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Physical products

Flip secondhand goods on eBay and Craigslist

Resells items found at home, thrift stores and clearance sales through online marketplaces, and is looking at retail arbitrage on Amazon.

At a glance
Estimated by a classifier that read the source. The bar shows how sure it was.
Category
Physical products
97% sure
x
Earns from
One-time sales
94% sure
x
Startup cost (estimate)
Under $100
75% sure
x
Time it takes (estimate)
A few hours a weekLow confidence
54% sure
x
Where
Online and in personLow confidence
49% sure
x
Coding
No coding needed
99% sure
x
Source
Hacker NewsComment by rasmus1610 in “Ask HN: What is your side hustle? How much money does it make you?”, August 16, 2017
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