HOTTEST "USED" PRODUCTS TO SELL.
An easy business to get into is
selling used products. Many things, from books to furniture, are commonly
sold when used. However, there are two products which are exploding into the
"used" market. These are Compact Disks and Video Game Cartridges.
Compact Disks (CDs) have almost totally replaced records and DVDs as the most
popular way to listen to music. They have all the advantages: they provide
the highest quality sound, and won't wear out, like records and DVDs will.
The only disadvantage is the price. CDs retail for around $12 to $17,
depending upon the local competition. The fact that they won't wear out,
though, makes them ideal for the used market. People frequently buy CDs and
either don't like them, or get tired of them. What you can do is buy them for
resale. Advertise in a classified ad that you will buy CDs for $2 to $5. Pay
the higher price for the more popular and newer CDs. Be sure the booklet
insert that came with the CD is included, and the CD is relatively free of
scratches. You can then easily resell them for $7 to $10. Selling used CDs
can be done by mail, or in a retail store. In my city, there is a store that
sells ONLY used CDs, and they are ALWAYS packed full of buying customers. If
they can do it, so can you!
Along the same lines, Video Game Cartridges are a goldmine. New games for the
Nintendo and Sega systems go for up to $70! Yet, people buy a game and get
tired of it, or figure it out. Offer them $5 to $20 for their old games,
depending upon the popularity of the games they want to sell. You can then
resell them for $10 to $35. Make sure the instruction booklet is included
with the cartridge.
Both CDs and Video Game Cartridges take up little room, and can easily double
your investment upon sale. Ideally, you should handle both, so you can expand
your potential markets.
