Thrift Shop Pickups

[shanks25]

Originally Posted by shanks25

So in my pickups this weekend that I listed above were some printer ink cartridges. When I first got into thrifting, that was one item that everyone always said to pick up if it was cheap. I’ve done well on the few I’ve found in the past.

Two cartridges I got yesterday sold for $20 and $25 today. He had a lot of ink cartridges when I was there yesterday so I went back today. I got all this today for $20.




Not included in the picture are the the boxes of empty cartridges. I was just getting ready to throw them in the garbage and I thought I’d check eBay. I never knew there was a market for empty’s. Here they are.




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Thought I'd offer a quick update on this. Most of the printer cartridges sold relatively quickly. There were a few that sat for a while and the last lot of ink sat for the past couple months. Well, that last lot sold last night and all of it is now gone.

For my $25 investment, I made a total of $1,036.26 after shipping, supplies, etc. Not bad...

[r0yals2012]

Originally Posted by shanks25

Thought I'd offer a quick update on this. Most of the printer cartridges sold relatively quickly. There were a few that sat for a while and the last lot of ink sat for the past couple months. Well, that last lot sold last night and all of it is now gone.

For my $25 investment, I made a total of $1,036.26 after shipping, supplies, etc. Not bad...

Wow. Great score. I know I have a thrift store on the other side of town that maybe has a box of about 20 but I don't know how much they are. I think they are all HP inks. I'll have to check it out next time I am over there

[callou2131]

All I find for ink is the off brand trash. When looking at Boy scout stuff, look for eagle scout and Order of the arrow patches. I haven't sourced for a while, just been listing stuff I never got around too. I mean really sourced, not dropping by a goodwill, so today I am heading out to I think 3 spots. A salvation army near me, every Monday they drop 2 colors down to .99 so I always look for levis etc. Hard to lose on any purchase less than a buck. Havent been there in a few months though. Our goodwill still haven't started back up the color rag sales, and they are overloaded with the same crap you have to dig through over and over to find newer stuff. One of the reasons I haven't spent much time in them.

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by callou2131

All I find for ink is the off brand trash. When looking at Boy scout stuff, look for eagle scout and Order of the arrow patches. I haven't sourced for a while, just been listing stuff I never got around too. I mean really sourced, not dropping by a goodwill, so today I am heading out to I think 3 spots. A salvation army near me, every Monday they drop 2 colors down to .99 so I always look for levis etc. Hard to lose on any purchase less than a buck. Havent been there in a few months though. Our goodwill still haven't started back up the color rag sales, and they are overloaded with the same crap you have to dig through over and over to find newer stuff. One of the reasons I haven't spent much time in them.

Philmont and national jamboree stuff does well for me as well as old council patches

[shanks25]

I picked up a bunch of motocross exhaust pipes / spark arrestors at a local estate sale. Wow! I had no idea they sold for what they do....

[bigdog2003]

Originally Posted by callou2131

All I find for ink is the off brand trash. When looking at Boy scout stuff, look for eagle scout and Order of the arrow patches. I haven't sourced for a while, just been listing stuff I never got around too. I mean really sourced, not dropping by a goodwill, so today I am heading out to I think 3 spots. A salvation army near me, every Monday they drop 2 colors down to .99 so I always look for levis etc. Hard to lose on any purchase less than a buck. Havent been there in a few months though. Our goodwill still haven't started back up the color rag sales, and they are overloaded with the same crap you have to dig through over and over to find newer stuff. One of the reasons I haven't spent much time in them.

Order of the Arrow stuff will move well. When I do shows, probably 90% of my sales are OA items.

[callou2131]

Got a death proof vintage shirt and a few other things. Got a 1,000 piece kinex set for 99 cents, now I just have to count it up.

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[dbackschamp2001]

Originally Posted by callou2131

Got a death proof vintage shirt and a few other things. Got a 1,000 piece kinex set for 99 cents, now I just have to count it up.

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Nice find, but didn't that movie come out around 07? I don't think that would make it vintage. Still cool though!

[callou2131]

Originally Posted by dbackschamp2001

Nice find, but didn't that movie come out around 07? I don't think that would make it vintage. Still cool though!

Technically correct, but since they have made repros of this shirt, people tend to list it as vintage.

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[Panthersfans]

Apologies if this has been previously discussed, this thread is massive now but does anyone here use pirateship? I’m noticing some of the youtube resellers are using it vs. ebay or PayPal shipping.

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by Panthersfans

Apologies if this has been previously discussed, this thread is massive now but does anyone here use pirateship? I’m noticing some of the youtube resellers are using it vs. ebay or PayPal shipping.

I use it, its really not any cheaper like many claim. For me the advantage is being able to use your CC and getting the cash back from that.

[nateyad]

You can get cash back by using a credit card through paypal.

[nateyad]

By the way, if you guys/gals haven't already gone, get to TJ Maxx/Marshalls/Ross's in your area. Tons of stuff to buy for great profits. I've spent over $800 on items to flip and still looking for more.

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by nateyad

You can get cash back by using a credit card through paypal.

I shut my Paypal account down as soon as I could and for me it kept defaulting to my bank account.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by nateyad

By the way, if you guys/gals haven't already gone, get to TJ Maxx/Marshalls/Ross's in your area. Tons of stuff to buy for great profits. I've spent over $800 on items to flip and still looking for more.

any items in particular that you do well on? I hate spending on stock to have it sit for months.

