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How to Sell Target Clearance Items Online for Profit

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By A. Suzanne Wells
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Target clearance shopper

Target and SuperTarget stores can be a goldmine for finding clearance items to resell on eBay, Amazon, and other ecommerce sites. With today’s declining economy, one of the best investments you can make is buying cheap inventory to resell online for profit - and see a huge return on your investment in just a few days. Many times, you can double or triple your investment. Learn what products to buy from Target to sell on the internet for profit.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
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  1. Step 1

    Each Target store has designated sections where they place marked down or orange ticked clearance merchandise. These sections are usually near the pharmacy, house wares, toys, and grocery. Look around your Target store for these clusters of clearance priced merchandise. If you can’t find them, ask a manager or employee.

  2. Step 2

    Toys are a fantastic item to sell online all year round. Target usually has a section of toys marked down either 50% or 75% off. Look for electronic learning toys like LeapFrog, V-Tech, and Fisher Price. Look for the game cartridges and cds as well. Target also has special 75% off toy clearance events several times a year. Visit the Target website to sign up for email alerts so that you can stay informed of special sales.

  3. Step 3

    Over the counter medicines are great sellers. Look on the end caps near the pharmacy for marked down items. Look for name brand medicines and always check the expiration date.

  4. Step 4

    Cosmetics and beauty products also do well. Manufacturers are constantly discontinuing products, shades, sizes, or colors of certain products and the discontinued items are marked down to clearance prices to make room on the shelf for the new products. Look for makeup, teeth whitening kits, hair color, anti-aging products, high end shampoo and hair products, and acne products.

  5. Step 5

    You can combine grocery coupons with clearance items for huge savings. Target also accepts printable internet coupons, manufacturer coupons, their own store coupons, and coupons that print out at the end of the receipts. Be resourceful and save those coupons to use later when you find clearance items.

  6. Step 6

    Save your receipts. If you buy items to resell online, and they don’t do well, you can return them to the store for a refund or store credit. Check the Target Return and Refund Policy for details and restrictions.

  7. Step 7

    Check the resources section below for tips and tools for online selling. There is great money to be made on the internet selling Target items!

Tips & Warnings
  • Do your research before purchasing items to resell online. You want to make sure you can make a profit.
  • Don't spend hundreds of dollars buying merchandise to resell without testing it first. Buy a few items, see how they do, and then go back to the store for more.

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kjshannon said

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on 8/29/2009 great ideas

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on 4/10/2009 Great ideas thanks

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on 3/20/2009 Awesome Advice. Thanks 5*

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on 3/20/2009 Nice article, Love to here how to make real extra cash.

bookmom53 said

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on 3/17/2009 Thanks for the idea. 5*

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