I Scanned 600 Thrift Store DVD's For Profit!
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- In todays video I scan every single DVD in a thrift store to try and find profit to sell on eBay! There is so much money to be made flipping dvd's on eBay. I would say this is one of the easy side hustles you can do. Give this challenge a go!
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What's good about selling DVDs is they are always available no matter where you go and they are inexpensive and if you buy any doubles that saves time as you've already got an idea on the selling price. Keep up the great work!
DVDs are the game! Such a good item to start selling especially if you’re new! Thanks for watching
And they don't require much space to store and are piss easy to ship.
@@ddcristo spot on! 2 big reason why I love to sell them!
@@ddcristo exactly!
I'm in the USA and have an ebay store, started doing this Matt from one of your other videos and it has been working for me. I make about 4-5 dollars profit after eBay fees and shipping. Adding free shipping makes them move fairly quickly. I do very good with movies from the 50's and 60's. Thanks for your great videos!
Amazing stuff Karen! Pleased to hear it!
Some of my local op shops would have a fit if i did that!!!. Certain ones are very anti resellers, but others are very friendly, a sale is a sale to them.
stick to those friendly stores for this type of challenge mate! I think it'll be worth the exercise!
I never understand shops taking that attitude. We are there to buy their stock just like everyone else. I would say that on the whole, we buy more than most people do on a given day.
@@TheAussieFlipper spot on Matt. In the end I look at this way. The thrift shop got the stock for nothing and is prepared to sell these at X amount. These so called charities are run to make a profit so when we try and do the same thing its bad.
@@TheAussieFlipper I know I’m very late to this comment/video.
But how would you suggest handling the situation if the staff are cranky or not happy if they see us doing this. Should I just leave the store and they lost my business? I agree that they have set the price and doesn’t matter what we do with the item once purchased it has nothing to do with them once it’s out their doors. Hope my question made sense
Great video once again Matt. The most helpful, useful and enjoying reseller to watch on CZcams Australia. We all really appreciate your hard work put into these great videos. Love your work 👍🏻
Agh thanks for the kind words Harry appreciate the support mate thanks for watching 😀😀
I'm learning BluRays right now. I found 2 BluRays for $2 each. Sold 1 for $29.99 and the other for $19.99. After fee's and shipping and store fee is $26.34. Minus the original cost of goods leaves me with $22 profit. If I count the envelops I shipped them in its roughly $21 profit. Definitely not worth selling anything below $10.
I really like DVDs because often times you’ll notice some movies or sets are not on your paid streaming platform like Netflix or Hulu, but are on others. It’s an inexpensive way to get to watch your favorite shows for cheap.
It's interested to see the pricing differences in other parts of the world. That Master of Disguise DVD sells for about $2 USD in the United States.
There are plenty of BOLO DVD's in the states! I've seen alot of videos on how good some are over there! Thanks so much for watching :)
In the US there are many reasons why it’s hard to scan every dvd in a thrift store. First off here the stores usually have many others looking at it. Secondly the workers will give you dirty looks if you aren’t discreet about it.
We’re the same here. Best to go into a store that you already have a good relationship with, the staff in my thrift store were fine about it
I’m all about the DVDs, love this method! Saw one of my comps in there 🥰
Amazing stuff!! Thanks for watching happy selling
Thank you for putting this out there, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, but I’m going to have to listen to it for the 39th time, just to understand what you’re saying, I love the Aussies, I hope someday to visit, I hope I can stay long enough to understand what you all are saying, again I appreciate you sharing your knowledge, thank you for putting this out there
Thank you so much for responding, I didn’t expect that, lol, maybe if we could hang out together long enough you might understand what I’m saying as well, lol
I truly appreciate what you’re doing. Thank you so much
Great exercise Matty! And that's drug lord money my friend.... ok to be fair I don't know if that's what they make... or do I know any 🤣
Hahahah I wouldn’t know Ebony! Thanks for watching this year! Have a merry Christmas and I’ll see you in the new year 🎥
I've seen this method done before (Thriftschool comes to mind), but i've never had the time to do it, especially 2 hours! Bookfest is coming up. It would take forever and a day to do this method with their lot. I think to do their 1000's of DVD, you would have to know most of what you want before going there! I know my local Lifeline has 12 DVD's for $10, so maybe that would be a good place to start.
I’ve been to book fest! 600 was tough! 6000 would be impossible haha defs give it a go and see what happens!
