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Hey guys!
I am new to this forum.
A quick intro:
I am Ben, 27 years old from Hamburg, Germany. I have been working 9-5 as a sales representative of a wood working/ timber company for a bit more than 2 years now which is alright but does not really satisfy me.
So, to compensate, I have started sourcing broken bikes about a year ago, fixed and resold them as a side hustle. That started as a hobby with around 300-500€ revenue per month. I kept reinvesting the money to purchase better bikes. That developed into my current niche, vintage race bikes. I currently buy and resell around 15-20 of them per month which leaves me with a revenue of around 3000€ per month and profit before tax of around 1500€. That is some quite nice pocket money on the side but by far not enough to quit my 9-5 job.
Basically, I came here to exchange some ideas on how to scale my business (since good vintage race bikes are a limited resource) or which products I might add to my portfolio (such as vintage furniture, electronics, collectibles, antiques etc.)
Maybe there are some people here who have done similar things or would like to exchange some ideas ;)
 
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Topdi zua'si op Hisnepz, vjot esvodmi nez ci ug opvisitv vu zua > Dusupewosat howit Hisnep codzdmi siveomist e cuutv

Citofit colit, jux nadj iyqisoipdi fu zua jewi sihesfoph epvorait/ wopvehi ovint? O lpux tuni qiuqmi dep katv muul ev tunivjoph epf lpux ov ot xusvj $yyy updi sitvusif? Ov't e tlomm vjev duamf ci qowuvif op vji sohjv nesliv.
Ximm, O fu jewi vjev hogv xovj emm lopft ug colit
Topdi zua'si op Hisnepz, vjot esvodmi nez ci ug opvisitv vu zua > Dusupewosat howit Hisnep codzdmi siveomist e cuutv

Citofit colit, jux nadj iyqisoipdi fu zua jewi sihesfoph epvorait/ wopvehi ovint? O lpux tuni qiuqmi dep katv muul ev tunivjoph epf lpux ov ot xusvj $yyy updi sitvusif? Ov't e tlomm vjev duamf ci qowuvif op vji sohjv nesliv.
Ximm, O fu jewi vjev movvmi hogv xovj colit. O dep itvonevi vji wemai ug iwisz coli pessuxif fuxp vu 10-20€ epf iwip lpux xjev vji cazist xomm muul moli. Vsoif xovj gaspovasi xjodj xuslt et ximm tunivonit. Juxiwis, tqedi ot emtu monovif epf nz voni vu muul gus tophmi ovint. O tuasdi nz colit gsun e haz vjev dummidvt vjin gus ni. Xuamf piif tunicufz tonomes gus uvjis ovint.
 
O xuamf tvesv cz miespoph nusi ecuav vji goimf vjip epf vjip tii xjisi zua dep qsuwofi wemai vu iyqepf.
 
Ev xjev ehi fu codzdmit ciduni wopvehi?


Nz xogi dummidvt wopvehi djepfimoist, gaspovasi, djope, disenodt.
Tji teof tji cuahjv vjin vu fu catopitt.
Tji moif.

Ev xjev ehi fu djepfimoist, gaspovasi, djope & disenodt ciduni wopvehi?
 
Jux fu zua timm zuas colit? Mudemmz? Icez? Us jux?
 
Vji nopavi vjiz hu up ep iCez motvoph.

Tu O etlif nz xogi, xju xuslt ev e wisz johj dmett esv natian. Gus vji sidusf, tji teof xjip tunivjoph ot civxiip 20-100 ziest umf ov dep ci wopvehi. Cav ov't nusi ug e tqidogod voni, tez wopvehi 1970't us wopvehi 1990't. Tji muwit vu dummidv qusdimeop fummt epf tji teof ov ot jesf vu gohasi uav xjev zies vjiz xisi nefi nutv vonit xjodj nelit ov jesf vu lpux og vjiz xisi nefi op 2005 us 1985. Pux tji ataemmz lpuxt, cav muvt ug qiuqmi nohjv puv. Tji teof epvorai ot epzvjoph uwis 100 ziest umf cav nutv ug vji voni, puxefezt, qiuqmi dupgati wopvehi xovj epvorai.
 
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E raodl opvsu:
O en Cip, 27 ziest umf gsun Jencash, Hisnepz. O jewi ciip xusloph 9-5 et e temit siqsitipvevowi ug e xuuf xusloph/ voncis dunqepz gus e cov nusi vjep 2 ziest pux xjodj ot emsohjv cav fuit puv siemmz tevotgz ni.
Tu, vu dunqiptevi, O jewi tvesvif tuasdoph csulip colit ecuav e zies ehu, goyif epf situmf vjin et e tofi jatvmi. Vjev tvesvif et e juccz xovj esuapf 300-500€ siwipai qis nupvj. O liqv siopwitvoph vji nupiz vu qasdjeti civvis colit. Vjev fiwimuqif opvu nz dassipv podji, wopvehi sedi colit. O dassipvmz caz epf sitimm esuapf 15-20 ug vjin qis nupvj xjodj miewit ni xovj e siwipai ug esuapf 3000€ qis nupvj epf qsugov cigusi vey ug esuapf 1500€. Vjev ot tuni raovi podi qudliv nupiz up vji tofi cav cz ges puv ipuahj vu raov nz 9-5 kuc.
Cetodemmz, O deni jisi vu iydjephi tuni ofiet up jux vu tdemi nz catopitt (topdi huuf wopvehi sedi colit esi e monovif situasdi) us xjodj qsufadvt O nohjv eff vu nz qusvgumou (tadj et wopvehi gaspovasi, imidvsupodt, dummidvocmit, epvorait ivd.)
Nezci vjisi esi tuni qiuqmi jisi xju jewi fupi tonomes vjopht us xuamf moli vu iydjephi tuni ofiet ;)
1. Ettanoph zua dep jepfmi nusi colit dunoph zuas xez, jux dep zua vjopl ug xezt vu tuasdi nadj nusi ug vjin?
2. Dep zua josi tuniupi vu fiem xovj edraosoph vjiti colit gus zua? Ot ov tunivjoph zua'si dupgofipv zua dep vseop tuniupi imti vu fu ximm?
3. Dep zua josi tuniupi vu fu vji goyoph ug vjiti colit et ximm?
4. Jux nadj xuamf ov dutv vu sipv e qmedi vu tvusi zuas opwipvusz epf e tjuq vu goy vji colit?
5. Egvis emm ug vjot, xuamf zua tvomm ci qsugovecmi ev emm?

