I made easy money - Clearing supermarket shelves - Retail Arbitrage

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  • Retail Arbitrage - Clearing supermarket shelves to make money, How to make money online, buying cheap stock and selling for profit in the UK
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Комментарии • 946

  • @aarons4996
    @aarons4996 5 лет назад +480

    Him: Do you have anymore of these in the back?
    Employee: I’m pretty sure how many do you need?
    Him: Yes

  • @jonsutherland2446
    @jonsutherland2446 5 лет назад +176

    I couldn't do this without feeling like I was being selfish by denying other people the opportunity to buy whatever item is reduced and like i was ripping them off on the resale. There really should be a limit on how many one customer can buy.. also these 3× refills sell for like £6-£10 on ebay seems unlikely you would get £12 after fees.

    • @drewberry8945
      @drewberry8945 5 лет назад +32

      It's up to him. Supply and Demand. His money his choice no quantity limit was set.

    • @jdnetwork-reselling
      @jdnetwork-reselling 5 лет назад +1

      the vid was posted after selling a load at £16 i think he said, and i think hes sold most if not all of them now

    • @theonedoige5810
      @theonedoige5810 5 лет назад +23

      Why should there be a limit on reduced to clear items? Their aim is to get rid to clear room for new stock.

    • @gentarofourze
      @gentarofourze 4 года назад +11

      @@theonedoige5810 I believe the point is people who wanted the item even more so for people who have a limited income would be denied an opportunity because someone wanted profit - its a no win situation

    • @iMadrid11
      @iMadrid11 4 года назад +14

      gentarofourze People with limited income won’t buy expensive 3M precut adhesive tape. They’ll buy a regular roll off-brand adhesive tape and scissors ✂️ to cut them.
      Scotch tape isn’t a lifeline item. Fancy stationery supplies is a luxury. 3M knows that anyone could easily go overboard spending a lot on stationary supplies. That’s why 3M would sometimes sell you tape with free dispenser cheaply. Then when you get accustomed to using their product. Charge you more for the tape refills.

  • @raggletaggle8827
    @raggletaggle8827 3 года назад +36

    Man, I feel for anyone who only wanted one or two for their house...

    • @tomw3452
      @tomw3452 2 года назад +2

      I know whatever will they do without their selotape dispenser :( poor people

    • @raggletaggle8827
      @raggletaggle8827 2 года назад +4

      @@tomw3452 lmao, point taken - I get that *most* of us don't really need them.
      Although that said, they are helpful for anyone with disabilities which affect their hands/arms. Shame they'll have to either go without or buy the exact same ones back off this guy for an extortionate price. IDK, it'd be nicer if professional ebayers just got their stock from wholesalers like other businesses do.

    • @annettesmith472
      @annettesmith472 Год назад

      That’s an interesting point. I would be curious what price he could buy them wholesale for and if there is a reason he doesn’t just do that?

    • @gregkareem9824
      @gregkareem9824 Год назад

      No realize but you do realize stuff like this gets manufactured every day or week right???they ran of out stock for the week but they will restock again its not a limited item that people can never get again

    • @raggletaggle8827
      @raggletaggle8827 Год назад

      @@gregkareem9824 right, but if it's on sale (something private buyers in this area might have really benefitted from at the time) then it's unlikely the store was planning to restock the specific item. If they did, it'd cost them more with non-sale costs. I know I made the comment 2 years ago (kind of amazed it's still getting replies), but I am sticking to my guns when I say ebayers who consider themselves true 'business' sellers should absolutely seek new stock from an actual warehouse distributor. Buying reduced stock from supermarkets meant for private buyers is the kind of an amateur thing to do. Supermarkets should really put caps on how much a single buyer can take out.

  • @anjkovo2138
    @anjkovo2138 5 лет назад +105

    Just after Xmas ASDA was selling PHD Diet Whey Powder for a fiver a bag. I could not believe it as i know they go for up to £23 a bag. So i bought the lot. Trolly loads of it everyday. I did get some funny looks from staff & customers as i loaded my trolly to the brim with a big smile on my face. But yes i bought over a hundred bags in week. Then ASDA realised they made a mistake and they went up to £16 a bag. I sold them for £18 on Ebay and they sold like hot cakes. Sold the lot by the end of Jan and made a fantastic profit. THANK YOU ASDA

    • @johnjames4834
      @johnjames4834 5 лет назад +4

      it was because the hot cakes sold like hot cakes that they needed the diet powder

    • @johnjames4834
      @johnjames4834 5 лет назад +7

      Hi ex-manager of ASDA here IF YOU EVER SHOW YOUR FACE!!!!!

    • @johnjames4834
      @johnjames4834 5 лет назад +1

      i like that ASDA sell xmas pud before xmas day and diet powder after xmas day
      or at least they tried to

    • @kentcyclist
      @kentcyclist 6 месяцев назад

      Plot twist. He's got hundreds unsold and made loss of £600😅

    • @anjkovo2138
      @anjkovo2138 6 месяцев назад

      Oh no sold the lot within 2 weeks. Found out later ASDA stores did not update the barcodes. @@kentcyclist

  • @neophearvr2723
    @neophearvr2723 4 года назад +52

    1 year old video...how many people think this video is related to the recent panic buying?

