I'm not a dealer like you, or semi-private, but I've learned to keep smaller bills in different pocket. so like at 10:00, when he's asking if he'll go down from $20, I would already have a couple of 5's and ones in my hand. There's something about seeing the cash and waving $13 "that's all I've got..." maybe dig out a couple of quarters.... pretty soon they say, "sure...." Doesn't work all the time but especially yard sales people see the cash & want to take it.
Hitting lots of yard sales you'll eventually run out of smaller bills and it's not worth it going out of your way going to the bank and usually they have change.
lol I make my comment then just saw yours. It's like making that deal for $5 less then driving off in a $80,000+ car. I have had sold at swap-meets and I gave very good deals and people still want to talk you down, those people I do not deal with. One time selling a jiffy steamer a $100+ item I was asking only $25 plugged it in to show them it worked these people tried to talk me down I said NO! they walk off less them 30 seconds come back and say "we want the steamer" LOL I say "I'm just going to keep it". lol the face they made priceless then take the walk of shame!. Later that day I sold it for $30.
he's lying.alot of his videos he does people like that. he's trying to make a fool out of them..if he has that much cash he can go to the bank and get all small bills..amd work from there
WOW - thanks Pete! My subscribers have almost doubled overnight thanks to your shout out! I was wondering why my phone was blowing up with new subscribers and comments all of a sudden.... I love your channel as well and thanks again!!!
One of the worse things to do is to go to a Garage Sale and barter the price down on an item and then pull out a wallet full of money. That's totally rude
Want to see rude, check out the Lonnie guy with the shed. He's a total cheapskate. Then he makes videos while he rounds up his ebay orders like anyone gives a flying shit about this and that thing he sold for $5.99. Complete hack. For one, if you're successful, there's absolutely no reason to rip people off while sourcing inventory. If you're successful, then you make a load of money on ebay, have way more inventory than you can even list and have no reason whatsoever to nickel and dime poor people who spent hours setting up their sale to supply you with more inventory. Also if you're successful, you're not wasting your time with $5 orders. So obviously he's not successful, so in that sense, I can't blame him. I bet he's living ebay sale to ebay sale, has no money saved, and has yet to figure out what to buy and what not to waste your time on. This guy is okay, he pays fair prices for junk people bring into his shop.
Don't be afraid to buy the old fans if they don't work. Just get them really cheap. It's almost never the motor, those motors are so heavy it's almost impossible to burn them up. It's usually the wiring or the switch, both are relatively simple if you are handy. You can even order the old cloth wiring from eBay or a place called Sundial Wire. Or just sell as is. Check the oscillate function - it is pretty typical for that to get stripped out.
By the way Pete, I only buy vinyl because of a video you made a couple years ago, I think it was called "Stuff I always buy" and you spent quite a bit of time talking about it, you get ALL the credit bro!
I've been to many yard sales that work just like that because the seller doesn't know IF anybody else might be interested before the sale time is over, and it's better to make that $3 than it is to haul it back to the garage to try again and HOPE for a dollar or two more. Yard sales have a purpose....TO GET RID OF STUFF not hang on to it, and pack a few dollars in their own pocket and clean out what they might consider junk or just un-needed, un-used, un-wanted, taking up room "stuff".
Thanks for the SHOUT OUT Pete!!! Couldn't do it without my lovely wife Kathryn (I'll get her on camera some day soon!). BTW I've sold pretty much all the records you had on your bench! God bless bro, I live in Wisconsin maybe I'll drive south sometime and see your shop!
73canela that's right he said he was from Chicago. I agree with you, not because anyone speaks Spanish it means they are from "Mexico" or scared of a t-shirt
Pete, this video - showing how you found items at sale, is excellent !!!! please show more like this, because, displays your people skills, and how you ask about an item , and gentle negotiation ! IS GREAT INSTRUCTION ! Thank you very muc, Respectfully, Tom
As always- thank you for the great advice, tips and tricks. I started eBay and Amazon 2 years ago- and my experience was mixed until I stopped and simply researched every single item I was looking to purchase... 2 million advanced searches later I trust my knowledge on a few categories, but I still have TONS to learn.
Way back when Juarez was a fun and safe place to go shop over the border, my Dad taught me to hide most of my money except for maybe a $5, a couple one's and change and act like as much as you like whatever you're looking at, you don't have what they're asking, bow your head and start to walk away. EVERY time I'd get called back and asked "How much did you say you had? Ok, you seem like a nice kid and I know you want it, so I'll sell it to you for that amount". He(or she) came out happy and I did too. Too bad Juarez isn't the place it used to be anymore. $125 leather jacket...paid $17.30 for it :)
The video was great! Sorry that people have to gripe and complain about your video and then some have to find any excuse to bring up racism. You do a great job of teaching us the ins and outs that we need to know. Thank you!
