As part of my effort to reduce stock holdings, I recently sold a safety sign on Ebay for £0.99 and netted a return of just 15 pence after fees! I say return but add on the cost of the product, an envelope, let alone my time, and the reality is I would have been better off throwing the item in the bin! 

For the last 20 years, TCOB has been supplying safety signage but sections of the industry seem to be in a race to the bottom to see who can sell signs for the least profit possible. As such, I am gradually sunsetting the sign shop to concentrate my efforts on producing bespoke signage, offering fractional accountancy services to micro businesses and exploring new ventures. 

Once such venture is the buying and selling of liquidated and returned stock that can be both bought and sold at bargain prices. I aim to document every success, failure and everything in between as I explore the options to acquiring “bargains” and their subsequent sale or disposal. My aim is not to become an Ebay millionaire by any stretch but just to have a bit of fun trying to find, buy and sell bargains and maybe earn some beer money along the way.

For every item bought and sold I will be documenting every detail from purchase source, purchase price, condition, sold price, related fees, profit etc… whether that be via this website, an auction site, or maybe even the odd carboot sale. Who knows where the journey will take us! I hope you’ll be able to benefit in some way from my experiences and the information shared and avoid making some of the same mistakes I have that always cost you money.