The appliance repairman was just here, going on about the choices between spending $350 to repair my nine-year-old Bosch dishwasher and buying a new one. In the course of chatting, he revealed that he’s built an incredibly cool side gig, one that seems so obvious and yet not one that I, at least, had ever thought of.
As part of his job, he goes around to various retailers who sell appliances. Many, especially Sears, regularly discount kitchen and laundry appliances — sometimes deeply. Very deeply — about three weeks ago he found a dishwasher, brand-new, marked down 85 percent!
When he finds a serviceable, new appliance (note, these are not used machines), he buys it. Then he turns around and sells it for a profit on Craig’s List. He said he made $500 on the last one he peddled that way.
How about that? If you have a truck or service van that you can use to haul the things around, voilà! A handy-dandy resale business!
I don’t know Funny….seems a bit sketchy to me…do ya know this guy. I just worry about problems down the road and the unit not being covered. Gotta be honest I’ve never paid $350 for a dishwasher but my taste in dishwashers tends to meander to the shallower end of the pool. Will share that the GE dishwasher we have now is 19 years old and does have a small leak that we are living with…the goal is to get 20 years out of this one and then buy a new one hopefully on sale. What did you decide… repair OR replace? Man $350 for a repair …is it a major component?
I wouldn’t think of that, but it’s definitely a possibility in making some money. It does seem slightly sketchy, but at the same time, it is taking advantage of deals. The problem is, I can’t see myself buying from this guy – I’d just go to Sears.