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<p>[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 132749, member: 1262"]Flipping for a profit is very difficult to do, most of the antique dealers that I know do it part time and don't make much of a profit at it after all costs are considered. A few weeks ago I saw a long time antique dealer from my area that I had always believed did very well on his purchases and did this full time - working at a Wal-Mart garden center as a clerk. He said that his antique businesses was slow currently and he needed to supplement his income. Keep your day job until you are sure you can make a living and pay for lots of expenses that come with sourcing and selling items like gasoline for your vehicle, rent (antique malls, flea markets, storefronts) and lots of taxes. </p><p><br /></p><p>Make sure that you make a commitment to learn the trade before you jump in the deep end. It may be worth specializing in a particular niche that you know very well and have researched extensively so that you can spot value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 132749, member: 1262"]Flipping for a profit is very difficult to do, most of the antique dealers that I know do it part time and don't make much of a profit at it after all costs are considered. A few weeks ago I saw a long time antique dealer from my area that I had always believed did very well on his purchases and did this full time - working at a Wal-Mart garden center as a clerk. He said that his antique businesses was slow currently and he needed to supplement his income. Keep your day job until you are sure you can make a living and pay for lots of expenses that come with sourcing and selling items like gasoline for your vehicle, rent (antique malls, flea markets, storefronts) and lots of taxes. Make sure that you make a commitment to learn the trade before you jump in the deep end. It may be worth specializing in a particular niche that you know very well and have researched extensively so that you can spot value.[/QUOTE]
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