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Originally Posted by Broken Arrow

No matter what you pick, it's going to be extremely risky.

Originally Posted by noppenbd

Go to Vegas and bet on black. Easy money.

Originally Posted by checkthebudget

Now, now, if I wanted to gamble I would just buy stocks..

I've been to garage sales to look for things to sell on Ebay. Supposedly this is a tried and true method, but all I ever find is cheesy plastic kids stuff.

I think you can double $1,000 in a year easily with ebay. I've done it many, many times over. The key is finding something worthwhile to sell at a great price. I'm not real active on ebay anymore, but one thing I used to do quite well on was buying Christmas items at after-Christmas sales when they were 75% off. For example, I'd buy Hallmark ornaments. Original price $20. Sale price $5. Resell for about $10.00 and repeat. I also used to buy items on clearance at certain outlet stores (like the Lenox outlet) and resell them. The buyer still got a bargain and I multiplied my money. I sold $150 items for $40 that I bought for $10. Even after subtracting sales fees, that is still a great mark-up.

As for the casino, stay away from the roulette table. The game to play is blackjack. Best odds in the house if you know what you are doing.

The stock market is an option, but doubling in a year is unrealistic. You'd have to really take a leap on a risky stock. Honestly, your odds are better at the casino.