Selling On Facebook Marketplace: How We Turned $115 Into $2,250 In One Hour This past weekend was a good weekend to be a flipper! We sell about 85% of our items on eBay, but this past weekend was 100% selling on Facebook Marketplace. The pros to selling on Facebook Marketplace are that it's local so you don't have to ship the items and there are no fees associated with it. Some cons are since it's a local app, the items don't reach as many people as they do on eBay, so sometimes you have to lower the prices to get
Whether you are pursuing flipping for a full-time income or are looking for a side hustle, these are the best things to flip for cash.
'One man's junk is another man's treasure.' How many of you have heard this trash to treasure saying? Melissa's dad used to say this all. the. time. There is a lot of truth to it — especially when you are in the business of flipping used items. And what's even better than finding a great deal on an item is finding items to sell that you got for free! We love finding free items, and tend to spot them almost on a weekly basis. We make it a point to walk to our downtown area (about a mile away), about
The easiest way to make money is by flipping items. Here are the best things to flip for profit! Are you looking for a flexible and lucrative extra income idea? Flipping is one of the best ways to make money in your spare time! I started flipping things for profit back before there was Facebook
Rob and Melissa of Flea Market Flipper share their best tips for finding and selling high-margin items for profit in this exclusive interview.
Learn how you can make extra money with flea market flipping. Find hidden treasures at yard sales and thrift stores and sell them online for profit.
How I Quit My Job 5 Years Ago to Flip Flea Market Stuff Full-Time It's been five years since I quit my job to flip flea market stuff full-time! When we first started full-time, we pretty much got thrown into it (we'll share more about that later!). Getting backed in a corner to make a decision about how I'm going to support my family was a tough decision when it happened. So here's the question I've been asked a lot after 5 years of flipping full-time. Do I have regrets? The answer? No way! Let's just say, it's been amazing
You’ll be inspired by 50 flea market finds, thrifted pieces and yard sale treasures that have been upcycled into beautiful and useful pieces. Before and after ideas that will inspire you. Easy ideas to DIY and repurpose amazing furniture, lighting and home decor ideas for your home. Refinish furniture and flip for a profit. #repurposedfurniture #paintedfurniture #thriftstorediyproject
New to the flip, or already a fan, you'll definitely want to hear these secrets and juicy tidbits about Flea Market Flip.
What We Flipped To Make $21,105 In One Month Of Flipping Used Items Do you love flipping used items? We do! I don't think I will ever be able to have a 'real job' ever again. (Well I don't think, I know.) Today we are going to dive into what we flipped last month (which includes our largest flip of the year!) But first can we agree the months just keep flying by! It was just summer and now we are full fledged into all things fall. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year - not because
I quit my 'real job' as a home insurance inspector, and was able to focus more time on my business of flipping flea market stuff. We have accumulated a lot of fun items over the years, and realized I hadn't posted all of them. So I decided to put a little more time into posting more items which in turned a regular day into a great profitable day! a $1,200 day to be exact. Two items made up this profit: a pitching machine and a Cadillac subframe. The pitching machine I picked up from a yard sale for $30. It
Looking to make money at your next garage sale? Check out these 7 garage sale tips to help you make more profits at your next sale!
Flea markets are full of hidden treasures that aren't easily seen. These are the dos and don'ts of flea market flipping to ensure your trips are successful.
Here are some of the very best flea market tips and tricks for shopping at flea markets or thrift stores and not missing out on any of the deals!
My list of things to buy at vintage flea markets and ideas to repurpose them.
Learn how you can make extra money with flea market flipping. Find hidden treasures at yard sales and thrift stores and sell them online for profit.
You’ll be inspired by 50 flea market finds, thrifted pieces and yard sale treasures that have been upcycled into beautiful and useful pieces. Before and after ideas that will inspire you. Easy ideas to DIY and repurpose amazing furniture, lighting and home decor ideas for your home. Refinish furniture and flip for a profit. #repurposedfurniture #paintedfurniture #thriftstorediyproject
Learn how you can make extra money with flea market flipping. Find hidden treasures at yard sales and thrift stores and sell them online for profit.
Flea markets and swap meets are big business these days. Before you start a flea market business, there are a few things you should know.
