Need some help, man.

[Josh]

Hey,
So basically since My parents said I should stop selling pirate Dvds at school (Which was pretty successful) because it's illegal and I will get in some serious crap that I should find something else to sell. I was thinking of doing the same thing my brother is planning to doing, Selling some Dr. Dre beats on ebay which he gets from Alibaba or selling some things at school. I also sell Koolaid which you can't get in this country unless you buy it online which is quite expensive, I sell a packet for 50p and I got my koolaid from a family friend in america and also when I went to Miami in February.
So basically I'm wondering, What should I sell on...
1)Ebay - Something that sells a lot and not expensive like an iPad, My Dad is helping me buy the products to sell and pay him some money back. Think, What would you buy if you have ?50-100 or $100-175?
and/or
2)At school - Something that is unique and well, Can't get in the UK. Something that you would want to use at school, or something addictive.

Thank guys, If I can some good answers, This would be really big help ^_^

 

[Vex L'Cour]

Yea sellin' the odd pirate thing can get you into ****. I suggest doing it once in a blue fit (Tbh, My entire OS is pirated).

Anyway. Beats are epic, if you can see your way to givin' me a ''buddy-price'' I'd take 'em Aha~

Just stick to doing the koolaid stuff and selling things which are otherwise unavaliable here but have a high demand (Basics of Buisness).

 

[Josh]

Yeah, And same as me, Most of my things are pirated
I'm still going to stick with Kool aid, But still thinking what else to sell which are high in demand. I have quite some competition and also since it was becoming popular all over the school (I was really, really surprised), People will try follow my footsteps, and two girls are going to America (or went) during this spring break and are going to get some Kool Aid to sell which I think is pretty annoying but still, It's business and I got to face it. That pretty much why I need another item to sell at school.

Also, We'll see about the beats Selling pretty cheap though.

 

[PoxyLemon]

When one of my teachers was in college he was gambling and got caught so I wouldn't suggest that.

Everyone loves chocolate try selling some in school and well just sell some of your old stuff you don't use anymore on ebay like old beyblades or something pretty cool and nostalgic

 

[Vex L'Cour]

Yeah, And same as me, Most of my things are pirated
I'm still going to stick with Kool aid, But still thinking what else to sell which are high in demand. I have quite some competition and also since it was becoming popular all over the school (I was really, really surprised), People will try follow my footsteps, and two girls are going to America (or went) during this spring break and are going to get some Kool Aid to sell which I think is pretty annoying but still, It's business and I got to face it. That pretty much why I need another item to sell at school.

Also, We'll see about the beats Selling pretty cheap though.

Just wait and see what they sell then drive your prices down to compete. Plus you can then ask for different candies and stuff to beat them.
And keep pirating things within a small circle. So good friends who won't rat you out.

 

[Slifer Slacker]

if you had that amount i would go for collectors items, and keep them for a while and you get allot of profit... for me.. 2 years.. spent ?148 and return is ?450....

2 years !

 

[Vex L'Cour]

Also go into investin'

Buy collectable goods now and keep 'em a year or two. The prices rise quickly.

 

[Josh]

Thing is about chocolate is, It melts. Also, people at school sell chocolate so it's not really original. Also, I pretty much have nothing left to sell, Sold them all. But thanks for the help.

@Typhlosion + Sanji: The thing is, I need the money for like now and can't really wait 2 years for it

 

[Vex L'Cour]

Thing is about chocolate is, It melts. Also, people at school sell chocolate so it's not really original. Also, I pretty much have nothing left to sell, Sold them all. But thanks for the help.

@Typhlosion + Sanji: The thing is, I need the money for like now and can't really wait 2 years for it

Bahahaha~ To true~!

Well just keep at the game you're winning at and you'll just have to look for different ways at times

 

[Psychonaut]

i sold candy bars in high school
**** was awesome. 3 for $1, sell them for $1 each. oh god.

 

[Josh]

Which candy bars? Since your American and all, What candies did you sell and were addictive?

 

[Elliot]

I'm not sure this works around where you live, but If you were to buy a gum pack, it's like 6 packs or something for 1-3$ (Not sure what it is for euro,), and then you were to sell each pack for 1$, 3$ profit, It would help.
Same thing goes for candy, 'em candy packs sell like 15 for 5 dollars or something, 1 dollar for each, 10 profit.
Again i'm not really sure, but you can think something like this and make a profit.
Good luck, i'm rooting for you!

 

[Wish]

Gum.
Kids here pay a buck for a piece.

 

[Psychonaut]

Which candy bars? Since your American and all, What candies did you sell and were addictive?

i started off small-time at the dollar store, buying their ****-tacular candy. that's when me and my friend got the idea, because we loved the 99 cent stores.

then i realized that all that candy is ****ty, and it affected the customers.

so then i stepped my game up and bought in bulk from sam's club. butterfingers, snickers, kit kats i believe.. 3 musketeers, and those sour straws. mainly butterfinger and snickers. everyone loved snickers. dunno if you have them there, but worth looking into if you can make a profit off of it, and if you aren't completely ripping off the customer. the other organizations at my school sold candy for a buck each, so i figured i was just as good as the rest of the people in terms of ripping them off.

i wouldn't pay $1 for a pack of gum.. unless it was one of those 15-piece packs.

 

[PoxyLemon]

Sell some cakes and some muffins and shizz but don't just sell them at school, find somewhere to sell them like in town or something

 

[Josh]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, but:

Gum, It is a good idea, but it's so easy to get caught chewing it at school, so no one would bother, also I'm looking for something you'd think no one would sell at school.

@Psychonaut: The thing is, I've noticed that everyone is selling chocolates and sweets/candies, So selling chocolates and sweets/candies wouldn't be a gap in the market it, But thanks for suggesting

@Poxy: My town is pretty much like well, It's hard to explain. No one comes to my area, but they go to the train station and shopping centre so theres no where to sell them other than school or ebay. Also like I said before, Something new and unique that will make people buy it and not go to the nearest Tesco/7 11 store to buy it.

 

[D1llon]

Drugs...well that's the first thing that came to my mind when I heard about selling something that people can't normally get.

What about other candies/treats? Try warheads (candy) or maybe other drink flavorers, or that new thing called MiO

 

[PoxyLemon]

Sell like some awesome shirts with funny sayings on.

Like a picture of Goku with the caption 'I'm just Saiyan'

 

[Fabioisonfire]

Sell weed.

 

[Psychonaut]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, but:

Gum, It is a good idea, but it's so easy to get caught chewing it at school, so no one would bother, also I'm looking for something you'd think no one would sell at school.

@Psychonaut: The thing is, I've noticed that everyone is selling chocolates and sweets/candies, So selling chocolates and sweets/candies wouldn't be a gap in the market it, But thanks for suggesting

@Poxy: My town is pretty much like well, It's hard to explain. No one comes to my area, but they go to the train station and shopping centre so theres no where to sell them other than school or ebay. Also like I said before, Something new and unique that will make people buy it and not go to the nearest Tesco/7 11 store to buy it.

candy is always in demand, if you find your customer base. just sayin.

if you're really big in to resale/etc, i'd say just shop around online and find cheap stuff, then sell it at a slightly higher price so that the customer is still saving money. ex: hard drives, motherboards/processors, RAM, just computer parts that you can find dirt cheap that are in demand. (which is likely hard to do, but if you're trying to start a business or something, meh.)

i dunno. i had a box already that was neatly organized, so i just had to open it up and let them choose with their eyes. it has to be displayed correctly.

and yeah, the suggestions of drugs/weed would work if you don't mind doing that, i guess. but them's shady business.