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  • Retail arbitrage on Amazon and eBay. Buy low, Sell high. Absolutely anyone can do it.

    For a while now I've been able to make money with retail arbitrage by buying low when deals pop up on Amazon and selling for a profit on eBay, and now more recently I'm doing the reverse and buying on eBay and selling on Amazon.

    The results have been quite impressive, there are a lot of great opportunities to make money exploiting the difference in prices between Amazon and eBay when deals crop up.
    Last edited by jeffrey; 02-02-2015, 11:38 AM. Reason: forum rules

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    Hey - I just had a look at your tool and it's really quite impressive!

    I have recently got into online arbitrage and think what you are offering is great in one sense, but raises a couple of questions!

    First off, by listing the deals you find surely within an hour the offer will be saturated by people all trying to do the same thing?

    Secondly, where do you source the offers and why are you sharing them with us do you plan to monetise the site in another way?

    Thirdly, I would love to chat to you more about this website because as I said, I think it's a really good idea!

    Thanks!

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    • #3
      I'm curious how you are still able to make $$ despite all the fees involved. What's your typical earnings per transaction? Is it really worth the time? Is this your primary source of income?

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      • #4
        I buy clothes from good will and resell on ebay. button ups usually sell for 2-6 and many sell upwards of 50.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by bmatthews View Post
          For a while now I've been able to make money with retail arbitrage by buying low when deals pop up on Amazon and selling for a profit on eBay, and now more recently I'm doing the reverse and buying on eBay and selling on Amazon.

          The results have been quite impressive, there are a lot of great opportunities to make money exploiting the difference in prices between Amazon and eBay when deals crop up.
          Arbitrage only works if the transaction speed is fast. Talking about arbitrage with real products is tricky. First you need to buy it, then 2-3 days delivery time, then find a seller, then another 2-3 days of delivery time.

          Best case you need 1 week to pull it, and by then the price can really change alot.

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