I made 10 cents!!!! By picking a dime from the ground

This does not look like my dollar tree Books are everywhere but the shelf

I worked at a Dollar Tree in Jackson WY. I was a cashier and every week on the same day of the week a guy came in and bought hundreds of books. His cart would always be full of them. After about his third visit I asked him, whay do you do with them all. He said he resold them on Ebay, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, etc and made 1000's of dollars a month. Some he kept or gave as gifts but most he sold!

"If you can't handle the mess, try being an adult".... I'm never going to forget that

Fun fact. Amazon started off by being an online retailer for books. Amazon sold books.

Does he remind yall of Seth Rogen???

Wow! The books at your dollar tree are actually all nicely organized.

Half the time I don't know if he's yelling at me or excited! Lmao

Even if you have no intention of selling, this channel offers some great insights into how retail works! Always something cool to learn here.

Dollar Tree books are probably the best bargain in the store period!

Same concept with movies. Jillian Michaels dvds pop in from time to time. Were 10 bucks each at Walmart, now $1 each at DT. Buy and resell!

So helpful! I just got approved yesterday and have been sourcing. Excited to start. I didn't think I could do it but you're so encouraging. Once I get on my feet and have some extra cash I'm definitely going to be a supporter of your channel! You're awesome!

A side note: If your business doesn't meet the $2000 monthly threshold, Payability will automatically reject your application. So don't waste your time if you're not at that level. THEY WILL ASK FOR PROOF.

I’m cracking up because I am a book reader and I recently told my coworker that I have been buying books from there for a dollar. I was impressed they had a lot of hardback books.

He's likely making more money with that payability link then he does selling books.

I tried this. Several times on amazon and ebay craiglist. I wasnt able to sell any thing. I didnt even lose out luckily because most of time i get them fpr free. But finding whats going to sell..is the hardest fricking part

"We're back in the warehouse" Aka Extra bedroom in Mom's house

For those that seem to be insta-hating on this, I have a question: Have you even run a business? Asking an honest question, not trying to flame. Because I have. 2 weeks waiting for payment for something you sold, is 2 weeks that money isn't working for you. Let me break down some math for you about exponential growth. Granted, this is going to be a bit of a simplification, but it'll show it's potential. And part of that is going to be only referring to 1 "item" when in fact you'd quickly diversify, to meet more needs and increase overall sales. Also, the starting point will be enough resources for 1 item. So, if you have an item that you can reliably sell every single day. But, lets just say, for argument's sake, that you can only sell ONE of those items per day. And lets say that's a 100$ item. And that the item costs $10 to acquire. Also I'm not going to factor in most of the fees, as that changes regularly, but I'll include the 2% knock off from Payability to show how a small percentage to increase turn around can be beneficial. If you have to wait 2 weeks before getting your money, the cycle will look like this. Day 1 Acquire 1 item, Sell 1 item, Day 2 - 13: waiting for money, nothing acomplished Day 14: paycheck received from Amazon 100 Day 14: 90$ profit, can afford 10 Items now If you get your money the next day after a sale, the cycle will look like this. Day 1 Acquire 1 item, Sell 1 item Day 2 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 9 Items bought[-90], 1 item sold, 8$ Day 3 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 106$ Day 4 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 204$ Day 5 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 302$ Day 6 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 400$ Day 7 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 492$ Day 8 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 590$ Day 9 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 688$ Day 10 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 4 Items bought[-40], 1 item sold, 696$ Day 11 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 794$ Day 12 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 892$ Day 13 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 990$ Day 14 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 1 item sold, 1088$ So, between those two: On day 14 with option one would would have all 100 of your hard earned dollars... congratulations. You paid nothing extra, you kept a tight grip on your money. But with option two, because you were able to increase turn around time, on day 14 you had $1,088 in your pocket (even after paying the fees and having to buy more stock) That's nearly 11x the money. Now, for extra fun, lets say you found a local item that is absolutely HOT! As in, you can't keep it in stock, no matter what you do. They sell as quickly as you get them. And, Yes, this type of thing does happen from time to time with some trends. Especially if you can buy it locally where it's abundant and probably under appreciated, and then sell it online where those dying to find one can get their mitts on it. Think Furby, Tickle Me elmo, etc. Yes, they're fads, and will puff out eventually, but in the mean time you can make SERIOUS bank. So, for this one, I'm going to everything the same as I did with option 2, except, constant sales. Day 1 Acquire 1 item, Sell 1 item Day 2 Money received +$98 (2$ to payability fee), 9 Items bought[-90], 9 item sold, 8$ Left Day 3 Money received +$882 (18$ to payability fee), 89 Items bought, 89 item sold, 0$ Left Day 4 Money received +$8722 (178$ to payability fee), 872 Items bought, 872 item sold, 2$ Left Day 5 Money received +$85,456 (1,744$ to payability fee), 8,546 Items bought, 8,546 item sold, 8$ Left Day 6 Money received +$837,508 (17,092$ to payability fee), 83,751 Items bought, 83,751 item sold, 6$ Left Day 7 Money received +$8,207,598 (167,502$ to payability fee), 820,760 Items bought, 820,760 item sold, 4$ Left Day 8 Money received +$80,434,480 (1,641,520$ to payability fee), 8,043,448 Items bought, 8,043,448 item sold, 4$ Left Day 9 Money received +$788,257,904 (16,086,896$ to payability fee), 78,825,790 Items bought, 78,825,790 item sold, 4$ Left Day 10 Money received +$7,724,927,420 (157,651,580$ to payability fee), 772,492,742 Items bought, 772,492,742 item sold, 4$ Left Day 11 Money received +$75,704,288,716 (1,544,985,484$ to payability fee), 7,570,428,872 Items bought, 7,570,428,872 item sold, 0$ Left Day 12 Money received +$741,902,029,456 (15,140,857,744$ to payability fee), 74,190,202,945 Items bought, 74,190,202,945 item sold, 6$ Left Day 13 Money received +$7,270,639,888,610 (148,380,405,890$ to payability fee), 727,063,988,861 Items bought, 727,063,988,861 item sold, 6$ Left Day 14 Money received +$71,252,270,908,378 (1,454,127,977,722$ to payability fee), 0 Items bought, 0 item sold, $71,252,270,908,384 Left Now, before you say anything about this, NO this isn't something I find very likely to happen[with returns measured in trillions within 2 weeks]. And it's never happened to me to this extent. There does come a plateau point at some point along the line.I mean otherwise, day 11 represents every single person on this plant buying 1 on that day. This is just what is THEORETICALLY possible, based on exponential growth. Basically at some point either you're going to run out of the item/ resource, or everyone's going to have what they need and not need / want anymore. [which is why diversifying is so important for long term goals] But what this DOES illustrate is the power of exponential growth. The real numbers for what are likely to happen, are far less, I'm sure. But, I'm even more confident that the real numbers are, in fact, much higher than option 1. Because the money is constantly growing steadily instead of quick spurts. Also, because I know how comments sections are, I have no connection to payability. Nor this channel. But I do intend on looking into payability in the future to see if it's something that'd fit into my own specific workflow situation. If it's not, I won't use it. I'm just saying, don't disregard things without actually looking at them, and factoring in the big picture. You're doing yourself a big disservice. Failure to do so is why the majority of small businesses fail within the first couple years. Yet I've managed to keep mine going for almost 13 years.

