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eBay1 reviewereBay· 6–12 months in · 2 weeks ago
Selling & reselling
Retail arbitrage
You buy discounted or clearance products in stores and resell them online for more. The hunt for underpriced inventory is the whole skill.
3.5Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 1 review, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$50
Middle 50%: $50 – $50
Effective hourly
$3.33
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
3 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$0
To get up and running
Time to first $100
6+ months
From starting out
Monthly expenses
Under $50
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Fully on my own terms
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Under $100
$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
By platform
How many reviewers use each platform. Many people work more than one.
eBayHow it scores
Happiness7.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility5.0 / 5
Pay predictability1.0 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
How much time it takes
1
How competitive the market is
1
How much I could earn
0
How little I could earn
0
How difficult it is to get started
0
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
0
Taxes — how much I owe
0
Unexpected expenses
0
Nothing really surprised me
0
Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.eBay· 6–12 months in · 2 weeks agoMonthly Under $100Hours 10–20 hrs/moHourly $3.33
I love to work on my own and earns remotely.
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