202 Things You Can Make and Sell for Big Profits

by James Stephenson and Jason R. Rich

Book Overview

Become an entrepreneur at selling new and used products. This handbook for cashing in on the huge boom in reselling new and used products for big bucks now offers additional resources for connecting... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932531696
• ISBN13: 9781932531695
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.6" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Good Idea Book to use as a Starting Point

This book is really divided into two big parts. The first seventy pages or so is pretty general in nature and talks about things like setting up a company, financing, employees, where to put it, accounting and taxes. These are things that every business has to do and you'll have to do most of it. I only have two comments about this section. On page 12 he talks about selecting the company name and checking to see that the name is clear. Then way back on page 50 he talks about getting a domain name for your web site. That's backwards. Get the domain name first. This day and age you need a web site even if you're just putting up your name and phone number. After, in the second and larger part of the book he lists the 202 things (I didn't count them, I presume someone did and that there are really 202). I'd suggest that you view this kind of like a brainstorming session. You probably won't want to do any of these 202 things, but if you can take idea number 72 and combine it with idea 186, and modify the result to suit your own needs, you may well indeed come up with something you can use to create a business. One point to remember, labor rates are very cheap overseas. You may not want to do the actual manufacturing yourself unless you can provide some art or personalized service that someone in China can't do.

Great Place to Begin

I liked this booked a lot. As a stay at home parent it gives me just the type of information I need to start an easy business, while working at home. Lots of ideas about products to make. Lots of ideas about how to sell the products you make. My only negative point is it didn't go into enough detail about how to build a web site, but overall the book provides excellent information.

How-to guide for anyone looking to make money as a middleman

Expererienced marketing consultant James Stephenson presents 202 Things You Can Buy And Sell For Big Profits, which is much more than a list of goods that anyone can buy and sell. Chapters address how to operate a buy-and-sell enterprise, where to find goods available (including wholesalers, manufacturers, auction sales, private sellers, and online auctions), legal issues with direct impact on a buy-and-sell enterprise, and much more. Each of the 202 items, including new toys, software, fitness equipment, licensed products and more is listed with a two-paragraph description and a point-by-point summary of where to buy, sell, and find resources concerning it. An excellent, basic and practical how-to guide for anyone looking to make money as a middleman.

What a resource!

This book is packed with great ideas and an incredible amount of information. I found so many practical ideas and helpful suggestions in this book that I can't wait to get started buying and selling right away! The book has all the answers for people that want to make extra money buying and selling products. The book will teach you how to · legally set up a business · where to buy new and used products at low prices · where and how to resell products for a profit · market and sell your products on a shoestring budget The book covers buying products at below cost prices direct from manufacturers, wholesalers, liquidators, distributors, and private sellers. It also provides valuable information about how to resell these products on ebay, auction sales, to collectors, through newspaper classified ads, fleamarkets, and garage sales. A few of the buy and sell products discussed include antiques, real estate, cars, fishing tackle, clothing, computers, toys, appliances, memorabilia, kites, pottery, and golf clubs. The book also includes hundreds of resources, manufacturers contact information, valuation guides and books, flea markets guides, and numerous related websites.

love this book!

This book is a sheer joy. It gives clear and concise methods and sources where you can buy products cheap and how to resell them on ebay, auctions and flea markets. This book is invaluable for anyone who wants to make a lot of money buying and selling right from home. I highly recommend this book.