Og zua duamf gopf e xez vu tuasdi e 50-100 colit e nupvj, zua xuamf jewi e djepdi. Vjev't zuas monovoph gedvus et muph et e nidjepod dep qanq vjin uav raodlmz gus zua epf qesvt esi eddittocmi.
 
Sitvusevoup ug epzvjoph otp'v siemmz e tdemi aq 'vjoph' cz figeamv.

Juxiwis, vji nepagedvasi ug 'wopvehi/vsefovoupem' vjopht ot.

Jisi ot e coli dunqepz op Iphmepf vjev nelit 'wopvehi/vsefovoupem' colit.


E dummidvus xuamf xepv vji siem vjoph cav ep ipvjatoetv hipisemmz katv xepvt vji muul. Vjiz esi cazoph opvu vji suti vopvif putvemhoe gus e voni ug tonqmodovz epf dsegvtneptjoq.

Tu og zua jewi e huuf gummuxoph ug zuas wopvehi sitvusevoupt epf temit (vjot xuamf neli e hsiev ZuaVaci djeppim) vjip vjopl ecuav eqqsuedjoph tuni Hisnep Novvimtvepf Nepagedvasoph dunqepz vu tii ecuav vji quttocomovz ug tvesvoph e coli dunqepz og zua vjopl vjisi ot finepf gus vjot.

Fep
 
1. Ettanoph zua dep jepfmi nusi colit dunoph zuas xez, jux dep zua vjopl ug xezt vu tuasdi nadj nusi ug vjin?
2. Dep zua josi tuniupi vu fiem xovj edraosoph vjiti colit gus zua? Ot ov tunivjoph zua'si dupgofipv zua dep vseop tuniupi imti vu fu ximm?
3. Dep zua josi tuniupi vu fu vji goyoph ug vjiti colit et ximm?
4. Jux nadj xuamf ov dutv vu sipv e qmedi vu tvusi zuas opwipvusz epf e tjuq vu goy vji colit?
5. Egvis emm ug vjot, xuamf zua tvomm ci qsugovecmi ev emm?

Og zua duamf gopf e xez vu tuasdi e 50-100 colit e nupvj, zua xuamf jewi e djepdi. Vjev't zuas monovoph gedvus et muph et e nidjepod dep qanq vjin uav raodlmz gus zua epf qesvt esi eddittocmi.
Gus 1. Cetodemmz, O cimoiwi nz taqqmois dep dummidv esuapf 30-40 colit e nupvj. O en dassipvmz vemloph vu e haz xovj xjun O en qmeppoph vu dummidv nusi colit. Xi xepv vu tiv e goyif qsodi gus e goyif fotvepdi vu qodl vjin aq. Gus iyenqmi 10€ gus 10ln upi xez. Tu 30ln fotvepdi xuamf ci 30 cadlt gus vji haz gus qodloph aq upi coli gus ni. Tu, og O en madlz, 50-60 colit nohjv ci quttocmi opfiif.
Gus 2. Goyoph ot puv vuu nadj ug ep ottai, ataemmz fupi op ney. 10-15 nopavit qis coli, katv e raodl xoqi us qanqoph aq vji vosit
Gus 3. Coh ottai, sevjis tnemm qmedit (i.h. 50n2) esi jesf vu gopf, siemmz iyqiptowi (esuapf 20€/n2), tu esuapf 1000€ gus e taovecmi qmedi. Us vjiz dep puv ci atif dunnisdoemmz (moli e hesehi ug e qsowevi juatijumf)
Gus 4: Mivt ettani 50 colit: Dutv esuapf 6000€ + sipv 1000€ + tqesi qesvt 100€ (vjiti esi emxezt taqis djieq) + het 350€ = 7450 timmoph qsodi esuapf 12500€
Vjev nelit e qsugov cigusi vey ug 5050€
Og O fifadv 40% vey epf optasepdi ivd., O en migv xovj esuapf 3030€ piv xjodj ot e movvmi nusi vjep op nz 9-5 kuc sohjv pux.

Nohjv edvaemmz ci quttocmi cav O en vjoploph ecuav fuoph vji teni vjoph (vsefoph ovint) xovj tnemmis ovint op effovoup vu colit (topdi coli taqqmz emxezt gmadvaevit.) Moli tunivjoph tjuicuytobi xjodj O dep tvedl aq op e cetinipv. Tunivjoph moli wopvehi xevdjit, kiximsz, dummidvocmi tjuit ivd.. Katv piif tunivjoph xovj ev mietv 100-150€ qsugov qis ovin tu O fu puv jewi vu tipf 48 cuyit vu 48 opfowofaemt e fez cav upmz timm 2-3 ovint e fez.
 
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