Vintage Electronics big profit on Ebay

If you now what to look for there is a lot of money to be made of vintage electronics. Visit my shop Trading Post in Crystal Lake IL just google it.
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[@ChipMaker1066]

Thanks again.. good advice as always! About an hour after watching this, I found a Sony CD Walkman NIB at Goodwill. It was marked $25. Before I saw this, I would have tossed it back, but I decided to grab it. An hour after listing it on eBay, I already had a $150 bid with 4 days left. I guess I owe you a beer!

[@CharlesMichaelSidwell]

Good find. There is only ONE time I have found a portable CD players still new in a box at a thrift store, and I go pretty much every single day of the year. I found a Panasonic one new in box with headphones everything in original cellophane. I paid $8.00. By the time I woke up the next day, it sold for $100. Probably could have gotten $150

[@jamesposton7278]

@@CharlesMichaelSidwell What do you think?,

[@DMWBN3]

Walkman in the box, that's a good find.

[@longboardluv2]

Thank you Pete! I've made over 700 this month thanks to all your help! Sometimes I talk with you accent and pretend to be you!

[@elliottking976]

Matt Jackson I find myself saying "Craigslist hunter here" in Petes accent

[@longboardluv2]

Yeah you dropping off the s so "craiglist hunter"!

[@CharlesMichaelSidwell]

just make sure you pronounce PARA-DIME as PARA-DIGGEM. LOL!!

[@bobmcmillen5298]

Thank you!! Please make more videos like this. It's really nice when you sit down and just show us things without all the fancy camera work in the shop and all that other nonsense.

[@greatman05_CCJR]

I'd buy the vintage desktop. It's absolutely priceless for running older operating systems, playing older games, and general tinkering around with equipment that's cheap. This video is awesome.

[@CharlesMichaelSidwell]

Pete, as usual, you are a wealth of knowledge, and I thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to enlighten the rest of us. You have a good heart! A lot of people in this game would never presume to share advice on what to look for, because they want it all for themselves. For almost a year, I always passed by VHS players, until I saw your videos. Now I find so many of them, they are cluttering my house. But they sell! They really sell. And fast! After watching this video, I won't pass by the DVD player/recorders either. Again, I see them all the time in the Goodwill.. And much of the other stuff you have pointed out. The Garmins I see all the time, too.. But they rarely come with manual ad accessories.

[@SweetwaterLegend]

Thanks for the advice Pete! I picked up a Realistic 12 band equalizer Model 31-2009 today for $5.89 at goodwill.

[@dennyp3568]

Nice, looks like you can sell them for 50-60 Canadian + shipping

[@SweetwaterLegend]

yep, about 40 to 50 US so I did good :)

[@brionche8568]

The best thing to flip u showed is the polycom ip phone - post ads on cl N many times I’ll buy 20-50 at a time from offices and then I reset each one and sell them in lots of 2 and easy money you can buy for 5-10 each sell for 50-100

[@TheLandlordPicker]

I love taking some of these older electronics apart. Record players have doubled in profit. Somebody somewhere is always looking for parts. Thanks for the video.

[@ginag4996]

I have found that some of these items can be found at estate sales and they have no idea the value of them. Especially if you come back for auction you can get them very cheap. Thanks again Pete for all your hard work and very informative videos!!

[@waylonaho49]

Wow this was very informative. Thanks for making the time to make this!

[@helpinghandsolutions8665]

New sub to this channel! I haven't gotten started yet becoming a seller on any plateform but this craigslist hunter guy is very nice sharing information for free! This is a true americian.

[@cryptomex]

BIG QUESTION How do you calculate the shipping and if that's including in the full price

[@hav2win]

Really great video Pete. As someone new to reselling I appreciate your knowledge and time. Thank you.

[@airplaneengine]

Be careful buying used DVD-Recorders, about 50% of them I come across at the thrift stores display an error code or fail to power up. If you can get them to "play" a DVD (display the time counter moving), chances are good that they will record. If they instantly display an error code or fail to power up, it's usually power supply related (bad capacitors...), although I've seen other issues. A non-working high-end unit should still command decent prices. The burning laser has a finite amount of hours so be cautious when investing "a lot of money" into a recorder you don't know the history of. Also make note that older (~2006 and earlier) DVD-recorders may only record on older slower speed media (such as 4x and 8x DVD-Rs / 1x and 2x DVD-RWs...) that have become fairly difficult to find today. It helps to have a stockpile of this older media in the shop to use for testing this older equipment and maybe even including a few blank discs with the unit. Unlike much of the rest of the world, DVD-recorders are no longer being marketed in the US , this is actually mostly due to copyright concerns. When selling a DVD recorder, it might help to mention that. Aside from a few commercial units, Blu-ray recorders have never been marketed in the US unfortunately.

