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Old 02-19-2010, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Rob D. View Post
Rhys,

I've had similar thoughts about Pickers: How do these guys make a living? Many times the synopsis of a trip will show an item that they bought for $40 was sold for $100, a $20 item for $50, etc. Given that they're not dealing in very big volume (at least on the show), I wonder how they can make a living. Even taking into account that in real life they're buying more stuff, it doesn't seem like they're turning over enough inventory at high enough margins.

Honestly, some of the stuff I've seen them buy. I'd have a hard time believing they were able to turn it over at all.
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