for another $150. There are deals to be had out there, just not really on eBay.
The way to go if you're looking to flip items for profit is to hit up estate sales. I recently purchased an antique phonograph for $250 and sold it for $1000 on eBay. A few months ago I bought around 500 piano rolls for about $50 and sold them for a combined $1200-1400 on eBay. At another estate sale I bought a dozen or so coins for $20. One of them was an 1807 Draped Bust half dollar which fetched about $250 on eBay. Two other coins were rare Chinese coins which sold for another $150. There are deals to be had out there, just not really on eBay.
This post was edited on 2/8/15 at 8:49 am
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:50 am to pleading the fifth
quote:i need to start going to these
estate sales
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:53 am to TechDawg2007
Storage auctions are good too but so much work and most of the types that default on storage units are straight nasty. I've found good stuff in the past but it can be like having a second job if you do it enough.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:58 am to pleading the fifth
I bought a 1 yr old wakeboard boat with 30 hrs on it for 23k off sticker. Kept it 3 years and sold it for same price. I looked for a long time, had cash ready, and was willing to drive 8hrs to pick it up.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 8:59 am to pleading the fifth
I found my truck on eBay in 2010. It is a 2009 f-150 xlt that had 6500 miles on it. Ended up buying it for $21,500.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 9:05 am to TechDawg2007
Sell high on Ebay buy low on Craigslist.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 9:07 am to TechDawg2007
Bought a Raindbow E series off of one of the FB yard sales for $150, had everything. Its in perfect shape. Was a great deal. Didn't haggle either.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 9:10 am to prplhze2000
Just bought an 04 Z71 Tahoe off Craigslist. Has 140K miles and only gave 7500 for it. Probably could sell for 10-11K right now.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 9:11 am to TechDawg2007
My son used to love Thomas trains and those frickers are expensive. I bought all the additions and an asston of trains used for less than half of the price of new ones. I only buy stuff that offers free shipping as well.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 9:23 am to thebert4130
Dad bought a $3,000 French door fridge from a lady moving out of state for like $450. We had to go get it and the thing was almost completely brand new.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 9:37 am to WalkingTurtles
Bought a loft bed set for my son on CL. Had a dresser and end table. Really nice set. We paid $400.
Was an $1,800 set. Like new.
Was an $1,800 set. Like new.
Posted on 2/8/15 at 9:40 am to TechDawg2007
Paging AntiqueTiger....that guy gets great finds...love reading about his finds
Posted on 2/8/15 at 9:42 am to TechDawg2007
I bought a F250 off of eBay for about $8,000 less than what it should've went for.
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