[@helpersinc]

When selling electronics, do you include the serial number in your description or photos to prevent buyers from swapping out the unit you sold and returning a non working unit?

[@annazapata1479]

Huydgh Yghggj great idea!

[@maxtaxplusdotnet]

Huydgh Yghggj ABSOLUTELY! Wouldn't have it ANY other way! Thanks for making it public for those that didn't know 👍

[@Starfishcentral]

+Huydgh Yghggj. I use a UV pen to mark items that I sell on eBay. Any items that are returned to me can be checked with a UV light. So far no-one has returned a different item, but it will happen at some point in the future. Don't leave yourselves open to fraud, and mark everything you sell with a UV pen for peace of mind.

[@SergeyKasimov]

not like it helps ebay will still back the buyer

[@Starfishcentral]

+Sergey Kasimov. Not always, and as long as the item has been signed for then the seller wins any dispute.

[@UnyieldingVigor]

i think its pronounced "paradime"

[@neurosis333]

Correct...Paradigm means "design" and/or plan/construct....as in the phrase "We are going to employ a paradigm shift".

[@BB-re6nz]

neurosis333 There's always one person like you in every group...

[@PittsburghHODLr]

a model or construct ...yes

[@PittsburghHODLr]

zing

[@RonRivet]

That is correct "paradime" and they are Canadian made.

[@ericmackinnon6669]

This was such a great learning tool you have a lot of knowledge and definitely know a lot about this stuff thanks so much for sharing I actually bought a few different vintage items similar to some of these I made really good money and I was pretty quick once again thonks so very much

[@stvlu733]

I look for just 3 items at yard sales and flea markets for a small amount of money. I see them frequently often enough that I don't even need to look for any thing else although I do get other things to sell. My profit turnaround is 14 times what I paid for it in the $100 to $250 range each and they sell quickly with only the proper sales pitch they require for a successful sale. Others have tried and can only make one quarter of what I sell them for. It's my little secret and most people I buy from think these items are worthless.

[@pascalcol6887]

Tell me ^^

[@BoatPatrol]

Awesome video Pete, thanks a bunch. You're truly a KZbin treasure

[@brionche8568]

Very good information as always - I’ve always enjoyed vintage electronics myself so I love selling them. Old computers video games and audio equipment - my all time favorite is rare marantz

[@insomthegreat]

I have to know....what was wrong with the original version of this video?

[@thisisunreal1]

I've had to look into these "newer" vintage items as the stuff I used to get has gone the way of the wind. The 70's and early 80's stuff. I used to pick up mint Marantz, Pioneer, Sansui for $10 a pop...Yes, even McIntosh....Sadly, all our Goodwill's in southern Ontario were closed down and a lot of thrift stores now send a lot of electronics to recycling right away....The horror! My personal stereo right now includes a Sansui AU-11000A, which I got for free, a Lenco 75 turntable that I paid $12.99 for and a set of Klipsch tower speakers that were also free. I also have a matching era Sansui tuner hooked up and an original Sony discman, with power adapter to play CD's. Cheers!

[@jimmartin839]

Just went to a Goodwill store in southwest Michigan, prices were ridiculous. $30 for a crappy sony cassette deck, $50 for a crappy electric drill. $20 for a stupid little boom box that would probably get $5 tops on Ebay if it even sold. This was the worst Goodwill I've ever seen, and thankfully I live about an hour away from this shit hole. Management must be onto the pickers for sure.

[@llDarko]

Love your videos. I sell electronics for a small business for a living. Thanks for all your hard work and excellent content!

[@bradalley6385]

Nice Vid! Lots of great info & ideas in this one, yard sale weather is right around the corner!

[@Auntyweehaa]

Thank you for the videos! VERY HELPFUL! My husband passed in 2012. His stereo stuff and electronics were his pride and joy. I also have LOTS of cables of every kind. IS there a market for those also??

[@thebrightsideofebay5011]

Awesome Video! I love hunting for vintage electronics. Great Advice!

[@joeshmoe781]

Vintage electronics is good and it sounds good, AFTER all the electrolytic capacitors have been replaced. The average labor bill is $300 to do it. So don't go running off to the bank just yet. 30 years and all the caps are either out or on their way. When you buy that take it into consideration. I know how to do it, where and what caps to buy, do you?

[@arcturusbbqsausagemaking2435]

Last summer I bought a pair of Cerwin - Vega! Floor speakers like brand New at a yard sale $5 a piece $10 for the pair sold them three days later for $ 525 and a Edison 1903 phonograph with 50 records for $225 sold them for $700 If you know what to look for theres money to be made Ive been doing this for 35 years

[@alanmaier]

Tips... Sony MD players have major issues so be sure to have a MD to test the loading system before selling as working. Still a demand for parts units as Pete said. Oh hey Pete, Paradigm is pronounced "para-dime" - just watch out for foam rot issues, nearly every Atom and Titan need woofer repair and the grills do not come off to inspect. Nothing worse than selling vintage audio and having it defective, just about as bad is not packing turntables properly.

