Resale businesses
Source existing physical goods and resell them individually or through local and online channels.
3 creators independently cover this, across 15 variations.
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Sources: All-In Podcast · Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast · The Diary Of A CEO
A used and new equipment dealership supplied through dealer trade-ins and local flipping
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Turn a successful local flipping operation into an equipment dealership by sourcing underpriced used equipment from dealers who do not want to handle used inventory, reselling new equipment at steady prices, and adding delivery, service, and mechanic capacity.
Problem: Dealers may accumulate used trade-ins they do not want to advertise or manage, while buyers want reasonably priced equipment and convenient delivery.
For: Homeowners, landowners, contractors, and other equipment buyers seeking used or new lawnmowers and related equipment, including customers outside the dealership's immediate town.
Examples
- The speaker's operation grew from flipping items while teaching to an equipment dealership that recorded a best month of about $1.1 million in sales.
Buy Costco customer returns and liquidation inventory through auctions, then test, clean, repair, and resell the items locally through Facebook Marketplace.
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Purchase mixed lots at a low landed cost, prioritize products with strong local demand and limited competition, recover the investment by listing the best items first, and sell appliances, outdoor furniture, grills, sheds, garment steamers, and similar goods at discounts to retail.
Problem: Retailers and liquidation channels need to move customer returns and excess inventory, while local buyers want discounted products they can obtain quickly without paying full retail.
For: Local buyers who want recognizable appliances, furniture, outdoor products, and other consumer goods for less than retail, especially people moving into the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Examples
- Musical-instrument liquidation: a lot described as roughly $5,000 of Costco-value units had a Costco average price of $628 and sold at about $63 per unit after receiving one bid; the category was described as relatively low competition.
Local liquidation and random-goods resale store
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Buy liquidation returns, auction lots, storage-unit contents, furniture, appliances, clothing, shoes, exercise equipment, tools, and other discounted goods, then resell them through local listings, live video, a roadside storefront, deliveries, and additional local markets.
Problem: Customers in a small town have limited shopping opportunities, while liquidation and auction goods need a local seller who can display, explain, deliver, and transact them.
For: Local shoppers looking for discounted household goods, furniture, appliances, clothing, shoes, and miscellaneous products; later, customers across a wider regional market.
Examples
- A Saturday parking-lot sale of furniture produced about $3,000 in profit.
Resell overlooked electronics and other underpriced goods through local marketplaces and eBay
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Buy unwanted or undervalued electronics from households, thrift stores, yard sales, Facebook Marketplace, eBay sellers, recyclers, schools, and businesses; test and price them using market data; then sell individually on eBay or in bulk to specialist buyers. The business can start part-time with household goods and eventually expand into wholesale sourcing.
Problem: Useful electronics are often discarded, mispriced, or sold by people who do not know their resale value, while buyers still want discontinued or discounted products.
For: Consumers who want affordable working electronics, flea-market sellers who need inventory, and businesses or schools replacing old equipment.
Examples
- LEGO: Lucas sold approximately $5,000 to $10,000 of his household LEGO during one summer before moving on to other inventory.
Live-selling business for discounted liquidation, overstock, customer-return and hard-to-sell goods
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Source products cheaply, present them in live auctions on platforms such as Whatnot or TikTok Shop, and sell them through fast, entertainment-driven, low-opening-price auctions. The model works especially well for unique products with high perceived value or goods that are difficult to sell individually through conventional marketplaces.
Problem: Liquidation goods, customer returns, incomplete lots and individual food or consumer products can be difficult and time-consuming to sell through conventional marketplaces, while shoppers want convenient access to discounted products and the excitement of a live deal.
For: Online shoppers who enjoy impulse purchases, live auctions, bargains and discovering products they have not previously seen on the platform.
Examples
- Kitchen appliances: a first Whatnot show sold about 150 tested items in roughly one hour and 45 minutes for approximately $4,500 in sales; the initial show was described as roughly break-even after inventory, shipping and supplies.
International original-art arbitrage and resale
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Source affordable original artwork from local artists and small shops in other countries, then resell it to buyers in the home market through social media and local marketplaces. The model can be operated while traveling or remotely by contacting shops, requesting photos, taking deposits, and arranging shipping.
Problem: Local artwork is difficult for distant buyers to discover and purchase, while the reseller provides discovery, selection, communication, and international shipping.
For: Buyers who want distinctive original artwork from particular countries or regions but cannot travel to source it themselves.
