Online clearance and surplus store

Bargain-hunting online shoppers across Australia.

Buy surplus stock cheaply and sell at a margin online, covering postage, platform fees and returns. Small, light items that are easy to post tend to suit this format.

• Product photos and listings
• Sourcing and negotiating stock
• Order packing and customer emails
• Basic bookkeeping and stock tracking

• Australian Consumer Law, including refunds, guarantees and honest pricing claims
• Product safety and labelling rules for items such as toys, electrical goods and cosmetics
• Council approval for home-based business and storing stock at home, check locally
• Marketplace fees and postage costs that can eat into margins
• GST registration once turnover reaches the threshold

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $1,000 to $8,000, depending on how much stock you buy, how you set up your website or marketplace store, and your packing supplies. Marketplace fees and postage can also affect your margins.

Monthly revenue is estimated at typically around $600 to $5,000, depending on your stock, pricing and the hours you put in. Revenue is not profit, so allow for marketplace fees, postage and stock costs. The idea assumes at least about 8 hours a week.

Check Australian Consumer Law, including refunds, guarantees and honest pricing claims. Also check product safety and labelling rules for items such as toys, electrical goods and cosmetics, council rules on home businesses and storing stock, and GST registration once turnover reaches the threshold.