Why dont people take advantage of the internet to make money?

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Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

As a college student, i got sick of always living on a tight budget. So i was looking into making more money on the side. If you have knowledge on everyday items, its so easy and simple to make money. I make 3 times more a month on ebay than i do working a regular job( I have a regular job just for the social aspect of it). Just going on craigslist a couple times a day, i could turn 100 bucks into 200-300 on average without even breaking a sweat. Last year i bought a box of 12 playstation 1 games for 5 bucks at a yard sale, turned it around and sold the lot on ebay for $1100 bucks. Thats how simple it is.

Theres money just sitting there waiting for you to grab it. In this day and age, people are at their laziest but have the most easy access to make money(internet) but dont use it to their advantage.

Posted by Ryn621 (Member # 11276) on :

12 games for 1100? who use ps1 anymore

Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :

I am with you 100%. My $600 motorcycle purchase back in 2005 started my hustle and I was able to keep trading and selling up, owning 8 motorcycles and 5 mustangs during the process. Now I'm at a halt with my 98 cobra faleen that I bought using the profit I made throughout the way [Wink]

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

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Originally posted by Ryn621:
12 games for 1100? who use ps1 anymore

Most people dont know this, but a good amount of ps1 games are gold mines. Mostly RPG's but theres sealed games that go for 200+ on ebay. If you can find black cased final fantasy games, they go for 60-150.

Posted by RONIN (Member # 9987) on :

@ Robb .. Do you have any tips, I'd like to know a little more...

Posted by SLOWFOX (Member # 11067) on :

I bought a sub for 180 traded for a ps3 and 250bucks ps3 slim with 3games. Months later traded the ps3 for 2mopeds and 100bucks but stoped my trading n money making on my mopeds lol. Ok also car parts you buy something new and sell the old best way of making cash.

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEAR-MINT-COMPLETE-Suikoden-II-2-Sony-Playstation-One-PS1-PSX-PS2-/130620287058?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1e69936852

Not my auction but that was one of the games i sold, most wouldnt even look at that as valuable if you saw it in person. Infact, i just bought a GH final fantasy VII at a goodwill for a buck

Posted by Cobra 93-4992 (Member # 4992) on :

What a waste of time and gas money for chump change

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

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Originally posted by Cobra 93-4992:
What a waste of time and gas money for chump change

Keep telling yourself that. [Wink]

Posted by Boss 327 (Member # 9143) on :

People buy some stupid shit.

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

Another easy money maker is ipods, Ipods are in high demand and people give them away on craigslist for dirt cheap all the time. Sell them on ebay for atleast double of what i paid for them as is.

Posted by a302juGRnuat (Member # 10163) on :

Yup that's a great idea...I'm more knowledgeable with cars so I buy and sell cars on the side. Easy way to make money.

Posted by norcalfiddy (Member # 11207) on :

as of rite now, thats how i make my money. lol so far is been working, bought a lx hatch 5.0 from a towyard for $60, parted it out, make a lot from it, and still kept the engine, now i bought a older muscle car, and rebuilding my motor with heads, cam and intake along with a fresh bottom end. and still have money to spare. i buy and sell things all the time.

Posted by jaehow23 (Member # 11230) on :

People laugh at me when I tell them how much i make off flipping shoes...smh

these aren't multiple-shoe deals either. every pic im posting is one shoe each. bought for as much as a tenth of what I sold them for. I need to expand into electronics as well, though.

kinda small but squint a bit..

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

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Originally posted by jaehow23:
People laugh at me when I tell them how much i make off flipping shoes...smh

these aren't multiple-shoe deals either. every pic im posting is one shoe each. bought for as much as a tenth of what I sold them for. I need to expand into electronics as well, though.

kinda small but squint a bit..

Shoes are a good one, I actually never looked out for them, so thats interesting to see how much they go for

Posted by JBeezy53 (Member # 3960) on :

I do this all the time, I've been doing it since 2001. My rule of thumb is if you aren't going to double your money don't do it. On a side note EBay's fees have been going up but still beats seeing stuff locally.

Posted by N8 (Member # 6048) on :

I make good money from the internet as well, but I develop applications (mobile and web). I just recently drifted out into the web marketplace developing wordpress themes and vbulletin plugins. Cool little extra money every now and then.

I also have a dude stalkin me on the internet to buy my comic book collection and my Spawn toys collection.

[ February 28, 2012, 05:09 PM: Message edited by: N8 ]

Posted by bentley mobs a stang (Member # 11119) on :

quote:
Originally posted by N8:
I make good money from the internet as well, but I develop applications (mobile and web). I just recently drifted out into the web marketplace developing wordpress themes and vbulletin plugins. Cool little extra money every now and then.

I also have a dude stalkin me on the internet to buy my comic book collection and my Spawn toys collection.

I know its been said before, but a cafords mobile app would be awesome

Posted by N8 (Member # 6048) on :

quote:
Originally posted by bentley mobs a stang:

quote:
Originally posted by N8:
I make good money from the internet as well, but I develop applications (mobile and web). I just recently drifted out into the web marketplace developing wordpress themes and vbulletin plugins. Cool little extra money every now and then.

