Used restaurant-equipment resale business
Acquire surplus and used restaurant equipment from restaurant closures, accumulated inventory, and auctions, then sell it to restaurant owners and operators through marketplaces and a referral network of food-distribution salespeople.
physical B2C Resale / Flipping
From Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast — Laid Off 2 Days Before Christmas, Now He Makes $60k/Month Reselling at 08:10
Problem: Restaurants need affordable replacement or expansion equipment, while surplus equipment from closures, upgrades, repairs, and auctions is difficult for owners to sell directly.
For: Restaurant owners, chefs, and other food-service operators who need functioning equipment to keep or expand a revenue-producing business.
Products from this video
Examples
- Restaurant equipment accumulated from multiple restaurants was resold successfully enough to motivate additional purchases through GovDeals.
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- Local liquidation and random-goods resale store
- Local buy-low, sell-at-market-value flipping of used items and equipment
- Resell overlooked electronics and other underpriced goods through local marketplaces and eBay