It’s been a crazy year with very little travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While it has given me time to catch up on old travel posts like our trip to Egypt in January 2020, I haven’t generated any new travel content except for a few quick trips around New England like Nantucket and Vermont.…
My Success Reselling Coins from the U.S. Mint on eBay
It’s been a while since I wrote about reselling. In the past, I’ve sold concert tickets and items using Amazon FBA. The main reason I try different reselling techniques is to help meet spending requirements on credit cards. Sometimes, you can make a nice profit too. A few months ago, I got extremely lucky reselling…
The Current Situation
I wanted to post a quick update in light of everything going on with COVID 19. This blog has been a hobby of mine for the past three and a half years. While I don’t get many hits, I keep writing since I enjoy it and the blog serves as a travel diary of sorts.…
Reselling Tickets? Keep This in Mind Come Tax Time
Reselling concert tickets is one of my favorite ways to meet spending requirements to earn credit card sign-up bonuses. Whether you make a profit or not, any income from reselling tickets should be reported come tax time. For taxes, StubHub isn’t required to send you a 1099-K unless you make you have more than 200…
Six Tips for Reselling Tickets
Reselling concert tickets is a good way to earn a little cash or meet a spending requirement on a new credit card. However, it can be risky and one bad purchase can blow all of your profit. Here are some tricks and tips I’ve picked up when buying and selling concert tickets. Tips for Buying…
Sold Tickets on StubHub? Here’s What Happens If the Event Is Canceled
Selling tickets on StubHub is one of my favorite ways of meeting a spending requirement on a credit card. But what happens if you already sold your tickets and the event is canceled? This has happened to me a few times so far. Sometimes it’s a good thing because I bought a pair of seats that weren’t…
StubHub Scam or Weird Coincidence? The Billy Joel Incident of 2017
I know reselling tickets on StubHub can be controversial, but I primarily use it as a means to meet spending requirements to get credit card sign-up bonuses. Once in awhile, I’ll score some great seats and end up making a bit of cash (this is where the “controversial” part comes in…). Anyway, earlier this year I scored…
Here’s What Happens When StubHub Tickets Get Lost in the Mail
Selling tickets on StubHub is a great way to make a small profit or meet a spending requirement on a credit card. Buying PDF tickets is preferable since you can easily upload them and get paid quickly. However, certain seats at some venues are only issued as hard stock tickets. This requires shipping the tickets to the…
Reselling Bummer: Amazon FBA Returns
Reselling on Amazon FBA can be a lucrative side business or a way to meet spending requirements on credit cards. Selling on Amazon is all fun and games until you get a return. Returns are an inevitable pitfall of selling on Amazon, but not something that should deter you from pursuing a business through Amazon…
Adventures in Reselling: Tickets on Ticketmaster
I recently posted about how I got into reselling concert and theater tickets on StubHub. While StubHub is my primary venue for reselling tickets, I’ve recently started selling tickets on Ticketmaster as well. Ticketmaster resale is not an option for all tickets, but when it is available, I tend to favor it over StubHub. Here’s…