Garage Sales, Thrift Stores, Antique Malls. THEY NOW KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE! - Collecting Tiki

TS Tom Slick Tiki Socialite The Beaches of South Bay, SoCal Joined: Aug 26, 2005 Posts: 1093	TS Tom Slick Posted posted on Tue, Aug 1, 2006 5:11 AM Some of the points here are valid, and then some are obsurd! I'm sorry, but I dont think that walking into biglots or salvation army and buying up a shelf of stuff, then reselling it on ebay(price inflated) is a job? Isn't that the point of the retailer itself? This is my last post to this topic, as I know some people make livings this way and I'm not belittling anyone here, but buying mugs for 79 cents (for example)and trying to sell it to me for $20 or so isn't doing me any favors, and I don't see this behavior as being moral. Now if someone has a whole seller/importer connection/warehouse liquidator, I am ok with that. I guess I just don't agree with ebayers/small business "clearing" the shelves in public retail market places, just so they can make extra bucks at my expense. My Last example: It's like one of you standing behind me in Ralphs market, and you really need 1 pack of bacon(like anyone "needs" bacon..haha), but I see you standing there trying to look over my shoulder. So I buy the last 9 packs of bacon they have, and then try to sell you a pack in the parking lot for much more than what it cost me.

Some of the points here are valid, and then some are obsurd! I'm sorry, but I dont think that walking into biglots or salvation army and buying up a shelf of stuff, then reselling it on ebay(price inflated) is a job? Isn't that the point of the retailer itself? This is my last post to this topic, as I know some people make livings this way and I'm not belittling anyone here, but buying mugs for 79 cents (for example)and trying to sell it to me for $20 or so isn't doing me any favors, and I don't see this behavior as being moral. Now if someone has a whole seller/importer connection/warehouse liquidator, I am ok with that. I guess I just don't agree with ebayers/small business "clearing" the shelves in public retail market places, just so they can make extra bucks at my expense.
My Last example:
It's like one of you standing behind me in Ralphs market, and you really need 1 pack of bacon(like anyone "needs" bacon..haha), but I see you standing there trying to look over my shoulder. So I buy the last 9 packs of bacon they have, and then try to sell you a pack in the parking lot for much more than what it cost me.

Post #246048 by Tom Slick on Tue, Aug 1, 2006 5:11 AM