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$5K Flipping $1 Book Pallets (ChatGPT Does the Hard Part)

  • Mindy

  • eBay Curriculum Reseller
  • ~$5,000 revenue from first two pallets

๐Ÿ“ From a recent interview with Mindy, stay-at-home mom of 4 in rural Washingtonโ€ฆ

Her husband was browsing GovDeals.com for gym equipment. Mindy spotted some book pallets listed and bid $1 on a whim.

Won two. Total cost: $2.26.

She photographs the books, feeds the images to ChatGPT, and it identifies titles, authors, and reading levels โ€“ even from blurry pallet photos.

Then it creates bundles, writes eBay listings, and generates pick lists.

Itโ€™s my $20/month assistant.

The moneymaker: homeschool curriculum sets. Not picture books, not chapter books. Curriculum accounts for 98% of her sales ๐Ÿ‘‡

Sheโ€™s one of only 3 sellers for some of these sets on all of eBay.

๐Ÿค‘ Revenue from those first two pallets: ~$5K in 2 months.

After eBay fees (~15%) and shipping (~15%), roughly $3K profit.

  • Average sale: $45
  • Range: $15 to $400 per listing
  • 11 pallets bought total โ€“ never lost money on one

School purchasing managers have started reaching out offering 50+ pallets for free.

You could start without spending anything: post on FB Marketplace asking for free textbooks, sort with ChatGPT, and list on eBay ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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Updated: February 24, 2026

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