    • @namestick6133
      @namestick6133 4 года назад +3

      A lot apparently

    • @letshaveya
      @letshaveya 4 года назад +7

      Its a scummy thing to do no matter when it was.

    • @neophearvr2723
      @neophearvr2723 4 года назад +16

      Big corporations buy in bulk at cost price and sell to consumers at a higher price and no one bats an eye. A small business tries to do the same thing and everyone loses their mind.

    • @letshaveya
      @letshaveya 4 года назад +1

      @@neophearvr2723 Big business can cover the demand and no one misses out but when selfish indiviuals do it they create a problem. We are starting to put laws in place now here to stop it from happening. Anyone can call themselves a small business and buy out product, that is just greed and selfishness on top of the corporate greed and selfishness that already exists.

    • @richardroebuck1915
      @richardroebuck1915 4 года назад +15

      They were on the discount shelf, clearly demand was low already hence being on the discount shelf...

  • @CglxDowson
    @CglxDowson 5 лет назад +12

    When I worked at Tesco we were told to not allow more than 10 of the same item to be bought by one customer for this reason. She should of refused the sale but a good result for you!

    • @robertharvey6030
      @robertharvey6030 6 месяцев назад

      The store manager would make an exception especially for a clearence line, it's dead stock which costs the store a huge amount more by the space its taking up from other lines.

  • @RonShiel
    @RonShiel 4 года назад +10

    Nearly 20 years ago I started my own computer reseller company (I was direct account with Dell, Kaspersky etc etc) made a good living. Contacted a manufacturer in China and imported literally thousands of Inkjet cartridges. Cost was 35 pence per cartridge delivered to UK via air freight. Sold thousands on the net at 5 pounds each + post. Made a killing!

    • @avtar1699
      @avtar1699 3 года назад

      How did you do this. Would be great for some mentorship!

    • @gregkareem9824
      @gregkareem9824 Год назад +1

      Of course nothing new but another person gatekeeping on the internet can't say I'm not surprised

    • @tsu177
      @tsu177 2 месяца назад

      @@gregkareem9824 he says 20 years ago lmao , and anyway you think someone who finds a profitable idea is just going to tell everyone?

    • @gregkareem9824
      @gregkareem9824 2 месяца назад

      @@tsu177 stop cursing its a sin dude

    • @tsu177
      @tsu177 2 месяца назад

      @@gregkareem9824 dont care greg

  • @dobythedog
    @dobythedog 4 года назад +64

    This title hasn't aged well.

  • @stevenbarraclough6859
    @stevenbarraclough6859 4 года назад +10

    I bought 330 of these at my Tesco they were 1p made £660 profit !!

  • @presterjohn71
    @presterjohn71 2 года назад +4

    I have done this a few times. I always leave some behind for others. It just feels wrong to take the lot of them.

    • @rondonnis6588
      @rondonnis6588 Год назад

      he probably doesnt have a conscience just like the rest of the human race these days

  • @timgee999
    @timgee999 3 года назад +5

    Really don’t agree with clearing shelves like this, it’s not fair on normal punters who want to grab a bargain. And when you told that women to be quick because your having them all, how obnoxious are you,

  • @iMadrid11
    @iMadrid11 4 года назад +6

    Scotch Tape is a non-essential lifeline item. Any store would gladly sell you as many they have in stock. You’re not depriving anyone’s life or survival. When you clear out a shelf full of precuts adhesive tape. Unlike other parallel resellers who buys out all the baby milk formula, face masks, hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol or even toilet paper.

    • @SNORKYMEDIA
      @SNORKYMEDIA 4 года назад

      this is year old.........

    • @sh-hg4eg
      @sh-hg4eg 2 года назад

      It's a year old but his point is valid. The clearance of baby milk formula and nappies, for reselling, was downright evil.

  • @supertouring22
    @supertouring22 5 лет назад +6

    I really like your thought processes that go into your selling. Finding every opportunity to maximise profits or make the whole process simpler is a great approach. More videos like this please.

    • @NicHills
      @NicHills  5 лет назад +3

      Thanks, appreciate the comment :)

  • @johnrgoodman
    @johnrgoodman 4 года назад +18

    I don't think it is fair or ethical to buy all the items and sell them for an inflated price.

    • @WayoftheDave
      @WayoftheDave 4 года назад +10

      I mean that's literally the business model of the shop he's buying from and just about every business that sells products.

  • @skinnydipboy2
    @skinnydipboy2 4 года назад +9

    Clearing shelves in a Supermarket may not be the best video to have running at the moment!! Might be wise to pull this.

    • @xluumu
      @xluumu 4 года назад +2

      This is totally unrelated to Covid-19. There's absolutely no reason to pull the video.

