Charity shop music
Not vinyl- they're wise to that and there are precious few bargains to be had. CD's however are a different story.

About a year ago I was killing time in a Cancer research shop. I'd already established that the small supply of vinyl was shitty, overpriced and for the most part fit only for Panto props. As such I was browsing through the CD section when I found a copy of "Do Androids dream of electronic beats" an Unklesounds mix album and something of a rariety. It was in very good condition and cost- £3. I already owned a copy of it but snapped up this one and popped it on Amazon market place where it sold in less than a day for £45.

Since then I spend a bit of time each month in charity shops and the occasional car boot, looking for CD's that are for whatever reason are rare and sought after (I do still look at vinyl but much of the good stuff is hoovered by the pro's long before we ever see it). The sort of profit I turned on that first album are the exceptions that prove the rule but if I find a copy of "Perfecto Fluro" in good nick in the big double box with the paper inlay still there and get it for less than a fiver, it generally clears another fiver on fleabay.

Christmas 2008 saw my friends and family get some good gifts paid for exclusively by selling CD's and one or two bits of electronics (Linn Kolecktor pre-amp in a charity shop in Marlowe for £30? Don't mind if I do). It isn't really a get rich quick scheme but it is profitable and challenging. Find a genre of music you know your onions on and get stuck in.

Course, if I find you on my patch they'll be trouble- you understand?
(Leonard Hatred briefly did some work on, Fri 1 Aug 2008, 9:36, 1 reply)

Hello general
I know metal, rock, and a minute amount of rap not electronica and ergo not much money to be made in vinyl or cd's. FUCK
(WilsonAlmighty, Sat 2 Aug 2008, 2:27, closed)