This looks like much more fun than getting paid for mystery shopping and doing random tail surveys. Haha! Thanks for this inspiring video, my dude! :D

If you can't wait two weeks for a paycheck you aren't managing your money- your money is managing YOU. I would NEVER give 2% of my hard earned cash up to some random middle man just so I can get paid the day after a sale. Don't use Payability people. (That's the only problem I have with this video that really jumps out at me)

Instead of calling it a mess, just call it organized chaos 😂

And I’m over here trying to make a living by making my own products from scratch 😂🤣 well at least they come out beautifully.

I love you. Don’t defend the mess. It’s your house do as you like!

Hey most people are so happy that someone found the book they wanted they don't care. Loved this . New friend Ruthie

the Dollar store here, knows. They said, "These are books that would be thrown out....almost every one of these books is over run." If they don't sell at Dollar store they go into the dumpster. You are doing a good thing.

I found a 4 CD of classical music for $.50 at the Dollar Tree. Love it...background relaxing music 🎶 🎵

A video on how you source your books using Profit Bandit would be dope to watch next. Looking forward to watching more book arbitrage videos from you.

Good idea. Found 1 of my favorite books from the dollar store. Bought multiple copies to give to friends. 1 thing-since we get 1 earth maybe go in w a huge reusable bag vs taking all the plastic bags. Plastic is 1 of the things killing the environment.

I never knew about selling Dollar Tree books...great idea!!!

I once found a signed Rick Springfield book!

Its an organized adult mess lol. Notice he knew where everything was 😂 Very helpful thanks!

Dude, I live in the dollar store for all my “go to” items. Let’s just say you gave me a better idea of what to go for now! ☺️😂😂.

Wow. This is the best simplest explain of how FBA works I’ve heard. I’m going to try out this book sales idea today and come back and leave a comment.

