Walk through any thrift store and youre bound to bump into an eBay Powerseller or two replenishing their eBay inventory. The truth is there are still good bargains available at thrift stores for resale on eBay if youre astute enough to spot them.
While its true youll probably pay more at a thrift store than you would at a garage sale, the prices for some items are still low enough for you to make a decent profit. The key, of course, is to do enough research on eBay to know what types of used items are hot sellers. And, I dont mean a quick little glance. I mean really do your homework.
For example, if youre interested in buying and selling used mens shirts, go to eBay and perform searches for used mens shirt, nearly new shirt, gently worn and all the other synonyms you can find for used. Go through the vintage category and the collectibles cultures, ethnicities for Hawaiian shirts. Research the labels. Note any patterns and colors. Do some sizes sell better than others? (I always found I had a harder time selling mens shirts in size small).
Do the same type of research with all the used items you may find at a thrift store: clothing, shoes, boots...