Careful with sims 4
They have one time activation codes that link to an EA account
Good to know ma man!
I know things might of changed since this video but a couple questions:
I assume you dont need stamps with that tracked envelope?
Do you just send them in the red post office boxes around or go into the actual post office to send it? Because does tracking activate sooner that way?
I've just started using padded mailers and 2 stamps for most dvds, but do you think the tracked letter is worth it for the bit extra money? And never had any get damaged etc in those envelopes?
Just cause if something sells for like $10, then could be making like $3-$4 profit, idk if thats worth the time 🤷♂️
Reselling isnt my job or anything either and live in beach town near port Macquarie, not like a city with more stores etc, so i dont have tons of inventory to sell. More just doing a little that i can to help pay the bills really.
Sorry for the long message lol 😅 this channel is very helpful though being an Aussie
I think you could create a video on how to use sold listings to identify DVDs of value. Having sold DVDs for some time. I follow and check other successful DVD resellers. Use a known high-value DVD check who sold it and what else they have sold. Create a list. Much more time-efficient than scanning 600 DVDs.
The benefit of scanning in store is you get to buy immediately?? I think it’s the only way & most efficient
@@TheAussieFlipper energy and time are also a currency. Knowledge will save time and energy. I guess there is a difference between a side hustle and full-time reselling.
@@mcgkpsc123 I guarantee your rule book of profitable DVDs won’t get memorised when you’re looking at the wall of DVDs. That’s why putting in the time can pay off. Like I said based on past knowledge I would have been able to pick 20-30% of what I got.
Im learning alot from your dvds videos and im doing exactly what u doing..😁 thankyou
Love your insights Matt, keep up the great work!
Thanks so much for watching Angela!
Hi there. I found myself in the toy section of an aisle in my local coles last week. I was in it for about an hour, fiddling around with the Lego muppets miniatures they had on sale. They’re selling them for $4 and an individual item goes on to sell on eBay for around $12-$19. So although a small profit, it all adds up. I did this with DVD’s in one of my local op shops last week too. It’s really interesting to me to see what actually sells, compared to what I thought might sell well. Huge gap between what I thought compared with reality. I went with reality! 😂 Thank you for teaching me this and so so much more!! 🤗❤️🤗
Incredible stuff! Those hours spent sourcing and learning is what makes the $$$ roll in on eBay. You’re always learning in this game. Well done!!
Great to see an Aussie do this! Best of luck
Thanks so much for watching Sophie!
Great idea. Have been wanting to try this myself and now you have inspired me. Good work!
I was super surprised with the results! Let me know how you go!
Hi mate is there a way to lock your phone onto sold only? I have to go through each time I scan and go into it and then select sold each time and it takes more time. Thanks Michael
Hi Michael. Check out this CZcams Short from the Commonwealth Flipper for how to do this:
czcams.com/video/n6fHGU9txMA/video.html
Check the link out below from commonwealth Michael! Thanks for watching as always!
@@TheAussieFlipper mate thanks heaps that is a awesome game changer . Thanks legend.👍
Whoah, this is a game-changer! Thanks so much for sharing this. It will make my comping so much easier.
DVD movies go for big money where you are. Not even close to those average numbers in the US.
Some go hard in the US! It was actually USA based sellers that got me into it!
@@TheAussieFlipper well I'll keep on pushing with them. I have 100's on hand so maybe if I keep working at it, some profit will be discovered. Btw... love your videos!
Awesome man! Going to do this myself I’ll keep you posted
Love your work! Good luck!
Omg. What a job. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 you rock.
Thanks for watching Christine! Big money in DVDs!
Love the video! Very informative of the time & money aspects. Just wondering how many you’ve sold since the purchase? I want to try but I fear that everything is moving towards streaming platforms & dvd’s are making their way out
I sold $13k worth of DVDs just like these last financial year. The Aussie market has a demand for DVDs atm so I think it’s a great category to buy! A number of the DVDs in this video have gone on to sell already. The $10+ DVDs are slightly higher in value to the average and generally sell quicker for this reason. That’s why it’s important to source the more valuable DVDs over the common lower priced ones as they don’t typically move. Finally, people collect DVDs like they collect vinyl records etc. there’s plenty of motives other than just watching the movie or tv show. Hope all that helps
Thanks for the guide!! Selling on eBay isn’t hard, just list it up & it’ll be able to be found by buyers? Not like Amazon?
