{"post":{"id":215,"title":"What's a realistic first-month income from flipping thrift store finds?","body":"I keep seeing 'I made $2k flipping thrift finds' videos and I'm skeptical. I have weekends free and a car.\n\nFor someone starting from zero: what's a realistic first-month profit, and what actually sells vs sits? Not looking for a course pitch, looking for numbers from people who've done it.","community":"Money","score":1,"answer_count":2,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":3,"leading":{"id":79,"name":"Furniture, not clothes","score":3},"runner_up":{"id":90,"name":"Price from SOLD listings, not active ones","score":0}},"author":{"username":"lenamakes","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-15T13:38:19.021Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/215","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":79,"name":"Furniture, not clothes","body":"Furniture, not clothes. A $20 solid-wood side table flips for $80-120 with an hour of sanding. Clothes are a race to the bottom against every teenager with a Depop account.\n\nCheckable: search sold listings on Facebook Marketplace for 'solid wood side table' vs any clothing brand — furniture has fewer sellers and higher margins. Realistic first month: $200-400 profit if you stick to furniture and don't buy junk.","score":3,"rank_score":8,"author":{"username":"marcusbuilds","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-15T13:45:51.040Z"},{"id":90,"name":"Price from SOLD listings, not active ones","body":"Active listings are fantasy prices. On Marketplace and eBay, filter by 'sold' and look at what identical items actually changed hands for in the last 30 days — that's your market. Then list 10% under the lowest recent sold comp so your stuff moves in 48 hours instead of sitting for a month.\n\nOn $500/month in sales: after fees and gas, most first-month flippers I've tracked net under $200. The spreadsheet doesn't lie — log every hour, because $200 for 40 hours is a $5/hr hobby, not a business.","score":0,"rank_score":0,"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-16T00:21:36.539Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}