Welcome to Saturday Nite Special, the multi themed DIY link party! * Home Decor / Gardening * Crafts, / Sewing / Recipes / Printables / Blog tips * Theme of the week Every Fri 7pm to Sunday 11 pm Pacific.Crates! Those ready made luxurious home decor accessories that can be a shelf, coffee table, or […]
What We Flipped Last Week to Total $3,000 Last week was a good week to be a flipper! The reselling total was $3,000 on the dot 5 items made up that $3K reselling total and we are going to dive into those items now. The first item we sold was a hot dog cart. Hindsight this item was not the best purchase. We didn't lose money, but we sat on it for a while and had a lot of tire kickers. We had several non-paying bidders buy this on eBay. We don't usually get a ton of those anymore, but
DOUBLE or TRIPLE Your Furniture Flipping Profits How to double your furniture flipping profits by mastering large item shipping without the need of a forklift or other heavy equipment. Do you LOVE repurposing furniture, but wish you could make more for the time you spend on a project? Do you want more people to see and appreciate the effort you put into your furniture flips? Does the idea of using eBay intimidate you? Does shipping your furniture seems completely undoable? Or maybe you're afraid to lose money on shipping? We totally get it! And we
Today we have a great interview from a husband and wife team, Alex and Kim. They have been doing awesome with their flipping side hustle and along with buying inventory, have been rockin' it with finding free items to flip! Their ultimate desire is to end up flipping full-time so they can have more time to spend together and to serve in ministry. They started out flipping furniture a few years ago and now have moved into a lot of different items that they have been finding success flipping! Not only have they been finding some great items to purchase
Sales have gone back up! Check out a few reasons that we think could be helping our sales again.
Today we got to hear from two of our Flipper University students, Brandon and Stephanie. They started their family flipping business in March 2018 and made $26K in sales by December 2018! Who said flipping can’t be an awesome side hustle? Brandon and Stephanie jumped in to the flipping world to create a money-making business they could all do as a family with the ultimate goal of paying off their equity home mortgage so they can retire early. Check out their story! Tell us a little bit about yourselves. My wife, Stephanie, and I both work in the computer fields.
Last month's total flipping sales were $4,130. Most of our profit was from selling on eBay. Usually eBay brings in 90% of our our yearly income.
Do you think it's possible to pay your Mortgage payment by one flea market flip? I just did last week and I was really excited about it! When I was walking around at the flea market a few weeks ago (like I do every weekend), I came across two wheel chairs; one was power and the other was manual. Both chairs were good name brands but I passed them up my first time around because they were a bit on the larger side. I used to have more reserve about shipping larger items, but now they have really helped us
Sales have gone back up! Check out a few reasons that we think could be helping our sales again.
Who doesn’t love summer? I sure do! When the kids get out of school, we have a summer full of wakeboarding, BBQs, swimming, the beach, running, and ice cream! And so do a whole lot of other people! So you know what that means? There are some hot items to sell on eBay in the summer, and that means great opportunities to make money. That’s the good news! While you are busy playing and enjoying your summer, your flipping business can be making you some killer cash! We put together this list for you of best sellers on ebay in the
127 Yard Sale: 11 Tips For A SuccessFul Trip 127 Yard Sale Highlights We just finished an epic yard sale. It wasn’t just one yard sale, but 690 miles of yard sales that spanned over 6 states and over 4 days! This yard sale was the 127 Yard Sale. In case you haven’t heard about it yet (we just learned about it 2 years ago), it’s a 690 mile stretch of yard sales that run from Gadsden, Alabama to Addison, Michigan. Yep — Alabama all the way to Michigan! (or visa versa if you go north to south). It’s a
Funny Yard Sale Signs Who doesn't love a great yard sale?! We sure do! And we love it when we spot some funny yard sale signs. We love hunting for treasures at different sales (we do the drive-by to see if there is anything good), and have also enjoyed the profit from hosting our own. One thing that is crucial for getting people to any yard sale is having good signage. We do a decent job with large and bright signs for our sales - but it's nothing as creative as these awesome signs! Maybe these will inspire you to
Last weekend was a great flipping weekend for selling stuff online. Five items made us $1,305. And we even added a very quick trip to Atlanta for 24 hours.