@@jakecollins7745 yep
👊👊👊👊👊👊 Mate that is unbelievable. I will be going to do that when I get back from Xmas holidays. Can’t wait to see how it goes. Thank again for the awesome info.👍
get in there mate & let me know how you go - merry christmas!
Hi Matt I find a lot of stores now seal the second hand DVDs which dosnt allow you to check for scratches. So my question is next time your checking CD or DVDs to put up for sale on Ebay can you lets us know how bad the scratches are before you dont. Thanks
I rip the tape off an check before I buy!!
@@TheAussieFlipper Good Im going to do the same. One other question do you go through a cleaning process with DVDs and CDs before placing them on ebay. I know you sometimes wash the shoes but not too sure about your other stuff. Thanks
Is there a better way or app for price comping? I feel it's slow going with the number of clicks required to see sold listings. There's gotta be a more efficient way: scan code > instant comp price.
Yep check the comment thread. There’s a video on automating the sold comp so it goes straight to it
Hi Brett I asked the same question. Matt has put a link under my question. 👍
@@michaelbanfield3818 it's a fantastic tip! Works perfectly.
I’m on the way to my local thrift this Arvo you’ve convinced me to give it a go!
Get emmmm
Hey mate love your videos, I found you through Gold Coast picker and can relate more to you selling on line where he has the shop.
I used to sell on eBay years ago and you have giving me a kick to get back to it.
One question I have is with the eBay app, if I use the camera picture search it brings up similar items but there is no option for sold and completed items but if you use it as a barcode search option you can see sold/completed…. Any ideas 🤔
I have been binge watching your videos over the last few days 👍👍
Hey mate thanks so much for the support awesome to connect! Yep you’re spot on I never use the camera feature for this reason. If you have the time I recommend typing in the title of a item rather than barcode searching as that will give you the true data you need. Barcode is something I use regularly. Thanks so much for the support!!
Yalls prices are crazy over there. Thanks for the info I been doing that here in the states but most of our dvds sell alot less here
We’re super fortunate here in AUS! Keep at it though I watch resellers in the states dominate DVDs there is money in it! Merry christmas
Can you do a video only about dvds, video games, cds, ebay listing and shipping in details. Showing step by step? I know you told us what you do a little. I'm the type of person that learn by seeing things
Best to search my channel I’ve got DVD vids
I've seen that Gettin' Square film on the shelves dozens of times and never picked it up as it seems common. I never knew it was worth anything
This is where the scanning experiment pays off!
Is there an eBay scanner to check barcodes for sale price or do U manually type DVD in to check sold value thankyou
Yep! On the eBay app :)
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching this year! Have a merry Christmas!
I'm addicted to your channel lol I'm 17 havn't quite got my license yet but I may convince my mum to drive me around to pick some dvds up! also I have another question. Say if you were going to ship the DVD which costs (in my experience) $9.30 to ship, that would take a huge chunk out of profit made is that correct?
Hello I’m happy to help out I sell a lot of dvds! With individual DVD’s You can post them as a large padded mailer and they fit at as a large letter. Which mean that they will post with 2 stamps ($2.20) if one disc (approx) and 3 stamps ($3.30) if more than one.
Plus I buy the mailers in bulk so around .20c each :)
Hope this helps!
Best to check out how i ship in this video. $4.80 is your expense with the medium tracked envelopes. Thanks so much for the support. happy selling!
@@nickhoughton9384 OHHH omg thank you so much. I was talking about tracked postage! So does this mean on eBay I would select letter un-tracked shipping as its through the post? Also I heard in the video he selects tracked postage so does this mean he gets the 2 stamps $2.20 and then the other $2 he spends on tracking?
@@TheAussieFlipper Oh ok thanks!
Love the Brooklyn hat!
Thanks for tuning in mate!!
Nice video! Just getting into DVDs myself.
I plan to spend Christmas doing a heap of drafting so that sell similar is a great tip Matt. I still find it a bit unnerving comping in store but am getting better at not giving a fig what they think. They set the price after all. I'm not looking forward to the thrifts closing over Christmas but hopefully the tip shops are open so might go there. There was some great comps in that bunch. Horror is so hard to find here so now I just look for stuff I haven't seen before. Nice hourly rate!
Sell similar will speed up that listing time tremendously Tracee thanks so much for watching and have an awesome Christmas!
Hey bud. Great videos. I think you are understating your time commitment on the work plus cost of equipment. Petrol, camera, lighting, car. And admin costs to do book keeping. But inspiring nine the less.