  • @cazzaa5012
    @cazzaa5012 Год назад +2

    It did feel a bit wrong, clearing the entire shelf and not leaving any for someone else to get a bargain. Having said that I did buy Sears entire stock of pinking shears for $2 each when on holiday in FL and the checkout girl said “can’t you get these in England”. 😂

  • @wendyparry2014
    @wendyparry2014 5 лет назад +3

    I really think you should have been stopped at the checkout not something you should have done you were not being fair to other customers

  • @fionahall8253
    @fionahall8253 5 лет назад +3

    In the U.K. If you're are self employed you tend to pay lower taxes because you don't get paid holidays ect. Hope that makes sense

  • @sharon-startingafreshat50
    @sharon-startingafreshat50 5 лет назад +16

    Blime me. Who would spend that sort of money on Little bits of sellotape - would think people would buy a roll and a sellotape dispenser ! Good find !

  • @RizzyWow
    @RizzyWow 4 года назад +17

    You shouldn't actually be allowed to buy that many of one item. Supermarkets cap purchases to 20 per item per customer, so you're really lucky to have gotten away with this. I'd also never do this as it feels incredibly selfish.

    • @MikesUniverseYT
      @MikesUniverseYT 3 года назад +7

      it is selfish of him

    • @lolbots
      @lolbots 2 года назад +5

      it is not selfish, they are there to be bought. stop your woke nonsense

    • @harrybaals2549
      @harrybaals2549 2 года назад +1

      @@lolbots t. guy who tried to horde hand sanitizer and resell for 100x the price in early 2020

    • @grahamkelly8662
      @grahamkelly8662 2 года назад

      @@harrybaals2549 who?

    • @kelvinconnell4057
      @kelvinconnell4057 Год назад +2

      More keyboard warriors at it again talking crap they r there to be bought don’t matter how many you buy Tesco would rather get the money in one transaction than wait 2 weeks to clear them all !!!

  • @dickiedollop
    @dickiedollop 4 года назад +8

    In the current climate other traders have been adopting the practice of clearing items from supermarket shelves to re-sell in their own shops at inflated prices t o cash in on the situation. I do have a problem with this type of behaviour and think there should be penalties for this type of thing . It’s depressing the mentality that some have looking to screw others over essential products like personal care/over the counter medicines. I don’t have a problem with what this specific product and what the guy is doing as free commerce needs buyers and sellers but profiteering through peoples fear and misfortune has to be discouraged and stopped, just my rant being a nurse who cannot get to the shops in time before the shelves are cleared.

    • @joe-isonyoutube2808
      @joe-isonyoutube2808 4 года назад

      Richard Evans This was almost a year ago.

    • @dickiedollop
      @dickiedollop 4 года назад

      PokeBoy TCG You tube algorithm made this look as if it was recent - I was just having a moan about recent events near my home ☹️

    • @joe-isonyoutube2808
      @joe-isonyoutube2808 4 года назад

      @@dickiedollop I see, my mistake.

    • @dickiedollop
      @dickiedollop 4 года назад

      PokeBoy TCG I’m grateful you mentioned the date as I didn’t look to be honest , I’m hoping some sanity will be restored to people panic buying and the the worst I’ve seen are the oldies when I’ve been getting small shops there loads of them clearing the place out ! It’s so unnecessary 😐

    • @jacquelines.shirtliff8254
      @jacquelines.shirtliff8254 4 года назад +1

      I realise this video was put up a year ago and the supermarket waned to clear the products but it put me in mind of what I saw several weeks back. Before "lockdown" I was walking through our local street market and saw a couple of small stalls {well barely stalls actually) selling toilet rolls and hand sanitiser at grossly inflated prices. The traders were telling people their suppliers were charging much higher prices now and this is what they had to charge customers. Total b s. They were not regular stall holders. They went round the supermarkets and just swiped products off the shelves while they could still get away with it and then sold them for huge profits. Sad to say that this is one war time mentality we could do without. Even sadder was that people were panicked into paying their prices. Blatant profiteering. Thank god that has stopped now.

  • @GioGoiBoi1
    @GioGoiBoi1 5 лет назад +161

    Tesco dropped them to 13p each a couple days later after you bought them all fr 50p each

    • @phantombigballs8165
      @phantombigballs8165 5 лет назад +9

      Pissed

    • @mohamadrafet3777
      @mohamadrafet3777 5 лет назад +36

      Karma

    • @scenesoflife4243
      @scenesoflife4243 5 лет назад +6

      GioGoiBoi1 still made £600 ...

    • @GioGoiBoi1
      @GioGoiBoi1 5 лет назад +20

      Pigfish Pie but would you pay £15 for 3 of them refills?? Also i bought one of these for 13p the wrist thing broke immediately and that tape is not that sticky!! And you get 50 pieces of it in my opinion the reason i think they reduced dramatically is because it was potentially a faulty batch

    • @NicHills
      @NicHills  5 лет назад +53

      You have to grab it while you can, if I wait someone else buys it all. Can't see into the future, I would do the same thing again :)

  • @mmmm-bx9cc
    @mmmm-bx9cc 5 лет назад +16

    Mate take no notice of the jealous comments its a honest living at least you make your own money to support your family fair play to you

  • @bidders77
    @bidders77 5 лет назад +63

    I cleared b and q out of chainsaw chains when they were 50p each. Sold them individually for 14each. Must have bought 20plus at the time.

    • @whelan1019
      @whelan1019 5 лет назад +19

      Is that something to brag about? I took away the chance for other people to get it cheap because I wanted to make a buck? Again, not sure I like that style very much. You are not the only customer.

