Comments on: Wait in Line: Strange Ways to Make Money http://www.pfadvice.com/2011/07/29/wait-in-line-strange-ways-to-make-money/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Fri, 24 May 2013 17:31:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jo http://www.pfadvice.com/2011/07/29/wait-in-line-strange-ways-to-make-money/comment-page-1/#comment-957039 Jo Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:19:56 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=7485#comment-957039 Wow! where have I been lately. I never thought of this as a way to make a little bit of income. As far as patience, it’s called a Kindle or playing online with my Droid.

I do, however, understand the little nuances that go along with that regarding resale on the web. But waiting in line for a person or persons, it would be well worth it. I would charge 20% over the sale price. But even this isn’t guaranteed.

It reminds me of extreme couponing. There’s a rush to buy everything off the shelf, leaving others with nothing to buy. Lots to think of here….but definitely not something to get overly excited about without fore-thought.

]]> By: SavingFreak http://www.pfadvice.com/2011/07/29/wait-in-line-strange-ways-to-make-money/comment-page-1/#comment-955823 SavingFreak Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:46:35 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=7485#comment-955823 You may have to sit on an “On Sale” item for a few months if you purchase it and try to resell it. The reason being there are a bunch of people who do this and it floods EBay with that item for a while.

I have found your best bet is craigslist or another local shopping board, because the people on Craigslist tend to be less web savvy than those on EBay.

]]> By: Dan http://www.pfadvice.com/2011/07/29/wait-in-line-strange-ways-to-make-money/comment-page-1/#comment-954395 Dan Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:56:29 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/?p=7485#comment-954395 This is fine and well, but there are drawbacks. The PS3 launch was one such debacle for me. Waited all night for the release, then the resale value wasn’t there on eBay. Thankfully I purchased at WM and could have returned it if need be.

I did sell it on eBay and broke even, but then PayPal froze my account. Couldn’t even pay for shipping with the frozen funds. Supposedly the freeze was due to the ‘high-value’ transaction, even though I had been selling phones for hundreds of dollars previous to this transaction.

I’m rambling – Reader’s Digest version: Know what your caveats are before attempting this method.

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