No question it’s a lot of work (time) cost of production though I’ve got to disagree. It’s pretty minimal compared to most small businesses
I will definitely try that challenge 😁
Spooks is a really good price point! Whole set is over $100+ the box set is $150-$200
gotta love a DVD dollar!! Thanks for watching my friend!
@@TheAussieFlipper I'm about to head up the road to do this! Fingers crossed
@@aussie_bay_flpz4166 like scratching for lottery tickets haha! Good luck mate
Hi Matt great video be careful telling everyone how it’s done we will have to much competition in our listing 😂 with postage I have been using a small bubble bag just bigger than a DVD and put 2 stamps on it cost me $2.50 and give them the option to pay extra if they want tracking. 👍👍👍🇦🇺
Buble bag around $1.50? + $2.50 .not much difference and no tracking...
@@PitterPatter100 bubble bag only cost me 30 cents
@@markrandy1000 in bulk? How many do you have to buy?
100 they can vary from 30-40 depending on what style you buy on eBay
Great content, thx! May I ask how you post your DVDs? I presume parcel post, without tracking, AusPost?
Medium tracked envelope through Aus post :)
Your answer is literally in this video!
Lots of patience needed there,Matt. Keep plugging away. Stay thrifty.
Nick
100% right Nick! Merry Christmas mate
Awesome vid mate!!!
Thanks for watching mate merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Nice vid.
Merry Christmas!
Great Job on teaching a great method of selling DVDs!! But...I couldn't get what app you were using to check on the DVDs? Would you mind telling me!?!? Thanks!!! I first saw you with Harry Tornado and his wife! Then I have watched probably seven more of your videos! I'm impressed! I will be subscribing to you! I hope you get a lot of subscribers off Harry and the gentleman from LAS!! I hope you get back to Australia safely!! 🤗♥️🙏🏼
I was just using the eBay app!! super easy to filter previously sold items! Thanks so much for the support!
Great video, i never knew My phone could be used this way. tried it with a PS2 game i had sitting next to me and it didn't work.. last bar of the bar code was covered slightly by a sticker, but that was an easy fix.
Please, could you tell me what app you use of determine the value of dvds?
EBay
Short and to the point video with great breakdown, well done :)
Agh thanks so much for watching glad you enjoyed it!
I’ll check out the local tomorrow.😬
Usually 100’s there.😬
Get after it mate - let me know how you go!
Definitely a great thing to do if you have the time
It certainly beat my expectations
I refuse to believe that one of the highest selling DVD's in that selection was Master Of Disguise.
I was as shocked as you were
What are you using to scan? Sorry probably an easy question..
eBay filtered sold search
Most of my money in life comes from cds, dvds videogames, and blu rays
Awesome video
Thanks for watching mate! Merry Christmas
Question, how do you receive all your payments? Do you do paypal or through ebay?
I know it's been 5 months. But eBay does managed payments now, so even though they accept PayPal for payment, sellers get paid directly into their bank accounts now and not via PayPal.
Hey, do you tend to sell your dvds for what they are going for on eBay and when it's free postage is that meaning your paying for it included in the price of the item they are buying.
Do you put your own address as a sender ?
When posting dvd
PO Box is preferred
The more you source for Dvd's the more you'll know what to look for and what to pass over.
You said it best
Thanks! I love movies so this method won't be hard at all. 😁
Fun way to make money I think! Thank so much for watching Shara!
What scanner do you use?
EBay
How did you phone battery pull up after all that scanning?
I had to go back to the car to recharge at one point hahaha
Too bad you didn't have some post-it notes to pop the comped prices on them while you did it in the op shop to save you doing it when you get home.
Are the 10c bubble pouches too much to slip inside your tracked envelope?
Have you tried listing 32 x similar genre DVD'S into a Large Australia Post Box ie: 50c post each DVD vs $4.80ea.
defs a few different ways of doing it. I've just stuck to the simplicity of the envelope only send. I might try these methods and see how they go thanks for watching
always cheak your disc's for scratches
Mate dunno what magic dvd stalls you have in Australia but I've been reselling dvds on eBay for a couple of months now and only ever really find boxsets and games that are worth selling and only found 3 single dvds worth selling lol
oh no! I definitely think you should have another go! Profit everywhere in dvds! Thanks so much for watching!
Could I ask how you're getting that $4.50 postage price for dvds?