I would just handle your money a bit organised or anyone yardsaling. Don't flash your cash all the $20's in front or the person you just talked down in price it's not like he over priced his fan, then you give him a $20 and take some of his change for his sale and most yardsales never have enough change. When I go yardsaleing each pocket or wallet has set denominations of cash. I would of pulled the pocket with just 5's and a bunch of ones. I would of give him small bills for change two $5's and five $1's
Yes I have a fan just like that and was going to post it on ebay. I was looking up antique victorian fans i need to sell for a friend needing my help. Then I saw how much they sell for as it came up under the search.
I bought 20 of those old fans off of Craigslist, I paid about $400 for them. I've been restoring them over time, I've only sold five and I have more than doubled my money.
That is amazing. I have a bunch of old fans that I bought at auctions in So Illinois for peanuts. My favorite was just 50 cents. It is a pristine, powder blue Eskimo. I just don't want to part with any of them. I did sell an ancient one at a garage sale in Chicago for $8.00 but someone had painted it all black. It was probably 1920s-1930's. It sold as I opened the garage door. Some guy who saw the photos at my Craigslist posting was cursing up a storm later when he arrived. ... telling me he would have paid $50 for it. I doubt it.
I wouldn't have bought those gumball machines either - but I did buy a gumball machine one time, I have it in a store right now. Those locks are very common and the guy was correct that you can just get one from eBay for a few bucks. You can drill through the old lock yourself with a titanium bit, it's not that hard.
Thanks for the heads up on the glasses. I've got a couple of those fans sitting on my shelf waiting to be listed. Something to do tomorrow. Also been selling vinyl myself for a while. I like to buy entire collections and then keep what interests me and sell the rest. Great vid as usual!
A $1000 record collection for $20- $100 is a decent score for me, the only problem is finding records I want to sell lol Learning what to buy is hard at first but it gets easier, knowing a record that looks stupid is worth $100+ is the hard part. 45's and 78's can be hard as well because they have no covers to let you know what you are buying. I bought a $2500 45 once for $0.50 because I knew that it was a rare psych gem even though the band name and songs sounded cheesey because I seen it a week earlier on popsike while browsing. I actually just bought a 45 online on discogs last week from England so about $21 shipped, it is a very obscure record with no sales history but the atrist that did the record, his records sell from $50-$300 and the one I bought is more rare than any that have sold yet. I am the one who made the discogs listing for the particular record and the person who listed it did so on the discogs listing I created. A record that sells online for $1 can end up selling for allot more, it is about the music on the record.
You're right about the old records, in that you really have to know what sells and what doesn't. Popularity isn't relevant to the price at all. Some popular bands from the 60s or 70s sell for great money and some don't sell at all. Finding a gramophone player is also not that easy since they are kind of expensive. It took me about 5 years to find a working one thrown out in the garbages, the source for all the stuff I sell. I did once find a box of Beatles singles on 45 vinyl and was shocked when they sold for about 60 Dollars a piece, most of them going to JAPAN.
you should put a rubber mat in the back of your truck so you don't scratch items on the metal sliding it in and out, you're making me miss yard sailing. We have a foot of snow here now, so no yard sales until probably may, great finds love your videos!
its so funny that you mentioned prescription glasses, I used to work for a now defunct optical company and I have a lot of prescription frames just sitting in my closet, some are brand names and others are not. I almost donated them but changed my mind at the last minute, its about maybe 200-300 or more of them but I never counted. had them since 2009. I guess I may just sell them now. thanks for the tip.
You know, I sell Polka records. Yes, they are not hot sellers. But when they do sell, I usually get good money for them. Polka records that are on old 78 rpms have sold pretty well for me in the past.
I have two square candy dispensers on a wooden stand and they have the keys. I'm waiting to move to start some kind of reselling. I only pd 10.00 for the whole thing. We also have a small gumball machine but that holds memories so the grandkids will benefit from it once we're settled. I can't wait. I learn so much from all you people. Thanks Pete. Honey Ruby & the gang.
Hey pete, i went to a boot sale on sunday, and i picked up 23 vinal records, ALL FREE, the guy just wanted to throw them out so i grabbed as many as possible, Im hoping to get at least $10 a pop, maybe slightly less on each, still a great find
Wal mart makes great glasses. They sell new frames for $9.00 but if you want lenses put in frames you already have they charge an extra $50.00 My current glasses I saved $41.00 for buying new frames!
I have this in your playlist n just now watched it. Thanks for info on the fan. I have an old one for free sitting out in my moms front bldg. LOL And I keep looking at it to grab n list it. I have over 1500 vinyls from all genres mine, all 3 of my grandma's my moms the stones with zipper in Pristine condition. Although when prince passed I found that someone had been in house n took like 8 of my crates I had 2 purple rain I never opened. The ones in my closet I found 28 classic rock still sealed. Getting ready to list them. N the 8 crates best turn up in her front bldg. she's the only one w/ the key amongst other stuff I found while we were going through it to clean up n throw out the junk. N she tried to give me this story I went don't go there you gave it too me n I put it my closet on top of records that seemed to disappear n now I find the car vac u gave me out here from your crossfire bulls hit n walked away. Great video knew about 3. TGE chairs R 👍
If I am just getting started and don't have reviews yet, should I still start out with higher dollar items as you suggest in this video? In your experience, how much of a factor for a buyer is the number of reviews a seller has?
