Also called: Flipper, eBay Seller
Buys underpriced items (thrift clothes, sneakers, vintage toys, liquidation pallets) and resells them online for a profit.
Saturday morning you hit three garage sales and a Goodwill, then photograph 40 items, research prices and list them on eBay and Poshmark. Weekdays you ship packages and track which categories make money.
Many do it part-time; full-time resellers who scale up can earn six figures.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No formal education; learned by doing and from online communities.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Entrepreneurship, Marketing.
Growing about average. Not tracked by BLS; resale markets are growing.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI helps price and list items and draws more resellers into the market; finding good inventory stays human.
Age 14+. One way to start: Buy underpriced items at thrift stores and yard sales and list them through a parent's eBay or Depop account
Classes: Business elective, Photography, Accounting.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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