Is your flipping business struggling? Are you not making the profits you would like to? We are going to dive into a few reasons why your reselling business could be struggling. As most of you know, I love flipping! I love finding great deals and reselling them for big profits! I started flipping when I was 16 years old and I’ve never stopped. In the beginning, it was a side hustle. I would flip for extra money when we needed it for unexpected expenses or vacations. But everything changed when we had kids. Melissa dropped down to part-time with her
This recap post has been a long time coming. Time literally flies by anymore. I had intended for this to come out by the end of January... But life happens. 2019 was a good year to be a flipper. We had a sales total of $79,054! And that was seriously in only about 10-15hrs/week. That's an average of $117/hr! And doing something I LOVE! We will dive into the numbers more in just a bit. But first, let's do a quick recap of the year. Trash To Cash We started out the year with a flipping challenge. The challenge was
Selling On Facebook Marketplace: How We Turned $115 Into $2,250 In One Hour This past weekend was a good weekend to be a flipper! We sell about 85% of our items on eBay, but this past weekend was 100% selling on Facebook Marketplace. The pros to selling on Facebook Marketplace are that it's local so you don't have to ship the items and there are no fees associated with it. Some cons are since it's a local app, the items don't reach as many people as they do on eBay, so sometimes you have to lower the prices to get
The first find in our flea market flipping challenge sold this week! It was a pair of TowMate lights that I bought for $5 at the flea market and sold for $227!
How Stacy Made $3,187 On ONE Flip By Gaining Confidence In Shipping Large Items Today, we are interviewing one of our Flipper University students, Stacy Gallego. She is rocking her side hustle and has made over $10K in sales since July! She dives into how got started, busted through some road blocks and how gaining confidence in shipping large items dramatically helped her side hustle! If you are new to Flea Market Flipper, we welcome you! We are happy you are here to learn the ins and outs of flipping for a profit! If you have been following us
Have you ever been to a flea market before?! If not, then you totally need to go! Even if you’re not that much into finding pieces of furniture to flip, there’s almost always something for everyone…
DOUBLE or TRIPLE Your Furniture Flipping Profits How to double your furniture flipping profits by mastering large item shipping without the need of a forklift or other heavy equipment. Do you LOVE repurposing furniture, but wish you could make more for the time you spend on a project? Do you want more people to see and appreciate the effort you put into your furniture flips? Does the idea of using eBay intimidate you? Does shipping your furniture seems completely undoable? Or maybe you're afraid to lose money on shipping? We totally get it! And we
You’ll be inspired by 50 flea market finds, thrifted pieces and yard sale treasures that have been upcycled into beautiful and useful pieces. Before and after ideas that will inspire you. Easy ideas to DIY and repurpose amazing furniture, lighting and home decor ideas for your home. Refinish furniture and flip for a profit. #repurposedfurniture #paintedfurniture #thriftstorediyproject
This recap post has been a long time coming. Time literally flies by anymore. I had intended for this to come out by the end of January... But life happens. 2019 was a good year to be a flipper. We had a sales total of $79,054! And that was seriously in only about 10-15hrs/week. That's an average of $117/hr! And doing something I LOVE! We will dive into the numbers more in just a bit. But first, let's do a quick recap of the year. Trash To Cash We started out the year with a flipping challenge. The challenge was
My list of things to buy at vintage flea markets and ideas to repurpose them.
Make your next flea market trip a success with these helpful flea market shopping tips you don't want to miss!
Check out what items we flipped last month to make over $5K! We sold 8 items and break down our fees, shipping costs and end profits.
Looking for a side hustle? I LOVE going to the flea market and thrift stores and yard sales and finding treasures to sell!
I get asked all the time 'what is the weirdest flip you've ever done?' I would have to say hands down one of my flips definitely sticks out more than the rest. It has been the most memorable ebay sale among my friends and family so I have to share it with you all. While I enjoy looking for weird and fun items to flip, I do purchase some normal items for resale - like new tennis shoes, liquid cleaners, exercise equipment, appliances and baby items. All of them produce pretty good profits as long as you buy them right. When
How We Flipped A Chair (From The Trash) Into $103,400 In eBay Inventory In Just 4 Months! What if we told you that it was possible to turn trash into treasure. Literally someone's trash into real cash. I'm not talking about $20. I'm not even talking about $100. From a chair we found in the trash we have generated over $11,000 in cash and reinvested into $103,400 in inventory listed on eBay! If you are new around here (first off WELCOME!) we started a flipping challenge at the beginning of the year. The rules for the challenge are: 1. Find
February was the shortest month of the year in days, but hardly short on our side come from flea market flipping. A total of $8,000 for out monthly income!
* Affiliate links may be used on this post. Please see my full disclosure for more details. * The 2016 sales totals are in! We hit over six figures! We made $133,054 in sales last year flipping flea market, thrift store and yard sale items. Holy cow! We more than tripled our 2015 income totals ($42K). In May of 2016 I decided to quit my 'regular' job, and focus more on flipping items full time. It was a decision that came about because I was losing my benefits with my company and I no longer felt the need to put energy there. It