I have an old electric pay-fan that takes nickles. You get abut ten minutes of breeze for 5 cents. Someone told me they used to have them in bus stations.
Pete you made a comment in one of your videos that eBay will take half of the profits or cost 50% something of that nature. Picking today , I overheard a retiree say that his friend sold on eBay and said if he lives to be 120 he will never pay all the taxes the government wants from his eBay profits. ( DISCLOSURE ) I'm Canadian so entirely possible! My question is , did I misinterpret what you said did you mean government and eBay combined cost 50%? Just like a clarification please. Thanks and I enjoy your channel immensely. Thank you for the great info excellent insights, so please keep up the good work! 👍👍
Great video as always, love selling the big stuff like the chairs, totally worth the time to ship. I need to educate myself on the vinyl, I often pass as I don't know what's hot and don't want to spend the time looking at the condition of each record.
Just a safety precaution, for you sellers. When you're testing a fan/propeller, consider it could possibly lose a blade, or even explode. Run it up to high, and make sure it's stable before you inspect it from the sides. Be ready to see something you've never seen happen before when testing items like that.
Did you know that you can piggyback shipments with I believe it's Fastenal and you don't pay quite as much shipping with them it's just an idea that you might want to check into it could save you some shipping charges and I'm sure that you wouldn't mind saving a little bit of money
People kill me telling me how much it's selling for on eBay then sell it on eBay. If not stop quoting me eBay prices. Thanks for sharing the info and tips in the video
with vinyl, an important, and often annoying part, is making sure you know the correct version. With an obscure record, not an issue, with a Beatles record, it can be a real pain. the catalog numbers alone are not good because it comes down to what the runner reads - where it was pressed, by whom, ect ect, among other differences to record and or sleeve. on ebay, you can list that stuff easily as opposed to discogs where you should find the correct listing, but you may not know exactly what you have and the correct price. When selecting listings for my personal archive, i usually settle on close enough and put what i paid or any other notes I may want, especially if its something like a beatles record where there are countless distinctions that were never meant to be considered as such. dont look to get into records to make money, a better understanding comes from interest. Collectors are serious about it and will ruin your feedback in a hurry if you dont know what you are doing.
I found one of those antique fans at a garage sale about a month ago. It was an early 1900s GE. Very cool fan but super dirty and grimy. It was also big and heavy. The lady wanted $50 for it. I couldn't talk her down so I passed on it even though I probably could have made some money. They are definitely worth looking out for.
I think that those unique chairs should bring you some very good money. And the antique fan also. Vinyl like you said needs to be specific. Glasses also needs to be very specific. Great video and info. thanks for sharing
Loved the look of the Mexican made iron chairs very attractive; you definetly have a great eye and I see a lot of resellers at my local Goodwill searching the albums....I got lucky one day and found a Star Wars double album was able to flip it for $40.00 could not believe they missed that one ....cost me $1.00 + tax....wonder if you ever sleep you are out and about so much !!! Happy Hunting ! Corie
Just to note , I also will try talk someone down a few bucks.. I'm not a reseller. But I can be thrifty.. When people have yard sales, alot of time whatever is left goes to trash afterwards if it didn't sell. So sometimes they'll take less just to get rid of it and make few dollars. Any dollars is better than NO dollars.. Yeah , he got a steal in those chairs! I'm jealous !!
I bought a box of 28 classic rock records, paid $5, I'm a collector so I plan to keep them, but it has records in the that go for several hundred dollars
Fans, I'm a fan of the fans. I've sold every fan I had. Picked up one at the curb, really bad wire, but it worked. I post a link to a youtube video showing the operation of each fan. The curbside Westinghouse 2 speed oscillating fan sold in 2 days for $41, I was running a 14% sale. All profit, (minus fees)
I want to start off by saying thanks for the amazing invaluable content you provide. Just wondering if you could do a short video on how you package and ship larger items like the chairs you showed in this video for example?
Great video as always. "Get yourself a gramophone?" lol... maybe a record player or turntable to test and listen to the vinyl records. Thanks again for making videos.
5:07 Never talk to anyone at a yard sale like this. Be polite. Don't record anyone. This is an example of what not to do. Be low key non threatening it will pay off. I've had people invite me into their garage to look for other stuff because they liked me. If you act like a reseller it may turn people off. I'm a collector first so I present like one. I even show pictures on my phone of my personal collection. Trust me. I've had sellers say they would rather sell to a collector then a reseller. Don't be that dude looking crap up in front of a seller. Its insulting to them. Learn your craft. So you can source without your phone.
