Car boots, charity shops, job lots, bales and wholesale buying. Browse 12 free resources.
Car boots reward speed and product knowledge, but a cheap item is still bad stock if demand is weak.
Charity shop sourcing works best with a focused hit list and knowledge of categories your local shops underprice.
Rag houses can produce strong margins but require fast grading and a clear idea of what you can actually sell.
Bales can lower unit cost but quality variance, unsellable pieces and inaccurate descriptions can destroy the apparent margin.
Value a job lot from conservative expected sale prices, not the seller’s claimed retail value.
Before paying a new supplier, verify the business, payment route, sample quality and what happens if goods differ from description.
Work backwards from expected sale price, costs and target profit to decide the most you can pay.
Vintage value comes from more than age: brand, era, graphic, construction, condition, size and current demand all matter.
Single-stitch construction can be one clue to an older tee, but it does not automatically make a shirt rare or valuable.
Buy seasonal stock early enough to list before demand peaks, without tying up too much cash for months.
Repeated cheap buys can become expensive storage when demand, condition or listing effort is poor.
Compare suppliers by sell-through, average profit, defects and time-to-sale rather than just cost per item.
MyCost keeps your stock, sales, costs and profit together.
