Reselling guides for Canadian sellers

Retail arbitrage means buying discounted products from stores and reselling them online for more. Here is how it works in Canada.

Reselling products you bought legitimately is generally legal in Canada, but marketplaces and brands add their own rules.

Retail arbitrage means sourcing in stores; online arbitrage means sourcing from websites. Each has different costs and limits.

Arbitrage is easy to start but hard to scale. Wholesale needs more money and paperwork but gives repeatable supply and proper invoices.

You can start reselling with a few hundred dollars, but the amount matters less than how fast you turn it over.

A simple checklist for a first in-store sourcing trip, from what to bring to what to walk past.

The most common early mistakes in retail arbitrage, and the simple habit that prevents each one.

Good resale products are branded, in demand, easy to ship and not restricted. Use these checks before buying.

Clearance tags carry clues about how final a markdown is. Here is what to look for and what not to assume.

Price matching can lower your buy cost, but store policies usually limit quantities and exclude clearance. Know the rules first.

Retailers can limit quantities and refuse sales to resellers. Here is how to source without burning bridges.

A realistic weekly routine for people who resell around a full-time job.

Where clearance deals show up in Canada: store clearance pages, weekly flyers, deal forums and in-store markdowns.

When Canadian stores typically clear each category, so you can plan buying and cash through the year.

Black Friday pushes prices down everywhere at once, which makes it harder for resellers than it looks.

Boxing Day starts Canada's biggest clearance period. Here is what to look for through January.

Toy clearance is seasonal and predictable. Here is when to look and how to avoid the common traps.

You can resell without driving by sourcing online, using store pickup and focusing on small items.

Scanning apps tell you about the item in your hand. Deal tools tell you where to go. Most resellers need both.

Inflated "regular" prices make some discounts look bigger than they are. Here is how to check.

Reselling fits a student schedule if you keep it small, track everything and understand the tax basics.

A buy list turns a sourcing trip from browsing into a plan. Here is how to build one.

Many resellers look for at least 30 percent ROI, but the right number depends on how fast the item sells.

The deals you skip protect your cash. These are the signs to leave an item on the shelf.

Short definitions of the terms resellers use, from ASIN and Buy Box to gating, ROI and sell-through.