A thrifty car boot and charity shop expert uses his skills for negotiation and e-commerce to make '4K a month' from selling bric-a-brac on eBay.<br /><br />Jon Luc Greenwood, 24, buys goods from charity shops, car boot sales and "local contacts" he has made through his buying and selling ventures.<br /><br />Footage shows many instances where Jon Luc has been at a car boot sale with acquaintances getting the best deals for hidden gems.<br /><br />Purchases seen show a pair of Nike Jordan shoes, a Terminator toy gun, a Harry Potter DVD box set, a Nintendo 64 console, some rare wrestling memorabilia and a £1000+ Funko Pop sale.<br /><br />The full-time eBay seller and YouTuber from Manchester said he had "always loved the idea of eBay" so it was a natural career path for him.<br /><br />Greenwood has been buying and selling goods on eBay since he was young and racks up "£4000 a month doing it."<br /><br />Jon Luc said: "I love what I do. It’s like a treasure hunt! <br /><br />"It’s not for everybody. Some people are more inclined to a standard nine to five, but there lots of people just like me across the country.<br /><br />"You have to enjoy your own company! You’re on your own a lot. We have a great community online, but you don’t have workmates per see. <br /><br />"You need to be willing to learn as it’s hard at first, take risks and make mistakes. <br /><br />"Be persistent and consistent. Most people who own a smartphone can buy and sell online. It’s all about applying yourself."<br /><br />Turning over so much money a month is a lot of work but some of Jon Luc's purchases have made quite a bit of profit on their own.<br /><br />He said: "I bought a Turnbull & Asser dressing gown for £5 and sold it for £300.<br /><br />"I’ve had some in the past that were 100 or so profit.<br /><br />"I picked up some Manchester United academy shirts from charity shops at £5 each, some of those sold for £200-£300.<br /><br />"In the past, I’ve sold board games for up to £100, different dresses etc. Hard to pinpoint an exact item, the dressing gown was a big surprise."<br /><br />The finding, buying and selling of all the goods Jon Luc take a bit of effort but mainly intuition.<br /><br />He said: "I’ll go to a couple of car boots a week and I’ll pop in a few charity shops every other day.<br /><br />"But I’m not too reliant on those charity shops, so I don’t spend much time trawling around."<br /><br />Jon Luc works around 45 hours a week in total with all the buying, selling and making content for his YouTube channel.<br /><br />He said: "It's full time. I’m up at 8 pottering about till 6, either packing or listing and filming social stuff."<br /> <br />Jon Luc's long-term plans lie within Amazon's FBA (fulfilment by Amazon) service that allows him to use the service to store, pack and ship his products.<br /><br />Jon Luc said: "I’ve just got going with Amazon FBA so the goal is to just keep expanding the eBay/Amazon - along with the YouTube channel. <br /><br />"With the hope of smashing past the VAT threshold within the next couple of years."