[@Wwally]

New to your channel. You make great straight forward information packed videos. Great job

[@scrappyandpapi]

cool vintage electronics

[@Hoss1492]

Please let me know if you have done a vid on this or not - I really like the photos you take for your listings - can you create a tutorial on what you have built to take such great pictures. I would like to sell similar sized items. Thanks in advance/

[@bloatedman]

Thank you. Q? Are old camcorders worth any time? Ang have you done any videos on how to pack?

[@ldg508]

Does anyone remember the Laser Disc players they used to have it was basically a dvd the size of a record they were only out for a couple years and then they came out with the dvds

[@theTORTUGAZUL]

Yamaha holds value for it's name, not for it's quality. That goes for a lot of popular brands of electronic stereo equipment. I don't understand how you think that those vintage cameras sell for good money when you are including 20 to 30 items in the bundle for $160.

[@sherizzler]

Finally another video!!! Great content Pete!!!

[@thatguy1681]

love the long vids pete, full of information thanks

[@chris7662]

Excellent content in a nice smooth informative flow. Thanks.

[@edwinsmith1774]

you are like the super hero in this reselling hope to be half as good in the next few years

[@sireugenecourtney5797]

Do you have a video on here explaining how to safely pack different items using double boxing and various packing materials.

[@ericwazner6521]

Another Great video Pete!

[@asphaltgypsy868]

Great info! Thanks so much! EYES wide OPEN!!

[@danielknepper6884]

Vintage audio is still going through the roof. I'm glad I bought my collection when it was not so expensive

[@KameraShy]

Vintage computers you can load Linux or FreeDOS royalty-free before listing and sale.

[@coreygu]

Sony is a such a power brand. I used to sell that yellow headphone in hours for 79.99.

[@tootall5559]

I had a couple of SLR cameras, some guy just bought the lenses, later, another guy bought the bodies. Lenses brought good money, the bodies, not so much. Lenses that will still fit digital cameras seem to be the most popular, like Nikon will fit the Nikon digital body. I do a good bit in this area, or did, was selling a lot of this kind of thing, then it seemed to drop off.

[@helenspencer5505]

Good job. Very much good info.

[@marysullivan6136]

Great video I found a bunch of vintage voice recorders, walkie talkies, I love finding this type of items...I find them cheap at estate sales & moving type sales... I don't always have the means to check if they work... I look them up for price of course but if I can't test (like the beta tapes) how do you put in listing condition ?? or just sell for parts?? Thanks another great info video...and can't wait to meet you at the reseller rally or if I can get a ride out to your shop I've see some items I'd like from there

[@SampleScienceSounds]

I've been looking for a beta player for awhile and recently found one locally. The problem is that it's really hard to find working condition beta players. As for the beta tapes, they can be good to sell in bundles, but they are not worth as much for collectors. For instance, a rare title will be worth more on VHS than beta because there isn't as much customers/collectors for beta than VHS (the VHS collectors communities are pretty big on Facebook and you can sell directly to collectors there).

[@jorgebarragan17]

I have a seiled Sony walkman am fm i got in a thrift store. How much is it worth?

[@eduusfl]

Thank you for your sharing your knowledge on these products. I go to thrift stores constantly pass up buying these electronics reason being I don't know how to test them so I can resell on ebay and do a proper description.. Any help appreciated. Thanks

[@craftyreseller2042]

Great information I will keep my eyes open. Thanks

[@silverhairstacker8664]

If Chuck Norris ever challenged the Craigslist Hunter the match would end in a draw!

[@randolphcirilo4800]

silverhair stacker .. Why you say that??

[@silverhairstacker8664]

Because they are both AWESOME!

[@michaelg6652]

Great info, much appreciated Do you set your price or do auction? If you set your prices, how do you choose a price? Thanks

[@FATMAC73]

I have akai reel to reel made in 1972 and a Vom reel to reel mint

[@lonestar6435]

awesome video Pete as usual. I have a few how those Panasonic vhs/ dvd recorders. how do you test them? do I need a blank dvd? thanks

[@billiamc1969]

Is Adrian your brother? Very nice shop...love watching your adventures!!!!

[@jijoe4257]

Wow! Appreciate you sharing that great information!! New subscriber

[@TheSourceForce]

great video Pete!

[@ManiacalMaster]

hey Pete! love your videos. question: where to you get your shipping supplies? they are quite expensive and can eat into profits...

[@brettfinkel686]

Can you do a video on how you ship these items and how to pack them, ty

[@bisync1949]

Great video. I have a pair of Studiocraft speakers, each is about 3 foot tall and weigh a ton. I've never seen anything like them on eBay. They are 4ohm speackers. Are the worth selling.

