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Originally Posted by tplyons  Hey Balog,
I did this years ago and was able to make a couple thousand over one summer, keeping a few basses in the process. Was definitely a win-win back in the day.
However, I've taken a look and deals are certainly fewer and far between. Research is much easier to do these days than a couple years ago, where I logged eBay closing prices, trend analyses of instrument values, and bought items 20-50% under their going values regularly.
It's certainly doable, but it requires capital investment, something that doesn't sound quite up your alley. Perhaps a part time job may be a little more consistent? |
Between studying for my apprenticeship, fixing up the house, and perhaps starting a small consulting business a side job isn't really in the cards. The "problem" with all of those is that (in the accounting system my wife and I agreed on) those are all normal profits that go into the general ledger. If I want to buy bass gear from general ledger funds I need to justify it. "Cause it's
awesome!!!" is not a good argument to make.
I have a little starting capital, and I figure with a consistent system on the low end stuff I can get enough to snag a motorcycle or two this winter. At least here in WA the dead of winter motorcycle prices can be >$1k less than spring/summer prices. I'm sure there are tons of things I could do the high/low on, but bass gear and motorcycles are all I monitor enough to have a good idea of what will sell.
