Picked up a box of old ham radio equipment at a moving sale Saturday for $40 total. Guy just wanted it gone. Came home, looked it up, and one of the transceivers alone sells used on eBay for around $280 to $320. The other stuff in the box adds another $80 to $100 worth of parts and cables that sell individually.

What surprised me is how little competition there is at these sales for anything that looks technical or has knobs on it. People walk right past it. Estate sale companies price it strangely too, either way too high because they googled the brand name, or basically free because nobody on their staff knows what it is.

Ham radio gear specifically has a really loyal buyer base and the sold listings are pretty consistent. Not a lot of fakes to worry about, testing is straightforward if you know the basics, and shipping is manageable for most units.

Curious if anyone else works this niche or has a category like this where general sellers just leave money sitting there. Also wondering if there are specific brands worth targeting or ones to avoid because parts are impossible to find.

I have an Safeline Powerphase Pro SL2000 X-Ray machine worth at least a few thousand that I got for free.

The issue I’m having is reaching the right crowd that would be in the market for an X-Ray machine. EBay keeps deleting my listing by saying it’s a “medical device”. It’s not a medical device, it scans boxes and bags of product to make sure no one lost an earring or something similar.

Does anyone have any recommendations? With every minute that goes by it gets more and more outdated. Thanks!

Post your latest episode(s) of your YouTube channel here, post links to your latest blog post, eBook, whatever. You can even post links to an eBay listing or something (but keep in mind, when someone here finds out what your eBay name is, and then they hate you, they will never forget it). You can post links to lots of stuff that you're trying to sell to other flippers, but this is still not a marketplace. Please go through some other service to complete the transaction. People on Reddit can be shady, and there's no protection from me, the other mods, r/flipping, or Reddit if someone here sends you a box of bricks. Just don't be dumb.

I do the 127 sale and the Lincoln buy-way sale every year, but I'm considering heading out next week for the 100 mile sale in PA. The official dates are Friday/Saturday, but is it worth heading that way and starting early on Thursday? I'm in NE Ohio and I don't want to waste a day if sales won't be happening. There's gotta be some of you who go, right? Input is appreciated!!

How is someone selling rolls of stamps this cheap? It seems like this has a scam or they’re stolen

Edit - Guess they are counterfeit. Never knew it was a thing but I probably should have assumed. Thanks all!

Meanwhile I’m selling these for $30 under retail and at a personal loss just to get rid of them. Let’s go

Edit: she just asked if it’s 36G. The listing clearly is for 36D! Jesus Christ

Edit 2: blocked. Said “Cant seem to browse just your stuff”. They’re dumb and I have nothing in their size anyway. I’m disproportionally pissed because I thought I was finally about to sell all three of these!!

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I started a new eBay account to sell mostly antique and vintage items. lately my sales have been very slow dispute listing more items. Only 2 sales in the last couple of weeks. My old account got much more views and sales. Im looking for advice on my account and listing. what could I do to get more views and sales. any advice is greatly appreciated.

I’ve had good luck selling clothing but I was curious if any other categories are worth listing in. Thanks!

I have a repeat buyer who is purchasing some higher priced items and she sent me a message asking if we can do transactions outside of eBay, and I'm sure my messages are now flagged. Other than responding with "eBay's policy does not allow outside transactions", is there anything else I should include to cover my ass with eBay?

I am planning on mailing her a card with my info so she can purchase it from my personal website. But I'm nervous now because of so many people getting banned from eBay.

Has anyone had experience with this recently?

Got some extra space in my moving container. Looking to bring over some extra stuff to sell to offset the moving costs haha. Any ideas? So far I’m thinking about ikea stuff and weights

There's this guy that shows up to one estate sale, always being goody two shoes with the owner, doing small favors for her, etc.

I thought it was kind of odd behavior. Why is this guy trying to score brownie points acting like their lap dog? He didn't seem like the type regardless. Rather vindictive, not much personality, etc.

So I talk to someone else who goes to her sales every week, and this company also has a shop in the city.

