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Can I turn one dollar into a family trip of four to Japan? Update 10/6 some great buys

Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:30 pm
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:30 pm
I am heading to an estate sale right now and I decided to buy something for one dollar. How long would it take me to turn that one dollar into enough money to pay for family of four to go to Japan? I will deduct all Ebay fees and shipping and just use my net profit for each item and snowball it into a trip.
We are planning to go to Japan in two years and from what I see it’ll Be about $6000-$8000.
Updates to follow.

Completely edited the thread to keep it short.

Spent $1 - golf flag

Sold flag, $12 profit


I deleted everything I’ve sold up to last weekend to keep the thread short. I figure do this every $1000 made (even though I’m not quite there yet, but I did break $1000 last week, but spent some)

Here’s what sold since 8/22
$30


$30


$4


Free (sold for $30 on FB)


$10


$10


$1


$1


$2


$3


Free


Free


$5


$10


$10 (sold for $50 on FB)


$5 (sold in 5 hours)


$8


$3


$10


$5


Free


$1


$1


$25


$20


$1


$1


$50


$5


$1


$10


$20


$40


$10


$5


$2


$60 (sold for $40)


$10


$2


$24


$10


$1


$5


$30


$40


$1


$4


$2


$40


$1


$1


Sold all the records on FB for $150, paid $55



So I’ve made about $4417 in profit from $4968 in sales to this point.

Update 10/4
I’ve been working turnaround for last few weeks, so today was the first time to get out in a while.

I spent $166

$2


$25 (a ton of old 45’s)


$2


$5


$8


$10


$60


$3


$2


$17


$5


$6


$20


Percentage wise, my best purchase today was the Mack truck ashtray at $2. My worst purchase today was probably the Thomas the Train toys at $60

Update 10/6
I dropped another $170 yesterday but got some great buys.

$30 - 6 Carhartt tee shirts


$4 - Carhartt jeans


$30 - 6 pair Crimieux jeans


$8 Raybans


$10 Brooks Bro briefcase


$25 - Kate Spade purse


Friday, I bought 90 45 rpm records for $25, I bought 160 more for $5



Other buys yesterday not pictured:
About 100 LP’s for $25
Two Penn 8000 rods and reels for $20
Old Philco radio for $2
Half dozen music boxes for $6
Milk glass lamp $4

So now I have $1875 in cash and the following for sale for a approx value of about $4300:
Santa Fe poster $20
Dole book $15
Harley helmets $85
Juicy purse $15
Kanna shoes $15
Hilfiger purse $10
Scarf $30
Seinfeld poster $20
Carnival glass $20
Hummingbird feeder $20
Match box $15
Japanese bottles $15
Chocolate cookbook $10
Nationwide hat $20
Army patch jacket $30
True Religion jeans $30
Golden jeans $20
Army seat cover $15
Kors Snake skin purses $50
4 tennis rackets $50
Citizen watch $100
Michael Kors watch $50
Emeril pans $50
Cordell lures $25
Silver yo-yo $20
Salt cup $25
Mortar $100
Kites $30
Gruen watch $80
Cerri doll $50
13 pieces of designer clothes $50 each
BRHS yearbook $25
Sibley painting $75
Movie poster $75
Other 2 watches $25
Saints bobble $125
Shogun vhs $30
Green Berets vhs $15
Slaughter poster $40
MESSKO $200
Razorback $50
Trumpet mouthpiece $20
Addressograph $200
Schlitz sign $100
AFX slot track $100
Dooney purse $60
This post was edited on 10/10/24 at 8:43 am
Posted by OK Roughneck
The Sooner State
Member since Aug 2021
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:32 pm to
Hope you reach your goal
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:34 pm to
I hope you do all of the updates in this thread. Would be legendary.
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:35 pm to
quote:

family of four to go to Japan


quote:

from what I see it’ll Be about $6000-$8000


Seems low...
Posted by wileyjones
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:35 pm to
quote:

I am heading to an estate sale right now and I decided to buy something for one dollar.
Posted by LSUnation78
Northshore
Member since Aug 2012
13958 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:36 pm to
You could probably turn this into a vlog series on youtube and spin up a channel.

There are ways of doing it faceless if you wish as well.


Just a thought that could help towards your goal.
This post was edited on 5/30/24 at 4:37 pm
Posted by James11111
Walnut Creek, Ca
Member since Jul 2020
5492 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:36 pm to
What happens if you never sell your first buy? Is the thread over?
Posted by AbitaFan08
Boston, MA
Member since Apr 2008
27880 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:36 pm to
quote:

We are planning to go to Japan in two years and from what I see it’ll Be about $6000-$8000.


You can't haggle with airlines or hotel chains. I'd probably be prepared to budget a lot more than that for 4 people to go to Japan.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:37 pm to
quote:

Seems low...


It’d only cover the airfare
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:37 pm to
quote:

Seems low...


Not really. With the value of the yen right now, I looked it up a few months ago for two of us would’ve been about $3500 for flight and hotels. This did not include food or train travel while there.
Posted by TJack
BR
Member since Dec 2018
3059 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:38 pm to
quote:

$6000-$8000

You would need to sell $25k at a margin of 30%ish to make that.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
71170 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:41 pm to
Me and Pops took $5 and ran it into like $8K over the course of a year or so. It was from online and store sales, but we tracked that $5 to see how far we could run it.

ETA: The initial purchase was from a thrift store and included four coffee cups. One cup was a designer NASA gift shop cup that sold for $45. The other was a Dachshund cup that sold for $30. I gave .75 cents for each of them. It was off and running after that.
This post was edited on 5/30/24 at 4:45 pm
Posted by Strannix
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Member since Dec 2012
52742 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:42 pm to
quote:

Japan in two years and from what I see it’ll Be about $6000-$8000.
Updates to follow


If Jotato is still POSinChief itll be 12-16K
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:45 pm to
Bump the $1 up to $50. Make this go faster
Posted by FutureCorridor49
US 90
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588 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:46 pm to
Potential HoF thread if you pull it off
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
62152 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:47 pm to
quote:

two of us would’ve been about $3500 for flight and hotels


I can't imagine this is accurate, but good luck to you nonetheless.
Posted by theantiquetiger
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:49 pm to
quote:

I can't imagine this is accurate, but good luck to you nonetheless.


I’m talking just flight and hotel, not food, trains, spending money, etc.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 5/30/24 at 4:50 pm to
Are you Craig from FlyingWheels?
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
3348 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 5:01 pm to
An international flight is easily $1,500 to $2,000 a person. For a family of four that equals around $6,000 to $8,000 for the total flight bill. Almost all of your trip’s budget will be going towards the flight bill.

Better hope you can find a box on the street in Tokyo for your family to sleep in.
Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
6896 posts
Posted on 5/30/24 at 5:03 pm to
My grandmother came to this country with $20 in her pocket. She worked hard her whole life and never took shite from anyone. When she died, she had turned that twenty dollars into $2,000. That sucks.
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