Business is slow... Want to get a commission?

[Anticept]

Well, due to the economy in the US sucking major balls, I am having a great difficult time trying to keep my business going. So I am going to seek advice on items to sell.

The first person to suggest an item, that I can find and sell 10 of, with a minimum of 10% profit in 30 days, will get 50% of the profit of said sold items within the next 60 days. PLUS, an additional 25% of the profit donated to Wiremod.

I might even pay the devs to fucking hurry up and start fixing the nasty bugs :P. Note, this is minus transaction fees to transfer the money. I can't be held accountable for laws, regulatons, acts of god, etc. Just coverin' my ass. Basically this means NO PROMISES. Rules are:

• Readily available (not rare)
• Cannot be Electronic-based in nature (but can use electronics). This means computers, DVD players, etc are a no-no, but refridgerators, etc. are.
• Cannot requires permits.
• Not a pain in the ass to ship internationally.
• Not for motorized vehicles.
• Must have genuine interest in the suggested item(s)

I just need the following questions answered:

1. If I gave you 50 bucks to spend, what would you buy?
2. If I gave you 100 bucks, what then?
3. 500?
4. 1000?

Feel free to ask friends, and keep the profits to yourself :P. Note that a vast majority of these items are being shipped...

[moogle_man]

I dont know if this would count for the electronics rule but how about RAM chips? Thats all i can come up with at the moment.

[-=Fox=-]

Memory sticks (USB Flash Drives, 1GB) pick a bunch up for $10 (or less) each sell them for ~$15, lots of people don't have them, but don't know they need them. Tell them the wonders of portable storage! Even windows grandmas can use them!

Sell (for the cost of the CD, case and "Handling" (building the CD and Material Cost), CYA ) CDs full of FREEWARE Utilities and programs that everyone can use to help their computers be more useful. (insane profit margins, low cost) Stuff like: Open Office, Spybot S&D, Free versions of Anti-Virus Programs (AVG comes to mind) CWShredder and other programs and Freeware Games.

Or even Better COMBINE the two! Sell the 1GB sticks with Freeware software on them.

Instant classics, can't go wrong for less than $10 each (and potentially DOUBLE your return)

Target the Computer Newbies, "Get an Awesome Memory Stick with FREE SOFTWARE, OMG!"

^_^

(I actually own a computer business, why the hell am I not doing that... I should...)

[moogle_man]

Lol good idea, and AVG is awesome, way better then Norten that kills your system.

[DuFace]

Doesn't charging for free software violate the EULA?

[sleepy2007]

But tehnically there not paying for software they paying for the media device and Avast for the win not AVG

[TestECull]

Start trading hobby-grade RC. Traxxas has released a couple of smash hits, they're sellin' like hotcakes right now. For 199.99 you can retail an electric 2wd Slash, and by the end of this month 469.99 will see the retail acquisition of a 4wd nitro Slayer.


Either that or become a liscensed ATI supplier. Your choice. RV770 is just as much of a smash hit as those Traxxas RC's, you'll get a pretty penny from them too.


Edit: And no funny business with EULA's, which nobody ever reads/gives a shit about 'cept the devs and a few wierdos :P. O, and the dev's lawyers.


And to answer your questions at the end of your post,


$50 = tank of gas in my 1:1 pickup truck. That's about all I'd get with this...unless I needed fuel for my RC, as well, then I'd put 30 in my 1:1 truck and 20 tords fueling my 1:10. :P
$100 = high-end radio for my current RC, or maybe some computer parts. Right now I have 75mhz AM 2ch and want FM, and my mobo is dying. 939 mobos = rare, so it's a price war. lol.
$500 = Traxxas Slayer. I would get a 4870X2, but my mobo is dying, nevermind my single-core proc...
$1000 = either a pair of Slayers, or that radio for my current truck and a new gaming rig. Could also get a clutch for my pickup, lord knows after 200,000 miles it needs one.

[DuFace]

Edit: And no funny business with EULA's, which nobody ever reads/gives a shit about 'cept the devs and a few wierdos :P. O, and the dev's lawyers.

Not only does this answer my question but it makes complete sense and would hold up in a court of law! :lol:

[-Gamah]

emergency car kits? everyone needs one but not everyone has one, you could pick one up for probably $20 and if you mark it up right you could probably sell it for $50

[-Gamah]

microwaves too.... lots of people have them, but they're old and run down.... nice shiny fancy new one could catch probably at least 10 people's interest.