Opps I did again! A few weeks ago I was driving down the road on my way back home from Wal-Mart when I decided to stop in the local junk store! Well I went in and did my usual round and right before I stepped out the door I went back into the electronics room one more time and there sat a pile of gold!
Well she really didn’t know what she had and sold me the piece for $20. Well if your wondering I found a Hartke HA500 bass head. I have been playing music for years so I knew the head was worth a lot. Well I snagged the head and headed back home and looked on EBay to see what they were selling for. It looked like they were going for around $550 new and if I was lucky I might get a few hundred bucks out of it!
The amp head was in great shape but it was making a little noise. So I opened it up and it was missing one of the pre amp tubes. So I made a trip to the local music store and snagged a tube for $10. So at this point I have $30 bucks in the amp. Well a few days later I decided to list it on EBay. I put it on a 5-day auction and sat and waited and waited.
Well it got down to the last hour and my main bidder mailed me and decided he wanted to withdraw his bid! So I mailed him back and told him not to bid on and someone else would beat his bid. In my reply I explained how the head was awesome sounding and how he was getting a super deal! Guess what he did? He got in a bidding war with this other guy and won!
Take a gander and guess what the head went for? It went for $315, so I made a $295 profit from the Hartke. Oh yeah I forgot that I did lose $20 bucks on my shipping! I guessed that it weighed 25lbs and it really weighed 35. On a 3 day trip to Alabama to California that can get pricey! So always weigh what you are selling so you don’t lose money. After all though I came away with $275 from the item!
If you are wondering, I am from a little town near Fort Payne Alabama and there isn’t much to do here but hit all the junk stores that you can hit. If you keep your eyes open and know what you are looking for you can make money. Most of the people that run thrift stores and junk stores just want to move stuff and make a little money. I would say that Junk flipping is a new hobby I have taken a liken to. Just be aware that shipping is at a super high right now, them darn gas prices!
You don’t always win though! Sometime you will buy something thinking it will sell great and it won’t sell at all. I wouldn’t bank on making a living junk Flipping, but it is a great way to make an X-tra buck every once in awhile. Give Junk Flipping a try and enjoy the new hobby I have found.
Thanks
Johnny C
