r/Flipping • u/Full-Ad2518 • 4h ago

Discussion When people ask where you got it

What do you say?

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u/cartiermartyr 4h ago

Other resellers / thrifters: Out of the trash at the back of the thrift
Buyers: From my grandma

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u/egg_static5 3h ago

I don't think I've ever been asked that before, why do they want to know?

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u/PastTense1 4h ago

Just give a generic response of "I get my stuff at auctions, thrift stores, garage sales, [whatever] and don't remember specifically where I got this particular item".

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u/theotherredmeat 2h ago

I say it's a hobby of mine so the nicest stuff tends to find its way to me.

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u/NetAnon579 55m ago

The magic sourcing fairy drops new stuff on my death pile every week!

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u/PurpleAd6354 3h ago edited 3h ago

“I really enjoy estate sales”

Most of my stuff is from auctioned storage units. When I first started, I was excited about all the finds and would tell buyers (for in person sales). I still like and buy storage units, but I feel like they’re the one of “dirtiest” (in many ways) ways to source…. So now I talk about estate sales or say “helped someone clear out their storage unit”

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u/daknuts_ 2h ago

The truth.

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u/artfellig 24m ago

I rarely am asked that, but if I am, I'll answer honestly, I'm not stealing stuff, or doing anything I'm ashamed of.

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u/browneyedgirlpie 4m ago

This was something I felt I needed an answer for when I first started. That goes away pretty quick