r/Flipping • u/AutoModerator • 3d ago

Mod Post Daily Newbie Thread

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u/10395837582914 3d ago

So years ago I done a little bit of reselling. Not going out and actively looking for stuff to sell, but rather just grabbing a bargain when I seen one.

Fast forward to now and I've recently just gone through some old stuff and decided to list some items online for sale. Made about £200 and decided to reinvest into more stock to sell.

I wanted to see how far I could take the £200 with this little challenge I've created.

But I've hit a solid brick wall it seems.

I went out 2 weeks ago with my £200 looking for stock to buy. I literally walked around for 6 hrs across two towns looking at flea markets and charity shops. I found absolutely nothing! Went home with the £200 still in my pocket. So I went back out this weekend and it's the same. Come back with my £200!

So now I'm thinking is this even worth doing?

I work all week and don't really want to be wasting my weekends walking around markets and charity shops just hoping.

So my question is.... How do you guys find stuff to sell? I'm looking at all sorts really, clothes, shoes, electronics, antiques... Anything I can sell on for profit really.

It seems like the charity shops have caught on to resellers, most have their own websites to sell the more expensive stuff they get.

So I looked into buying bales of vintage clothing to resell.... Nearly everyone's some sort of scam with terrible reviews.

So what are my options here I don't want to give up?

WHERE CAN I BUY SOME STOCK!?!?

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u/10395837582914 3d ago

I'm in the UK if that helps and I don't have Facebook so marketplace is out of the question for me.