Really enjoyed your video. I'm from Ohio and just getting back into Ebay again so researching what is different now! Thanks for the straight forward info!
Those chairs!!! I would have been all over those. Probably end up on the back of my bike if I needed to! Haha. I just sold a pair of vintage cat eye glasses for $45, paid like a dollar for them maybe. I pick up glasses whenever I can.
Thats our old fan we used to have hahah! They were fantastic, and they really cooled a room off nicely! I have an attic full of vinyl records. 45s and 33 and a thirds!. I have every ABBA album they ever produced, in excellant condition! My hubby lloved Abba! I do too! I took care of my records. When your raised in a poor family you learn to take care of what you get. Thank You so much for all this information! I knew vinyl was making a big come back and im tickled pink it is. But i never knew they were making vinyl records again! Keep up the good work!
Then, the "buyer" claims they aren't as described and your $60 in shipping becomes $120 when they send it back on your dime or end up keeping because you don't feel like messing with a return
2 things I absolutely HATE about flea markets and yard sales is when people try to sell you shit and when they stare at you as you're looking. Both of those things make me want to leave immediately, and I always do.
This is the first video of yours that I've watched and I can't wait to see many more. Very informative! I have subscribed :) Thank you so much for all of the great info!!!
Yeah, records is not my thing. I've tried that but I just don't like records for whatever reason but I do miss the sound of listening to them nothing beats that.
Great video - thanks for all the info. I have been subscribed to the Dorky Thrifters for a while now and really appreciate their expertise. Glad to get the heads up on The Potter's Pickers.
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I'm not a dealer like you, or semi-private, but I've learned to keep smaller bills in different pocket. so like at 10:00, when he's asking if he'll go down from $20, I would already have a couple of 5's and ones in my hand. There's something about seeing the cash and waving $13 "that's all I've got..." maybe dig out a couple of quarters.... pretty soon they say, "sure...." Doesn't work all the time but especially yard sales people see the cash & want to take it.
Hitting lots of yard sales you'll eventually run out of smaller bills and it's not worth it going out of your way going to the bank and usually they have change.
lol I make my comment then just saw yours. It's like making that deal for $5 less then driving off in a $80,000+ car. I have had sold at swap-meets and I gave very good deals and people still want to talk you down, those people I do not deal with. One time selling a jiffy steamer a $100+ item I was asking only $25 plugged it in to show them it worked these people tried to talk me down I said NO! they walk off less them 30 seconds come back and say "we want the steamer" LOL I say "I'm just going to keep it". lol the face they made priceless then take the walk of shame!. Later that day I sold it for $30.
he's lying.alot of his videos he does people like that.
he's trying to make a fool out of them..if he has that much cash he can go to the bank and get all small bills..amd work from there
I talk people down on stuff all the time. When it comes time to pull the cash out, who cares if they see you have more? A deal is a deal.
Yeah, and he just casually takes out a pack after asking for a rebate.
OH YA, I like this format. You show what you picked up, then how you got it on the actual pick. a nice change of pace. Keep it up Pete!
WOW - thanks Pete! My subscribers have almost doubled overnight thanks to your shout out! I was wondering why my phone was blowing up with new subscribers and comments all of a sudden.... I love your channel as well and thanks again!!!
You welcome keep up a good work :) Cheers !!
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Dorky Thrifters - Full Timers I have a new channel maybe a shout out for me would help 😎
One of the worse things to do is to go to a Garage Sale and barter the price down on an item and then pull out a wallet full of money. That's totally rude
Want to see rude, check out the Lonnie guy with the shed. He's a total cheapskate. Then he makes videos while he rounds up his ebay orders like anyone gives a flying shit about this and that thing he sold for $5.99. Complete hack. For one, if you're successful, there's absolutely no reason to rip people off while sourcing inventory. If you're successful, then you make a load of money on ebay, have way more inventory than you can even list and have no reason whatsoever to nickel and dime poor people who spent hours setting up their sale to supply you with more inventory. Also if you're successful, you're not wasting your time with $5 orders. So obviously he's not successful, so in that sense, I can't blame him. I bet he's living ebay sale to ebay sale, has no money saved, and has yet to figure out what to buy and what not to waste your time on. This guy is okay, he pays fair prices for junk people bring into his shop.
You are my favorite eBay resource. Thank you for all your advice.
Mine too :D
This video is almost 4 years old and vinyl is still hot. I got into when I was 15 about 15 years ago and my cousin who is 14 is into it.
Yeah I remember record player where selling like crazy last year
Don't be afraid to buy the old fans if they don't work. Just get them really cheap. It's almost never the motor, those motors are so heavy it's almost impossible to burn them up. It's usually the wiring or the switch, both are relatively simple if you are handy. You can even order the old cloth wiring from eBay or a place called Sundial Wire. Or just sell as is. Check the oscillate function - it is pretty typical for that to get stripped out.
