There have been many a thread dedicated to Craigslist flips… but, I thought I’d add in my experience here.
I started to outfit my basement home a gym with some basic barbells, adjustable dumbbells and weight plates etc. a few years ago… all used stuff.
In the process I got to know the market for fitness equipment fairly well.
One thing that I constantly see is people wanting to sell huge collections of equipment together and people only really wanting bits and pieces of it.
Essentially, I’ve been buying huge lots of stuff and selling it separately. People that don’t use their home gyms are more than happy to get rid of the stuff if you can take it all… but I don’t buy treadmills or big complex machines… those are hard to sell as they are a dime a dozen.
Basic barbells, Olympic plates, squat racks/cages/stands and dumbbells are easy to sell individually and can be had for deep discounts if you buy collections of them when someone is moving or unloading their entire home gym.
For you mustachians that still drive gas guzzler trucks and live in McMansions with 8 car garages, you can justify it by flipping gym equipment on Craigslist now :)
You’re welcome!