Learn how to make over $60,000 a year in recycling used cell phones by bidding $25! Enter Buyer’s Clue #40,469: Beware of sales copy that ends in an exclamation point or is in ALL CAPS — it usually means the seller is all hype and no value. The product should sell itself, not the punctuation!!!!!!!!! I don’t mean to bash this particular auctioneer at all, they may actually be able to offer valid information for making a business out of recycling cell phones, I just mean to help you all become savvy bidders with a hint here or there.

But you can use such auction items as ways to funnel your searches, creating a more finite idea of what you’re actually looking for or causing you to realize other potential business opportunities. Searching through these auction items can be looked as idea hunting. So even if that particular item doesn’t float your boat, search around and something may spark a genius idea within you.

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