15 Places to Buy Resale Items

We've covered how to buy and sell. Now, it's time to talk about where to buy for resale. Here are 15 places:

1. direct from the source (manufacturers, inventors, crafters, etc.)
   • look out for overstock, remnants, bulk discounts and factory seconds

2. sales of all kinds online and off

3. auctions and reverse auctions (you name the price)

4. governments (agencies, divisions, auctions, etc.)

5. liquidations and foreclosure sales, especially failed e-tailers like eToys, retailers like Ames, Service Merchandise, Montgomery Wards and Lechters or companies like Consolidated Freightways

6. overseas (take advantage of cheap labor and raw materials. WARNING: avoid child labor sweatshops!)

7. resale, thrift & second-hand shops

8. garage & yard sales and auctions

9. flea markets

10. salvage & surplus stores

11. junk yards

12. bulk sellers

13. raw material suppliers wherever you find them

14. groups, clubs, organizations, associations, churches

15. friends, relatives, associates

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Where you buy can literally save you a few bucks, $1000s or even millions.

Shop around. Learn where the bargains are. Negotiate favorable prices and terms. Make sellers bid for your business. Search out quality. And always look for a better deal.

Buy smart. Give yourself an edge and extra profits. You can't afford to overpay, buy the wrong items, buy excessive amounts or make other costly mistakes when you buy to resale.

Always remember, your objective is to make money not lose it, go into debt or get stuck with unwanted junk.

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