[@rachelk7555]

Your channel is addictive!

[@ElCompaIsmaelVlogs]

Pete thanks so much for so much valuable information . Cheers...blessings señor

[@bertarue]

this was so interesting. i took notes. thank you!

[@flippingforreal109]

When purchasing this vintage electronics, how to you go about testing them. Cause I am in Florida and I come across stuff like this all the time, I am just afraid it won't work so I don't pick them up. Any tips to help me also good videos as always

[@jasonstarnes351]

I know this is an old video but do you list as buy it now or auction?

[@tiger7679]

What shipping method tends to be the best for these receivers, turntables, speakers, and other big stuff? I'm a bit scared to ship anything but small stuff because I don't know the best method for the big stuff.

[@dmdwholesale]

Great Video as usual Pete!

[@annazapata1479]

Love your pointers Thank you so very much!

[@noepadilla7962]

Hello sir I would like to know what app do you use to scan your bar codes. Please let me know. I really enjoy your videos. Very helpful.

[@briantracy1324]

6:18 That Minolta XK is a real premium camera ,, Minolta had LEICA design it for them.

[@DumpsterMarcus]

Good video!!! a lot of nice things sold!!

[@frankhomen8756]

Hello Pete I found one of those Pioneer Multi - Play Compact Disc Player Model# PD-TM1 at my local thrift store maybe u can give me a little advise on how to test this unit power up u can here the disc in the cartridges changing the CD but no sound does this unit need to have a receiver hooked up to it

[@oussamaboudaoud3233]

Great video pete

[@johnhardesty5791]

Great info, Pete! thanks for sharing!

[@Dvanwickle1]

Great video Thanks

[@jamesposton7278]

I got 2 Atari games & 20 games should I hold on to them ??

[@jorowi]

How are you determining the cost for shipping? I've found with large items sometimes determining the correct amount for shipping is difficult. I have a scale but the large boxes can present problems. Thanks.

[@laptopdroptop9457]

15:50 even the garmin data cards sell sold 2 for 28$ ea. to the same customer

[@martinh1437]

Here is me thinking about the countless cassette players, walkmans and stuff I took apart for the motors

[@gseifers1]

Hey Peter! Awesome video as always, thanks! I just had a quick question. What kind of watch are you always wearing in your videos? It looks awesome and I'm just getting into watches and any info would be great!

[@CraigslistHunter]

the watch I'm wearing is nothing special Citizen Eco-Drive Skyhawk Chronograph thanks for watching. Cheers !!

[@ZefTillDeath8878]

I wish I could make my listings look that good. I'd like to see your lighting setup.

[@PittsburghHODLr]

He shows it in some of his episodes, its a typical table with white sheets and overhead lighting, i think he gets some natural light too or mentioned it in a video.

[@CraigslistHunter]

That is correct very simple. Thanks for watching. Cheers !!

[@stvlu733]

I often see these items he mentions at flea markets on the tables repeated week after week sitting there months later getting scratched up and damaged. Most are in good shape and working. The prices where also fair in the $5 to $50 range still they sit. I would not buy any of it working or not unless you want to hoard stuff for months just to make a small sale in exchange for your sanity and time. Just remember that when you sell it you have to make sure that it works 100% or the sale could backfire.

[@mystorymylife9998]

I just sold the same vintage sony headphones and I have the same sony head walkman but not listed yet.

[@cencalmatt]

Great stuff Pete! And the g in paradigm is silent.

[@hammershaft6969]

I can't find shit at our goodwills / thrift shops.. they want way too much.. back in the late 90s I was getting Nintendos and games everyday.. now you'll never see one..

[@Daniel28021991]

Wow that was awesome a lot of money!

[@Cindy7777777]

Great sales!!! TFS!!

[@curtegerer7151]

Thanks Pete! Another great vid.

[@CraigslistHunter]

Thanks for watching. Cheers !!

[@DorkyThrifters]

thanks Pete - great info as always!

[@pablomaldonado9197]

Pete you are awesome man love you dude keep it up

[@StevenEspaniola]

Great vid!! Do you sell auction style or fixed price?

[@davep5647]

Great info.I always thought boom boxes with cd.players were.worthless junk!

[@DarkHorseAgent]

I have a sony Home theater speaker system. How do I sell this? It appears too big to sell cause it has 6 speakers total. Please reply to this on your advice.

[@eztimesaverz]

fascinating video - thank you!

[@craneoperator4]

no goodwills where I live...just second hand stores that has already been cherry picked by the owners

[@chilidog73]

Hey Peter! Im sure youre sick of this question, but where are you from? I love the accent?

[@packingten]

Probably Russian/Eastern block country..

[@rachelk7555]

Is it my iPad that’s blurry?