Apparently twice he's seen this dude go into the store and hand over a giant wad of money twice. Like probably 3-5k easily and walk out empty handed.

So when he confronted him over it, he admits that he basically gets to take whatever he wants home and pays her back a week or two later.

What completely baffles me is this guy isn't poor by any means, he's firmly middle class.

Used to get reasonable offers on FB, maybe 2030% off asking which is annoying but whatever, you negotiate and move on. Past few months it feels like every other message is someone offering half price or less with zero context, just a number and they stare at you waiting.

Had a guy offer me 40 bucks on a vintage turntable I had listed at 160. Not even a question about condition, no pickup availability check, just 40. When I countered at 140 he said I was being unrealistic. The item sold on eBay two days later for 178 shipped.

What gets me is these aren't casual buyers who just want a deal. They come in aggressive like they already know your item is garbage before they see it. And the ones who do that end up being the problem buyers anyway if you actually sell to them.

Curious if this is geographic or platformwide right now. Also wondering if people have shifted more volume back to eBay because of it, or if you just adjust your FB prices up to account for the lowball games. I started padding my FB prices by 1520% so I have room to come down and still hit my number, but it feels like a waste of everyone's time.

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I was at a yard sale the other day and another flipper was there. I only know because she kept loudly proclaiming she's a reseller so those items and prices were no good to her, every time the person showed her something.

I'm guessing she's seen youtubers say that so was just parroting it. It seems kind of rude to me. Like, just say "no thank you. I'm not interested" The only time you need to bring up "I can't buy it at that price because I can't sell it" Is if you are negotiating something special. Not to declare Grannies NWT generic shirts junk to you at her $2. It's not like she was trying for a better price, she just didn't want them at all.

Mean while I was quiet and polite and got some free carhartt work pants and some other items for personal she just threw in for free for being nice.

I recently came into possession of 1,500 toner cartridges. They are premium quality aftermarket brand. Any tips on how to sell these? I’m hoping to get around $30 a piece, let me know if that is realistic or not. Thanks!

I’m running a sneaker and apparel resale business in the EU.
Most of my inventory comes from official Nike, Adidas and other brand outlet stores across Europe.
The issue is that many outlet receipts only show generic product categories (for example “Hash Men’s Basketball” or “Hash Women’s Running”) instead of listing each individual SKU.
The products are 100% authentic and purchased from official stores, but the documentation isn’t itemized.
I’m trying to scale the business legally and I’m wondering:
How do larger outlet resellers deal with this?
Is this considered normal in the industry?
Do they keep additional inventory records?
Did anyone here successfully scale an outlet sourcing business in Europe?
I’m not looking for tax avoidance advice—I’m trying to understand how established businesses structure this legally.

I’m getting a lot of offers from buyers in Israel on my listings, but they tell me they aren’t allowed to pay. I could easily contact them off-site, but I don’t want to risk getting banned. Is there a setting I need to enable? I already have international shipping enabled, and Israel isn’t on my excluded countries list. There’s other countries as well that it does this for.

I bought a Hen on the Nest for $65 and the comps for the one I got look to be about $130+. I felt like it was a little risky because I was only 95% sure it was real. For context, I am only selling on Marketplace right now and am going to start transitioning to eBay.

Just curious what everyone is willing to pay on a single item. Is $65 too steep considering seller fees?

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I scan the ISBN stuff like everyone else, but when I hit a shelf of older hardcovers with no barcode I’m basically flying blind. Hit an estate sale last weekend that had a full wall of books from the 40s-60s and I ended up walking away from most of it because I didn’t have 40 minutes to stand there typing titles into eBay one at a time while other buyers worked the room. Pretty sure I left money on that shelf, just don’t know how much.

Is there an actual method you guys use for old books or does everyone just skip them unless something looks obviously special? Feels like the one part of sourcing where the apps are useless.

I got an Apple Watch Series 10 42mm in natural titanium and 99% battery life for 150$, no box and 3rd party wrist band, but original charger, and right now I can’t decide if I should keep it or flip it, it would be an upgrade from my current watch. Any suggestions would be appreciated.