Experiment by accident

So - I figured I would start a blog about my experiences buying and selling items on kijiji - here is the background:

We are lucky enough to be a two income household, but even with all that (and the additional expense of having a special needs child - see my other blog for that) and the cost of living expenses rising (taxes in my neighborhood jumped $4k in two years!) I decided that I need to take action sooner rather than later.

I'm a fairly industrious sort of gal - I like to fix/repair/beautify/decorate just about anything and I love surfing used goods sites like kijiji or craigslist for gems (I could spend hours just peering into the virtual living rooms around the city)  Anyway, it occurred to me that someone should be buying those items that are a really good deal - and heck - *I* could buy them at a crazy low price and resell it to someone else at a higher price (if the deal was good enough).  Thus, the kijiji experiment began.

Could someone make money doing this?  Is it worth it? How much could you make? How handy do you have to be to fix damaged items?  Just hold on and come with me on my journey - I'll walk you through each purchase decision, how to add value to the item, and how to make a profit.

Ready?

Let's go!