Adventures in thrifting income from the pay per pound Goodwill - Day 17.
It was a little bit busier than normal at the Outlet today. I saw at least three 'Pros' digging through the bins. When I see that, I try to figure out which way they are heading down the bins and jump ahead of them to get 'first dibs.'
I mean it is a dog eat dog place, you gotta claim your territory.
Today is April 3rd and it is day 17. Let's see what I found this Tuesday.
Nothing for me today, everything is for selling.
Look! Another of those Masterpiece board games, this one the more modern version from 1996. Also another manual crank pencil sharpener, which is a decent find as they are making a comeback.
And one more NERF gun for the big lot I am collecting for.
Some low volume items, except for the DeLORME Topographic map software. If you see this stuff, grab it - even if it is older. I've found a few of these in the past and they always sell.
The Masterpiece board game. Last time I forgot to add shipping, not this time. I just jacked up the price and put in free shipping like I normally do.
Even though these are cassettes, they still sell. I've had a few of these Pimsleur language learning courses on cassettes before and made good money from them. As a bonus, they can be shipped media mail which really saves you money on shipping.
This is probably the most interesting thing I found today. I think these College pennants are pretty neat. What do you guys think about them?
Sales!
Do you remember yesterday when I found all those old software stuff? And I said it was a hustle that very few people know about? So I am always happy to see this stuff, as someone, somewhere will want it?
Just take a look at these sales today! 11 items, mostly that old software. HUGE supply/demand imbalance. I think most people at home don't know the value and just toss this stuff in the trash.
Money can be found in the strangest of items.
Other things that sold are the 14 packets of goose biot feathers, a remote, a pencil sharpener (good thing I found another), the real estate investing CD/DVD's, the big box Comanche PC game, and the Beach BodyTai Cheng DVD set.
Day 17 Totals
Total Spent Today: $9.75
Running Total Spent: $287.55
Total Listed Price Today: $167.86
Running Total Listed Price: $3542.62
Total Sales: $1151.45
Total Profit: $694.63
As always, tomorrow is a new day and a new thrift!