Thrifting - Always Be On The Lookout - $11.69 Spent On Vacation, Sold For $443 Revenue... With The PERFECT Surprise Bonus Tonight!!

I went to 1 thrift store while on vacation in small lake town, spent $11.69 for 3 antique items, and sold them for $443.

The net profit of $366.10 after costs, shipping and fees covered the costs of my entire vacation... just because I put a little creative effort. If you have the opportunity, why heck not?

These items were small and didn't impede anything.

Here they were...

FIRST: two working 1930's aircraft cockpit lights that were new in their original boxes. I tested these out and the original bulbs still worked! As you can clearly see below, they both sold on the same day for a nice payday. They cost me $6.38 together and netted me a profit of $337.92 after my cost, fees and shipping.

Close up...

SECOND: This MikroTest coating thickness gauge, which measures the thickness of non-magnetic coatings on steel substrates on the magnetic attraction principle. Science. I bought it for $5.31 and sold it for $42.99 for $28.18 profit after my cost, fees and shipping.

Most people would look right over these vintage things without a clue that they had such great value. That's the trick. Things are always out there if you choose to try to look for them.

When you're thrifting, look up everything you can on eBay to see what it's recently sold for. That'll give you good feedback on whether it'll sell for a worthwhile price, and roughly how long it'll take to move.

It's a very simple formula if you choose to put some effort into it.

Thrifting is not always about the one-off snipes. I know what I'm doing, so this is easy for me. For newbies, you have to hit stores a few times a week to get consistent results. If you go to one store and struggle (it might not be the store's fault), you're not putting the odds in your favor.

It's sort of like going to a chain restaurant and not liking the burger you got, and saying the entire chain sucks so you won't go back. That's just dumb.

I've posted these cockpit lights a long time ago, but the message now is that you can make independent income when you're on vacation, or wherever you are. Thrift stores are everywhere if you research for them. Recycling is too.

If you don't need extra cash, then there's no need. But, if you're struggling to make ends meet, and feeling guilty about your vacation expenses, do yourself a favor and take some proactive steps to recoup some of that outlay. Trust me, you'll feel like a genius if you find something profitable, and it could change the entire mood of your day or trip -- totally worth the upside. As a worst case, you'll have a little fun hunting around...

Making Your Own Arbitrage Opportunities...

When looking up the aircraft lights again now, I found one available for sale now online or $5, with $4.25 shipping. From above, that's a pure steal of a price. I just bought it right now!

See what I mean?

Thanks for your interest,

@steemmatt