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Does anyone know how to purchase items wholesale?
I bought a Marto sword (Connor MacLeod's) off eBay a month ago or so for $60, and just sold it yesterday (on eBay, again), for $275, giving myself a very nice profit.
Anyway, I'd like to keep this up! But I don't know how to buy wholesale, and I don't want my inventory to depend on items I'm purchasing from other eBayers ...
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Socialist Capitalist? Hm... "I work and earn profits, and willingly give it away to people who don't." *Bludgeons evil self and reminds him that this ain't the Flameboard.* Whatever.
Well if you're doing things legally, it'll be considerably less than a 300% profit, since you technically still have to pay federal and state taxes on it, to support said social programs you're in favor of.
Right?
------------------ "Ed Gruberman, you fail to grasp Ty Kwan Leap. Approach me, that you might see." -- The Master
[This message has been edited by First of Two (edited November 28, 2000).]
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Hm. Possibly different places have different rules, but I think that all person-to-person sales above a certain $ amount are technically supposed to be taxed. garage sales rarely reach that amount.
There are some silly tax laws like that, which is why sometimes parents have to file a tax return for their grade-school-aged child.
Oh, well, it's probably not important enough to check.
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They tend to overlook a lot of stuff. For instance, I don't pay taxes on my tips OR mileage ... but I do pay it on what I make hourly wage. So ... who knows? ::shrug::
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