Ecommerce

What if you could build a systematic reselling business that averages $200+ per item, gets inventory for free, and has the potential to become a full-time income?

Meet Matt and Hannah Lee, who’ve been doing exactly that for the last eight years through ShareTown, a platform that connects return item pickup reps with direct-to-consumer brands.

Unlike the treasure hunt of liquidation pallets, this is a more systematic approach with lower transaction volume but higher profit per item. But these items are big, bulky furniture, mattresses, and exercise equipment that require proper transportation and storage.

For the last three years, Matt and Hannah have turned this into a full-time income, flipping 40-60 items per month and averaging $200-250 profit per item.

What if you could turn someone else’s proven product into a six-figure side hustle by simply adding your own story and marketing magic?

Chris Gray from BaldBuck.com is doing exactly that with his barbecue seasoning business, generating around $300,000 annually selling a product he didn’t create — he just white-labeled it with his own branding and marketing approach.

Chris didn’t spend months in a lab perfecting his own spice blend. Instead, he found a seasoning that was already working, slapped his own label on it, and built a compelling story around it. Now he has a thriving e-commerce business that proves you don’t need to reinvent the wheel to build something profitable.

Most people look at a golf glove and see, well, just a golf club… white, plain, forgettable.

But Randall Pulfer and his co-founder Tyler, with zero experience in manufacturing, no background in design, and a full-time day job, sold $100k worth of golf gloves as a side hustle.

ChippGolfCo.com is now a brand that’s making waves in the golf scene.

Randall breaks down how he pulled it off from coming up with the idea, finding the right manufacturing partner, and making those first crucial sales.

(Want to try one for yourself? Head over to ChippGolfCo.com and use promo code HUSTLE for 15% off your order.)

Mike Ettenberg spent 10 years as a firefighter, but was constantly losing or breaking his sunglasses on calls.

Frustrated, he decided to take matters into his own hands.

Frontline Optics makes durable sunglasses for first responders with a no-questions-asked replacement policy.

Despite having “no business experience,” the Side Hustle Show listener took Frontline from side hustle to full-time venture, selling over $1M worth of sunglasses along the way. 

How do you make extra money in a low-risk way? One method I keep coming back to is the idea of starting a consignment business.

So you’re selling other people’s stuff and just taking a percentage. They get paid, you get paid, and you’ve got no upfront inventory risk like you’d have with a traditional physical product business.

Sarah McAffry of Statemint Consignment earned over $10,000 from her first consignment event and has continued to grow from there. She has been crushing it in this space for the last 10 years, and it has now expanded to 23 locations across the country.

There’s hidden gold in everyday places — if you know where to look. That’s the message Rob Stephenson from FleaMarketFlipper.com and Flipper University is spreading, and he’s back with some of his most profitable stories yet.

Rob is a full-time flipper, sourcing low and selling high. He’s turned a side hustle into a full-time business with jaw-dropping profit margins, all from part-time work.

In this episode, Rob explains the “Big Profit Flipping Model.” This model draws inspiration from how he consistently finds and flips items for thousand-dollar profits.