Buying second-hand or discounted goods and reselling them on eBay, Poshmark or Depop.
BRI Score
out of 100
Unfashionable and dependable: the margin comes from sourcing skill, not from trends. A solid choice if you have space and time.
Suits
People with some capital and time for sourcing, logistics and ads.
Not for
Anyone with no budget to buy stock or ads.
What would change our view: A new tool or platform change that lowers the skill bar would bring more competition.
Low data confidence: this verdict leans on the US side-hustle distribution and may change as method-specific data comes in.
One person in the US, about 10 hours a week, after 12 months
Recalculated daily from the latest data; the history chart appears after the second daily update.
0% the method's unit economics ($285 a month for an active practitioner), 100% the US side-hustle distribution.
| Average sale price per itemBRI assumption for thrifted apparel and household goods. | $25–$40 | BRI assumption |
| Platform fees, cost of goods and supplieseBay ~15% effective plus cost of goods ~30–35% and supplies ~5%. | 0.55 | Source |
| Items sold a monthAbout 45–60 minutes of sourcing, listing and shipping per item. | 20 | BRI assumption |
Clothing resellers at 5–10 h/week earn about $300–1,500 a month with 30–70% margins
ClosoeBay final value fee 13.6% for most categories plus $0.40 per order
eBayThrifting side hustle grown to seven figures a year
CNBC Make ItA mature model with steady interest.
