The Two Hottest "Used" Products To Sell

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An easy business to get into is selling used products.
Many things, from books to furniture, are commonly sold
when used. However, there are two products which are
exploding into the "used" market.

These are Compact Disks and Video Game Cartridges.

Compact Disks (CDs) have almost totally replaced records
and tapes as the most popular way to listen to music. They
have all the advantages: they provide the highest quality
sound, and won't wear out, like records and tapes will. The
only disadvantage is the price.

CDs retail for around $12 to $17, depending upon the local
competition. The fact that they won't wear out, though,
makes them ideal for the used market. People frequently
buy CDs and either don't like them, or get tired of them.
What you can do is buy them for resale.

Advertise in a classified ad that you will buy CDs for $2
to $5. Pay the higher price for the more popular and newer
CDs. Be sure the booklet insert that came with the CD is
included, and the CD is relatively free of scratches. You
can then easily resell them for $7 to $10.

Selling used CDs can be done by mail, or in a retail
store. In my city, there is a store that sells ONLY used
CDs, and they are ALWAYS packed full of buying customers.
If they can do it, so can you!

Along the same lines, Video Game Cartridges are a goldmine.
New games for the Nintendo and Sega systems go for up to
$70! Yet, people buy a game and get tired of it, or figure
it out. Offer them $5 to $20 for their old games,
depending upon the popularity of the games they want to
sell. You can then resell them for $10 to $35. Make sure
the instruction booklet is included with the cartridge.

Both CDs and Video Game Cartridges take up little room, and
can easily double your investment upon sale. Ideally, you
should handle both, so you can expand your potential
markets.