Pete I absolutely love that you asked the kid why he didn't sell it on ebay himself.
You are a solid guy.
By the way Pete, I only buy vinyl because of a video you made a couple years ago, I think it was called "Stuff I always buy" and you spent quite a bit of time talking about it, you get ALL the credit bro!
Sad that people have to look at what a shirt says and worry about their personal security. They seemed super honest and kind ❤️
didn't help that he had that big camera on his forehead
That was bad
I mean don't be illegal and nothing will happen? I'm sure the dude was legal.
@@CollectorsCorner777 cpb gives no fuck if you are legal or not
@@CollectorsCorner777😂 yea “legal” lol
lol "heres the clip on how i got these " walks up- i would like to buy these
-ok 3 dollars
if you look at his shadow he's wearing a gopro on his head hahaha
Absolutely savage.
Kyle Gardner this made me lol.
I've been to many yard sales that work just like that because the seller doesn't know IF anybody else might be interested before the sale time is over, and it's better to make that $3 than it is to haul it back to the garage to try again and HOPE for a dollar or two more. Yard sales have a purpose....TO GET RID OF STUFF not hang on to it, and pack a few dollars in their own pocket and clean out what they might consider junk or just un-needed, un-used, un-wanted, taking up room "stuff".
You're so right about the young generation buying up those vinyls, sooooo many of my buddies have vinyl collections right now
Thanks for the SHOUT OUT Pete!!! Couldn't do it without my lovely wife Kathryn (I'll get her on camera some day soon!). BTW I've sold pretty much all the records you had on your bench! God bless bro, I live in Wisconsin maybe I'll drive south sometime and see your shop!
You welcome :) Cheers !!
Can you recommend any of the pre-made shipping boxes for 12" Vinyl records on Ebay? How many records do they hold. Do you only need the boxes?
The Potter's Pickers Just looked at your profile and noticed Soundwave... you are all right in my books :D
LOL, thanks! We have a FB group if you would like to join us there too!
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Lmao, wearing a border-control T-shirt while at a mexican yard sale.. Can't believe the guy actually made a comment on it.
Probably because he is American as well as all his family? not all Spanish speaking people are Mexican ; )
73canela that's right he said he was from Chicago. I agree with you, not because anyone speaks Spanish it means they are from "Mexico" or scared of a t-shirt
Calm down SJW's.
Houston calling someone out on their ignorance isn't being a SJW..
What ignorance? Remember, assuming makes an ass out of you, and me.
Pete, this video - showing how you found items at sale, is excellent !!!! please show more like this, because, displays
your people skills, and how you ask about an item , and gentle negotiation ! IS GREAT INSTRUCTION ! Thank you very muc, Respectfully, Tom
The seller was awesome ..he was honest an very informative an great prices he gave you ...great haul
As always- thank you for the great advice, tips and tricks. I started eBay and Amazon 2 years ago- and my experience was mixed until I stopped and simply researched every single item I was looking to purchase... 2 million advanced searches later I trust my knowledge on a few categories, but I still have TONS to learn.
Thanks for the info You are by far the most informative resale youtuber, Can't believe it's taken me this long to come across your channel
I am blown away by what you get for shipping cost. I have buyers who complain to eBay AND leave negative feedback for a shipping cost of 5.00 !!!
Had to cringe a bit..getting someone down on price then pulling out wad of money. Ehhh nice find though :)
the hustle lol
Way back when Juarez was a fun and safe place to go shop over the border, my Dad taught me to hide most of my money except for maybe a $5, a couple one's and change and act like as much as you like whatever you're looking at, you don't have what they're asking, bow your head and start to walk away. EVERY time I'd get called back and asked "How much did you say you had? Ok, you seem like a nice kid and I know you want it, so I'll sell it to you for that amount". He(or she) came out happy and I did too. Too bad Juarez isn't the place it used to be anymore. $125 leather jacket...paid $17.30 for it :)
Chuck Correll it's never a fun experience buying dead people's clothes
Totally disagree...
imagine thinking just because u have money u should blow it lol i assume u don’t save money much (neither do i)
The chairs are a good local sale too if someone doesn't want to deal with shipping. Those yard sale groups on Facebook are pretty good.
I like the back and fourth between your warehouse and when you actually bought the item!
The video was great! Sorry that people have to gripe and complain about your video and then some have to find any excuse to bring up racism. You do a great job of teaching us the ins and outs that we need to know. Thank you!
I would just handle your money a bit organised or anyone yardsaling. Don't flash your cash all the $20's in front or the person you just talked down in price it's not like he over priced his fan, then you give him a $20 and take some of his change for his sale and most yardsales never have enough change. When I go yardsaleing each pocket or wallet has set denominations of cash. I would of pulled the pocket with just 5's and a bunch of ones. I would of give him small bills for change two $5's and five $1's
Yes I have a fan just like that and was going to post it on ebay. I was looking up antique victorian fans i need to sell for a friend needing my help. Then I saw how much they sell for as it came up under the search.
