Overview
What this business looks like
Reselling is the business of buying underpriced items and selling them at market value — the spread is your profit. The pipeline: source items cheap (thrift stores, garage sales, estate sales, Facebook Marketplace free/cheap listings, clearance aisles), identify the ones that have resale demand, clean and photograph them, and list on eBay, Mercari, Poshmark, or Facebook Marketplace. A vintage band tee bought for $3 at Goodwill sells for $35 on Depop. A discontinued kitchen appliance grabbed for $8 at a garage sale lists for $65 on eBay. Sneakers, trading cards, electronics, vintage clothing, and small furniture are the highest-velocity categories for beginners. Startup capital is $50-200 for your first inventory batch — every successful flip funds the next purchase, and the business is self-financing within the first month.
Startup Costs
What you need to invest
| Item | Cost |
|---|
| Starting inventory budget (thrift store / garage sale runs) |
$50-150 |
| Shipping supplies: poly mailers, boxes, tape, bubble wrap |
$20-40 |
| Postal scale (for accurate shipping quotes) |
$12-25 |
| Clean backdrop for photos (white poster board or sheet) |
$3-10 |
| eBay / Mercari seller accounts (free to create) |
$0 |
| Total |
$85-225 |
What's inside this premium kit:
- ✓ Step-by-step launch guide (6 steps to your first customer)
- ✓ Pricing strategy with 3 tiers (what to charge, when, and how)
- ✓ 4 copy-ready marketing templates (social posts, flyers, scripts)
- ✓ Growth playbook (1 → 20 customers)
- ✓ Pro tips from people already running this hustle