How would you make £500?
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Following on from the "How much can you get your hands on?" & "How much do you owe?" threads.
I was thinking about the easiest way to make £500 and as quickly as possible.
To obtain your £500 you must not doing anything illegal or sell any of your property, going to work does not count, It must be money on the side and It must be you doing something for money (and don't say rentboy
)
What would you do? Would you go down the carwashing, gardening route - or are you more creative than I?
Mods - please don't move this to the Business forum. It's not a thread about Net profit, Profit margins, turnover or tax. It's just some friday fun. Thank you!
I was thinking about the easiest way to make £500 and as quickly as possible.
To obtain your £500 you must not doing anything illegal or sell any of your property, going to work does not count, It must be money on the side and It must be you doing something for money (and don't say rentboy
)What would you do? Would you go down the carwashing, gardening route - or are you more creative than I?
Mods - please don't move this to the Business forum. It's not a thread about Net profit, Profit margins, turnover or tax. It's just some friday fun. Thank you!
Edited by Slate99 on Friday 9th October 10:57
I looked into something a couple months back...
I could import some very sought after snowboards from the USA to the UK. I worked out how much the shipping would have been, I rang the customs and spoke to them to get an exact figure of what I'd pay to bring them in. The prices they were selling for in the shops were VERY expensive and by undercutting the shops by £20 I worked out I could make a hefty profit including my shipping costs.
Only thing holding me back was the initial investment would have had to go on a Credit Card which I decided was a bad idea after a lot of summarising.
That's my two pence!
I could import some very sought after snowboards from the USA to the UK. I worked out how much the shipping would have been, I rang the customs and spoke to them to get an exact figure of what I'd pay to bring them in. The prices they were selling for in the shops were VERY expensive and by undercutting the shops by £20 I worked out I could make a hefty profit including my shipping costs.
Only thing holding me back was the initial investment would have had to go on a Credit Card which I decided was a bad idea after a lot of summarising.
That's my two pence!
Edited by Jackpot on Friday 9th October 09:44
IL_JDM said:
I used to sell 'the beer belly' on ebay for about £35. I actually bought it from play.com for £15 and only needed to buy one once the money was received from ebay buyer, so never out of pocket.
Once I had about £100 profit, I then started buying from play.com prior to selling on ebay, making delivery time about 2 days quicker.
Never had a single complaint about the 2 day delay waiting for delivery from play.com and made around £10-£15 profit on each sale.
Play.com then upped their price (boo)
Good thinking that one! Taking advantage of the fact the most people think ebay will always be cheaper than other online retailers.Once I had about £100 profit, I then started buying from play.com prior to selling on ebay, making delivery time about 2 days quicker.
Never had a single complaint about the 2 day delay waiting for delivery from play.com and made around £10-£15 profit on each sale.
Play.com then upped their price (boo)
It really is just that simple these days isn't it!
It's not in the PH spirit mind...Scott330ci said:
Wash cars - £5 per motor
I could do 6 per hour - 10 hour day - Thats 60.
Also providing everyone down the street wants their car washed ...
I washed cars last year - £20 inside and out - polished (SRP) and Waxed (megs). Hovered inside and out. Could do 4 cars a day - Made about £400 over the summer.I could do 6 per hour - 10 hour day - Thats 60.
Also providing everyone down the street wants their car washed ...
rocksteadyeddie said:
Scott330ci said:
Wash cars - £5 per motor
I could do 6 per hour - 10 hour day - Thats 60.
Also providing everyone down the street wants their car washed ...
Where could I find your "top-quality 10 minute car wash" ?I could do 6 per hour - 10 hour day - Thats 60.
Also providing everyone down the street wants their car washed ...
Edited by OzzyR1 on Friday 9th October 10:19
OzzyR1 said:
rocksteadyeddie said:
Scott330ci said:
Wash cars - £5 per motor
I could do 6 per hour - 10 hour day - Thats 60.
Also providing everyone down the street wants their car washed ...
Where could I find your "top-quality 10 minute car wash" ?I could do 6 per hour - 10 hour day - Thats 60.
Also providing everyone down the street wants their car washed ...
Edited by OzzyR1 on Friday 9th October 10:19
Yawn
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