I bought 20 of those old fans off of Craigslist, I paid about $400 for them. I've been restoring them over time, I've only sold five and I have more than doubled my money.
Love the way you explained stuff and then insert the yard sale clips. pretty cool.
We never shy away from bulky items....they can bring good money! Thanks for another great video!
You wore a border patrol shirt to a mexican family's yard sale lol? You made him nervous
That is amazing. I have a bunch of old fans that I bought at auctions in So Illinois for peanuts. My favorite was just 50 cents. It is a pristine, powder blue Eskimo. I just don't want to part with any of them. I did sell an ancient one at a garage sale in Chicago for $8.00 but someone had painted it all black. It was probably 1920s-1930's. It sold as I opened the garage door. Some guy who saw the photos at my Craigslist posting was cursing up a storm later when he arrived. ... telling me he would have paid $50 for it. I doubt it.
I wouldn't have bought those gumball machines either - but I did buy a gumball machine one time, I have it in a store right now. Those locks are very common and the guy was correct that you can just get one from eBay for a few bucks. You can drill through the old lock yourself with a titanium bit, it's not that hard.
Thanks for the heads up on the glasses. I've got a couple of those fans sitting on my shelf waiting to be listed. Something to do tomorrow. Also been selling vinyl myself for a while. I like to buy entire collections and then keep what interests me and sell the rest. Great vid as usual!
Pete, good tips. I used to have a shop in Chesterton, In. called Hometown Trading Post. I'll have to visit your shop. tfs
A $1000 record collection for $20- $100 is a decent score for me, the only problem is finding records I want to sell lol
Learning what to buy is hard at first but it gets easier, knowing a record that looks stupid is worth $100+ is the hard part. 45's and 78's can be hard as well because they have no covers to let you know what you are buying. I bought a $2500 45 once for $0.50 because I knew that it was a rare psych gem even though the band name and songs sounded cheesey because I seen it a week earlier on popsike while browsing.
I actually just bought a 45 online on discogs last week from England so about $21 shipped, it is a very obscure record with no sales history but the atrist that did the record, his records sell from $50-$300 and the one I bought is more rare than any that have sold yet. I am the one who made the discogs listing for the particular record and the person who listed it did so on the discogs listing I created. A record that sells online for $1 can end up selling for allot more, it is about the music on the record.
The only record I have ever sold was a Moondog record for a quarter. Sold for 45. Also bought a Garrard 301 turntable for $35 and sold it for $1500.
By far the best informational person on TH-cam! Thank you. Keep up the great videos!
You're right about the old records, in that you really have to know what sells and what doesn't. Popularity isn't relevant to the price at all. Some popular bands from the 60s or 70s sell for great money and some don't sell at all. Finding a gramophone player is also not that easy since they are kind of expensive. It took me about 5 years to find a working one thrown out in the garbages, the source for all the stuff I sell. I did once find a box of Beatles singles on 45 vinyl and was shocked when they sold for about 60 Dollars a piece, most of them going to JAPAN.
Nice Veedio Pete. One of the few resellers on youtube that I learn something from anymore.
Lookingforthrifts I like hees veediiioo and the eye-Ron chairs.
you should put a rubber mat in the back of your truck so you don't scratch items on the metal sliding it in and out, you're making me miss yard sailing. We have a foot of snow here now, so no yard sales until probably may, great finds love your videos!
I started grabbing glasses after watching her videos. I love flipping $1-2 into $40-$50 on the old glasses
its so funny that you mentioned prescription glasses, I used to work for a now defunct optical company and I have a lot of prescription frames just sitting in my closet, some are brand names and others are not. I almost donated them but changed my mind at the last minute, its about maybe 200-300 or more of them but I never counted. had them since 2009. I guess I may just sell them now. thanks for the tip.
You know, I sell Polka records. Yes, they are not hot sellers. But when they do sell, I usually get good money for them. Polka records that are on old 78 rpms have sold pretty well for me in the past.
I have two square candy dispensers on a wooden stand and they have the keys. I'm waiting to move to start some kind of reselling. I only pd 10.00 for the whole thing. We also have a small gumball machine but that holds memories so the grandkids will benefit from it once we're settled. I can't wait. I learn so much from all you people. Thanks Pete. Honey Ruby & the gang.
Hey pete, i went to a boot sale on sunday, and i picked up 23 vinal records, ALL FREE, the guy just wanted to throw them out so i grabbed as many as possible, Im hoping to get at least $10 a pop, maybe slightly less on each, still a great find
Wal mart makes great glasses. They sell new frames for $9.00 but if you want lenses put in frames you already have they charge an extra $50.00 My current glasses I saved $41.00 for buying new frames!