Examples
- The speaker's sister-in-law bought approximately 12 to 14 original artworks during a UK trip, mostly from Ireland, and sold them in Utah for a few hundred dollars each.
AI-assisted Facebook Marketplace and eBay resale arbitrage
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Use an AI agent to compare listings across Facebook Marketplace and eBay, identify items priced below their likely net resale value, arrange the purchase, and relist the item for a margin.
Problem: Price differences between local Facebook Marketplace listings and eBay resale prices can create arbitrage opportunities, but manually finding and comparing those opportunities takes time.
For: A reseller willing to source, collect, and resell lower-priced local goods.
Examples
- A pair of shoes: the discussion proposed buying on Facebook Marketplace for a $3 profit opportunity.
City-owned grocery stores offering periodic discounts on staple foods
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Create five grocery stores owned by New York City, using city-owned space and opening one store per borough. Sell bread, cheese, produce, meat and milk at regular prices for most of the month, with a 30% discount during one week each month. The stores would not sell cigarettes, alcohol or hot food, and are intended to make groceries more affordable while serving as a visible example of socialist policy.
Problem: High grocery costs and limited affordability for shoppers who need basic food items.
For: New York City grocery shoppers, especially people seeking lower prices on staple foods.
Examples
- Whole Foods: the proposed city-owned stores are predicted to outperform it.
Lawnmower flipping and export
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Buy riding lawnmowers cheaply, repair and resell them locally, or export sought-after American brands to markets where they are scarce and command a premium.
Problem: Buyers in some markets have limited access to riding mowers, while sellers in the United States may undervalue used or broken equipment.
For: Local buyers of riding lawnmowers and overseas buyers in markets where specific mower brands are difficult to find.
Examples
- A John Deere riding mower bought for $2,200 was reportedly sold for $6,000 to $7,000 in Bolivia after approximately $500 shipping, implying roughly $3,000 total cost and a potential sale near $6,000.
Used restaurant-equipment resale business
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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.
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.
Examples
- Restaurant equipment accumulated from multiple restaurants was resold successfully enough to motivate additional purchases through GovDeals.
Resell overlooked and discontinued electronics
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Buy or find electronics that are cheap because sellers or thrift stores consider them worthless, then list them for buyers who still want products that are no longer manufactured.
Problem: Connects buyers with electronics that have limited new supply but continuing demand.
For: People looking for discontinued or hard-to-find electronics such as VCRs, camcorders, digital cameras, docking stations and film cameras.
Examples
- VCRs: cited as discontinued products that can sell for about $100.
Concierge used-car purchasing service
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Use a dealer's permit to buy specific vehicles for individual customers at wholesale auctions, charging a fee while avoiding the inventory risk of buying cars speculatively.
Problem: Consumers may want a particular vehicle at a lower price but lack access to wholesale auctions, dealer licensing, or the time to search and purchase on their own.
For: Individuals who want a specific used vehicle and prefer to access wholesale pricing without navigating auctions themselves.
Examples
- The speaker bought a blue 2024 Sequoia with fewer than 30,000 miles for a customer and charged about a $700 fee.
Liquidation-product reselling on Facebook Marketplace
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Acquire products from liquidation sources or around the house and resell them on Facebook Marketplace.
Problem: Sellers can turn unused or liquidation-sourced products into revenue without committing to inventory before testing demand.
For: Buyers on Facebook Marketplace seeking products such as outdoor furniture.
Examples
- Outdoor furniture: a pallet is given as an example of inventory that can be listed before purchase to test demand.
Local Facebook Marketplace arbitrage sniper
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Find incorrectly priced or free Marketplace listings as soon as they appear, acquire them quickly, and resell them for more. Automation removes the need to refresh Marketplace manually all day.
Problem: Underpriced listings attract many buyers quickly, while manual searching makes it difficult to respond first.
For: A local buyer or reseller looking for underpriced items, especially higher-value goods.
Examples
- Free items worth hundreds or thousands of dollars are described as appearing daily in any given market.
Online sports-card resale business
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Sell sports cards through the marketplace where national buyers are most likely to find them and ship the cards economically.
Problem: Local marketplaces make it unlikely that a seller will find the highest bidder for small, inexpensive-to-ship cards.
For: Sports-card buyers, including collectors willing to buy from sellers outside their local area.
Examples
- Sports cards were specifically described as a category where eBay is the appropriate marketplace; a card can be shipped anywhere in the country for 55 cents.