    • @bidders77
      @bidders77 5 лет назад +9

      @@whelan1019I'mnot 'bragging'i am answering the question asked in the video. They are on offer because other customers haven't bought them. I sold them 5quid less than rrp so I don't feel bad about it.

    • @__JB__494
      @__JB__494 5 лет назад +28

      @@whelan1019 why you hating on someone making money ??

    • @zakiry8634
      @zakiry8634 5 лет назад +2

      fiddle My tool because it means someone who’s needs the product but who cant afford 14 dollars can’t get one, because a guy just wanted to make some money

    • @bidders77
      @bidders77 5 лет назад +4

      @@__JB__494 small penis is my guess

  • @ukgmail5329
    @ukgmail5329 3 года назад +3

    This retail arbitrage Malarkey is absolutely inconsiderate for other shoppers... You're also selling these at a ridiculously high price just because somebody else on eBay is selling them for 15 for 3... Should you,? I hope you get stuck with them all lol

    • @lolbots
      @lolbots 2 года назад

      woke knob

  • @trevor1263
    @trevor1263 4 года назад +3

    Was this the man who brought 250 toilet rolls lol ,and sell them 20 each

    • @chriswhitehead8746
      @chriswhitehead8746 4 года назад +1

      People who make money out of of this crisis with this coronavirus needs a slap this guys cool though its abit of sellotape

  • @rebekahsimpson2891
    @rebekahsimpson2891 5 лет назад +12

    I went into b and q and bought about 20 assorted hose extensions they were all reduced to 50p. Only problem was they didnt scan through as 50p and an employee had to stand and scan her code in everytime

    • @RavingRabbidBu
      @RavingRabbidBu 5 лет назад +1

      This is something that happens very often with reduced prices at b and q, I ALWAYS double check the receipt because there's always something scanned at full price even if it was reduced.

  • @grahamkelly8662
    @grahamkelly8662 2 года назад +1

    You should put all similar vids, in a playlist. I’d deff binge watch em.

  • @rogenastyles9625
    @rogenastyles9625 3 года назад +8

    That made me laugh, especially when you told someone to grab one quick as you were having the lot. 😂

  • @bigtony4829
    @bigtony4829 3 года назад +9

    you could leave some of other people ...Taking them all is just being greedy IMHO

    • @theyoutubeguy1
      @theyoutubeguy1 3 года назад +1

      Oh yes, they were so popular that they were put on clearance...

  • @mrfoameruk
    @mrfoameruk 5 лет назад +7

    As an ebay seller I was thinking when you bought it your going to have to send as a packet which would kill the sales. why not sell the full packs in a bulk ie 4 / 8 lots for say a craft group. Anyway, good deal and so much easier to store now they are small.

  • @ih5927
    @ih5927 5 лет назад +2

    Poundland products are the best for shelf clearing, especially the electronics. I use to purchase for a pound and flip the product within a few hours for £7 It was absolutely amazing - downside is that it's seasonal, the products which I initially sold were taken off the shelves and I can't seem to find that same product anywhere else for a cheaper price. Even wholesalers are asking for a tad too much.

  • @natchosm4320
    @natchosm4320 5 лет назад +44

    Fun to watch this but the end really shocked me. What happens with all of the dispensers and packaging?

    • @OBCiiNERAIDING
      @OBCiiNERAIDING 5 лет назад +2

      Was only going to happen anyway, people don't keep these things forever.

  • @denzilthedestroyer5243
    @denzilthedestroyer5243 5 лет назад +11

    That is a right result. Good thinking on splitting the packs down.

  • @LochMorar
    @LochMorar 5 лет назад +6

    And among all of that, you didn’t forget to take a blue token.

  • @zaf9834
    @zaf9834 5 лет назад +2

    The best money maker for me was a few years back when i used to send people to stores for me to buy pay as you go phones. I used to send average 250 per week to Singapore. I made `£8 per phone average and about £4 on the sim card. Finally i claimed vat back also.

    • @lolbots
      @lolbots 2 года назад

      dangerous game these days

  • @brennykins8823
    @brennykins8823 3 года назад +3

    An Uncle of mine, now deceased, workd at a utility were excess, redundant stock was incinerated. For many years, I did not need to purchase a disposable razor. Nothing wrong with what you are doing, you purchased fair and square! This is the bedrock of eBay, otherwise every comodity would only have one life, the crematorium or landfill.

  • @annies8075
    @annies8075 5 лет назад +173

    Well hopefully you'll sell them all and not come to a sticky end 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @theboontyhunter3268
      @theboontyhunter3268 3 года назад +3

      Can I have that on tape .Hopefully wont get stuck with them when they are rolled out.Good transparent video.Nice dispensed.Always two sides to a story.Hopefully wont come unstuck.

    • @easymedia7988
      @easymedia7988 3 года назад

      @@theboontyhunter3268 😂😂😂

  • @starfury01jr
    @starfury01jr 5 лет назад +47

    And what happened with the plastics and the packagings? Did u just throw them away to save a few more quid to yourself on postage?

    • @sbcreative
      @sbcreative 5 лет назад +4

      Bea K Yeah he’s a dirty rotter!

