Scrappy Side Hustle: 30-50% Profit Per Car

CarsWithSam shares on Reddit 👇

Bought one car for ~$6,000 delivered, stripped it down and sold parts on eBay and Facebook Marketplace…

• $4,334 in eBay sales (after fees)
• $2,000 for the transmission on FB Marketplace
• $800 in misc parts
• Total so far: $7,134+ in sales, with tons of parts still to list

Sam says he does 30-50% profit per car. Has 100+ vehicles sitting in his yard waiting to be parted out.

Another commenter in the thread does 300+ cars a year 🤯

But you don’t need a car yard to start.

One member skips buying cars entirely. He cherry-picks at junkyards instead – grabs 10 of the same part, creates one eBay listing, then ships from that batch as orders come in.

And from another commenter…

Sold a tail light enclosure the other day for a chevy.. paid $5 at goodwill, sold for $80. i’ll take it. wish I knew more about cars..

$5 in, $80 out. No mechanical skills needed 👀

Most people walking past them at thrift stores and junkyards have no idea what they’re worth.

A junkyard trip, a basic toolkit, and an eBay account – that’s your startup cost 😎

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