If you ever have to ship larger items try Bikeflights. It doesn’t really need to be a bike. Greyhound is also great for large items. Thank me later.
When I'm looking on ebay and I'm sure I not the only one I check the free shipping box. Sometimes shipping will cost as much as the item itself.
I have this in your playlist n just now watched it. Thanks for info on the fan. I have an old one for free sitting out in my moms front bldg. LOL And I keep looking at it to grab n list it. I have over 1500 vinyls from all genres mine, all 3 of my grandma's my moms the stones with zipper in Pristine condition. Although when prince passed I found that someone had been in house n took like 8 of my crates I had 2 purple rain I never opened. The ones in my closet I found 28 classic rock still sealed. Getting ready to list them. N the 8 crates best turn up in her front bldg. she's the only one w/ the key amongst other stuff I found while we were going through it to clean up n throw out the junk. N she tried to give me this story I went don't go there you gave it too me n I put it my closet on top of records that seemed to disappear n now I find the car vac u gave me out here from your crossfire bulls hit n walked away. Great video knew about 3. TGE chairs R 👍
If I am just getting started and don't have reviews yet, should I still start out with higher dollar items as you suggest in this video? In your experience, how much of a factor for a buyer is the number of reviews a seller has?
The old style fans, I was told the less wire protectors they have around the blades the better and more expensive they are.
Not sure how true that is.
I have an old electric pay-fan that takes nickles.
You get abut ten minutes of breeze for 5 cents.
Someone told me they used to have them in bus stations.
I love those chairs. thanks for the great videos.
I love the way you present your videos!!! thanks so much for sharing
Pete you made a comment in one of your videos that eBay will take half of the profits or cost 50% something of that nature. Picking today , I overheard a retiree say that his friend sold on eBay and said if he lives to be 120 he will never pay all the taxes the government wants from his eBay profits. ( DISCLOSURE ) I'm Canadian so entirely possible! My question is , did I misinterpret what you said did you mean government and eBay combined cost 50%? Just like a clarification please. Thanks and I enjoy your channel immensely. Thank you for the great info excellent insights, so please keep up the good work! 👍👍
Great video as always, love selling the big stuff like the chairs, totally worth the time to ship. I need to educate myself on the vinyl, I often pass as I don't know what's hot and don't want to spend the time looking at the condition of each record.
Just a safety precaution, for you sellers. When you're testing a fan/propeller, consider it could possibly lose a blade, or even explode. Run it up to high, and make sure it's stable before you inspect it from the sides. Be ready to see something you've never seen happen before when testing items like that.
Did you know that you can piggyback shipments with I believe it's Fastenal and you don't pay quite as much shipping with them it's just an idea that you might want to check into it could save you some shipping charges and I'm sure that you wouldn't mind saving a little bit of money
People kill me telling me how much it's selling for on eBay then sell it on eBay. If not stop quoting me eBay prices. Thanks for sharing the info and tips in the video
with vinyl, an important, and often annoying part, is making sure you know the correct version. With an obscure record, not an issue, with a Beatles record, it can be a real pain. the catalog numbers alone are not good because it comes down to what the runner reads - where it was pressed, by whom, ect ect, among other differences to record and or sleeve.
on ebay, you can list that stuff easily as opposed to discogs where you should find the correct listing, but you may not know exactly what you have and the correct price.
When selecting listings for my personal archive, i usually settle on close enough and put what i paid or any other notes I may want, especially if its something like a beatles record where there are countless distinctions that were never meant to be considered as such.
dont look to get into records to make money, a better understanding comes from interest. Collectors are serious about it and will ruin your feedback in a hurry if you dont know what you are doing.
Hi Pete, some of these comments!!! I am just starting to resell, and your videos are very helpful. Thanks, and keep on keeping on!!
Mind reading , I was just thinking about this today, I was like this guy doesn't sell the normal stuff hes outside of the box. Great content love it.
I found one of those antique fans at a garage sale about a month ago. It was an early 1900s GE. Very cool fan but super dirty and grimy. It was also big and heavy. The lady wanted $50 for it. I couldn't talk her down so I passed on it even though I probably could have made some money. They are definitely worth looking out for.
I always appreciate the time, thought and quality of content you put into your videos! You always provide fresh information - thanks Pete!
Do you ever have the old fans rewired or just use proper disclosure and sell as is? Just wondering.... Thanks for your insight. I learn every time.
I think that those unique chairs should bring you some very good money. And the antique fan also. Vinyl like you said needs to be specific. Glasses also needs to be very specific. Great video and info. thanks for sharing
Loved the look of the Mexican made iron chairs very attractive; you definetly have a great eye and I see a lot of resellers at my local Goodwill searching the albums....I got lucky one day and found a Star Wars double album was able to flip it for $40.00 could not believe they missed that one ....cost me $1.00 + tax....wonder if you ever sleep you are out and about so much !!! Happy Hunting ! Corie
Just to note , I also will try talk someone down a few bucks.. I'm not a reseller. But I can be thrifty.. When people have yard sales, alot of time whatever is left goes to trash afterwards if it didn't sell. So sometimes they'll take less just to get rid of it and make few dollars. Any dollars is better than NO dollars.. Yeah , he got a steal in those chairs! I'm jealous !!