    • @patrickquinn8473
      @patrickquinn8473 4 года назад +3

      Bridget K why not ? Grow up .

    • @maxlee6676
      @maxlee6676 4 года назад +3

      I know! he should have shipped out the packaging as well to make sure the waste particles are well dispersed throughout various lands

  • @TheSteffie59
    @TheSteffie59 5 лет назад +2

    Fantastic vids, so glad I've found you here. Been selling bits/bobs on ebay for a number of years (mostly clothes etc) but never made a huge profit. Just signed up to also sell on Amazon but am very confused about it! ( want to sell books mainly). Giving up my care job after many years but can't survive on a pension so want to bump up selling, which I love! Shall be watching what you do with great interest! Thank you. 🤗

  • @DilutedVoltage
    @DilutedVoltage 5 лет назад +19

    5:14 time to start guessing the back digits boys

  • @samcook7046
    @samcook7046 5 лет назад +11

    Lol I’d be too embarrassed to do that 😂

    • @lolbots
      @lolbots 2 года назад

      *proud
      £20 is £20

  • @BLRayBanUK
    @BLRayBanUK 5 лет назад +23

    Why dont u take the box packaging too? Easier to count and far more organised. Lol......thank god. You twigged

    • @Whokn6627
      @Whokn6627 5 лет назад

      They may not allow you too

    • @paullee5573
      @paullee5573 3 года назад

      @@Whokn6627 No retailer would complain about a customer taking packaging. It saves them refuse collection fees.

  • @Ironbuket
    @Ironbuket 4 года назад +1

    Make sure you check the shelf price is the actual price. I once bought some clearance scotch tape packs, reduced to 50p after xmas. I got them with my normal food shop and it wasnt until I got home I realised they had changed me £2 per pack

  • @ethanprice6842
    @ethanprice6842 5 лет назад +17

    Imagine if she said
    Do you want a bag ?

    • @floatking1478
      @floatking1478 5 лет назад +2

      imagine then he replied "no thanks im trying to quit "

    • @ethanprice6842
      @ethanprice6842 5 лет назад +2

      float king
      Bruh ...

  • @jemdog900
    @jemdog900 3 года назад +2

    Removing the refills they come with to sell separately is like reselling cars after removing the spare wheel so you can sell it to them after they get a puncture...

  • @Omar-kw5ui
    @Omar-kw5ui 4 года назад +3

    and im guessing you're just throwing away the part that straps to your wrist? Do you think this is an environmentally friendly practice?

    • @TheLuftpolsterfolie
      @TheLuftpolsterfolie 4 года назад

      Do you think the end users would not do the same? The problem here is the company selling them with the plastic.

    • @Omar-kw5ui
      @Omar-kw5ui 4 года назад

      @@TheLuftpolsterfolie no. Its clear that the end users are going online and looking for refills. This is why he's making money on the refills, because of people trying to be environmentally conscious.

    • @TheLuftpolsterfolie
      @TheLuftpolsterfolie 4 года назад

      @@Omar-kw5ui sure

  • @thefiestaguy8831
    @thefiestaguy8831 2 месяца назад

    Biggest bug bear of mine is eBay sellers profiting off shipping.
    Recently bought a faulty laptop to fix up and sell on. Won it for £75 plus £17.99 next day "express" postage. Paid for it on Thursday morning, seller messaged me and said "Currently away and not back until Monday".... so that was a bummer from the start, they hadn't turned "Holiday mode" on either so no way for me to know.
    Eventually it was dispatched on Tuesday since they got home late Monday night, sure it did arrive next day - but they sent it on a Royal Mail 24 Tracked service....
    The price I paid for "Next day guaranteed by 1pm shipping" was £17.99
    The price the seller actually paid for "Tracked 24 shipping" was £5.69
    The box the seller sent it in was an old CEX shoebox style box, so no doubt one she had laying around and didn't cost her anything.
    Seller made £12.30 PROFIT on shipping. That's insane. Usually I set shipping at just enough to cover the cost and often not even enough to cover the cost of shipping the item and take a hit of a few pounds out of the price the item sells for to cover the difference.

  • @MrWindermere123
    @MrWindermere123 3 года назад +4

    I'm sure I saw that you aim for a low-impact lifestyle in a caption to a different video, so how did you dispose of the packaging with a plastic bubble and the plastic dispensers after removing the refills?

    • @sh-hg4eg
      @sh-hg4eg 2 года назад

      The same way anyone else would have if they bought them. In the recycling.

  • @VanguardRaven
    @VanguardRaven 4 года назад +5

    You could probably get yourself an even better deal by going straight to the producer and buying from them.

  • @bianca5642
    @bianca5642 5 лет назад +14

    What a great find Nic, and so smart to separate the tape from the dispenser. I probably would never have thought of that. What a space saver to get nearly the same money out of it. I definitely must look more into retail arbitrage. Every time I talk about it hubby gets nervous lol thanks for sharing :)

    • @NicHills
      @NicHills  5 лет назад +1

      RA can be risky, but keep your eyes peeled and you will find some cracking deals.

  • @Only_CoolStuff
    @Only_CoolStuff 5 лет назад +2

    Super find and love the smarts of splitting the refills out, can't believe the difference in space used.

