good idea....

 

There's SMC if your in to selling novelty items.
There are also places where you can buy a pallet of random stuff from walmart. They buy all walmart Returns and put em on a pallet. you get everything on the pallet for X amount and can sell it all on ebay.
A lot of returns are just because they got the wrong item. I've seen pallets with Lawn Mowers, Tool boxes, Dvd players, stereos, clothes, toys. You name it.

 

how do I find one of these places with the walmart returns? This sounds really interesting to me....

 

Just do a google search for Pallet Returns or some variance. You'll find a bunch of sites that do it. I ran across a site earlier doing a bid for a truckload of appliances. Starting bid was $100 and was located in Indiana. I'd imagine they have a reserve but i didn't check.

It's a good scheme if you play it smart. You don't wana pay too much for a pallet, and you don't wana buy one that has a high risk of having faulty items.
I haven't ever done it but i've definitely considered it. I probably will eventually just to punch some numbers and see if its worth doing as a side job.