Price Paid: $.85 per unit
Projected Value: (12 Units) x $25 = $300
Profit = $290
Information about item: BEER! Enough said! Beer has been around for thousands of years and is currently a 7 BILLION dollar business. Holy Budweiser Charlie Sheen! Had to make a Charlie Sheen joke sooner than later, and this is by far the most appropriate topic. As for this item, it was located at a local thrift store where 1 was blown up as display and another 11 were brand new sealed in individual bags. The tags indicated it has been in the store for several days (Turn-over is very high in thrift stores) therefore hundreds of customers missed out on a golden opportunity. Inflatable beer promotional items have been used in the advertising industry for years. It's an easy, fun way to promote a product. Hence GoodYear's Blimp, a similar concept that floats over major stadiums/arenas as an advertising gimmick. Beer memorabilia like anything else I list on this Blog is highly collectible. If it's promotional, and it was never sold in stores, the item presumably has value. The amount is debatable, but inflatable beer items sell between $10-$50. A $300 profit on a dozen items that are easy to list (all identical) is a perfect fit for an eBay store. Think convenience! Listing individual items can get tedious, so make your life easy and sell in bulk if possible! Don't make the mistake of sampling one item, go big or go home!