  • @metalguru
    @metalguru 4 года назад +4

    We had a couple of the dispensers but couldn’t get the refills. Refused to pay the extortionate prices on eBay and amazon so bought a different type of dispenser that takes normal rolls.

  • @mailman63155
    @mailman63155 4 года назад +2

    Though this happened long before the virus problem, this is the mindset of the panic hoarders.

  • @binarybox.binarybox
    @binarybox.binarybox 4 года назад +2

    Disgusting. No thought about fellow humans. Just plain greedy. It would have been a little better to go to a wholesaler then the public could have had a chance to buy one.

  • @Rideordiealmelo
    @Rideordiealmelo 5 лет назад +33

    Nobody need refills now because you bought all the things you put them in😂😂

    • @maxlee6676
      @maxlee6676 4 года назад

      gotta go back when the refills are on sale LOL

    • @SLRModShop
      @SLRModShop 3 года назад

      A good practice would have been to put them all in people letter box ^-^
      "Oh I got a gift! How nice, let's buy some refills so I can use it"
      Yeah, I'm the devil... =)

  • @This_Time_Next_Year_Rodney
    @This_Time_Next_Year_Rodney 5 лет назад +16

    I liked this video, bit different to the jumble sales etc you should do more RA/OA videos

  • @HustleMillennial
    @HustleMillennial 5 лет назад +2

    Love finding another resellers channel! Especially a picking couple like ourselves.

  • @johnmonk66
    @johnmonk66 4 года назад +4

    12 pound profit one 1.50?
    someone is overcharging for shipping i think

  • @benwest558
    @benwest558 2 года назад +1

    When you finally watch someone who literally lives up the road from ya small world 🌎

  • @donkeee785
    @donkeee785 5 лет назад +5

    I think if your buying a large proportion of the items in a store which will leave their customers disappointed when they run out you will be refused but if they're clearance items then I can't see how they could refuse you?

  • @gary63693
    @gary63693 5 лет назад +21

    This is a good idea. I am going to try it with toilet roll. Wish me luck

    • @inDKaa
      @inDKaa 5 лет назад +8

      Get triple-ply and sell them in single squares. You'll be rich!

    • @gary63693
      @gary63693 5 лет назад +1

      @@inDKaa I'm gonna be so rich, so excited. Thanks for the tip, will sort that out now

    • @caseyj5597
      @caseyj5597 5 лет назад +1

      @@inDKaa Lol

    • @goozerman1
      @goozerman1 5 лет назад

      @@inDKaa youre killing me, im meant to be in hospital having a blood transfusion due to very low oxygen levels, i read the comment and have laughed to the point needing 999, triple-ply sold as single layers pmsl

    • @m1nc3m3at
      @m1nc3m3at 4 года назад +2

      Its as if you predicted something

  • @lindseysmith4900
    @lindseysmith4900 5 лет назад +10

    I found that really funny, fair play to you,I wouldn’t have had the nerve to take them all...don’t even know why!

  • @johnjames4834
    @johnjames4834 5 лет назад +2

    british supermarkets used to take euros
    so this kid bought load of stuff using euros
    then he returned everything and was given pounds
    he kept doing it racking up hundreds of pounds in profit
    until the manager twigged and kicked him out
    he kept the money though
    it was on telly

  • @tattoodrdoke
    @tattoodrdoke 5 лет назад +7

    Sold my old stuff from around the house on ebay. Purchased two pairs of popular sized yeezy in limited edition colour sold them for profit. Took some of that profile to buy a limited edition figure that wasn't being sold in the UK and sold that for profile. Its really not rocket science and its dead easy to get started.

    • @tattoodrdoke
      @tattoodrdoke 5 лет назад

      What i would also say is that if its not your main job, save the money, look at rich dad poor dad and learn about assets and liabilities. If you have debts use the money to clear them ASAP. Put yourself at a financial advantage as soon as you get some assets to generate more income. I sat on my ass for 8mths reading about it then decided to focus on execution and getting it done.

  • @wingus666
    @wingus666 4 года назад +1

    Cut out the middle man and buy direct from the manufacturers, save even more money. Creating false demand isn't clever or beneficial to anyone. However, i know this is over a year old, so that can be excused from what's happening recently. Everything in a store like this should be limited, per person. At least in light of recent times.

    • @sh-hg4eg
      @sh-hg4eg 2 года назад

      Essentials should be limited, of course. I don't think there is a high demand for precut adhesive tape however.

  • @bow2404
    @bow2404 5 лет назад +4

    So no one else gets the chance to buy reduced stock for cheap not good in my eyes

    • @MoEMoE-oo9gw
      @MoEMoE-oo9gw 4 года назад

      It is called capitalism

    • @JamesSmith-ru7mm
      @JamesSmith-ru7mm 3 года назад

      Do you really think the buyers at Tesco’s care if they get all the stock and other retailers such as Sainsbury’s and Morrison’s miss out? In business it’s everyone for themselves. All these people saying oh it’s greed etc need to give their heads a shake. If there’s money to be made on them and no restrictions on quantity put on by the shop then it’s always going to happen sooner or later.