[nateyad]

Originally Posted by shrevecity

I shut my Paypal account down as soon as I could and for me it kept defaulting to my bank account.

Yeah I had to go in and change two things, but it's been working as intended for me ever since. I still use paypal for sneaker releases and fanduel/draftkings betting so no need to get rid of it as of now.

[nateyad]

Originally Posted by Aaron

any items in particular that you do well on? I hate spending on stock to have it sit for months.

Most Ralph Lauren stuff that isn't basic, like RLX polos, pants, unique jackets if they are over $30, some are marked under $20 so it's a no brainer for those. Nike and under armour golf pants, been getting them for $16. Lot's of Tommy Bahama, and other unique brands like UGG, even found a new Mizzen + Main shirt at one for $15. For me like 80% of these items will sell out of my store in less than 2 months. Some will sit a little longer, but for new items I don't mind because I get almost no returns on them and will eventually find a buyer willing to pay my price.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by nateyad

Most Ralph Lauren stuff that isn't basic, like RLX polos, pants, unique jackets if they are over $30, some are marked under $20 so it's a no brainer for those. Nike and under armour golf pants, been getting them for $16. Lot's of Tommy Bahama, and other unique brands like UGG, even found a new Mizzen + Main shirt at one for $15. For me like 80% of these items will sell out of my store in less than 2 months. Some will sit a little longer, but for new items I don't mind because I get almost no returns on them and will eventually find a buyer willing to pay my price.

cool, thanks!

[nateyad]

Originally Posted by Aaron

cool, thanks!

No problem, good luck.

[shrevecity]

Originally Posted by Aaron

any items in particular that you do well on? I hate spending on stock to have it sit for months.

Have to watch those clothes though make sure you look at every stitch and color really well. A lot of what they get is overstock with nothing wrong, but they do get factory seconds as well.

That is why Ebay was killing sellers a c ouple of years back on reselling shoes from those places as new. They wanted you to list them as New-other or something like that then had to state they are possible factory seconds. Nike was pushing this hard on them to do this. zdon't know if they still are or not.

[RobDerhak]

I would preach caution on the TJ-Maxx/Ross strategy also...those stores are EVERYWHERE now, and it seems the demand for most things they stock has dried up at secondary prices. There are deals to be found, but I'd be inclined to think most of it is slow moving flips

[BGT Masters]

Originally Posted by shrevecity

Have to watch those clothes though make sure you look at every stitch and color really well. A lot of what they get is overstock with nothing wrong, but they do get factory seconds as well.

That is why Ebay was killing sellers a c ouple of years back on reselling shoes from those places as new. They wanted you to list them as New-other or something like that then had to state they are possible factory seconds. Nike was pushing this hard on them to do this. zdon't know if they still are or not.

A little off topic. I was going through ebay's fee structure not too long ago and I swear I remember seeing if you sell shoes for $100+ there is no final value fee. I was a bit confused why that was.

[nateyad]

Originally Posted by RobDerhak

I would preach caution on the TJ-Maxx/Ross strategy also...those stores are EVERYWHERE now, and it seems the demand for most things they stock has dried up at secondary prices. There are deals to be found, but I'd be inclined to think most of it is slow moving flips

I just went through 2020 numbers and I had $2,075.99 profit on 75 items, so $27.53 profit per item purchased from TJ Maxx/Ross/Burlington/Marshalls. The majority (95%) of these items cost between $10-18. The best part about most of this is it is duplicate items just different sizes, so I can make one listing. I have 0 items left that I purchased throughout the year from January to October. The longest sale was listed March 2 and sold August 13. All other items sold within 2-3 months max. with most selling within 2-3 weeks. I've been doing this for 5 years straight. Guys just do your research when shopping it's not hard, look at sell through rate, lowest listed prices, etc.

[nateyad]

Originally Posted by BGT Masters

A little off topic. I was going through ebay's fee structure not too long ago and I swear I remember seeing if you sell shoes for $100+ there is no final value fee. I was a bit confused why that was.

I think they brought it in when they began authenticating nike and Adidas sneakers? Not 100% on that but might of to bring more traffic and sales through that. Right now they are authenticating and everything for free, which I'm sure will change eventually, but it has been nice for selling new sneaker releases.

[RobDerhak]

Originally Posted by nateyad

I just went through 2020 numbers and I had $2,075.99 profit on 75 items, so $27.53 profit per item purchased from TJ Maxx/Ross/Burlington/Marshalls. The majority (95%) of these items cost between $10-18. The best part about most of this is it is duplicate items just different sizes, so I can make one listing. I have 0 items left that I purchased throughout the year from January to October. The longest sale was listed March 2 and sold August 13. All other items sold within 2-3 months max. with most selling within 2-3 weeks. I've been doing this for 5 years straight. Guys just do your research when shopping it's not hard, look at sell through rate, lowest listed prices, etc.

Nice, I definitely had things through there that were a good flip...NCAA College Nike Jackets that I found on clearance for <$10 that were all 3xl or larger all sold for $50+.....maybe the ones around me just get harder by flippers because I stopped looking after months of shutouts.