I got a regular who comes in for books 🤣 90% of the time we know, we just dont care because it's one less thing we have to clean up or recover 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Decent content, useful tidbit. I would advise not yelling the entire time tho

I appreciate you so much for this. Ive been trying to learn more about Amazon FBA & you explained it soo much more simpler thank you

WOW! Reading the comments here...Okay you'all. It's simple. YOU DO NOT have to sell books. Use your imagination, Think outside of the Box! Each $Store is like a yard sale or a thrift shop. A good portion of there product is the same the rest is like Christmas :-) As in ANY business you have to work, do your homework (and for those of you who do not like homework, Suck it up! or move on!), LOTS of research. You will need to make a 'Game Plan' and stick to it. You do not have to do it Walters way...BUT he is giving EVERYONE an AWESOME idea. It is up to YOU to make it happen. In today's economic two things are happening, Homeless is at an all time HIGH!(of no fault of there own; loss a job etc) MANY ways to become your own boss. Some have engineered both together making it work for them. Don't rag on Mr. Walters' because YOU DO NOT like his idea, others may, and others may even try it out for themselves. It is somebody's 'Cup of Tea', just not yours. Here's something I use to tell my mom: You don't have to like someone, just respect the differences between you both and move on :-) And if you don't like that one here's one for you: Your Only Limitation is Your Imagination Darling! It has been mine for 20-yrs, you may borrow it :-)

If you cant handle the mess...try being an adult 🤣🤣🤣

Did you sell all the books? How many left?

here's one big problem, the books sell on amazon for 5 dollars sometimes, and they even include free shipping. It aint like you get full retail price for the book when somebody else is selling it for 5 dollars, even if you fulfill yourself, by the time you pay shipping you may make 2 dollars, that is on the prayer somebody wants that book. If you could sell it for retail it may work, but not this way

'Try being an Adult!'... I'm Flatlined..😂😂😂

My dollar tree doesn't sell books probably because of people like you lol hahah keep up with the good work..

I have a friend who sells items on Amazon. He prefers to sell antique/retro items like board games and thrift store items you can't buy new anymore. He also does an thing I found very odd: he buys normal snack food items like potato chips and sells them on Amazon for double the normal cost (after buying the item on sale). Bag of chips normally $3.99, buys it for 2/$3.99, sells one bag for $11. He said it sells as it is shipping to Amazon because certain flavors of chips, corn twisties, etc. aren't sold in certain areas and people will pay more to get their favorite flavors. Where I live there 5 different dairies that sell milk and ice tea, and have die hard fans of their taste. If someone moves out of the area/state, some will have a friend bring them a few gallons during a visit just to enjoy an old familiar taste and bring back memories. Strange when your first think about it but it happens. This guy has something, just a different style.

Little known fact: I can't spell profit either, but I am happy to make a profit! But this guy is HILARIOUS. Glad to have stumbled across ya

you are channeling Seth Rogen right now....i gotta go check out payability

I have no idea why I watched this. But hey you got a thumbs up for it and me, well my head is spinning!

One of the easiest videos to understand on the subject, thanks!

I am going to use your payability link oh, but I want to make sure I get a name of my business and find out about taxes and tax ID numbers and not losing my disability. Thank you so much for your videos. It's lovely that you're sharing your knowledge.

Sorry I may have missed this but how much profit total did you make off your $35?

if you can sell USED BOOKS, the Salvation Army here is FULL OF BOOKS, some are new but the used ones .....one friend does this and PROFITS galore as she knows what to look for....old cook books do so well.

4:52 I see Febreze and scented fragrance air fresheners, these seep into your surroundings like clothes, books, it soaks into everything! This is something buyers will notice if their products smell like nasty air fresheners if you spray that around your products!

That book is being sold for .10 plus shipping used and $2.37 plus shipping new on Amazon. You're not going to make your money back, let alone a profit after the FBA fee.

This is awesome. Thanks for spending the time to break it out in such detail, what a cool side hustle

I am going to look into this a bit. My dollars tree aren't neat like yours and there aren't as many books, but it certainly seems like a good idea. I keep seeing adds for FBA but they show flashy cars and vacations with free seminars that are trying to sign you up for their system. Thanks for your info.

I recently read that the owners of Dollar Tree are thinking of raising prices store-wide, so they'd be like other dollar stores where stuff actually costs more than a dollar. And here I was a few months ago, thinking of trying exactly what you did in the video (but with more than just books). Depending on how much they raise prices on items, it could end up cutting into the profit, and making the effort not worth it. Hopefully it doesn't happen anytime soon. By the way, great video, it answered some questions I had about the whole FBA process.

Right so did you sell all the books and if so did you profit?

wow...this makes so much sense. Yes, you got your point across. This sounds pretty wild.

When submitting your receipt to Amazon for Dollar Tree items that you sold.... do you have to take a picture of the item with that receipt as well? I'm just getting started in this information would help me as I don't want to make a mistake and get my account suspended. Love your videos thank you

I legitimately have over $200 worth of books from Dollar Tree that I have piling up @ the bottom of my closet bc I just can't bear to toss em out after I'm finished reading them. this is great info! thank you!