  • @RichbUKDE
    @RichbUKDE 3 года назад +1

    i recall my local Tesco near work (Bar Hill) where selling AA branded 2 ton tow ropes with metal hooks at each end for 52p. I bought 6 and got some odd questions and faces. I kept 2 and gave my parents one each and my brother. Hell 10 quid to 52p was too good to pass up!

  • @stevenixx3595
    @stevenixx3595 5 лет назад +3

    isnt this a bit greedy?

  • @randrrr2193
    @randrrr2193 3 года назад +1

    You're a great Ebay seller. You have your eyes open for any deals!

  • @Fifty1stState.
    @Fifty1stState. 4 года назад +3

    This was obviously BC, Before Coronavirus! I remember when shops had goods in them...

  • @edwardferry8247
    @edwardferry8247 4 года назад

    Why are there 600 dislikes .. very odd.. seems to me the gentleman is using his initiative and running a healthy business supplying what people obviously want, what is there to dislike.. thumbs up from me 👍🏻

  • @johnjames4834
    @johnjames4834 5 лет назад +3

    3 scotch tapes £15
    pint bottle of scotch £14.99

  • @iancanty9875
    @iancanty9875 3 года назад +1

    How do people do listings in “a few minutes”? I sell on eBay, usually one off antique or vintage items. I fully describe relevant details, faults & blemishes. I use the advanced listing tool. If I list something in less than 25 minutes I’m doing well but if there’s several items in one lot, it can easily take me 45 minutes or more. Many folk are so unobservant, so I describe detail that can already be seen in the photos. My descriptions, although concise, are comprehensive, so take time to write. How do other sellers list stuff so quickly?

    • @robertstallard7836
      @robertstallard7836 2 года назад

      He's selling loads of the same item. It's new so there are no flaws. He'll also use a bulk listing tool, which considerably speeds up the process.
      Also, if you're drop-shipping (i.e. you never see the product - you just list it on ebay and and then buy it more cheaply from another supplier for them to send to the customer's addrsss), you usually only use stock images anyway.

  • @hogy33
    @hogy33 5 лет назад +7

    Glad the dispensers won't go to waste and end up in a turtles throat or in landfill.

  • @paulc180
    @paulc180 3 года назад

    I am shocked at all the meg comments below, this is this mans job. I take my hat off to him. he is not a charity for god sake.

  • @SparrowsEndBusinessDiaries
    @SparrowsEndBusinessDiaries 5 лет назад +3

    There was something hypnotic about watching you load that trolley up 🥺😂

    • @CovidConQuitTheCensorship
      @CovidConQuitTheCensorship 5 лет назад

      Yes. What is with that? I find it very calming watching people do basic manual tasks on here. I have plenty of manual tasks that need doing around the houses but choose to watch others instead 😁

    • @rioeiokha9653
      @rioeiokha9653 5 лет назад +1

      There was nothing hypnotic about it, unless you are a mouth breather

  • @mentaldavethefirst
    @mentaldavethefirst 5 лет назад +2

    Exploiting the lazy should be an Olympic sport. People paying that much for pre cut sellotape must be the same people who pay three times as much for grated cheese!

  •  5 лет назад +4

    At the Toys R Us closing down.I bought 350+ Lego Polybags at 59p each and then a 30% discount.They retail for about £2.99.

  • @leeleemurphy4028
    @leeleemurphy4028 2 года назад

    hi guys first of all i think your a really really genuine helpfull couple im in the building trade and i dont want to face another winter in 22/23 ive been watching your you tube videos and have been looking for some kind of insight into online trading and how to source products and wondered how i could get some of your experience so i could start flipping . by the way the monopoly guy had me in fits its like the upside down guy pizza from asda complaining that he had no topping on but he had it upside down cheers
    regards
    david

  • @pass_gt8562
    @pass_gt8562 5 лет назад +12

    The guy in math qns

  • @sheajay2718
    @sheajay2718 2 года назад

    Decent find I guess, I do agree there should be a compromise, supermarkets throw stuff away if they don't sell, or sell on in other ways. That being said I think he should have left a few.

  • @johnjames4834
    @johnjames4834 5 лет назад +4

    hey dude seal up the opened plastic sticky thingies packets and take them back to the shop, for a refund.
    you might need some sort of sellotape dispenser though
    i think tesco sell them

    • @johnjames4834
      @johnjames4834 5 лет назад

      @Mouseythegreat eat yourmashed potato

  • @darrelhibbert5567
    @darrelhibbert5567 5 лет назад +1

    Hi there , wanting to start eBay reselling and was wondering wether you could do a video of the basics on how to get started , and also please could you do a video on how you print postage labels and pack packages

    • @thelegend-8151
      @thelegend-8151 5 лет назад +1

      Just check out his channel, hes made all these videos.

  • @CovidConQuitTheCensorship
    @CovidConQuitTheCensorship 5 лет назад +4

    Wow well done! Very smart selling the refills. Thank you for your attention to detail regarding allowing for fees etc and highlighting how much less space the refills took up, always something to consider

  • @tokorirosting8361
    @tokorirosting8361 5 лет назад +2

    All the places I source from welcome you clearing the stock they need out of there way!!!!.......... Kinda helping eachother out🤓

    • @NicHills
      @NicHills  5 лет назад

      Yes most places are fine with it :)

  • @wiskytom4386
    @wiskytom4386 5 лет назад +4

    I once went into Tesco and saw that they had mistakenly marked up their bananas at 50p a bunch instead of 2.50 and so I filled 6 trollies and pushed them in a train very slowly to the tills. Took best part of 2 hours to get them scanned through the self checkout [ nightmare ] I then gradually pushed the six trolly, banana ladened, train out of the store to the car park and then realised I'd arrived on my bloody motorbike!!

