My wife and I went to the hardware store to get a new lawn mower and a couple of shovels.
We were working on backyard renovations during our week-long stay at home vacation.
We had tons of chores that we wanted to catch up on and the two of us thought we would work on that list instead of spending money going to the beach or the mountains. We realized that the mower was broken on the first day of vacation so we went to the hardware store to pick out a new one. While we were there, we browsed much of the selection in the clearance aisle. The hardware store had a couple of HVAC units in the clearance sale. They were dented up quite a bit, but they were still in decent shape. I told my wife that we should buy all of the air conditioners. I honestly thought I could resell them online for a profit. She didn’t want me to waste $2,000 on a couple of air conditioners that might not ever sell. The value was just too good to pass up. Even though we quarreled for several hours later that day, I used my credit card to purchase all of the AC units that were on sale. I put them in the garage until it was time for summer and then I listed them on the marketplace for $100 below the store value. I still made $100 profit if the person agreed to pay the price that I had listed. I honestly think I could have added another 50 bucks to the price. All four of the additional AC units sold on the very first day that I put them on the marketplace.