Hi. Can you explain again what you said about sending/ shipping the items to amazon? what is the cheapest way to do it.

Lol. The best part of your videos, besides them being very educational, is your humor. I couldn't help but notice how neat and organized your Dollar Tree store was. You wouldn't see that in my neck of the woods ☹

The real catch is thrift store trust me I’ve never thought about this but I find the cheapest steals from thrift store mostly new stuff too like I like new cheap things and I actually just got an idea from you to sell some of the things I brought thank you!

I purchased some dollar tree essential oils books and sold them $8.50 each thanks so much

Reminds me of my old high school teachers never knew if they were hollering at us or just excited 🤣🤣

Out of all the time I been to dollar tree I never knew they sold books lol

This was good. Wasn’t sure what to expect when I saw the Dollar Store.

I actually think he looks like Seth Rogen + James Franco's love child.

I used to go to thrift stores and select books I thought would sell. I would bring them home, and go on Amazon to see what they were selling for used. Sometimes I could make a profit worthwhile, and sometimes not. Occasionally, I would hit gold. Sometimes a book would be quite rare and be selling for a lot. I was at one point making $300 per month after expenses. But I will say that it is labor intensive. After listing the book on Amazon, if it sold, then I had to make sure it was nice and clean, package it up well, and take it to the post office. I might make $4, $5 or $6 on it, maybe. Leftover books I would take back to a thrift store and re-donate them. As I said, it is labor intensive, and not for everyone. Cost of postage (back then), wrapping material, gas to go to the post office, time and effort (whew!) I could have just gotten a part time job and done much better.

Can you please make the video step by step like the first step to the end to understand the process. Thanks

I found a book at the Dollar tree. Ended up being $46 when I scanned it

I learned a lot, cool. Just listening, and the neat thing is he didn't hold back! 1st timer here. I enjoyed this.

Just found you and I dare say, this is gold

I have sold Dollar Tree books as well not on Amazon I never thought of that thanks for the idea but I have sold their books for at least $5

Gen. Dollar: You dare exploit my merchandise and re sell it for your own gain? Walter Blake Knoblock: Of course! Gen. Dollar: Great job. I thought someone was going to do this one day if I offered low priced merchandise.

I would like to learn more so I can sell books from the Dollar Tree

You have great content in your videos. I did not want to set on the side to thank you for sharing ❤ please never stop being you, you are just amazing, here to support you ❤️❤️👍have a blessed day ❤️Tysm 💘🥀💋😊🌎💃💯🤗.

What label are you printing and putting over the barcode to ship to Amazon? The Mfg. barcode from the ISBN or an Amazon barcode?

Can We can do this without payability? Of course my dear Watson

Dog u are my favorite youtube finance guy. Ur the only non smug one and u look like ur having fun instead of acting like ur better than everyone

A heat gun and Goo Gone takes off that white label they use to cover the UPC code on the cover. I use a baby wipe with a drop of dawn on it to wash off the greasiness from the Goo Gone. The book covers are surprisingly water resistant.

Is this still a good way to get started now? What about dealing with returns etc?

I don't know how I ended up here but this is actually a good way to make a little extra cash on the side if you're frugal. This applies to all kinds of things but be careful of local laws and ordinances. Once you get yourself going you can always get legal.

What are your recommendations to sell new books and used movies?

I made 20 bucks selling curtains with red ♥️ .

Wow! I buy books from Dollar Tree just because I like to read. Didn't know I could make money selling them!

Out of the tens of thousands possibly hundreds of thousands of videos I've seen on KZfaq I've never seen somebody give credit the people who helped them makes the videos

“If you can’t handle the mess, try being an adult.” Informative, funny and genuine....Thank you.

A good Legal side hustle is always a plus! Good stuff man!

Just out of curiosity, what is your return percentage and how do returns affect your business?

Question if you don't mind. Amazon wants me to show proof of a supplier when I sign up to sell. Can I use dollar store recites or how do you do it?

I'm somewhat of a learning-disabled slowpoke ding-a-ling, BUT I think I could do this...

Bro your energy is contagious ! I had to subscribe

Romper Bomper Stomper Boo --Reading out the names like that reminded me of Romper Room! Mostly Baby Boomers will get what I'm talking about. : )

Lol I work for dollar tree man lol. I'm not mad tho make that money a hustler recognize a hustler 🤘👌

i think you were channelling rick and morty when you said the title of your challenge

Wow! Thanks! I learned alot about how to sell books and make a profit.

"If you can't handle the mess.. I dunno.. TRY BEING AN ADULT!" 😂😂😂

Great vid as always! I wish my Dollar Tree had that many books, but its the thrill of the hunt sometimes = ) Thanks man

Plain and Simple just the way it should be. That’s why I share on my channel as well. Thanks.

You have to do what you can for your size Hustle that works!