📱 Best Platforms
Amazon FBA, eBay, AbeBooks
📖 The Hustle
Use the ScoutIQ or Scoutly app to scan book barcodes at thrift stores. The app instantly tells you the resale value, sales rank, and profit after fees. Focus on non-fiction: textbooks, business books, cookbooks, and niche hobby guides. Skip fiction paperbacks — they rarely have value. Ship books via USPS Media Mail for cheap postage. This hustle is perfect if you enjoy hunting through shelves.
🚀 First Step
Download the ScoutIQ app, sign up for the free trial, and scan 50 books at your nearest thrift store today.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Only buy books with a sales rank under 1 million on Amazon for quick turnover
- Skip ex-library books with stamps and stickers — they are hard to sell
- Ship all books via USPS Media Mail for the lowest possible shipping cost
🛠 Tools & Resources: ScoutIQ or Scoutly app, Amazon Seller app, USPS Media Mail account, barcode-capable smartphone