    • @rondonnis6588
      @rondonnis6588 Год назад

      hahaha your such an idiot serves you right

  • @charlottestevens9352
    @charlottestevens9352 5 лет назад +1

    There on sale for a reason once u pay Ebay, PayPal fees and postage ur make next to nothing plusbur sending so much plastic waste to landfill

  • @brendonsmith9940
    @brendonsmith9940 5 лет назад +7

    Tesco in Scotland was selling them for 13p each

    • @rioeiokha9653
      @rioeiokha9653 5 лет назад +3

      I bet the jocks still stole them at 13p

    • @weg5856
      @weg5856 5 лет назад

      Absolute cheek

    • @chubbybrown4real
      @chubbybrown4real 5 лет назад

      @@rioeiokha9653 Easy for you to say

  • @starryeyedkel
    @starryeyedkel 5 лет назад +2

    You should see if the refills are on sale also. Scotch sent out an email saying the were discontinuing that item, so people will want the refills!

    • @NicHills
      @NicHills  5 лет назад

      Yeah - I'm thinking of maybe taking the listing down, pieces will rise way higher in December as everyone realises they can't get hold of the refills

    • @Victoria-hr4uo
      @Victoria-hr4uo 5 лет назад

      No way! Those little tape things make my Christmas present wrapping so much easier. I'm guilty of using several over Xmas. Thanks for sharing, will look to order some now before they are all gone!

    • @heartlandranchtv4943
      @heartlandranchtv4943 5 лет назад

      @@Victoria-hr4uo Why not just use a desktop tape dispenser? Better functionality, and much cheaper.

  • @johnwilliams3029
    @johnwilliams3029 4 года назад +3

    What a sad thing to do !

  • @pauldaviesantiques1556
    @pauldaviesantiques1556 5 лет назад +2

    Totally agree Nic - this kind of deal works if easy to ship and a decent margin. Well done!

  • @marbesky
    @marbesky 5 лет назад +8

    I've done this with selsun shampoo (discontinued now) mate about £2000 from £180 investment

  • @middleagedmtber2164
    @middleagedmtber2164 5 лет назад +1

    I bought 12 boxes of de-icer ,9 bottles in each box (50p a box ).Girlfriend went mental when I turned up at the car with this lot ,but she was all smiles when I was selling it at £1.50 a bottle lol .

  • @martingibson5636
    @martingibson5636 5 лет назад +8

    to save any mither or awkward questions id use the self service till

    • @iainfairley98
      @iainfairley98 5 лет назад +1

      Would of took him all night scanning 178 of them in though.

    • @martingibson5636
      @martingibson5636 5 лет назад

      @@iainfairley98 it was either woman on the till scanning them all or himself as he did not know how many he had

    • @iainfairley98
      @iainfairley98 5 лет назад +1

      @@martingibson5636 yeah but they don't scan them individually when they do multiple items have done it many times before so much quicker going through the tills

    • @alasdairbennett9338
      @alasdairbennett9338 5 лет назад

      martin gibson on the checkout they can enter“20 quantity” and just scan one where as self service it has to be individually scanned

  • @AuntGrace
    @AuntGrace 2 года назад

    Totally cool find. Good for you. They were clearing them out. Not a sale for promotion. 💕

  • @jg2060
    @jg2060 5 лет назад +7

    What did you do with all the plastic?

    • @TS-hr7nv
      @TS-hr7nv 5 лет назад +2

      Julie Grace always one

    • @mothballjim
      @mothballjim 5 лет назад +3

      He dumped it all in the sea

    • @highpath4776
      @highpath4776 3 года назад

      Indeed as a business needs a trade waste note , consignment note for the waste with a registered waste carrier. Cannot really put them in the sainsburys recycling bank etc.

  • @lindastorey6685
    @lindastorey6685 4 года назад +2

    I despair of people in Britain like him, MORALLY BANKCRUPT,no scruples whatsoever. Wouldn't be at all surprised to learn he's one of the people clearing supermarket shelves during this current covid 19 outbreak.

    • @namestick6133
      @namestick6133 4 года назад

      Seriously? A guy who buys things to resell is MORALLY BANKCRUPT? How so? He (and his wife) have been going around buying groceries for their neighbours since the outbreak, may I ask what it is you are doing to support others during the outbreak? This video was filmed a year ago.
      I too am a reseller
      I could have bought out masks last month when people laughed at me for warning them of Covid 19 but I told people what masks to buy to be protected and those that listened got them for £15-20
      The people who laughed at me have began panic buying the same masks I recommended and now they are £130-150 due to peoples ignorance.

  • @jennh.2481
    @jennh.2481 5 лет назад +15

    I bet that cashier absolutely hated that you came to her till. I know I would have 😂