I think it’s $4.80. I buy packets on 10 in store and I get reduced price discount with my Aus post my business plan
@@TheAussieFlipper Aaahhh! I'm usually sending all my media bubble-wrapped in a small satchel, and the $9.30 postage cost has been making what I can feasibly make profit on a bit more restrictive than I would like, so thanks very much for the tip with the domestic prepaid envelopes!
Better go scan those boxes of DVDs I got free on Facebook marketplace that are sitting idle in my garage. I think there's money to be made 🤔
Ohhhh you’re probably sitting on a gold mine! Happy hunting!! 💸💸💸
Love your work. I’ve started the dvd hustle, sick of watching the money you are making and not doing it myself 😂. First I sold a bunch of old ps4 games I had in the cupboard - got $80 profit (after postage), grabbed 10 dvds ($10) from the local op shop and have listed them today. I think I was a little too picky and for some reason I felt like I needed to be quick at the op shop so I didn’t get many - next time I’m going to set up camp there and scan every dvd like you did in this vid. Your vids are great, very informative but also fun. Your passion and excitement for this hustle is fun to watch and I have found it very motivating.
Tell us how you do it
watch my videos
It's interesting that people are willing to buy DVDs when they can stream (and buy) for about $10
I was so fascinated by it when I first started selling them but now it’s common knowledge they move regularly
I was in a store about 2 months ago and saw a young girl in her early - mid 20's buying a dvd at the supermarket for i think $18 which alone blew me away but when i saw the dvd it was the first suicide squad movie! that fucked me up. i couldn't stop talking about it all ride home and my girlfriend couldn't understand why i was so baffled by it.
Lets go 🎅💪
Yewww merry christmas
How do you recommend posting multiple dvds as a bundle or box sets?
And thanks for the video. Some great tips in there and your others.
Box or satchel works fine
This is what kills the game for me.. It's barely about experience, what you know and what you've learnt along the way any more. Just scan for profit.. Of course , you use every tool at your disposal.. but yeah.. It's not the same..
I’ve got to heavily disagree with this viewpoint.
@@TheAussieFlipper I respect your opinion.. but rather than just disagreeing, could you elaborate on why you disagree?
I completely believe all the technology these days DOES lower the barrier to entry and circumvents actual knowledge.. How does is not?
Edit: My original comment may have been a bit over exaggerated 😅
@@ragstoriches4393 scanning builds the knowledge bank. If you don’t scan you’ll never know?
@@TheAussieFlipper ok ok.. Tbh I didn't think there was anything left to say.. That is a stretch.. But I can't not agree.. probably a more positive way to look at is also.. 👍
@@ragstoriches4393 might have to call this one a draw
I always give the DVDs a look. I’m looking for horror or a dvd I haven’t seen before. I think I’ll spend some time just scanning them. Just like the game last week it’s so interesting some of the DVDs are just common sell for $1 or $2 on ebay here in the states.
yeah it's super interesting to see what has value! Give it a go and see what happens!
I’m surprised you don’t ship the cheaper selling ones for $2. Even when something goes missing Aus post doesn’t do anything about it. Imo your better to take the hit and refund the customer and keep postage as low as possible. Unless of course it’s something $50 plus then I would send it tracked
I cant bring myself to do it. each to there own
Did any staff question you for being there so long?
Nah they know what I do.. I’m in there every week.
My local threatens to give me work to do lol
@@JC-eh2lb atleast they like you! Haha
Really blown away by this mate!! blimey! I may go out DVD hunting myself! The breakdown was fantastic too. Nice work Matt!! :)
Might be something new to give a go ma man! Thanks for tuning in as always! Have an awesome Christmas too mate!
What store is this???
Bundall. But I wouldn’t go there now. It’s empty 😅
@@TheAussieFlipper good looks 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hmmm' ppl not buying DVDs they want blu-ray now .
My eBay sales disagree
@@TheAussieFlipper really? Ppl still buying DVDs 😅
Mate let other resellers think there is no money in DVDs :)
Here to help haha
I wonder if he's vaccinated?
Who? Me? Yep
I’m confused, I tried this method, only bought DVDs with sold comps of $10+ (ignoring new sealed comps obviously) but then when I got home and checked current listings I noticed most dvds have multiple people selling for like $4-$6 so I’m confused how people get those $8-$10 sales with seemingly the exact same dvd @theaussieflipper thoughts?
Yeah unfortunately I believe you have to manually search the dvd title as well as scanning it to see all available comps so I’m also confused