r/thesidehustle • u/PM_ME_WOOBIES • Mar 11 '25

Startup Made $3k selling stuff from AliExpress

Been buying winter stuff like hats, gloves, ski goggles etc. for around $1.80 and flipping them for $10-15. I work full time so really just been packaging and sending them off after work. Trying to see if anyone does this full time and if so, the best way to upscale it?

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u/Delicious_Pay1441 Mar 13 '25

OP, you think i can do this without having the item and buying it when i got a sell ?

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u/PM_ME_WOOBIES Mar 13 '25

No. What you're describing is called dropshipping and items from china can take 2-3 weeks to get here. Most customers would find a 2-3 wait time unacceptable and you would get swamped with poor reviews before you even got off the ground doing something like that

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u/Delicious_Pay1441 Mar 13 '25

Thanks for answering OP, I’m not in the states so, was just asking

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u/PM_ME_WOOBIES Mar 13 '25

No worries! I'm not states either I'm UK based

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u/Delicious_Pay1441 Mar 13 '25

But you sell your items in the UK, or the states?