I also have a dude stalkin me on the internet to buy my comic book collection and my Spawn toys collection.
I know its been said before, but a cafords mobile app would be awesome

I offered that among other services a while back for free. They were not interested. Unfortunately I am much too busy now to do it, if they would decide to.

Posted by Cobra 93-4992 (Member # 4992) on :

quote:
Originally posted by N8:
I make good money from the internet as well, but I develop applications (mobile and web). I just recently drifted out into the web marketplace developing wordpress themes and vbulletin plugins. Cool little extra money every now and then.

I also have a dude stalkin me on the internet to buy my comic book collection and my Spawn toys collection.

This is much different than what the OP is saying makes beaucoup bucks middlemanning used shit on the web.

You're actually being productive member of society not just some scab jacking up the costs of used goods to make 10 bucks here and there.

Posted by 1ST0KGT (Member # 10606) on :

Here's my story.

Bought a Xbox 360
Traded for 16gb Itouch 2nd Gen.
Traded For Fixie
Traded for another Fixie, then another
Brother gave me a 92 Honda civic 4door auto with no registration and blown tyranny
Sold bike to fix car and register
Traded for a 95 Honda civic 4 door 5speed
Sold for 2500
Bought my 96Gt for 1800
... to be continued lol

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Cobra 93-4992:

quote:
Originally posted by N8:
I make good money from the internet as well, but I develop applications (mobile and web). I just recently drifted out into the web marketplace developing wordpress themes and vbulletin plugins. Cool little extra money every now and then.

I also have a dude stalkin me on the internet to buy my comic book collection and my Spawn toys collection.
This is much different than what the OP is saying makes beaucoup bucks middlemanning used shit on the web.

You're actually being productive member of society not just some scab jacking up the costs of used goods to make 10 bucks here and there.

You sound very stupid right now.

Posted by 50DADDY (Member # 3076) on :

Ebay/internet helps line my pockets.Im glad more people dont do it.Leaves more room for me. [patriot]

Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :

seriously the OP is speaking the truth. I bought some ps1 stuff at a garage sale and had some of my own stuff and final fantasy 7 was in that bunch. I got $85 for the game because it was almost in new condition and still had the receipt in it from the 90's. Ive bought and sold nintendo games, action figures etc.

shit I bought some star wars figures at a garage sale awhile ago,got the whole lot for $5 and made $180 on that set.

some of you may remember a while back i yanked the recently rebuilt front end off of my 67 when i went to the new setup. had a few folks interested here but no takers I was all the way down to $250 for everything.

finally I got tired of people flaking and it sat and i parted the suspension and steering out piece by piece, low and behold I sold everything for a very modest price and got almost $1200 for the whole front end.

if you dig around and know how to use Ebay it can be a money maker,I personally get burned out quickly because of people who pay for something on a tuesday dont read the add which says" orders will be shipped the friday following payment" then thursday I get a message asking where their shit is?lol. if you can handle the multiple trips to the post office and dealing with people Ebay is def. profitable!

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 50DADDY:
Ebay/internet helps line my pockets.Im glad more people dont do it.Leaves more room for me.

Same here. To me, nothing beats the feeling after you check your ebay account at the end of the day and find out you got $1500+ dollars sitting there with a day left on the auctions. Theres no surprise element in working a regular job like that because you know how much youre making.

Posted by Robb (Member # 9444) on :

quote:
Originally posted by v-town coupe:
seriously the OP is speaking the truth. I bought some ps1 stuff at a garage sale and had some of my own stuff and final fantasy 7 was in that bunch. I got $85 for the game because it was almost in new condition and still had the receipt in it from the 90's. Ive bought and sold nintendo games, action figures etc.

shit I bought some star wars figures at a garage sale awhile ago,got the whole lot for $5 and made $180 on that set.

some of you may remember a while back i yanked the recently rebuilt front end off of my 67 when i went to the new setup. had a few folks interested here but no takers I was all the way down to $250 for everything.

finally I got tired of people flaking and it sat and i parted the suspension and steering out piece by piece, low and behold I sold everything for a very modest price and got almost $1200 for the whole front end.

if you dig around and know how to use Ebay it can be a money maker,I personally get burned out quickly because of people who pay for something on a tuesday dont read the add which says" orders will be shipped the friday following payment" then thursday I get a message asking where their shit is?lol. if you can handle the multiple trips to the post office and dealing with people Ebay is def. profitable!

I like to have everything already packaged up and ready to be sent out before i put them on, like i'll put on 5-10 auctions on monday, i'll usually put them on for 5 days for the usps stuff(small light items) and 5 days for the ups stuff(big heavier items) and make 2 trips for both on the following monday so everyone has a chance to pay. Then do the same thing again

[ February 28, 2012, 05:39 PM: Message edited by: Robb ]

Posted by nasty93 (Member # 8935) on :

fuck the internet..i make real money with my hands plumbing houses on the weekends

[ February 28, 2012, 08:59 PM: Message edited by: nasty93 ]

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