Hi Peter ! Is selling through Craiglist easier , then Ebay ?? What are the pros and cons !!
I bought a box of 28 classic rock records, paid $5, I'm a collector so I plan to keep them, but it has records in the that go for several hundred dollars
Leave the lenses in glasses. Usually they use them as a template in preparing new lenses.
Fans, I'm a fan of the fans. I've sold every fan I had. Picked up one at the curb, really bad wire, but it worked. I post a link to a youtube video showing the operation of each fan. The curbside Westinghouse 2 speed oscillating fan sold in 2 days for $41, I was running a 14% sale. All profit, (minus fees)
i love vinyl, i couldn't sell any of my personal collection i grew up on , but i bet it would do well.
great video
Can you please advise me how to price a two Currier & Ives prints framed? This prints are hand painted and the frame is old wood.
How do you promote your items? You do shout outs ...but do you do any other type of advertising?
Thank you
Anna
I want to start off by saying thanks for the amazing invaluable content you provide. Just wondering if you could do a short video on how you package and ship larger items like the chairs you showed in this video for example?
Great video as always. "Get yourself a gramophone?" lol... maybe a record player or turntable to test and listen to the vinyl records. Thanks again for making videos.
5:07 Never talk to anyone at a yard sale like this. Be polite. Don't record anyone. This is an example of what not to do. Be low key non threatening it will pay off. I've had people invite me into their garage to look for other stuff because they liked me. If you act like a reseller it may turn people off. I'm a collector first so I present like one. I even show pictures on my phone of my personal collection. Trust me. I've had sellers say they would rather sell to a collector then a reseller. Don't be that dude looking crap up in front of a seller. Its insulting to them. Learn your craft. So you can source without your phone.
You can make keys for the gumball machines. I do it all the time.
there are some who re-purpose old fans into lamps. interesting it looked like that one reversed direction.
That dude in all black thought you was a border patrol officer 😂he was getting nervous 😆
question on the fans what if they don't work? should you pass?
I bought a rayban sunglass frame for a dollar and pulled out the prescription lenses and picked up some mirrored lenses off ebay for 30. :)
Really enjoyed your video. I'm from Ohio and just getting back into Ebay again so researching what is different now! Thanks for the straight forward info!
Those chairs!!! I would have been all over those. Probably end up on the back of my bike if I needed to! Haha.
I just sold a pair of vintage cat eye glasses for $45, paid like a dollar for them maybe. I pick up glasses whenever I can.
Thanks a lot Pete. Love your videos.Each time i watch i learn some new stuff.
Pete do you have an air pillow machine? If so which one?
so vinyl records buy it for 50 cents pay sell for 7-12 bucks all eBay fees s&h how much do you make a few bucks?
Thats our old fan we used to have hahah! They were fantastic, and they really cooled a room off nicely!
I have an attic full of vinyl records. 45s and 33 and a thirds!. I have every ABBA album they ever produced, in excellant condition! My hubby lloved Abba! I do too! I took care of my records. When your raised in a poor family you learn to take care of what you get. Thank You so much for all this information! I knew vinyl was making a big come back and im tickled pink it is. But i never knew they were making vinyl records again! Keep up the good work!
Then, the "buyer" claims they aren't as described and your $60 in shipping becomes $120 when they send it back on your dime or end up keeping because you don't feel like messing with a return
2 things I absolutely HATE about flea markets and yard sales is when people try to sell you shit and when they stare at you as you're looking.
Both of those things make me want to leave immediately, and I always do.
What brand of truck are you driving?
Great video as always. I'm looking to expand from just selling t-shirts and vintage clothes. Your videos help. Thanks.
This is the first video of yours that I've watched and I can't wait to see many more. Very informative! I have subscribed :) Thank you so much for all of the great info!!!
Yeah, records is not my thing. I've tried that but I just don't like records for whatever reason but I do miss the sound of listening to them nothing beats that.
Pete on the small bike at the end is hilarious.:)
12:12 😂 I just thought that was funny. Love this clip show. You're living the dream. Thank you for sharing, Peter.
I would have kept those chairs....they're so nice!
Great video - thanks for all the info. I have been subscribed to the Dorky Thrifters for a while now and really appreciate their expertise. Glad to get the heads up on The Potter's Pickers.
Nice video! Thank you. I also love Becky, I've learned so much about reselling glasses from her.
You know why that fan still works because it was Made In The USA. Go buy a fan today it will work for the summer if that then you have to buy one the following summer
Do you have links for the people your referred? Thanks