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T: It’s easily in my top 5 restaurants. I hate the term “foodie”, but there’s no doubt it describes me. Gracias Madre in San Francisco is number 1, it’s a vegan Mexican restaurant that makes the most unbelievable food I’ve ever had.

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In regards to Jay & Ryanne’s upcoming trip to Nashville, Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack is not to be missed if you like fried chicken. Just be aware that it is no joke when they call it hot, the medium is pretty intense for those unaccustomed to spicy food. I can eat the hot, but it’s a challenge. I won’t even consider the extra hot. Just be aware that there can be a wait and it’s in what is considered the “bad” part of town. Though in the dozens of 2am trips I made there in my time living down there I never encountered any issues.

I consider it to be the best fried chicken on earth, and I think of myself as somewhat of an expert.

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Dixieland is a fun place if you’re not bothered by chaos. The indoor part is all permanent booths, there’s a lot of neat random stuff inside but the prices are high enough that there’s not much margin. The outdoor setup is where the deals are at. As for what you can find, honestly, anything. Outside there’s not much super high value antique type stuff, but plenty of stuff worth flipping for me. I wouldn’t travel to it unless the weather is extremely nice, otherwise the volume of sellers can be fairly low. The great thing is that between the flea market, thrift stores, and estate sales there’s really no end to the amount of places to source on the weekends. Also, with the close proximity to many very well off communities here in Oakland County the clothes in the thrift stores can be really high quality.

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Hi Mark S,

I live in Waterford but have only been here for a year. From Flint, but lived in the Lansing are for around ten years. I hear what you’re saying about garage sales being time intensive, but I’m interested in seeing how it goes. Plus, I live about 10 minutes from Dixieland Flea Market, so the outdoor weekly setup gives me what I think is going to be good access to a pretty large amount of goods.

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Probably overly excited about doing this, but it’s the first time I get to do it so…

Total Items in Store: 79
Items Sold: 4
Cost of Items Sold: $2.97
Total Sales: $157.43
Highest Price Sold: $90 TI-84 Graphing Calculator
Average Price Sold: $39.35
Number of items listed this week: 79

It’s not much, but as far as I’m concerned it’s a good start! I can’t wait for the weather to really improve so that I can expand beyond thrift stores and estate sales, this early spring we seem to now be experiencing here in southeast Michigan has me itching to be able to get out and source in the sun.

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@AdventureE Thank you for the recommendation of a steamer, it’s basically clothing magic as far as I’m concerned!

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Very valid point @AdventureE Follow up question…Iron or steamer for removing wrinkles?

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Everything seems good to me. I went a little above average on the price because people like GM things. I did as much research as I could on how to format titles and what to put in my descriptions. I think my pictures are pretty good, with the exception of the shirts being a little wrinkled. I’m always cool with feedback if anybody has any though.

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Thanks for the input Jay! Just such a huge disparity between those and everything else that I have posted so far that it seemed kinda weird.

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Been focused and motivated, 20 items listed is now 80… Also, that cash register sound the app makes is like a drug.

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The number of 2-ply cashmere sweaters that I now own is getting pretty ridiculous. But honestly, the sweater section in all of my metro detroit thrift stores is so packed full of awesome I just can’t help myself.

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Hey Jay, look online for a kimchi fried rice recipe. Kimchi is one of my favorite foods and that’s my favorite way to eat it.

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I’m doing something similar with my listings. I use a letter cypher that contains the price and purchase date so I have easy access to that information when responding to best offers. So, a-j for 0-9; F_BCA would mean I paid $5 for the item and purchased it during the first week of February of this year. I figure it’s always better to have easy access to all of the information.

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@Sharyn That’s how I found a few. Was just trying to create a centralized list.

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Bought and read the book. Puts a really straight forward model how how to handle the financial end of the business. I found it really easy to read.

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